Don Pepe started as Tamales Don Pepe, and tamales are still the restaurant's namesake even after a rebrand expanded the menu into a fuller spread of Mexican cooking. The kitchen works from scratch, turning out huaraches, sopes, enchiladas, chilaquiles, and tacos alongside the tamales that built the place.
It runs counter-service: order up front, then find a seat. Breakfast tacos and chilaquiles draw particular praise from regulars, and the fajitas and flautas hold their own alongside them. Popular items have been known to sell out before the day is out, a sign of small-batch, from-scratch cooking.
Regulars often mention the friendliness of the owner and staff, part of what's made this a neighborhood fixture in Meyerland.
It runs counter-service: order up front, then find a seat. Breakfast tacos and chilaquiles draw particular praise from regulars, and the fajitas and flautas hold their own alongside them. Popular items have been known to sell out before the day is out, a sign of small-batch, from-scratch cooking.
Regulars often mention the friendliness of the owner and staff, part of what's made this a neighborhood fixture in Meyerland.