06/06/08

Is this mexican food?

by shbrooks01

OK, I grew up in San Antonio and have lived in Fort Worth for years, come on guys, the people who gave this a good review cant be from Texas! It is the worse mexican food in town. Stick to there sister place Esparanzas, much better. The place does have great ambiance and is good for like a rehersal dinner or something, but if you are hungry for Mexican food I swear Taco Bell is better.

• Pros: great for a party
• Cons: Plain bad mexican food

10/05/09

boiled onions and bellpeppers with cheap roast beef

by RVL

the fajitas dont have any flavor pretty much taste like onions and bellpeppers boiled together. the meat is not even fajita skirt. i really thought this place was going to be the mother of all fajitas but how wrong i was. you can find MUCH better fajitas at Taco Cabana at least they use real fajita skirts and they do taste like fajitas. the only thing that i liked about this place is the building. they idea that they only serve 3-4 dishes is nice and i even over looked the problem that they dont except credit cards. but once you eat the food you will be disappointed.

• Pros: Very Nice Restuarant
• Cons: the food sucks

09/02/09

Reputation doesn't match reality

by tramp116

Having lived in the DFW area for better part of 25 years, I have heard of Joe T. Garcia's for a very long time. I finally stopped in about 5:30 on Saturday. A minimal waiting line which grow considerably by the time I left. Seated outside in a plastic chair (which did not handle my size at all well). When the waiter finally came by, he was surprised that I asked for a pitcher of tea. Their glasses are small enough, they're good for one good gulp. Better have a pitcher handy than having to wait for him to come refill my glass everytime. If I had known that pitcher was going to cost me $10, I would have ordered water. When I asked to see a menu, I was informed (in a slightly condescending tone) there were none & there were only to things they served. Enchiladas & Fajitas. So I ordered beef fajitas. I have never been into a place that provides quacamole free but charges for cheese ($1) and sour cream ($1). I like chunky pico but this needed to be chopped more. The fajita meat had a strange marinade & wasn't very good. Also needed more onions & peppers. You would think a place that only has 2 items on the menu would do them spectacularly well. Not here. It was only fair.

When I asked for my bill, I about had a heart attack! $19.50 for a meal for 1 person that I could have gotten dozens of other places for $12. And gotten better food. (No menu means you don't see any prices beforehand.) When I handed the check back with my credit card, I was told curtly "We don't take plastic." It was just lucky that I happened to have the cash on hand.

Other reviews say this is a place to be seen & hang out, not to eat. Gee! All this time I thought it was a Mexican restaurant. (restaurant = place to eat food. No??) This is a place that upper class, white suburbia likes. Kinda Hollywood's idea of a Mexican place. Not mine. I won't be back.

• Pros: al fesco atmosphere
• Cons: price & quality of the food, cash only

08/21/09

Worst fajitas in Texas!!! Stay away

by bdg1969

HORRIBLE food ... fajitas were disgusting. The chicken was dry. My kids wouldn't touch it and I forced myself to eat half of the plate. I've had better fajitas at Hacienda Ranch, Luna de Noche, On the Border, just about anywhere. For a place that's been in business so long, you'd think the food would be better.

They must rely on tourist traffic because locals would only go for the drinks and atmosphere because the food is not worth any price. Worst fajitas I've ever had and I'd never go back again.

Bradley

McKinney, Texas

• Pros: Patio, but it doesn't overcome to bad food!!!
• Cons: Disgusting food, dry chicken fajitas, cash only, no menu

07/29/09

Joe T. Garcia's Review by John

by TexasRedrock

I went here for the first time last Sunday night. First, who does not take debit cards in 2009? I mean come on, this is not a shady place to eat, it is a very nice location and was packed late on a Sunday night. The margaritas were $27 a picture (not that great, lacked strong flavor). The onwners need to use some of that money to pay the Debit/CC fee's (Cheapo Bandito). After learning that they do not have menus (Cheapo Bandito numero dos as well as weird and stupid if for know other reason you have to ask the waiter what everything costs even though they only serve two items (weird again), but it was annoying if for no other reason he was a little rude about it acting like "everyone in the world knows Joe T. Garcia's does not have menus" (say the last sentence in your snobiest East coast voice, cause that's how I heard it in my internal voice head while he was talking)) we found out they really do not have food for kids of which I have four (10 kids total in our party). Maybe my kids are a little picky on food, but they like what they like. Chip and salsa came (good, but hot for kids). We decided to get them chicken fajitas, same as me and my wife. The food came quickly and was hot. For the most part the food was good, (there are much better fajitas in town; Papasitos, Christina's, Chipotle even. THIS IS THE MAJOR POINT, IF YOUR ONLY GOING TO HAVE A FEW ITEMS, THEY HAD BETTER BE REALLY GOOD, KNOCK MY SOCKS OFF ITEMS) but they were overcooked and none of the kids on my tab (6 of them) would touch them because it looked and tasted more like beef fajitas. They ate beans/cheese and tortillas while the chicken got cold (Nothing is worse than paying for kids food that goes right into the Hefty bag). Finally, we asked for the check to be split (which it wasn't (that's OK, I can add) and we left. Then the fun began. I got really sick and so far have eaten one Turkey sandwich (Jimmy John's, very good) and a bowl of cereal ( Granola with fruit and nuts, also vey good) all week. I am now looking at thier website and they have a kids plate on their lunch menu as well as others items for grown ups. What kind of evil, warped menus is this? Overall, I give a one and will not be returning on my dime.

• Pros: Nice Atmosphere
• Cons: Everything Else

02/05/09

Hold Your Nose and Go in or Keep on Driving to Some Good Mexican Food

by RealACTech

As Rachel Ray would say "Yuucco"! This place was decent in the 60's and 70's. Now it is just a tourist trap and place to be seen. The food and service are both quite inferior to almost any other Mexican food in FTW. The prices are just ridiculously high for food that tastes like a Patio TV dinner. Margaritas are good. Have to give them that. Guess if you get the sheep drunk enough they won't notice that the cat is no longer around and tamales are ready. Try almost any other Mexican food restaurant or tortillaria . They will all trump this slop. La Playa Miya, Caro's, Uncle Julio's, Taco Bueno, any of them will give you a lot better food and at least act glad to see you. Also located in a very dangerous neighborhood to be Gringo, Latino, or any non gan g banger in after dark.

• Pros: None what so ever
• Cons: Bad food, bad service, bad location, exorbitent prices, etc etc etc

11/10/08

AMAAAAZING!

by swells817

Joe T's is AMAZING! If you go, expect to wait in line, but if your with a group of friends, go get a pitches of margaritas to drink while your in line! You wont regret it! People keep saying their food isnt good, but it IS!!!. Their fajitas are AMAZING! Joe T's is known for their awesome atmosphere and their GREAT MARGARITAS! I cant stress how good the margaritas are. Get it on the rocks! Best margarita of my life!!!!!

• Pros: Margaritas, atmosphere. traditional
• Cons: Wait, and the fact that they only accept cash

08/04/08

hottest wait staff ever

by fookhoff

ANyone posting on here about the food is a complete moron . . . joe ts is a hangout not a place to put your snobby nose in the air about the food . . . margaritas hottests girls in town great atmosphere . . . most attractive wait staff ever . . . the hostesess are a bit on the slow side but . . . . lets get real, people go to joe ts to hang out not to enjoy the greatest meal of ur life . . . ur complaining about a 12 dollar meal like its a 50 dollar steak ???

• Pros: best looking wait staff ever
• Cons: hosteses are rocket sciences

03/25/08

Did not see the big deal!

by kristileandra

So before I go to Dallas for a great weekend out I always check the reviews of places to go and things to see. So when I saw the great reviews for the place I just knew it was going to be great. I have a BIG let down. Mexican food it my fav so I do expect alot when it comes to my margaritas and fajitas. The margaritas really were not good at all and the fajitas just did not live up to what I thought they should be. We ate at Uncle Julio's the night before and that was awsome!! Joe T's outside was great I give you that, but the food just wasnt there and when we got our bill ... they dont accept credit cards... who doesnt accept credit cards these days?? Anyways needless to say I will not be going back.

• Pros: They have a GREAT outside
• Cons: Food, and drinks, and the wait for the outside seating

02/28/08

Best Mexican food!!!

by teambrand

This place is amazing. Their service and food is great. The setting is very nice, and they have an amazing outdoor seating section.

• Pros: great
• Cons: none