Cilantro’s

This cute, little hole in the wall is a great value! Right in my neighborhood, you can get 2 breakfast tacos for $ 3.25, I’m not sure where else that can happen and the food actually be good! I’m glad I tried this place! Staff is friendly too… beware, if you spend under $ 10, you must have cash!

This place has great breakfast tacos and salsa. It’s very authentic and the atmosphere is great. The owners/​employees are extremely kind.

This place is my heaven. They have great food! The salsa is fantastic and they have the best bean and cheese tacos everrrr! I’m sad I don’t live next door anymore but it’s probably a good thing;) Also, the two ladies that are there when I go in are so friendly! Love this place.

This rating and review is for the breakfast tacos. So so so many mornings I have great service and great tacos!

All i can say is i will be loyal to this business. the Carne Guisada tacos and plate was on the mark… I’ve eaten other tex mex places and mexican restaurants .they are ok. but the food here is amazing for the place its in. I always avoided the place, only to go next door to get Milano’s to get pizza… one morning i decided to go. and i was blown away… this place and two other establishments i will remain loyal.

This is one of my favorite places to get breakfast tacos. I can’t really speak for their non breakfast menu items, but the breakfast is pretty good. I love their potatoes. Seriously, MAGIC POTATOES they’re so tender.
The parking lot is tiny, and they’re closed on Sundays. However the women behind the counter is very pleasant every time I go.

Must write a review about this place now. Last time I’ll eat here. Placed a to go order for two flauta plates. We received hot sauce for each order that equaled to less than a teaspoon; one of them was just light red water basically. When I received the order to go I asked for some more hot sauce and was told it would be an additional .25 cents each… For half a teaspoon of hot sauce? Should just have not tipped so high on the to go order. Funny thing is if I ate there they probably would have given us a cup of hot sauce, or would they have charged for it; who knows, I’ll never go there or recommend this place again.

Prices were cheap. Portions were small (maybe we are just big eaters?) But what got me was the $ 6.99 large guacamole. You would expect a large bowl of guac. What we got was a large bowl of shredded iceberg lettuce with avocado mixed in. No spice. No flavor. We tried it but we won’t be back. Service was friendly and we didn’t have to wait long.

I just live a mile or so from restaurant and have always wanted to try it but never stopped in till other day and was kinda disappointed the day i went I was way hungover from nite b4 entered and was only customer in place sat down ordered the lady there was very nice service was good but while I was eating my chips & salsa I noticed how warm/​hot it was in rest. and asked about the ac she apoligzed and told me the ac was out and that she could comp my beverages ok what ever that was nice of her but couldn’t really enjoy my food it was to hot in there, food was allright, Ill try them again maybe just hope the ac is working next time

like this place. good, cheap, fast breakfast tacos

This place is deceptively great. Just looking at it, you wouldn’t think it would amount to much as the storefront is small and it’s located in a sort of run down plaza. I haven’t ever had a plate so I can’t speak to those, but I order the tacos to go a few times a week.
The breakfast tacos are solid and fairly cheap, although most do not come with cheese so you have to pay a bit extra. The sausage and egg and bacon and egg are good, although they do tend to skimp a bit on the meat. However, it works out because the substantial amount of egg seems to soak up all the delicious sausage/​bacon flavor making the taco both tasty and filling. For lunch I recommend the Al Pastor and Barbacoa.
The customer service is superb, the ladies behind the counter have always been extremely polite and seem genuinely happy to have my business.

Another place to hit on my infrequent trips to south Austin. I googed mexican restaurants near my destination and this one popped up. Not much to look at, it’s yet another of those places stuffed into a little shopping center. Basic seating, no frills. The woman waiting tables was friendly enough, though. As with previous excursions to new Mexican breakfast places, I got a chicharron taco. It wasn’t better than my favorite place, but it made a decent effort to try. Also the al pastor is good, not heavy on the sauce like some places I’ve been. And the tacos are decently filled, not skimpy. It’s only a block or two off my path up Manchaca, so I don’t have to travel out of my way. Not a bad place altogether. Hate to try to find a parking place during peak hours though.

Breakfast tacos are all I know. I live around the corner (poor me) and have ordered multiple times from them in the past 3 months.
They are about $ 2 each plus or minus 50 cents and worth every penny.
They were ready within 5 minutes.
The cashier/​waitress was nice and never failed.

Cilantro’s is a cute little dive. I’ve only been there for breakfast. Their tacos are pretty good and stuffed full. I’d prefer it if they made their own flour tortillas, but other than that, I have no complaints. The staff is very friendly, and it’s pretty cheap. It’s a good place to go for a quick, decent breakfast.

We stopped here for breakfast tacos on the way back from a Buda bike ride. Cilantro’s is a little dive. Maybe a dozen tables, all covered in plastic tablecloths. Cheap chairs. Cash register sits above a mostly-​empty glass display case featuring gum, toothpicks, and kiddy doodads.
We ordered sausage/​egg and chorizo/​egg. They were hot and tasted fresh. The salsa was good and not too spicy. I think the tacos were $ 1.25 each.
This was my first visit, so I can’t speak for the rest of the menu. I’ll endorse the breakfast tacos though.

This review is for service, not food. The breakfast tacos here are good, but they have lost my business due to service. They charged me for an item that they didn’t put in my to go sack. I called to inform them of this when I got home. The lady on the phone, Liz, said «We did forget to add it. No problem, just come back next time and I’ll remember to give it to you at no charge since you’ve already paid for it.» Given, I didn’t come back immediately, but I’m a regular customer. When I reminded them of said item on my next visit they didn’t remember (including Liz) and didn’t honor what they initially said. Even if they really didn’t remember, I’m a regular customer and the item was just a few dollars. So… basically they’ve lost my business for life in order to save a few dollars. To quote Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman…“Big mistake. Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now.”

Cilantro’s has some of the best breakfast tacos. I would say they could hold their own in a head to head breakfast taco fight with anybody else in town. It’s a really small place in a strip mall that you could drive by and miss if your not paying attention. They even have an award from the Chronicle on the wall for «Best place to eat Salsa in a Dingy Strip Mall.» I’ve had most of the lunch and dinner specials they have, and all of them are priced well. The fajitas are good, but not so great that you HAVE to tell your friends. This is a nice little place to eat at. The owners are always in there working, very friendly people. I also really like their salsa.

Basically, it’s a great place to eat good food cheap. The environment won’t remind you of the Four Seasons so as long as you don’t expect that, you won’t leave disappointed. We had the fajita combo plate. The beef & chicken was tender & flavorful. The guacamole & veggies were good as well. I rarely have it due to it being super sweet, but the horchata was off the hook! The meal was under $ 10 each. Actually, we liked the food & price so much that the fiancé & I decided to have them cater our wedding.

For lunch, order the tacos doblados, or however the hell it’s spelled. Chicken, guac, and sour cream mixed together and then, uh, fried. Greasy, hot, tasty. The other stuff on the menu is fine, but the doblados are the best. The best, I say.
The salsa is supposed to be warm. Sometimes it isn’t, which it makes it less good. It’s still good, just less good. When it’s warm it’s very good.
Also, sometimes, the iced tea has, as my grandmother would say, a «wang» to it. Not wang as in penis, but a funky rancid taste. Like it’s old and has been sitting in the metal pot for a long time. This has happened twice in twelve visits or so. Math nerds can do the percentages.

I love love love the brekfast (as the sign out front reads) tacos at this place. They seem to use fresh ingredients and their SALSA is freakin’ good – fresh tomatoes, cilantro, onion and garlic– all in a little plastic cup with a cap… especially for your taco to go. The bacon they use is extra yummy, they chop it up in small crispy pieces. If you need more grease in your taco– try the chorizo in your taco, mmmm authentic.
They have week night specials– I recommend Wednesdays, taco night, 3 beef tacos rice and beans– I think it is around $ 6. Locally owned– the people couldn’t be nicer. Very neighborhoody feel when you dine in.