Eating Mexican Food in Ruston, LA

In Ruston, LA there are two Mexican restaurants that we really enjoy:

Tia Maria’s
102 N. Monroe St., Ruston, LA
(318) 254-2050

El Jarrito
306 West California, Ruston, LA
(318) 251-0600


Both restaurants are excellent examples of clever reuse of old buildings.
Tia Maria's, once part of E. Lee Young's Motor Parts, is cleverly decorated.
The old brick walls are enhanced to add to the decor.

El Jarrito is in a building that has always contained restaurants. Originally the
building contained Pioneer Pizza Association, which eventually closed. For years
the building was the home of Wong's, where some of the best Chinese food ever was cooked. People who lived in Ruston during that time and ate Henry Wong's food will never forget it.
Now, when I go to these places, I have rich memories of the lives of these buildings.

Back to the food . . . .
Tia Maria's has a clean, neat dining room, where Rustonians gather on Sunday to indulge in delicious Tex-Mex food. There is always plenty of it, and it is always tasty.

El Jarrito is less spacious and a little messier, but the food is more typically Mexican.

The thoughts of either place are pleasant enough to start us drooling.