Tacos la Banqueta

Did you get a sope? No, shame on you now go back and get 3! Love their food, love their staff, love their prices!

Had to cross reference Eater’s Where to Eat in the burbs list with Unilocal to find this place, totally worth it. Tried a bit of everything Las Gringas beef quesadillas, tacos pastor, and beef gordita. Liked it all.

Tacos here are sooooo good. That’s really the only thing I ever get here and not that expensive either!

We’ve been back so many times since.
TACOS PASTOR. DO IT! My boyfriend really likes their sopes with suadero. Those are the 2 best meats here. You can’t go wrong.
Also ask for grilled onions — YUMMMMMMYYY!
I tried another Unilocaler’s tip of undoing the double tortilla for twice as many tacos but failed. There’s enough meat for it, but the tortillas stick together. Maybe that’ll work if you dine in and attempt immediately, but with togo, there was no hope.
My only gripe is that they don’t provide enough limes. An order of 4 tacos came with only 1 very, very dry lime. Don’t do this to me!

THREE IN A HALF STARS.
Best tacos in Arlington in my opinion! With that comes with long waits, and subpar service. I’m not saying that all places are like that, I’m just saying that most places with good/​cheap food makes up for the poor service.
Located off of one of the busiest streets in Arlington, La Banqueta is a yellow building across a bank and next to a chinese restaurant. The tacos I like to get are the Pastor flavor and it’s supposed to be pineapple pork. Tastes great in my opinion, paired with their iced horchata, mmmm. My friends have also tried a variety of flavors (even the cheesecake!) and there has never been a complaint.
Although their food is very good, their service is a little off sometimes. Granted, the restaurant does get packed during peak hours, but sometimes the servers a little biased as some of them aren’t fluent in english so they tend to come to other hispanics rather than the party that came there first. Therefore, take out is the way to go if you’d like to avoid some awkward staring and a hard time grabbing your waiter/​waitress.
AVOID THE RESTROOMS AT ALL COSTS. It’s disgusting and that’s why I ranked down to 3 stars rather than 4. Sorry, but a sanitary restroom at a restaurant is honestly a reflection on how the restaurant operates.

I’ve been here twice in the last 2 weeks both times were carry out orders. I’m a sucker for a good taco and both times they satisfied my taco cravings. I can’t wait to actually dine in. The ladies at the order counter were really nice both times I went. I’m so glad they are in the neighbor and I would definitely recommend my new favorite taco shack :)

Best tacos ever!!!
Best quesadilla as well!!!
Very good Gordita.
I liked the Horchata too.
Not the best looking place but the food it’s delicious.
Highly recommend it.

Best Tacos in town. Everything is good here. It’s a long drive from where I stay but it’s worth it. You can call in and put your order and come pick up. Sometimes it’s packed you have to wait for a little bit.
The place could use a good makeover. It’s kinda dirty and untidy. They can do better on the looks.

Beef fajita Torta was incredible! Almost a full pound for only 7.50. Wait was a bit long but definitely worth it.

I’m going to keep this simple. You want the Gordita. (meat of your choice) Suadero or Pastor in my opinion «win». (like Donald trump would say). Grab a Mexican Coke, and don’t by shy with the green sauce they bring to your table.
Nice, simple service, great food! (Place could look a bit cleaner but, I kind of like it when a hole in the wall actually feels like one too)
This gets 5 stars because those Gorditas are simply the best! Really.
Adiós amigos,

This place is amazing! The service was fast and the employees courteous. We went on a Wednesday evening and it was full of locals, which is always a great clue. My friend asked about tacos al pastor and the lady taking our order answered her question and even gave her a little sample of the meat in question. Needless to say it was delicious!
Price-​wise, it’s probably cheaper than going through Taco Hell, ahem! Bell, and sooooo much better. It’s really a little hole-​in-​the-​wall place, with awesome food, and great service. What more do you need?!

Pretty delicious Mexican food! Went with a friend on a Wednesday night & it was a packed! If you’re not Hispanic, the customers here may stare at you a little but just focus on enjoying your food & everything will be great! Ordered the barbacoa tacos, some kind of deep fried quesadilla, & steak tacos. Everything was delicious! The place is a little run down but if you’re looking for authentic Mexican food (TACOS), this place is definitely worth a try!

Very good tacos!!! $ 1.75 each
I ordered the spicy pork & small intestine. the best i ever had anywhere
The tongue & beef were bland.
the chalupa was good as well.
Yellow sauce was very good & spicy

I love this place! We eat here at least 2 times a week! they are very friendly and attentive with customers! and the tacos are the best!

This is definitely my new favorite place for authentic mexican food in arlington. The service is so friendly and fast and the food is amazing. Only complaint is that this place is dirty but it’s a hole in the wall so who cares.
I tried the torta with texas beef and thought it was okay. A bit heavy on the bread but it worked. I also tried some steak tacos and thought they were quite delicious but the tortilla was a little on the thick side. The winning dish here is the chicken quesedilla! Sooooo delicious and cheap! $ 2.50 for a half order and $ 5 for a whole. The green sauce here is so spicy but so good. It’ll definitely burn your mouth but you won’t be able to stop!
I got all that food for $ 16 so I’m not complaining. Would definitely come back for quesedillas and green sauce.

Tacos were good and the tripas were cooked to the right perfection and just enough crunch. The chicken gorditas were good as well.

Came in from Tennessee to visit and wanted authentic tacos. Ordered 5 tacos to go for my husband and I, but we didn’t make it out of the parking lot. He had to go back in for 6 more. They are amazing.

La Banqueta. You’ll know it by the bright yellow paint job.
Parking lot is always packed. Building usually is as well.
I can’t speak for anything here except the tacos. They’re great. It’s a sit down type of place with a server and seating, but the food still tastes like the usual walk up joints. I think I’ve had everything they had to offer and the only thing that I didn’t particularly like was the tripe. Cooked a bit past crispy and more into burned. Other than than, the meats were all very good, the tortillas were good, and the salsas were fantastic.

Giving this place a 4 instead of a 5 as the interior of the place is run down in need of updating. However, the food is delicious, authentic Mexican food cooked to perfection. The «bombocha torta», «milanesa torta» and the steak alambre, are the best. The red and green salsas are great, my favorite is the red salsa, since I don’t mind the spiciness. Give this place a try, you won’t be disappointed, I guarantee it.

I had a beef Gordita and some pork & pineapple corn tacos. I preferred the green sauce over the red. Everything was good, but not great. I’d give the place a try again.

Saw this on the weekly Unilocal email and since it was just down the road thought I’d give it a try.
Got my order to go but the waitress asked if it was my first time, I said yes and she gave me a free taco while I waited for my order.
Only tried the tacos (bistec, suadero) this visit but will try others on my next visit.
Good, inexpensive food. Loved the sauce they include with the order.

Pretty good tacos! I would have to rate this 2^nd to fuel city. They had good flavor and the sauces were great to to on the tacos. I would recommend this to anyone looking for some good, real tacos.

Okay so I had my reservations about this place when I first saw it. It’s just not the type of place that shouts «world’s best tacos.» But to my surprise, it’s one of the best street tacos places in Arlington. Walking in, it feels like you just walked into a Hispanic household, very quaint and comfy. The music was way too loud though. We had ordered to go, so I didn’t stay for long. The parking lot was full, so that’s a good indicator.
As for the food, it was ⁹⁄₁₀ for me. Everything we got was superb. The street tacos were great, except the chicken was kind of dry. The beef was top notch though! Definitely recommend those. I would try the other types of tacos the next time I come back for sure!

This place is hands-​down the best authentic Mexican street food. My husband and I have been going here once a month for at least a year. We always order takeout on a Friday and it never fails this place is always packed out with locals.
If you don’t speak Spanish just come in and point on the menu most of the time. If you’re trying to order over the phone, you might have to call back five or six times because they don’t have call waiting. This place is simply that good and that busy.
I always order the torta bombocha (everything on it– milanesa, saudero, hot sausage, and hamon.) The bread and flavor of all of the different meat is what makes this place is amazing when it comes to the sandwich. The sandwiches the size of one large takeout box so be prepared to save half or more for later. You can get it with pickled jalapeño strips or chipotle pepper sauce. I always get both. The bread is fluffy and soft. Yumm!
My husband always gets the alambre– translation barb wire. It’s thinly sliced steak, bacon and lots of cheese broiled. Becomes with your choice of corn or flour tortilla limes and they’re amazing hot sauce. He happens to eat a lot so he also gets six bistec street tacos.
Also if you love Horchata then you absolutely must get theirs.

Good tacos! This fulfills your street taco craving. We tried the pork and pineapple, grilled beef and chicken tacos. They tasted good, but overall were slightly on the dry side. Lime and salsa helped this. However, we appreciated that they were not dripping with grease. (Thus, being slightly dry.) Corn tacos $ 1.50, flour $ 1.75. They come with finely diced onions and a bunch of thinly chopped cilantro and a wedge of lime. Major yum in my book. I also ordered a pork and pineapple gordita. It came with a cheffonade of lettuce, cream, diced onions and a wedge of lime. The gordita was juicy but not greasy $ 3.50. Very filling! Sodas are in bottles. I always order a bottle of soda and water in a glass. Salsa verde was nice and hot. I would say 4 tacos would be a satisfying lunch. One gordita and three tacos made me full.

Went here for lunch with an old friend and was pleasantly surprised! The staff was sweet, even when they got our order wrong. Knocked them down one star because they don’t do free chips and salsa but the food is so cheap, I don’t blame them!
I tried their al pastor and was in love! Pairs well with the pineapple agua fresca. I no longer have to trek to Dallas for my taqueria fix! Torta was okay but the real star of the show are the tacos. The green salsa that comes in the squeeze tube is seriously addictive. I even asked if I could buy some to go. It’s 25 cents for a small condiment cup full. Worth it. They also sell Mexican candies at the cash register where you go to pay when you’re ready.
Pro tip: scoop some of the meat off into the second corn tortilla and its like BOGO lol.
Bonus: the paleteria across the street is great for dessert!

This place has it all… the best tacos, gorditas I drive 20 miles to enjoy the tacos in this joint. The best kept secret taco joint in the metroplex. You can’t go wrong visiting this place it is so unassuming it’s GREAT!

The bistec and tripa tacos are the best here!!! The torta was good, my wife ordered the huarache wasn’t too satisfied with it.

My favorite street tacos in the metroplex overall. I get suadero, bistec, pastor, carnitas tacos and/​or «la gringa» which is a meat and cheese quesadilla. Last week I branched out an tried a gordita which was actually probably as filling as three tacos. Usually 1 la gringa + 3 tacos is the right amount but I discovered 1 la gringa + 1 gordita + 1 taco was too much. My teenager can eat about 8 tacos but my husband eats 5. Prices are really good and the food can’t be beat. Just don’t be silly and order the chicken nuggets for your kid — teach them to eat a taco. Those chicken nuggets come from a frozen box and are particularly awful.
Service is variable, usually quite friendly but sometimes a bit slow. Many of the servers don’t speak much English. They have numbers on the tables so when you go to pay you tell them what table you were at.
I like that their tacos aren’t super greasy but still have a lot of flavor. They are closed Sunday, unfortunately for me, because I often crave them on Sunday.
I actually like the pastor from Danny’s tacos better than the pastor here but overall La Banqueta wins.

This place is awesome! This is probably the only taqueria whose tacos actually taste like real Mexican tacos. I visit Mexico every year and when I come back to the states, it is hard to find a place that satisfies my tastes in tacos. However, once I found this restaurant, I had to look no further for other taquerias. The staff is so nice here, they are always welcoming and happy to serve you. Also, I love how it’s conveniently located from UTA. Every time I bring classmates here, they fall in love. When I’m here, I feel like i’m home. Try their tacos al pastor and agua de horchata, phenomenal!
Note: I would try not to visit around 9 or 10pm on a Saturaday night. It is packed at this time and you will be waiting at least 45 minutes for your order. Try to visit on a weekday.

I have Been here several times I absolutely love the food. Tacos de carnitas are the best and the sopes are also really good. Worth your money. You do have to wait a little but it’s also worth the wait. The salsa verde is HOT but good.

Best real Mexican food in Arlington. Their sopes are to die for and their sauces are delicious. Plan to wait for at least 30 minutes for your food on weekends. It is very crowded and busy since its pretty popular among the natives. Reasonable price for the food. Absolutely delicious too.