Leander’s stretch of US-183 has a new headliner, and it is not shy about putting the grill to work. Conejos Tex-Mex Cantina has quietly turned into a neighborhood staple along the corridor, serving scratch-made Tex-Mex with a few playful curveballs. Opened in 2025, the spot leans into familiar comfort food like fajitas and al pastor tacos while slipping in chef-driven specials and a serious bar program. The kitchen’s stated mission is simple: let the proteins and fresh ingredients do the talking instead of hiding everything under a blanket of cheese.
According to Community Impact, Conejos has already built a following around crispy short-rib quesa-birrias, al pastor street tacos, and the Coco Loco margarita. Weekly and seasonal specials have swung from duck empanadas to a pork-chop tomahawk, a lineup co-owner Bobby Joe Hernandez summed up by saying they “do off-the-wall stuff” while keeping the focus on the meat, not on heavy sauces or cheese. The outlet also notes the Leander restaurant sits next door to the Rabbit Hole bar and opened in 2025.
Scratch-made, chef-driven kitchen
The team behind Conejos leans hard into scratch cooking and a fresh, never-frozen pantry. As outlined on the Conejos Tex-Mex Cantina site, the kitchen rotates chef-driven specials that pull from both interior Mexican and classic Tex-Mex techniques. The idea is to keep things recognizable enough for a casual night out while still giving regulars a reason to scan the specials before defaulting to their usual order. The result is a menu that mixes neighborhood comfort picks with more ambitious, protein-forward plates.
A local hospitality group
Conejos is one piece of a larger local puzzle the owners call “Team Rabbit.” The group also runs the Lucky Rabbit in Jonestown and two Rabbit Hole locations nearby. The Rabbit Hole site lists its Leander and Cedar Park bars, while the Lucky Rabbit site highlights the Jonestown live-music venue and sprawling outdoor patio that helped the team build a following in the first place. That bar-to-restaurant progression goes a long way toward explaining Conejos’ full bar and its party-friendly, linger-awhile cantina vibe.
What's next
Community Impact reports that the owners are not done expanding. Two more Conejos locations are in the pipeline, with Round Rock slated for summer 2026 and Cedar Park targeted for fall 2026. Hernandez told the outlet the group is focused on consistency so regulars can expect the same quality and the same rotating specials when they walk into any Conejos dining room. The report also notes that Chef Eduardo Miguel is set to join the ownership group once the new restaurants open.
The Leander debut did not exactly fly under the radar. Local outlets covered the April 2025 ribbon-cutting and early crowds, and Leander Scoop dug into the restaurant’s opening and its role along the 183 corridor, calling out Conejos’ bold flavors and its cantina-style atmosphere. These days, the spot has turned into an easy choice across Williamson County for weekend brunch, happy hour, and margaritas while Team Rabbit gets its next round of openings ready.
