menas tex-mex grill cantina

the labor day weekend is here! with some extra time we stopped at mena’s for lunch.

om: i have only been here once a few years ago and remember it being very good. the restaurant was not very busy around 11:15am on a friday, so we got seated immediately and received our chips. they were just fine, i’ve had a few better, also have had worse. salsa a bit too hot for me, but the queso was really good and hit the spot, highly recommend. i ordered two enchilada’s, a beef taco, and rice & beans. our order came out in very short time, in less than five minutes! all the food was fantastic. the beef taco was crammed with ground beef, no skimping on the meat here! the enchiladas were also great – one chicken one cheese. the cheese enchilada had a good rich taste, and the sour cream chicken enchilada might be one of the best that i’ve had! we topped things off with a sopapilla. wow, it was huge! and they put some kind of cool whip on the side with a drizzle of chocolate! outstanding combination! never had it like that before at any other restaurant. the service was good, the food quality was great, but we did pay a bit of a premium for two people – around $27. still, this is surely one of the best tex-mex restaurants that i’ve been too.

nom: this restaurant is so close to work i’m surprised i’ve never been there so this is a welcome close to work tex mex gem! we got there early and they were not busy yet so that was wonderful! we could take our time and investigate their huge menu! my handsome love is right, thechipsare fine but the queso is wonderful. wonderful blend of cheese and salsa. highly recommend you try a cup given the chance! i ordered from the kids menu and i had the chicken flautas with rice and beans! what delicious flautas! they are crispy, well-seasoned and stuffed full of white meat chicken! wow!!! and i have to rave about their mexican rice. amazing…sooooo good! i don’t know what they did to create this magical rice but i could eat a bowl of rice by itself. we wrapped up our meal with a sopapilla. this thing was huge, literally the biggest sopapilla i’ve ever seen. and fried to perfection and served with a large swipe of whipped cream with chocolate syrup! ok, so pricy but worth it because the food is awesome!!! i can’t wait to try it again with my handsome love!!!

my thoughts on menas. i would just like to say this place is beautiful inside, the food is excellent, and the people make you feel like your home away from home, ive never had anything but good experiences here, if your into drinks try a classic blue hawaiian, the bar tenders know me and just keepchipsand salsa coming, i mean come on people this place blows uncle julio out the water, you wont find a better place to enjoy some top notch tex mex

a well known publication, "big d magazine", had this rated as one of the top 8 tex-mex restaurants in dallas...and the place was just three minutes away from where i worked? gotta give it a try..

pro's: fast service, tasty free chips, bee (best enchilada's ever), outstanding bean soup, sopapilla excellent

con's: salsa's and refried beans average, location

the location is very unassuming, located in a strip mall where about 25% of the space is for lease - you would not think that this was a highly rated restaurant. not very busy on a saturday @ 2:00pm, though the interior was very warm and inviting. covered patio was an option for those wanting to sit outside.

the service was very fast, as they had the order ready about 5 minutes after placing it. thechipswere the tastiest freechipsthat i can recall at a restaurant, though the salsa's were very average. i ordered chicken enchilada's with sour cream sauce, which might be the best i have ever eaten. taste, texture, and presentation were all there. bean soup was fresh and colorful, again with great taste. refried beans were average.

the desert, a sopapilla, was also the best that i have tasted in recent memory. it was huge and very light & flaky, just like one should be.

scored a "like" from me, also made it a "favorite". d magazine was right on this one, absolutely outstanding tex-mex!

best tex-mex in dfw. this is by far my favorite tex-mex place in dfw. i hate trying other restaurants of the same genre because it usually doesn't measure up. the service here is wonderful and fast, thechipsand salsa are fresh and delicious, and everything i've tried on the menu has been great. my favorites are the enchiladas and the carne asada. and don't leave without a slice of their tres leches cake... you won't regret it!

great texmex. we usually head to blue goose or mi cocina, but one night we tried this on the recommendation of our son. now, we head to mena's more often than the other two. from the outside, it looks like any restaurant, but going through the door, you feel like you're in mexico. the decor is great. the drinks are very well made, thechipsand salsa excellent and i haven't been disappointed in any food items we've had. i definitely recommend. service is also quite good.

great patio, great food, great for dates and kids. this will satisfy your tex mex craving. they have a huge menu, but only a few vegetarian options. they'll make whatever you want though. live music on the weekends which is nice. daily specials including interesting drinks like guava rita and pineapple mojito. their patio is awesome. my favorite meal to get is actually the bean and cheese nachos. very simply and satisfying. enchiladas are good andchipsand salsa are one of the best in town.