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La Mexicana

1018 Fairview, Houston, TX - (713) 521-0963
When you sit down, a waiter (outfitted in white shirt and tie) brings a basket of thin, elegant tortilla chips, still warm, along with a mild red sauce and a hotter, lime-tinged green sauce. Fish tacos are made with succulent strips of grilled mahi-mahi. Take a bag of heart-shaped cinnamon-sugar cookies for the road.
60% Approval Rating (10 votes)

Scorecard

4 - Overall: One of the Best - Worth a Trip
Overall: One of the Best - Worth a Trip
Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
Chocolate Cake with Flan
Chile con Queso
Macaroons
Fish Tacos
Camarones en Salsa Chipotle
Migas
Topo Chico
Tortilla Chips
Menudo

Highlighted Reviews

rating
Michael Stern - Photos (11)
Roadfood.com Editor
"Sometimes we feel sorry for our friend Jim Rains. He's got a beautiful wife, a great job, and a bucolic home; but he's a Texan and he lives in Connecticut. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but Jim grew up eating excellent Mexican food whenever he wanted it. ..."   [Read More]

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Map & Web Site

1018 Fairview, Houston, TX
(713) 521-0963

http://www.lamexicanarestaurant.com

Hours & Policies

Seasons:Open Year Round
Meals Served:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Operational Hours:Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:Yes
Alcohol Served:Yes
Outdoor Seating:Yes
Reservations Accepted:Yes
Delivery Available:No
Takeout Counters:Yes
Camarones en Salsa Chipotle are shrimp cooked in a fiery chipotle pepper sauce. On the side, you have a choice of bread, tortillas, or crackers.
"Camarones en Salsa Chipotle are shrimp cooked in a fiery chipotle pepper sauce. On the side, you have a choice of bread, tortillas, or crackers."
Michael Stern





Regarded as a remedy for hangovers, menudo is available on Saturdays and Sundays only.
"Regarded as a remedy for hangovers, menudo is available on Saturdays and Sundays only."
Cliff Strutz


There are beers, wines, and drinks galore, but we chose to drink Topo Chico, which is Mexican club soda.
"There are beers, wines, and drinks galore, but we chose to drink Topo Chico, which is Mexican club soda."
Michael Stern


If you love coconut and chocolate, here is La Mexicana's vision of heaven. It's kind of like the ultimate Mounds Bar.
"If you love coconut and chocolate, here is La Mexicana's vision of heaven. It's kind of like the ultimate Mounds Bar."
Michael Stern


Chile Con Queso: chilies and cheese, here shown decorated with a spill of jalapeno pepper chips to heat it up. It's a big balance of dairy-smoothness and capsicum heat.
"Chile Con Queso: chilies and cheese, here shown decorated with a spill of jalapeno pepper chips to heat it up. It's a big balance of dairy-smoothness and capsicum heat."
Michael Stern


Here's how dinner begins: a basket of fragile tortilla chips, just barely salted, accompanied by hot red sauce and hotter green sauce.
"Here's how dinner begins: a basket of fragile tortilla chips, just barely salted, accompanied by hot red sauce and hotter green sauce."
Michael Stern


A close view of a fish taco shows the quality of the mahi mahi of which it's made. This is no cloddish fried cod. It is elegant fish; and the whole package is zesty and bright-flavored.
"A close view of a fish taco shows the quality of the mahi mahi of which it's made. This is no cloddish fried cod. It is elegant fish; and the whole package is zesty and bright-flavored."
Michael Stern


The Fish Taco platter: three of them are accompanied by fiesta rice and refried black beans.
"The Fish Taco platter: three of them are accompanied by fiesta rice and refried black beans."
Michael Stern


We find these simple, heart-shaped cinnamon-sugar cookies impossible to stop eating. We bought a bag full after dinner, and managed to take this photo of the last two remaining in our hotel room that night. After the shutter snapped, they were gone.
"We find these simple, heart-shaped cinnamon-sugar cookies impossible to stop eating. We bought a bag full after dinner, and managed to take this photo of the last two remaining in our hotel room that night. After the shutter snapped, they were gone."
Michael Stern


Among the many amazing bakery items available at the front counter is this chocolate cake topped with flan. Rich? Forget about it!
"Among the many amazing bakery items available at the front counter is this chocolate cake topped with flan. Rich? Forget about it!"
Michael Stern


The Mexican scrambled eggs dish known as migas is especially good at La Mexicana.
"The Mexican scrambled eggs dish known as migas is especially good at La Mexicana."
Cliff Strutz


La Mexicana is a festive place; the decor is abetted by south-of-the-border party music.
"La Mexicana is a festive place; the decor is abetted by south-of-the-border party music."
Michael Stern


La Mexicana first opened as a food market in 1968. The Trevino family turned it into a full-service restaurant in 1982; and it has since become a culinary destination for Houstonians in the know.
"La Mexicana first opened as a food market in 1968. The Trevino family turned it into a full-service restaurant in 1982; and it has since become a culinary destination for Houstonians in the know."
Michael Stern



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