La Iguana Restaurant No 4

Desperate for Mexican food and La Iguana was all I could find via Yelp.  It's a little off the beaten path in a residental area.  The food was pretty good, but than I expected.  The taco was better than average, having a decent crunch to it.  Enchilada was about average. Bean and Cheese Nachos were pretty good.   Pretty good refried beans which I normally don't care for.  Rice as above average.  Salsa was different, a hybrid between salsa and pico de gallo, but awesome.  Staff was very friendly.
The only let down was the chips.   Yes, I ate the whole basket because I was pretty hungry and the salsa was awesome.  But good chips aren't holding this place down a full star, perhaps 1/3 of a star.  

I'll definitely be back to try something else.  I was desperate for Mexican food and this place delivered.

the carne guisada plate and the chorizo and egg taquitos were excellent as usual, we've never had a less than great meal here!!

Best sit-down Mexican food in the area.  I know that's hyperbolic in an area with a taqueria on every corner.  But, seriously, this is the most consistently-good mexican food in the Corpus area.  In general, it's the standard Corpus-area, northern Mexico, Jalisco-style fare.  Their beans and rice are awesome.  I favor the pastor plate---#17 if you're ordering take-out.  Green enchiladas are great---ask for extra cheese.  My husband always gets the crispy tacos, which are awesome; homemade shells, well-seasoned meat and loads of cheese and veggies.  Tortillas are on the thick side, both flour and corn (I prefer their corn).  

They have also recently added a bar, which is more than welcome in Portland where drinks-with-dinner is a recent development.  And they have an outside patio that's nice and that we'll try out when it ceases to be 101 degrees outside.