Lopez Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Texas

It’s a bit surprising that Lopez Mexican Restaurant is still around in this post Covid apocalyptic restaurant world we live in, where many mediocre restaurants have understandably closed. To their credit this restaurant appears to have survived despite uninspired lackluster interior decorating and without a whiff of Latin influence to be found anywhere. In fact the decorating could just as easily be a pizza parlor or a burger joint or anything you want it to be because it devoid of any character whatsoever. Maybe that’s the point, anticipating the never ending cycle of change with restaurants that focus on taking your money but not delivering high quality environments and food experiences.

Mirroring its taste in interior decorating, Lopez Mexican suffers from a lack of authenticity in its recipes, opting more for what Americans THINK Mexican food is, a trait that it shares aptly with America’s number one Mexican fast food chain The Taco Bell. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention one particular food failure, well actually two. The fajita chicken in my dish was hands down the driest chicken I have ever had at a Mexican restaurant. Less importantly, we ordered the large fresh guacamole, at 10 dollars, I was really hoping for table-side freshly made guacamole. Nope. It appeared identical to premade guacamole squeezed out of a test tube.

You may ask, but surely the service was good, right? Well sorry to say, service was equally disappointing, waiting for anyone to check on our table, to refill empty water cups, etc. was nearly non existent.

So if you love bland forgettable Tex-Mex food and service then I have great news for you, this is the place for you, and to that I say “Bienvenidos a Lopez Mexican!”

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First time visit for my wife and I at this location on Grand Parkway. It's been a year now with this pandemic and this Lopez restaurant does an excellent job keeping everyone safe. We go out a lot and noticed more and more restaurants are getting a little soft with their sanitation procedures. Not here. This is what we observed. An employee opens the door for you coming and going, hand sanitizer as you walk into the dining area, tables are spaced out, all employees were wearing masks AND gloves. Tables are first wiped down with a cloth dipped in water (maybe bleach and water?) and then they actually use a disposable sanitizer cloth to wipe off the table. We've never seen this before.

We were seated immediately and greeted by our waiter. We placed our drink orders along with some guacamole for starters. The guacamole was very creamy with no large chunks of avocado in it (I hate that). We both order the beef fajita tacos. Three stuffed full tacos for $17. Fair price. The beef was cut in cubes and had a nice flavor. We opt for charro beans instead of refried beans. The beans had a great flavor but there was more liquid than beans. Rice was good. The chips were ok, but not the best we've had. Salsa was very watery. Service was excellent and attentive for the entire meal. All the employees were nice and friendly. For the most part, we were please with this Lopez. Even with the few things we didn't like I still give them 5 stars. Good...

I went to the original as a kid. Always loved it. I went to the new place across the street a few times. It’s good. Not amazing, but good. I went to the new place inside Gallery Furniture yesterday for lunch. Food was good. Tacos are like a tostada/taco hybrid. Hard to eat without a huge mess, but again, good. Two issues: The waiter apparently bathed in Axe body spray. We literally had to wait until he was gone for a moment to eat so we didn’t taste his cologne. Second issue, which seems small, but irked me. The menu says tacos $8.50. We both got the same thing. The waiter asks if we want cheese... on a taco? Of course we do! I got the bill, and our plates were $9.25 ea. I paid, and I tipped. On the way out I asked why the difference in menu/receipt price.... the girl at the counter asked if I had cheese... on my TACOS... she explained that that was the difference. Now look... I get that you have to pay for that really nice building, but at the cost of customers? I realize we are talking about $1.50 difference for 2 meals, but the PRINCIPLE of you hiding your prices and NEVER mentioning that there was a surcharge... for TACOS THAT SHOULD COME WITH CHEESE, will make me never eat there again. Too bad, it’s a nice place with decent food, but there are a babillion nice Mexican restaurants that don’t deceive...