This place has mind-blowingly amazing food. Get the Lubbock enchiladas and the mesquite-roasted cabrito shoulder, and I will be your new best friend in the whole wide world.

I had the South of the Border Enchilada Combo. This combo had four authentic taste enchiladas from different areas of Mexico. The different combinations of enchiladas was really good and spanned a good deal of Mexico. The rice was really flavorful and moist, unlike a lot of other Mexican food places. I normally don’t eat the rice, and I cleaned up the entire plate of this stuff. I decided on charros beans because those are usually my favorite since I don’t like refried very much. The beans were very flavorful and tasted like they had been cooked for hours and had a very homemade taste to them. I tasted Jenny’s refried beans, and I have to say, I actually liked them better than my charros beans. I rarely eat refried beans, so the fact that I liked these was pretty amazing. I would order refried instead of charros next time around. My order came with picamole, which is a chunky version of guacamole. This actually tasted better than guacamole. I would love to eat a whole bowl of this one day.

1. Chicken with salsa verde. Wow this was amazingly good. The sauce was tart and bitter and tasted of tomatillos, but didn’t have an overwhelming tomatillo flavor to it. The chicken was stewed in the traditional Mexican way and was very moist and tender. The crema was the perfect touch to the tartness of the salsa. These enchiladas tasted just like the ones I had in Mexico City when we went they were that good.
2. Queso fresco cheese salsa with spicy chili salsa. This was filled with a cheese that was creamy and smooth. The sauce was very spicy, but flavorful. Reminded me of normal enchilada sauce, but much spicier. It was topped with cotija cheese crumbles, fresh lettuce and red onions. This was a good enchilada, but not exactly my taste in enchiladas. This was much better than any other cheese enchilada I have had anywhere else though, so that accounts for a lot since that is how I judge how good a restaurant is.
3. Pork carnitas enchiladas with green sauce. Wow these were good. The pork was flavorful and very moist. The sauce was like a creamy tomatillo salsa. The combination of flavors was fresh and not one I have had before, so it was very good for me. I enjoyed these very much and would probably order these as a full order when I go back.
4. Chicken mole. I had this exact same enchilada last week at a different restaurant, and I do believe this will be the enchilada I base all other Mexican restaurants on. The mole last week was amazing, but this was even better. This one had the perfect combination of savory, sweet and spicy. I made sure I had all of the sauce off of my plate too I liked it that much. The chicken was very good, but I was so enraptured in the mole, that I honestly didn’t pay that much attention to it. I will be ordering these again for sure. I find it amazing how different the exact same mole is from restaurant to restaurant.

We never wanted for anything while we were here, which I find absolutely amazing. The chips were fresh, hot and thick. The salsa they serve with the chips was perfection. It was constantly refilled throughout our meal. I found this touch to be extra special. Even Sylvia came and said hello to us, which was great. We had a very nice conversation with her, and it is little things like that that will get me to visit again and again. I like the concern she had with internet reviews and how word of mouth is everything. And in all honesty, it is everything. One bad review will keep a lot of people away from that restaurant. People have to remember that food is subjective and just because one person didn’t enoy what they had, doesn’t make a bad restaurant. I always try to keep that in mind when I go to places people have reviewed badly, as everyone should.

Have always enjoyed the Woodway location; very friendly service and usually see Sylvia. ... Not so on Westheimer. In April 2010 there we got burned fajitas; they were like charcoal briquettes. Manager said, "That's the way we do them here" and continued loud personal conversation with loud regular at the next table. Server was nice but clueless.

Don't waste you time or your money. IF you like TexMex, you will be sorely disappointed. If you like bland tasteless food served with an "attitude" you will like Sylvia's. Fourteen bucks for two enchiladas in Houston is robbery, particularly of Sylvia's quality. I've tried Sylvia's four times, and it never improved. Go somewhere that appreciates your business and the servers treat you like a customer.