Juanita's Tex Mex Cantina

Name: Juanita's Tex Mex Cantina
Address: 180 Century Ct 180, College Station, TX, United States, 77840
Telephone: (979) 481-5526
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.5

4.5

29 Reviews

$30 and under

Mexican

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Juanita’s Tex Mex Cantina is a storied concept born out of diverse parts of Mexico where recipes and culinary creativeness meet familiar Tex-Mex dishes served in the Lone Star state.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Jun 1, 2023

8:30 PM

Booked 10 times today

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Mexican, Tex-Mex, Contemporary Mexican
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 11:00 am–9:30 pm Fri 11:00 am–10:30 pm Sat 8:00 am–10:30 pm Sun 8:00 am–9:30 pm
Phone number
(979) 481-5526
Website
https://juanitas-texmex.com/
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
180 Century Ct 180, College Station, TX 77840
Neighborhood
College Station
Parking details
None

Cabaña Fritas'$14.00
Double blanched crispy fries, garlic mojo, spicy black bean puree, mole drizzle, Mexi-queso, chicharrones, cilantro, queso, red Fresnos, crowned with Chicken Tinga or Chopped Brisket, your choice
Guacamole (Signature)$12.00
Michoacán avocados, pico de gallo, fresh lime juice, sea salt, side pineapple pico for mixing, with roasted plantain shards
Ceviche Avocado Tower$19.00
Ocean prime, avocado slaw stacked tower, lime zest, mango pico & jicama slaw, hierba pearls, roasted plantain shards, lemon cloth
Fundido Skillet$14.00
Oaxaca, chihuahua and Monterrey cheeses, poblano rajas in cast iron, with corn or flour tortillas for rolling
Sheet Pan Nachos$15.00
Tortilla chips, layered with velvet queso, Mexican cheeses, black beans, roasted corn and chimichurri, topped with chopped smoked brisket, pulled roasted chicken, pico, pickled jalapeños, red Fresno's
Cracklin' Mexican Shrimp$15.00
Blackened shrimp, tobacco crispy onions, red chile butter, julienned Fresno's, cracklin' cilantro, bbq crema, loco sauce
Queso Blanco (Get This Now)
Smooth white mixed Mexican cheeses, herbs, peppers, side warm tortilla chips, house pico de gallo
- Single$10.00
- Double$17.00
Juanita's Table
Mix, Match Any 3 Smalls for Table, serves about 4 – 39. Adds as priced

Verdes y Sopa

Baja Caesar$11.00
Breen & dragon romaine boat, hand-torn baby romaine, Fresca, roasted corn, crispy tortilla strips, tossed lightly in jalapeno-cilantro Caesar dressing. Chef recommends any protein, especially Blackened Jumbo Shrimp or Charbroiled Chicken Breast
Ensalada Tropical (Signature)$13.00
Hydroponic romaine, butter crunch, papaya, grapefruit, hearts of palm, blistered tomatoes, candied pepita, coconut flakes, avocado-line crema, passion fruit vinaigrette. Chef recommends any protein, especially Honey-Habanero Glazed Salmon or Pastor Marinaded Spiced Portobella
House$8.00
Finely chopped romaine leaves, spring mix, smoked bacon, topped with heirloom blistered grape tomatoes, baby cucumbers, sliced thinly red onion, touch cilantro, side dressing. Chef recommends any protein as perfect
Authentic Tortilla Sopa$7.00
Rich herb-seasoned slow stewed broth, roasted pulled chicken, Mexican chiles, topped with avocado chunks, roasted corn, cilantro, crisp julienne tortillas and cotija, side Mexican crema

Protein Addition

Protein Add to Your Chefs' Farm Salad Always Your Choice

Sliced Thin, Herb-Glazed Charbroiled Chicken Breast$5.00
Honey-Habanero Glazed Salmon$7.00
Blackened Jumbo Gulf Shrimp$7.00
Thinly Sliced Chimichurri Skirt Steak$7.00

Enchiladas

served with Mexican roasted vegetable rice and borracha beans, refried beans or black beans n' broth

Pollo Asado$14.00
Roasted chicken, pulled and stuffed into flour tortillas with fresh herbs and black bean mole, topped with Mexican Flag sauces of chardonnay, tomatillo, and red chiles
Mole de Oaxaca$15.00
Spectacular deep Mexico Mole, made with multiple earthy ingredients, including rare chile chilhuacle, pecans, sesame seed, and a rich hint of chocolate, rolled with slow-roasted pulled chicken and Mexican soft cheeses
Espinacas y Champiñones$14.00
House-made flour tortillas rolled with fresh sautéed spinach peppered sweet onions, roasted garlic, and wine butter mushrooms, Mexican white cheese, topped with Chardonnay sauce and roasted pine nuts
Classic Mexican Cheese$14.00
Manchego cheese and blended Mexican cheeses, sweetened fresh herbs, in-house-made flour tortillas, sauced with Juanita's red sauce and chile con carne, finished with cotija and fresh cilantro
Smoked Brisket$15.00
Hickory smoked chopped brisket, pico de gallo, charred corn salsa, soft onions, and herbs, rolled into corn tortillas, topped with Juanita's red sauce, spicy chile con carne, black bean mole, and fresh red Fresno's

Relleno, Tacos y Quesadillas

Chefs' Chile Relleno$16.00
Fresh fire-roasted peppers, stuffed with manchego cheese and blended Mexican cheeses and roasted chicken, lightly battered and pan sautéed, drizzled with poblano chardonnay and Juanita's salsa Roja, rice & beans
Puffy Masa Tacos
Tinga de Pollo – Chile braised chicken, patatas, queso fresco, avocado lime crema. Bistec al Carbon – Chimichurri steak, salsa roja, manchego, onions, cilantro, cotija. Camarón al Pastor – Marinated gulf shrimp, mango-pico de gallo, cilantro queso fresco. Habanero Shrimp – Crispy shrimp, mango-pico, napa slaw, citrus vinaigrette, queso fresco
- (1)$4.50
- (2)$9.00
- Meal$11.50
Juanita's Quesidallas on Housemade Flour Tortillas$12.50
1) Roasted Chicken al Carbon, Oaxaca cheese, rajas, salsa Roja. 2) Veggie Oaxaca cheese, zucchini potato crema, sweet roasted pepitas, roasted corn, mango pico. 3) Oaxaca cheese, peppered sweet onions, rajas, salsa verde
- Meal$15.50

Prefección de La Parrilla

Camarones a la Parilla$22.00
Bacon-wrapped roasted jalapeños, stuffed with manchego cheese, blackened shrimp Charbroiled and glazed in wine butter, over Arroz a la Mexicana, served with avocado fried fingers, borracha bean, and mango-pico
Roasted Chicken Enmoladas$24.00
Brined, marinaded, roasted then charbroiled half chicken, wine butter glazed and drizzled with mole & chardonnay sauce, served with borracha beans, grilled onions & poblanos, Mexican rice with house-made tortillas

Fajitas a la Brasa

Bistec de Chimichurri$32.00
Marinated skirt steak, charbroiled with peppered wine butter, thin-sliced, crowned with sautéed julienne poblanos, onions, mushrooms, served with a cheese enchilada, rice & beans, grilled jalapeño, and lime cloth
Norweigan Salmon al Pastor$29.00
Achiote grilled salmon, sauteed kale, Mexican rice, grilled pineapple, blistered tomatoes, pickled onion salad, borracha beans

Fajitas a la Brasa - Combination

Served with julienned caramelized onions, poblanos, zucchini, red peppers, guacamole, Mexican cheeses, roasted jalapeño, wine butter, house-made flour tortillas, wine butter sauce. Any Combination of 2: All Beef Add $5; All Camarones Add $9. Regular $19, Large [1+] $36, Table [3+] $69, Plus 1 [4+] $14

Charbroiled Chicken Breast
Chimichurri Skirt Steak
Smoked Pulled Carnitas
Gulf Coast Blackened Jumbo Shrimp

What 29 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Central Texas
Good for groups
Central Texas
Healthy
Central Texas
Hot spot
Central Texas
Neighborhood gem
Central Texas
Great for outdoor dining
College Station / Bryan
Best Food
College Station / Bryan
Great for brunch
College Station / Bryan
Good for groups
College Station / Bryan
Healthy
College Station / Bryan
Hot spot
College Station / Bryan
Neighborhood gem
College Station / Bryan
Lively
College Station / Bryan
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 14, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience4
Excellent service and good was delicious! High-top tables were a bit uncomfortable for short persons and chairs difficult to get in and out of, so recommend a booth. Queso and Guacamole delicious!
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 14, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
Amazing server and loved the food. The hospitality was amazing
JS
JanieS
New Mexico
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great Cstat restaurant! Nice location, very good food, fun atmosphere. Sometimes can get a bit noisy but not bad if you are in a booth. Great service too!
OT
OpenTable Diner
New Orleans
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 23, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was fun
J
Jackie
Houston
21 reviews
vip
2.0
21 reviews
Dined on April 22, 2023
overall2food2service2ambience4
We were disappointed with our experience this time. Food did not taste very good, mostly didn't seem fresh. Our waitress was terrible. She forgot our drinks 3 times in a row, and kept making excuses, while all along I saw her hanging out at the host/hostess stand talking.
LH
LHTX
Dallas
47 reviews
vip
3.0
47 reviews
Dined on April 17, 2023
overall3food3service4ambience4
Server Ricky was attentive and nice. Food was very adequate but not amazing.
SM
SME333G
Houston
15 reviews
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on April 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Our waitress was very attentive, reservation very accommodating, food was very good and plentiful.
JR
JohnR
Austin
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 9, 2023
overall3food4service3ambience3
food was good but it is overpriced for mexican food. alot of places are about the same but less expensive. service was good except for final bill. it took waiter 3 tries to get it correct.
J
Jenna
Central Texas
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on March 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Juanita's is one of my favorite places to eat in College Station. The food and drinks are exceptional, the service is always superb, and the area around the restaurant is so friendly!
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 23, 2023
overall3food3service3ambience4
Very long wait for food and drinks!
A
Anonymous
Exclusive
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on February 14, 2023
overall3food4service2ambience3
$70 for 2 tacos, 2 enchiladas, and a queso. At any other restaurants I’ve been to I’ve spent closer to 40 or 50 for the same amount (and honestly same quality) of food.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Central Texas
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
fun fun fun
PT
PatriciaT
Houston
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on February 13, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Good food and excellent service. Loved the margaritas!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Dallas
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on February 13, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was amazing. Highly recommend the fajitas!
M
Madison
Denver
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 30, 2022
overall3food3service5ambience3
The salsa was kind of weird- was thick and flavorless. The queso was also super thick and tasted like just half melted velveeta cheese. The actual entree was delicious and the steak was great. My advice- skip the chips and dips and get just the entrees.
GF
GinaF
New York Area
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 18, 2022
overall4food3service5ambience3
The food was good but really spicy—and expensive!. We were seated in the back of the room at a really cramped table by the window and Christmas tree (restaurant was almost empty). It was cold and my elderly friend was freezing halfway through the meal. She uses a walker and the ramp to get to the door was way down the sidewalk. She was exhausted after the walk inside.
HL
HarryL
San Diego
4 reviews
vip
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 14, 2022
overall2food2service5ambience4
Disappointing. Food was not very impressive and overall just unremarkable. You can get a better meal at any of the other Tex-Mex or Mexican places in town and it will likely be cheaper as well.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Houston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 6, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Experience was great. Timing was good and food came out hot.
BS
BrendaS
Houston
3 reviews
vip
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 26, 2022
overall3food3service3ambience5
The menu is interesting with options that look really good. My issue is that everything we ate from the chips and sauna, queso, ground beef enchiladas, refried beans were extremely spicy! I realize spice is subjective to the eater, but I typically enjoy ‘hotter’ foods than most. Everyone at my table said the same. Fajita chicken was the only dish edible, the other plates were way too spicy!! I ate here once before and it was NOT this spicy, so not sure what has happened!
j
jgdeux
New Orleans
36 reviews
vip
4.0
36 reviews
Dined on November 26, 2022
overall4food5service4ambience3
Lovely setting w interesting menu. Not your usual Tex Mex. Friendly service.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Dallas
36 reviews
vip
3.0
36 reviews
Dined on November 14, 2022
overall3food3service3ambience3
Pleasant staff although there were miscommunications in portion/pricing on a couple of items; little interest to resolve without prompting. Festively, but not gaudily, decorated. Food was well presented and good; some items too salty
AG
AndyG
Dallas
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on November 5, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and atmosphere!! Will definitely be eating here again!!
HW
HeatherW
Austin
5 reviews
vip
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 29, 2022
overall4food5service4ambience4
Great food and drinks. Very busy so even a reservation means you may wait.
JG
JenniferG
Houston
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on October 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service, fantastic food and margs!
LE
LauraE
Houston
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on October 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Paris was awesome!! Food was really delicious and we all agreed we would be back soon!
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Diego
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 2, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was great. But dress warm, the restaurant is freezing cold.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Central Texas
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 23, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Enjoyed our dinner. They where very accommodating.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Dallas
13 reviews
vip
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on September 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing pregame dinner experience!
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall1food2service1ambience4
Honestly this experience was terrible. The waitress messed up our bill and charged everyone 20 bucks each on each split bill. After messing up our bill, the waitress said the bill would be on the house only to return and say otherwise and that she had charged our cards.

FAQs

Juanita's Tex Mex Cantina is rated 4.5 stars by 29 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Jun 1, 2023

8:30 PM

Booked 10 times today

Google Map for Juanita's Tex Mex Cantina

180 Century Ct 180, College Station, TX 77840

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
College Station
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 11:00 am–9:30 pm Fri 11:00 am–10:30 pm Sat 8:00 am–10:30 pm Sun 8:00 am–9:30 pm
Cuisines
Mexican, Tex-Mex, Contemporary Mexican
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None

Website
https://juanitas-texmex.com/
Phone number
(979) 481-5526

Juanita's Tex Mex Cantina

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information

Smalls | Compartiendo

Cabaña Fritas'$14.00

Guacamole (Signature)$12.00

Ceviche Avocado Tower$19.00

Fundido Skillet$14.00

Sheet Pan Nachos$15.00

Cracklin' Mexican Shrimp$15.00

Queso Blanco (Get This Now)

Juanita's Table

Verdes y Sopa

Baja Caesar$11.00

Ensalada Tropical (Signature)$13.00

House$8.00

Authentic Tortilla Sopa$7.00

Protein Addition

Sliced Thin, Herb-Glazed Charbroiled Chicken Breast$5.00

Honey-Habanero Glazed Salmon$7.00

Blackened Jumbo Gulf Shrimp$7.00

Thinly Sliced Chimichurri Skirt Steak$7.00

Enchiladas

Pollo Asado$14.00

Mole de Oaxaca$15.00

Espinacas y Champiñones$14.00

Classic Mexican Cheese$14.00

Smoked Brisket$15.00

Relleno, Tacos y Quesadillas

Chefs' Chile Relleno$16.00

Puffy Masa Tacos

Juanita's Quesidallas on Housemade Flour Tortillas$12.50

Prefección de La Parrilla

Camarones a la Parilla$22.00

Roasted Chicken Enmoladas$24.00

Fajitas a la Brasa

Bistec de Chimichurri$32.00

Norweigan Salmon al Pastor$29.00

Fajitas a la Brasa - Combination

Charbroiled Chicken Breast

Chimichurri Skirt Steak

Smoked Pulled Carnitas

Gulf Coast Blackened Jumbo Shrimp

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