Was in the area so decided to stop in as the breakfast bowl sounded right up our alley. small place with a couple tables and bar style seating. stools are quite small and if ur under 5 foot would no recommend, I kept sliding off and could barley reach the foot rest on the bottom. Counter service only. possibly family owned which we love to support. Food was bland , we had migas taco with cheese which came out luke warm- very flavorless. We also tried the breakfast bowl with beans, eggs, potato, nopales and cheese. A little a warmer then the tacos however still seemed like everything is premade and served to order, also bland. We tried all 3 salsas which was the only thing that bumped this from 2 stars to 3. The staff was kind and welcoming but interactions with them were pretty quick. I thought due to the small space this would be another hole in the wall, hidden gem- but I was wrong. wouldn't come back based on the flavorless food alone. read more

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My family and I have been going for years to Marcelino's. Sadly we live about 25 minutes away so we don't go as often but when I'm really in the mood for breakfast tacos, I make sure to go here instantly. Great service, DAMN GOOD TACOS. My order has been the same and it's not changing. 3 ranchero potato, bacon, and yellow cheese tacos on flour. EXTRA SALSA VERDE! These tacos are so good I take some to go and eat it throughout the day. Marcelino's has a special place in my heart and stomach. read more

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Crowded on the weekend, for good reason. My first time in a few years and was better than I remembered. Got my standard bacon and egg on flour and chorizo and egg on flour. One of the few places where I liked the bacon a little better. Lots of crumbled bacon. Chorizo was good also. Flour tortillas were properly warmed and crisped up. Very nice thickness. A note on the salsas. The green salsa has almost no flavor. The red is fine and the orange packs a nice punch, but avoid the green. They also offer $5 off to sign up for their text mailing list. read more

Marcelino's - Breakfast tacos - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Live within a quarter mile of this place that's supposedly good. Came here finally and voila - a bacon bits and eggs taco. Asked for bacon and egg, but got bacon bits. Weak. Won't be coming back. read more

Marcelino's - Tightttt, eggs and bacon bits. - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

Great food!! Small dining area but great restaurant!! Service is top notch! I highly recommend this restaurant

It's easily the best tacos Ive ever had from a restaurant it's freshly cooked and really good it does take a while to come out and you have to go at least before 10 because it always sells out but it's worth it. read more

Place was recommended to me unfortunately it missed the mark. The chorizo and egg taco was SO GREASY the entire tortilla was covered in greasy! I got another taco but forgot the name but it was bland and tasteless and again greasy and soggy. Tortillas were homemade but nothing to write home about. Salsa was bland and tasteless as well! read more

Found this amazing little East side taco gem this weekend. It was counter service, and it was easy to order. We wanted lunch during breakfast, and that wasn't an issue. The food was so tasty, everything made in house, fresh agua frescas, and amazing customer service. The lady at the register talked to me like my favorite Tia. She greeted everyone with enthusiasm. That lady made our visit AMAZING! The vibe was fun and busy. read more

Marcelino's - Bean & Cheese Gordita & Watermelon Agua Frsca - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

! Super generous, amazing! Tons of salsa, tacos are massive, affordable. One of the best breakfast tacos ever!

Delicious breakfast tacos and quick service. You can choose between a flour or corn tortilla for tacos. The corn tortillas are made in house, but I ended up getting flour instead. You can select which sauce you want and I opted for the spiciest. Unfortunately, they ran out of coffee but had Nescafé. I didn't try any but they also have several juices. read more

This is the best breakfast taco place in Austin. Recommended by a friend and absolutely did not disappoint. There is love found here...and a happy tummy as proof. My only regret is I've just now discovered it after 27 years in Austin. Here's the deal... They sell until the food runs out. Apparently this occurs before noon. So, if you want the deliciousness found at this little slice of heaven...get there early. read more

This place is good, however their tacos have become VERY small and expensive.. Not worth the expensive price. But like everything in East Austin they're keeping up with the clientele. So sad. You can get better tacos and more for your money at Juan in Million up the street. read more

Not only is the neighborhood gentrified, the food is too! Used to be the spot when I was a kid. The food is mid to alright, used to be homemade and fresh and we could see it being made. With inflation I can understand the prices, but they raised them years ago to almost the same amount. Not what it used to be. read more

Neighborhood tsco quickie. I would not come from the other side of the city to try this place. Tortillas are not homemade here........

My husband and I were both underwhelmed. I ordered a bean and cheese taco on corn with spicy potatoes added - it was still flavorless. My husband ordered a more traditional meat option on flour and felt the same way. It was a good price for a good size but missing in taste. read more

Marcelino's - Corn taco - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

I was really excited to try Marcelino's after reading about their famous carne guisada in Texas Monthly. So I ordered a carne guisada on flour and a chorizo con huevo on corn, because chorizo con huevo is a standard that I can use to compare all taquerias no matter what. Let's just say that I was underwhelmed. The corn tortillas were not homemade (-1 star automatically) though the chorizo had good filling & flavor. The carne guisada was tasty, but pieces of the meat were very chewy, whereas good carne guisada should fall apart in your mouth. (-1 more star) I've had better carne guisada in places that Texas Monthly couldn't find on a map. I would come back to try the Elgin sausage, but like my Austin native neighbor says when people ask him where to get the best breakfast tacos in Austin, "Drive to San Antonio." read more

Best breakfast tacos in Austin! I've enjoyed them ever since they started selling them after Sunday mass at Santa Julia!

Damn good tacos should always make time to come down to marcelinos and enjoy one of Austin's best-kept secrets oops I should have never said that everyone from California will start coming to eat Austin's best tacos read more

Marcelino's - Damn good tacos should always make time to drop by and have tacos here is one of Austin's best kept secrets - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

Arguably the worst "migas" I've ever had. Tortilla-wrapped chips with a few crumbles of eggs. Very disappointing. read more

Marcelino's - "Migas" - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

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While I may be just a silly gringo, I ain't one of those angry old men trying to return cold soup to the deli. This review actually saddens me. Many years ago, a friend of mine quit our fantasy football league. It was the worst decision of his life. But sometimes you must first destroy before you create. The catholic church teaches us this. And create he did. He created the famous Austin Annual Taco Tour and Marcelinos was crowned victor of this tour about 6-7 years ago. Forget about Elon Musk, my nuts landed on Mars first when I tried Marcelinos homemade tortillas for the first time. Fast forward to the world of COVID that we live in today. It's a different place. People are more concerned with their TikToks than making the world a better place. And Marcelinos is no exception. A few years back I learned that Marcelinos uses velveeta as their breakfast taco cheese. I'd argue that just a small amount in your eggs is actually a secret ingredient that makes them fluffy delicious without the need of milk or butter, but I don't want a stick of velveeta in a breakfast taco. But to each their own. I won't hold it against them. What I do hold against Marcelinos is they no longer make their own handmade tortillas. A few weeks back, I stopped and grabbed tacos to go for me and my business partner. As Harry Ellis and I sat down at our cocobolo boardroom table to negotiate million dollar deals over breakfast, I was shocked to see my tacos wrapped in shell that I immediately recognized. HEB tortillas are unmistakable. Strike 1. I thought to myself, "Marcelinos is known to sell out at lunch time...maybe they ran out of tortillas." It's not unreasonable. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Fast forward to present. We are in May. It's Spring. Rejuvenation, Rebirth, everything's blooming, all that crap. So, I figure I'll get up early and grab some breakfast tacos from Marcelinos and give them another try. HEB tortillas again! And with Angel Hernandez behind the plate, it's 2 strikes and you are out! I'm not dissing HEB tortillas. There is a place for them...like at home in my bread box. Marcelinos has officially sold out. This is as scandalous as that time my friend, a rising star at TD Ameritrades, saw Ms. Phara, from Phara's Mediterranean Cuisine & Casbah, loading a cart up with industrial vats of Sabre hummus at Costco. When you play in the mud with the pigs, you get real sloppy. And Phara's closed. You had a nice run, Marcelinos, but it appears that the game is over and the memory card has been lost. So, on to the shelf to collect dust with the rest of the mediocre taco spots in Austin. read more

Scanning for the best breakfast options on the new Yelp App for iPhone (YEEE HAW!) Marcelino Pan Y Vino pops up and I'm stumped - - never heard of this place at all. After reading the nice reviews I was in the mood for some quality breakfast tacos and made my way over to Tillery St. This is one of those types of places where I walk in and kick myself in the ass for taking 2 years of French instead of Spanish (WTF?). I made my way through the "oh-great-the-yuppies-r-taking-over" glares and shrugged off the "you're in the wrong side of town" comment from the customer waiting in line behind me (he was nice) and get to the kitchen counter to be welcomed by a very nice lady who was eager to help this Asian-n-White dude out. Going off the review highlights I asked her what Papas Rancheros looked like - - she showed me and it looked appetizing. Okay - I'll take one of those w/ bacon on a flour tortilla, and also an egg + bacon breakfast taco to go. No problemo! I like how you can see all of the food in front of you in the sliver tins, that way you know what you're getting. Transparency rocks! She made my tacos while a young male cook was assembling a Huevos Rancheros dish that looked really good (see pic). I paid $4 for my two b-fast tacos and was directed to a fridge where they had milk crates full of 3 types of salsa - just grab n go! My tacos were excellent! The tortillas were like buttery melt-in-your-mouth and I loved the Papas Rancheros! The bacon was chopped and crispy which is what I prefer over chewy and greasy. There was plenty of egg in it - she doesn't skimp on the portions which is cool beans, and the prices here are very reasonable - they have special plates as well. I loved the quality paper towels which is always a good thing, and the salsas were solid too. There's the usual green salsa that is probably my fave, then reddish-orange salsa is hot and has a nice pungent kick. The red salsa was okay, I had to throw a few away since they tasted like they were on the brink of expiration. So word to the wise - do a quality check on that salsa just in case, I don't think FIFO is fully implemented as of yet. I didn't see any cilantro + onions action but then again I forgot to ask for it. I will definitely be back here sooner than later, and will bring all the yuppies and hipsters and labeled posse with me to enjoy some excellent breakfast tacos, and I don't think they'll mind at all! read more

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Always so good! The food and service is the best. The papas rancheras are delish and the bacon is perfectly crisp

Picked up a few tamales for Christmas and was VERY disappointed!!! They were SO tiny, I thought everything was supposed to be bigger in Texas!!! Guess we're going to look for a new place. read more

Amazing authentic tacos. A true Austin gem! Their breakfast and lunch tacos are delicious and hit the spot anytime.

Obsesses-truly the best tacos. They have great customer service, all of their food is delicious and they have the most delicious drinks.

Worst breakfast tacos ever!!! Bacon was like beef jerky, guess they had left overs from the morning before. Only ate half of bacon, egg, cheese. Brought the other one so I could snap a pic of the leftovers I was served. Overpriced. I'll stick to Casa Garcia's for half the price with homemade tortillas. Howdy Mr. Marcelino, Let me start off by saying I am a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE cook. Though my 5 dogs will probably never say it. That being said, I'm not picky at all. Especially when it comes to food. As you see on the receipt there was a total of four tacos. The other two were my husbands. He also was EXTREMELY annoyed with the food being as it was. I have only written a review ONCE before. So yes, this is my second review, EVER! But since my husband and I were both dissatisfied. I figured, I'd throw my two cents in. And usually, I do speak for my husband. But in this case, I'm not. So I'll let him create his own yelp account and in his own words review your establishment on his honest opinion of what he ate that day. And we sure as heck don't eat the food and then ask for our money back! LOL. Who does that?? Like a well known Judge on TV used to say, "YOU ate the steak, YOU pay for it. You don't eat it all and then say you hated it and refuse to pay, you fool!" And with all that being said, Hoping this constructive criticism will help you the next time you respond to a first and last time customer for sharing their honest opinion on your establishment. read more

Marcelino's - Breakfast taco - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

Horrible. Didn't even bother taking a bite after I unwrapped it. Wasn't worth the buy & don't recommend the "potatoes" read more

Marcelino's - Bacon, Egg, bean, cheese, & "potatoes" - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

Cheap, fast, and delicious: they say you can only pick two of those but here you get all three. We're from Toronto. We did a bit of "foodie" research and found out that breakfast tacos are a big tradition here in Austin. So naturally, we had to try it. Our AirBnB was very close to this taco joint and it was recommended by our AirBnB host so we decided to check it out. I had the egg (huevo) and bacon taco while my girlfriend had the egg and chorizo taco. Both were fantastic. Not too greasy. The bacon was cooked in a unique way - almost candied, but not sweet. I loved it. The chorizo was really good too. Two fillings are more than enough but next time I'm going to try three: bacon, egg, and chorizo. You can definitely dine in here and they have a good selection of drinks too. They had coke zero cherry, which is our favorite! Overall, highly recommended. And our quest for the perfect breakfast taco continues... read more

Marcelino's - Bottom one is bacon and egg. Top one is chorizo and egg. - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

Tacos are served generously & are the best!! I recommend carne guisada, papa ranchera w/ Elgin sausage, egg w/ breakfast sausage! Yummy! read more

Marcelino's - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

This place was amazing! The Papas Rancheros had incredible flavor and the potatoes were extremely tender and sauced up. The carne guisada was one of the better ones I've ever had. I've definitely told everyone I know about these tacos all week. read more

Marcelino's was a recommendation by a local, and they did not disappoint. Freshly made breakfast tacos that were hot and delicious. We tried several different combinations of tacos. My favorite was a huevos/papas ranchero/raja taco--those poblano peppers were cooked to perfection and nicely balanced out the potatoes and eggs. If I lived close to Marcelino's I would be visiting multiple times per week, they were that good. read more

First time here, a friend recommend this place. Amazing experience. You see the people make your tacos in front of you, they're very helpful, and move fast. It can get busy but they move so quick you're in and out. I'm picky about my tortillas and barbacoa. Both were great!!! Super happy the barbacoa wasn't super fatty! Nor was it super greasy. Definitely will come back. read more

Love this place! It's a bit unassuming/intimidating when you drive by it. I didn't try it for several months after living in the neighborhood because of that, but eventually found them on Yelp and am glad I did. These are our favorite tacos in Austin (note, we're from California). The staff there is super friendly and it's affordable, so we recommend this to all of our guests. I personally enjoy walking to Flitch down the street to grab coffee, then stopping here on the way home to get tacos for a perfect 1-2 punch breakfast. read more

Best breakfast tacos in Austin if you like tacos more than just 'bean and cheese.' My photo is of a bacon and egg taco, my go to. The bacon is cut up and is perfect cut that each bite is the perfect ratio of bacon and egg. There's so many meat options that I'm always getting something new each time I go. Everything is just made so homemade, so good. I believe a meat taco is $3.50 and regular taco is $2.50 Again, hands down, best breakfast tacos in Austin. read more

Marcelino's - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

Staff is always extremely friendly and the tacos are great! Anything with rajas is super great!

Best. Tacos. Ever. Literally. This is not and overstatement or a sales pitch. These are straight-forward, non Tex-Mex, authentic abuela made tacos. Period. Whatever bacon they use is...just...perfection. I've been trying to figure out how to recreate it at home with many fails. The spicy potatoes....Get them. Tried the corn tortillas for the first time. Love. Oh and their flour tortillas are made especially for them every day. Bomb! read more

Marcelino's - Best in the Barrio awards! - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas

This place is awesome! Also, the name has changed to 'Marcelino Pan Y Vino', so keep a look out for the new name when you are driving by. Awesome, awesome, awesome tacos!! Get them with the papas rancheras w/ bacon... recommendation from Sam E. Yum, yum and yum! Finish off with a Mexican Coke! read more

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Don't be like me. Don't decide to move across country during a pandemic. Don't decide in your last week in Austin to visit your favorite places. Don't take a vacation day to do it. Don't look at Yelp for business hours. Don't look at the business' own web site for hours. Don't drive a half hour to get there right when they open expecting to be first in line. Don't get the best parking space right in front of the door. Don't look up to see "Closed" in the window and a sign on the door saying they open at 8. Update your shit for Pete's sake. I'll never go there again(only because I'll be 2k miles away)....On second thought I'll fly back at least partly for the carne guisada and rajas.... read more

I recommend a chorizo, bean, and Elgin sausage taco !! My favorite so far ! the Elgin sausage might be a little spicy though

Visiting Austin and based on the reviews, we had to try this place. It did not disappoint. The staff is so friendly and attentive. The food is so fresh and delicious. My husband ordered the Nino bowl and I ordered the breakfast bowl with the spicy potatoes. Super delicious! read more

Marcelino's - Breakfast bowl! - Tacos Near Me - Austin, Texas