Tex Mex

[blacklab 11939]

Maudie's will continue to be my favorite. Can't beat the original, the one out by us in Bee Cave can be hit or miss. Some of the waitstaff are simply awful.

[utee94 15824]

Agree that Maudie's is quite tasty

My favorite is Enchiladas y Mas

And you can't go wrong with Dart Bowl enchiladas

[ftf82 485]

Maudie's is my. Personal favorite. Wife loves Polvo's for the fish and shrimp dishes. El Dorado is one of our newer favorites. Used to love Dario's but have had bad experiences at Don Dario's the two times I tried it. Worth going back for a third? 

[4th&Five 41557]

Y Mas

Tried Cruzteca recently and thought it was real good. Especially for a place in a strip mall.

[phdhorn 6224]

I agree with some here, but wife and I just met our UT student at El Patio and I gotta tell ya, it was good.  Their cheese sauce is awesome and prices are still damn good.

[PorscheGuy 127]

Maudie’s enchiladas are so damn good.

[BearCountry11 1234]

Juan in A Million

Best cheese enchiladas in town and a breakfast that slams and goes hard.

Edited November 6, 2018 by BearCountry11

[Dbeasy 15051]

I agree with some here, but wife and I just met our UT student at El Patio and I gotta tell ya, it was good.  Their cheese sauce is awesome and prices are still damn good.

I’ve heard they brought back saltines. If so, I shall return.

[HenryJames 66068]

San Antonio

[Hate 20108]

San Antonio

This is the correct answer. I lived in Austin for 7 years and never found a really good Mexican food place. Maudi’s was ok at best, but there weren’t a whole lot of good options.

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20400]

On 11/5/2018 at 10:07 PM, PorscheGuy said:

Maudie’s enchiladas are so damn good.

 

Yes they are. Can't wait to be back in Austin to get those Enchiladas Josie.  They bought the recipe for those from Jorge Arredondo aka Casita Jorges.

 

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20400]

25 minutes ago, Hate said:

 

This is the correct answer. I lived in Austin for 7 years and never found a really good Mexican food place. Maudi’s was ok at best, but there weren’t a whole lot of good options.

 

Yes. Because the velveeta is so much fresher in San Antonio and because the knowledge of how to make good Tex-Mex gets lost in the vast expanse from San Antonio to Austin. 

[HenryJames 66068]

Which is why San Antonio BBQ is just as good as Austin BBQ.

[ChickenSandwich 9836]

Enchiladas y Mas - clear number 1

Maudies - distant second but Nostalgia keeps it high 

[TexasBeta 1261]

21 hours ago, Dbeasy said:

 

I’ve heard they brought back saltines. If so, I shall return.

 

Yes.. Just ask for crackers and butter. Throw the chips away. two cents. Personally, I love El Patio.. been going since I was a freshman. Now the owners know my kids. Brings me back. Not the best but still. That's why I still frequent Texadelphia (when I can find one in Austin) and wish GM's was still open or Mad Dogs.. 

 

Get off my lawn.

[Neonmoon 38129]

I just haven’t found a really good Tex Mex place in Austin. They are all decent, but nothing that blows my socks off. 

Maudies, Lupe Tortillas, La Mancha, Joes Bakery, Matts El Rancho, Enchiladas y Mas, etc. 

[CooterBrown 18014]

Carnitas Tacos on corn at Angie's.

Beef Tacos at Amaya's.

Edited November 9, 2018 by CooterBrown

[hornbri 1399]

That is a tough one, it really depends on the mood. I mean those truck stop enchiladas at La Mancha can really hit the spot but you need to diet for a week after. 

[South Austin 52511]

The green chili chicken stew at Chuy's is one of my favorite dishes in Austin.

[utee94 15824]

10 minutes ago, South Austin said:

The green chili chicken stew at Chuy's is one of my favorite dishes in Austin.

Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of Chuy's, but that's a good dish.  Most of their green chile stuff is pretty good.  Not exactly Tex-Mex, though.

[South Austin 52511]

4 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of Chuy's, but that's a good dish.  Most of their green chile stuff is pretty good.  Not exactly Tex-Mex, though.

Tex-(New)Mex?

[jimmyjazz 45960]

40 minutes ago, South Austin said:

The green chili chicken stew at Chuy's is one of my favorite dishes in Austin.

Off topic:  try the green chile pork stew at Roaring Fork.

[South Austin 52511]

12 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Off topic:  try the green chile pork stew at Roaring Fork.

I have. It's aite.

[RDCanecutter 26446]

On 11/7/2018 at 4:41 PM, TexasBeta said:

Yes.. Just ask for crackers and butter.

Oh hell yeah. El Patio food sits like a brick, but

I love it

I love it

I love it.

[Neonmoon 38129]

6 hours ago, hornbri said:

That is a tough one, it really depends on the mood. I mean those truck stop enchiladas at La Mancha can really hit the spot but you need to diet for a week after. 

This is truth. 

My problem with La Mancha is the queso sucks 

[Blotto 23520]

On 11/9/2018 at 4:21 PM, jimmyjazz said:

Off topic:  try the green chile pork stew at Roaring Fork.

The green chile pork enchiladas are tasty as well. Only available on the lunch menu (at least at stonelake location).

[staboner 4974]

Lupe Tortilla is pretty good. and they make good ritas too

almost everywhere else in Austin is average texmex. nothing really stands out. 

[The Other White Meat 39]

Any recommendations on a place to get good tamales? So far I've only tried Maudie's and they were terrible.

[stc 1462]

3 hours ago, The Other White Meat said:

Any recommendations on a place to get good tamales? So far I've only tried Maudie's and they were terrible.

curra's

[HenryJames 66068]

Green & White Grocery

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Put me in the camp that never found an outstanding Tex mex place in Austin. However, Enchiladas y Mas is delicious and that would be my recommendation for anyone. I found Maudie’s to be about as average as average can be.

[Jack Straw 2954]

8 hours ago, The Other White Meat said:

Any recommendations on a place to get good tamales? So far I've only tried Maudie's and they were terrible.

Edited November 17, 2018 by Jack Straw

[staboner 4974]

hahaha ^^ been there and done that

[The Other White Meat 39]

On 11/16/2018 at 4:26 PM, stc said:

curra's

Thanks for the rec. Stopped by Curra's for lunch this afternoon and the pork tamales were incredible. I'll be making that trip more often.

[jimmyjazz 45960]

I haven't been there in a few years because I don't live in that neighborhood any more, but I used to eat breakfast at Curra's several times a month.  Try the Oaxacan coffee.

[VolenteHawk 495]

On 11/16/2018 at 1:05 PM, The Other White Meat said:

Any recommendations on a place to get good tamales? So far I've only tried Maudie's and they were terrible.

You’re gonna have to find that dude that used to sell them by the dozen at C Hunts. Last time I saw him, he was at The Local Outpost.

 

[ChickenSandwich 9836]

On 11/21/2018 at 11:27 AM, VolenteHawk said:

You’re gonna have to find that dude that used to sell them by the dozen at C Hunts. Last time I saw him, he was at The Local Outpost.

 

He drives a black smart car now. Name is Menudo. Also found at Little Woodrow’s on parmer he’s always got that hot pork

Edited November 23, 2018 by ChickenSandwich

[utee94 15824]

oh geez

 

[irishtexan 11519]

The tamales at Curra's are by far the best thing on the menu, and the greatest value. It comes with 4 tamales and those fuckers are huge. Two is more than enough. It's easily two full meals.

[Chet Steadman 940]

On 11/9/2018 at 9:22 PM, Neonmoon said:

My problem with La Mancha is the queso sucks 

And they’re drinks are among the worst in town. 

They may use half a shot of tequila or less in their margs.  

[South Austin 52511]

On 11/18/2018 at 8:34 PM, jimmyjazz said:

I haven't been there in a few years because I don't live in that neighborhood any more, but I used to eat breakfast at Curra's several times a month.  Try the Oaxacan coffee.

We miss Curra’s. When we lived around the Kinney Avenue neighborhood (hence my outdated handle) we ate there all the time. Then went to the one off Burnet Road when we moved to Northwest Hills, but they closed that location several years ago. Cochinita pibil is the tits.

[jimmyjazz 45960]

I completely forgot that they had a north location at one point.

[South Austin 52511]

Yep. The now-closed Frisco moved in after Curra’s vacated. As I recall, the quality was on par with the south location. And I’m normally not a fand of frozen drinks, but their avocado margarita is pretty awesome.

[jimmyjazz 45960]

I looked it up and saw the location -- I'm not sure I ever went there.  Weird.  Any idea how long it was open?  I guess Burnet Road was a bit less a destination at that time.  I certainly travel that way a lot more now, in part because my kids attended Lamar MS and now Mac HS.

[South Austin 52511]

No clue.  We moved to Northwest Hills in 2006, and it was open then.  I recall it shut down in 2007 or 2008.

[4th&Five 41557]

We lived on 2222 around the same time and ate there weekly. I never ate south until we moved down here in 2007. 

[utee94 15824]

There was also, briefly, a Curra's at Parmer and McNeil.  Maybe 2-3 years in the mid 2000s.  That location has been maybe 4-5 other restaurants since then.

[thrillhammer 683]

On 12/2/2018 at 6:22 PM, utee94 said:

There was also, briefly, a Curra's at Parmer and McNeil.  Maybe 2-3 years in the mid 2000s.  That location has been maybe 4-5 other restaurants since then.

on the heb side, or the whataburger side of that intersection?

[utee94 15824]

2 hours ago, thrillhammer said:

on the heb side, or the whataburger side of that intersection?

Whataburger side.  In the smaller section of the strip center nearest McNeil with the Schlotzky's in it, not the section that has Little Woodrow's in it.  It's still a Tex-Mex place, it was called La Margarita for a while but I think it's something new now, maybe La Feria?

[blacklab 11939]

Small world. Had lunch there today. 

It's not the greatest, but it will do.