After our ritualistic weekend pan dulce run we decided to get some breakfast and what better than a breakfast of champions complete with tacos. This is Mr. World type stuff right here. Hooraaaahhhh! Villa Arcos is a cozy little cottage style restaurant located in the heart of the east end. It's a simple set up with a few tables outside for people watching and a few more inside if you are looking to eat your grub in peace. The menu is super simple -- highlighting the taco selection, fillings, and extras. You can order the classics or build your own. I went for the chorizo and egg (Mexican sausage and egg) and the carne guisada tacos. They were soooo good! La carne guisada was so tender it almost melted in my mouth. El chorizo was well seasoned and had a nice spice to it. I'm used to taco places hooking me up with the fixings like onion, cilantro, and lime to enhance the flavor, but at Villa Arcos that's a premium. You have to scarf up an additional $0.15 to $0.25 to get the extras if you want to kick your tacos up a notch. I have my eye on the Menudo and will definitely be back on a Saturday to try it. Stay tuned! read more

Worst service ever. We ordered basic breakfast tacos and didn't get our order for 20 minutes. Six other orders after us got their food first. We checked twice - no apology or concern. Finally I went to cancel our order and the tacos magically showed up. Tacos were MEDIOCRE and everything was over cooked. Bacon was burned beyond recognition. Here's a cool idea: open a Mexican restaurant but don't offer guacamole. Who does that? read more

Went there for breakfast today and I really enjoyed the bacon super taco which is the bottom one on the pic and my boyfriend got the chorizo super taco. Flour tortillas were very soft. I would definitely recommend. :) read more

Villa Arcos - Super Chorizo taco & Super bacon taco - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

This is my "go to" spot when my South Texas family comes to town to visit me. It is the closest to small town Tex-Mex food that you can get. There is always a wait so I suggest you order ahead and pick up if you don't want to wait longer than 25 minutes. Seating is also limited so larger groups are hard to accommodate. I have ordered migas, tacos, menudo, and Mexican plate. All are fantastic (and I am super picky on menudo). They have great sweet tea and I LOVE that they offer chocolate milk as a beverage. Their green sauce is fantastic! This is a must try! read more

This place is the typical hole in the wall taco hut that knows what they are doing. Big delicious breakfast tacos served anytime of day. Food is fresh and fairly priced. Great place to get a breakfast or even lunch for under $10. read more

I visited this place on Sunday morning around 10:30am. The line was long, about a 20 minutes wait. I would recommend calling in your order and pick up. You can skip the entire line! Since this was my first time here, I went with recommendations from previous Yelp reviews. Their bacon and egg breakfast taco is great!! I usually prefer corn tortillas, but I enjoyed their flour tortilla. I also enjoy the bacon to be separate from the egg, however this place has them combined together. The bacon was thick and crispy, so it was a surprise! Also, get the barbarcoa taco. Only available Saturday and Sunday. It was so good!!! Even though it's a little messy to eat; the meat was tender and flavorful! I also tried their pork tamales. I think it's seasonal. 6 for $10. Not worth it in my opinion. Stick with their breakfast tacos. read more

Enjoyed my favorite breakfast taco's in EaDo Houston! Yum!!! Been coming here for over 20 years.

I care a lot more than I should about the quality of my breakfast tacos. These are my favorite in the city and I don't say that lightly. No frills, just real good tacos. I know a spot is good when I get just a bean and cheese taco, plain, and be in heaven because of the quality of the ingredients. No pre-packaged shredded cheese here. A special shout out to the fresh flour tortillas and salsas. One time I went starving and we didn't call ahead and I almost killed someone out of hanger...now when we go on Sundays, we call them from the parking lot at church (about 15 min away) and usually still have a bit of a wait when we get there. Worth it! read more

Best breakfast tacos in 2nd ward! Staff is nice and never disappointed with the food. So cheap too

This place serves amazing food. The tacos are exceptional. Definitely my go to breakfast stop!

Going strong for over 30 years, Villa Arcos is about 2 blocks from the Original Ninfa's. Visiting over the Memorial Day weekend, the place was full at 830 AM with a blend of eat-in and take-out diners waiting for their goods. Here's the rundown: * Cash only. * No air conditioning - the dining room, which doubles as the take-out waiting area, is just a screened-in patio. * The small dining area has about 8 tables. * The screen door slams loudly shut as people come and go. You will not escape the noise - and may be highly annoying. After years of this happening, you'd think the nice owners would fix this - but, on second thought, it keeps the tables from lingering so maybe this is intentional. * Numerous plain-paper signs directing you to bus your own table, to not throw away the plastic baskets, and that they will be on CNN on a certain date. * Chose a carne guisada taco ($2.45) and a chorizo-and-egg taco ($1.95), which is freshly made. The carne guisada was exceptionally good. Took about 10 minutes with the hubbub going on. * Individual serving cups of salsa are issued when you pick up your order. They only have a jalapeno-based green one - no red salsa available. * Friendly smiling family members staff the register and pick-up window. When compared to Sunrise Taquito, this place is a draw for a basic neighborhood no-frills filling taco. They lose points for no air-conditioning (1 star - jeez, put in a window unit at least, after 30 years) and a half-star each for no red salsa and that annoying screen door. With all of their signage, adding one more wouldn't hurt: "Please hold the door as you open and close it." While laudable that they are chugging along and have a healthy business, I'm sticking with recommending Sunrise Taquito or Chiloso's for breakfast tacos. You'll get soul-satisfying tacos at equally cheap prices plus have the visual bonus of Memorial Park runners, quiet doors, and air-conditioning for free. read more

Villa Arcos - Mind the fact that there's no A/C in there - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

I used to love this place. I never had any issues in the past, but today I waited almost 45 minutes to get my order of two tacos, as I watched multiple people who ordered after me get their food first. And once I finally got home with my tacos, the order was WRONG. I am generally a patient person, but I am very upset about this. Also, the prices have recently gone up. You will never see me at Villa Arcos again. read more

Either the young woman at front never went to grade school or she was trying to rip me off. I'm thinking the latter. I order the chorizo super and asked her to skip the cheese, she tried to charge me MORE for taking off an ingredient. And she managed to get an attitude when I said something about it. Watch your receipt people. read more

Don't be turned off by the exterior because what matters is what's inside!!! Villa Arcos is one of those great little "hole in the wall" establishments. They are by far the BEST breakfast tacos I have had in TEXAS. Period. From the made from scratch flour tortillas to the over stuffed with whatever you want fixings, it doesn't get any better than this. Compare to other breakfast tacos, these are in a league of their own, the size of one is almost as big as a burrito, stuffed with whatever you want made to order. No worries about how long the egg has been sitting under a lamp, this is as homemade as it gets! I've been to a Juan in a million in Austin and it doesn't even begin to compete with these authentic homemade breakfast tacos!! If your in the mood for the REAL DEAL, this is it, just remember, don't judge this place by its cover, the verdict is within the first bite!! read more

I love coming here for breakfast tacos. They have a good variety of plates and tacos with great flavors.

Only in Houston do we accept average breakfast tacos as being 5 star. Villa Arcos is good but it is not any better than an average taco hut in either San Antonio, Austin or Corpus. Great to excellent places should be great in all areas including A/C, safety, and comfort. This is NOT a 5 star place - with its crappy seating, 100 degree waiting room and dining area. Villa Arcos serve all of the basics but you will not find a wonderful roasted pastor taco with a slice of fresh avocado on a cake like flour or corn tortilla. Villa Arcos does not even offer corn. Why? I have been going to Villa Arcos for 25+ years and was there again yesterday. Saturday's bacon and egg was dry and the only flavor was from the incredible flour taco. Villa Arco's bland chorizo and tasteless carne guisada were not as good as even Taco Cabana - only the pappas con huevos was a supreme. The other tacos we ordered were nothing great and only worth driving over if you live near by... Houstonian's we should demand more from your breakfast tacos. read more

Awesome little place on the east side of town in one of those areas that you wouldnt necessarily ever go unless you knew there was a taco heaven like this place. Preface the review with this warning: Dont go here if you plan on eating the rest of the day. I came here at 11:30 am and I got two reasonably sized tacos and was not hungry until midnight that same day! got the Chorizo-with everything-on-it taco, called the Super, and a shredded meat taco that came only with the seasoned meat. the mortar like refried beans in the "Super" Taco kept all the ingedients in one place. It consisted of beans, cheese, chorizo, eggs, and i think potatoes. The other one came as I described above with just the fajita beef. I dont mean that as a bad thing, the taco was awesome. The salsa that they give you with these tacos is tasty and really spicy. two thumbs up for everything. Last and most importantly: THEY ONLY TAKE CASH read more

I finally made it to Villa Arcos for the first time this morning and ordered a Super Bacon Taco and a Barbacoa Taco. The Super Bacon Taco was fantastic; maybe the best overall breakfast taco I have ever had. It had a thick, tasty, flour tortilla, and was stuffed with lots of beans, eggs, cheese, and very yummy bacon. A little red sauce and it was damn near perfect, and filling enough that I really didn't need a second taco. The menu says they only serve barbacoa on the weekend, but since there was a "barbacoa" sign in the pick-up window I asked and they had it on a Wednesday. It was good, but not as flavorful as my favorite at Laredo Taqueria, and I don't think they have that creamy green hot sauce that I am so addicted to at Laredo. So 5 stars for the Super Bacon Taco and 3 stars for the Barbacoa Taco = 4 stars. I'll be back and will have to try some of the many other menu items. read more

Ok so how the fuck do I start?! This place is the motherfucking BOMB DIGGITY!!!! I know I used that word but literally them tacos was heaven on earth. My friend and I felt like being some fatasses after a nice hang over so we ended up getting the supreme bacon and supreme chorizo tacos and let me tell you, they're full of flavor! The bacon was my personal fav bc it crunchy but yet meaty inside. Chorizo was also delicioso but i was hung up on the bacon. The place looked like its family owned and seemed like they got some real sasss! so white people don't be fussing if your order is taking forever or be asking if it's gluten free bc these are some real Mexican ass yummy ass TACOS! There is a lot of people there so if you're in a rush don't bother coming yo! read more

After 15 years of harboring quite the attitude about going into Houston "on purpose", I finally made the plunge for a long weekend of museums and divey restaurants. Here is the fifth chapter of my trip report. Arcos really set the tone for what I wanted to find in Houston: understated diveyness. Why? Well, my remote impressions of Houston to date have always skewed towards pretention, overly-slick, good-ole-boyishness. Just all that stuff I really love, you know? So I wanted to make sure that I ate in a part of town that would make me feel like I might not make it out alive. There is so much hyperbole surrounding the tacos at Arcos that it is hard not to be overly critical and open minded. My egg/chorizo/cheese taco filling was luke warm. Nor did the flavors really pop out: ie the chorizo was not all that flavorful. This place was really basic. Major points for the home made flour tortillas, though. They have a bit of that extra lard which makes them taste more like an Indian roti. Always a plus for me. The offered salsa was green and unique. Overall, I have to award points in the category of: "this doesn't taste at all like the other places". But was it really all that good? Good. Just a few chicas short of a fiesta... read more

Chorizo did not taste like chorizo on my taco. Menudo was maybe over cooked because the meat very soft and thin as paper when I chewed on it. I did like the tamales but I don't think I'll go back to this place. read more

So this is another taco place in my neighborhood, and I just had to try it. We went there for the breakfast tacos, and we weren't disappointed. I always order chorizo and egg breakfast tacos on flour tortillas. It is my standard. I have to say, their chorizo was great, and the flour tortillas were really good. My one complaint is that the portions were a bit small, and the prices were a bit higher than some other places we have gone. My recommendation if you are in the East End and hungry for breakfast tacos... Dona Maria. Their portions are excellent, the prices are great, and the staff is the absolute best. read more

I promise I will start eating healthier after this review or maybe I will just go for a run. Sometimes you go to a place and it makes you want to lower all the other reviews in that category by a star. Villa Arcos is just that. You cannot compare breakfast taco places that serve from a premade vat to a custom build. The tortillas are floury and grilled, the Bacon super crispy and perfect texture. Everything is made to order. Both of their hot sauces are very good, the red made from peppers not tomatoes. The green smooth with the perfect amount of heat. They are now open at 5:30 am and they take credit cards. This place is exceptional. Family owned business since I believe the 70's. read more

Villa Arcos - Open at 5:30 AM now - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Aye que rico! From a Mexican, to you: This place is awesome. Anytime I come home, I make a stop at Villa Arcos. Get anything con papas! NOM NOM! read more

Best breakfast taco on planet earth. Try the bacon super. Not a fancy place, it's in an old fire house. Call ahead on weekends to have your tacos ready when you arrive. Sit outside and enjoy the sights and sounds of the east end. read more

This place is a legend in the Houston taco scene. They have been around for over two decades and have some of the best tacos in the city. The environment is casual and down home. If you haven't had tacos from Villa Arcos, you are missing out! read more

I love this place. It's close by and delicious. They are usually packed on the weekends, so I'd suggest calling in your order for a pick up! It's a lot quicker that way. read more

The food is amazing but their wait times are outrageous. Several times now I've called my order ahead of time and told the wait was 25 minutes. Show up 40 minutes later and they haven't started the order. It's tacos y'all... It should not take this long. So disappointing because it didn't use to be like this. read more

If you've heard this place has delicious breakfast tacos, stop reading now and get yourself to Villa Arcos! The tortillas seemed very fresh with a delicious buttery taste. I got one carne guisada and one bacon & egg taco. Drink selection was standard: soft drinks, coffee, bottled juices. The carne guisada had great taste and texture, with just the right amount of kick. The green salsa really upped the spiciness. The bacon & egg taco had crunchy, thick-cut bacon that complimented the yellow fluffy eggs. My mouth is watering thinking about my breakfast from two days ago :). A friend got the "super taco" which adds cheese and potatoes, I'm going to try that next. read more

Best spot in Houston for serious breakfast tacos. The place is small and the hours are not as convenient as one might want, but the effort to make it is well rewarded. #1 recommendation is the carné guisada tacos. read more

Yummy breakfast tacos & tostadas & salsas! I'm sure everything is great here...it's all homemade to order. Best kept secret of the area!!

By far best breakfast tacos in Houston. Sometimes a wait...... Like 30 min to order, 30 min to make. Sometimes I walk right up. That's normally earlier on weekends and later on weekdays. But either way..... Worth the wait. But try to call ahead like the pro's do. Bacon Super is by far best. You are gonna want to order the chorizo super too. But it's a lot of food for one person, one sitting. The guisada tacos are legit and a lot smaller if you aren't as hungry for a super taco. read more

Breakfast tacos are one of the things that come to mind for breakfast anytime I have family in town to visit Houston. This place has the best breakfast tacos I've found in the Houston area and honestly all over Texas. The tortillas are all made from scratch, fluffy, and have a good flavor. I suggest calling in your order even if you plan to eat there because the line on the weekends can get very long. read more

It all starts with their ingredients. The meat they use for their carne guisada is high-quality. The bacon they use is thick, crispy, and delicious. Their potatoes are just the right crispy exterior with soft interior. Everything I've had there is seasoned to perfection. How this place doesn't have a 5-star rating confuses me. Villa Arcos has, by far, the best breakfast tacos in Houston and some of the best in the state. I grew up in San Antonio and have lived in Brownsville and Austin, so I can say whole-heartedly that Villa Arcos is in the top, elite class of breakfast tacos in Texas. Even the enchiladas on their lunch menu are pretty good. I've yet to be disappointed here and I probably never will. read more

We waited for 50 min for tacos on a Saturday morning. Ugh not worth it. It looks like people call in their orders. Do that instead. Tacos were good but not worth waiting an hour in my opinion. read more

Wow wow wow. So good. Friendliest of staff. I'm so full (in a good way) from a Yolanda Special Breakfast taco and the Ala Mexicana Plate. Don't forget the hot sauce. read more

I would give 5 stars if it weren't for the fact that these are the slowest taco makers on earth. I order from here often either pick-up or in restaurant (because they make great food) and I have never had quick service. I have no idea what could possibly be so difficult about making a taco... an hour wait is common here. read more

First time here since I'm from LA, and all I can say is this will be my first stop on future visits to Houston. Took a little longer than I expected waiting for my food, but once I got it, I could tell why it took a while. Everything is homemade, down to the tortilla. I haven't had a homemade tortilla in years, so this was an unexpected delight. I ordered 6 tacos because I'm so used to LA taco sizes being smaller because LA people want to stay thin, but these were pretty big. Great value for the price point. I got 2 bacon/egg, 2 potato/cheese, and 2 rice and bean. Some salsa verse to add on top, and I love it. Three thumbs up. read more

First off, waited 45 minutes for tacos which is insane. But to make matters worse, they forgot to put my order in so I go to the counter to check on it because i noticed several people that ordered after me getting their food already. The ladies behind the counter then try and justify why it's taking so long and how they didn't forget to put my order in. No one should take 45 minutes for breakfast tacos! Ever!! Save your time and money. They're far better places for tacos down the street from here. read more

First foremost if I can give it a zero star I would. Went with my family for the first time because we heard so much about how good this place is. My brother in law and family ordered 6 breakfast tacos and took 45 mins for us to finally get up and ask what was going on with our order. 6 people that came after ya had already ordered and got their food. My brother in law cancelled his order and got his money back. Me in the other hand I thought the food sucked not good there are way better Mexican restaurants out there that deserve recognition besides this place. I order to dine in and got served in a styrofoam plate. I don't see what the big hype about this place is I don't think the food taste good if I had to compliment something I would have to say the barbacoa taco that my girlfriend got but that's about it. Won't be going back read more