El Jefe,

101 West Queen Isabella Boulevard, Port Isabel, TX 78578

"My family and I decided to try something different. The service was with a smile. The food was lacking in flavor. The restaurant was clean and in order."

"As a local and Native Texan... I do not recommend. On a Friday at 12:30 pm we decided to try El Jefe Restaurant for the first time. I read good reviews so I was quite surprised to see a nearly empty dining room. Regardless we sat and ordered. Beef enchiladas Americanas plate and the shredded beef flautas plate. The courtesy sopa and chips and salsa were good. However the main entrees were not good and quite gross to be honest. The enchilada sauce is like nothing I've ever tasted. It almost tasted like spaghetti sauce. Weird! It was dark red like ketchup. Inside was mostly potato chunks, not beef. Not at all what Texmex enchiladas should look and taste like. The flautas were such a disappointment. Dry, tough and flavorless shredded beef rolled up in a greasy flavorless corn tortilla that is soggy from lettuce and tomato. The rice and beans were tasty but very small portions. However, you had to order a flour tortilla. Luckily I did and made a bean taco. We did not eat the entrees, tipped the waitress generously , paid and left. What I found shocking was when we were asked if we enjoyed our meal I replied NO. The waitress did not question and was not concerned. When we paid at the register, the man asked if everything was good. I simply stated No it was not. He did not question me further as I'm sure he did not want to have a conversation about it in public or refund our money. We did not ask for a refund and wouldn't have anyways. In all, I would not recommend and will never return. It seems like they'll throw anything on a plate because a tourist wouldn't notice but I'm no tourist."

"Excellent Authentic Mexican restaurant, tastes and feels like you are in Mexico . Very clean and great service!"

"Absolutely delicious! Great service! We went in with a group of 15 and they attended us immediately and very very friendly. I only caught a pic of my plate but we ordered almost over everything on that menu and all the family loved it. Real Mexican taste too!"

"The food is AMAZING here and the prices are great. I’m just glad I found this place while visiting south padre. Authentic Mexican food with great service. I tried most of the items on the menu and everything was delicious. We came back 4 days in a row for brunch and dinner. Really nice manager and servers."