Gary Wise

Very friendly and professional staff. Lovely patio. We had the huge Mixto Platter with 2lbs of shrimp, chicken, beef, fish, onions, peppers, mushrooms, chilis, pico, cheese, beans, guac with loads of flour and corn tortillas. Chips, salsa, table side guac. So much food, good value for money. Service fantastic. Food’s not as good as it used to be a few years ago but it’s OK when we always get taken care of so well.

Chrystal Ayala

Loved this restaurant! Now our family favorite Mexican place, it’s as close as it gets to authentic Mexican. Most other places it’s all Tex-Mex flavor. This restaurant dishes flavors are close to authentic Mexican dishes flavors I’ve had in Mexico.

+2

Jon Novak

El Jarrito is the best Mexican food in Columbia and the prices are very good. The tortillas of my tacos were warm and soft, the contents an amazing flavor cascade. I will never go anywhere else for Mexican food in town, this is my new spot. 10/10.

Katelyn Pennington

This is one of our favorite mexican restaurants! They have the best beef fajitas and enchiladas with the gravy sauce. The salsa is always hot and fresh. They have a cute, well decorated ambience inside and a nice patio. They also give a Sunday discount if you bring your church bulletin!

+3

amad kafarani

Absolutely one of the best in town. Friendly faces with excellent service. The food was cooked to perfection and fajitas were extremely tender with excellent flavor. Definitely I recommend it and will be back!

+8

Smarty Gee'elle

Excellent restaurant; we really enjoyed the food and the experience. This is a stunning location that makes you feel as though you are in an other country, perhaps Spain or Mexico. I should also remark the excellent service we received. However, it was Monday after one o'clock. Our meals were fantastic! The appetizer of chips, salsa, and bean soup was followed by our meals, my sister's wonderful margarita cocktail, and finally the dessert. Having lunch here was enjoyable. The decor is awesome-looking and the spacious surrounds are wonderful to behold as well. The ambiance inside and out feels quite homy. We will return to El Jarrito 21724 Highland Knolls Dr, Katy, Texas, and we highly suggest it!

+9

A Katy staple. Always great food and service. This will always be my 1st choice for Tex-Mex restaurants in Houston.

A Katy staple. Always great food and service. This will always be my 1st choice for Tex-Mex restaurants in Houston.

A Katy staple. Always great food and service. This will always be my 1st choice for Tex-Mex restaurants in Houston.

Excellent food and service. Fried chips and queso Carmen is sweet and helps me when I'm down.

Excellent food and service. Fried chips and queso Carmen is sweet and helps me when I'm down.

Excellent food and service. Fried chips and queso Carmen is sweet and helps me when I'm down.

Excellent food and service. Fried chips and queso Carmen is sweet and helps me when I'm down.

Excellent response from manager the poor service I received last Sunday. Great food alsome chips and.quasi

Excellent response from manager the poor service I received last Sunday. Great food alsome chips and.quasi

Amazing food, spectacular flavor, outstanding service. The restaurant is clean and the outside patio area is such a vibe.

My favorite Katy Texas Mexican restaurant! Amazing ambience! Great margaritas, salsa, fresh chips, enchiladas verses, and more!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

My favorite Katy Texas mexican restaurant! Amazing ambience! Great margaritas, salsa, fresh chips, enchiladas verses, and more!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

Food is always good and margaritas even better. Service is always good and ambiance is good too!

Wow!! I'm so surprised to have the best mexican food ever. Everything made from scratch with an outstanding service by the humble owner of this Restaurant.This Restaurant deserves all the STARS of …

Food excellant. Margaritas best in Katy. Service good. Been there for over 20 years. Will go back soon. Place real clean.

Is it still good? Yes, el Jarrito still has tasty food and good drinks.\n\nI had the mole enchiladas. I have had mole before where the sauce was very heavy, but not so much with this dish. Add just…

This place is always great. clean, great service, drink, chips and salsa always full. Food hot and fresh. Highly recommend.

The title says it all. We will surely come back. And let’s not forget waiter and waitress. Perfecto!

The title says it all. We will surely come back. And let’s not forget waiter and waitress. Perfecto!

Samantha B

When I review a restaurant is usually because it's either great or something was just not right. In this case, there's both. We visited on Sunday, November 16, about 3 pm. Let's start with the good, then bad. We have small children, so eating at a place with kid's playing area is a plus. I googled, and found this place close to home. First time visiting. The good: Location, establishment, appearance and Mexican decorations and theme are amazing. The place is elegant indoor and outdoor. We chose outdoor because of the kids play area which is a huge sand box with a toddler playground, plastic rock climbing structure, toy cars, etc. There's a huge chalk board in which kids can write. Take your own chalk maybe, I didn't see any or asked. Huge wooden tables outside with umbrellas. We sat next to playground. There's an area with a water hose to wash kid's feet after they finish playing in the sand. Very thoughtful. All this is a plus. Looking at menu, a wide selection of items to choose from at ok prices, and a kid's menu. So far so good. Here comes the bad. The bad: Not important, but I might suggest a little bit of low music to have a better time. It was just too quiet. We were about 3 families outside when we first got there and hardly anybody inside. Did not get my server's name unfortunately, but he was a Latino early 40s, short/dark hair gentleman. We asked about the kid's menu and as I and my husband were debating what to choose, he hushed my husband. Very awkward moment, but we just continued to order without making a big deal. He brings the food, and I asked for a different salsa because usually the chip salsa is always only for chips, and then you get the regular salsas for the food. He then says, "well, I don't think you want to pay like $5 for our spicy salsa ". Which I don't, but ok. So I asked, don't you have other options of salsas for the food? He seemed agitated, and with sarcasm said, " What kind of salsa do you want, enchilada salsa, bottle salsa, on, on ,and on." He was being very sarcastic and seemed like maybe he was having a bad day. I told him to just bring me more chip salsa. He left and never brought my salsa. He did come by after we were almost finished eating to refill our water. Never asked if we needed anything else. This server had a very bad attitude. Not sure if maybe he was just having a bad day. It’s unfortunate, because it was out first time visiting and we liked it for our kids. Another uncomfortable situation. There's another comment on this about a gentleman cleaning the restrooms and staying nearby. I went to the restroom and a young male cleaning, but he was just standing there when I got there, no sign saying it was closed. He didn't move, so I said I could come back when he's done. He walked out, but left door wide open and was outside. So I removed the door stopper and closed the door myself. It was jusy awkward and just needed to have that privacy. No big deal, but it was awkward. Would I visit again, possibly. We will try one more time and hoping for better service and a different waiter.

D. Michelle

Checked, out El Jarrito after a recommendation while visiting Houston for the weekend. Ordered the Melon Margarita w/Shrimp Tacos. The drink hit the spot while the tacos were ok. The presentation was more like a burrito than tacos, so I ended up just eating the shrimp. Service was great & we enjoyed the atmosphere.

+1

Annie Mouse

Update: Went back on a Thursday evening and this time I ordered enchiladas Verdes.....much much better! Also got the table side guacamole, which was fresh and delicious! Our server was busy, but attentive. Also the restaurant was a bit less busy and the music wasn't so loud this visit, so I could hear the conversation at my table. Overall much better experience. Probably best to go on weeknights and avoid on busy weekend nights. Original review: Visually a very cool place, but it was far too loud to hear the person right next to you. My dish (one of the combination plates) was rather bland. The server was nice, but at the end of our meal he was no where to be found and we had to wait a ridiculous amount of time to get our check. I think he literally forgot we were still there.

+1

I haven't been here in a while; probably been about three years. I was dining late on a Sunday, and they stay open a little later than the neighboring Mexican restaurants. My margarita was so good …

Linda Castro

Nothing crazy about it. But fajitas plates were very good. Very lively. Better meexican food out here though.

Overall, just okay. The chips and salsa weren't great, and there was no green salsa available (only on Fridays & Saturdays). The kids' fries were very oily and lacked flavor. Portions were decent for…

Overall, just okay. The chips and salsa weren't great, and there was no green salsa available (only on Fridays & Saturdays). The kids' fries were very oily and lacked flavor. Portions were decent…

Overall, just okay. The chips and salsa weren't great, and there was no green salsa available (only on Fridays & Saturdays). The kids' fries were very oily and lacked flavor. Portions were decent f…

We haven't visited this place in over ten years and a lot has changed. Queso was not hot, Beans and rice were not flavorful. Margaritas were ok. Service was great as was ambiance.

The last 3 times I have gone to El Jarito their frozen mango margarita has tasted like hot fruit punch....

Serve is slow or non existing. Once was a decent mexican food restaurant. Enjoy your $0.12 tip, will not be back.

My Daughter wanted to celebrate mother day and our mistake we thought about this place but a lady who answered the phone took the order number and asked us for prooof beside screaming indecent rude u…

There was a customer with a MONKEY around her neck, eating from the table. Yes, you read correctly. This restaurant allowed a customer with a MONKEY. When we inquired, the waiter said this custo…

Ni Holla

RACISM We enjoyed our meal and service so much. Would have gave 5 stars until I left my credit card. Because I had to get to work, I called the restaurant to let them know my husband will be picking up the card. I am a Filipino woman. Last name Agudelo (I look and come across Spanish influence). My husband is a black man. Mind you we just left about 10 minutes ago and I called the restaurant to let them know he would be there shortly. My husband came there and gave my last name, showed them he had access to my bank account on his phone, and still the front desk said they couldn’t give him the card because Agudelo was a Hispanic name. Not only did they give him a hard time but extremely passive aggressive and racist micro aggressions. My husband even said “I’ll have her call to confirm” and the front desk said very aggressively “well, we’ll see if she does call!” Very rude! Mind you, we were just here 10 minutes ago and were served and you couldn’t remember the only black man in the restaurant? I had to call in again and give them his full name and a description of him. We would have made this our new favorite place if not for this incident. I can only imagine if I had not been available at my work job, how hard it would have been to obtain our card!

Tristan Davis

We're from the Seattle area and ended up going here at 8pm on a Tuesday and were pretty disappointed in this place. Although Google and the front door says they are open until 9:30pm, it looked like they were cleaning up and ready to go Food: -#16: Tacos Al Carbon - The beef was pretty dry and the tortilla was dry as well. All around, not great #28: Enchiladas Verdes - The chicken was dry in this also and the tortilla wasn't great either. - Chips and salsa - Not sure if the chips were homemade or not, but it seemed like they weren't and they weren't great - The salsa was served hot and was actually my first time having hot salsa and it really didn't taste good. This may be a personal preference, but I didn't enjoy it. Atmosphere: - We sat outside as it was nice out and not too warm. Their outdoor seating area is really cool with a little fountain and tables with nice "umbrellas" over each of them - Although the fountain and outdoor area are put together really nicely, the parking lot lights are way, way too bright and kill the ambience. We didn't notice this until we sat down and may have been better at a different table, but the parking lot curves around the patio area so I'm not sure if it would've helped. All in all, we were expecting some excellent Mexican food here, but we have much better food at our normal place in Washington (Ixtapa)

Jaren Isbell

This could have been 5 stars but I don't think this is a safe place to eat. First, there was a lady going from table to table with a rolling booth to make fresh table-side guacamole. Awesome. I watched her put her fingers in her mouth, twice, sampling the ingredients to her work station. She did not go back to wash her hands. Literally fingertips all the way into her mouth up to the first knuckle, back to the food, and repeat. Then off to make table-side guac. She's in one of my pictures. Don't get her guac. Second, the plastic glassware is chipped and cracked which is actually a pretty serious health code violation. These small imperfections harbor a lot of bacteria and can't be cleaned properly. They have to be replaced. See photos again. Lastly, unfortunately there was a long hair in my food. Hair sometimes happens, I get it. But my experience was already tainted and I worry for the health of anyone who eats here. The food tasted great, the service was wonderful, atmosphere was vibrant, price was fair. Just very unsanitary, and that is an automatic fail.