Chapultepec Lupita

"Very Hole in the Wall atmosphere. Had breakfast and the restaurant was empty besides me. Food came out quick and was delicious. The chips are delicious and the salsa has a bit of a kick. The guacamole was smooth and creamy, which was unusual, but good. The Huevos a la Mexicana (with tortillas) was a little under seasoned, but despite that it was still very good. I would definitely recommend this spot."

"I was in the area and tried to go to another Tex Mex/Mexican restaurant that ended up being closed. I remembered a colleague telling me about this place and it was close by, so I decided to check it out. For some reason, walking in was a bit awkward. Maybe it was the lack of any music ( which I don’t think I consciously registered at the time), or the lack of greeting. It was so quiet in there. It was like a movie, when the new guy in town walks in a room and all heads turn and look but no one talks. I felt like Marty McFly walking into the saloon in 1885 for the first time. In the words of Tupac..”All Eyez On Me.” After the awkward entrance and silence, I made my way to a seat. At this point, I’m just astounded at how quiet it is in this place. It was a Sunday but even church is louder than this. I couldn’t decide if the outdated look of the place was by design or just ambivalence. Either way, what I’m really here is for good food, so judging by the looks, I am expecting some abuela level cuisine here. Growing up in a West Texas Mexican household, I have high expectations when it comes to “authentic Tex Mex/Mexican food” (don’t get me started on this loaded phrase/label and debate). I’m not sure people in the USA, even Texas, understand how many regions and influences there are in Mexican food, Texas Mexican food being one of them. I digress, though, so let me step off my soapbox. The first time I’m coming to a new Texas Mexican restaurant I’m looking for a few things to standout. The salsa that comes with the chips. I’ll give some leeway on the chips themselves although they can’t be totally generic, but way less leeway on the salsa. This salsa was really good! This is the heat level that seems to be lacking in a lot of restaurants I’ve gone to in the area. When the salsa brings a tear to my eye, these are tears of happiness! Okay, salsas good. Let’s check a few other things. Do they have Carne Guisada? Check! I’ll order that. And let’s see what those tortillas do. The waitress was very polite and gave us time to peruse the menu. On a side note, there is a dish called Chapulines on the menu, which means grasshopper in Mexican Spanish ( influenced by Nahuatl, a native Mexican language), and is a thing in Mexican, especially Oaxacan cuisine (again regional). I haven’t found them outside of Hugo’s (let me know Yelpers) in Houston. So I saw this and was excited as heck until I realized, it’s just a chicken or beef burrito. Huh? New one to me. Never heard of burritos referred by that name before. Anyway, the Carne Guisada comes out. It looks a little different than what my mom and abuela cooked and almost every restaurant in west Texas. I’m used to a lot more gravy with my meat. Half of the fun is trying to soak up all the gravy with tortillas. This had very little. The meat was good. It had a good flavor and was tender and the serving size was good. The beans and rice were solid but not outstanding. The tortillas were a little meh to me. Just not as soft and pliable as I like. If you’ve ever had homemade abuela or mom tortillas, you know what I mean. Everything was ok and I’d like to try some other things out sometime but I’m not rushing back at the moment. I was going to give 2 stars but then I remembered the salsa, which I ordered a container to go. It was that good. I’d go back just for that. The waitress was very good. Attentive and polite. I’m still mystified about the quiet in there though. Play some music, please. Anything, Tejano, Norteño, Banda, Corridos. Even 80’s or Country music. It’s just weird listening to the table two booths away from me talk about how much they hate El Paso for 30 minutes. I’ll give it a three for now. I hope to return in the future and have a better experience."

"Let’s begin at the beginning. I needed to use the restroom & wash my hands. Yes it was small but immaculately clean & stocked. Menu has a huge variety of selections. I started with a small Chile con queso. Enough for 2 people easily. DELICIOUS!!!! Chips were whole and not broken into little pieces and fragments & the salsa was so fresh!! Unbelievable. I decided to order a La carte since I hadn’t been to this restaurant in almost 40 years. It was clean and the service was awesome. I ordered a beef crispy taco and it was FILLED with ground beef. I also ordered a side of refried beans. Meh… good but not great. I had 2 Chiles Toreados. I asked for Serrano peppers instead of jalapenos and received them. HOT!!! HOT!!!!! Wonderful! I also had a tamale which was very nice and a side order of guacamole which was a little bit of a disappointment. I’m going back next week and I will have pictures for you! A La Carte was definitely more expensive but I wanted to try what I wanted to try. Plus I got 2 whole meals out of it so $26 total was reasonable. All in all, very very good! Ok… I’m going to change my review. I went again today with a friend. This time I ordered Enchiladas with Mole. The mole sauce was too watered down. Almost no flavor. I ordered one chicken enchilada, one cheese and one spinach…NO to the spinach. Gag me. All positives above remain."

"The food was amazing. They played good movies. The service was super good and the art out side was amazing would recommend"