San Antonio : Food Tour with Tacos, BBQ & Tex-Mex Classics
Explore San Antonio’s vibrant food culture on a Downtown guided walking tour. Taste authentic Tex-Mex favorites, family-owned specialties, and creative bites while dis...
What to order at Tacos n Salsa
- Must order
- Crispy-bacon breakfast tacos with fresh salsas.
- Editor tip
- The salsas are the differentiator; ask which are spiciest. Crispy bacon tacos are the order.
CuisineTex-mex
Price$
Neighborhoodnorth-side
HoursBreakfast and lunch daily
Phone(210) 538-5577
Last verified
Must order: Crispy-bacon breakfast tacos with fresh salsas.
Tip: The salsas are the differentiator; ask which are spiciest. Crispy bacon tacos are the order.
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Location
Address: 11860 Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78230
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Los Tacos Gueros ★ 3.7
Los Tacos Gueros on Huebner Road is a north-side counter for breakfast tacos and tacos de guisado, where the guisados rotate daily away from the tourist core.
Order: Breakfast tacos and tacos de guisado.
Tip: The guisados rotate daily; ask what is on. A handy north-side stop away from the tourist core.
More casual dining in San Antonio
Maria's Cafe ★ 3.8
Maria's Cafe on Nogalitos is a South Side institution for breakfast tacos and weekend menudo, a plain room that has fed the neighbourhood for decades.
Order: Breakfast tacos and menudo on weekends.
Tip: Weekend menudo is the local hangover cure. Breakfast tacos all week; cash keeps the line moving.
Bakery Lorraine ★ 4.1
Bakery Lorraine grew from a Pearl farmers-market stall into a full cafe and patisserie, with macarons, quiche, and croque monsieur from a bright counter.
Order: Macarons, quiche and a croque monsieur.
Tip: The macarons are the calling card, but the savoury quiche and croque make it a proper lunch stop.
Margarita's Tortilla Factory ★ 3.8
Margarita's Tortilla Factory is a South Side Tex-Mex counter whose draw is tortillas pressed and toasted to order; buy a stack to take home with the tacos.
Order: Made-to-order tacos on freshly toasted tortillas.
Tip: The tortillas are made on site and toasted to order, which is the draw. Buy a stack to take home.
Los Tacos Gueros ★ 3.7
Los Tacos Gueros on Huebner Road is a north-side counter for breakfast tacos and tacos de guisado, where the guisados rotate daily away from the tourist core.
Order: Breakfast tacos and tacos de guisado.
Tip: The guisados rotate daily; ask what is on. A handy north-side stop away from the tourist core.
Acenar ★ 3.9
Acenar sits on the River Walk downtown serving a modern take on Tex-Mex, from duck tacos to ceviches, with a riverside patio that makes it a reliable stop.
Order: Modern Tex-Mex plates and a prickly-pear margarita.
Tip: The riverside patio is the seat to request. The modern Tex-Mex plates beat most of the River Walk competition.
Chris Madrid's ★ 4.2
Chris Madrid's in Tobin Hill is a since-1977 burger joint where the huge Macho size is built for splitting and the bean-topped Tostada Burger is the order.
Order: The Tostada Burger and the Macho-sized cheese.
Tip: The Macho size is genuinely huge; split one. The Tostada Burger, topped with refried beans and corn chips, is the order.