Carnitas Junior — Restaurant in Edinburg

I've seen a lot of hype for Doña Chicharrón but unfortunately...it definitely didn't live up to it.

If there's one word to summarize my experience...it's blandness. I always see Doña cooking the carnitas and chicharrones in the AM I believe. So if you arrive at midday... they've been sitting under a heat lamp for a few hours already. They lose the freshness just a bit.

We ordered her namesake... carnitas and chicharrones. The carnitas were lacking definite flavor. They were soft but they NEEDED some lime and salsa. I needed to add flavor because it didn't have much.

The chicharrones were hard. If you look at the pic...the white part is obviously lard...the rest is meat. Since the chicharron had been sitting already for several hours, the lard part really was unappealing to eat and it had very little meat, and what it had, was very tough and dry. I know she says she makes them fresh every morning, but these felt almost like a day old.

Doña herself seemed very friendly and amiable...I think people return more for her than the food, because the food wouldn't...

This place was a pleasant surprise. They have an ample selection of food. They specialize in carnitas and chicharron. Their breakfast menu is written up in sharpie and pasted on their soda fridge..lol, but those breakfast plates are well served and all come with beans and chilaquiles. Delicious!!! We started with a free serving of chips and salsa, but the star of the show was a bean dip that is highlighted with a carnita and chicharron guisado...it was Amazing!!! You could almost eat it like a soup. The next highlight were the freshly made donuts...BAM!!! The only part of the meal that was just ok was the barbacoa. This place is definitely worth a try even if it's just for coffee and their donuts. Next time I'm...

The food is good. The restaurant lacks education in customer service. Was told I could order a plate with different tacos. Went to pay and was charged individually per taco. She said it didn't matter what the server said it was not right and she was charging the right price. If your staff is giving the information to the customer then you should honor it. It was a $1.21 difference. I'm not going to go broke over it and neither is the restaurant. It's just the principle behind it. She was extremely rude about it. She should've said I'll let it go this time but now you know and I'll advise my staff. To loose a customer over a minimal amount of money is not a good...