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You’re ink-credibly delicious! 🐙 Highlights:• Grilled Octopus • Mixed Drinks • Plenty of Tapas Review: I had high expect...
10/21/2025

You’re ink-credibly delicious! 🐙

Highlights:
• Grilled Octopus
• Mixed Drinks
• Plenty of Tapas

Review: I had high expectations because of the price point and location of the restaurant. The croquetas de Jamón Serrano had a tasty filling, but the outer layer was too mushy, which threw off the texture. The highlight of the day was definitely the Pulpo à la Gallega. It was perfectly grilled, with a smoky flavor elevated by the romesco sauce. The potato puree was a nice complement to the octopus, which balanced the dish. I would like to come back to try their other drinks and dishes.

Rating: 8/10


Croquetas de Jamón Serrano
Pulpo A La Gallega

Don’t hide your fillings be honest 🌮 Highlights:• Birria• Handmade Tortillas• Fideo Review: Greeted with smiles and a d...
08/30/2025

Don’t hide your fillings be honest 🌮

Highlights:
• Birria
• Handmade Tortillas
• Fideo

Review: Greeted with smiles and a delicious fideo that reminded me of home. Keeping it real the Jamaica/Habiscus agua fresca was missing that punch of flavor that you expect. The tacos are wrapped in a fresh and warm homemade tortilla. But none of the tacos really stood out. However, the birria with consomme save the day paired beautifully with their homemade tortillas and plenty of goat meat. Trust me that goat meat is not gamey, its full of flavor and elevated with the cilantro and onions. I can’t wait to go back and try their other menu items.

Rating: 8/10
Taqueria San Juan
101 Lexington St, Manor, TX 78653

Birria with consome
Carnitas, Al Pastor, Barbacoa and Birria Tacos

If you don’t like tacos 🌮 I’m Nacho type Highlights:• Sopes• Taco Campechano• Aguas Frescas Review: Have you ever bitten...
03/28/2025

If you don’t like tacos 🌮 I’m Nacho type

Highlights:
• Sopes
• Taco Campechano
• Aguas Frescas

Review: Have you ever bitten into something, and it was pure bliss? That type of moment where it hits the right taste buds, which brings you to a feeling of pure nostalgia. Yes, I had my ratatouille moment! I’ll keep this one short, but you must try their taco campechano, a game changer that satisfies all your cravings and is rightfully their top seller. But now let’s talk about their sopes. As soon as I bit into that sope, I felt a similar warm embrace as if I was eating my abuelitas sopes for the first time. There’s seasoning and love behind everything they serve. I can’t wait to go back and try everything they offer.

Rating: 10/10


Carnitas Sope
Al pastor Sope
Taco campechano
Taco de costilla

Nothing Funny about these Memes! 🥞 Highlights:• Soufflé Pancakes• Drinks• Ambiance/DecorReview: The Dalgona Coffee Nute...
01/24/2025

Nothing Funny about these Memes! 🥞

Highlights:
• Soufflé Pancakes
• Drinks
• Ambiance/Decor

Review: The Dalgona Coffee Nutella toast was dense, with richness from the Nutella and boldness from the coffee. The highlight of the day, however, was the Creme Brûlée soufflé. It was thicc yet fluffy, with a soft, warm center and a sugary, charred top crust balanced by the vanilla ice cream. The ambiance is amazing, with many decorations perfect for pictures. I can’t wait to come back to try their drinks and other sweet treats.

Rating: 9/10

Creme Brûlée Soufflé Pancake
Topped with house-made crème brûlée sauce,
served with vanilla ice cream and
whipping cream.

Dalgona Coffee Nutella is topped with chocolate ice cream, dalgona coffee, nutella, almond cookie, chocolate drizzle and whipping cream!

It was worth every penne! 🍝 Highlights:• Drinks 🍹• Tapas • Pasta Review: The arancini had a perfectly crispy outer coati...
01/14/2025

It was worth every penne! 🍝

Highlights:
• Drinks 🍹
• Tapas
• Pasta

Review: The arancini had a perfectly crispy outer coating, a cheesy center, and elevated spice from the sauce. The spaghetti carbonara was smoky, flavorful, and creamy from the soft poached egg. The highlight of the day was the pan-seared scallops, which were cooked to perfection and paired perfectly with the lemon parmigiano risotto, which was bursting with flavor. I can’t wait to go back to try the rest of their tapas.

Rating: 9/10

Arancini- crispy risotto, mozzarella, arrabbiata sauce
Pan Seared Scallops- lemon parmigiano risotto, chive oil
Spaghetti Carbonara- soft poached egg, crispy bacon, parmigiano

I love you a whole brunch! 🥞🍹Highlights:• Cocktails • Brunch• Rooftop Views Review: The migas were bursting with flavor ...
12/16/2024

I love you a whole brunch! 🥞🍹

Highlights:
• Cocktails
• Brunch
• Rooftop Views

Review: The migas were bursting with flavor and a bit of spice. The potatoes were perfect, the bacon extra crispy, beans were earthy and delicious. The Bloody Mary was balanced, refreshing, spicy and boozy. The highlight of the day were the waffles, crunchy exterior, warm, fluffy center with richness from the butter and sweetness from the syrup. Can’t wait to go back and try their other menu items.

Rating: 9/10

Tex-Mex Migas- egg, pico de gallo, grilled jalapeno, cheddar jack, avocado, sour cream, refried beans, breakfast potatoes and bacon.

Waffles with fresh fruit and a blueberry sauce.

**Yelp Elite Event (Sponsored)**Highlights:• Burgers made to order• Amazing Onion Rings• Milkshakes Review: The Onions r...
08/13/2024

**Yelp Elite Event (Sponsored)**

Highlights:
• Burgers made to order
• Amazing Onion Rings
• Milkshakes

Review: The Onions rings were seasoned to perfection and crunchy. The poutine was a warm hug to my palate. The burger was cheesy, gooey, and complimented with crispy bacon. The crispy chicken Buddha is fried to perfection, cheesy and elevated by the tangy nirvana sauce. Everything was tasty and nicely washed down with a creamy vanilla milkshake. Can’t wait to come back!

State of Brado- Double cheeseburger between two grilled cheese sandwiches, your choice of toppings.

Crispy Chicken Buddha- Fried chicken, Nirvana sauce, cheese, onion, lettuce, pickle.

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