Pepe's — Restaurant in Harlingen

3•15•25 1st time here decided to come in and give it a try and see what they were hyped about. Look guys it's good but I wouldn't say the greatest the menu looks big but it isn't alot of repeatorial foods anyways ordered the Joe's house special comes with fajita, 1 cheese enchiladas, 1 taco rice beans and guacamole. Now fajita was thin and ok, the enchilada i don't wet think it has enchilada sauce it's just cheese so meh! It's too bland tortilla inside. Isn't even moist, just dried with the cheese, so technically, this is a lazy enchilada IYKYK.. tortillas, they are not even soft and get super hard. I had to tell them to bring fresh ones, but I guess they make a stack earlier, and whatever is left, they reheat and aren't freshly made. Rice and beans, as usual, everyone's go-to on plate rice was cooked well. The other plate we had was enmoladas that were there. Like I said, enchiladas don't have flavor as it should be, so yeah, they bland. They are pricey, but it's not a restaurant. I'd say it's a must to go. For the portion, it's there, but the quality isn't. That's why I scored it a ☆☆☆ staff is friendly yet took long to attend us when they sat us down. Do I recommend it well? It's your call, but as for me, nah, I won't.. just expected better from all the hype. As usual, a restaurant gets popular, and then, in the end, it slacks serve cheap with higher prices. I know inflation, but that's...

I saw this place on the news have lived here all my life and never visited there before so I tried it this past Friday evening the food was medium to good the service was really lacking badly very, very bad service no chips no salsa and I noticed the waiter really going the extra mile on his tables that were five or more guest my table was two guest and the table next to us was one guest My waiter brought my food and appts all at the same time and he never revisited my table except to throw down the check same with the older gentlemen sitting next to us I have managed in food and beverage all my life and was not expecting a five star restaurant o0r anything like that Service next to none, Food queso flame ado cold was not even melted corn tortillas warmed in microwave and really bad, Mexican plate made with cheapest cheese possible causing the food to literally float in grease, would have probably had coffee and desert but guess the waiter was to busy never offered and was not thanked by cashier nor wait staff they need to redo this restaurant and find some decent employees WON'T BE VISITING THIS PLACE AGAIN.... THE ONLY REASON IT'S BUSY IS BECAUSE OF CHEAP PRICES AND UNDER...

UPDATE My parents went this weekend and reported everything was phenomenal. I got a text that all has been restored and everything is well in Pepe-land. We can all now live happily ever after!

New cook alert. I have been going to Pepe's for years. I used to go when it was Antonio's too. I live in Corpus and every time I visit the valley, my family and I make it a point to come here. Their fajitas were immaculate! Super tender and a tiny bit crispy with unbelievable flavor. But for the very first time, the food was disgusting. The fajitas were chewy and not the signature style we came to love. They are more like boiled cheap taqueria style. The ribs were also off. It used to be tradition. Tragic actually. Anyhow, my mother asked and yes, they have a new cook. That shouldn't be an excuse. Recipes should go with the cook. They belong to the restaurant and they should learn the Pepe's method. Heartbroken. RIP Pepe's Mex...