Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen {Texas City}

Loved the food! The service was excellent! My son and I had a great time at dinner. Will return!

Upon walking in we were not greeted, this set the tone immediately. The hostess sat a family about 2 minutes in the door, 2 of the kids held the door for us. We stood there waiting for the hostess to return, that never happened. I watched quite a few employees chit chatting, walking by us & avoiding eye contact as we stood at the door but no one came our way. I took a seat, the same thing happened, employees walking to the hostess station, putting papers down with their back turned to us, at that point I asked my daughter how much time should I give them, she knew exactly what I meant because I NEVER leave before being seated. After she and I talked we agreed I should give them 10 minutes total before I exit the building and post my review. I had already put 1 star by time someone acknowledged and I was not adding any more until we left, so at that point they had to earn their stars. Here we go… Our server, Angela, was kind, but I feel she could’ve fell back a lot and allowed us to enjoy our meal, I swear it felt like she came to our table to discuss whatever every time I tried to put a forkful in my mouth. Then 1 of the servers kept peeking around the corner from the kitchen and when we’d make eye contact he’d shift his eyes. Another sever would watch us through the mirror from the opposite site of the room and through the plants as he walked to pass our table. There were others who walked out of the kitchen and peeked around the corner as if I wouldn’t notice them and the second I pulled my phone back out it got worse, it became more obvious they were watching when I began to take pics of the food when it was served. I know the tall, slim, Black gentleman with curly hair said something to someone because he overheard me tell my son, “They’re lucky, I was about to post a review and it wasn’t going to be a good one, I won’t hesitate to leave a negative review if it’s deserved”, I said this to my son as we walked pass the bar to table 1, right behind the kitchen. Anyway… My daughter ordered the Beef Fajita Bowl, she didn’t care for it at all, she said it was too cheesy, but she was going to eat it anyway. My son tried it, he agreed, the cheese was overpowering. Although she didn’t care for it, she still gave it ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ My son ordered the Fajita Enchilada Dinner with Amazon sauce and a side of black beans. My son absolutely loved EVERYTHING! My son ranked his meal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I ordered the Seafood Enchilada Dinner with a side of veggies. My seafood enchiladas were out of this freaking world, ya hear me? Them veggies? Trash. I said what I said, all I tasted were red bell peppers. Other veggies were present along with seasonings but I didn’t taste the seasoning, I saw it but tasted red peppers. I ordered a few extras for the table, the chips & dip were like free bread at other spots across the country but they were tasty. I ordered 3 shrimp empanadas as an appetizer for each of us to try, we all gave them ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There were no words, only solence as we all took a bite into the flaky empanada. The Pollo El Dorado was to die for, it was perfect! The chicken was well seasoned and tender. I wanted to try the free dairy-free frozen yogurt at the front door as we left but I was too focused on making sure Angela got the receipt. Will I return? Your guess is as good as mine😉

Really enjoyed eating here. The only sort of negative thing I would dare say is that a lot of dishes have cilantro which I cant eat. But talking with the server I found something I could eat . The fajitas were excellent. Tender, flavorful, not dry meat. Good service, friendly staff.