El Tiempo, Navigation
27 people recommend, 4 warn against itcounted across its outletsvia r/houston, r/HoustonFood30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 15 threads.
What people say, in short
El Tiempo is recommended across its Houston outlets, including the Navigation restaurant. Fajitas recur in the praise, and individual diners also recommend carnitas nachos or chicken La Tana. Branch details differ: one commenter prefers the Montrose setting, while another favors a drink at Washington Avenue. Critics find it expensive or less appealing than its reputation suggests; those city-wide opinions are not all experiences of this outlet.
Address
El Tiempo Cantina - Navigation, 2814 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Beef fajitas, Steak fajitas, Carnitas nachos
- Best for
- Groups
- Opinions divided
- Yes
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/DruncanIdaho in r/houston · Jul 2026price
Recommends the margarita specials.
- Recommendsu/Hickory_Dickory_Butt in r/houston · Jul 2026value
Recommends Wednesday fajita deal as more fajita for the money.
- Caveatu/CrazyLegsRyan in r/houston · Jun 2025price
Mocks the rec as slow service and wildly overpriced food.
- Recommendsu/yeetcollector135 in r/houston · Jun 2025
Recommends it next door to Ninfa's Original.
- Recommendsu/Coffee_is_lyfee in r/houston · Jun 2025taste
Suggests El Tiempo for steak fajitas and a coconut margarita among Houston staples.
- Recommendsu/generic2022 in r/houston · Jan 2026
Called a good TexMex option.
- Recommendsu/L4N1M1RC in r/HoustonFood · May 2025
Suggests El Tiempo as Tex-Mex worth comparing to Cali-Mex.
- Recommendsu/vashtachordata in r/houston · Apr 2025
Hosted about 70 people on the patio after a funeral and it worked well.
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- Recommendsu/UnfairAd6585 in r/HoustonFood · Jan 2025taste
Names the filet mignon fajitas a favorite
- Recommendsu/across7777 in r/houston · Aug 2024
Pick for Tex-Mex.
- Recommendsu/Yodalivesforever in r/houston · Apr 2025
Suggests El Tiempo as an option for the large party.
- Recommendsu/break_me_up in r/houston · Jul 2026
Suggests El Tiempo for food, noting it has several locations and requires an Uber ride.
- Caveatu/HideYoKidzHideYoWifi in r/HoustonFood · Jun 2026
Says not to go there.
- Caveatu/Difficult-Audience77 in r/houston · Jan 2026portion
Gone too corporate with portions and prices.
- Recommendsu/yourhonoriamnotacat in r/houston · Dec 2025
Recommends El Tiempo for Tex-Mex.
- Recommendsu/Worth-Sir-8756 in r/HoustonFood · Aug 2024portion
Half-pound carnitas easily feeds two; prefers the Westheimer and Taft location's vibe.
- Caveatu/Fedaykin98 in r/houston · Jul 2026
Calls El Tiempo froo froo Tex-Mex that can safely be skipped.
- Recommendsu/shawald in r/HoustonFood · May 2025
Praises El Tiempo on Washington and its half-frozen top-shelf margarita.
- Recommendsu/Plastic_Incident4665 in r/houston · Aug 2024
Hated locally but out-of-towners always love it.
- Recommendsu/jojo_86 in r/houston · Jun 2024
Recommends El Tiempo for beef fajitas, saying it is an Uber ride away and worth it.
- Recommendsu/240sxorty in r/HoustonFood · Oct 2026
Names El Tiempo as a recommendation.
- Recommendsu/Witty-Rutabaga9088 in r/houston · Jan 2026
Recommended for TexMex.
- Recommendsu/Philip964 in r/houston · Jan 2026
Recommended, located next to the others on Navigation.
- Recommendsu/meli_padme in r/houston · Dec 2025taste
Calls El Tiempo fantastic.
- Recommendsu/slanginthangs in r/HoustonFood · May 2025
Recommends El Tiempo for Tex-Mex.
- Recommendsu/MaillardReaction207 in r/HoustonFood · Jan 2025taste
Recommends the carnitas nachos and chicken La Tana
- Recommendsu/learn2die101 in r/houston · Aug 2024
Named among dinner picks.
- Recommendsu/Confident_Remote5197 in r/houston · Aug 2024
Recommends it but not the Washington location.
- Recommendsu/pennyandpaper in r/HoustonFood · Oct 2026
Calls El Tiempo Houston restaurant royalty.
- Recommendsu/txtaco_vato in r/houston · Dec 2025
Lists El Tiempo among suggestions.
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