Excellent little restaurant nestled in the Aviation District of Universal City. The food and service is outstanding. Their tortillas are some of the best I've ever had. I highly recommend the Sopes, the machete, and the chilaquiles. Everything is fresh and presented in a unique way. The tea is always fresh and the chips and salsa are great. And I dare you to disregard the amazing bakery options they have at the front counter! read more

Tried to go. Despite arriving during restaurant hours of operation, the establishment was closed. Lights off. No one in sight!

This neighborhood eatery is the quintessential "hole in the wall". Birotes serves up classic Tex-Mex cuisine, and some of the best salsa I've had. A bit smokey with a smidge of spice, it complements the cheese enchiladas and the empanadas. The service is friendly and casual, and the space small. Get there early for their much beloved brunch. Cheers! read more

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Loves this casual family friendly eatery! Food is made to order, yet delivered pretty quickly. Great guacamole! Delish chicken enchiladas. Worth the trip to universal city. read more

Second time here & omg the food is amazing. Service is great. We don't get to this side of town often but every time we do, this is our new go to spot. We've gotten the chilaquiles rojos both times and I tried the Birote pastor this time. You can't leave without trying the corn cake samples. So good. read more

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Full five stars was earned on my last visit to Birotes over the holidays. I went by myself for breakfast, and had the green chilaquiles with cafe de olla. The portion was very, very generous, everything was hot, fresh, and bursting with flavor, and I was provided some Christmas cookies on the house! It was a super pleasant and relaxing visit, a quite interlude to the crazy Christmas rush. They also had a full pastry case when I went this last time, so I got to see all of their amazing looking baked goods. I got a couple to-go, and enjoyed them at home later. Really need to bring my Dad here, looking forward to coming back! read more

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Birotes has been a great restaurant to stop by when we're in the Kitty Hawk area and we're craving Mexican breakfast/brunch. I also pick up breakfast tacos from here occasionally. The food is always delicious and the portions are big! This is one of those places where my husband and I tend to split a plate and add on tacos if we're still hungry. I will say that service could be better. It's best to go when it's not busy (avoid the lunch rush as it will take 40+ minutes to get your food), but I have noticed most of the time the service is slow. Still recommend stopping by! read more

Birotes Restaurant And Bakery - Mexican Near Me - Universal City, Texas

So this place recently changed owners, but the food and service were amazing! The flavors are out of this world and a simpler menu is what you'll find. Bread pudding was delicious (forgot to take a photo of it.) read more

Birotes Restaurant And Bakery - Mexican Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Breakfast tacossss!!!!!! Stopped on a whim and turned out to be a great decision. I ordered a couple breakfast tacos to go. The potato egg was good, the potato ranchera was better. The hands down star of the show was those flour tortillas! They were amazing- probably the best I have had in San Antonio! I gotta go back just for more of those. The inside of the restaurant has plenty of seating for dining in. Nothing special. Pretty good service, it was a to go order so not much happening there. But man, those tortillas are still on my mind. read more

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I guess we're a frequent flyer at this establishment... everything on the menu is something to experience. While waiting for a seat... Ok.. when did this place get so crowded? Y'all must have read my bad reviews and wanted to see for yourselves how much this place disappoints ‍ Anyway, as I was saying, while waiting to be seated in a crowded house... had a freshly made donut. OMG.. the fat girl in me sang!!! Sorry, no pictures of me eating the donut, scarffed it down like my life depended on it. We finally sat, and the husband and I both ordered a torta. These suckers are so huge that we definitely could have shared. If you decide to eat here... a little PSA: beware.. your tastebuds will literally sing! read more

Birotes Restaurant And Bakery - Mexican Near Me - Universal City, Texas

New owners, very little menu choices, not the same place. Nobody at restaurant and food was still cold, never going back

Very friendly service. Each person made sure to take their time with you and make the experience personal.they greeted everyone coming in and out. We came for some last minute tamales for Christmas and even chatted with the woman running the front. She was very funny. I plan to come back to eat inside and try their breakfast. read more

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I agree with the other reviews, nice little gem. Staff is friendly and service is quick. Portions are huge we had to take leftovers home. I had the flautas and there were huge pieces of chicken which made them bigger than you'd get at other places. The refried beans were delicious and for me it's normally I'm either way if I want them. These had a fantastic flavor. I could be completely wrong but it tasted like there was some type of cheese in them. Next time I go I'm going to try the mini tacos. Quesadilla was huge and my oldest could only eat one section. Bought a few things from the bakery but didn't take any pictures. What we got was delicious and will be buying more next time. If you ever find yourself on this side of time I highly recommend eating here. read more

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Very good. The bread was yummy. 100% recommend! The meat was very very very very tasty as well.

My family and I were seated promptly and I chose the fresh lemonade, it tasted perfect. I got the quesabirria plate and it was piping hot and so delicious. I thought it came with 3 but almost shed a tear when I saw there was a 4th one . The staff are absolute sweet hearts and treat you like family. Our wait for the food was short about 15-20 minutes and they apologized (?!) for the long wait but said that it was because it's all made fresh lol. My experience here was amazing, very much recommend. read more

Birotes Restaurant And Bakery - Quesabirria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Ohh! Of course I recommend this spot! As soon as we arrived we were greeted and offered some sweet bread. I had informed them that it was my mama's birthday and they gifted her some cookies. We then sat down and ordered some cafe de olla, chilaquiles verdes, huevos rancheros, and a machete de chicharrón rojo. Everything was delicious! They then surprised my mom with a stuffed heart concha! It made my mom feel extra special. It was such a great experience! read more

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Visited the new restaurant today. I am impressed. The location is small, but there are tables and curbside. The service was friendly and fast. I had the chilaquiles with fried egg on top. The egg was ordered over medium, but it came over easy. The pappas had a good crisp to the outside and softness on the inside ... love potatoes that way. They like most of the plate could have used more salt. The sauce was thick and flavorful. The corn tortillas had a lot of body to them and held up well to being filled with beans and sauce. I also tried the wedding cookies ... good but did not wow me. read more

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This place is small but the food is delicious. I had the sopes and yum yum yum! Definitely will be back again. read more

We used to love this place until they went under new management. We never know when they're open or not. We've tried to go a few times now as we live in the neighborhood and it says open on this app as well as facebook but show up to it being closed. Disappointing as this was our weekend breakfast ritual. read more

Amazing service! Fresh food! Warm atmosphere! First we were greeted with a warm smile by our waitress. She made sure to check on us and even offered us a sample of their delicious bread! Everything came out in a timely manner. First thing I notice is the tortillas are definitely handmade. I knew I was in for a ride! All the food was seasoned nicely. Seems like it is family owned and operated. Felt the love! read more

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Amazing!!!! Very delicious food, missed the brisket but will go back to try. Truth be told, did go back already for lunch and was very delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed the birria tacos as the flavor was intense and did not stop. We ordered mini tacos as well and they were equally delicious. As I mentioned, cannot wait for my third visit so I can try some brisket. Is tucked away from the Main Street so you have to look, but this is a hidden treasure that you must try. They also have some baked goods and should be called baked greats. Cookies were delicious and the cinnamon was perfect. Empanadas we're on point and they have some selection. Not sure if they scale back the menu because they are not as busy as they should be, but hopefully it picks up because this place has some good food. Charros beans are excellent as well. If I have not mentioned will hopefully get me some brisket one day. Barbacoa was good as well, not greasy so just paired well with the pastor tacos. What did I have next day? Huarche. Mind blown. Huge sandwich and probably should have split it but I ate it so fast I didn't realize how big it was. read more

Birotes Restaurant And Bakery - Birria tacos. Dip baby dip. Flavor nation - Mexican Near Me - Universal City, Texas

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To be honest, I thought this place was my little gem. I went today and took my family. Big disappointment today. We were seated right away. The server was very nice. The place was a little busy but there were three tables available. There was 6 of us. Server took our order for drink when she sat us down. Then we waited...waited...and waited. 20 minutes Finally our drinks. Then she took our order, mind you still No chips and salsa on the table. Waited and waited and the kids are getting hungry and moody. My daughter had to go to the car to get them a snack. 5 minutes after that, finally here come the chips and salsa. 25 minutes later our food comes. So then I turn to see my daughter going through her torta. Onions on it menu doesn't show it comes with onions. Not just a little onion but looked like they tried to make up for the little to no meat. So now the torta looks like road kill. Server says the onion is not on the menu but it comes with it. Torta was replaced quickly however hardly any meat and they out way to much mayonnaise, like it was just slapped on and was very sloppy. My daughter ended not eating it and said she would take it to go. She forgot it on purpose. The sopes had about 7-8 pieces little of meat on them. They were good from what my son in law said just needed meat. Well I did notice prices went up and quality is down. Maybe they feel since they have a lot of regular customers that it doesn't matter. Will I go back?? Big No. but I guess it won't matter since I'm not a regular there. The picture of the huarache that I posted a while ago is not the same huarache you'll get now. Very little meat and 25-30% smaller. I didn't take pictures as I was just so upset at the service and the food. read more

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If I could give this place 30 stars, I would. The tacos, quesabirria tacos, churros and especially the beans and salsa were the best we've had outside Mexico and Southern California. And thus was delivery! I can't imagine how good it must be I'm the restaurant. I'll never visit SA without driving to this place ever again. They deserve all their amazing reviews! read more

If you haven't eaten here... you're wrong. 10/10. The birria is PHENOMENAL. If the opportunity ever presented itself, I'd bathe in that consomè. read more

My original review stands and I hate to leave a negative review but every time I order on a delivery app mistakes are made. The food is good but if the order is wrong most times it's just not going to work for me. Today, not only was the order wrong, the food was not good either. I will never order to go or for delivery again. I may or may not dine in again. I know it's not their fault but the delivery driver must have dropped the order or drop kicked it. It arrived a big mess making the experience worse. read more

We heard of this Mexican restaurant by word of mouth , we have not been disappointed. I have had mainly breakfast, my favorite dish is the chilaquiles plate with their cup of cafe de olla . The plate is enough food , the chilaquiles are the perfect spice . My mother who enjoys authentic Mexican food , can't get enough of their Huarache. Their pastries are also delicious and the horchata is the best . It is not a fancy restaurant, but it feels very homey and the ladies are very friendly. read more

Birotes Restaurant And Bakery - Chilaquiles Verdes Breakfast - Mexican Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Visiting San Antonio and was looking for authentic Mexican food. It was so good we came back the next day to try some more menu options. First day we got Chilaquiles and Machacada plate for breakfast. On day two we decided to try the breakfast tacos, as I couldn't finish the platters. Their tortillas are home made. Their corn tortilla, on point. The barbacoa meat melts in your mouth. I would come back if we were back in town. Highly recommend. read more

Yelp recommended hole in the wall find. And I thought it was a great find. My first meal at any taqueria is always a chicken fajita taco with all available salsas. This time I added an order of papas fritas. The fajitas were skillet or griddle cooked with a nice lemon pepper seasoning and crisp tender onions and red and green bell peppers. The tortilla was fresh and fluffy. 4 stars. Green sauce was very flavorful and mild. The salsa roja was liquid fire but oh so good. 5 stars. Only ate a few potato cubes since I'm trying to lower carbs. Fresh and homemade and tasty. Very simple place but good food. read more

This is as authentic as this Tennessee boy has ever experienced! The chips were apparently deep fried and the salsa was drinkable! Every bite of every dish we had and shared and drooled over was deliciousio! The tacos and sopras and quesadillas b's were amazing. The server was running her Zapatos off taking care of our group of 12 and did not miss a beat. I really enjoyed every bite of what I had and every single member of our family was very well pleased and satisfied! Jesus te ama! For sure! This little place is NOT fancy but if food is what you crave and taste matters this one is definitely a gem! read more

We ordered chilaquiles and a torta de carnitas, just be warned... it's a big as torta Chilaquiles had a good flavor and the torta I would definitely get again if you feel so inclined, you can definitely share this. We ordered out so we didn't get to try the food fresh, they do take a moment to make your order, but it is well worth it , it is a small place so if it gets packed, expect to wait. read more

First time here and I was looking forward to trying their potato tacos which came with 4 tacos, side of tomato sauce and a cabbage/pickled purple onion/radish garnish. The tacos had nothing in them but potato but with the spicy salsa it was pretty yummy. I ordered a side of rice and beans with a flour tortilla and the tortilla was really good. My friend had the steak a La Mexicana and said it was good but he really doesn't like skirt steak so rated it a 3.5. Being from the southwest, we might be a little pickier about our Mexican food but this little spot was pretty good for what I have had in Texas. It's a little place with very nice staff so I do definitely recommend for anyone looking for Mexican food. Prices are definitely reasonable! read more

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Clean Excellent FOOD & SERVICE!!!! This was a COMPLETE SWEET SURPRISE! Looked up Yelp recommendation & it was a bit hidden... My Son was Ecstatic! He was home from Cali' & was missing Mexican Food!!! What an "AWESOME," FIND!!! YOU WILL BE HAPPY with whatever YOU purchase! read more

This place is a gem! The quesabirria tacos are amazing, the value for how many you get is perfect, and the consommé is delicious with the tacos. The location is perfect for those living outside of San Antonio towards the Universal City, Schertz, Live oak area. Comes with Limes, cilantro, and onion as well as generous portions in each taco. This is definitely top 2 birria options in San Antonio for me right now. read more

Birotes Restaurant And Bakery - Quessabirria Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Great food, good sized portions, and decent prices make for a nice experience and 5 star review. We went mid morning on a Saturday and the place was packed. We were able to find seats and within 5 minutes someone took our drink order. During the course of the meal our waitress was attentive and checked on us frequently. I ordered chilaquiles verdes with eggs over easy. It was so flavorful and fresh. It came with diced potatoes, queso fresco, and homemade corn tortillas. Those corn tortillas were some of the best I've had. My husband got the huevos rancheros plate. He said it was good, savory, and hit the spot. He loved the chicharron taco. Our daughter ordered chicken quesadilla and it had to be the biggest I've seen. The cheese ooozed off the tortilla and chicken portions were very generous. We may have found our new favorite Mexican restaurant. read more

The service is super friendly and the food is delicious. Today, it was crowded and a little warm, but definitely going back. read more

Birotes Restaurant And Bakery - Papa, Egg, bacon and cheese Taco - Mexican Near Me - Universal City, Texas

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Ok so third review and this is just on desserts. Conchas came out fresh so you know I had to grab some. I got an apple caramel empanada and OMG! Not overly sweet and the crust was so flaky and delicious! The husband got the tres leches cake, which I might add they do fresh for every order. Our waiter said they use a type of Mexican egg nog type for the leches part. I didn't get a picture of it but it was beautiful. It was a three layer cake with whipped cream in between each layer and each layer was perfectly soaked. Still cakey but soft from the leches. Oh and fresh strawberries in between the layers. The slice was huge! Could definitely be shared among 3-4 people. I didn't think I could love this restaurant more then I already did! And as always our lunch was perfect and service was impeccable! read more

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This is a little hidden gem. I got a breakfast taco but my husband got the chilaquuiles verdes and it was very flavorful and such a large portion. They are a bakery and everything looked delicious. Prices are great and I can't wait to try all my sweet breads. read more

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At my age, I've had eggs every way they make 'em and I'm not easily impressed. I also don't hand out 5-star ratings on Yelp for anything less than outstanding. I always thought I should save a 5-star rating for a waitress who saves my life with the Heimlich or something, but yeah, five and I'll tell ya why.... Fist off- the service. Even the way they answer the phone and take orders shows how they care about doing it right. Every time I have eaten here or ordered to-go the owner has thanked me and asked about my satisfaction. My waiter at breakfast on Easter Sunday was obviously new but someone raised him right and taught him well. Pretty inexperienced, a little nervous, but super friendly, attentive and professional. The kind of kid who makes you think good things about his parents. One of many little details that collectively add up to a great restaurant experience. The flour tortillas are incredibly light and tender with a real home made taste. Maybe it's lard, I don't care. Chorizo is much better than average, much less greasy. Eggs are firm, but not overdone, a balance that few places can achieve. The lunch stars here are the birria tacos, with or without cheese. This style of taco seems to be kinda trendy around town right now. If you've tried them elsewhere and thought 'meh' you need to try these. The broth, (consomme, dip, broth) whatever you want to call it really stands out. Rich depth of flavor without just being spicy. The taco meat is carnitas and the corn shells are fried on the grill. You'll need more napkins. And get some bakery items to take home, empenadas, cookies, conchas, its all good. Overall, its the vibe of the joint that I love the most. A family run business trying hard to please and enjoying their customers. I predict great success for this family. read more

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Just what Universal City needed A Mexican restaurant that offers great food and a really clean, quiet, pleasant atmosphere This place stands out among a sea of competitors that focus on a low class culture from the frontera that is naco-centric, playing "chunta" music that's so ethnic and so loud as to be offensive to most Americans If you like great food...come here If you like to have a conversation at your table...come here If you like a clean dining room....come here If you're dyed in the wool ranchero from the frontera and culturally naco-centric sin vergüenza, dont come,...you just won't fit in Five stars read more

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I had been wanting to try this place for a while and we finally got to go tonight. The service was great and we really enjoyed the food!