Skyline Burrito Bowls — Restaurant in Lufkin

My family and I recently had lunch at this location. The staff that we interacted with was very friendly and helpful, and made our first visit to this chain feel very welcoming. Unfortunately, the good vibes stopped there. After paying a good bit more than we expected, we discovered that the taste of our food was not all that great. The meat was dry and mostly flavorless, and the other ingredients were really unremarkable as well. The food was hot and the portion size is were good, so I do appreciate that, but there really isn't much else positive to say. A couple folks in our party didn't even finish their meal. The rest of us begrudgingly made sure to at least eat our money's worth. Their fountain drinks were crisp and delicious, so that's another plus.

The restaurant had only just opened, and it was surprising at how mediocre it felt on the cleanliness scale. Our table was still a little bit sticky, and the atmosphere was sort of damp. The restrooms were almost unbearable in that they smelled horrible and there was almost no air circulation in them.

I do also appreciate that there was family-friendly music playing, which is not always the case when you visit a place that serves this kind of food.

Perhaps our expectations were wrong, but we went in expecting our food to be something at least on par with Freebirds, Überrito, or even Chipotle, but honestly it was basically mediocre gas station taco quality.

As we left, the place was packed. Lots of patrons. So maybe the locals have had better experiences than we had. Or maybe they just don't know any better. I wouldn't encourage anyone not to try this based on this review, just go in with proper expectations. It may or may not be what you're...

This is authentic food. I've been going to Skyline for tacos and burritos since they opened in the Mall with some ideas and some of grandmas recipes. The theme and recipes are just a good at the new location.

Edit Nov 10 2017 TD;LR: I've been twice this week to Skyline and have had an excellent time each visit worth updating my praise for these guys and their staff. The service has been prompt and friendly. I love to chatter with the folks making my food and they never let me down. If you want to try Mama's Brisket as your meat go on Friday or Saturday.

Thursday I got the burrito with cheddar flour tortilla, cilantro lime steamed rice, cilantro lime chicken, half scoop black beans, some lettuce, extra cheese, and sour cream. Needless to say this was exactly what I wanted and they carry cane sugar glass bottle Coca-cola. I got through about 80% of my burrito and was too full to continue. The service was great and the group spoke so highly of entire visit that we had to go again the next day.

Friday we arrived with an entire contingent from work and ordered the gambit of the menu. We were served very quickly and the people never stopped flowing in the entire hour we ate. The staff is only too happy to oblige if you want your food to go. We had Taco Salads(baked and fried shells), Burritos, Street Tacos, Big Nachos, Little Nachos for our food stuffs. It was again delicious and as we learned on Friday and Saturday you can order Mama's Brisket as your meat selection. Next visit I'll...

Stopped by because I passed through town. Server told me chicken and brisket were most popular. I tried chicken nachos and brisket burrito bowl. The nacho chips were the best I have ever had. I would recommend them for sure! The chicken was a bit dry even though it’s in juice when being served. So many topping options which I love. I would like an option for spicy salsa and sour cream that could be served on top of the nachos or burrito bowl more like a creama instead of a dollop off to the side. I’m a sour cream lover so this could be a personal preference. The service was great. Even though the style of restaurant requires constantly telling the attendant what you want on your plate the man that helped me still kept up conversation asking if I had a good morning and asking about my trip and wished me safe travels when I was leaving. I was unable to use Apple Pay because their machine wasn’t working so I had to grab and didn’t expect this would cause others to have to wait on me in order for them to pay for their food. The togo container made everything nice and compact my husband wasn’t able to eat and drive (I should’ve went for the burrito). I tasted the brisket and it’s not my favorite. I would compared the texture to chipotles barbacoa? Nice joint! Obviously the reviews and good crowd there shows this is a...