Garcia's Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Seguin

I am a Mexican food junkie...this place just isn't good.

We were seated in a very loud room that was absolutely freezing. I thought maybe it was the walk-in cooler because of how cold it was.

A benchmark of a good Mexican restaurant is the chips...well, these were like some weird Tostitos. They are supposed to be tissue paper thin, not thick with bubbles. The red salsa was thick and had the consistency of spaghetti sauce with some heat. We asked for green sauce and were presented with an overly spicy and watery tomatillo sauce, which I personally hate. Every Mexican restaurant should have a creamy avocado based green salsa with the chips like Gringos and Chuys. My litmus test for Mexican restaurants is the queso...this was simply Velveeta. So plain and boring.

I ordered the chicken quesadillas (one of my basic tests to see if I like the place). They were okay but weird because the chicken was one grilled piece, not chunks or slices like normal. I've never had quesadillas like this before. The one good thing was the guacamole which was creamy and fresh.

My husband got some kind of an enchilada combo plate and he wasn't impressed either. It was greasy and soupy.

But my biggest complaint was that I got a migraine headache after eating their food because it contained MSG (monosodium glutamate) so it was really disappointing to suffer with pain and not even enjoy the thing that caused it.

I definitely don't recommend this place to anyone. Like other reviewers have said, you'd be better off going...

I’m not sure if the other reviewers (and Seguin Gazette 2020 review staff) and I are eating at the same place. The chips were thick and heavily corn style grocery store chips. We, personally, like them thin and fried. The salsa was like a can of tomato sauce with spices. Not inedible, just underwhelming. Chile relleno was a “deep battered homemade poblano pepper stuffed with cheese, ground beef, or shredded chicken”. Batter was soggy. Ground hamburger meat was seasoned ok. The pepper wasn’t cleaned out completely because seeds were left in at the end. My companion said he’s had better fried rellenos at Houston gas stations. Came with warm corn tortilla that was translucent and reminiscent of, again, the grocery store. Bean and cheese chalupa was served on a thick tortilla shell and the cheese might have been some kind American Style single. There are other options to upgrade to meat, as well as with guacamole. Refried beans were absolutely the highlight. Rice was good, too. Sweet staff. Although, sitting near the kitchen allowed a special all access view to inside. Not super sanitary with a waitress wiping off her sweat, another waitress eating food with six different drink glasses at the table. And, I’m never a fan of sweeping, while we’re eating. But, it was a...

Food was average at best. Salsa too hot for average person, wife could not eat it, they had no alternative. Daiquiri was nasty premix- had to send back. Service was annoying. Server asked us like a million times “ will there be anything else?” I’m unsure who trains that way but after 5 or 6 times …enough already.

Restaraunts are also trying to sneak in the credit card processing charge now without saying anything. It’s understandable and credit card processing companies are making a killing for our convenience but it’s out of control now. I’m not gonna pay an extra 2-3% just to use a card Thats just silly. The server should make customer aware if they want to use a card to pay, that processing charge is getting added to bill - that is a new protocol.

Also, they should give people the bill not just tell them the amount of the bill and then stand there handing them the credit card processing machine to pay the bill only to hand it back waiting for a tip- that is terrible service decorum.

Food was average, service was just weird and uncomfortable. Not a fan.

Los Cucos down the road has them beat, hands down in food and service.They better find something to set them apart or they will go out of...