Cancun
Mexican · Lubbock
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About Cancun
En Cancun, te damos la bienvenida a un espacio cálido y colorido donde disfrutarás de la auténtica cocina mexicana. Somos un rincón familiar en Lubbock, perfecto para saborear platos tradicionales, aprovechar nuestras happy hours y disfrutar de tus deportes favoritos en nuestras pantallas. ¡Te esper...
En Cancun, te damos la bienvenida a un espacio cálido y colorido donde disfrutarás de la auténtica cocina mexicana. Somos un rincón familiar en Lubbock, perfecto para saborear platos tradicionales, aprovechar nuestras happy hours y disfrutar de tus deportes favoritos en nuestras pantallas. ¡Te esperamos con los brazos abiertos para compartir la alegría de México!
What Customers Say About Cancun
Cancun is a popular Mexican restaurant in Lubbock known for its large portions, tasty food, and excellent service. Customers rave about the chicken fajitas, seafood dishes, and margaritas. Many reviewers highlight the friendly and attentive staff.
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Cancun Lubbock Reviews
Love this restaurant! We always get great food and great service! Let me start at with 1. Dessert Chimi Cheese Cake is out of this world crazy good Tres Leches Cake amazing Chocolate Fudge is amazing Only thing we had that was ok was the churros they are ok 2. Apps Tostada de Ceviche is amazing Queso Fundio is also great 3. Seafood Mojarra you can’t ho wrong with! 4. Grill Carne Asada is good well portioned Jalisco Special is good 5. Tacos Enough said tacos are good period! Our personal favorite from this restaurant is the Molcajete YOU HAVE TO ORDER THIS!! You will not be disappointed. It has a little of everything, chicken, beef, chorizo, shrimp, cheese, cactus, (yes cactus is good people give it a chance), bell peppers, onions, jalapeño, rice, beans, and tortillas. It’s quite a bit of food!
Excellent Authentic food. Great drink specials. Over all great atmosphere.
Was in Lubbock for the weekend so we tried it out. Loved my chicken quesadillas, they were even good the next day cold.
Fantastic as always. One of the few Mexican restaurants that has not lost quality of food over time.
The Cuba, our server did an excellent job. She made sure we consistently had what we needed.
We had a great experience at this Mexican restaurant! Our waitress, Leslie, was awesome, super friendly, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed the whole time. She checked on us often and made the meal really enjoyable. Definitely recommend asking for Leslie if you visit!
Great food 100% authentic Mexican food. Paloma was my waitress and took care of everything very helpful. Will definitely be coming back when I’m in Lubbock.
I ate at the bar, but it was a friendly happy place to grab a beer and a bite.
Been here several times and wanted to try something new. That sea food fajita dish was phenomenal! 😋
Top notch. They are in my opinion the best restaurant in their respective category in town. Easily beating abuelos. Food is very good and they have a huge variety, portions are good, prices are good, service is excellent, and the restaurant is clean. Would recommend to anyone
Visiting from Dallas and this is hands down the best Mexican food I’ve eaten. I ordered shrimp enchiladas and they were sooooo good! The service was excellent. Highly recommend. Will definitely be back.
Great service ,nice place, and good food. Many options in the menu ,margaritas have good flavor the atmosphere is great with paintings of famous singers and actors the bar area is perfect for watching sports is separated from the dining room They open at. 11am, so no early breakfast, but no, a big deal to me
$38 for two? Yes please 🙌 First off, the rice was fully cooked & tasted great (a lot of places tend to have some hard pieces, or it’s over cooked & soggy), $14 asada was delicious, $16 fajitas were amazing & it didn’t break the bank! Server was attentive, my glass was never empty. Will definitely come back and try their quesadillas next time.
Stopped in for lunch right at opening time. The salsa and queso was good. For drinks we tried their piña and Jamaica, we’ll be getting them again. My better half got the chilies poblanos with shredded chicken and I got the chili colorado. We were both very pleased with the food and left satisfied. The atmosphere was perfect, the hostess was nice and our waitress too great care of us.
I've been patronizing Cancun since it opened and can say, with little reservation, that it is the best and most consistent mexican restaurant in Lubbock. The menu is filled with interesting and del…
I've been patronizing Cancun since it opened and can say, with little reservation, that it is the best and most consistent Mexican restaurant in Lubbock. The menu is filled with interesting and del…
Went here a few months ago. Delicious food, great service. Ambiance was also nice, plenty of tvs with different sports ball games.
Went here a few months ago. Delicious food, great service. ambiance was also nice, plenty of tvs with different sports ball games.
A great find in a safe area. mexican food as it should be...full of flavor and delicious. Started with an ice cold Michelada. Oh so refreshing! The scallops, shrimp, and Tilapia in the fajitas were…
I was taken here for the first time for a date night last night and was extremely pleased by everything. Mexican is my favorite type of food and this place was SO delicious. The chips and salsa wer…
Never have I been disappointed with what I ordered from drinks to menu items. I like that they serve Menudo any day and anytime.
Best food anywhere and the Tea is very good and the chicken fajitas are to kill for lol, grilled tomatoes and Onions !! Oh my GOSH
Best food anywhere and the tea is very good and the chicken fajitas are to kill for lol, grilled tomatoes and Onions !! Oh my GOSH
This was an enormous amount of food and tasty too. Loved all the chicken, shrimp, peppers, and onions with the fantastic flour tortillas. Also had a smooth, sweet, tasty Tropical Margarita. This is…
This was an enormous amount of food and tasty too. Loved all the chicken, shrimp, peppers, and onions with the fantastic flour tortillas. Also had a smooth, sweet, tasty Tropical Margarita. T…
This was an enormous amount of food and tasty too. Loved all the chicken, shrimp, peppers, and onions with the fantastic flour tortillas. Also had a smooth, sweet, tasty Tropical Margarita. This …
I felt portion of food is slightly big. Food was great especially the seafood fajita. Fished was cooked very well. Hawaii fajita was great but felt like lots of cheese overshadowed the meat taste. Oyster were nice and fresh. Steak and chicken fajita felt slightly dry but taste was awesome. The complimentary nachos and salsa were nice. Especially salsa was great. The ambiance and service was great.
Great menu with tons of options. Excellent Mexican food. It's a large restaurant with dining and a bar.
Great menu with tons of options. Excellent mexican food. It's a large restaurant with dining and a bar.
Great menu with tons of options. Excellent mexican food. It's a large restaurant with dining and a bar.
Cancun is a local favorite, based on how long the wait is. We sat at the bar while we waited and were served a very weak house margarita. \n\nAfter we were seated, ordered, the food came and it was…
Cancun is a local favorite, based on how long the wait is. We sat at the bar while we waited and were served a very weak house margarita. \n\nAfter we were seated, ordered, the food came and it was…
Cancun is a local favorite, based on how long the wait is. We sat at the bar while we waited and were served a very weak house margarita. \n\nAfter we were seated, ordered, the food came and it w…
Great food and service. I got a mixed grill platter. service was fast as well. I liked the atmosphere. It was simple and had that classic Texmex look.
Great food and service. I got a mixed grill platter. Service was fast as well. I liked the atmosphere. It was simple and had that classic Texmex look.
New to area. Thought I “hit a home run” when entering. Such a nice place. Tremendous menu from traditional TexMex - to great seafood entries - steaks, etc. I ordered the 7-Seafood soup based on serve…
New to area. Thought I “hit a home run” when entering. Such a nice place. Tremendous menu from traditional TexMex - to great seafood entries - steaks, etc. I ordered the 7-seafood soup ba…
New to area. Thought I “hit a home run” when entering. Such a nice place. Tremendous menu from traditional TexMex - to great seafood entries - steaks, etc. I ordered the 7-seafood soup based …
We saw this place near where we moved in and decided to give it a chance. The drinks are great, which is the reasoning for my 3 star rating, but the service and the food is awful. To be honest ther…
Cancun usually offers a "children eat free on Tuesdays" special. (Up to 2 children per adult). However, today I went in with a group of friends and the waitress said they would only do 1 child per …
Bad service waited 15 minutes we had to go ask for service or who was our server. Ten minutes some one came and took our drink order . Been here many times, first time the service SUCKED!!
Stopped here with my daughter and two granddaughters for lunch on my way to the airport!\n\nAn hour wait after being seated to receive food, then two of the four orders were WRONG! Several tables t…
Worst tortillas i ever had in my life! We were there Saturday afternoon about 1:30. our waitress didn’t even make sure we had enough silverware as was extremely rude. “one ticket right” We were just a party of 4 so shouldn’t have been too much trouble to wait on us.
So we first got the extremely rude waitress. She was extremely unpersonable and short with us like we did something wrong by walking in. The chips where okay but the salsa was not salsa. It was tomato sauce with onions in it having zero flavor of anything. I got the cancun special all chicken. The relleno pepper was slimy flavorless. The burrito was soggy from the red sause and chicken grease. The enchilada was soggy and slimy. The rice had zero flavor and the refried beans where super old taste. The red sause the covered everything with was runny liquid and only taste of tomatoes. My wife got the same cancun special but beef. Hers wat actually worse than mine was by far. My coke was kinda flat but her unsweetened tea was really good.
The enchiladas were very disappointing. Greasy, bland, covered with guacamole, tomatoes, and lettuce and drizzled with sour cream. The salsa and the enchiladas were strong with lime juice. Yuk
My family and I walked in and stood in the lobby for a few minutes until we got acknowledged. I should probably mention it was a Friday evening and not busy, 5-6 tables at most were being used. Once they sat us we sat for 10 - 12 minutes while 2 waitresses passed by a few times and never acknowledged us or got a drink order. We finally just walked out. I would not recommend this place. It’s not busy for a reason.
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Cancun: Lubbock's Unbeatable Taste of Authentic Mexico
Alright, fellow Lubbock foodies, let’s talk Mexican food. We’ve got options, sure, but if you’re asking me where to go for truly authentic flavors and a genuinely good time, Cancun is the spot that keeps coming up. It’s not just another place; it’s become, in my book, the top contender in its category right here in town.First off, the food is the real deal. People rave about it being 100% authentic Mexican, and after a few visits, I wholeheartedly agree. The menu boasts a huge variety, so the
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