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3 tex mex places in Houston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Houston | Tex Mex across every city.
Tex-Mex is woven into Houston's history, and the city has a credible claim on fajitas through the East End. The Original Ninfa's on Navigation Boulevard is the landmark, the Navigation corridor restaurant long associated with popularizing the fajita, while El Tiempo Cantina sits just down the same Navigation strip carrying the family lineage forward.
The Original Ninfa's on Navigation in Houston is Ninfa Laurenzo's 1973 Tex-Mex room, the birthplace of the restaurant fajita, still serving skirt steak tacos.
OrderThe fajitas (tacos al carbon) for two. A Ninfarita on the rocks first.
TipSit on the back patio under the strings of lights. The front room is loud and the bar takes 90 minutes to clear at 7pm.
The Original Ninfa's on Navigation in Houston is Ninfa Laurenzo's 1973 Tex-Mex room, the birthplace of the restaurant fajita, still serving skirt steak tacos.
OrderFajitas (tacos al carbon) for two, a Ninfarita on the rocks, queso and chips.
TipBack patio under the strings of lights beats the front room. The bar opens 90 minutes before the dining room.
El Tiempo Cantina on Navigation in Houston is Roland Laurenzo's Tex-Mex room (son of Ninfa Laurenzo) next to the Original Ninfa's, with fajitas.
OrderFajitas, the beef rib parrillada, a stacked margarita.
TipThe Navigation flagship is the original; other locations exist citywide. Patio in cool weather.
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