Taqueria Chapala Jalisco

(#98) Well we have a split decision on this round… First…Service was good, and for being hooked to a gas station, was some decent food. When you walk in the look goes toward a typical Dive joint, small, low light and clean. You easily forget you have a gas station right next door. We head the normal direction… Chips, Queso and Salsa. Queso was a lacking Heat, as in optimal cheese temperature. Seams that Chef «Mic-​Rowave» was slacking at his job today. Now the Salsa, note the photo… not much in the bowl and Packed with flavor and Heat… A slow creeper burn, that you just cant stop eating. After adding a small spoon full to the queso, was pretty tasty. As for the main meal, this is where the split comes… Wife hit up the usual Beef Chiladas, zero beans, double rice. Truly a 2 star dish. Corn tortillas were thin, and split, and although they were pretty packed out with beef, it lacked flavor. Falls in the Steamed Meat Category. Along with a Bland «standard» gravy. Wife was really not impressed. Great Value did make up for some of the woes. One thing I think I have failed to mention in Any of my reviews, We NEVER add salt or pepper to our Mex/​Tex Mex food!.. Why should we? Mex/​Tex Mex is all about spices and flavor, if done correctly. Then came out my plate… A Combo with Beef Fajita Meat, one cheese enchilada (green sauce) and a beef crunchy taco, beans and rice. Also a small scoop of Guac and Pico, And some flour «Store bought» Tortillas. Now it was the same beef on my crunchy Taco that the wife had, but added some of that killer salsa and it helped a lot (Wife did add that to the top of her Chiladas too)…Cheese Chiladas though small, was good. Green Sauce was spot on with plenty of cheese on top. Fajita meat was awesome, great flavor with just the right amount of Char. Beans were the Bomb! Made 3 fat little tacos with a smear of beans, Fajita Meat, dab of guac and a bit of pico. Made for a good meal, and again a great value. Mine meal I would give an easy 4 stars, So we settle on 3 for and over all rating. They have a lot of items on the Menu to choose from, but being we rarely get to that area, not sure when we would come back.

Amazing little hole in the wall restaurant attached to a gas station… not actually in the gas station for those of you that might weird out on that. Flavorful salsa (ask for the green sauce too).honestly some of the best barbacoa I’ve had in the Austin area. I will definitely be going back again!

Great find in round rock. Connected to a texaco, we thought it was fast food, but turns out it’s a super authentic little Mexican restaurant. Food was delicious and super affordable. Highly recommend.

Stopped in for breakfast and ordered Migas and my wife ordered Mexican style eggs, which were a scrambled mix of onions, peppers, tomatoes & eggs with papas fritas and frijoles on the side. The dishes were both tasty and substantial. I recall when this restaurant established itself by subletting this section of the gas station back when the fuel was sold by FINA and I wondered how long it would survive. Well I am pleased to know this site is doing well and I confirmed again that this is a good place to stop in for a plate of Tex-​Mex cooking.

A hole in the wall attached to a gas station? Yes please! Spicy salsas delicious pastor tacos and off the chain micheladas! Get here quick and stuff your face!

We have been coming here for breakfast for years. It’s always great and the people that work here are very nice. Don’t be scared off by the gas station attached, the food is awesome!

Good place to eat I been going to this place for years and years and not problem with Luz and Tereza and El pollo is a good cooker I recommend this place

Amazing home made food at a very fair price. Definitely not what you would expect connected to a gas station! Great for breakfast and great bottomless coffee.

Ok, I’m totally surprised. From the outside it doesn’t look like much (It’s part of a Texaco gas station) However, you walk in and boom. its a really quaint little restaurant with nice tables for groups etc. The salsa is really good, the chips could be better but still its nice.
The menu is full of all the great Mex and TexMex dishes we all love, and the food tastes great. I ordered the enchiladas so they came with a bit more cheese than I care for but still the food was great. So if you probably need to specify how you like it. lots of cheese, no cheese.etc.
I can’t wait to go back with friends and check out the Caldo de Res, and the Carnitas!
Check it out!!!

Holy TORTA this place is good! It is a surprisingly amazing restaurant right in my own backyard, connected to a gas station? I was thinking it’d be a counter place, but it’s full service. Small and no frills, but the service was good.
That torta. I got a cuban torta and it was just perfect. My fave torta I’ve ever had. Just, ya. You know what I mean.
Al pastor, guacamole, and salsas were on point too, so you’ve got everything you need here. For ¹⁄₃ of the price of any other place. Check it out if you are looking for some simple, cheap, mexican food.

Great taqueria spot close to home. I usually get their tacos to go, and they have always been consistent with providing great service and fantastic food.

Tacos Pastor were great! The chips and salsa to start were very good. The different salsa selections were nice as well.

The place could use a thorough cleaning and lot of elbow grease but I still LOVE their tacos. Before 11 it’s 3 for 2.35. The wait staff is fast and friendly and the chefs cook well. My food is always hot and cooked perfectly.

Austinites make the drive up north for Monument Café and I cannot fault them for that decision. However, on the way back they need to stop at this gas station attached taqueria. My husband and I are obsessed! We usually get their tacos and today when my husband left for our taco run I said «can I also have a pancake?» He looked at me like I was loco. Well, one of the best pancakes we’ve ever had. Now we will will be adding a flapjack to future taco orders! (Maybe he’ll apologize for the judging eyes)

I’ll definitely be visiting Taqueria more, and then I’ll have a better picture of this spot.
We landed here after «Olé Taco» had me on hold for 3 minutes with no answer, and a line out the door. We were in a crunch so we stopped in here for breakfast tacos.
The lady that answered was friendly, took our order right & in 10 minutes the food was in my car and actually really damn good! My daughter and I both said that they were some good tacos. Simple, but pipin hot and I love that they use white cheese.
Both the green and red salsas were spicy, but not overkill. Great flavor.
Worth checkin out? Absolutely!

The Lord knows, I love me, my Pastor tacos! Looking to satisfy my Pastor taco craving, I never would have dreamed that a lil ol’ taco shop, connected to a Texaco gas station would do me right!
This cool, hidden gem, has all the right Jalisco eats at a very LOW price. The chips and salsa (red and green) are served fresh, and didn’t disappoint. It’s your typical mexican taqueria style salsas that go woth just about everything and anything.
I ordered 3 pastor tacos, on flour tortillas, with cilantro and onion. I also ordered a side of refried beans, with a Dos Equis and lime to wash it all down. The pastor in the tacos, were well seasoned, and very moist. (it is very easy to dry this meat out, especially because pork is dry to begin with) The tortillas were not homemade, but tasted store fresh; the onion and cilantro were very fresh.
The beans were just as good as my grandmother used to make. Bacon drippings, and lard, really make the flavor of homemade, mexican style frijoles. The beer? Well, how could you screw that up?!
Try ordering in spanglish, because that’s what I did. I must have come in at the time the engilish speaking server was on break. No biggie though… The best part is that the whole Jalisco experience only cost my just over 10 bucks! CHEAP!!! Next time I think I want to try one of their house specialty, Michelada beer specials and a Cocktail de Camaron, and maybe another pastor taco or 3!

Totally unimpressed with the food here. The restaurant itself is pretty divey but didn’t seem to lack cleanliness even if the chairs we sat in were desperately needing duct tape. My husband and I ate here yesterday on a Sunday afternoon around 3:30. The waitress was friendly but unfortunately didn’t know the law about service animals that are mandated by the ADA. A few minutes after seating us, she came over and said that we couldn’t have the dog in the restaurant. I explained the law and that I use the dog for a disability. After that she was fine and still friendly but I’m pretty positive that the few words I did catch of the conversation she had with the people sitting a couple of tables in front of us was explanation for THEM as to why I had the dog. Frankly, it’s not their business but whatever.
So the food… The chips before the meal were from a bag and the salsa just ok. Our sodas were cold but from a can and not fountain. Not a fan of that. I ordered the cheese enchilada plate and my husband ordered the burrito plate. The red sauce on my enchiladas seriously looked and tasted like tomato soup from a can. The rice had potatoes and carrots in it??? The beans were good though. My husband’s burrito was pretty big but bland. It came with lettuce, rice, and beans inside but no cheese. Tasted weird to him.
Nothing special about this place so the hunt for great Mexican food in our immediate area continues!

Real tacqueria. Good service. Did that say $$ on the description? That’s nutty, this place is super cheap right at the corner of ih35 and 620. Sketchy area, a guy outside asked me if I wanted to make a few bucks cashing a check for him.
Wood-​paneled, anti-​ambience inside. Great waitresses. I got 3 tacos for 2.65 nopales and egg, chorizo and egg, potato and egg — all good, the egg kind of overwhelmed the other ingredient but the egg was good. Took home a huevos rancheros, was told the beans were really good.
When I go back I’m going to just get 2 — bacon and egg and bean and cheese. I’m definitely going back.

Had a really good lunch for about $ 7.50!
Everything was good especially the chicken! Kind of a weird location next to a gas station but good Mexican food can be found in the most unassuming places around central Texas. Good service too.

This place was ok. my fiancée said that he used to see all his co-​workers come all the way over here from 1431 area just for breakfast. I said wow ok. We tried the 3 breakfast tacos on corn tortilla. I had egg & nopal, Egg and baco and then potato and egg.
The potato & egg was not good at all. the potato was still hard like rocks. The bacon was the best, crunchy. The nopal was good but not enough nopal if you ask me.
Would I come back, sure I’m going ot try the menudo and then update my review. by the way 3 burritos sounds like a lot but they were not filled very much so you can get away with eating three (corn tortilla) burritos and not be stuffed. Total .get this …$ 3 and change.