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6917 Long Point Houston, TX 77055

713-680-1071

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Houston Press
Recommended
Best Cabrito
Award Winner 2004

Cuisine(s): Mexican

Hours: Daily 8am-9pm

Price: $, $$, $$$
Payment Types: cash

Attire: Casual

Features: Order Online, Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Lot Available

Description

When you walk in the front door here, the scent of mutton commands your attention. Or is it goat? The restaurant's specialties are barbacoa de borrego estilo Hidalgo (Hidalgo-style lamb "barbecued" in maguey leaves) and chivito asado al pastor (charcoal-roasted goat). On weekends, this humble Mexican establishment becomes an impromptu social club where people from the region eat Hidalgo-style cooking, listen to Huatecan music and hang out with their homies.

2004 | Best Cabrito

El Hidalguense Baby goat is incredibly tasty and tender. Old goat is not. At El Hidalguense, it's not hard to guess which they serve. Their cabrito is offered in one of two ways: naked or dressed. The naked version, cabrito asado al pastor ($17.99) is simply skewered and grilled, infused with a smoky flavor from the mesquite on the grill. The more elegant version is the cabrito asado enchilada ($17.99), baked in a rich, terra-cotta-colored chile sauce until it falls apart. Traditional... More »
2003 | Best Mexican Restaurant

When you walk in the front door, the scent of mutton commands your attention. Or is it goat The restaurant's specialties are barbacoa de borrego estilo Hidalgo (Hidalgo-style lamb "barbecued" in maguey leaves) and chivito asado al pastor (charcoal-roasted kid goat). For a weekday lunch try the fabulously decadent tulancigue�as, three thick flautas stuffed with ham, jalape�os and mayonnaise, sprinkled with cheese and topped with cold avocado slices. There are no concessions to Tex-Mex here -- no ch... More »
2002 | Best Cabrito

When you walk in the front door of this place, the aroma of goat smacks you in the nose. Or is it mutton Chivito asado al pastor (spit-roasted goat) and barbacoa de borrego estilo Hidalgo (Hidalgo-style lamb slow-cooked in maguey leaves) are two of the restaurant's specialties; if it's Friday or Saturday, odds are you're smelling both. Weekdays the goat is reheated in sauce, but on the weekends the chivito (or cabrito, as it's called farther north) is spit-roasted over charcoal while you... More »

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By Robb Walsh | Thu, March 21, 2002

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Main Menu

Appetizers

Supreme Quesadilla, Quesadilla Suprema
your choice of beef or chicken two for tortillas with your choice of meat melted cheese , bell pepper and sour cream.

$4.99

Nachos
crisp chips with melted cheese and jalapenos

$8.99

Super Nachos
your choice beef or chicken crisp chips with refried beans, melted cheese and jalapenos with your choice of meat

$2.99

Chile With Chees

$3.49

Guacamole

$3.99

Melted Chees
with merican sausage quse fundide con chorlzo mexicano

$1.50

Grilled Onions

$3.50

Salad

A La Carte

$5.99

Flautas
with charro beans, rice. pico de gall , and sour cream.

$6.99

Tulanciguenan (3)
fried corn tortillas with ham, mayonnaise jalapenoa, and onions. also served with charro beans, rice, and

$4.49

Torts,
with refried beans, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, and avocados. your choice of chicken, fajita, ham

Large $5.99
Small $4.99

Chicken Soup. Caldo De Polio
served with rice

$1.49

Quesadillas
cheese only with your choice of ham, chicken or beef

$1.99

Quesadillas
with your choice of ham, chicken or beef.con

Tacos
with chopped onions, cilantro , lettuce

$1.99

Lamb Tacos

Side Orders

$3.75

Tamales (3)

$1.99

Refried Beans

$1.59

Pico De Galli

$1.99

Rice Arroz

$2.99

Charro Beans

$1.99

Avocado

Desserts

$2.99

Rice Pudding

$2.99

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El Hidalguense

6917 Long Point Houston, TX 77055

713-680-1071

Description

2004 | Best Cabrito

2003 | Best Mexican Restaurant

2002 | Best Cabrito

By Meredith Deliso | Wed, May 23, 2012

By Meredith Deliso | Mon, March 5, 2012

By Kevin Shalin | Thu, April 7, 2011

By Geri Maria Harris | Tue, October 12, 2010

By Robb Walsh | Thu, March 21, 2002