The Original Ninfa's
10 expert reviews
“This is the original Mama Ninfaâs Tex-Mex eatery that generations have frequented.”
– Gayot
BlackBook
"This is the Original Ninfa's on Navigation Blvd. Located on the East Side, Ninfa's offers true Tex-Mex in a petite building donned with Christmas lights and colorful décor."
Zagat
"The circa-1973 original on Navigation is "still the best" of this Tex-Mex chain beloved for its "can't-be-beat" fajitas."
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Afar Magazine
"This Tex-Mex restaurant claims to have launched the national fajita craze in 1973, when "Mama Ninfa first stuffed chargrilled sliced beef into a handmade flour tortilla."
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Where
"Ninfa's offers all the basics of a good Mexican joint: fajitas, tacos, enchiladas, etc."
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Tasting Table
"Mama Ninfa Laurenzo didn't quite invent fajitas, but she might as well have."
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