Nicha's Comida Mexicana - Loop 410 — Restaurant in San Antonio

Let me start off by saying that the atmosphere is amazing. It reminded me of visiting my family in Monterry when I was younger. Saltillo tile, all sorts of mexican details everywhere, a great ambiance.

Note to the manager: Look at the photo of my order. Is this the quantiy, quality and presentation that clients should expect for this dish?

The quality of food has always been good. No issue there. I've had the menudo + corn tortillas for breakfast which is when we go most of the time. Recently, we visited for lunch. I had the fajita nachos, my wife had the migas plate and our guest had a chicken tortilla soup.The thing I took issue with was with the price vs portion size on my order of fajita nachos.

Unfortunately they missed the mark when it comes to the presentation and portion size of my order. I can appreciate that the price of beef is expensive, but there was only a thin layer of refried beans on the 12 tortilla chips served to me. On top of that it seems the order was left too long in the salamander or whatever they use to broil the dish because the tortilla chips were brown and tasted just shy of burned or over-done.

I've never ordered nachos at this price-point and only gotten 12 tortilla chips. LITERALLY every other places I've ordered (and I know Tex-Mex food, I'm from the Rio Grande Valley) nachos at comes with a plate FULLY layered with tortilla chips. The chips are layered with refried beans and a layer of melted cheese on top and finally, fajita slices/pieces on top of that.

NUTSHELL: For the price I paid ($15.99), I expected more chips and beans. I can understand the portion of fajita given the current pricing of beef, but tortilla chips, cheese and beans are low-cost items. In addition to that, the presentation was messy. The plate looked like someone had already eaten off of it.

I sincerely hope this was an "outlier" experience and next time we go (if we choose to), the portion will be better. Fill the ENTIRE plate with chips beans, cheese and then place the fajita pieces on top of that. I've given the food 2 stars due to the portion and presentation.

See photo for referemce. It was taken as soon as they brought...

MUST READ BEFORE EATING HERE!! Last night was my first time ever eating at Nichas with my Family. We love Tex Mex so this Place was a natural Curiosity! As soon as we walked in! The Music and Atmosphere was incredible! Our Waiter Angel was Spot on! He was an Absolute champ! The bar drinks we ordered were well made and had a fun presentation and the Free Chips/ Salsa were very solid! HOWEVER!! this were the well deserved criticisms must come in.

For reference we ordered Pollo with Ranchero, the Mexican Plate, Crispy Taco Plate, Beef Fajita Nachos, Queso Flamo, as the Tampiquena Plate. They were all cooked and plated properly but bro!!!! Do not get me going on the Taste! Like what in the late night leftover Taco Bell did i just put into my mouth?!? The Fajitas were extraordinarily bland. The Cheese filling inside and on top of the Enchiladas were basically Kraft American Cheese, the Encho sauce was flavorless and was more similar to thick brown water, the reFried Beans/ rice were dry, the Charra Beans were totally not it. The only saving grace for the beans were the black beans.. those were respectable and had good flavor.

The Beef Picadillo felt and tasted like flavorless mush. My Ranchero on my Pollo was epically bland… Were was the Savory Kick and Heat! Bruh.. 🤦🏻‍♂️. However the Chicken breast did stand on its own and was cooked well apart from the lackluster ranchero/ cheese toping. The Crispy Tacos 🌮were Fine, but nothing memorable. The Steak was cooked as requested and was okay (not horrible but not mouth water by any stretch) for a place not specialized or known for Steaks. 🥩 Overall i would 100% come here exclusively for bar drinks / appetizers.

I can forgive mediocre service, lackluster service, and even a not so perfect atmosphere… but the FOOD must always be ON POINT! It is the Only reason why i want to spend a premium over cooking meals myself. I can not forgive bad food.

So sadly and with a heavy heart that I can not and will not recommend this restaurant as a Go to Tex Mex Spot for Families / Parties who are seeking The best TEX MEX food that South Texas has to offer. 4/10 I do...

First of all our waiter was drunk so they sent him home secondly they gave us a waitress from the other side of the restaurant and it took forever for our drinks and more chips to come out . A manger came and asked us how everything was and we told him about our waiter. He said he set him home and he said people go through things in life that they would rather deal with by drinking. Why he would tell us this is beyond me. When our food came out the waitress said that they put black bean even though we specified refuted bean and that she’d be back to bring the correct beans. The fish tacos were terrible. I tried adding the cilantro sauce, lime, even jalapeño to make the taste better. Nope didn’t work. Meanwhile, daughter was finishing her meal and still no beans. We asked for the manager again. When he came he asked if I wanted soup instead. My pallet was ruined so I just told him to take my fish taco plate away. I let him know we never received the beans and my daughter’s drink had been empty for about 10 minutes. He asked if she wanted them now. I said why bother since she was finished with her meal. He then asked if she wanted charro beans. Seriously I just stated that she’s done eating but we wanted a refill for her drink. He took my plate and never came back. Still no refill. By this point I’m frustrated. The waitress finally came and asked if we needed anything. I said the refill and to go boxes. She came back with the drink saying it’ll be a few minutes for the boxes since they were too high for her to reach. We waited another 10-15 minutes for the boxes. I took my daughter to the bathroom and another manager came to speak to other adults in our party. Apparently nothing came from this because it took another long while to get the ticket. They took of the fish taco plate. Wow!! For this crap the whole meal should have been comped. The blame here is not with the waitress. It’s with the terrible management. If I was the manager knowing I was short handed due to an inebriated employee I would have been on the floor checking on tables. My primary concern would have been...