Teresa La Mexicana Burritos & Mexican Grill

Teresa La Mexicana Burritos & Mexican Grill is a new restaurant on Yarbrough just before you hit Pebble Hills. Family owned and operated you’ll find them very friendly and open to serve. They want to make sure they earn your business and they go out of their way to do so. Click HERE for the entire review.

OVERALL BITES:

Value: La Mexicana has quite a few dishes for just shy of $10. I had the gorditas, two of them, and it came with rice and beans. The chips and salsa were also complimentary.

Taste: I thought everything tasted pretty good. The gorditas were made fresh and the ground beef with potatoes were seasoned well. The rice had small pieces of onion in them, which I haven’t had before, but it was also very tasty.

Presentation: The chips came in a big cone, my beverage was in a huge mug, which I thought was a cool touch. Although, it also seemed more like a sports bar type of presentation. More on this below.

Vibe: I was the only person in the restaurant but a couple joined me shortly after. They’re new and just getting going.

Accessibility: If you’re going North bound on Yarbrough they are on the East side just before you hit Pebble Hills. There isn’t too much going on in that shopping center so it looks kind of empty. There is plenty of parking though.

Review – Teresa La Mexicana Burritos & Mexican Grill

I walked up to Teresa La Mexicana and thought maybe they were closed because I saw a Christmas tree just inside the entrance. Maybe they had opened during the holidays and they weren’t able to make it. I pulled the door and they were in fact open and after talking to the shop owner they had been open for 4 to 5 months. He was at the counter having some lunch himself and he seemed to be enjoying it so I was hoping I made a good decision.

The server, which I think was the other owner, brought me a huge cone of chips and soem salsa and took my drink order. The chips needed just a bit of salt in green salsa and chips. They were also way too many for just one person. Jamaica/hibiscus tasted like the real thing and not a mix and it was served in a huge mug. Both of these seemed to be a better fit for a bar type of setting than a small family restaurant.

This leads me to my next point. The decor was a little confusing. It’s a Mexican restaurant filled with English sayings:

• Love is the heart of the home
• The joy of cooking starts in the kitchen
• Keep calm and call mom
• Live Love Laugh

The entire restaurant is filled with little wooden signs with those type of phrases. It seemed more like a Cracker Barrel type of feel on the walls but then the tri-color decor hanging from the ceilings gave you a different impression.

There was a great looking salsa bar in the middle but it was empty. Since they aren’t getting too much foot traffic, filling up the salsa bar would probably leave them with a lot of waste at the end of the night. It was a bit disappointing to walk up and not have at least one salsa to try.

I got my food relatively quickly. The beans were smothered in cheese which was awesome. The rice had onions in it which I don’t think I have ever seen but I was pleasantly surprised. I am an onion fan though so not all of you may enjoy as much as I did. The red salsa for gorditas wasn’t too spicy but it lacked a little salt. I was also brought a side of pico just in case the red wasn’t to my liking, according to the owner. Which she didn’t have to do but I thought was a nice touch.

The gorditas weren’t fried but instead cooked like a tortilla on a hot plate and made out of flour. The potatoes and ground beef were just the right amount and it was tasty too. No salt or anything else needed on the gorditas. The veggies were served on the side and not stuffed in the gordita. They lettuce and tomatoes were all cut fresh and hadn’t been sitting around.

A couple walked in when I was eating and they had questions about certain plates on the menu. The waitress brought them out a small sample. Again, going above and beyond to ensure customers would be satisfied with their order and their food choice.

In the end, Teresa la Mexicana gets 3.5 Bites. The rice and beans were good. The gorditas were pretty darn good too. Nothing was knock me over great but the flavor was there and so was the value. Most importantly, it’s another family chasing their dream of setting up a restaurant and serving people. Congratulations to them and best of wishes. I’ll be seeing you soon.