Mi Torito — Restaurant in Brownsville

I took my dad for his Father's Day meal and we loved it. Absolutely delicous food. The lemonade is powdered; I would have loved if it was actually made natural. There was a long wait time for the food to arrive but they do specify that they're food is made fresh. Usually, at other restaurants I'm able to finish my plate because they serve a small quantity of carne guisada; I actually had to take half of my food home which was beneficial, for later ;) The waitress was friendly and attentive as well as the host named Juan that came by to make sure we were enjoying our food. Great prices for the quantity of food. Overall, everything...

My favorite childhood memory is my late father waking me up early on a Sunday morning to have breakfast with him at this place. We used to eat at this restaurant when it was El Torito in their own, standalone building in the 90’s and followed them when they moved to this location at the Days Inn. Every time my family visits from Houston, we stop here for breakfast - their refried beans and tortillas are addicting. I stopped here twice during our last visit and ordered 5 refried bean tacos to-go and I’m sure the waitress thought I was crazy. I pray this place never goes out of business… and maybe one day they can patent and sell...

BEST dining experience while we were in this part of Texas. We drove all the way here for breakfast due to a local recommendation while we were staying on SPI and it was worth the 45 min drive. We got the Migas (best homemade flour tortilla i’ve ever had in my life), the flour tortilla with butter (a must order!) and pancakes! Everything was super yummy but the Migas was the star of the show. Excellent coffee too. This is probably the only restaurant we would frequent often from our...