Delicious tacos but the wait can be unbearable at times! I am all about getting my taco fix on but waiting upwards of 30 minutes almost makes me rethink my addiction! We got breakfast tacos, regular tacos, and a torta. I do have to say that the breakfast tacos were the star of the meal. They make the bestest breakfast tacos! Delicious chorizo and sausage and plenty of egg in each taco! The torta was also good and had plenty of meat but if I come back and decide to wait in the line I am going all breakfast all the time! read more

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Tacos were delicious, we tried the street, mole, chorizo with eggs and porki or something. The mole taco is a sweet mole soooo is keep that in mind for my spicy. Ole fans! Great experience! read more

it was a good place for lunch! We got 3 tacos on an empty stomach and it was a bit much so the tacos are really good size and are very nicely filled. As most other recommended the chipotle salsa and it was very good. i got the open face migas taco 7/10 the 4/20 taco and it had a sweet taste to it which isn't my favorite thing with meat but that's a personal preference 5/10 the street taco was very good as recommended 9/10 read more

Best breakfast tacos near the UT Austin campus. The breakfast tacos are H U G E and only cost around $2.70 (maybe $3.50 for a specialty one). Each breakfast taco is probably the portion of two tacos from any other taco stand. They have 5-6 different salsas at a self-serve station. It's like Chick-Fil-A but for tacos. There's a good amount of 1 hour parking in front of the store if you go early in the morning. You need to order at the former São Paulo counter (not sure why; it's a little confusing). It doesn't get any better than this place, guys. read more

Taco joint delivers delicious food at affordable pricing but the 4 stars are because of the overall location as well as the taste of some of the tacos i had. I ordered the pastorito, the street taco, the fried fish, and the seared fish taco. The street taco and fried fish were my favorite, the crispy fish was perfect in texture and lacked any sort of fishiness that is common in fish tacos. The steak tasted good and amount of food in the street taco was awesome. The pastorito was lacking, it tasted more like ground pork meat with seasonings. The seared fish tasted bland as well. Going on the sauces, i tried all of them and my favorite was the avocado one and the habanero one. The habanero one tasted just like yellow bird sauce but more sweet. Overall, You save a lot of money at taco joint but it still is priced similar to other taco places in austin. I would say i liked taco joint more than taco deli and torchys at least but i am still a bigger fan of velvet taco and taco flats. read more

Taco Joint - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

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The best tacos that I had while in Austin--hands down! (And I had a lot!) The street taco and the Migas. Can't tell you which one was better. Used the chipotle sauce on both. Go now!! read more

We actually need to open on in Houston, like ASAAAAPP. They're better than Torchy's (an unpopular opinion). Parking was kind of tight in my opinion, however it's right next to the university, so I just assume students just walk here or bus here? Service was super awesome! Since it was our first time here, we didn't know what to order, but the person who took our order recommended us some bomb ass tacos. Loooooorddddd please open on in Houston. I need this. They also have a sauce bar with tons of sauces to choose from. I would tell y'all what my favorites are, but there were no labels. (I liked the orange one and the green avocado cilantro one?) What we ordered: Fried Fish Taco - 5/5 I thought this was pretty good. Fish was super crispy and fried! I'm not a huge fan of coleslaw, but this one is pretty bareable. My boyfriend loved this taco with a burning passion. This is one of the best fish tacos that I've ever tried though. If you want to try a bomb fish taco, try this one. El Porko - 5/5 One of my favorite tacos. The pork was so chewy and it was literally cooked to perfection. They seasoned it so well, and the corn tortilla that we ordered it on complimented it perfectly. El 4/20 - 4.5/5 I liked it! However, it was kind of spicy? Was I expecting spice, not really. Did I finish the taco? Yes. Would I get this one again? Maybe. Street Taco - 5/5 Lord. If you need a recommendation, GET THIS TACO. It was literally the prime definition of a street taco. It's one of their popular ones and I can see why. It had avocado on it as well, and I am a huge sucker for avocados. read more

Taco Joint - Fried Fish Taco and El Porko - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

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The best place to eat near The University of Texas. I've been here over 10 times and it's never disappointed once. Each taco is roughly $3-$4. My favorite tacos to get are the street taco and the potato egg and cheese. They also have a salsa bar which has some really amazing sauces. read more

Taco Joint - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Great food! From out of town just looking at UT and stumbled across the Taco Joint. Excellent find. Highly recommended

First things first RIP to me because I can die happy after eating here. Omgaawwwdddlaawwwdddjesus. Not only is this place super affordable, it's also stupid good. Literally the best tacos I ever had. And I've tried tacos all over Texas. I'll start with the place itself. It's small cute little food joint. Definitely not up clas, more of a casual vibe but there's absolutely nothing wrong with that at all. It gives a lot of character to the place. The service was good, everybody was friendly and polite. The tacos are made fresh and come out hot good gawwddd. I got the 420, street, migas, and fish tacos. The 420 was so good I swear I was damn near high bruh. Dead serious. I got mixed up which one was the street and migas but that don't matter. BOTH WAS STILL GOOD. The fish...I got it fried and omg my first bite...I bit into the crispiest thing I ever ate. Ugh good lawwwddd gawwdd. Every single taco had its unique taste and flavor palate. I'd eat this nearly everday if I could without getting fat. I can't stress how freaking good this place is. Omggggg. Just go here. If you don't, I genuinely feel bad for you for missing out. read more

Taco Joint - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Loved this place for many years. The steak Benedictine taco is amazing and their to go margaritas are great too.

Situated in my neighborhood just north of campus, this Taco Joint location is just unbeatable. But it's not the convenient walkability that keeps me and my friends coming back; the taco's here are reliable, delicious, and served by a friendly and welcoming team every single time. I have a friend from out of town visiting this weekend, and there wasn't a doubt in my mind that taco joint needed to be on the list of must-try places. Thanks for always being the best antidote to a hangover and being an Austin staple, TJ! Keep doing your thing. read more

The food was pretty good. I work at UT and my wife came and met me for lunch so we tried this place since it had so many good reviews. I would say the food for the price was pretty good but the atmosphere could use some help the tables were pretty wonky and the booths were pretty beat up. Other wise would have been five stars. read more

Going to school at UT, I quickly learned that this was a go-to spot for the engineering students. They have delicious tacos for a great price! I love their potato, egg and cheese taco and the street taco. Another popular one is the señor Crockett. The crowning Jewel of this place however, is their chipotle sauce. It is freaking AMAZING. read more

Taco Joint - This is their street taco with the chipotle sauce. Definitely my go-to. - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Best tacos in Austin not even close. Everything there is amazing and the people are great at both locations.

Just moved to the area so decided to try the Taco Joint. The customer service from Carlos was fantastic I want to give him a shout out. He guided us through the menu and let us know like they serve breakfast all day and how big the tacos were. Very reasonably priced the food looks fantastic it didn't take us too long to get seated or get our food. The place is clean and masks are required also 6 feet apart which I still really appreciate it! Way to go taco joint we will be returning for sure read more

Not impressed. There's a horrible smell when I walked in. Taco Joint is confused with San Paulo restaurant. It's pretty run down with dirty tables. It's college town so I guess it's ok. I had one taco and it fell apart at the first bite. Just wasn't my thing. Fast food good if you are in a hurry. read more

Always make sure to hit this place up when I'm in town. These breakfast tacos are some of the best I've had (and despite being an out-of-towner, I've tried many). The original space for Taco Joint was a bit run down, kind of a hole in the wall kind of place, but it seems they have since spread themselves out to the restaurant next to it - I believe the space is shared, but I haven't quite figured it out yet. You can tell that the eggs and potatoes in my usual tacos are fresh - they're always nice and warm when they make it to me and taste fresh. The service has always been nice and patient, the tacos can take a bit to come out, but I'd rather wait and have something nice, warm, and fresh! read more

Had a solid Taco Tuesday at Taco Joint! Went for lunch and it was fairly crowded, but was able to snag a table and tacos came out quickly. Ordering can be confusing - go next door to Sao Paulo's and pick up at Taco Joint. Enjoyed the El Tree Hugger and Seared Fish Taco with no cheese, both yummy, filling, and the tortillas didn't fall apart (which is crucial). The different sauces available are great to add for flavor/heat. read more

Taco Joint - El Tree Hugger on the left and Seared Fish Taco (no cheese) on the right! The slaw on the fish taco added a nice crunch - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

This place hits every time! Great service and the food never misses. We usually get the migas tostadas, and the breakfast tacos - try them out! read more

Best tacos in Austin by far! I went here at least twice a week in college. It was always my go to

This is hands down the best taco place I have ever been to and it will undeniably always be the best I will ever go to. PSA: There is an art to creating the perfect taco that one needs to master in order to truly get high off this joint. Step 1: Order what sounds good. (Personal favorite: potato, bean & cheese) Step 2: Pour yourself some cold water and wait for your number to be called. Step 3: Take your order to the sauce station and completely cover your taco in sauces (I get lots of chipotle and avocado sauce then I drip a little bit of salsa and habanero sauce on top of that) Step 4: Grab a fork. Step 5: Get elevated. I'm so glad this place expanded because the old space was too small to accommodate the exponentially growing number of TJ fans. The only complaint is with the fact that they keep raising the prices. I've seen the cost go up three times in the past four years and while I understand that the more they expand, they more they probably need to increase prices to make a profit, it doesn't mean I have to like that steady increase. But as a die hard fan, I'll keep coming back for more and I'm sure you'll get addicted too. read more

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So there was a lot of hype surrounding this place from a lot of my UT graduate friends. My brother took us here for brunch before his engineering class since it was close to his building. The service was quick and good, however the tacos were just decent. They weren't bad, had a homemade tortilla taste and the ingredients were good. However, it didn't blow my mind or anything. Especially the breakfast tacos--they seemed pretty standard with usually eggs and a meat. Everything was very affordable on the menu though so still glad I tried it! read more

Taco Joint - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

NOM!!! Must go when visiting!!!! I'm craving this joint in NYC! Food: 5 (HUMUNGOUS TACOS) Service: 5 Location: 5 Price: $ Would I come again? YES ORDER: - sausage egg cheese avocado taco, bomb. But my least fav, I'm not a bf taco person - street taco: BOMB, must get when you're here. Meat is so juicy and well seasoned, add avocado! - fish taco: very good, cole slaw was nom - nachos: worth trying they use their homemade tortillas read more

Taco Joint - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Let me just taco bout how amazing the food here was. . . There aren't a lot of vegetarian options, but what they have I loved! I got the potato egg and cheese breakfast taco and the el tree hugger and both were wonderful. For the potato egg and cheese, they weren't stingy at all with the filling and packed a lot into the taco which I was pleasantly surprised by. Another pleasant surprise was how much I really enjoyed it. I didn't think it was going to be as good as it was, but add some avocado and chipotle sauce on it and it was A1. It's simple but good. The el tree hugger is a taco with grilled onions and bell peppers and garden patty (?) bits. The sauce was a very nice touch and I'll for sure get it again. (But warning, this taco is very juicy and can end up really messy). It's officially my favorite taco place. I can't wait to come back read more

Excellent grab-and-go tacos! Highly recommend the migas or the mole chicken.. The enchilada fries are amazing too. Wish more places served these! Taco Joint is a simple, no-frills, friendly neighborhood taco spot with great food. There is air conditioned seating inside or some patio chairs outside the entrance. Love you Taco Joint! read more

TL;DR: Incredible tacos for a great price. I've been back here with friends twice in the past week for a good reason. The selection of both tacos and salsas? Huge. The food itself? Amazing. The service? Fast and efficient. The only complaint I could imagine is that some of the tacos are very oily, but let's be real: comfort food rarely isn't. As mentioned in other reviews, their tortillas are just amazing. Not too hard or soft, almost flakey, hot as if straight from a flattop. These guys know the value in a delicious wrapping as well as filling. I've personally tried the chorizo and egg breakfast taco (one oily boy, but oh so tasty), El Hassan (also mentioned in other reviews - their potatoes are really good), the Street Taco (a must-get staple; contains sirloin and avocado!), El Porko (the pulled pork is tender and juicy), the Pastorito (a greasy *and* spicy boi), and finally, my favorite, El Senor Crockett. I could almost write an entire review on El Senor Crockett itself. The meat explodes with flavor, the grilled onions and peppers complement perfectly, and oh man, the melted smokey Gouda cheese...I don't know how they landed on this flavor combination, but I greatly thank 'em for it. Add a squeeze of the lime wedges and a generous serving of the avocado salsa, and, as my friend put it, "it's a one-way trip to flavortown." For an important final note, they have a good selection of salsas (maybe 7 or 8 total). Make sure to try them all! The chipotle salsa stood out for it's surprising sweetness, which paired well with the more savory tacos, and the avocado salsa just goes great with anything you put it on. Of course there are the salsas like habanero for more heat. I spent about 10-12 dollars (including tax) here per meal for one breakfast taco and two lunch tacos, and they were worth every penny. This taco joint isn't perfect, but I think it's pretty darn close. 4.5/5 stars read more

Visiting Austin and stop by this place. The atmosphere is odd. You can tell it was a restaurant before that the owner bought and didn't change anything. The prices are great for the portion you get but the overall the taco is flavorless. The pork taco I ordered tasted really odd like it was old. The shrimp and fried fish was the better. It definitely looks good but the flavor was watered down. read more

Service: 4 | Quality: 5 | Setting: 5 | Value: 5 Must get: Senior Crockett Taco Joint is a staple. Located right behind the engineering quad on San Jacinto, it's no more than a 10 minute walk from most places on campus. The lines during the lunch rush are pretty long, but that's when you know you're in for some amazing food! My go-to tacos are the Senior Crockett, Street Taco, Migas, and Potato egg and cheese. The tortillas are perfectly crispy right off the griddle and avocado+chipotle sauce combo makes every taco 10x better! The serving size is pretty big, and two tacos can keep me full throughout the day. I get Taco Joint at least once a week, but there's no shame in going 3+ times. Best tacos around, hands down! read more

Taco Joint - Street taco & Potato egg and cheese taco - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Hands down the best taco I've had in Austin! The atmosphere is blah, service is meh, and it comes on a plastic tray... but it's DAMN GOOD!!! The 4/20 and Street taco are just insane. read more

This is one of the best taco places in Austin, and especially around campus. The workers were so nice and gave us food and margarita recommendations, all which turned out to be good choices. I got the steak, egg, cheese tacos and added avocado and loved them. I also got a strawberry mango margarita which was sweet but fairly strong. In addition, the cashier gave us a bacon and egg taco that someone ended up not picking up and that was delicious too! Come here for a quick, casual, reliable taco. read more

Look deep into your greasy Austin heart and ask yourself: why do breakfast taco joints use the same cheese everywhere you go? Or why do they restrict themselves to the same selection of salsa (red and green, like a small town traffic light)? Or, most importantly, why they can't be bothered to make their own damn tortillas, when even our grocer-of-the-people HEB churns out fresh ones all day, every day? It's time we demanded more of our taco joints. Enter... Taco Joint? Confusing multiple entrances from its sister Brazilian restaurant on Speedway. Each doorway invariably guarded by sweaty engineering students, soon your employers, but today your brethren here to get full for less than they'd be pay at the Subway nearby. Enter and order at the register, the menu in a weird stack by the counter, in a quantity so limited it's essentially an unspoken duty to pass it down to the next eater in line once you've made your decision. Choose a breakfast taco, a lunch taco, a coffee, or a torta (which, as of this writing, I've never seen a person order, or even acknowledge as a possibility; it's taco joint, not torta town). I'm going to drop the commanding-guide act for a second because I'm tired of reading it in mags/online from a millenial 'expert' who has been to said restaurant twice. In my three trips, I've ordered the migas 'open-face' taco each time, and it has never failed to disappoint. While I think pretty much every taco is open-face (and I will proudly stand in defiance of tinfoil as the appropriate wrapping for most tacos eaten outside of an office breakfast setting), the migas is an awesome operation of the usual egg-chip-pico suspects smothered in queso, all in a fresh, chewy tortilla with a greasy sheen that evokes the receding hairline of a successful D-I basketball coach in the fourth quarter. Or something more appetizing. Point being, a fresh tortilla is a happy taco, and it gets happier realizing that Taco Joint has about a half-dozen salsas for you to douse your meal in. The peanut salsa is the most unusual, and thus the best, and a reason to return in and of itself. Is it really that good? I don't honestly know, but as someone who typically eats a jar of peanut butter each week, the salty, gritty texture with some emulsified, oily heat makes for a weird, crave-able (How is this not a word? Get on it, Oxford/Webster) contrast with the ice-cold squeeze bottle it emerges from. The other move, if you want a second taco (you should), is the Steak and Gouda. Is the steak taqueria strips of beef that make a frozen philly cheesesteak seem like a pain de filet mignon? Yes, once again, it is called Taco Joint, and the taco is 3.50. However, much like a philly, the steak mingles with cheese (and egg, which someone should try with a philly...) to become more than the sum of its parts. Why? Because Gouda makes (most) Monterrey Jack and underage Cheddar combos seem like the boring, bland and inconsequential, like an auditor specializing in overestimated Goodwill donation receipts (you have no idea what I paid for those novelty clown shoes!) Gouda is just a bit funky, just a lot reliable, and distinctly European, and thus more encapsulating of the Netherlands than William of Orange riding a White Widow-laced stroopwafel down the Vondelstraat. It belongs in a breakfast taco. Or at least this breakfast taco. And you belong at taco joint, assuming you like fresh tortillas, salsa and cheeses that add up to tacos that are smart without being too ambitious, like your friend who became a plumber straight out of high school and now takes vacations to Greece on a salary that makes you wonder why you spent three years on a Masters in Debt Acquisition. But whether you're a plumber, an engineer, or someone aspiring to be literally anything else, you can scrape three dollars together, head down to Taco Joint and get yourself the breakfast taco you, human of Austin, deserve. read more

I can't believe it took me the last year of my college career to finally go to this hotspot and I have yet to find a taco place better than this! Ordering is a bit confusing for first-timers. You place an order at the Sao Paulo's entrance and go down the right hallway to receive your tacos on the Taco Joint side. It's usually crowded during lunch hour and there are limited parking spots. Definitely not the place for large parties. Street Tacos @ $3.95: I can't say much for the rest of the menu, but my absolute favorite is the very popular street taco (without the cheese and onions, and with added shoestring potato chips). The taco was loaded with juicy meat and fresh avocado and the tortillas had a nice crisp texture. Absolutely add the avocado and chipotle sauces! It ties all of the flavor together! A1 in quality and will always be my go-to whenever I'm on campus! read more

Having a lot of classes at RLM means alot of tacos. My girlfriend adores this place as well. You can't beat the portion sizes they give you. and the meats are very well done. A big fan of the street taco and the crispy fish! Try them all though, they have other options too like tortas and quesadillas. The sauce bar is to die for, everyone loves the avocado and the chipotle sauce. Come here for great tacos and great vibes!! read more

Taco Joint - two quesadillas on a plate - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

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These are the best tacos in Austin. Maybe anywhere. But my friends and I all debate the best place in Austin and most of us agree taco joint is the champion. The tortillas are made of pure love. The chipotle sauce makes me emotional me every time I eat it. Every time I eat somewhere with overpriced, garbage food, I think "Taco joint would never do me like this." It's cheap and Frikin delicious. I've been getting takeout from here pretty often during this lockdown. This place must be protected at all costs. I would be devastated if they fell into a similar fate to Varsity or Fricano's. This is a great Austin taco place, definitely go here!! read more

They sure do know how to make tacos here! My favorite is the street taco. Mmmm, that caramelized onion and grilled sirloin with a hint of cilantro - You won't be disappointed with their street tacos! I heard the breakfast tacos are delicious too. El senior crockett was not that great though. Cheese was overwhelming, and idk...it just tasted a bit weird to me. I gave up after eating only half of this taco. Slightly expensive for a taco, but the portion size is surprisingly pretty big. I went when I was super hungry but barely finished two tacos by myself. Couple of parking spots are available in front of the restaurant. Simple yet delicious! Definitely worth checking it out. read more

Taco Joint - El Senior Crockett (Top) and Street Taco (Bottom) - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Great nachos. Great vibes. Can see why it's a staple when visiting UT. Can't wait to come back again.

Absolutely love the Chicken fajita and migas tacos!!! usually chicken tacos can be dry but this was nice and saucy/juicy! The avocado and chipotle salsas are both amazing. Service was great too, nice workers! Quick to go order read more

If you feel the need to straddle that gap between a genuine taqueria and whatever the latest reboot of Torchy's & Tacodeli is, this may be your place. The Taco Joint appears to be the perfect blend of dive bar and trendster taco, and my first thought was these guys were pulling off one big hipster joke. And backing it up with solid food. I never heard of this place until I read Gary's ROTD, and the notion of "fish tacos" always struck me as an oxymoron. But I am a sucker for a great breakfast taco, and the eggs here are definitely Type 4 - light, buttery, with a hint of French omelet. At two bucks a pop, and making their own tortillas, this is some pretty good eating. (In Austin, there are seven different ways breakfast taco eggs are made, and I keep track of them.) You're not going to be blown away by the coffee, but you will be amazed if you score a parking place right out front. Hey, it's UT. And remember Taco Joint is maybe a notch or two above being a literal hole in the wall, so you're going to be standing around waiting for something - the cashier, the salsa bin, or your number to be called. Pffft, small stuff. Be patient, enjoy the show, and good things come to those who wait. read more

Taco Joint - The $5.14 two breakfast taco combo with coffee when you bring your own cup. That's my own cup. - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

So good! I ate lunch here everyday during my trip while I was in Austin. I ate the street taco and the pastorito on flour tortilla. Also try their horchata, it's delicious and not too sweet! Staff is friendly and the place is kept clean! Can't wait to visit again! read more