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Xalisko Cocina Mexicana, Spring, TX

Xalisko Cocina Mexicana

4.7
4.7
209 Reviews
$31 to $50
Mexican
Chef Beatriz Martines
When ideas, hard work, and talent meet, there's only one thing to look forward to...
~XALISKO~
A new Mexican gastronomy experience has been created with thought of heritage and the ingredients of your life experience.
Tradition pasted down for generations accompanied by years of cultivating a personal touch to this amazing cuisine. You will see signs of utilizing the most important crops of the Xalisko area: rice, corn, avocados, etc... traditional dessert from the area of Jalisco, Michoacan and Nayarit, and smart seleccion of Mexican, Mexican Spirits and artisanal beer.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 34 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Contemporary Mexican, Traditional Mexican
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Wed 11:00 am–9:00 pm Thu, Fri 11:00 am–10:00 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Sat 3:00 pm–10:30 pm Sun 3:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (281) 323-4092
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Beatriz Martines
  • Catering
    Xalisko offers full-service catering for your in-home and on-site events, including corporate events, holiday parties, and more. We completely customize catered events with supplies, staff, and personalized custom menus. Our team delivers, sets up, serves, breaks down, and cleans up the full service event.
  • Private party facilities
    Our Private dining room is called "Cuarto del Maiz" is great for groups who want to enjoy a meal together without having to worry about the hustle and bustle of a busy restaurant; is great for Business meetings, birthdays and more.
  • Neighborhood
    The Woodlands
  • Cross street
    Between Lake Woodlands Dr. & Mall Ring Rd. and Pinecroft DR & N. FW
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Public transit
    Woodlands Flix Bus, Research Forest Park n Ride, Sawdust Park n Ride, Bus stop at 3900 Marisco Pl.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 209 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Houston

    Mexican

  • The Woodlands

    Innovative

  • The Woodlands

    Healthy

  • The Woodlands

    Hot spot

  • The Woodlands

    Lively

209 Reviews
  1. YesicaJ

    Houston

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Came here for my graduation dinner with my friends and family. Appreciated the attentiveness of the server and fluency in Spanish. My family were easily assisted without the need for me to translate. Appetizers, drinks and desserts were really good here. However, my only disappointment was the enmoladas. Seemed more like a red sauce than mole. Delicious entree just not what I expected. Definitely would recommend to try and come back again.

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  2. WillB

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always EXCELLENT. Important that The Woodlands community supports Xalisko Cocina. Easily best restaurant in the area... FAR BETTER than the crap national account chains the Howard Hughes Corp attracts / recruits. Bar / Wine program is also excellent... pairs well w/ cuisine. Staff is extremely knowledgable. Service is outstanding.

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  3. aimeenichole

    St. Louis

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is a phenomenal restaurant! Go now! I was in a party of 8 and we shared the ceviche, guac, and street corn cake (not sure what they call it because I didn't order). They were so delicious!! For dinner, the group thoroughly enjoyed perfectly cooked steaks, tamales and scallops! The service is top notch and the cocktails are perfect.

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  4. KevinHalas

    Houston

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went for a second time to Xalisko last night & totally enjoyed it again!! Very authentic dishes & quite delightful cocktails for sure....my wife & I lilked it so much that we made reservations to have our Company Chritmas party here!! We'll be back in a couple weeks!! Cheers!!;)

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful flavors with unique interior Mexican dishes for all palates. Yum!

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  6. neftalin

    Salt Lake City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service beginning with Alex managing reservations, and the waiter and runner were highly efficient. Keep up the great service and food quality, and presentation! Los Felicito ! Tiene un Gran Restaurante!!

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    To noisy but that’s how Latin American people are 🤣

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Ate at Xalisko while in town for work and came here with a few co-workers for dinner. Everything about this place was absolutely amazing! The service (our server Alondra was excellent!) the food and drinks were delicious. Felt like I was stepping into Mexico, the ambiance was on point. It is very lively with music and the noise level of people talking. We didn't mind but if you want to go to have a low key conversation its not the place for that. We will definitely be back next time we are Houston!

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  9. ILMvisitor

    Houston

    43 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    It was pretty loud so it was hard to talk to my husband across the table. Food was good. I so appreciate them being able to accommodate me needing a vegan and gluten free meal. Cocktails were tasty. They were out of quite a few things I wanted to order from the vegetarian menu, but the items I ended up getting were very flavorful and good. Our server was a little fast and tried to be pushy. I didn’t like that too much but I just told him no to any of his uninvited suggestions. Water was kept filled which I appreciate! Overall a good meal. Third time here and I liked my food and drinks best this time.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 30, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very good staff and service was spectacular. Mariachi night was beautiful

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  11. Gris

    San Antonio

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing cuisine, presentation and service! It’s become one of our favorite restaurants.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Service was good, the majority of the food was good except for my pork shank. You would think for something being braised it would be tender but it was incredibly tough. Even cutting it with a knife was challenging. I would come back but would stay away from the pork shank and would definitely not recommend it.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I love Xalisko the food is amazing and the service!!! Jesus the general manager is great ,he take care very well of me and my girlfriend!! I recommend this place to everybody it’s looking to celebrate special occasion or wants to have fun with friends or family !!!

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Had a wonderful book club brunch with the gals! The food was excellent and so was the service! So much so, that I went home , picked up my husband and went back!!

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  15. Liliana

    Houston

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love the attention they give you, the vibe, the food, and the place is really nice

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service and great menu with dishes never seen before.

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  17. BillB

    Houston

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food experience is unique, everything we tried was excellent. Attentive service, interesting crowd. Really enjoyed the evening.

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  18. DavidD

    Houston

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and great service. Great food and great service.

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  19. OpenTable Diner

    Mexico City

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Excellent food and service. Ribeye aguacihile, tortilla soup where delicious.

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  20. DMiranda

    Houston

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    If you want a quiet dinner, avoid Thursdays. They have a mariachi band that plays from 7 to 10 pm and it is awesome (just know that it does get loud). The musicians are outstanding. The food is always perfect. Everybody loved it, we were a mixture of people from 2 different countries and everyone loved their meals. We'll keep coming back.

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  21. pretheater

    San Antonio

    50 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    50 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We have dined here many times. We love the traditional Jalisco food and the nice vibe this place has

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    San Antonio

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Live music is amazing but sometimes made conversation difficult. Food and service was wonderful.

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Xalisco is where mexicans go for Mexican Food! Real authentic

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Our second time here and thought the first time was bad due to recent opening so we gave another try . Not good ! Menu is interesting but the food is not good - has no flavor . Good to have an option to Tex mex in the woodlands but if food does not dramatically improve , we will not be back .

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  25. Pedro

    Houston

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic food, drinks and ambiance! Hands down our new favorite place in The Woodlands.

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  26. Chris

    Houston

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Calabaza Soup Con Langosta was excellent! Ceviche Tatemada excellent! Guadalupe service excellent! Beatriz the best!

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  27. AimeeA

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 27, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Wonderful service, delicious entrees & cocktails, bright ambiance. It became a bit too loud when the live entertainment arrived.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    They were very attentive to our needs, they always came by every now and then to check on us, make sure our waters were filled up without asking for refills and the food was just amazing, our server was really nice and explained to us some meals. They had music and live music, there was this one guy laying beautifully. We had a great time.

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  29. JimC

    Houston

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food, drinks and service. We sat at the bar. Great bar staff. Cocktails and wine are a little pricey but other than that an excellent experience.

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  30. MuseumDistrictGuy

    Houston

    37 reviews

    3.0

    37 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Though an interesting, tasty and unique take on Mexican food, it seems Xalisko (including the spelling of the restaurant name) is working a little too hard to be unique. Sometimes just doing the basics well is what makes a restaurant great. Also, having a singer with recorded music and microphone immediately next to tables, makes it difficult to both appreciate the music being offered, but even more so to have a conversation without yelling. Yes, I am a bit older, but it seemed the same was the reaction of those around me of various ages, who would also have appreciated having a better balance of music to enjoy, and the ability to converse with others at the same table. 

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  31. PatriciaY

    Houston

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was absolutely amazing! Service was good. We got out food very fast. Good atmosphere, beautiful decoration and great drinks too! I will be coming back often!

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  32. AdilK

    New Mexico

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    For a business meeting there and I thought it was too noisy. Food presentation was very good. Service was excellent. I got an upset stomach right after I got home. About an hour after the meal.

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  33. LeonelG

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and great service!

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  34. DollyA

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 8, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We went Sunday October 8 the service was good very attentive with us we order drinks and our strawberries horchata tasted like water down strawberry milk then we ordered appetizers and they were very yummy. But when our food was brought some was cold like the enchiladas de mole and our birria tacos as well. But our trompito was delicious.

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 5, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always love going here! Food service is always great!

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 5, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food is absolutely amazing. Both the great authentic food and ambiance remind me of being at a great restaurant in Cabo!

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Muy rica comida, las bebidas también muy ricas y el servicio excelente.

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 1, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Service was very slow. We waiting about an hour to finally have our food served

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  39. yLagomom

    Houston

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 22, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    We had a reservation and we asked for a booth. The restaurant was almost empty when we got there and the manager decided to seat us next to the cashier. All dinner we had waiters coming trough…… the waiter never advertised us about the amounts of food. Our first time an nobody cared about explaining the menu or giving suggestions. Lack of service from manager and waiters. Food is good but I wonder if it’s worth the price for such bad service and attention.

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  40. RonH

    Houston

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 22, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Pork shank very flavorful & plenty of food. Margarita with Grand Marnier also very good.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Contactless payment available

FAQs

Xalisko Cocina Mexicana offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (281) 323-4092.

Xalisko Cocina Mexicana is rated 4.7 stars by 209 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 34 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Xalisko Cocina Mexicana

1335 Lake Woodlands Dr, Spring, TX 77380-3287

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Between Lake Woodlands Dr. & Mall Ring Rd. and Pinecroft DR & N. FW
  • Neighborhood
    The Woodlands
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Wed 11:00 am–9:00 pm Thu, Fri 11:00 am–10:00 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Sat 3:00 pm–10:30 pm Sun 3:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Contemporary Mexican, Traditional Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Public transit
    Woodlands Flix Bus, Research Forest Park n Ride, Sawdust Park n Ride, Bus stop at 3900 Marisco Pl.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Beatriz Martines
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (281) 323-4092
  • Catering
    Xalisko offers full-service catering for your in-home and on-site events, including corporate events, holiday parties, and more. We completely customize catered events with supplies, staff, and personalized custom menus. Our team delivers, sets up, serves, breaks down, and cleans up the full service event.
  • Private party facilities
    Our Private dining room is called "Cuarto del Maiz" is great for groups who want to enjoy a meal together without having to worry about the hustle and bustle of a busy restaurant; is great for Business meetings, birthdays and more.
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