Austin is littered with small hole in the wall Mexican restaurants that are typically labeled Jalisco style. These taquerias are nearly always a zero on the atmosphere scale but with indifferent staff, amazing bargains and tasty food I cannot recommend them enough.
My plan when hunting for tacos is usually to stop at the first one I see. When in the right areas of town it never take long. I'm usually amazed at their consistent menus, prices and food quality. For today I stumbled onto Taquerias Las Chivas on North Lamar near Rundberg and 183.
On the day I arrived it was fairly empty so getting a table was quick. As usual there was a jukebox playing Tejano, Jalisco (a Mexican state) inspired decor and the building was in need of some TLC. I was also pleased to see the credit card stickers on the door.
As the waitress arrived she started in Spanish but unfortunately mine is rusty. A friendly "excuse me?" encouraged her to switch to English. I flipped to the taco section of the menu and found they had 4 taquitas (little tacos) and beans for $6... excellent. My favorite meat is al pastor (think pineapple marinated, spiced pork) so I usually start there. In a future post I will cover pastor in more detail. For the other 2 tacos I selected barbacoa. This also warrants more discussion as what falls under the description of barbacoa can very wildely from place to place. The 4 taquitos combined combined with the beans, chips and authentic salsas is a cheap, filling meal for the quality and price.
Needless to say lunch was amazing and I would plan to return if it wasn't for so many other establishments I need to visit.
My plan when hunting for tacos is usually to stop at the first one I see. When in the right areas of town it never take long. I'm usually amazed at their consistent menus, prices and food quality. For today I stumbled onto Taquerias Las Chivas on North Lamar near Rundberg and 183.On the day I arrived it was fairly empty so getting a table was quick. As usual there was a jukebox playing Tejano, Jalisco (a Mexican state) inspired decor and the building was in need of some TLC. I was also pleased to see the credit card stickers on the door.
Needless to say lunch was amazing and I would plan to return if it wasn't for so many other establishments I need to visit.
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