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    Tony's Barbacoa

    4.6 (29 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Javion C.

    Barbacoa was perfect, tortillas were big & fluffy, and the salsa was immaculate. I wonder why they don't get more hype than what they already have these guys are amazingggg!!!

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    Lupita C.

    Sooooo me and my brother decided to try because my bf, brother and me had to take my baby blue bird to the mechanic and we saw this sign that said Tony's Barbacoa. It was a small little place but very well organized! I was treated respectfully and was served right away. When I got home with my order and made some sunny side eggs after I served my self i was super hungry so I savored everything and came to conclusion that Tony's Barbacoa is good & I could definitely see why their a 5 star restaurant. Now the charro beans were ok! I'm not going to say they were good because they just weren't like the ones I make or my momma make but they were healthy looking ones lol overall all I review 5 stars because of the great customer service and the barbacoa and big red were bomb .com! My plate "No Tenia chanza" will be going back for sure!

    Update on menu and prices!!! Totally worth it!
    Amanda C.

    Absolutely LOVE Tony and his barbacoa!!! The corn tortillas are the best in town as well as his beans and spicy salsa. I do not have one bad thing to say, I love all of his food!

    Storefront isn't where they put profits!
    Susan P.

    Great breakfast tacos - I did simple bacon and egg - fresh super hot. Weirdly they didn't have cheese for a bean and cheese, but family run, authentic to this South Texas native. I wouldn't have tried this place without Yelp. Looks sketchy. But yum! Glad I took a chance.

    Julie G.

    Cute little hole in the wall restaurant that's open Fri/Sat/Sun from 7am-3pm. My Mom had been telling me about how great their food was so I decided to get my usual breakfast tacos and try their barbacoa. I would suggest ordering/calling in rather than dining in because they only have three small tables. You order right when you walk in and Tony's offers a nice selection ranging from family barbacoa meals at $25+ or simple breakfast tacos at $1.25. I felt as if I was walking into a small grocery store catered to all after church needs, plenty of Big Red, fresh packaged tortillas, and other items. The people running the show were pleasant and constantly busy answering phones. The tacos were a bit small but very good. The barbacoa went perfectly with their green salsa that was almost too HOT for me to bear. The carne guisada with cheese was very tender and to my liking they used American cheese instead of cheddar. The corn and regular tortillas are all extremely tasty. I'll definitely be back to sample more items. You must try this place if you're a barbacoa fan! For some odd reason Yelp wouldn't allow me to check in when I was ordering.

    Virginia C.

    A coworker recommended Tony's after I told him there weren't any good Mexican places around me since my beloved one was closed due to a kitchen fire. Went in around 12 and thankfully he wasn't sold out. I got the #2 which was 1LB of barbacoa, 1 order of charro beans, 10 tortillas of your choosing, and salsa. The barbacoa was great, there wasn't any fat and it had great flavor. I was disappointed in the tortillas, they looked store bought but when I heated them up, they were redeemed. I'm not sure they are home made, though. The charro beans had great flavor but could have been cooked a bit more. The salsa verde was AMAZING. It had amazing flavor and a burst of heat. We will be returning customers

    Crystal A.

    Barbacoa was DELICIOUS only reason for 4 stars is I was hoping for "thick Fluffy" style flour tortillas. Tortillas were good but more of a thin style. But if you don't mind either way then it was definitely a 5 star barbacoa

    Barbacoa really good! Tamales not so good.

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    Quick service and awesome barbacoa - we over ordered on the amount we needed but we didn't regret it! Lol

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    3 years ago

    The barbacoa is all meat, not greasy and very good. I love the tamales and they never disappoint!

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    Hands down the best tamales, barbacoa, and menudo in the city. I will not buy from anywhere else.

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    The Barbacoa, tortillas and menudo are all excellent. The tamales are to die for!! I even love his homemade salsa verde!! I love Tony's!!!

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    3 years ago

    I love their barbacoa, menudo and tamales best I've tasted and the owners are very sweet

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    Great quality barbacoa, the tortillas were perfectly made, and the salsa didn't not miss. Definitely my new Sunday go to.

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    5 years ago

    A must on Sunday mornings! But get there early to avoid the long line! Best barbacoa and charro frijoles!

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    This is the only place I go to on the northeast side for good barbacoa, carnitas, tamales, and menudo!

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    Absolutely love Tony's! I have been going for about a decade now nothing beats there Barbacoa and menudo

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    Another great meal! Our server Brahim provided the perfect service: attentive, thoughtful, kind…read more Really enhanced our meal. For a starter we shared the cornbread with another couple and it was plenty for 4 people. If you are from out of town and looking for some Texas-shaped vittles or just want something substantial to stretch your meal I recommend it! Very tasty and filling. For my main I had the scallops with creamed corn risotto. It was a dainty portion but the flavors were nice. My husband had the short rib tagliatelle which he loved. It was very rich and filling. We had the buttermilk pie again for dessert and this time it tasted sweeter than I remembered. It was good but we couldn't finish it. Idk if it was my tastebuds or if it was different. Anyways still a great meal overall and we will be back!

    We arrived in San Antonio after an 11+ hour road trip from New Orleans. By 7 pm hubs wanted dinner…read moreas soon as we checked into our hotel. Checked Yelp for dinner suggestions so Doc drove us to the paid lot next to where all the Cinderella lit up carriages drawn by horses were lined up. It seemed the boats going up and down the River portion of the Walk were busier. While we were walking I had my eyes open for a table with a view. We stopped at Four Brothers. The receptionist went over suggestions on the menu on her outdoor podium. Cornbread in the shape of Texas, shareable items like Dino ribs for $82, plus Pork Shank and ice tea completed our order. Everyone was very friendly. We had an exceptional view and we had more than enough food that we had to ask for take out boxes. My favorite was the Mac & cheese though I'm usually not a fan. This dish used cork screw shaped pasta and it was moist and not stuck together. I had to share a photo of it with Sweetie who is in Tokyo right now. Doc liked the pimento for the cornbread. As it was almost 9 pm we decided to pass on the boat ride but just walk on the other side with shops and more eateries. We're back on the road again tomorrow to Arizona.

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    I always feel very badly when I don't do a review of such an excellent restaurant and frankly…read moreBoudro's is an example of an exceptional restaurant. Firstly, the ambience is incredible. We were right on the river walk, but walked through the entire restaurant on our way to be seated and every bit of it is as lovely as where we ended up sitting. The Riverwalk, however, is a people watching place and so there really isn't any place in this particular restaurant which is not gonna be pleasant. Secondly, the service is exceptional. This is a very busy place. However, the waiter was simply incredible. Very attentive, very informative quite humorous. He was frankly part of the river walk entertainment. Extremely accommodating and instructive as well. You can't hope for much more from a server in Restaurant than this activity. The food is really quite good. How are the drinks. Extremely dependable and the portions are generous and equally wonderful. There are many places to dine in San Antonio. However, this is an experience not to be missed and I mean that quite sincerely. Kudos for a very, very well run well situated and well managed enjoyable place to dine on the river walk in San Antonio.

    Over-hyped, over-priced, unfriendly staff, watery drinks and terrible guacamole…read more My wife and I had a very bad experience while dining in this restaurant during the Fiesta San Antonio. Boudros was highly recommended by friends, and was the first restaurant on our list to dine in during our recent visit. We arrived at the restaurant on a Thursday around 7:45 pm and were told by a young Hostess that no walk-ins were allowed until after 9 pm. We decided to modify our itinerary and instead had dinner at a different restaurant on the riverwalk, and made a reservation for Boudros online for the following evening. When we arrived the following evening for our reservation at 7.30 pm, we were escorted to a small table in the bar that was next to the entrance to a small room. The area was noisy with a lot of foot traffic. We asked for a table in a quieter room and were moved to a room in the back of the restaurant where it was easier to have a conversation. A few minutes later our waiter, Stephen, approached the table. We asked him for drink recommendations and among others he recommended the "Prickly Pear Margarita". I ordered the Prickly Pear Margarita, and we also ordered the tableside Guacamole. The restaurant was busy, but there were several empty tables in our dining area. After about 15 to 20 minutes, the waiter brought our drinks. The Prickly Pear Margarita I received was not even close to the description on the menu. The ice was melted and it tasted like Fruit Punch with alcohol in a martini glass. A few minutes later, Stephen approached our table with the Guacamole cart. There were pieces of onions and cilantro all over the dirty table cloth on the cart. He prepared the Guacamole in front of us and it looked very unappealing. We watched as he added an excessive amount of diced onions and cilantro. Being a connoisseur of Guacamole, and making my own for most of my life, it was obvious that Stephen had not been trained well in how to make Guacamole. After he mixed the sliced avocados, the diced onions and cilantro, he wiped the edge of the stone tray with a dirty cloth. The onions and cilantro over powered the taste of the avocado. Later that evening, Stephen brought a very fancy drink for a customer sitting next to us. The drink looked like frozen lime juice with line of frozen strawberry and a nice scoop of frozen lime juice on top. I asked Stephen for the name of that drink, and he replied that it was the same drink that I had ordered. I asked why it looked so different and he muttered something about it being the end of the batch and then said "I'm not the Bartender". He blamed the Bartender for making the terrible drink, and made no effort to correct the problem. Later Stephen returned with our dinner, and as he approached our table, he ordered my wife to "move your glass!" Needless to say she was quite taken aback at his abrupt manner with no please or thank-you. In all the staff did not have a very good demeanor and were very sullen and grumpy. Even asking for directions to the bathroom barely elicited a glance and the needed information. Maybe the staff was overworked because of the number of visitors for the Fiesta, but the terrible, over-priced food, did not make up for the unhappy staff, and we do not plan to return.

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    The interior atrium above the Carriqui Bar brings fills the space with natural sunlight.

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