Service isn't too welcoming , especially if you haven't been there before and they feel like you're wasting their time. It's like a normal Mexican style restaurant lots of decor showing beautiful history which I love. I ordered the Burrito Crispy wait about 15-20 minutes , really really good! Nice crunch and very fulfilling. I'd say it was worth the price a wait for sure and it comes with 2 salsas just your standard green and red. If your on a time crunch like I was (I was on lunch) you are able to call and preorder! Only deduct a point due to customer service. Overall I definitely would recommend this for anyone. read more

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Great food and not crowded, relaxed environment. Love their food and the fact they are fast at cooking the price is reasonable.

Great fresh hot food!!! Great fast service and delicious food!!! Something for everyone read more

Real street tacos Can't go wrong. Best Menudo I have ever had!!!!!!! Always fresh and made to your likings Authentic Mexican food. read more

I haven in Houston since 2006 and those tacos are ones of my favorites . Birria and tripita tacos are the best. Everything is clean and the people there are so friendly. read more

Must try - authentic Mexican. Can't go there and not be full and overloaded with delicious food. Excellent service. read more

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Excellent service from the team and delicate food, love the chilaquiles and every time when I go to the restaurant I order it

The best Pozole EVER!! Service is great! Always take order to go! Everything we've tried is five stars. Tacos La Bala is our place to go!! read more

Great place with great service and great food! The workers are always nice and welcoming! My favorite thing to get here are the flautas. Good amount of food for the price and it is super delicious. My second favorite would be the birria tacos! The horchata here is super delicious too. They've recently started giving out complimentary chips and salsa and I really love their salsa. It's not too spicy and tastes amazing! Give this place a try! read more

I went there on March 1, 2025 the service was really bad, I ordered some alpastor tacos and tripa. One do the tacos had 2 huge rocks. w When I told the cashier she stated that there was a sign at the counter advising customers about the possibility of finding rocks due to the cows diet. This happens because the meat is no clean, how can you explain that you wash the meat and still find a foreign object inside? How can you cut the tripa washed and still have rocks in it ?? Will never go back. DO not recommend this place. I have proof that the rocks were big enough and were chocking hazard or can cause damage to the mouth/theeth. read more

Tacos La Bala - Rocks in the meat - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

tacos la bala is my favorite place to go if you don't want to spend bank on food it has a good atmosphere and super i mean super nice waiters my favorite dish is the quesabirrias, tortas and burritos i definitely recommend read more

Everything about this hidden gem is delicious. Service sometimes is not the best, but never bad. Even though, lately, they stop making coffee and chips at a certain hour, which has been an issue. read more

Cons: the service here is abysmal. Like really bad. Worst service I've had in a long long time. Food ok, but not worth putting up with the horrible service. I got the tacos Al pastor on corn. They have it to me on flour. The chicken taco was dry. Beef fajita taco was too salty. Limonada was not sweet enough; too watered down. Pros: flour tortilla was decent read more

So, I was first introduced to Tacos La Balla at their Dashwood location and I've enjoyed every since! Moved near the Katy area and discovered their Katy location and was too happy! Great tacos! read more

Tacos La Bala - Good authentic Mexican food! - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

Tardamos mucho / por unos chips 20 minutos la comida 60 caliente Total una hora en servir y no mucha gente , servicio excelente k

the food was ok and I didn't get a refill on my drink, never checked up on us. The restaurant is nice

Very bad customer service, I had to stopped going to this nasty place after 10 or more years because of the bad customer service and the las time I was there I saw the cooker touching his butt then manipulating the salad Without changeing gloves. Never will be there again. Be alert right there people. read more

Food amazing 10/10 service is slow but definitely recommend place is decent definitely try the aguas Fresca they are good too ! read more

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Such a good environment but the only I mean the only reason I'm doing 4 stars is because it takes 15-20 minutes for my food at any time even when there is no one there. Also I'm most of the time the only African American there and I see everyone else get there food long before me I never discriminated at anytime so their food and atmosphere is wonderful I just don't know why I'm always the last person to get food and I'm only ordering tacos. Nothing big. Also the tacos are cold when I get them. I will never give a honest lie only honesty for the next person. read more

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I am a taco connoisseur. These are amazing breakfast tacos. I have not been here for lunch or dinner yet. Yet being the key word there. But I stop for breakfast tacos every time I pass by! read more

Food here is great! Love their birria tacos!! I have had several breakfast meals and they were all delicious.

The barbacoa taco was good.Potatoe&egg was fair,over cooked for my taste.Chorizo&egg was dry.I recommend the Barbacoa.It took about 30 minutes to get our 4 tacos,im hoping the next time we go back the service time in receiving our food will be faster.I will be going back to try the Menudo.It was my first visit to the establishment.Just moved here to katy from San Antonio(Best Tacos in Tx) read more

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I hate to play the race card but I honestly felt discriminated eating here. The restaurant was full with Hispanics except me and my wife. Every table had chips except for us, so after being very patient, asked the waitress for it and she said yes. Never came out as more tables came in and got theirs. Service for us was terribly slow too where tables that came after us got their food before us. Never coming back here again. Service is pure terrible if you're not Hispanic. Smdh read more

I wish I was a little bit taller I wish I was La Bala Houston has some of the best Mexican food anywhere in the world outside Mexico, and La Bala (Bellaire) is one of the very best examples of that. However, this location falls short. I was gonna say that there's a reason a lot of the customers are a little curvy, but that would be Bala the belt. Not as spectacular as the location in Houston itself on Bellaire or some of the others and seems to be run extremely differently with table service and slightly different products and definitely lower standards. We also had to wait forever to get served and have our order taken and get the check. If you want to be a Bala-rina, probably best not to eat here too often. Despite all of this it is pretty good and it is authentic food and if the one on Bellaire is five stars, this is more like two, but the one on Bellaire is about 500 stars in reality so this one can just about get four compared to some of the really bad fake Mexican around these parts. Just don't come here in a Bala-clava. You'll get shot. read more

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Need to be real careful when eating here hate to say it the one in charge refused to give me the number to her boss I ordered a menudo from here to find out there's rubberbands in the food one day this restaurant t is going to kill some one read more

Tacos La Bala - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

Best tacos in Houston. Affordable with really delicious tacos (got the steak). The best part is the sauces. Red and Green. Not sure what but the one in the red bottle is Uber hot read more

Their food is good but they always get my order wrong when I call in. The person who answers has a hard time understanding me.

Very authentic, tasty and great service. The food was tasty, salsas homemade and all three very different and very delicious.

Simple place great tasting food, service is good and fast. Their menu has a great variety of options. Price is good

If you're looking for amazing tacos this is the place you definitely need to go ! They have the best tacos de chicharrón, not to mention everyone is always super friendly! read more

Tacos La Bala - Tacos de Chicharron - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

Love this place! I've gotten the birria tacos multiple times from here and they are amazing every single time!

Wow my faith in authentic mexican street food has been restored. I felt like I was back on the streets of Mexico city. Excellent tacos Mexico site styles no cheese on your taco! We had tacos de trompo chicaron and barbacoa. So simple but great. Also had the lamb soup which excellent. To end it we had the churros stuffed with vanilla creme. You must try this place .prices were excelente. Kids loved it. read more

The service was amazing!Our waitress was so kind and was super fast.The food was the best thing in the world and was so flavorful.If you ever come get the Birria tacos.so flavorful and delicious. read more

I was in the mood for tacos late one evening and this was the only place open past 9pm. I had the birria tacos and they were very good. My wife had the street tacos and she was not impressed. Not bad, but unimpressive. The worst part of this place is the service. They forgot the nachos we ordered and people that got in after us got their food before we did. I probably won't go back unless there are no other choices for tacos. read more

Tacos La Bala - Birria Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

Customer service is great here. Patient & answer all questions for us Gringos...wait...well, inexperienced Mexicans! Had many errands to run, so got the order to go. Made it home and looked at my order. I decided to get the shrimp quesadilla and fajita nachos. I would have to say I was disappointed with the nacho chips of my nachos. I don't know what I was expecting, as if the magical nacho fairy was going to make special nachos for this particular establishment! Once getting over the shock of not having special nacho chips, I decided to taste them. Okay item. Fajita meat was seasoned well, so I was good to go...until my kids got a hold of them, and then they were as good as gone! The shrimp quesadilla was true to name and was properly sized and properly stuffed. I enjoyed this concoction, but wish I would have asked for salsa and sour cream to go with it, because I know it would have been an excellent blend. I was given to sauces to go with my meal, green and red. They warned me that the red sauce was hot. I tried the green sauce, and that was hot too! No way in heck and I trying the red sauce! All in all, I enjoyed the meal. I will go back because they have some meat spinning device with some meat called "trompo" that I wish to try. I have no idea what a "trompo" is, but I know I want it, especially since its picture is on the front of the building and on their to go menu. I noticed that they have several native Mexican drinks and desserts, as well as offer many commonly thought of Mexican dishes, such as burritos of many varieties and gorditas. I have no idea what a "sopes" is, but I hope it is not soap, because I want to try that as well. Until the next... read more

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I have visited this location (3x) three times and my tacos are always cold, and being I'm in a rush to eat and rush off to my next job I just eat and dash out the door so it's a day off today and decided to give my honest ... review. The only Tacos La Bala location that prepares the food fresh and off the grill per say is located at 5515 Gessner Rd. N.W. part of Houston near Tanner Rd & BELTWAY 8, there I'm always satisfied with the quality of the food. I've tried the I-45 North location and they serve the food proper as well but Gessner location is still the best. Katy location take better pride in preparing the food read more

I wanted to cheat. Yes, that's right. I'm on WeightWatchers and I wanted something naughty and delicious that I wouldn't regret. So... TACOS, it is! Spicy, flavorful red and green salsas on the table. Crisp, warm tortilla chips that aren't too salty begin your meal. It helps to speak Spanish. But if you don't, it's okay, the extremely polite waitress will give you a menu with English on the other side. I recommend the Trompo taco on either corn or flour tortillas. I would give another star to make it a perfect 5 star review, but having lived in Mexico, I have had exquisite tortillas that are buttery, flaky and perfect. TLB comes close, and the fact that this location is down the street from me, it's pretty awesome. Free parking and lunch for 2 under $20 is a darn great meal. No RAGRETS (insert Movie reference here)... read more

Tacos La Bala - Tacos from left to right: lengua, trompo, cochinita pibil, nopales. - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

This place is so good and it's not their only location. They have them all over Houston. the Tacos are AMAZINGGGGGGG! 10 across the board , you can choose all kinds of proteins for your tacos, tortas, quesadillas, and sopes. - fajita - pollo - desebrada - barbacoa - nopalitos - chicharrón They have all over your other typical Mexican plates along with menudo, pozole and caldo de camarón. The salsa is so good. They have a red salsa that is SUPER spicy. I wanna say it's made from Chile the árbol so the spice is really no joke but SO GOOD. The green salsa is creamy, also very good but not nearly as spicy. You order at the counter/window if you're ordering to go. Otherwise, you can usually seat yourself if you're dining in. All the servers have always been super sweet when we go. Totally recommend this plce when you need some tacos!! read more

I think the tacos are just ok! I've tried the barbacoa, trompo, pork and apparently the cactus which I was told was pork. The tacos used to be $1.45 but they raised em up a bit to $1.75 (corn)...I guess! I'm a big fan of the mexican coke, get it! In regards to the tacos, the barbacoa isn't the best. It's acceptable. I found the trompo to be hard and crispy. It's not for me. I asked the lady what the conchinta (I think that's how u spell it) was. She told me it was pork. So when I got it, I took a bite and it didn't feel like meat. As I was picking at it, a gentleman came over and asked if everything was ok! He told me it was cactus....what the fugg? Gross! He traded it out for an actual pork taco. Again, just ok! I hear the chicken and beef are good but I haven't tried... Overall it's acceptable. 3 stars! read more

Tacos La Bala - Off to a great start - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

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The food was good the first time but These people do not like brown people . 3rd times a charm and for the second time they're rude as f , all stare like I'm an alien (even the staff) it's not hard to make a breakfast taco and I get it made the same wherever I go. It also wasn't worth getting correct because they are so RUDE . These people are sick and sad watch your food and or spend your money else where . read more