El Faro Mexican and Salvadorian — Restaurant in Texas

It was our first time eating here. We came for breakfast, and it was meh.

I wanted breakfast, so I asked for the chilaquiles and a cup of coffee, which sounded promising. My husband ordered migas and an unsweet tea. They brought my coffee, which was lukewarm, and my husband's unsweet tea about 5 minutes after we ordered it, after the waitress dropped the tray the first time while singing loudly in the back.

When the waitress brought our food, she forgot the tortillas for my husband's migas, and didn't notice that our beverages were below half-full. When she returned with the tortillas, she dropped them off and promptly returned to the kitchen, where she continued to belt out Tejano music with the radio, only stopping to help a walk-in customer who wanted to place a to-go order. I was out of coffee and water by this point, and my husband was out of iced tea, but we still had food on our plates. Food was ok, in terms of flavor. The sauces, both verde & roja, were so watery, it looked like we were eating huevos ahogados.

We looked over to the pass, hoping to catch our server's attention for a couple refills, and the waitress and cook appeared to be fighting with their cash register. The to-go customer eventually walked around to help them feed register tape into the printer so he could get his receipt, by which time his food was ready to go. He left, and our server returned to her vocal exercises, while we sat with empty cups.

My husband and i said screw it and finished our plates. I walked over to the pass and asked for a to go cup of tea, since we were both parched and needed to be on our way. Our server looked surprised, and came out to the table asking if we were ok? To which I said, yeah we're fine,but we need to go so we need the check. She delivered that after another 5 minutes.

We paid and left, and came to the mutual decision that we won't...

This is the second time my husband and I have eaten at El Faro Mexican Food. We really like it. This place is VERY clean! Each time we ordered to pick up, the place was not busy at all! I hope whoever reads this review is encouraged to give it a try! I bet you won't regret it! The ladies were nice, and our food was ready by the time we walked inside.

The first time we ordered from here, I got the Mole Enchiladas with rice and beans, and my husband got the Tex-Mex enchiladas with rice and beans. The mole enchiladas were absolutely delicious and spicy 😍 their rice is really good, I don't know what they put in it, but it's by far our favorite! My husband was very pleased with his Tex-mex enchiladas as well.

The second time we ordered from them, I got the Chilaquiles with egg, potatoes, and refried beans, and my husband got the Beef fajita Chimichanga with beans and rice. The Chilaquiles were very good my husband stole a few bites haha! He devoured his Chimichanga, and just like last time, their rice is very delicious! El Faro Mexican Food tiene comida muy deliciosa! Las enchiladas de mole son muy ricas! El mole es dulce y picoso, jaja quería mas cuando me las termine 😂😍 el arroz esta suave y tiene un buen sabor que nos encanta! A mi esposo le encanta el queso! Entonces las dos veces que hemos ordenado comida de aquí él a ordenado Las enchiladas Tex-mex y el Chimichanga qué está cubierto en queso! Los chilaquiles de salsa verde son deliciosos! Y los huevos fueron cocinados perfectos como me gustan! El lugar es un poco pequeño pero es muy limpio y las muchacha son muy amable! Definitivamente es un lugar...

A friend tagged this place for the lunch buffet. I finally had a chance to come try it, and it was fantastic!

When I walked in around 11:45am, the place was packed! That's not hard to do, as it doesn't take many people to fill it up quickly.

Lunch is buffet-only. After they got my drink order, I went over to the buffet area. Being a cozy place, the buffet itself isn't large, but it has room for some nice surprises. I've only been once, but several other reviews suggested that the dishes change often and it's not the same-ol', same-ol'. Today featured carne asada, chiles rellenos, puerco de tres chilis, enchiladas, and some seasoned chicken legs. There was also rice, beans, taco and tostada fixins and a few other things as well.

All of the food was fresh, and warm. All of the employees kept constant watch over the contents and more food was always coming. A really nice touch was when one of the employees stopped by the table and offered us some fresh rice pudding as she was taking it out to the buffet. (Don't worry. It was in separate portion cups. There was no self-service, I promise!)

I almost forgot. They have some excellent hot sauces! I only tried three, but they were all fantastic! The creamy green sauce was spicy, creamy, and delicious. The salsa was flavorful and mild. The star for me was the creamy habanero sauce. It packs a powerful fiery punch in a creamy orange disguise. SO GOOD.

It seems as though the employees really care about this place. It was clean and bright. Everyone was really courteous and they were attentive about the food and the status of the drinks and empty plates. I will...