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El Merendero

Honduran · Diagonal Hermanos Paniagua

4.1 · 100 reviews Google
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About El Merendero

Located on Diagonal Hermanos Paniagua, El Merendero offers a vibrant dining experience with a 4.1-star rating from over 100 reviews. We provide convenient options including delivery, takeout, and dine-in service. Known for our fast service and lively atmosphere, we feature live music and broadcast s...

Located on Diagonal Hermanos Paniagua, El Merendero offers a vibrant dining experience with a 4.1-star rating from over 100 reviews. We provide convenient options including delivery, takeout, and dine-in service. Known for our fast service and lively atmosphere, we feature live music and broadcast sports events. Our extensive menu caters to all tastes, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including local specialties. We welcome everyone, offering a wheelchair accessible entrance and a comfortable setting for solo diners. Open early until late, our hours are Sunday 8AM-12AM, Monday-Thursday 8AM-10PM, and Friday-Saturday 8AM-2AM.

What Customers Say About El Merendero

El Merendero is known for its authentic Honduran food and generally good service. Many reviewers recommend the 'sopa de caracol'. However, some customers have reported issues with slow service, inconsistent food quality, and occasional rudeness.

Popular Dishes

alitas sopa de caracol frijolitos horchata (3) tacos Baleada fajitas

Best For

Families Locals Casual

Tip: Consider visiting on Saturdays for live music. Be aware that some dishes, like the horchata, may be very sweet.

Features

🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🌅 Breakfast 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner Coffee
🎯 Casual 🛋️ Cozy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family 👥 Groups

Frequently asked questions about El Merendero

El Merendero is located at 12519 North Fwy, Houston, TX 77060, Diagonal Hermanos Paniagua.
El Merendero offers honduran cuisine.
El Merendero has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
El Merendero offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at El Merendero based on customer reviews are: alitas, sopa de caracol, frijolitos, horchata, tacos.
El Merendero is ideal for families, locals, casual dining.
El Merendero is known for its authentic Honduran food and generally good service. Many reviewers recommend the 'sopa de caracol'. However, some customers have reported issues with slow service, inconsistent food quality, and occasional rudeness.
Consider visiting on Saturdays for live music. Be aware that some dishes, like the horchata, may be very sweet.
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El Merendero Diagonal Hermanos Paniagua Reviews

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Reviews (40)
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Ben Stillson

Some real good Honduran specialties. I love being surprised by great service and food. Sometimes taking the risk of an unknown pays out well, it did this time.

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Bianca Ayala

Muy rica comida hondureña, volveré para probar más platillos, servicio 10/10

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Leonel Guillén

Ok hablaba bien de la comida y todo pero hoy mala experiencia. Carne muy condimentada demasiado.. Y los tacos mal cocinada la carne

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Misheel Orellana

Muy Rico él sábor de la comida solo que en lo personal a los platillos le falta él chismol (pico de gallo) y más juguito al pollo, la horchata muy Dulce y como de bolsa.

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Enrique Alegría

Super super bien 👍 en todos los aspectos comida riquísima comí una sopa de caracol la recomiendo en su punto exacto deliciosa y unos frijolitos que ponen antes de la comida exquisitos 100% recomiendo 👌

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omar Hernandez

Es un buen lugar familiar. La mejor comida hondurena. Lo recomiendo.

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Carolina AMD

Regresamos nuevamente y como siempre el lugar lindo limpio y la atención, les dejaré unas fotos espero se animen los sábados hay música en vivo

Ben Stillson
Ben Stillson

Some real good Honduran specialties. I love being surprised by great service and food. Sometimes taking the risk of an unknown pays out well, it did this time.

Bianca Ayala
Bianca Ayala

Muy rica comida hondureña, volveré para probar más platillos, servicio 10/10

Leonel Guillén
Leonel Guillén

Ok hablaba bien de la comida y todo pero hoy mala experiencia. Carne muy condimentada demasiado.. Y los tacos mal cocinada la carne

Misheel Orellana
Misheel Orellana

Muy Rico él sábor de la comida solo que en lo personal a los platillos le falta él chismol (pico de gallo) y más juguito al pollo, la horchata muy Dulce y como de bolsa.

Enrique Alegría
Enrique Alegría

Super super bien 👍 en todos los aspectos comida riquísima comí una sopa de caracol la recomiendo en su punto exacto deliciosa y unos frijolitos que ponen antes de la comida exquisitos 100% recomiendo 👌

omar Hernandez
omar Hernandez

Es un buen lugar familiar. La mejor comida hondurena. Lo recomiendo.

Carolina AMD
Carolina AMD

Regresamos nuevamente y como siempre el lugar lindo limpio y la atención, les dejaré unas fotos espero se animen los sábados hay música en vivo

J
Jeffery Rasco

Went for drinks and had an amazing time.

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Evann Lapointe

Great service and good spices! Highly recommend

J
Juan Ramon Nunez

Great food and service

Noel Jose Vanegas Valle
Noel Jose Vanegas Valle

100% Recomendado las alitas un manjar las mejores marcas en wiskey👆🏻las chicas muy amables 👆🏻

Jeffery Rasco
Jeffery Rasco

Went for drinks and had an amazing time.

Juan Ramon Nunez
Juan Ramon Nunez

Great food and service

Evann Lapointe
Evann Lapointe

Great service and good spices! Highly recommend

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Liam Guzman

I stopped for breakfast on a Saturday and ordered two pupusas—just the way I like them. The waitress served them to me along with my coffee, but I found it odd that she didn't come back to offer me a refill! Well, I asked her for another coffee anyway and mentioned that I thought it was strange not to have been offered more. She explained that their coffee machine was broken, so they had to brew it manually every time a customer requested it. I found her explanation reasonable. I enjoyed the pupusas—they were well-made—and I recommend this place.

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Carlini Rapalini

This Hondurian restaurant is completely detached from reality and out of line as a community food servicing, I order a breakfast plate with grilled meat, but I was totally dissapointed, the meat was all burned out, hard as a rock,not eatable, besides that, they charged me for a half glass of water not bottle,$4.50 and had the nerves to address it as a small water drink, it is a complete deception, a rip-off, when water is normally offered or served as a complementary or courtesy in every restaurant everywhere. Actually it costed more than a black coffee ☕️ that was refilled twice, the place looks very decent but taking advantage with this ridiculous charge, is a no-no going back, please,don't abuse the guidelines of courtesy. The server, Faviola,made a great difference. She was very kind,attentive, and friendly. I wouldn't recommend period this Hondurian restaurant to none else as a good place to eat.😡

Carlini Rapalini
Carlini Rapalini

This Hondurian restaurant is completely detached from reality and out of line as a community food servicing, I order a breakfast plate with grilled meat, but I was totally dissapointed, the meat was all burned out, hard as a rock,not eatable, besides that, they charged me for a half glass of water not bottle,$4.50 and had the nerves to address it as a small water drink, it is a complete deception, a rip-off, when water is normally offered or served as a complementary or courtesy in every restaurant everywhere. Actually it costed more than a black coffee ☕️ that was refilled twice, the place looks very decent but taking advantage with this ridiculous charge, is a no-no going back, please,don't abuse the guidelines of courtesy. The server, Faviola,made a great difference. She was very kind,attentive, and friendly. I wouldn't recommend period this Hondurian restaurant to none else as a good place to eat.😡

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Estrada Perez

Pésima comida me dieron el arroz frío la carne salada hasta mas no poder y no siquiera me pusieron un baño para echar mi agua no lo recomiendo para nada

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Luna Álvarez

Hoy fui con mís padres sé comportaba muy rara la mesera con mi padre además sabiendo que estaba mi madre y yo pues la comida re fría las papas no tan cocinadas y los chicken nuggets muy horribles la horchata no sabia horchata además me quedaba viendo feo la dije sis cosas a la mujer pues mi padre viene siempre y pregunto por una tal Gabriela si saben quien es díganme pls gracuas

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Daddy's Only Baby

Went here during the height of the storm and the lady working the front register was RUDE, I took it she was frustrated because she couldn't understand what I wanted.... Not my fault,learn English..your in Houston now..If I decided to live in Mexico or any other country I would at least try to learn something! 🙄

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Rosibel Villeda

I waited for my food for about an hour and a half, and when it finally arrived in the middle of the meal it had two hairs wrapped around it, Bad service

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Tony Gonzales

People are sleeping inside of their businesses how is this right or legal

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jeshua shepherd

Baleada was room temperature and very greasy with no chorizo. The workers knows me in there. I'm there almost everyday ordering the same food and they want to get it wrong this time. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

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Velaurie Marie

It was a horrible experience, I will never go back there. They took forever and we were the only table in there. They didn't come back to check on us or refill my drink, and appetizer came out after food, had fajitas and they wouldn't give extra tortillas and I had a whole platter left. Poor customer service!

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Alejandra Reyes

Food- ok, we where a party of 7 every plate came at different times and also served with hand made cold tortillas, (not good). Refried beans were super salty could not even eat them with other food on the plate Service- waiter very nice, I can tell very inexperience she made 6 different trips too served 7 drinks. I can see restaurant provide trays she could use to carry her drinks, so she could deliver in less time to have customers happy. Atmosphere- the climate inside the restaurant was very warm they had two table fans we ask waiter to put 1 directly to our table, by the time some of us finished eating we were sweaty. Overall- maybe we could blame it on that they’re still under construction. The smell of fresh paint still very strong. Some of us won’t be back a second time some of us will wait maybe 6 months to a year until they finish their construction

Luna Álvarez
Luna Álvarez

Hoy fui con mís padres sé comportaba muy rara la mesera con mi padre además sabiendo que estaba mi madre y yo pues la comida re fría las papas no tan cocinadas y los chicken nuggets muy horribles la horchata no sabia horchata además me quedaba viendo feo la dije sis cosas a la mujer pues mi padre viene siempre y pregunto por una tal Gabriela si saben quien es díganme pls gracuas

jeshua shepherd
jeshua shepherd

Baleada was room temperature and very greasy with no chorizo. The workers knows me in there. I'm there almost everyday ordering the same food and they want to get it wrong this time. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

David Alfaro
David Alfaro

La comida está rica. Lastima que no sigan las instrucciones cuando uno hace pedidos en Uber, muy mal entrenamiento del personal y no aceptan los errores que cometen. Aclaración. Si alguien pide comida con indicaciones es para disfrutar al máximo la comida no para que lo manden como quieren.

Velaurie Marie
Velaurie Marie

It was a horrible experience, I will never go back there. They took forever and we were the only table in there. They didn't come back to check on us or refill my drink, and appetizer came out after food, had fajitas and they wouldn't give extra tortillas and I had a whole platter left. Poor customer service!

Rosibel Villeda
Rosibel Villeda

I waited for my food for about an hour and a half, and when it finally arrived in the middle of the meal it had two hairs wrapped around it, Bad service

Alejandra Reyes
Alejandra Reyes

Food- ok, we where a party of 7 every plate came at different times and also served with hand made cold tortillas, (not good). Refried beans were super salty could not even eat them with other food on the plate Service- waiter very nice, I can tell very inexperience she made 6 different trips too served 7 drinks. I can see restaurant provide trays she could use to carry her drinks, so she could deliver in less time to have customers happy. Atmosphere- the climate inside the restaurant was very warm they had two table fans we ask waiter to put 1 directly to our table, by the time some of us finished eating we were sweaty. Overall- maybe we could blame it on that they’re still under construction. The smell of fresh paint still very strong. Some of us won’t be back a second time some of us will wait maybe 6 months to a year until they finish their construction

Daddy's Only Baby
Daddy's Only Baby

Went here during the height of the storm and the lady working the front register was RUDE, I took it she was frustrated because she couldn't understand what I wanted.... Not my fault,learn English..your in Houston now..If I decided to live in Mexico or any other country I would at least try to learn something! 🙄

Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales

People are sleeping inside of their businesses how is this right or legal

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12519 North Fwy, Houston, TX 77060

Diagonal Hermanos Paniagua, TX 77060

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Good Rating
4.1/5 stars
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Many Reviews
100 reviews
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Moderate Price
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🥞 Breakfast
🥐 Brunch
🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
Coffee
🍰 Desserts
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery
🍴 Dine-in

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Status
Verified by owner
🕐 Hours Today
8AM-2AM
Rating
4.1/5
💬 Reviews
100
💰 Price Level
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📞 Phone
+1 281-397-1449
🌐 Website
elmerenderorestaurant.com

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Diagonal Hermanos Paniagua, TX 77060

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