Taquito Aviles

Easily some of the best tacos in Austin. Breakfast tacos: stuffed pretty full, delicious and great price (1.25+. 50 per). Meat tacos authentic, high quality meats and delicious. Salsa connoisseurs will be pleased… Great roasted red, a nice jalapeño green and habanero option as well. Owner is incredibly kind, caring and welcoming. Will come back again and again.

Best taco place I’ve found up north! The owner was so sweet and funny, I’m so glad he warned me about the habanero salsa! «Just one drop or you’ll be crying.» And he was right! But it’s so good I keep putting more and more on my tacos. The breakfast ones are great but the al pastor is where it’s at! A place that actually puts pineapple with their pastor has been hard to find lately. Just be sure to ask for cilantro and onion. Thumbs up all around for these guys, my new taco guys!

Quality slippage on today’s breakfast tacos. Tortillas not fresh. Papas slightly undercooked. Bacon bits not as generous as before. Habanero salsa as excellent, fresh, & ultra-​mega-​atomic as always. If you like HOT salsa the habanero is the way to go. $ 8 for 6 two ingredient b-​fast tacos. Friendly, prompt service as always. It’s a large, single wide size trailer right next to the car wash on Braker just East of Lamar. Probably caught them a little too early today. Not sure what happened. Not a huge drop in quality. Just a slip.

This place rocks, everything I’ve tried so far was great. The tortillas are fresh, they have agua fresca, and it’s all very authentic Mexican. The consome de chivo (goat stew soup) was tasty and had plenty of meat in it. They have a nice shaded area where you can sit and eat and watch traffic… Will be back soon.

I love this place. The owner is so nice and every time my husband and I come here, we are NEVER disappointed with the quality of the food! It is very fresh and delicious; truly authentic!
I love their chicken chalupa’s, and my husband’s favorite is their Consume de chivo (a goat stew that tastes like it’s been slow-​cooking all day!)
Their chorizo taco is crispy and delicious. We also ordered their Chicken enchilada plate, and the green sauce that is poured over the enchilada’s is the best green sauce I think I have ever tasted!
Their beans and rice are also on point.
GO VISIT!

Wow. Words can’t describe how good this place is. How real & authentic !!! Definitely recommend in a heart beat to anyone!!! Especially the goat!!!

This is a cool little food trailer close to our neighborhood, my wife and I stopped by one day on a whim and tried some of their grub. The chivo soup is delicious. We’ve also tried the pastor tacos which are really good, the beef and chicken fajita tacos were just okay however. The owner Mario is a badass and the rest of their employees have really great service too.
BYOB, open 7 days a week.

Went after church for lunch. The Torta was excellent, fresh fluffy light bread full of meat and avacados. The Quesadilla was very good also. The salsa was fresh. I thought the chicken enchiladas had a bit too much cheese topping though (which I consider an American touch and not authentic Mexican).
The Aguas Frescas were very tasty and cups served in were very large, at $ 3 a portion worth every penny. I had the Watermelon and Cantaloupe.
The staff was speedy and courteous.
I would go again just for the Aguas Frescas alone. They have several flavors and I intend to go through them all.
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Very friendly, family-​run taco stand. Unfortunately both tacos I ordered plus the limonada failed to satisfy. The lemonade was neither tart nor refreshing on this summer day. The al pastor taco had an odd smokiness and was smothered in sautéed onions that did not compliment the flavor of the pork.
The shrimp taco was not what I expected and didn’t match the photo. The small shrimp were drenched in a delicious sauce that made eating the taco impossible. The tortillas were dry though had a nice corn flavor.
I’d like to try their breakfast tacos, so I’ll give them a second chance to impress

Tried 1of ea taco. So yummy. Torta de cárnitas delicious. Try the conzome de chivo

This is one of my favorite and go-​to places.
1) Breakfast Tacos — only $ 1 for two ingredients. Awesome deal when I want to take in breakfast for co-​workers without breaking the bank or getting donuts.
2) Lunch/​Dinner — everything I’ve had here is really good! Plus a great bang for the buck! Their pastor tacos are my go-​to! I’ve also had their chicken, goat, brisket/​chorizo blend. Attempted to try their nachos last week but my husband at the whole dang plate before I got home! The one he did leave me was full of layers of flavor!
3) Staff — every time is super, super friendly. My favorite though is the main guy. We aren’t on a first name basis yet, but when I come he calls me «mama» With his cheerful attitude it is definitely more of a flattering moniker than negative. One time (after I ordered 25 tacos!) he gave me a small sample of their menudo. It was so flavorful I was dumbfounded! I scarfed the whole thing down as soon as it cooled and I swear the layers of fresh cilantro and onion with the menudo gave me energy for the whole day (or so I think)
4) Location — this place is a small trailer that doesn’t move. They take to go orders on the side close to the car wash. They do have a covered seating patio on the other side. Don’t let the location or simple set up keep you away, if you go here I promise you will enjoy your meal!

This place is amazing! The owner is such a friendly and welcoming guy and the food is next level. I’m coming back tomorrow :-)

I got 4 tacos, all delicious:
Beef head
Goat
Shrimp
Al pastor
Along with a carnitas quesadilla. The duo working the stand were very nice, and humorous to a gringo such as myself. I highly recommend you stop by.

Nothing to add to the other great reviews. For $ 1 each, the breakfast tacos hit the best value to taste ratio in Austin. The salsas are great and the tacos are very nice. One of my favorite stops.

It is extremely hard to find decent Mexican food in this town but Taquito Aviles was bomb! Only tried the al pastor and carnitas tacos on homemade corn tortillas, wish I would have tried the rice and beans. The tacos were only $ 2 each and employees were super nice! Definitely our favorite new place :) MUST TRY!!!
Ps– horchata was also amazing! Not to sweet, just right

Taquito Aviles is currently located on the southeast corner of N. Lamar and Braker Ln., between the auto insurance place and the Palms Carwash.
Let’s break it down.
— easy adjacent parking
— friendly and easy to talk to gal at the window
— breakfast tacos available even at 1pm (How can places stop selling them at 10:30 on a Sunday when I haven’t even gotten out of bed?)
— 3 tasty tacos, each with abundant ingredients
— little containers with the classic red and green sauce stuffed in my bag
— wallet only five bucks lighter
— driving away five minutes after I got there with my to-​go order
I think I saw credit card logos, but as usual (when I have cash) at small businesses like this, I try and use cash and save them the service charge. It was a Sunday, so I just parked at the closed-​on-​Sunday pharmacy next door, because at first I couldn’t see how to get there (turn into the auto insurance parking lot facing Lamar, and go to the back of the building around the Braker side to find the rocky parking area).
My potato/​egg/​cheese was great. Potato was cubed, which I prefer to shredded in a taco, but just a hair underdone. The goat (they call it «chivo», so I guess it’s a slightly older goat than «cabrito») was also excellent. Though they did load on with more cilantro than I usually like (at least they don’t skimp!). I also tried a bean and cheese, which I often do as a test for their beans, and I really liked the flavor, though the beans were a little drier than I like. I got all three on flour (‘de harina’), because I like to shame my ancestors. The tortillas might or might not have been house-​made, but they certainly were good enough that I really didn’t care either way. Amy C and Victoria S did a great job posting food pics, so I didn’t bother taking any (i.e I scarfed it down before I remembered to take any pics).
It’s a pretty broad menu (though they don’t seem to have lengua), plus horchata and other aguas frescas. And the menudo slurping crowd seemed to be as happy as I was, sitting at the covered tables.
4.43 stars

The agua fresca was delicious ! We had the mango & melon tacos & gorditas yummy, but beware of the red sauce

Started with the Chivo (goat) consommè, and it was great. Lots of tender goat chunks in a heavily spiced broth. Had the chicharron on freshly made corn tortillas; both were cooked to perfection. Their habanero salsa was great, use with caution! The avocado salsa was a nice, cooling counter point.
If you’re looking for great, authentic style Texmex, stop reading reviews and head here.

This big food trailer has good tasting food at really good prices. Stopped by for an early dinner fix, and was not disappointed. Mario (owner?) took my order and has a great personality. Confirmed that they took cards for payment. Menu consists of signs and pictures, some priced, but a lot not. Got a three chicken enchilada dinner w/​verde sauce, rice and refried beans for only $ 6! Looked over the tacos listed on one board. Asked Mario how much the were. Regular tacos are $ 2 and breakfast tacos are $ 1.25. Decided to put this stand to the test and added a taco all pastor. Fixin’s include grilled onion, chopped onion and cilantro. Told him to give me the works.
Got home and looked over the taco first. It was generously filled, came with a small green sauce. Stuck my pinkie in it to see how hot it was before applying. It was more flavorful than hot, tasted some avocado in it. Put a good glob on one end and took my first bite. WOW! Tortilla was spot on, some of the best all pastor I’ve had spin a long time. The grilled onions were a great addition and their sauce complemented the meat perfectly IMHO.
After that appetizer, the enchiladas were next. Again, generously filled and the cubed chicken was fresh and moist. Frijoles and rice were done right. Again, the sauce complemented the enchiladas and was just the right amount. Mario mentioned that in addition to beef or chicken, he could make cheese enchiladas (my next order) and was working on a spinach version. Told him that mushrooms need to be in there as well.
All in all, if you’re looking for quality and value, this place is THE northside spot.

Authentic Mexican. Had a veggie burrito and nachos. Both very good although next time I will remember to tell them to not put so much avocado in the burrito. I also used a $ 5
certificate (min $ 10 purchase) which was great.