El Tiempo Cantina - 290
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Fairbanks
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
15 Southwestern/Tex Mex restaurants in Houston, TX that earn more on your cards
Houston, TX has 15 Southwestern/Tex Mex restaurants in our listings: 15 take a dining program and none has a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Galleria (3), Greater Heights (2), and Washington Ave. (2).
15 restaurants
El Tiempo Cantina - Annex
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Montrose
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inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreEl Tiempo Cantina - Elmdale
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Second Ward
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inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreEl Tiempo Cantina - Galleria
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Galleria
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inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreEl Tiempo Cantina - Kirby
up to20%Mexican · $$ · South Main
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inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreEl Tiempo Cantina - Richmond
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Galleria
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inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreEl Tiempo Cantina - Vintage Park
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Champions
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inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreEl Tiempo Cantina - Washington
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Washington Ave.
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inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreEl Tiempo Cantina - Woodlake
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Galleria
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inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreEl Tiempo Taqueria
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Washington Ave.
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inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreBig Stack Burger
up to12%Southwestern/Tex Mex · $$ · Willowbrook
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCaliente - Houston
up to12%Mexican · $$$ · Memorial
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreJax Grille
up to12%American · $$ · Cottage Grove
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLa Chingada Tacos Tequila
up to12%Mexican · $ · Greater Heights
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLittle Taco Shop
up to12%Mexican · $$ · Greater Heights
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
- Restaurants
- 15
- Neighborhoods
- 11
- Cuisines
- 5
- Dining programs
- 13
- With a card perk
- 0
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Houston
Ranked by what each card earns across this city's restaurants at our point valuations, counting the dining program that pays most at each one. Card credits aren't counted. AAdvantage Dining (15 restaurants) and TrueBlue Dining (15) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 15 restaurants. American Express Gold Card tops the list here on its own dining rate — ≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner before any program.
American Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner
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Rakuten American Express Card
No annual fee
≈$2.20 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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13 dining programs that pay in Houston
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- AAdvantage Dining15 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining15 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town15 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining15 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining15 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining15 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining15 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining15 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn15 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham15 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining15 restaurants1 point per $1
- Rakuten Dining15 restaurants5% back
- inKind10 restaurants20% back
4 cuisines in Houston
Southwestern/Tex Mex in 11 Houston neighborhoods
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