The best Rice and beans in Galveston | Sluurpy updated in June

Pennies Tex Mex

94/100 (499 ratings)

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"Omg! I was determined to go to Galveston TODAY to try the tamales and ended up getting Tamales,sausage sandwich and chopped beef sandwich...and it..."

Lorna Hardeman-Jackson

"I love this place. Everything I've tried has been delicious. I'm a chicken person, and the chicken here is perfect. Its not dry, cooked thoroughly,..."

Alicia Esquivel

"I saw this on Facebook this morning thought I would give them a try oh my there food is great,tamales are great and I'm not a brisket person wow it..."

Jennifer Weber

"We went for barbacoa this morning. It was delicious. We then came back to take home. The sliced brisket melts in your mouth. Well worth the 100+ mile..."

Annette Hill-Palamidy

"People, you must try this place! Best tamales ever! Great barbacoa and don't even get me started on the brisket. I LOVED..."

Linda Horodyski

"I went cause for some reason I was craving Brisket. Jesus Christ the brisket was so tender and juicy We absolutly loved it. I alson got a dozen of..."

Erica Day-Ellisor

"There is no good BBQ on this island... And then I stumbled across this little gem... We had the brisket ribs and sausage.. wowsers!! The potato..."

Holly Hunt-Robertson

"Excellent bbq brisket and sausage links. Nice clean setup and friendly counter sales. Most definitely..."

Guy Taylor

"Just discovered Pennies after all of these years. The owner and staff are very friendly. The place is super clean and the tamales & salsa....WOW!..."

Julie Alexander Jones

"Today was my first time to eat at Pennies. I must say everyone was very nice and friendly. And the food was..."

Patricia PoPo Dreyer

"I’ve has their tamales and they are really tasty! I’ve had their sausage and I loved it, but the brisket was divine. Loved the skin-on potato..."

Wendy LeCornu Morgan

"Enjoyed the brisket and potato salad was awesome. Tonight had the tamales awesome best I ever had!..."

Eric Tucker

"I love their tamales, chicken and brisket. Stop by and grab some for dinner! Super nice owners..."

Maureen Kuzik McCutchen

"Call ahead!! Takeout only !! WORTH EVRY PENNY!! DELICIOUS BARBAQOUA not greasy, awesome tasting rice n beans delicious, waiting on tamales!! LOVED..."

Linda M Cruz

"ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!! My goodness, if this ain't Tex-Mex then idk what to tell you!!!! Brisket tacos were PERFECTION!!! Rice and beans were..."

Tina C (Tina)

"What I can say about Pennies Tex Mex Take Out is that if they sell it, whatever it is, it's among the best you can get. I've tried nearly everything..."

JR Wally

"First time eating at this place and it was amazing!! I had the tacos and my wife had the 3 meats. The flavor was spot on and everyone there was so..."

Robert Schosker

"Excellent ! Was advised to try Pennies out and so happy I did. I was introduced to everyone that works there and it was a real pleasure to meet..."

Andrew Lees

"Heard on Texas Eats that the tamales were good so we had to try. We went directly to Pennies in after getting off the ship. We must admit these were..."

Mario Gonzales

"Come support your local community!! This place has great food all the way around. On this day we came for breakfast tacos, although they only have..."

jflo

"The brisket taco was yummy. Also got the Barbacoa taco, tamales & potato salad. The salsa was fresh & spicy. Service was friendly & food came out..."

V T

"Nice little family joint serving barbeque and tamales. They have an outdoor patio, but nothing inside. Mostly a takeout place. Sliced brisket had a..."

Kurt Rose

"The Tamales are off the CHAIN!!! The Ribs and Brisket almost melt in your mouth. Service was on Point and very attentive to what you want. Atmosphere..."

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