Taqueria Arandas — Restaurant in Irving

Summary: Waitress are great. Drinks and appetizers are good. Alambres tasted too sweet and bacon tasted past it's best by date. Flour tortillas had too much of a baking powder taste. Rice tastes strange. Beans ok.

Read on for my full detailed review:

First time at Taqueria Arandas in general. We got there the ladies tending to the tables were very attentive. Our waitress looked like something was bothering her before we even got there. And she let that splash onto her treatment, but again, she brought us everything on point regardless.

I ordered a Mexican Soda and my buddy a Lemonade. Can't really mess those up.

She brought us some chips and salsa, which was good, not spicy for all my non spicy lovers. And a bottle of green salsa that is spicy, so beware!

We took a minute, but we did not feel rushed by any means. The place wasn't too busy around noon, but quickly started filling up after we sat down.

It felt good to be able to talk, but felt like You're too close to everyone to even try to have a private conversation. So don't go to discuss a meeting. Go to eat only.

We ordered the Combo Parrillada and Alambre for me. Flour tortillas.

After a few minutes our food came out nice and hot. I had an Idea in my head that everything would taste amazing, but quickly declined as I ate my Alambre.

Let's start with the sides.

I don't know how someone can mess up the simplest of sides, the rice. It had such a bad after taste, strong of condiments.

The beans were good, but also had a strange after taste.

I tried the flour tortilla and by itself had a strong taste of baking powder. Luckily the beans could mask the taste somewhat.

The guacamole by itself lacked taste. Bland. Put some lime and salt on it and it was better.

Finally to the main course. The Fajita Alambres. The Fajita was nice and tender tasted good, but boy... That bacon... That bacon... Had such a bad taste, it's juices contaminated the rest of the Alambre. Either someone forgot to check the quality of the bacon that morning or they used it regardless of it being beyond it's "best by date" to save some cash.

The purple onion was super sweet that it overwhelmed the taste of the fajita. I tried it all together and still the sweetness and bacon made me think that was all I was eating...

The portion is good ok for the price, felt like if I had spent $4 more I would've eaten better like my friend and his Parrillada.

Don't recommend the Alambres, go for the Parrillada instead.

I enjoyed the attention of the waitresses and their food presentation, but I hope this review helps the cooks get some constructive criticism and put it to better than quality of the food they serve. For being such a well known Taqueria around the Metroplex, they should own up to that reputation and offer their best, not their "this will pass" quality I experienced.

I will most likely not be coming back to Taqueria Arandas. Simply thinking of my experience makes me doubt what the rest might taste like. Maybe if I feel like gambling and expecting to be disappointed I may come back and try it in the future. This way it may surprise me and actually find something that tastes...

Yesterday, my daughter and I went to the Taqueria Arandas restaurant for dinner. There were only 6 customers in the restaurant…a couple, 2 men sitting at the bar, and me and my daughter.

After the couple left, the waitress started sweeping and mopping (about 20 feet from us). This was a little annoying since I don’t like the idea of dust being stirred up around where I’m eating.

It was about 7:30 pm when we decided to leave. I wanted to leave via the back door, but since the waitress had just mopped that area, I did not want to slip and fall. So, we attempted to leave via the front door only to discover that the front door was locked. The foyer area was dark so we were fumbling around for the door knob thinking the door opened inward instead of outward. Finally, we retreated back into the restaurant. I approached the man working there who turned and said we needed to leave via the back door. I turned back around to leave, and when I turned left towards the back door, I tripped over a rubber mat they had rolled up and left laying right next to the back of a booth. I grabbed for the table and blanket but still fell very hard onto the ground. Both of the men at the bar said I should have made the restaurant write up an accident report. It was very painful and difficult to get up since I had just had knee surgery at the end of September. Both of my legs swelled up below the knee area and I am very sore today. I am praying that this accident did not somehow mess up the work done on my knee.

I just do not think this accident would have happened if 1) they had not left the mat in the pathway of where people walk and 2) if they had not locked their front door and prevented us from being able to easily leave their restaurant. Again, it was 7:30 pm at night. According to their website, they are open until 2am. At the very least they should warn their customers in advance when they decide to lock their primary entrance and exit door. What if there had been a fire???? If there isn’t some ordinance against them locking their front door, there should be.

I am telling you about this incident because it really kind of scared me when we couldn’t get out the front door. I had my daughter with me, it was not well lit, and it was just a weird, peculiar situation…I mean…who locks the front door of a restaurant at 7:30 pm where there are customers??? My protective mode kicked in and I became very uncomfortable being there. I will NEVER be a patron of this...

Went tonight 1/30/21 and ordered the combination fajitas for two, combination meaning the two meats as described on the menu in both English and Spanish, with adding on 8 shrimp that also is clearly printed on the menu as being four for $2.99, and they tried to charge us this made up price up of $37.98 for the combination plate. The only thing I can gather from that price and from what the manager tried to straight up lie, is the beef fajitas for two, which are $34.99 and then adding the tax per item and then additional tax on everything that has already been taxed. This is an embarrassment, I know most people come and get plastered and are probably not aware of what they’re doing, but that’s not gonna pass with me. The manager was dismissive on what I was trying to get through to him and even made a threat when we said we would pay for only what we ordered. First time here but NEVER AGAIN. I strongly recommend those who continue to dine at this establishment to take note of the prices on the menu and what is actually being charged on the receipt. This place is whack and the food is terrible. Should have known when they got the drinks mixed up and took forever to bring them just to have to go and redo them. Then don’t even get me started on the “salsa”. Straight up tomatoes with zero seasoning, not even salt! And the tortilla, the flour kind to be specific smelt like the cheap shelf stable kind. Travel a little and go to uncle julios, you will not be...