One of my go to taco joints. Since the arrival of taco trucks to Austin, people seem to have increased the snobbery and knock tacodeli which maybe is more a comment on the wealth of good tacos in this city rather than on tacodeli itself. This place has become a staple for me in my 16 years in Austin. Their breakfast tacos are great but I usually come here for lunch and dinner. My favorite tacos on their menu are their cowboy, frontera fundido sirloin, and delibelly. Always fresh tasting and always predictable. Their queso is above average as are thier chips. The lynchpin for this whole operation is their Dona sauce. That goes on everything and I'm so glad they sell it. Their margaritas have always been tasty and strong. It's a great neighborhood restaurant and they kept us fed and happy during the pandemic. Highly recommend! read more

Last time I went there their tacos were warm so I'll up my score back up to 4 for now.

The staff here are super friendly! I picked up about 50 tacos for a company wide event on a Saturday morning (around 9am) and the parking lot was PACKED. I thought it was going to be a nightmare to pick up my order, but to my surprise, it was seamless. I was also pleasantly surprised to notice the person behind the counter; before she handed me the large bag, she realized that one of the paper bags was leaking. So she replaced the soiled bag with a new one and put everything in a plastic bag for me so it wouldn't leak again. Tiny effort like this is so noticeable to me and makes a huge difference! read more

A perfect Sunday brunch spot! I had some friends come into town and I really want to show them something that captured Austin. The wait was pretty long, but I guess that is a testament to how good their food is. I liked the tacos, they were very fresh and the sauces truly elevated the meal. I don't remember the names of the tacos I got but honestly you can't really go wrong with any that you pick. read more

Tacodeli - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas

This was my first time at Tacodeli and before this, so many of my friends had raved about it so I was pretty excited to try it! I got one of their specials and the sirloin, egg and cheese breakfast taco. Both of them were amazing, my friends and I really appreciated how they cooked their eggs. I also got some queso and chips and they give free chip refills and their queso is really good and not too thick which is exactly how I like it. Overall, Tacodeli definitely tops Torchy's for me personally. I liked how many options they had and the quality of their tacos too. read more

Tacodeli - The Sirloin , Egg & Cheese and Special - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas

Let Tacodeli suprise try a taco you would not normally try and be amazed. They may have the best salsas in all of Austin be it Verde, Roja or Dona (I am afraid of the Habanero so I can't review). There is huge fan following on their Dona. But for me they have a secret weapon they use on a lot of their tacos, it's their organic refried black beans, you can buy it as a dip. It's very good and so satisfyingly smooth. So smooth it's magical. For breakfast tacos try the "Otto"(with dona) or if you're a vegetarian - "Freakin Vegan" (Dona or Roja) or if you're doing a protein thing get the "Sirloin, Egg & Cheese" the sirloin is not skimpy nor a cheap cut (good with either Dona or Roja). I have had every one of their breakfast tacos and they are all delicious. I think the Otto has been rated in several reviews as one of the best breakfast tacos in Austin. My old go to order was "Sirloin, Egg & Cheese" without cheese on double corn and the "Freakin Vegan" on double corn both with either Dona or Roja depending on the mood and how hot I want it; yeah, that was a messed-up order but that's how good the "Freaking Vegan" is. My kids like the Otto and "bacon Egg and Cheese" they are traditionalist. Lunch and dinner tacos it's too hard this is where I am saying be adventurous and try something different. My first experience with Tacodeli was the Cowboy and I was hooked ever since. One lunch, several years ago, I walked into a Tacodeli and non-calanthe order their Tuesday special, which was the Cowboy, I loaded it with their Dona sauce and was hooked. Later I took my family there, they were hooked. Once when my dad came to visit, I took him there, he loved it, and he was a San Antonio taco snob. As I have gotten older, I am eating more vegetarian and every one of the vegetarian tacos are fantastic. One in particular order for me is the "Space Cowboy" no fresco queso, add refried black bean on double corn. My wife is a Tacodeli fanatic, she has very specific dietary needs. She cannot eat diary or gluten and Tacodeli completely meets her needs. She builds her own taco almost every morning. She orders it in the morning, picks it up on the way to work and eats it for lunch. It's a taco bowl mostly with organic refried black beans, avocado, pico de gallo and a protein of her but she prefers double chicken. Sometimes she will order tacos on corn too. Because they treat her right, she is very loyal to the Taco Deli on Lamar (The one that is close to 45th street Chilis and next to Uchiko). They are very courteous to her and know her by name. She loves them. Matter of fact I can't get her to go any other place. read more

Great tacos and good service every time! The vaquero and the Jess are two of my favorites but the beab and cheese are my kiddos' favorites.

Got to build your own tacos for breakfast. One was eggs, cheese, and pico de gallo, which they charge a dollar for the pico unsure about where that price came from second taco was potato egg and cheese and they completely forgot the potatoes overall not a good experience I would not recommend coming. read more

On Sunday, my family and I went to eat at your restaurant after the Austin Marathon. We've eaten at your North Lamar location a few times but, we primarily frequent the Burnet Road location. Any way, when have "mashed potatoes" been considered a typical Tex Mex breakfast taco option? I ask because my husband ordered me a custom taco which consisted of bacon, egg, cheese and potatoes. We thought the potatoes would be either diced, home fries, hash browns, etc... He also ordered one of these tacos for himself. Needless to say, when we took our first bite, we were disgusted to find a heaping helping of mashed potatoes, very little eggs, 2 strips of bacon and a smidge of cheese. I could not eat my taco. It just wasn't palatable. I'm 62 years and I'm Hispanic and never in my lifetime have mashed potatoes been a traditional Mexican breakfast option. I truly think you guys should consider removing mashed potatoes from the menu and offer some seasoned home fries. This would be so much more tasty. The mashed potatoes need to go! read more

another great lunch at Tacodeli. the food was great, service was courteous and environment was clean and well maintaine.

TacoDeli has been part of the Austin breakfast taco wave since the turn of the century. I have to admit I've always preferred there lunch tacos over the breakfast selections but I was surprised when I recently hit up this location. I went in a cold weekend morning and surprisingly it wasn't as busy as it was pre-pandemic. Since it's been a few years, I really didn't understand how the ordering system works. Basically order from the counter and since most people pay by card they can just get your name from the card. I was confused since I thought they would give you a number so I asked for a receipt only to figure out that they call you and find you when your order is ready. I know it's trivial but I get anxiety when I'm not informed what happens after you pay. Anyways they have many more specialty breakfast tacos since the last time I've been here which is many years ago. I ordered the migas and another taco made from beef cheek that was very tender. The migas a pretty tasty not as awesome as Veracruz but better than I could make myself. I definitely think tacodeli is miles ahead of torchys. Tourists and food bloggers need to add this place to their breakfast taco stops. Once you get your order they have a bunch salsas you can choose from this hast changed and I'm glad you can get as much salsa as you want; many places are stingy with their salsas. As for ambiance , it's rosedale so pretty preppy with lots of Patagonia and lululemon wearing folks. read more

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Unofficially on a quest to find great tacos in Austin. Between here and Torchy's (the two major taco places), I would go here. The sauces at both places are comparable, but the choices there are pretty much, which format do you want you meat, whereas here it is full of different choices like fish and an amazing cauliflower taco. I ordered two tacos for lunch and was stuffed for the rest of the day. This is a one taco town--not like the California street tacos I'm used to. (This way is better!) It's fast food so no real ambience, and the servers are all business but friendly when you interact. Going to try more small, independent places, but in the great Austin debate between Torchy's and Tacodeli, my vote is firmly in the Tacodeli camp. read more

Yummy breakfast tacos!!! Ready for a delicious bump in breakfast taco? Want all the sauces? Look no further, this place is great and it will clear you your sinuses. read more

Tacodeli - El Popeye & huevos ahogados - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas

best tacos in town and love your soup chips and queso asada taco I get almost every Monday my fave. If you haven't had taco deli I suggest you try it once. Guarante you will not be disappointed. read more

I am lucky to work around the corner from Taco Deli. I am hooked on the Salmon mojo. It is delicious. I love using the App to set up my pickup time so I can avoid the long lines. I always receive courteous service and one employee in particular has remembered my name and face now since I come in so often! Delicious, fresh food for a very good price. read more

Best tacos in all of Austin. From the fresh ingredients to the delicious salsas. A must for out-of-towners!!

This taco deli location is spacious with outside seating and plenty of parking. Stopped by to grab some tacos before going paddle boarding and I really just wanted something with a bunch or protein so I got a breakfast platter with beans, potatoes, eggs, avocado, and queso and it was 7.95. The platter was tasty and the sauces were good! I've had their tacos before and I know they're good (not spectacular) but very Austin-style. Good food with decent prices! read more

Tacodeli - Migas Royale Plate - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas

Extremely mid tacos. We ordered 4 different tacos, all were very lackluster considering the good reviews on Yelp. Queso was the same.

I ordered Tacodeli for a meeting at work and it was enjoyed by all! We had employees come in from other parts of the state including the Dallas area, Houston, and the Valley. Most of us, including myself, had never eaten there before so we were apprehensive (lol), but we were also tired of the "same 'ol same 'ol". It was different than what we were accustomed to - some questioned the lack of traditional taco toppings, even for "street" tacos, but once we all started eating, yum yum! We will definitely order from them again. Also, I would like to add that the delivery guy was very friendly and helped me set it up. Everything arrived nice and warm and on time. P.S. - the salsa was delicious! It had a nice kick to it. I even made a taco with just a little leftover beans and some salsa. So good! read more

I've never been a huge taco guy, but after trying Velvet Tacos the previous week I was super excited about trying a couple of the other local chains, Taco Deli being the most popular on my list. I must say that I wasn't too happy with my experience. To start the lady at the counter just wasn't that nice and didn't seem to have any concern for customer service. She wasn't much help at all. I also don't like the fact that you have to tell the person the tip as opposed to have a screen where you input it. We waited quite some time for our food to come out. In fact my sister who ordered 2nd in our group of 4 ended up getting her food about 15 minutes after everyone else. The food when it did end up getting there was very small. The insides seemed skimpy and there just wasn't much to it. I got the combo so had some rice and beans, but those were pretty bland and not great. Overall my experience here was one that I certainly would wouldn't return for. I do feel it necessary to give at least 2 starts because they focus on healthier organic ingredients. At least "when they can", not sure what that means. Save your money and give Velvet Taco a try. read more

Tacodeli - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas

I would give more stars for the food but it won't get the point across about how negative value-add the front of the house staff is now. We've been eating at Tacodeli for more than a decade. If you live in Austin, Tacodeli was the gold standard for tacos in Austin with fresh local Texas ingredients. But then the owners, as owners do, got greedy. They wanted to expand beyond Austin and expand the footprint of taco deli across Texas. What happens usually when you do that? The local guys who built your business suffer. We order tacos on a weekly basis as one of the few items our kids consistently eat. As such we make our rounds across the various locations in Austin. The only consistency is Tacodeli never ever getting to go orders right. When I say never, I don't mean more than one or two times, or 50/50. I mean literally every time I need to unpack whatever I ordered to ensure they didn't miss an item. Every time, something is wrong or missing. Here's what make that worse: on the off-chance that I don't remember to double check their work (something a customer should never have to do, btw), I will be rewarded with trying to get a refund for the missing item. If you call Tacodeli the phone will ring three times and disconnect. It's likely doing that because the voicemail is too full of people complaining about missing or wrong orders. I urge all of you who, similar to me, experience consistency of wrong orders to place a chargeback with your credit card company when the restaurant who has more than inconvenienced you can't even be bothered to pick up the phone to credit you for your missing food. See, the greedy owners aren't going to care about you missing a taco or queso, but once they start to see their tickets go severely negative from chargeback fees, you can bet they'll address their local roots and get back to providing you what made they name great - adequate service to match the high quality options that made you fall in love with them in the first place. I hope that will be enough. read more

Yeah...cannot say enough GOOD about this place! The employees, the sauces, the food, the ambiance, the sauces, the desserts, the sauces. Have I mentioned the sauces!?! I drive for Uber and Lyft and people ask all the time, 'where do I go for tacos around here?'Really!!!! There's choices? I think not!! There is only one Taco place in Austin and that is Taco Deli! Been a fan forever and been going to the Barton Skwy store since it opened. I am a huge Dona' sauce fan and often find myself driving in the direction of a Taco Deli when I'm finished driving and get two tacos, Jess Special on corn with papas and a Happy Taco on corn. Drown them in Dona and I'm set. Of course I have to buy a container of the Dona' and they famous red salsa to take home or my wife would not be happy. We live in Kyle and I will make a special trip to the Barton Skwy store just for sauces. Thank you Taco Deli!! You guys do it right! Keep up the good work! read more

One of Austin's finest breakfast taco spots. They serve breakfast tacos all day weekends, and before 11 on weekdays. This is a order-at-counter and then sit down kind of restaurant. Plenty of outdoor patio seating which is great in sunny spring weather, but also lots of indoor seating for when the summer hits. Service is very friendly! You can pick from 3 salsas. The tacos are reasonably priced and pretty large. Choose from flour or corn tortillas. My friend got a shrimp salad and really loved it too. Parking is plentiful in the lot. read more

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Love taco deli! I frequent this place often. Their breakfast tacos are actually my favorite. One note, the guac is way to spicy. I've tried it a 5 different locations and for someone like me who is sensitive to too much spice, I can't eat it. I have a lot of friends and family who even agree. Maybe one day taco deli can offer a non spicy version of their guac for those of us that would like to enjoy it. read more

I was in the area on a Sunday after bowling a few games with friends. My husband and I wanted to grab lunch before doing a few errands before heading home. I said let's give Taco Deli a try since I had always seen them and they were packed. Plus my fellow Yelpers friends have raved about this place. The place was definitely busy for a Sunday afternoon. The setup was similar to Torchy's which I am also a fan of as well. We ordered chips with dona salsa for a starter. Please note they have 3 sizes and if you are sharing the chips order the small size and get one to two tacos. That combination will yield a good amount of food for two people. If you order the second size up of chips and salsa you get two bags of chips and a bigger container of salsa which could yield leftovers if you go home. Just something to think about when you are deciding what to order and sizes. We had also ordered a side of the guacamole to try. I was not impressed and would skip it in the future. Majority of their food is gluten free and I was able to get dairy free for my tacos. I ordered the barbacoa which is one of the Sundays current special. The barbacoa is described as Braised Texas raised HeartBrand Akaushi beef barbacoa, cilantro, onion, avocado, salsa de arb. I also ordered the Shrimposito Grilled Texas Gulf shrimp, chipotle sesame adobo, queso fresco, avocado minus the queso. Both were delicious and I favored the barbacoa a little bit more. My husband ordered the El Conquistador; Roasted organic pork shoulder, chile pasilla sauce, avocado, cilantro, onion. The pork was orgasmic and my favorite since I snuck a bite of the meat. He also ordered The Cowboy which is described as; Dry rubbed beef tenderloin, grilled corn, caramelized onion, roasted peppers, guacamole, queso fresco. I snuck a bite of the steak and was my least favorite of all the tacos. Note there are four delicious flavors of salsa to choose from and from mildest to hottest they have Salsa Verde (solid for a Verde salsa), Salsa Roja (decent flavor), Salsa Dona (very favorable), and Salsa Habanero (nice spice to it). We grabbed one of each flavor to add to our tacos. I don't think you could go wrong with any of the flavors. read more

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My friend's friend organized a party bus (if you have enough people its cheaper than a shuttle) for us to go to the USGP and in her infinite wisdom she got a zillion breakfast tacos from here to lay the foundation for a good race day. It was a stroke of brilliance and we all pounded breakfast tacos and mimosas and the like prior to the race and a good time was had by all. Tacodeli is always solid. read more

I love the Spyglass location, but some of the employees at this location are AWFUL people. Last Saturday I walked up and there was no one at the counter. I waited quite a while. Finally a woman came up. I said, "Hello" but she would not respond. She rudely kept staring at me and I finally ordered. As the computer only had tip options, I had to ask her to help me leave her a $0.00 tip. What a rude person who shouldn't be there. read more

Delicious breakfast spot in Rosedale! My friend and I stopped here twice on our visit to Austin and the food prepped us for an active day of exploring. Very friendly staff and a bright/clean space. Both days we attended were pretty busy, but the food always came quickly. It seems like a popular spot for locals and visitors alike. read more

Tacodeli - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas

Definitely one of my favorite taco place in town! Food is fresh, well made, and I like their selection of sauces. I usually come for the breakfast tacos and the chorizo, egg, and cheese is a favorite. We usually also opt for the blue place special (+$2) which comes with rice, beans, salad, and your choice of 2 tacos. The Cowboy is a one to try on your list. Parking can get though during peak hours and they close early during the day which is a bummer. However, their tacos are great so I stop by if I'm in the area. Another reason to come here? Their salsa are award winning and they serve local, organic, produce and meat. read more

Tacodeli - Blue Plate Combo: Chorizo, Egg, and Cheese & Cowboy Taco - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Tried Otto with bacon and avocado. Nice flavor. A bit cold when I had it which might decrease the experience. Never tried breakfast taco before and would definitely get more in the future while it's still warm!!! read more

We place an order with Uber Eats. We rec'd no chips whatsoever, despite there being 3 orders for them. Also missing jalapeño ranch...what gives? The order states "no tortilla strips"in the soup, did they get confused? It wasn't the driver's fault, he would have no way of knowing as the bag was stapled shut. Fail Taco Deli, fail. I attempted call the store a few times, my call kept getting disconnected. It was 15-20 minutes before closing, but... read more

Tacodeli - Our order - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas

Was looking for a breakfast two place in Austin after a late night and saw this while driving to another place. I said better now then later so we stopped. We ordered two breakfast plates and they had four different sauces to choose from from mild to screaming hot but I like to walk on the wild side so i tried them all. This was great. Atmosphere was laid back. People mostly say outside on patio and brought thier dogs. We sat inside because it was a bit cold so being morning. Cool people and great food. Well try soon me of thier tacos next time. read more

Tacodeli - people sitting at tables in a restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas

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This is one of the best places to get tacos in Austin! I don't know about their corn tortillas but their flour tortillas are huge and soft. The tacos are overstuffed but not ridiculous. We have been trying everything on their menu. Try their rotating tacos - the shrimp varieties are amazing. The chorizo here is much better than anywhere in Central Austin. Get the chips and guac (mildly spicy) and the coffee before it gets too busy in the late weekend mornings. GO EARLY if you do not like crowds or if you're bringing a large group or you're bringing your dogs. You can always order ahead or to go. The line for takeout is shorter and near the salsas. read more

Refried beans was brown liquid.(from can?)..perfectly cubed chicken seemed like frozen pieces heated up..rice and beans salty...food was lukewarm and didn't seem fresh..sparse lettuce and tomatoes. Floor was dirty. Service was fine and quick. read more

I go to tacodeli at least once a week as it's close by my work. LOVE their selection of tacos, Mexican cola (so delish - 100% must try!) and their queso is TO DIE FOR! It's not totally that authentic Mexican taco, more like if Austin was a taco, it would be tacodeli. Great quick lunch option that has plenty of choices and great staff. Love how quick their online ordering is as well. read more

They offer freaking mashed potatoes in their breakfast tacos (which I highly recommend. 'Nuf said. I eat a lot of breakfast tacos, but this my go-to as it's consistently great. And so is the staff. read more

When in Austin...must eat breakfast tacos!! I know I have used this before but my favorite UT commercial is Walter Cronkite announcing, "We start each day with wide-eyed opportunities for learning, with a curiosity to discover, a responsibility to explore...and with a couple of breakfast tacos. What starts here changes the world." In Austin for only one night, the group wanted to have breakfast tacos on Sunday morning. I provided my 2 suggestions, Tacodeli being one of them, and we uber-ed here from downtown. We got to the front of the line at 10:51, so the cashier let us order both breakfast and lunch. Last time I came here (January 2013 I think?) I ordered breakfast and then 15 minutes later went back in line and ordered lunch :) I got the Jess Special (migas, avocado, jack cheese) and Vaquero (grilled corn, peppers, egg, jack cheese) on corn. Eric R. got the popeye (sauteed spinach, egg, queso fresco), the chicken mole, and the taco loco (brisket, caramelized onions, mushrooms, queso fresco, guac). We shared the loco. I also ordered a horchata which was deeeelicious. This place is solid and has a variety of tasty salsas including 2 green ones. All of them are spicy which I like. Mainly I was impressed with how flavorful and juicy the scrambled eggs are in the tacos! I am not much of a scrambled egg fan - I prefer eggs many other ways. However, these just were bursting with flavor and that is hard to achieve. read more

Tacodeli - Popeye, loco, mole - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Very high quality taco place. The pork belly is a must try taco. The staff at the Rosedale location is fast and efficient.

I really love Taco Deli but despite all the rave and even the fact that I love the place myself, I think it is a bit overrated and needs to pick up their pace when it comes to getting orders out a bit faster. The staff is always really cool and so friendly but I would have to take a star away from a perfect rating of 5 stars just because of the slow-paced service when it comes to the actually cooking part of it all. The best way to go is to call in your order and pick it up at their call-in counter or otherwise you will be in for the wait of your life for a few tacos. Call 10-15 minutes ahead and you can waltz in and out with your back of awesomeness in hand! read more

I think is now my new fav TD location! Aside from the awesome robot sculptures out front, this location just rocks all around! The lines are as long and winding as the other locations, but this one had a "wrangler" that kept everyone "in line" and the line moving. Also, the cashiers were quick and efficient and the food busers were so nice! The guy that brought me my order even offered to get me salsa and utensils! My only nit-picky thing was that at the other two locations I have been to, when I've gotten steak & egg BFast taco, the steak has always been lean and tender, but the steak today was a little rough and definitely fatty. However, that is not enough to keep me away from this location. Also, just an FYI, parking is a bit jam-packed and can get cut-throat for a space! read more

Tacodeli - Luv it!!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Austin, Texas