El Tacorrido

In an attempt to find some hidden gems, my boyfriend and I have been trying out some of the smaller and lesser-​known taco joints in our area that serve breakfast. I wanted to love El Tacorrido, because it’s cheap and close to our house, but the whole experience was «blah.»
First, this place won’t make you a migas taco. You can ask, and they will shake their heads and tell you they won’t do it. So then you order a taco with egg, cheese, tomato, onion, and. well, that’s it, because those are the options you have from the «extras» menu. It’s not like they don’t have all of the ingredients to make a migas taco, they just won’t let you pay for them to make it. Okay, whatevs. I’ll eat my sad half-​migas taco. (Note: I didn’t ask for avocado, but there’s no avocado listed on the «extra ingredients» either. No avocado?! Really?!)
We ordered our tacos to go because the place smells… unpleasant. It’s probably a combo of cleaning agents and the giant vat of menudo they had going. Whatever it was, it was not right. No sir.
The tacos were small — I wish I had ordered three instead of two, and I never order three tacos, anywhere. Tortillas were the standard store-​bought variety. Nothing special about what was inside. I wouldn’t call them the worst breakfast tacos I’ve ever had, but they were pretty underwhelming. To top it off, they put beans that my boyfriend didn’t order on his taco.
To their credit, the green sauce is good.
There are just too many good breakfast taco joints near us to justify going back to this place.

Awesome little taco place. Everything is made from scratch right now in front of you.
It is located in a little run down shopping center next to a Bealls (didn’t even know they were still in business) and a discoteca store.
The tacos are crazy cheap and crazy good. Breakfast tacos were less than $ 2.00 each and REALLY good. Pretty sure everything but the Mexican cokes were made from scratch.
What a great find!

This place is the real deal. Disregard Jena T’s review, because first of all they don’t even sell queso, and that’s her primary complaint, that the queso was no good…
That being said, I’m HIGHLY impressed with the quality of the food here. The Carnitas are worth killing over. And I’m not talking about someone you don’t know, I’m talking about potentially murdering a family member if they get inbetween you and the savory slow-​cooked pork shoulder.
The breakfast tacos are also extremely tasty. My daughters are the most picky people that I know, and they LOVE the tacos from El Tacorrido.
Most importantly, El Tacorrido has the best green sauce in the entire city. I’m not just saying that, I’ve lived in Austin for over 30 years and can’t think of another place that has green sauce even remotely as good. If they stopped selling food today and solely stuck to selling salsa verde I firmly believe that they would be a multi-​tiered international corporation with stock to rival that of Google by the end of the year.
The only reason they lose a rating star is because of their highly limited hours, which are listed in previous reviews. I can look past the strip-​mall based location or the small dining area, but please, Tacorrido, give me more hours of the day to buy your delicious tacos.
I suggest you put El Tacorrido on your list of places to eat this weekend. You can thank me later.

dont believe the other reviewers. i was SUPER disappointed. queso was chunky (and im not talking about the onions & veggies in it) — the cheese part was chunky and there were big chunks of burnt cheese in it. i had the chicken taco & the chicken was über dry. never again. dont waste your money.

Was suggested this place by a foodie friend. Tacos are delicious and authentic. Great prices for the quality of the food. Carnitas and Al Pastor Lbs to go will have you stuffing your face. Kind of a gem in hiding, hole in the wall dive-​like location.
As noted, this location is only open limited hours, but I find myself scheduling time to go when I get the urge for tacos.

If only they were open more! The green sauce is fantastic, the carnitas melt-​in-​your-​mouth tender and super flavahlicious, their breakfast tacos generous — and when sauced up with any of the awesome homemade salsas — damn near irresistible.
But beware, they’re only open on FRI, SAT, and SUN — and then not for long. Only from morning til 2 PM. So get there quick.

It’s so nice to have a good place to get breakfast in our neighborhood. The tacos are just as good as the popular Austin taco places, but you don’t have to fight the crowds or wait forever to get your order. There is also plenty of parking. You can order outside at the window or venture inside and sit at a table. If you decide to take your family, you should know they don’t have high chairs.

I’ve been to their take-​out window several times since they opened and have always been impressed with the quality of the food. The food’s always fresh and hot, with a wait about three times as long as the Taco Bell drive-​thru… A very worthwhile delay. Just took my 18-​month-​old son there last weekend and went inside for the first time, we enjoyed the the rodeo on TV and the a/​c, as well as the clean, plain interior.
My favorites are the chorizo y papas breakfast taco (with a generous addition of salsa), the chicken gorditas and the carnitas tacos. The biggest drawback is the business hours: 7a-​2p every day. I’m glad they’re open on Sundays but would love to grab dinner sometimes.

The location of this place is kinda sketchy and it’s entrance is very nondescript. They have a pick up window outside, but you can also sit inside.
The décor is very plain even though it is very orange. you order at the counter and wait for your food to be ready which shouldn’t take too long, however when my girlfriend and i went he thought that she ordered for both of us and i was left standing awkwardly for a long time. He apologized and it wasn’t a big deal.
Their menu is filled with what i assume to be authentic sounding meats for tacos and gortas and the like. I got a carnitas taco and a chicken taco. They were both very delicious and only a $ 1.50 each. They also have aqua fresca and jarritos.
All said, good cheap tacos.