Melita's Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Houston

The staff was friendly and helpful and the place was clean. I was not happy at all with the food, however. I asked about their tamales and apparently I misunderstood the lady. I was led to believe that they had traditional tamales as well as Salvadorean tamales. I did not like them. They were soggy and bland depsite having what I consider to be odd ingredients for a tamale. I should have followed the lady's advice and only gotten one. The chicken enchiladas I ordered were soggy and would have been bland as well if not for this obnoxious, pickly/vinegary green salsa that was put on them. It did not mesh well. The refried beans were not pinto beans but were red beans, instead and they were very soupy. I do not mind red beans but I would have preferred a heads up. The avocado slices I ordered to replace the rice were fresh and tasty, though. The pico de gallo that was included was not that good. It had far too much juice and not enough jalapenos. All of this on top of the fact that the food took an exceedingly long time to prepare despite the fact that the only other person in the place was some drunk guy and his family. He was not eating, just sitting there drinking while his wife and toddler waited. He was also intent on conversation with me. A man who I presume was the owner was standing there the entire time and said nothing. In fact, he continued to serve him beer. I will not be returning to this...

Disappointing all-the-way-around. I ordered an iced tea, which was either powdered or had been left out of the fridge for a long time, as it tasted bitter and funky. I wasn't sure if it had spoiled or was just badly made. They brought a plate with a few chips on it, and a thimble-sized ramekin of salsa. About enough for two chips. When the dish arrived, I was shocked. I had ordered a dish described as fried chicken with fried bananas, so I expected something crispy. Instead, I was brought a plate piled high with a mound of horrid watery cole slaw containing sliced beets (which tasted like dirt), lots of strong red onions, and diced cabbage, doused with a dressing that seemed like someone had poured the pickling liquid from the beets into thousand island dressing. Underneath this mess was one tiny soggy leg quarter that must have come from the clearance bin as it had more veins than meat, and below that were some barely-cooked banana slices, also irredeemably soggy. Whoever conceived of this plate must not enjoy food. It was a miserable experience. I'd have sent it back, but my expectations for the place were set so low at this point that I just picked off a few bites, and took the loss. I won't be back. If you enjoy soggy, gross, overpriced food and bitter spoiled tea, have at it. I gave the place one star because a zero star...

UPDATE: This place used to be my favorite little hole in the wall. But service and food quality have hit a low. They mess up our order countlessly, there is no customer service, we have to ask for our drinks to be filled, we have to remind them what's on their menu. There used to be one waitress who took care of us, but we haven't seen her in forever. Probably because she got all the tips because she prided herself in her work, the job probably let her go. Don't stop by. Unless some serious changes are made.

This place is literally the best place. Our favorite hangout for good simple food. I would tell you not to come here, so a bunch of people don't ruin this spot, but I can't. Everyone has to try heaven wrapped in their tortillas. Try the tacos with Chirrarones con Salsa Verde (Pictured below) and a Modelo to end...