Gloria's - It's Where You Get Your Rodeo On

As you may have heard, we’re opening a Houston location in Spring of 2012. It will be located at 2616 Louisiana Street, Suite 101. Just on the outskirts of downtown, we are looking forward to assimilating into this beautiful city.

Valentine’s Day with Gloria’s Restaurants

Valentine’s Day is this coming Tuesday, which means lovers will frantically running around looking for flowers, candy, and cards for their significant other. In the mix of all of this, there’s always the perpetual looming question: where do we go for dinner?

While the choices may seem like many, the answer to the question is simple: this Valentine’s Day, take your loved one to one of our Gloria’s locations. The atmosphere is sophisticated and romantic, and the dishes are to die for. Let the passion and fire of the Latin culture blend into your heart for an all-out romantic experience.

Our menu can entice even the most sophisticated of palates. A wide variety of appetizers can start the evening off, from a ceviche trio to even a delicious platano frito. For dinner, the choices are infinite. You can choose traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes, or you can let the sensory overload of our authentic Salvadorian food stimulate your taste buds. From grilled quail, to surf and turf, to even our lechon asado (grilled pork tenderloin) and beyond – there is something for every taste.

Of course, don’t let the evening just stop with the food. Indulge in our tres leches, milk flan, or our chocolate flan for desert. If you’re in the mood for drinks but don’t feel like one of our award-winning margaritas, there’s always wine,  champagne, or a full bar to choose from.

Spend this Valentine’s Day with us at Gloria’s. It’s the authentic taste of El Salvador and will be the perfect way to say I Love You on this Valentine’s Day. 

Gloria’s Restaurants Owners Awarded Immigrant Journey Trailblazer Award

Jose Fuentes and Gloria Rubio, owners of Gloria’s Restaurants received the 2011 Immigrant Entrepreneur Award. The Awards were hosted at The Park City Club with guest speaker, noted New York Times columnist and author, Ganand Giridharadas. Every year the Badmus Law firm gives this award to honor those immigrants who have shown the courage and fortitude to create a successful life in their newly adopted country.  The Immigrant Journey Awards include four categories: The Immigrant Entrepreneur Award, The Immigrant Professional Excellence Award, The Immigrant Spirit Award, and The Immigrant Advocate Award.  Both Gloria and Jose were both honored and humbled to win Immigrant Entrepreneur Award and to be included in such an outstanding group of immigrant trailblazers.  Jose thanks Badmus, Citibank and his hardworking employees for making Gloria’s a favorite spot for so many across Texas.  According to Jose, the most important thing to remember is that “the award celebrates the basic human right for freedom of choice,” and because this nation has that freedom, it “allows human beings to build their future wherever they see opportunities”

Gloria's Restaurants to Open New Location in Houston Spring of 2012

Even though Gloria’s Restaurants first location opened over 25 years ago, it's opening its 14th location in Texas because of Gloria's passion for excellence in food and entertainment.  Boasting locations all over the DFW metroplex and in Austin, Gloria's is about to open in's newest location in Houston, spring 2012.  Join us as we celebrate Gloria's newest restaurant, which will be located at 2616 Louisiana Street, Suite 101, Houston, Texas, we can't wait to see you there.

Gloria's Restaurants To Open In Houston's Midtown

Gloria’s Restaurants will soon be leaving for Houston to open its newest location in Midtown.  This is an exciting day for owners Jose and Gloria Fuentes because Houston is where they originally met after fleeing El Salvador during its civil war in the late 70’s.  They are currently in talks with Bruce Molzan one of the current owners of the historic Ruggles Grill which is located on the 900 block of Westheimer.  If all goes as planned Jose and Gloria will demolish the 40 year old 26,000 sq. ft. Ruggles Grill to build a new 7,500 sq. ft. restaurant. This location is to be the first of 4 locations that will be opening in the greater Houston area.  They also plan on opening additional locations in Sugar Land, The Woodlands, and West University.   “Houston is a huge international market, and the competition is going to be very tough, but we will succeed there,” said Fuentes.  Gloria’s just recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and has 12 locations in the DFW area and one in Austin.  

Gloria’s Voted #1 Happy Hour in South Dallas

Gloria’s has been voted the #1 Happy Hour in Oak Cliff and South Dallas by GoTime.com’s users.  Users can vote on the GoTime website or vote using their smartphone with the GoTime mobile app. This list can change daily so if you love Gloria’s please vote to keep us on the top of this and other lists that we may appear on.  Listed below are the correct happy hour times and prices. If you have any more questions, need direction or need to view the menu please visit www.gloriasrestaurants.com.

Gloria’s Happy Hour Times and Pricing in Dallas

• Mon - Thurs: all day
• Fri: 11:00am - 6pm

Happy Hour Drink Pricing Varies by Location, please go to www.gloriasrestaurants.com to check happy hour pricing for your favorite location.

House Margaritas....range from: $3.00-5.00

House Wines........................... $5.00

Domestic Beers.......range from: $3.00-5.00

Imported Beer........ranges from: $3.50-5.00

Mojitos....................range from: $3.00-5.00

Sangaria................ranges from: $3.00-5.00

What is Salvadorian Food?

What foods come to mind when you think of Salvadorian food?  Do you think of black beans, tacos and burritos?  Or do you think of tamales, plantains and pupusas?  Because most people don’t understand the differences between Mexican food and Salvadorian cuisine, here’s a  simple list of Salvadorian foods which can help you become a connoisseur of all things Salvadorian.