2630 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098
House Margarita Frozen
Meltdown Margarita Mango
Meltdown Margarita Sangria
Spicy Passion Fruit Margarita Rocks
Grand Don Margarita Rocks
River Oaks ‘Rita
We joined friends for a birthday celebration at Armandos, not realizing a reservation was needed for a Saturday evening. The host was gracious enough to accommodate our group, and we were seated at a table near the bar. Armandos is an upscale, white-tablecloth restaurant with Mexican and Latin food and a full page of margaritas included in the menu.
Our group started with the frozen house and mango margaritas. The frozen margarita has a perfectly thick consistency. The fruit margaritas start with the house frozen margarita and flavored syrup poured over as a floater, not our preferred method to mix a fruit margarita.
House Margarita – Made with Jose Cuervo Traditional Silver, this is a good house, and we give it a rating of 4 margarita glasses out of a possible 5.
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Meltdown Margarita Mango – This house margarita made with Jimador Silver Tequila has mango syrup floating on top. We asked for more mango to mix into the margarita. Not as good as a margarita made with mango puree. We give this a rating of 3 margarita glasses.
Meltdown Margarita with Sangria – This meltdown margarita works better with the sangria. We give it 4 margarita glasses.
Spicy Passion Fruit Margarita Rocks – Patron Reposado, Cointreau, Cane Passion Fruit, and Jalapeno mix. Our drink needed a better shake before the pour, but once the flavors had a chance to blend, we gave this margarita a rating of 4 margarita glasses.
Grand Don Margarita Rocks – Don Julio Silver tequila, Grand Marnier, fresh lime juice. We give it 4 margarita glasses.
River Oaks Rita – This margarita is at the top of the top shelf margarita category. Made with Jose Cuervo Reserva De La Familia Tequila, Patron Citronge, fresh lime juice a la minute, agave served with Volcanic Black Salt rim and 24 K gold lime slice over crushed ice. This fancy margarita is nice and smooth, as expected. We think a chilled glass would improve this drink while not watering down with ice and serving this margarita at a cooler temperature. We give the River Oaks Rita a rating of 4.5 margarita glasses. It has to be good with quality ingredients like these, but it is not worth the $45 price.
