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4.3 (48 reviews)
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Ana D.

Hole in the wall and absolutely AMAZING. Came here with my coworkers and we could not stop raving about it. This spot is so reasonably priced, packed with flavors, and offers great service. We all ordered something different, some seafood, some meat, and everything in between. There are honestly no words to describe how great this food is and how much food you get with each portion. You get a BANG for your buck here. Highly recommended and I think everyone should know about this place. My coworkers and I can't stop coming here. The salsa is AMAZING.

Crispy Taco
Elise M.

The shrimp taco was amazing. Perfect grilled shrimp! Also got the chicken fajita which was sadly not very good as chicken was dry and only 2 small tortillas was too skimpy for all the food. Should have supplied more than 2 tortillas especially when charging $20 The crispy taco was a great deal tho and delicious and I love how it's packaged so you can make it yourself so it's not destroyed in delivery. Will order again for the shrimp and crispy taco. Skip the chicken.

Chips, Queso Red and Green Salas
John M.

We truly love finding these small unassuming spots that may not look so good on the outside, but serve up some delicious food. Service was spot on and very friendly. We start with Chips, Salsa x 2 and queso....absolutely loved the green sauce...very addictive...and the red sauce was a great addition to the queso. Wife went with Beef Chiladas with a Chipotle sauce (not offered with Enchilada, but its served with other dishes) and double rice...These were definitely cheese heavy on top and really hit the spot...The sauce was delicious ....I went with the Chicken Chiladas with the green sauce, beans and Rice...Again cheese heavy up top, sauce was tasty, chicken was tender...Both plates came out piping hot.....as many spots as we have hit (over 200) in this category we rarely mention anything about rice, yet alone beans....but I do declare them beans to be easily in the top 3 I have eaten...not sure what they put in them, but they were Aaaamazing! Already planning a return trip for the breakfast menu.

Pastor Plate lunch special
Sarretta M.

We were so excited to find a "new" restaurant in this area. We had gone to an old favorite Chinese food place only to find they had closed, so Yelp pointed us to La Playa. It is easily missed, being in a strip center a few blocks north of William Cannon, but it is definitely worth looking for. We were greeted and seated immediately. Our drink order was taken and chips with two kinds of salsa were delivered. My husband and I each decided to order one of the lunch specials. My husband had the chicken fajita plate while I had the El Pastor plate. We sipped on our huge glasses of fresh brewed iced tea and munched on crispy chips with wonderful red salsa and avocado salsa. Both tasted great! Our food was delivered pretty quickly considering how busy the store was. My husband's chicken was tender, juicy and well seasoned. My pork was perfect. The homemade corn tortillas were a wonderful bonus. And the refried beans were amazing! Incredible seasoning made them delicious and I plan on eating them again as soon as possible LOL. Our waitress was attentive and kept our drinks filled and our salsas replenished. We are already planning to eat there again soon! It is lucky that they survived the pandemic and are still open for business!

Garlic shrimp
Chris F.

FYI - They add a fee to the price to use a credit card ($1.12 on $28 tab). Staff was friendly and quick. Music was on, moderate volume. The garlic shrimp was flavorful! The rice and veggies not so much. The shrimp also had the tail on it. They suggested it with bread (grilled/buttered bread), which was interesting. Probably wouldn't get the bread next time. Don't love the horchata, a bit watery. Queso, garlic shrimp, horchata - $32

La Playa Breakfast, Pork Chop, 2 Eggs, Potato's, Refried Beans and Fresh Made Corn Tortillas!

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The food and service are always good. Today I had the fish fillet with shrimp lunch special.

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Good food, good service, clean place, and it was nicely priced. I had their tortilla soup and it was delicious!!!

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1 year ago

I had a couple good experiences but more awful ones. This place is lazy in the execution of food, like most places are today.

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1 year ago

Every time we go to Port A we dine here. Always worth the experience. Food is delicious, fresh and served with a friendly attentive person

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was there for breakfast the food service were terrific- had huevos rancheros tasty as can be

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Customer service was wonderful. Food and atmosphere nice. Very clean. Would definitely return.

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Great, authentic food. Staff was really nice and it's a great local atmosphere. Had the ceviche cocktail and a few different tacos.

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Very clean. Great food. The fish was amazing. Chips and salsa delicious. The service was great too.

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Great service. Delicious breakfast. Very good prices. Our waitress was really good and attentive.

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6 years ago

I love their green sauce and the Camarones a la diablo are also bomb. Great little hole in the wall!

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Great food ! I've wanted to go there for a while. I finally did, and really liked the Shrimp Cocktail

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El Alma - Chips salsa and queso

El Alma

(1.4k reviews)

$$

Bouldin Creek, 78704 (South Austin)

That rush hour traffic in Austin is lethal. If it starts raining too, oh buddy, what a nightmare…read more Eventually you'll make it to your destination and if it's half as good as El Alma, it'll be a sigh of relief. I've driven by El Alma many times being in the Austin area, but I never went until last Thursday, and after surviving a brief monsoon, I was glad to get a few drinks and eat some good TexMex with my large party just before a wedding. The best way to describe El Alma is that it is TexMex that is Austinified. Everything feels a little more unique and special than your classic TexMex options. I started off with a Mezcal Margarita that put a little hair on my chest and got me going. My group ordered two of their Nachitos, which were these nice nachos. For my main entrée, I got 3 Al Pastor tacos on corn with a side of their rice and beans. Their pastor was served with pineapples, onions, and cilantro with limes on the side. They were great and I immediately crushed them all. I thought their rice and beans were pretty good as well and a step above the typical TexMex rice and beans. The server was pretty attentive throughout our whole visit, and I honestly have no complaints about what they had to offer. Pricing on the meal and drinks was pretty standard for Austin, and I didn't think anything really took me out of the experience. On top of that, for being in Barton Springs, there is quite a bit of parking. I would love to come back at some point in the future and hang out on their rooftop bar because that seems like a lot of fun. Shoutout to El Alma for being a TexMex oasis saving me from the MoPac traffic. RIYL: TexMex, but better than your average

Who designed this menu?!? How can anyone read this? This 4-point-font requires a magnifying glass…read moreand surgical lighting to read. I'm 43. I have 20/20 vision. I'm not old. Yet. However, this is illegible. The pink on pink color scheme actively works against any sensible comprehension of what's to order. There is so much empty real estate on the back of the menu - QR code, etc. That wasted space could easily be used for a bigger font. Please redesign this IMMEDIATELY.

Taqueria De Diez  - Carne Asada Taco

Taqueria De Diez

(494 reviews)

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Downtown

So good that we ate here twice on our trip!…read more Made me a believer of cactus. I thought it was their way of catering to vegetarians. I was wrong.... Amazing!

This place definitely lived up to the hype! I am in LOVE! Eating at so many taco papa mama shops in…read moreSA, my standard of tacos are pretty high. I have not found a taco place that was phenomenal until I tried this place! The vibes take you back to Mexico with authentic tacos served simple, straight forward, and let the taco speak for itself! We were downtown for a concert at the Moody Theater and were hungry so we decided to walk a short 9 mins to Taqueria De Diez! The best decision made! Full disclosure... the establishment is located down a very DARK creepy alley (the kind in the movies where you shouldn't go down to get) but after overcoming that fear... this will be the best decision you make! Your tummy will thank you! Follow the outside "TACO here" sign. Go through the door and walk straight... this will get you through the line. Lucky for us on a Saturday night at 10:30pm there wasn't a super long line. We managed to grab two seats to chow down our tacos. You will be able to see the chefs cook the carne asada on the grill and the Al pastor on the spit roast being cut to be put in tacos. The smell was amazing and you know you're at a legit place! Ordering: -Check out their menu while waiting in line so you know what to order when it's your turn. -place order at register. They accept visa, Mastercard, Venmo, cash, but does NOT accept AMEX. - grab your drinks if you purchased some. Mexica soda, horchata, jimicama drinks, water , etc - give your ticket to the expeditor and tell them to go or dine there. The expeditor will ask you cilantro, onions, and salsa on a taco? Say yes. It's a must. The expeditor will tell the chefs to assemble your tacos. (I'm seriously so impress with how efficient and quick their service goes. We waited maybe 5-10 mins and got 5 tacos and chips/salsa. There was about 8 ppl in front of us but the lines go quick. If you ordered chips and salsa then you will get the chips from the cashier and the salsa from the expeditor. * 1 Al pastor taco on flour 4/5: love the fresh pineapples on it! The Al pastor had crispy pieces and was super tasty! It was really tasty. There were pieces of meat that was dry but the salsa helped and pineapple. Season was really good! I was in awed with how tasty it is! Definitely best Al pastor in ATXi had! * 1 Campechano on flour 5/5: wow best of both worlds! I had this taco second and loved the combo flavor! Juiciness of the carne asada and crispy frol the Al pastor. * carne asada on flour 5/5: juicy perfectly seasoned and love the green sauce on it! Sauce was creamy and paired well with the taco. It was so so freaking good! The flour tortilla is super thin and let the meats stand out. Loaded Smokey taco and was differently the best carne asada I've ever had! After trying the carne asada I definitely think it's better than Al pastor! I'm glad I tried the Al pastor taco first before the carne because I think the carne asada would have outshine the Al pastor if I had it first. It was a great end to the last taco! * 1 VOLCAN- couldn't try because it was sold out * chips and salsa 4/5: chips crispy and not oily. Salsa was super spicy but good. All tacos come with onions cilantro and salsa with no additional cost. Overall do I recommend this place? I truly wish I tried this place 5 yrs ago when I moved to ATX! I truly highly recommend this place! Do not wait 5 yrs to go try this place or you will be full of regrets! It's a simple taco but made right with complex balance and flavors! I love love love it and now will be thinking about these tacos! Highly recommended! Prices are reasonable and the tacos are made with love!

Arriba Abajo - Lobster Quesadilla Pizza

Arriba Abajo

(293 reviews)

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Downtown

This attractive rooftop cantina feels sophisticated but vacation-casual, indoor and outdoor, Mexico…read moremeets Miami, and I assume the vibe level goes up as it gets later. But the five stars is for the guacamole. The Chicken Pibil Quesadilla "Pizza" (chihuahua, cotija, oaxaca, smoked tomatoes, jalapeño, chimichurri, crema, epazote) was good, but the guacamole was stellar, and we are picky. It could have been the pomegranate or the pickled jalapeño or the red onion (all listed on the menu), but I really think they juiced a whole lime. It is like "try to replicate at home" good. It is like "best thing we ate in Texas this trip besides maybe those two slices of butter cake" good.

I would give this place no stars if I could. Never before have I felt so unwelcomed at a…read morerestaurant. It was a Saturday night, and my friends in I were downtown looking for somewhere to eat. We found their sign down on the street and decided to try them. Immediately upon walking in, we felt unwelcomed. We waited 10 minutes at the front desk for someone to even address us, and then were told to wait while they cleared off a table for us. Twenty minutes later, we went back up to ask about the table and were actually told by the staff that they forgot about it. Finally a table was set for us and we sat down. We all ordered drinks and asked for water at this point. The water was brought, but we waited and waited for our drinks. After another 20 minutes and watching the bartenders (who were not busy this evening) make no moves to make our drinks, we got up and left. I have never had such an experience at a restaurant before. I guess if you do not have a reservation, you are unwelcome here.

Licha's Cantina - Tacos

Licha's Cantina

(843 reviews)

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East Austin

Another fun place in Austin! Great Mexican food, great and…read morefast service and the mood here was so cozy and inviting- we really enjoyed our food here. So we were thinking of tacos or Mexican food and my daughter suggested this spot as she had come here with some friends and really enjoyed their sopecitos. I had never had a sopecito! What is that! So we had to try... We were lucky to arrive at the right time (9 pm!) where we got their last table!! Make reservations or something because this is another one of those places that fills up! So- we were taken care of immediately: chips and some very hot salsas were set on the table while we chose. They menu is in QR code format, but we asked and got paper menus as well. Well I got the chicken sopecitos , my daughter got the pork ones and my partner got the meat tacos. Everything was delicious, the food arrived promptly, the portion size was perfect and bountiful and everything was super enjoyable. I really enjoyed trying some New Mexican favorites. Next time I will try some other delicacies since I always get tacos tacos burritos or quesadillas: time for some new items on the menu! Enjoy!

Could have been much better. Many of their dishes are very…read moresweet, instead of savory. Salsa was the best thing. Music was so loud in the back room areas that you could not even have a conversation with others at your table. When I asked to have the music turned down, I was ignored. Dishes were on the pricer side. We won't be back.

ATX Cocina - Queso flamado

ATX Cocina

(810 reviews)

$$$

Warehouse District, Downtown

ATX Cocina has one of the best happy hours in Austin in terms of food quality! The HH menu is small…read morebut curated well! Happy hour is from 5-6pm Monday through Thursday and it gets busy! I started with a strong house margarita and followed it up with a lychee martini (not on the HH menu) The martini was really pretty but tasted more like a strawberry lemonade. Tacos de Pescado and Tacos Alambre were delicious!! I also ordered Hamachi (not on the HH menu) which was the best hamachi I've ever had, seriously! The flavors were tangy, sweet and paired perfectly. I enjoyed the Tacos de Pescado just as much as the hamachi the pickled cabbage was the surprising star of the plate! Our server (Taylor?) was very sweet. She explained the menu well and made great recommendations. Parking is very tricky in the area so I took rideshare! There's a parking garage across the street though.

Pretty mixed. The enfrijolada I wouldn't get again. It had a strong lemony flavor, especially from…read morethe veggies, and it took over everything. I wanted to taste the poblano, ricotta, and mole, but the acidity was too much. Guac was really good. The small slices of jalapeño gave it a nice kick. Chips were way too salty though. Esquites were just okay. I usually like a little sweetness, but these leaned more savory, not really my thing. Queso fundido wasn't for me either. The pickled chiles didn't work, I think onions and tomatoes would've been better. Machete was the best part. Huge portion, really good, and I added corn which made it even better.

La Playa - mexican - Updated May 2026

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