Los Brother’s

Let’s put it this way: I live right behind the place and like some Mex food but will NEVER eat here after two visits months ago. First visit had my bean and fajita beef burrito tasting reminiscent of a pack of ramen spice. Second visit, already forgot the order if that says anything. Tiny place crammed butt-​to-​butt with tiny chairs/​tables, especially at lunch. Servers seem bored and inattentive, the kind that probably punish your food if you dare send it back. Maybe the breakfast burritos are worth stopping in for? I’ll never walk the 100 steps to find out.

Have only eaten breakfast. One of the few places open at 6:15 during the week. It was great. I’ll write more after I eat dinner there!

It’s unpronounceable! it must be authentic! I never had Barbacoa Tlaquepaque before.
This joint’s the newest addition to the Pearland taqueria scene. It’s a bright orange building, with even brighter orange trim; — The orange color of a traffic cone, warning me «Hey, some serious tacos ahead!» The building itself appears to be a house-​trailer on stilts, set up in a tiny lot at the north end of Pearland’s old business district.
The huevos y machado tacos had this great texture — machado is Mexican beef jerky that’s been rehydrated some. It’s kinda tough — it’s supposed to be — but each little chunk of beef had this intense flavor. Set off well against onions, cilantro and Los Brother’s maize tortillas. They either make their own tortillas or get them from close by, they were plenty fresh, with just the right amount of toasty char on ‘em. The freshness of the onions and cilantro came through well in the salsa roja; I could have used a little more fire, though.
So I came back for a barbacoa breakfast taco. This time I asked for the extra-​spicy salsa. Barbacoa got the texture right, with a slightly smokey finish.
Then I spotted the ‘Taco Tlaquepaque’ on whiteboard. What the ?#!? I asked the counter guy. He wasn’t clear on whether Tlaquepaque was in Oaxaca, or Guadalajara, but they have some mean taco sauce. I got a small bowl of barbacoa with this suspicious sauce. Serious tasty. They definitely had some Mexican spices in there that I couldn’t even guess at, but — wow — what a good finish.
Give this place a try! And see if you can get the counter guy to teach you how to pronounce ‘Tlaquepaque’. Cuz I gave up after the fifth try.