Casa Garcia's - Round Rock — Restaurant in Round Rock

I had never been here before but I’m glad a relative recommended it. We came to celebrate my parents anniversary and everyone loved their dishes. The best part? I really liked the Mexican lemonade, the enchiladas and fajita meat. In fact, out of everything, everyone loved the fajita meat so much we were sharing it. It was incredibly tender and just perfect! The chips were also super good! We got too full on them because they were that delicious. The worst part? I’m so bummed we didn’t have a dessert. The options looked so good. I was hoping to try the pineapple tres leches but wasn’t able to. I guess I was too stuffed to order a slice! Also, when you’re driving, it’s easy to miss the entrance. It’s on a busy road but look for the yellow fence. If you miss it, it only takes a couple minutes to go around the block again.

Update: came back the next day for breakfast. The best part? The chilaquiles! Holy smoke these are the bomb. I paid extra for chicken and an egg, totally worth it. The worst part? Service this time around was not very good. We called ahead of time to ask what the wait time was and we’re told there wasn’t any but when we arrived we were told about 25 minutes. This was fine with us but the wait time was longer. We were finally seated and a few orders were missing items and my drink took a long time to come. We also asked for dessert and it never came. When we asked again the waitress told us that the lady we asked wasn’t serving our table but that other lady said she’d bring it. The waitress seemed stressed and when we’d ask for things she only seemed to be able to take one thing at a time. I totally get it, we were a table of 17 so I’m sure we were a lot to handle but she wasn’t the friendliest to be honest and made us feel like we were a burden asking for things. Then at the very end, 2 out of the 3 receipts were confused so we had to get up and tell her the bills were handed out incorrectly and she said we were confusing her even though she was the one who had handed them out wrong. We tried to be as friendly as possible but towards the end, we had to be firm because she was overall kinda rude. For this second experience, I take...

Our first time going to Casa Garcia's and they failed miserably. We could see coming in that they were busy. We didn't mind waiting to be seated. We received chips and salsa very quickly. That's where the quick response ended. We ordered waters and a margarita with sugar when the waiter finally greeted us. He had walked past us multiple times without acknowledgeling us. We got the waters eventually. About this point another couple was seated near us. They received their margaritas and food before we received our margarita or were able to place our food order. We finished 2 bowls of chips before we got our food and we had to ask for more salsa multiple times. The margarita came with salt on the rim. There was so much salt in the margarita that we couldn't drink it. Our food came to our table warm at best. My taco shells were so stale that they were inedible. We asked for corn tortillas instead. At least those came out hot. When we asked about being charged for the margarita we couldn't finish the waiter went and got the manager. She made lots of excuses and we got the impression from her repeated comments that we should have said something and had it replaced at the time we received it that she wanted us to pay for everything. It's hard to say something immediately when you don't see the waiter for 5+ minutes at a time. She did eventually remove the margarita charge but she was obviously irritated about removing it. We had told her that this was our first time here and we're hoping it would be a good experience, but did not have that experience. We definitely...

Whenever I'm in town, the first place I head to for my authentic Tex Mex fix is Casa Garcia. This place is the real deal and never disappoints. Everything is fresh, flavorful and plentiful, but my very favorite is their enchiladas. Each kind they make is wonderfully different and delicious and sauced perfectly to compliment the filling. But I can't say enough about the chili gravy! It seems simple, but so many places just don't get it right. Theirs is thick, meaty and spiced perfectly without being greasy. The flavor is outstanding! My second favorite thing to get is their tamales - so so good. I was concerned after my visit this past week because the place is usually packed on a Friday night, but this time it was 1/2 empty. I also noticed it was missing the Mexican American families who usually are there enjoying a meal. Their staff seemed short-handed as well. I fear that recent drastic and questionable political actions are keeping immigrant families and workers away from public places. If this is the case, I hope that local citizens will step up and show that they support this business and it's patrons who are so vital to the welfare and economy of this region. As decent Americans we need to help our hard-working immigrant neighbors and businesses feel safe in this climate of fear. Their contributions are an important part of a thriving society. So please think about how you want to spend your money when you dine out, and support the places offering great food at a good value AND show some good will to your fellow humans who need it...