Manuels Stories (as told by our patrons)

In celebration of MANUELS 40th anniversary, we encouraged our customers to send us their favorite memories or stories!

Here is what sent us – in their own words, about what the restaurant means to them.

In celebration of MANUELS 40th Anniversary in October of 2024.

Lazan P.

Eating at Manuels when I worked downtown was something I look forward to every week. It was my favorite lunch...

Ana B.

33 years ago I got a job as a waitress at Manuel’s. They took a chance on me. I was...

Heather S.

I helped open the Jollyville location late 1998 after graduating from UT, and trained at the downtown location. I’ve never...

Gail A.

We traveled all the way from Kentucky to Texas to get to Manuels’s wonderful food and wonderful drinks. It was...

Estella C.

Steven D.

It was a warm evening, we were sitting under the grand patio tree, ordering our usual — crab nachos, gorditas...

Toni R.

Our girl tribe celebrated my best friends 50th birthday party at Manuel’s and had the absolute best time! They let...

Amy M.

I had been complaining to another co-worker that I would never meet the right man and get married. She was...

Adrienne S.

#LoveManuels and #Manuels40th Anniversary In 1990, when I was 18, I was dating this hot guy named Sebastian. He was...

Harry L.

Going to Manuel’s for Mexican food is a fun place to eat with our friends and family members, and drinks...

Brendan B.

I vote for Ron S.

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Merrell S.

I am merrel

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