Taco-Mex

Excellent tacos! Always good and fresh. And it doesn’t break the bank. These tacos are tasty! Tip: call ahead and pick up. No waiting time everytime I do.

What a surprise! Found this little place on Unilocal; it had great reviews. What I liked: There wasn’t a long line, the food is made fresh, and they know how to pack a breakfast taco… no skimping here folks. Green salsa was delicious as well.

Great place to go if you’re in the mood for something quick and cheap! I got two tacos – pastor and fish tacos for only $ 4.50! The tacos are a good size so two will fill you up.

I’ve been regularly attending this little joint for the past 3 months now and I’ve never had any bad experiences. The tacos are cheap and delicious. And I mean delicious. Try the pastor, on corn, with pineapple slices! As well the verde sauce makes this place an A+ in my book. Even when it’s cold and raining people will make the wait outside for these tacos. 100% recommend

Some of the best tacos in Austin, and the pricing is amazing. I can buy a massive burrito for the price of one torchys taco. Definitely worth a stop.

The best tacos in Austin. The owners are the sweetest. Anyone who claims otherwise is a fool/​likely the type of person who thinks El Chilito is actually worth a shit.

No consistency at all. Why can’t they hire people who can wrap a taco. When you open it, the foil stick to everything and rips the taco apart. You have nothing but a huge mess. I have gone here MANY times and finally learned my lesson. Don’t bother. Yes, the flavor is good, but not worth the mess. Tacos are not suppose to stick to foil and fall apart when you open them.

This place rules! Literal hole in the wall type place. This is my go-​to place when I’m starving. Order the crispy taco plate with pastor and two flour tortillas to scoop up all the beans and rice. Then go next door to the convenient store and get a drink cause the dudes there are super chill. «yes sir yes sir, vetty good sir.» Two things, don’t be a dick and knock on the window, the guy makes the food to order then comes back and takes another person’s order. Speak as much Spanish as you can with the night time guy and he will hook it up. If you cant speak any Spanish he tells me that people talk too fast and he cant get their order right. So slow it down bro!

Forget about Taco Deli, Torchy’s, Juan in a Million, or anywhere else in Austin; this is the best breakfast taco in town. There’s nothing fancy about Taco Mex (or T-​Mex if you wanna sound like a regular). In fact, there aren’t even seats. But they don’t need anything besides the tacos.
The best item is a migas and bacon taco. They chop up their bacon so you don’t have to fight through a giant strip and it’s always crisped to a nice degree (none of that floppy bacon nonsense). Make sure you get the green salsa.
Other orders are solid too. I like the picadillo (ground beef with onions and potatoes) and the chicken fajita is solid as well. But honestly, don’t over think it. Just get a couple migas and bacon tacos and be happy.
Ordering ahead is a power move.

The break face tacos are so good and you can put just about anything on them that you want! I basically live for good breakfast tacos, this place is on point!

Really good tacos. Basically one of those «window» taco places. No more than 12 feet wide, this little spot only has a window to place orders and get food. They have no chairs, benches or anything.
The tacos are awesome the have breakfast and lunch. Fajitas carnitas breakfast tacos etc etc. they are really cheap — 1.50 to 2.00 for each taco.
They don’t even sell drinks you have to get those from the c-​store next door.
Definitely a hidden gem and recommend to anyone in the area.

Super cheap. Fish tacos were great! The spicy green sauce that comes on the side is amazing.

OMG! Get the fish taco. And… ask for extra sauce. Seriously… to. Die. For. So. Good! :)

These are probably the best fish tacos I have ever eaten. The slaw, the cream sauce, AMAZING! The cactus and egg is also pretty spot on. I’ve tried a few other tacos but haven’t been so impressed. I usually like more veg on my tacos than Taco Mex provides, though I have recently learned you can ask for extra veg, so I will probably do so in the future.
Also, it can be difficult to order in advance via phone as their phone is failing and they have had difficulty understanding me over the phone.
Over all, I can’t think of a better meal for $ 2!

I.
Love.
Taco-​Mex.
The carne guisada blows my mind, and the fish tacos are easily the best on the Eastside. The prices are fantastic, the portions are perfect, and the green sauce? There is no other green sauce, there is only Taco-​Mex. My life would be incomplete without their tinga. If I couldn’t ever eat another one of the new pastor tacos, I would be inconsolable.
My only complaint? Consistency. There is one guy, the usual guy, who is clearly a gift from the Taco Gods, bestowed upon the hungry and hungover to soothe our bellies. But, there is also a lady who, without fail, makes sure I get two of her hairs in each taco I order. While I appreciate the personal touch, I could do without it.
Eat taco window. Love taco window. Respect taco window.

Best taco spot in the neighborhood for your «taco stand style» tacos. They’re cheap, they’re good, and they don’t skimp on the filling. The spicy green salsa is pretty awesome too, just be careful if you don’t do much spicy food!
My usual go to tacos are the al pastor and the carne de res, and the chicharron is pretty tasty too if you’re into that kinda stuff. All the breakfast tacos are jammed full of egg and filling, the migas is really good. Their gorditas, tortas, and burritos are also a great deal at just a few bucks a piece.

I got my first taste and experience at the Orange WIndow of Taco-​tunity and I am now a convert!
I was told about this place by a friend who just moved into the neighborhood as I had always wondered what on earth could be coming out of that unassuming window in a very sketch-​looking strip mall on the Eastside that would actually warrant a line (despite queueing being Austin’s favorite past-​time).
So I decided one gray, cold November morning while waiting to meet up with some friends to investigate the innerworkings of this taco wormhole when there was not a line to speak of. I didn’t know if you needed a password or how the taco-​window magic even worked, I just knew I was hungry for breakfast tacos and had money to exchange for them.
I honestly cannot even tell you what I ordered because once the window opened and the nice gal greeted me and asked for my order, I was pulled into the Taco Vortex and everything is a swirly, delicious, taco-​y haze! I know one of my tacos literally had everything on it… including avocado (there are up charges for anything after 3 ingredients and for the avo) and the other was like egg bean cheese and bacon. Even with all the extras my two amply stuffed bfast tacos only cost me $ 4.75. Seriously? You can barely get one taco at TacoDeli or Torchy’s for that! They have two kinds of sauces, but since I cannot handle anything spicy I didn’t try either. I know, I know, a cardinal sin at the Taco Window of Enlightenment, but I didn’t want my stomach to hate me after the pleasure I was about to give it.
They do accept credit cards (which I was thankful for because I almost never have cash) and you just kind of chill by the window til they open it and give you your order. You can even call your order ahead!
There is not a place to sit and eat (that I could see) so I took my taco treasure across the street and ate at one of Ingredient’s outdoor tables after purchasing a cup of coffee (which was a great addition to my tacos).
My friends ended up getting tacos as well and the pastor taco my friend got was absolutely exquisite!
Do yourself a favor and give this literal «hole in the wall» a try, but be warned, once you offer yourself as sacrifice to the Taco Gods of Deliciousness, there is no going back!

This is one of the most baffling 4-​star places I’ve ever experienced. Half of the tacos are just 1 dry meat with nothing else. Maybe add cilantro and onion? Anything to show effort?! I really wanted to like this place, being so close by. But no. I think people just like it cause it’s such an unassuming little hole in the wall.
It is wonderfully cheap, though. But that’s about all it has going for it. If I ate here, it was because I was broke and needed protein sustenance.

You’ve heard of a hole in the wall and all that it entails, right? Of course you have. Just know this square in the wall of a laundromat has definitely got it, too.
Walk right up and get your FLA-​VA, every time. Cheap, every time. Corn tortillas (if you prefer) and a smile, every time.
Almost makes me wish I still had to take my clothes to the laundromat. ALMOST.

I was unsure at first being that it’s just a order window by the local convenient store but because it’s so close to my apartment and the reviews are great, I tried it out. I went about 8:30 am and their was a line of about 6 people ! The tacos are reasonable priced 1.75 ! I went with egg and potato and added cheese for .25! The taco was great! Not bland and was stuffed full it comes with a red salsa and a green I was very impressed with the green salsa it was a perfect spicy! I will definitely frequent taco Mex!