Tortilleria Aries 201 North Shary Road, Mission, TX 78572

"Literally $22 for a pound of Mexican barbecue half a pack of tortillas go to Jesse supermarket it's a lot better not greasy and get a better price and I still have $6 left over for beer too or 3"

"For Mexicans, a Sunday isn't complete unless you started it with some barbacoa and menudo...am I right? This tortillería offers white/yellow corn tortillas, a variety of freshly made salsas, barbacoa, carnitas, and menudo on the weekends. This place would easily be 5 stars...but the quality of the menudo has dropped. With every order of carnitas or barbacoa, they give you their housemade green and red salsas...my particular fave is the green salsa. It's not spicy...has a nice tang to it...and pairs perfectly with the barbacoa. They also have other salsas: chimichurri, guacamole, habanero... The barbacoa and carnitas don't have much fat on them...and are seasoned well. A half-pound goes down in 2-3 tacos...it is that tasty. But the menudo...about 2 years ago it was perfect. It had the right amount of tripe/corn ratio...the meat was tender and it was trimmed nicely. Recently though, whether I just got a bad batch, or the cook was in a hurry...but twice in a row, the menudo I received was not trimmed well. There was so much fat floating on top...and chunks on the pieces, it was inedible. If I was grading the menudo alone...it would be a 1 star. But considering their tortillas, fresh salsas, combined with their barbacoa and carnitas...they still get 1 star for each item. Just stay away from the menudo..."

"Today, 12/2/18, my mother in law went in and purchased 4 containers of menudo. Straight from the container it looked and smelled fine but when we started to eat it you could definitely tell there was something wrong with it. The tripe had a distinct spoiled flavor to it. We've all had menudo numerous times in our lives and never have we experienced one as fowl and repulsing as the one we purchased at Tortilla Aries. The tripe had such a stench that we couldn't stomach to eat it. Our dogs even turned their cheek to it. My mother in-law went back to the store with the remaining two unopened containers of menudo in hopes to exchange it for the barbacoa that we normally get on Sundays (we've never purchased menudo here only ever their barbacoa and carnitas which are usually delicious) and the workers were extremely rude and defensive. She was not asking for her money back she only wanted to exchange the disgusting menudo for something more palatable. The owner (who did not present himself as the owner) told her that the cook tasted it and that it was fine. That there wasn't anything wrong with it and that they were not going to help her. Anyone with a nose and mouth cold tell there was something off about the menudo. My mother in law came back home empty handed and distressed with the way they treated her and swore never to purchase with them again. My husband called the store on 10th to see if there was anything they could do or point us to the direction of the manager of the Shary location and they gave us the number to the store in question and said to ask for Edgardo. My husband called and explained everything about the menudo being off and asked if there was anything he could do about it. The man on the phone said "Oh no problem, as long as you have a receipt we can help you." Uhhhhhh okay? My mother in law had the receipt with her when she first went to return the menudo. Now you are giving us a different tone? The man realized who he was talking to and quickly changed his attitude. All of a sudden there was nothing he could do bc the owner, who had already left by the time we called, had already told my mother in law no. So the man who would not help her to begin with was the owner all along and we were on the phone with the Manager. I would give zero stars based on customer service alone. We will never return to this location again. You're better off getting your menudo from Delia's."

"Nice overall, when manager and/or boss is there it seems to go pretty well but when absent it isn’t very original of the staff. Tortillas are good here but they staff do not live to the reputation of the such. They lose one star on my review due to the employees not always being at their best."

"Best, BEST, MOST AMAZING, BARBACOA EVER! The employees there are super nice and sweet call ahead on Sat and Sun if you're wanting it after 12pm. It's so good they sometimes ran out early! Ask for the Barbacoa Especial."