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    Southside Barbacoa

    4.0 (48 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 5:00 am - 1:00 pm

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    SOUTHSIDE BARBACOA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Divey
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Barboca not greasy very good. Menudo good authentic! Homemade tortillas. Service excellent fast and courteous

    Sign on dirty napkin holder where the roach came out of to crawl into my tortillas.
    Angel M.

    ROACH IN MY TORTILLAS. The service is always unfriendly even though I try to be friendly and kind and helpful here, I'm always met with short temper or attitude. Never a welcome or thank you ever. I've been here 5 times and they have the best Barbacoa but it is always dirty and cluttered inside. The roach was the icing on the cake. I can't come back here anymore. I was offered no discount, just a basic "sorry about that". I couldn't finish eating, I'm actually leaving now to go get a taco somewhere.

    Manuel Plate was very good with great enchiladas.
    Robert M.

    Came here to try out a spot that I've had on my list for a long time. I arrived at about 11:15am on a Saturday and the place was packed. I guess it is on a lot of peoples' lists! I decided to get take out since all the tables were taken and their was a line of folks waiting for tables. I decided to get something with a lot of different food choices so I could sample through them. The taco was very good. The shell was better than usual. The tostada was great. The enchilada was one of the best I've had! I should have gotten an enchilada meal and I would have been a whole lot happier. The gravy was groovy and the cheese enchilada was surprisingly beater than the meat version. Pro-tip: Don't go to the restaurant counter if you want take out. There's a special window/booth thing to the left that specializes in taking out a TON of food if that's your choice. Go over there and you have a lot of other good options.

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    7 months ago

    Was delicious there bbq tacos is a must have friendly staff but very busy but it was worth the wait

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    I love the food! Everything is delicious. Friendly staff. A great place to eat with your family.

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    2 years ago

    The food is awesome. People usually come here for the Barbacoa but try the Picadillo plate!

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    2 years ago

    Barbacoa is so good; hardly any fat and meat is juicy and tender. A must go to when in Corpus Christi.

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    3 years ago

    So good! This place is awesome. Coffee was terrible but the food made up for it. We will be back probably every weekend.

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    The food is great. I am a long time customer since they were located by carroll high school.

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    6 years ago

    I had the enchilada platter combo and it gave me food poisoning for 2 days... The food wasn't that great either! Very salty..

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    7 years ago

    Best place to eat breakfast and lunch!!!! Been coming here for years, I highly recommend eating here. The carne guisada is the best in town

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    Breakfast was good Menudo had no pata so it was disappointing to me a little overpriced for four tacos and two menudo's was $40

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    Pretty good food. Barbacoa was just ok, but the pastor was great. Friendly staff and very quick. Nice place for corpus!

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    Super fast service! Delicious tacos. I was seriously in and out within 10 minutes! Must try in CCTX

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    Best of The Best and Very Clean and Friendly Service. I Highly Recommend. They even sell Menudo!!

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