Taqueria Dona Blanco - Longview

Not your typical Mexican restaurant. You won’t find dozens of combo dinners, or pages of choices. What you will find is home tweaked recipes for your standard favorites. We visited on a cool December evening. The restaurant was decorated for Christmas, and even with a full parking lot, there was plenty of seating. The servers were prompt and friendly. The chips are light, warm from the kitchen, and pair perfectly with the fresh daily salsa. The salsa has just enough spice to keep you dipping. We ordered iced tea, which was fresh brewed and served with plenty of ice. I ordered the chile relleno, refried beans and rice. My wife had the chicken fajita quesadilla. Everything was very good. The relleno was impressively prepared with the meat wrapped in cheese, wrapped in the pepper, then rolled and fried and topped with sauce. When it was cut, it looked like a beef Wellington. The flavors blended perfectly, and I would definitely recommend. My wife said the quesadilla was also very good. Serving sizes were typical — too much to comfortably finish. Definitely worth the short drive from our hotel.

Food (fajitas-beef&chicken) very good and packaged nicely. Sides were very good especially the chips, salsa and guacamole. Would definitely order here again and eat at this restaurant.

So came to this place on vacation because it was close to airport and had good reviews. Everything was fine until I guess a manager tall skinny guy told name was niel brought our tray of food out set in on another table for 5 mins and when the server who was super busy asked for help he said he didn’t have time or knew where the food went. After my server which was awesome passed our food out I asked to speak to that manager and he wouldn’t come to the table. Upon leaving I say him in the front and asked him why he spoke to the sever the way he did and why did he not help to which he told me have a nice day she is capable. I’ve been in the industry for quite some time and this is beyond belief how he treated his employee. He is a cancer get rid of it before it cost you more.

I met family here and thought the food was just fantastic. They bring the chips to the table still warm with a salsa that is perfectly spiced. The salsa also has a smoky chipotle pepper taste that I loved. I ordered both a pulled pork and a the ground beef enchilada. The beef was fine, but the pulled pork was a taste sensation. You can get several different sauces on the enchiladas, but the outstanding one is a creamy jalapeno. The rice is good but, I must say that the refried beans were some of the best I've ever eaten. They had a lovely pinto flavor with a hint of heat and lovely creamy consistency. This is a busy and noisy place, low key, with a great wait staff and friendly feel.

Not the best option in the area. If you drive a little bit further to Longview you will find better options that aren’t overpriced.