J-Peno's #1 in Midland

4305 W Illinois Ave, Midland, TX 79703, United States

★★★★☆
(556 reviews)
Categories: Mexican restaurant Breakfast restaurant
Website
jpenosmidland.com
Address
4305 W Illinois Ave, Midland, TX 79703, United States
Plus Code
XVQ9+5W Midland, Texas, USA
Time Zone
America/Chicago

Business Hours

Monday
6:30 AM–9 PM
Tuesday
6:30 AM–9 PM
Wednesday
6:30 AM–9 PM
Thursday
6:30 AM–9 PM
Friday
6:30 AM–9 PM
Saturday
6:30 AM–9 PM
Sunday
7 AM–3 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Drive-through Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Fast service
Popular for
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Solo dining
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Coffee Comfort food Quick bite Small plates
Dining options
Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot

Photos

Reviews

4.0
★★★★☆
556 reviews

Most Mentioned

menudo (40) breakfast burritos (13) enchiladas (10) food and service (8) drive through (8) brisket (6) wall (6) omelet (5) gorditas (5) tamales (5)
5 stars
305
4 stars
113
3 stars
51
2 stars
29
1 stars
58
★★★★
December 14, 2024

Nice place. First time eating there. Will definitely be going back.

★★★★
November 3, 2024

I personally love yalls food but I think I should politely have yall be more aware of what you put in peoples orders. I personally don't eat Pork or Beef cause I'm Hindu and I found bacon bits in my burrito. So I unfortunately had to throw it away.

October 16, 2024

I eat here often and the food is decent. I've always used the drive thru tho. Today I decided to dine in and let me tell you NOTHING will make me leave an establishment faster then not being acknowledged. No hello, no welcome, no we will be right with you... avoiding eye contact and turning your back to a customer that has never entered you establishment is a good way to lose business. After a few minutes, I turned right back out and ate at the food truck across the way.

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Tried for the first time! Food was great! Had the chicken fried steak breakfast….service is ok, waitress not attentive and just walks away answering you🤣, but food made up for it.

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Hidden gem! Just happened to pass by this place and stopped in. Had the tacos El pastor plate. Delicious. Very authentic. Wasn't disappointed. Service was good.

October 10, 2022

Breakfast burritos are alright. I also ordered green chicken tamales and they were molded. Kind of disappointing because I took a 25 minute ride just to get there, THEN had to take another 25 minute ride back so I can get my money back. You would think they’d check what they’re sending out. Glad I wasn’t in a rush and looked over everything before we ate. We could’ve became really sick with the black mold.

★★★★
October 5, 2022

Green enchiladas are not bad at all! The pastor tacos are top-notch, especially with the oily corn tortillas. The camaron a la diabla is very good and pretty spicy! Would be better if they used homemade flour tortillas for the burritos.

★★★★★
March 17, 2020

Nice place. I vistes this restaurant many times a friend and I, I even took some coworkers there for lunch. My favorite plates is: Menudo Beef tacos 5x⭐️ for those meals

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 20, 2024

Great food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 8, 2024

Great food and good food prices, (old school food )100%

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Best breakfast in Midland Tx. Great menudo, and great service. Huevos rancheros are awesome. Update 10/24/24, 9:30 a.m. only one waitress, she did great job on all 6 tables, chips and salsa are the best in West Texas , coffee was good and today the food was actually cold when we received it. Not the waitress fault she was by herself. I did not eat my food due to the taste and that it was cold. Hopefully next time we will get our order on time while its still hot. Tortillas were very hard around the edges but they were hot.

Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Went for quick breakfast burritos Not good should of just skipped breakfast

November 22, 2024

I arrived and waited at least 10 minutes, they attended to everyone else who arrived after me and they never attended to me, I dont know why, but it is the worst service I have ever had in my life.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Their specialty burritos are out of this world. The service is friendly and the atmosphere is nice and clean.

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Space is a little small but adds to the authentic feel of the place I recommend the Brisket Nachos

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Love this place! Amazing food and awesome staff

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

I love J-peons food is always great service is good as well I highly recommend this place

July 22, 2024

Today went for lunch very poor staffing , waitress no good , I would ask for to get a me to go cup for my soup , she never brought it to me , I had to ask the Lil boy to bring it for me , n she was being very stingy with chips n salsa , good food but very poor service I hope they get rid of that stingy waitress

★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

The food was ok, nothing to brag about. Had their enchilada plate. Was good and different from other restaurants.

★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Too much wait to receive the food inside the premises for how simple the dish was. Acceptable flavor.

★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

I went there for the menudo. It was lacking spices, so it was lacking flavor. Very crowded and it takes quite a while to get your order taken and food served.

Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Came in today was totally ignored..I could understand if they where busy ..but nope they where both at the register talking personal stuff and laughing when I got up walked out No response ...Drove straight to Carambas ..was greeted seated and served all in 15... minutes .. highly recommend you go there.

★★
May 22, 2024

I always like to order gorditas but this time they gave me bad service I spoke to the manager to express my complaint and as always the magic word sorry sorry I told him that instead of gorditas they looked like sopes all beaten very, very bad service I will never go again to buy there...as he told me I will return his sorry sorry

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Food is delicious. The salsa is the best.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Fantastic food an service very large selection. Yumm

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Amazing food! Service was outstanding! The constant line of vehicles shows this the place for breakfast and brisket burritos!

★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Food was bland

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

They serve menudo every day, and it s delicious! They have a great menu. I highly recommend Peno s. The staff is excellent!

★★★★
March 22, 2024

No tea

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Great burritos

★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Friendly staff and awesome sweet tea

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

The food is as hone made as you can find it. The fries had definitely a latin touch and omg they are so good. We came for breakfast for the 1st time and this place did not disappoint!

★★★
December 22, 2023

NO CASH RECIEPT

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Was a take out order, called in route was ready when I got there ahead of the time quoted.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

One our most favorite places to eat. Great food. Phenomenal service.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Ran out of tea, did not make fresh tea while we were there. I asked for water instead.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

They do get pretty busy cheapest burritos in. Midland.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Love this place, always amazing..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Absolutely delicious food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

They are good and have the best Menudo when its very well needed from a long night

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Got a plain fajita burrito. Meat was tender but needed salt!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

They have good food. My go to is breakfast burrito which is well worth the money. Prices are fair and the folks are friendly.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Love this place not only good food good service very affordable

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Parking: Easy Recommended dishes

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Loved it

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was great best Ive had in Midland for homestyle Mexican dishes!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Cute little Mexican cafe. The food was good. I loved the hostess/server. She was very friendly.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The menudo is really good..

December 22, 2023

The tortillas taste store bought. They didn t listen when I said no cheese. Shredded chicken no flavor. The asado has great flavor but no spice at all. The ground beef and potatoes is something I ve never had before the way they do it is literally ground beef with hand cut French fries. Personally I didn t like it at all. Not even the salsa. It just did it give at all. Coke wasn t good either.

December 22, 2023

Very bad attitude and is a dirty place

December 22, 2023

I ve ate here and had alright experiences the servers are always nice though. But today I called a order for favor and the lady who works the phone and the window is rude and unprofessional. It s one thing to put someone on hold when they call but it s another thing to keep putting me on hold because she is preoccupied with something else interrupting me mid order. I get there and I m met with occasional eye contact by her but ultimately no hello, no I ll be right with you, and no service what s so ever. I only got service when someone else came to the front desk and started doing her job for her. All in all your only as good as your worse employee. I suggest proper training.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great torta here was huge and flavorful.

December 22, 2023

I ordered menudo and it smelled like throw up I still gave it the benefit of the doubt and ate it. The menudo gave me food poisoning I would not recommend to anyone.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I got the tacos and they were amazing. I really enjoyed the tacos. Server was really friendly. This is a great place to eat.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Absolutely loved everything about it. I grew up in a small town and this was like going back in time. May be my new go to.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Ordered Menudo, what I got, bowl of homeny corn. If I wanted homeny corn I should have ordered Posole...

December 22, 2023

Bad experience with the owners sister or wife, very rude, wont greet you the right way she would tell you,I dont have time to say all that. . I ordered beef stew and only got two small peaces of beef. I told her about it and she said, Thats all your getting with a grin on her face. I ordered menudo and all I got was a bowl full of homeny corn and few peaces of stripe. This place is expensive and their food has no authentic Mexican flavor, your waisting your time here...

December 22, 2023

Really disappointed in these breakfast burritos. Every time I ve driven by in the morning they have a decent line in the drive through so I figured I d give it a try. They had no flavor at all and the potato they used was french fries and they tasted stale. I wish they had given me more salsa because that was the only way I could stand to eat them. The salsa was pretty good. But I won t be back.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Slow on orders, no really slow. Parking: None Food : 4/5 |

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great food and good price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Chile Verde burrito was in point

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great place for breakfast or lunch burritos

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Best .Menudo in Texas period....

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good place overall. Quiet and clean. Menudo was pretty good. Chips and salsa was ok. Staff was great!

December 22, 2023

Girl at the window has some kind of attitude....Ill never go there again....

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Waitress very nice

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Worst service ever. Waiter cant get an order right even after looking at the menu. Got the wifes order wrong. I had the ribeye Ala Mexicana, came out, wasnt a ribeye to begin with, meat was tough as hell. Well according to the cook who was laughing, apparently the cow was old and tough. The cashier made it right, Ill give her that. Other than that, I wouldnt recommend this place. My daughter didnt want to go for a reason, should of listened.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The torta is delicious! My husband loves this place his coworkers introduced him and I tried it for the first time and it was delicious!

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Menudo and tamales are nasty, I would not recommend for anyone.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent food great service one of the best in town

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was good! Had breakfast burritos and they were Deliciously Big Oh they have a DRIVE-TRU!! Just Incase you re not ready and have yesterday s makeup like ME! Food

December 22, 2023

They take 10 min to take an order then 30 min to make 2 burritos the onions are as big as a dime .. dry brisket wow like .. not satisfied horrible customer service

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Not bad but not great. Fair prices and quick service

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Food was great! Very filling, great flavors, and satisfying for for the price, server was very nice and attentive, and the restaurant offered nice atmosphere for being a hole in the wall type of restaurant, definitely recommend!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Awesome brisket burritos, breakfast burritos and tamales!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Love the menudo

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The sweet Tamales are delicious!

★★
December 22, 2022

All beans, no meat, poor flavor, but hey, it did have the color I was looking for

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Finally, we found great gorditas in this town. Friendly service and fair prices, dont forget to try the queso.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food .

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

We enjoyed our food. I had been wanting menudo and no one has it and they did. Thank you

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Authentic homemade Mexican food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The best Mexican restaurant in Midland, I have found. Authentic Mexican food. Has a Drive through, so you dont have to go inside if you dont want to. Also they accept phone orders to be picked up

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Easily the best chips in midland.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Love J-Penos..Been coming here for years. Tony was great. Just wish the Midland location served Micheladas. Great breakfast burritos too.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good Mendo

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Usely my experience is great but the plate I got wasn t at all good it was nasty server made us pay for the plate even though I only ate two bits. Worst experience I ve had may not be back due to how my complaint was handled. Had to then stop and get food because I was still hungry.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Rich, good service, good prices.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The best buttitos in my opinion in town no matter breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good service and the burritos are great and good price as well.

★★
December 22, 2022

Food took too long to come out was not hot .

★★★★
December 22, 2022

I eat here ..good salsa.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Went here for dinner tonight. Steak fajita nachos. Omg yummy! This place is known for their breakfast and lunch but I can tell you dinner was great!

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

This place is not good at all the menudo was affull and It did not taste good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Hole in the wall place with amazing authentic Mexican food at great prices. We will definitely be back to eat here!

December 22, 2022

No flavor at all!! No salsa with my order, no salt on any of the meats not to mention seasoning, beans taste like canned

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Love this place. My favorites are chile verde and asado. Highly recommend.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great food best service!!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

J-penos big omelet burrito is great we had brisket and bacon they where delicious...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food good size burrito for the price great service

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

My cousin mom alway my favorite employee in here she give me a Mexican bottle and tamale and I love the food would recommend been here she nice

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Always great food and fast service. Best menudo In town and you can get it 7 days a week all day.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I love gorditas plate

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Egg omelette with chorizo had way too much chorizo in it

★★★★
December 22, 2022

This place is always really good and I usually get the chile relleno with beans and its really good! But the taste fell short the last time i was here though

December 22, 2022

Been going here since it opened. Called in to place an order and lady on phone had an awful attitude because I was asking a few questions so I cancelled my order. Good luck getting my business ever again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food (menudo) and service. Definitely will be back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Small place, but very clean, everything organized, good portions, excellent flavor Speed and attention ideal place for weekend lunches

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Food is always great. I hate that one of the employees always has an attitude when I go. If they can work that out it would be awesome.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

I recently started working in midland and one day one of my co-workers came back with a brisket burrito she told me where to go and I m HOOKED they are AMAZING!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I thought everything was very delicious ,goods sorroundings, service was great, I enjoyed it very much!!

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Wasnt impressed. Menudo wasnt that good at all. Waitress was nice and friendly but I wont be going back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

These burritos are fire!!!! I mean really good! Delicioso! And the Chips are signature! Vegetarian options: Bean and Cheese

December 22, 2022

Called to make a mobile order this morning, lady had a BAD ATTITUDE. Didnt even ask for a name for my order, huffed and puffed when I asked for a total. Customer service is a big part in the food industry. Gotta do better.

December 22, 2022

Ate menudo here there wasnt much meat on the menudo tge flavor wasnt good either smell kond of bad.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Love their prices and foods not too shabby. Good salsa too.

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Tried this place for the first time about a month ago. Have been back almost every week since. Really good salsa and chips. Queso is alright & the spiciness of the green sauce is inconsistent. Over all very good!

★★★
December 22, 2021

Great service! Food is alright, nuff said

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Very Good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great food and service

★★★★
December 22, 2021

we alway_sceat here...monster burritos yay

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Menudo was great!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Not to bad

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I went to ask for broth and it took them a long time to get it cold.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Love their food. Everytime we visit our nieces in Midland we visit J-Penos. Highly recommend it

December 22, 2021

SLOW SERVICE . Second time this happened to us. We definitely not coming back. We are just eating chips and salsa for 40 minutes. Really??? if you need to grab lunch quick don t go there.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good breakfast! Tortas are great!

December 22, 2021

It says they open at 6:30 and wait till 7:15 and still close

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Outstanding food. Took a little longer to get food. Because it is a small family restaurant. But well worth it. Server kept tea and chips full.

December 22, 2021

6.13.21 Ordered a Bacon & Egg burrito and specifically asked for no cheese (I have stomach ulcers so any bit of dairy can be incredibly painful) . Ofcourse, they put cheese on it so I go back and ask for another burrito and made it clear that I didnt want cheese on, that I had just ordered one the same way and it came out with cheese. The guy at the drive thru window didnt care much for the issue or my concerns. I got my second order without cheese but as I was finishing up...I find this in my burrito...can officially say I AM DONE WITH THEM! WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. Better off making my own burritos at home.

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

So just ate here for the first time and I ordered menudo and a egg and bean burrito. Start with the latter, the eggs seems a bit overcooked and dry the tortilla was not homemade, which is very inexpensive to make and makes a huge difference. The menudo did lack flavor (no salt) or seasonings. But the meat was tinder. They received one star because of the waitress scooping ice from a ice chest using and un gloved hand and the cup. So I know the cooks are not using them either.

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The menu says one price and when you go to pay at the cashier they charge you a more expensive one.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Very good food. Very few who is open on Sunday. Their Chile Verde con carne is very tasty. Featured here is J-penos omlete with CCC.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Pretty good burritos

December 22, 2021

6 burritos for 50$ I think thats expensive

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Best chile verde

December 22, 2021

Canned menudo taste better than this, when I got my order the sauce is orange not red , I got no onion no cilantro whatsoever, no lime no Oregon or Any spices with my order, worst menudo that I ve had in my life like I said the canned menudo taste better than this

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Food was good but a little pricey though

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

not very good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

It was good. A nice little hole in the wall place. Service was good, the menudo was good!

December 22, 2021

It s always been my go to place for Menudo, but the last two times I ve gone, I paid $10 for a cup of harmony, there s no meat in it! I hate to find a new place for Menudo because I love the flavor of theirs but I can put chili powder on Harmony!!!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

The food is only second to their service. The Wife and I are regulars and try to go at least once a week for breakfast. All of it, everything is delicious. Sometimes there is a wait, its that good.

December 22, 2021

First there was a set of young black men in front of me the lady was rude. Then when I got to the counter she was rude telling me when I can and cant order something because they dont know how to charge for it. As if it is my fault. They need an attitude check. Heavy.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Ask for the green chicken and cheese enchiladas topped with an egg, so delicious!! Even though the chips and salsa is superb!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Loved their enchiladas service was ok

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The food is passable but the waitress has a very bad attitude and is rude

★★★
December 22, 2021

Good service!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Very good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

First time here. Menudo is delicious, asado was amazing. Will definitely return next time we are in West Texas