Reviews for El Fogon Mexican Steakhouse in Brownsville, TX

Overpriced, food was on similar to a Chili's or Applebee's. $35 for a steak with no flavor. Building was nice and the server did... well. Will definitely avoid this place going forward. Read more

The new menu is fire, I don?t regularly post review unless there?s something worth writing about but their new menu is so worth... it. The queso sultana and steak were both really really good!! Must try when in brownsville. The kitchen stays open a littlelater than most places as well so that?s a plus for me. Read more

Nice place but that is all! Food does not match the building. Ribeye steak was a small 10oz ordered medium and was dryer than a... Popeyes biscuit. Wife got a salad and looked like they just grabbed a hand full of lettuce straight out the garden still hadroots Read more

Our server was great, but service itself was slow. Took about 20 minutes after being seated before anyone came to ask us if we?d... been helped. Food was way overpriced for the quality of it and took an incredibly long time to get it. My wife?s chicken was dryand overcooked, and my steak was cooked unevenly. Half was medium well, half was rare. Atmosphere was a bit strange, as well.Looked and felt like a nightclub trying to masquerade as a restaurant. Lots of movement happening in what I believe to be thekitchen, but hardly any food being put out. Not sure about the other wait staff, but if not for our server, we wouldn?t give anystars, if we could Read more

Delicious food drinks were a little weak but good a little too much ice stick to the food and shoots service excellent

We went early in the day and it wasn?t busy. Our waitress was nice and the service was fast. The music isn?t too loud and... ambiance was nice too. Maybe we?ll be back to try out other menu items. Read more

Karens out there need to chill. It's obvious that you're not keeping up with the news since last year. We've had a worker... shortage all over the nation, so don't expect quick service no matter where you go. Giving any place a one or two stars for slowservice is unwarranted during this time. Stop being so entitled. Workers are doing their best. Be patient with them. With thatsaid, we were immediately seated, however getting our drink order and drinks took a little time. That's okay. I got La Envidiosaand my husband got El Arrepentido. Both were delicious and worth the wait. We ordered seconds on drinks. The bartender even cameover to talk to us for a little bit since we were interested in the ingredients he used. Nice guy! Got the guacamole to start.They make it at the table so you can choose what ingredients you want in it. On the downside, you only get three whole crunchycorn tortillas that you break up and use to eat the guacamole. Three tortillas wasn't enough for the two of us. We paid to getmore tortillas. We both ordered the Tacos Al Pastor. You get five small tacos. They were delicious. They were not dry. Couldhave used a little more caramelized onions, but I guess you can request more. We also ordered a corn dish. They were out of theElote Asado, so this was a variation of it. Husband enjoyed it. Too much mayonnaise-based sauce for me. Overall, it's a goodplace to eat. Some recommendations. 1) Our server has long hair, so she should pull it back before preparing the guacamole. 2)Instead of 3 corn tortillas that comes with the guac, they should serve at least 5 tortillas. 3) Music started out at a decentnoise level, but got really loud when it got dark outside. No need for extra loud music in this place. Read more

I was a little disappointed in the waiting staff the place isn't so big and they seem to get lost, the food takes a while to... come out but then you taste the food and I forgot about the waiting. The food was superb I got there filet and it was cookedbeautifully to medium and it didn't need to be butterflied. I will be going back most definitely. That chef knows how to cookgood. They would've gotten the 5 stars if not for the staff. Also they don't have chipotle butter Read more