menas tex-mex grill cantina

this is one of my favorite restaurants ever. we moved from the area and recently returned and got to eat third again. the food is fantastic and reasonably priced. serviceis great. love it. the chefs special is my go to but the summer fajitas are am sizing as well. we have had half of the items on the menu and have never been disappointed.

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. theservicewas 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, the chips are 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!!!

the atmosphere is the best part.... the food was mediocre and theservicewas similar. refills of drinks were few and far between. the queso is fairly bland and is reminiscent of microwave dinner queso. the broth in the chicken tortilla soup was on the salty side. our special request for queso instead of chile sauce was not honored. when the entrees arrived, the food looked great! the taste was lackluster and quite disappointing. i will say that i was told the shrimp was well cooked by a person in my party. i asked to see the dessert menu but our checks arrived instead. i don't see myself returning.

goodserviceand food for the neighborhood. just ordered to go $60 worth. ribeye fajitas not med rare as requested .seemed precooked. disorganized bags per order nonetheless. good food.

great little place in the burbs!. don't believe reviewer "gary" for one second. i don't get over to mena's very often, but when i do - theserviceis great, the portions are nice and the food is on par with any tex-mex joint in dallas. great queso, tortillas, and every dish i've had here in the last six months has been pretty darn amazing. pass up the fast food mex down the street and give mena's a chance.

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.

theservicewas very fast, as they had the order ready about 5 minutes after placing it. the chips were the tastiest free chips that 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. theservicehere is wonderful and fast, the chips and 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, the chips and salsa excellent and i haven't been disappointed in any food items we've had. i definitely recommend.serviceis also quite good.

great service!. fingerlicks: 7.5

table-side manner: 10


customerserviceis muy excelente! queso and guacamole are taste-worthy, as are the cheese enchiladas and tacos de brisket.

don't spring for the chile relleno, however, it's just average with an ill-fitting red sauce.

pollo ccon crema is amazing (: love theserviceand everything is awesome great food great price and goodservicewhy nit it here (: my favorite restraunt no dought about

wonderful. great atmosphere, goodserviceat a busy time. chipolte brisket tacos were great. bean soup fantastic as well as the spicy salsa (were given two kinds).

i love this place. always greatserviceand spectacular food. feels like it should be a big chain but once u eat here you are glad they are not. lines aren't long and you get taken care of. *****