Long wait for a table. Guacamole had a produce sticker in it. Food was actually kinda bland for true Tex Mex. No silverware or water at table, not offered a straw either.
My husband and I have been coming to El Vecino for about 4 years now and it never disappoints. Food is always delicious and priced really well for the amount of food you get. I can almost eat their chips and salsa as a meal! The atmosphere is lively with attentive service. You won’t regret it.
Found El Vecino Text Mex after looking for a new spot to try on Sat. night. El Vecino is a lovely & colorful place situated in a strip mall near White Rock Lake/Lake Highlands. Waited less than 20 mins. to be seated & served. Ordered the Brisket Street Tacos, Stuffed Crab Enchiladas & a Margarita. The food & drinks were so good! Their chips & salsa were even good. Will definitely add this spot to my list of favorites.
First time here after looking for a new spot to try. This food was amazingly fresh and had great taste and flavor. I ordered the chicken Mexican stir fry because I love my vegetable's. Wife had enchiladas and she said same thing extremely fresh. Highly recommend this place we definitely will be back. Great atmosphere and friendly host,servers, and bussers.
This Tex-Mex restaurant is a fabulous little gem within the White Rock/Lake Highlands area my family loves coming to on most Sundays! Our first visit was Nov 28, 21 and haven't tried anything new since! But before that, I've been noticing this restaurant for years when passing through everytime going or coming from the NorthPark and/or Mockingbird areas. I then figured, "if its been there this long, it's gotta be good." I then pulled up the pictures and reviews, here on Google maps, and became tempted. When my aunt lived in the Casa Linda area, she said she's eaten here a couple times and says they are very good and recommended it to us before she moved.After all, it was a great find and we have been enjoying every visit since last November. Everytime we enter, the hostess is very nice and welcoming as she asks "How many?" and when we are seated. As for the wait-staff, we've had the same waitress every visit. I still haven't gotten her name, but she is a very sweet lady who is very attentive and always has a smile behind her mask. Which is good that the staff is following complete safety measures and protocols during these uncertain times. But like our waitress, the entire wait-staff are very nice people and very helpful to one another in bringing customers their meals in excellent timing.The chips are awesome and super warm when brought out of the kitchen served served with their house salsas, red and green. Both are good, the green has a sweet and sour taste which is an interesting taste, and the red is the perfect mild. (But have to say my favorite spicy salsa is Ojeda's) When the food is served, the plates are made with excellent presentation and is served at the perfect temperature. Everything we've had has been deliciously excellent! The brisket street tacos are the best I've had anywhere, enchiladas are made with authentic perfection, their Mexican stir fry is amazing and the Mexican lasagna is fulfilling! Still more plates to try... And their house coffee... Amazing!! I'm not a big fan of traditional coffee pot coffee, but they blend theirs with cocoa, almond and chipotle extracts and served to perfection. Blows Starbucks out the water! Even though it's listed under the desserts, we drink cup after cup along with our meals.If they were to sell their coffee by the bag, I believe they could hit an excellent profit! This little gem is a big success that indeed provides an excellent dining experience, I can see this place expanding to a big restaurant! But overall, they are great on how they're running things! After paying and when leaving, our waitress and management always thanks us and bids us a good night. This restaurant is a great staple in Dallas and a great recommendation!
This place is hands down my favorite go-to restaurant in Dallas. Food and service is always EXCELLENT! They keep this place moving. Friendly and attentive servers, great prices and seriously the best TexMex in Dallas. We go weekly for the last several years we’ve lived in Dallas and it never disappoints!
Food is delicious! Decor great. Wait staff very good. My new favorite Mexican!
Delicious salsa while waiting for the food and great enchiladas. Loved the variety they had and great service.
Sour cream chicken enchiladas are the best anywhere. Order takeout once a week since Covid. Such friendly and personable staff who greet me by name. Positive vibe!
Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you know about a local Mexican restaurant El Vecino True Tex Mex, in the Old Lake Highlands area of Dallas. It’s very close to White rock Lake an and off Buckner Blvd and North Cliff Drive.it’s been here for several years and although we haven’t been in the last year or two due to pandemic and such we went back again and the food, atmosphere, and service was all spectacular. This place is very family friendly with lots of families and lots of kids plenty of space and everybody seems so relaxed. There is plenty of help and the servers are spot on. The food is fantastic, no matter what you get it’s really, really good. The drinks are good too. The salsa is especially good, and the green salsa, wow… it’s very citrusy and has a bite to it but it taste so fresh, just love it, the red salsa is also excellent. On this night we got the fajitas and enchiladas. The beans were spectacular and tasty, the meat on the fajitas came out just smoking sizzling and it was so soft and flavorful. There are plenty of options to choose from, so no doubt you’ll find something wonderful to try. So it’s a really good place and carries a good vibe to it with all customers and staff. The prices are decent and it’s a place to go back to again and again and you’ll always have a great time and great food. I highly recommend this place, so do yourself a favor, and go try it out, I truly believe you’ll be glad you did. Everyone stay safe out there and enjoy.