Candente - Houston

Never heard of Candente until running across it last night. Absolutely delicious! Definitely will become one of our favorites. Pictured: Salsa that had a nice smokey taste and Brisket Enchiladas. Can't wait to return!

A huge restaurant with a lot going on. The food was really good. The rack of ribs was perfectly cooked and the spicy rub was delicious. The chicken fajitas were really flavorful and tender and the homemade tortillas were excellent. The chips and redand green salsa were great and the charro beans and rice were delicious.

Candente is tasty and unique for Tex mex! They are great for serving large parties. I came here with my company of 20+ and we had a great time with their outdoor seating! The brisket nachos are super good!!

Candente was pretty middle of the pack in terms of Tex-Mex in Houston. The service was friendly and I enjoyed the atmosphere. The queso is a white queso that has a great initial taste but lacks depth other quesos offer. Although they are supposedly knownfor their fajitas, I was expecting more. The chicken could have been marinated more and have more flavor. It also could havebeen cooked a little more tender. We got a frozen premium margarita that was solid and on par with most restaurants. Overall,Candente is not a bad experience but there are other places in Houston that shine more. (Of note- you are given more fajitasthan are shown in my photo)

Saw this place on a food bloggers page and decided to come since I was in Houston for the weekend. We initially came because we love Mexican food and have been dying to try the Birria tacos for a while now. We came during happy hour and it was great.Plenty of availability and the margaritas were good. We got the Chile Con Queso w/taco meat to start and it was good. I?m a BIGqueso fan and this didn?t disappoint. They serve a green and red salsa which were extremely good and flavorful, not spicy at allwhich I loved because I?m not big on spice. Four our entrees we of course got the Tacos Birria De Res which were good but alottle too spicy for my liking. My husband, however, devoured them ????. The tacos did come with rice and beans, and the ricewas amazing. Very flavorful, had I known we would have gotten double rice instead of the beans. I opted to get a small order ofthe Brisket Nachos because I saw a picture of them and they looked sooo good. Let?s just say I?m happy I got the small. Theflavors of the nachos did not pair well together. They should take away the barbecue sauce because WHY?! And add some type ofavocado or a queso sauce instead. They just DID NOT hit the spot for me. Overall I give 3 stars because our experience was greatand CS was on point!