This restaurant has made me sick 2 times now! Management is so rude and claims to not speak English! I live in the same neighborhood and wish that I could support a local business but they are the WORST neighbors! Do not support this awful place. You will get tacos that make you sick, bad service, and probably come home with a wrong order which happens all the time! They are open all night so they attract a drunk, awful crowd that litters the street and disturbs the neighborhood! El Taquito takes no responsibility to clean up the mess, or hire security to keep people from peeing in the streets, breaking bottles, drunk fighting, and excessive yelling in a neighborhood! This is a civilized neighborhood and unacceptable behavior! read more

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I've lived by El Taquito for two years and have frequented the establishment more times than I can remember and I have yet to write up a review. Shame on me. Why the 5 star rating? Because it's damn good and some more. Look at my pictures, how/when/where do you find someone that does al pastor on a spit? I know of only one other place that does this but the menu is much more limited and that place is weather permitting. I've had most of the meats on the menu now and haven't had an issue with anything. My favorites are definitely the al pastor and carne guisada. The al pastor is sweet and savory with a nice char on it. The carne guisada isn't soaked in a stew so you are eating a taco and not a soggy mess. The flavor in there is a good pure hearty meat flavor. I've had tortas and tacos. The tortas come fully loaded and adding anything some sauce would make this more than a healthy serving. Despite that I still throw more jalepenos and onions and cilantro on there. The tacos can get loaded up at the sauce bar, full of options including hot and cold salsas. BIG HUGE PLUS - Horchata here is unbelievable. It's got strawberries in it. How can you go wrong? Service is quick and definitely no wait. YUMMY read more

El Taquito - Pastor oh so done right - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Well this place was a pleasant surprise! I was hanging out with a friend and we decided we needed some food and went to our handy yelp app and this spot was less a mile away. I saw a few of the reviews and pictures and we were in! I was surprised at how busy it was at 9:30pm on a Sunday night. We were lucky enough to grab a seat after some folks got up. We really did not have to wait too long for our food to be ready as well. I liked how the kitchen was very open and you could see all the action happening. I ordered the queso fundido and 2 tacos - brisket la famoso and al pastor. Both tacos I got the avocado and cheese added. Everything was delicious! My favorite taco was the al pastor. There were bits of pineapple and you could totally taste every piece as you bit into the taco! I loved it! I got the tacos and queso fundido for $10 ... not a bad deal at all! I would definitely stop back in here if I am in the area again! read more

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Listen up ranch hands- CARNE ASADA, taquitos "the especial", awesome!! ,quesadilla...@ El Taquito on E. Riverside, will rock your vida. No orange cheese here!!!!!! The flavor of Mexico has finally landed on the east side! Made to order tacos take time, so kick back- don't expect to drink a beer while you wait, they don't sell it , but are open until 3 am on weekends. read more

El Taquito - have an agua fresca & wait for your tacos damn it! - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Austin's authentic Mexican food game is weak. Screech weak. Coming from a border town to Austin is depressing when you're looking for a good sit down Mexican place. El Taquito may be the closest thing in Austin to authentic Mexican food. The meat is marinated just right and they don't serve corn tacos on double layers (which I hate). They have really good nachos that you can add meat to, and their agua frescas are fresh (with unlimited refills)! You can top your tacos using their salsa bar too! read more

El Taquito - Nachos! - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

I have been going to this taco joint for the last couple years now, and it has never disappointed me. It's the perfect spot to grab a late night snack after a night of studying or partying. Parking gets a little packed whenever they're busy, but usually spots are open if you don't go during their busy time. The lines can also get long, causing a long wait for the food. I have never regretted going though. I usually get the 6 street taco plates ($7) with al pastor and steak. I always add everything to them (onions and cilantro). They give you an option to avocado or pineapple for an extra charge. I always add pineapple to my al pastor tacos because it gives it a nice sweetness. From the salsa bar they have, I enjoy their verde sauce the best with my tacos. They have a wide drink selection including horchata and different flavored agua fresca! I highly recommend their fruit drinks. read more

El Taquito - Al pastor and steak with avocado - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Whether it's for lunch break or after a night of dancing, these tacos are sooo good. I either get the Taquitos Special Plate or a combination of Gringas, Beef Fajita on corn and Chicken Fajita on Flour with the green sauce. Highly Recommend! read more

The one on riverside don't put love in their food and it's clear to much $ for dry food and they didn't even give me a order I payed for :( I wish I could rate 0 stars read more

El Taquito - I order Nachos I got this, wack - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Told me quesadillas weren't available despite being on the menu and having tortillas and cheese in stock... I guess they just didn't feel like making it. Tacos are way over priced for what you get and completely lacked flavor. Wouldn't eat here again. Go to Taco More down the street if you're looking for solid tacos at a fair price.. especially the el pastor. read more

Margarita's were strong and the Mexican milk drink was delicious. My little brother claimed that the quesadillas were outstanding. That's where all the goodness ends. We waited forever for our meals- at least 45 minutes, and none of the servers were cleaning off the tables! The salad that I ordered shouldn't even be called a salad. I ordered fajita chicken and it came with FRIED chicken and millions of fried tortilla strips. There was the skimpiest amount of taco lettuce and that was it. No dressings or anything. The the 6 taquito platter was not impressive at all; which is puzzling considering the fact that the place is called El Taquito... I wish that I would have just saved my time and stopped at the drive thru for taco cabana. Anyways, I hate giving bad reviews but I feel that I needed I be honest. read more

El Taquito - Margaritas and Mexican milk!! - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Their tacos.... I'm drooling just thinking about it! Queso is also fantastic here. Their horchata is just alright, I usually head over to rosita's for a cup of horchata after picking up my tacos and queso from here. I haven't tried the enchiladas yet. read more

Omg this place was recommended to me and now I will be recommending it to y'all. I asked someone if they knew a place that had authentic tasting tacos, well, here you go read more

El Taquito - Good prices - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Decent tasting tacos but overpriced. The large guacamole is half guacamole and half lettuce with tomatoes. The mango margarita was good, but nothing special. They have a self-service option but it's not very efficient. They saw a group of 7 of us come in and were not asked anything. Since it was our first time there, we thought we could only order using the computer and all staff members were busy. read more

I absolutely love this place! Great patio, great salsa's, they have huge delicious margaritas... and I recommend the nachos- they're huge and sooo good my mouth is watering just thinking about it! read more

Three SOLID stars. These tacos were out of control delicious for under $2 each. The pollo asada was delicious! The kids running insanely around the restaurant were enough to make me want to complain in a quick tip... They're open super late and it's a great deal for the price, for the food. read more

Authentic tacos, tasty salsas, and very clean interior. For late night eats, I can't think of anything better than barbacoa and cripsy tripas tacos dripping in salsa verde. I'm sure that the food here will be eye-opening if you've never had legit tacos before. Try them out! read more

El Taquito - bistek w/ avocado, 2 barbacoa, 1 cripsy tripas, cantalope agua fresca - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Cheap, Fresh, Delicious! My favorite Mexican food spot in ATX! No Tex-Mex tacos here... nothing but freshly cooked to order meat, piled onto fresh tortillas all for about $1.89/taco! Bistek Taco, which comes with Queso Fresco + Avocado at no additional charge... really good!! Al Pastor - perfectly seasoned! Carnitas - probably wouldn't order this again, not bad, just nothing special We also ordered the Queso Fondido w/ Al Pastor (this melted cheese in a tray topped with your choice of meat) served with a side of fresh tortillas so you can make your own quesadillas. Their salsa bar had everything for you to personalize your tacos the way you want, including hot or cold salsa for your complimentary chips! I am definitely a fan will be coming back! read more

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I used to live in austin & this place was my favorite. I recently moved back after 8 years and am so happy to be able to eat here again. Their 6 especial tacos are my go to & their menudo is spot on! read more

This place is pretty amazing. so far ive had a couple of taco joints in austin for my search of great tacos, and where all the others have lacked this place has completely made up for in every way. On my first visit for any location i try to order the same thing, and so it is. Al pastor, beef fajita, and bistec. The al pastor, was very flavorful and moist, cooked really well. Beef fajita, i think was one of the best here. seasoned and cooked really well, with some cheese crumbled on top, and a slice of avocado. Bistec was similar to the fajita, but was alot more moist. And not to mention they open till 4 am, amazing. only thing that should change might be the prices being a little high. Really happy i found this place. 5 stars. ps. dont be afraid to try the iffy looking drinks in the large jugs. also really good and refreshing. read more

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Back in Austin and back to El Taquito. Always great food fair price. Tacos, nachos are always on my order. The new order we tried were the flautas which were delicious. I do recommend. Restaurant was very busy but still very clean. We were there on a Sunday about 5pm. I'm surprised this place hasn't expanded. The one thing that stood out the most this visit was.... DANIEL!!!!!! This guy was so great and delivered amazing customer service. I watched him ask every single table if they were ok or needed anything! He was multi tasking and always with a smile on his face. People like this makes customers feel very welcome and want to come back! See you next time I'm in Austin El Taquito!! read more

El Taquito is hands down one of the best Mexican taco places I've been to in Austin. This place is super low key and easy to miss if you aren't looking for it but definitely worth stopping by for. I came here with my bf the first time I was visiting Austin and thought we were just making a quick stop. He told me his friend showed him this place and he's been coming here for tacos since. I didn't order anything at first, not expecting much, but took a bite of his tacos and ended up ordering two of my own when we were about to leave. I make it a point to come back here every single time I'm in Austin now. Tacos here are around $2 with an unlimited salsa bar. Get the tacos gringa style -a layer of cheese melted over the tortilla. You will not regret it. read more

El Taquito - fajita nachos - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Holy Smokes!! Hands down the Best Tacos in all of Austin! Recommendations: the Al Pastor, simply fantastic, moist & full of flavor! Menudo, great for breakfast or whenever! Always consistent in taste & quality. They do a great job making this stuff! read more

**Only tried the tacos** The Good: Best street tacos in town! My favorite is the Al Pastor "trompo" tacos. They are always very generous on the meat and the salsa bar is always filled with my favorite red salsa. Sometime they also have a hot pot with warm red salsa also. The Bad: 3 out of the 5 times visits they ran out of chips. So if you go around dinner time don't be shocked if they are out. read more

El Taquito - Must try the trompo tacos! - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

I've never eaten here but ordered to go. I have ordered the carne asada tacos, or as in TX fajita beef, and the chicken tacos. I've always bought a lot and bring them to the office. Just plain meat in a tortilla and it is good. I don't add that tex mex stuff, these tacos plain were good. So in that sense, they know how to season the meat. The beef is the best. That and their green salsa is so good. Not too spicy and not bland. I'm a spicy type of person so the sauce leaves enough to know there's a kick. Keep in mind, they are not stingy with their meat. So after 2, I'm pretty full. I have not tried anything else. Tacos are good enough for me. Taco Tuesday for lunch and I will be making tacos for dinner! Who says eating too much tacos is a bad thing? read more

Super delish mini tacos. Their bistec tacos are incredible. They make good mixed drinks. Me and my gf love it here (-:

Wow, have to say, that was a phenomenal surprise. The restaurant doesn't look like much of anything and is set back and easy to miss. But the tacos are great, truly great. A wide variety of meat, all cooked perfectly. Whether it's tender pork or flavorfully spiced barbacoa, you're given a choice of corn or flour taco and then they dump a good portion of meat on the taco. Toppings are totally up to you, they have a taco bar with cilantro, onions, pico de gallo, and some hot sauce and you can dress your taco to your heart's content. The hot sauce is absolutely fantastic. And each taco is under $2. Simply doesn't get better than that!! read more

Four and a half.. While Mellizoz Tacos was my overall favorite taco experience, this place was probably home to the technically most well constructed tacos I had, and certainly was the most authentically Mexican. My sister took me here on the way to the airport on my way home and breakfast here was a perfect ending to my trip, and one final reason that I probably should have gone on Liptior after arriving home. Things looked promising from the start as the place has a seriously impressive salsa bar as its centerpiece, the other clientele was completely Mexican, and spanish language television was blaring in the dining room. Things didn't disappoint once the food came. I stuck with my morning tradition on the trip and ordered one breakfast taco and one regular, and my sister wound up doing the same. Per the server we had the breakfast on the flour tortillas and the regulars on corn, t he corn the superior in my opinion. She got the better of the two orders. The barbacoa, made with beef and of a striking dark almost black color, was the best I have ever had anywhere, fantastically moist and juicy, and infused with a rich deep smoky complex flavor like I've never experienced. Her Gringa breakfast taco, which included migas and cheese as well san additional add on of her choice, in this case beans, way bested my migas taco, which i didn't realize did not come with cheese, simply the tortilla strips and thus went me wanting. The other taco I got, the pastor y chorizo combo was deliciously salty if just a bit less impressive than the mind blowing barbacoa. All in all I couldn't have ended my trip at a better spot. read more

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This place is GREAT! Delicious tacos at a GREAT price. The best deal is to get a pound of meat for $13.99 and it comes with ten tortillas. There is a salsa bar for all the toppings. Everything is SO fresh. Would definitely come back and recommend to others!!!!! read more

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The thing I most hate about this place is the amount of potential it has but doesn't deliver. Went in ordered a little bit of everything to try this spot out. They have really good drinks and salsa bar so if the review was only based on that then it would get a 4.0. The customer service was great as well so I already had high expectations. First I went in for the bistek and it was tasty. Then I tried the carnitas taco which was a little dry and needed some seasoning. I love al pastor but sadly this one really let me down. So overall the service is awesome, the drinks are great, but the food needs some work. I will come back for the drinks, service, and maybe try something different. 4.0 drinks and service 1.0 food read more

El Taquito definitely is one of the better places to get tacos in Austin. The food and atmosphere here are a lot more authentic than other places. I came here for lunch and got 3 different tacos: Al Pastor, Fajita, and Pollo Asado. They all came out delicious and full of flavor. The service was fast and the prices were good. Highly satisfied with my visit, I will definitely be back! read more

El Taquito - Pollo Asado, Fajita, Al Pastor - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Walked in, the restaurant smelled strongly of sewage, waked out. Not going to eat at any place that has this distinctive odor.

We came to this location after doing some yelp research. We had a bit of a hard time finding the location, as it's tucked a little bit off the main road. The restaurant appeared to be closed, although the hours said they should have been open. We asked an employee if they were opening and he said in a hour. So we were about to go else where, when some customers walked in. A little frustrated, we decided to still go in. The restaurant is big and open inside with plenty of seats. The self ordering system could work well if it was managed a little better. People don't like to order on a tablet, but I see why it's probably easier. And ordering drinks separately is a little annoying, you stand in one line and then another to get a drink. However the food is very worth it. And the margaritas are huge and worth the wait. We all shared the queso fondito and some tacos! Very authentic and delicious! read more

This place was one of my favorite places to visit when I was in town.. but they have over priced the food. 5 tacos for 17.50 meaning every taco is 3.50 wow that's ridiculous! And they are normal sized tacos. Not any different from the ones down the street. I will no longer be visiting this place any more. read more

El Taquito - a receipt on a table - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

I really wanted to like this place, but honestly this was maybe one step up from a Taco Bell. We ordered tacos al pastor, the description that clearly states they come with pineapple however in for tacos we didn't find one single pineapple piece. What we did find was tons of fat chunks that made for a chewy salty texture that was disgusting. We also had the queso which resembled a chunk of Velveeta cheese that was melted with store bought chips and a piece of avocado to make it look authentic. In an area known for their tacos you could probably throw a rock and hit a better place than this. read more

We trusted our Daughters decision and once again she came thru! The area seems a little sketchy but with new development, it's getting better. On too the food, the menu is simple but enough to satisfy your cravings. I struggled with between a fajita or enchilada plate, the woman behind the cash register was very kind and helpful. I ordered the chicken fajita plate....to die for The jumbo margaritas were awesome! read more

El Taquito - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

I have been to this restaurant several times and I'm really disappointed with the way they handle their To go orders. This review is after speaking to them several times and after my last night's order, I think this is justified. They will put all your taco ingredients separately unless you ask for the ingredients to be put inside. This is something I never understand because by default you should put all the ingredients (cilantro, onions etc) inside unless asked otherwise and not the other way round. And even when I do ask they have failed to do it. The first time I ordered from here, I didn't even know they had ingredients separated and literally finished my tacos only to open the last box which had cilantro, onions and avocado sitting in it. Since then I made a point to try and tell them every time, during my next order I call them on phone to place the order, told the girl "Please have all ingredients inside the tacos' She has no idea what I'm talking about and passes around the phone, next girl tells me "yes of course we always do that" Umm no you don't. Third order: Grubhub, left note, same thing happened. Asked a guy in glasses next time and he tells me must be a mistake because we out them inside also. I'm not sure why these people who take orders so clueless. I asked them to fix it and they do. The other girl their tells me please write a note with your order next time. Fourth order: Online order, left several notes stating it, under each taco and in final note section too, order gets delivered. Same thing happened. Cilantro and onions in small sauce containers. No avocado and cheese which btw we paid extra for. I take it back to the restaurant and I see no acknowledgement or explanation for this but had them redo the order. I think this is just so stressful and unprofessional of this restaurant. They shouldn't be doing this in the first place, all tacos should be made with ingredients inside and not outside by default, leave it out for customers who ask for it and not the other way round. I will not be coming back again. read more

Food is good! It could've came out a little more warm. The margarita was very good. They have all different flavors. I've had the nachos which were very good and came with guacamole & sour cream & were fulfilling! There is plenty of parking and it does have a very cute ambiance. There is one tv where they play whatever game is playing. It is a good place, will return. read more

El Taquito - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

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We had a great experience today! Our server was so awesome AND she puts everyone at ease by displaying her vaccination card in a clear plastic case on a lanyard worn around her neck! I think it's ingenious! She was overly accommodating, she even gave us a complimentary carafe of Aqua Fresca because the length of our wait was a little unexpected. On top of her being genial and very attentive to our needs, our order was accurate, timely, and delicious! She even helped out by checking on our 8yr old in the potty who was taking just a tad too long. For us it was a fantastic experience. She made our experience meaningful....even though for her it was midway through a double shift. Also the bartender kindly gave my daughter a little to-go cup rimmed with chamoy and chilito since it's her favorite! Great staff, yummy food, we come every time we are close! We will be back! read more

1st Time Here... I have Been looking for a Good Taco Place in Texas... And was Just about Over it... Done looking.!! And then I Found this Place.. The Best Tacos In all of Texas..!! read more

Only two stars versus one because the atmosphere on the inside is beautiful! How in the hell can ANYONE mess up chicken tortilla soup??!! The "soup" was bland, canned chicken pieces were used, carrots (they were yummy) and tons and tons of friggin celery!! I tasted no authentic Mexican seasonings like cilantro, garlic, cumin...just an occasional sting from a lone jalapeño. I got my order to go. The soup was placed in a microwaveable dish and the sides in an additional styrofoam container. Proceeded to dump the sides in my soup once I reached my destination and saw: rice, chips, mozzarella and LETTUCE!! Why in the hell would lettuce be in there??!! No cilantro, no lime..friggin lettuce!! (Yes, I had to pick the lettuce out!!) At any rate I am disappointed. If this place can't get tortilla soup right I don't care how many compliments my coworkers give this place, I am NOT going back!! read more

El Taquito - Remainder of lettuce, chips and some spicy ass sauce. - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

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