Tia Cita - South Houston

Tex mex as zesty as the people that inspired it.Security guard on duty for the lunch specials, Rico Suave is never a theme intended here. Having witnessed many bad behaviors that should have made Grizzy's hood news, but maybe have been redacted.The food is great here, tex mex is not supposed to be on Chef Ramsey's menu. As long as the there is a good kick, tons of calories and drinks arrive fast, what else do u need?Love the service, the food and not so much the war like atmosphere. But I am not holding the restaurants to the rowdy walmart quality clientele.

Ehh pretty decent Tex mex restaurant. Nothing too special about here. Pretty decent portion sized food but that's about it. Taste is decent, not the best. They have AMAZING FREE ICE CREAM, that's the only thing that I really liked here. Many other better Tex mex restaurants I've been to.

This is a study in contrasts. The food is consistently good. The menu prices have not been modified in a decade. Everything is so very cozy and dependable.Quick tips:1. Piña coladas are excellent. The margaritas are solid, but the piñas are better.2. If you order tacos, get them taco bell style or they will be open faced.3. The Chunky Guacamole is the best thing on the menu. At $12, it is twice the size of any guacamole you would get at any other restaurant. It has 2 giant avocados and yummy tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.We go three to four times per month, but no one remembers us. No worries. The service is still good.

We used to be regular customers here, but stopped going when they reopened from the pandemic because the service was slow (and rude) and the food quality had deteriorated. However, we decided last night to give them another try. Our food was good and our waiter was attentive. However, we arrived at 8:30, received our food around 8:45, and when we asked for a second beer right around 9 PM (closing time), we were told by the manager, Hector, that they couldn 't serve us because they were closed . We felt rushed and packed up our food and left. On the way to our car, the security guard, a relative of the manager, asked why we were upset and we told him. He recommended that we speak to Pedro and he would make it right . So this morning, we did speak to Pedro. We got a call back from Cindy (another manager, I assume) who apologized, but was full of excuses and reasons for the behavior of her manager. She also accused my husband of calling the manager a rude name, which didn 't happen. You may also know that they offer complimentary ice cream. As we were leaving, my husband stopped to get some ice cream. The cones were in a box not a dispenser and had to be pulled out in a stack to pick one. This is not a great idea when COVID is still present, nor is it sanitary in the best of times. Further, the ice cream was basically liquid. My husband discussed this with Cindy, and she stated that they shut the machine down 30 minutes prior to closing to defrost it. Is this even safe? Does the ice cream reach a temperature that isn 't healthy? She had no good reason for the cones being in the box and accessible to everyone 's dirty hands. It 's definitely safe to say that this is the last chance we 'll give Tia Maria and good luck to those of you who choose to eat there.

See full Google review. Management has no regard for customer service. Ice cream machine and cones are unsanitary.