Lupe Tortilla

After studiously avoiding this restaurant for the past couple of years (I really am not a big fan of most Tex-Mex), I somehow ended up eating at a Lupe Tortilla twice in the same month. It wasn't on purpose.

The first thing you need to know about this place is that it's designed for a family. Everyone there had children. The sandbox in the front (Sugar Land and Kirby location) tend to encourage the little people to come out. On Friday night we waited almost an hour to get in. Today, we didn't have to wait at all to have lunch.

I've tried the queso flameado con chorizo, the enchiladas, the tacos, and the chalupas. Ignore such nonsense, grease-filled dishes. Instead, order the tasty beef fajitas ($14). This yummy dish tastes great because of all the lemon/lime they put on the meat, the fact that there's a poblano thrown on the skillet, and the large, hand-made tortillas. An order for two should feed about three moderately hungry people.

If you're trying to have a sophisticated night or an adult night, I'd avoid this place at night as if it were Chucky Cheese itself. If you're looking for a good lime-infested fajita, give this place your full attention.

NOTE: One gripe I have is the non-chalant way they handled a potentially serious problem. A sharp piece of hard white plastic fell into the sour cream. Luckily, Rekha found it before she ate the sour cream. When we waved down the manager (not easy on Friday night), he just casually said he knew where that came from. No apology. No, "it won't happen again." Apparently, they get the sour cream in a tub with a white plastic lid. Instead of taking the lid off, they stab it to make an opening. When they stabbed it that Friday night we were there, a piece fell into the sour cream. It's a lawsuit waiting to happen. If it happens to you, e-mail me.