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What to order at El Mirasol
- Must order
- Enchiladas, chiles rellenos and tableside guacamole.
- Editor tip
- The chiles rellenos and the enchiladas are the orders to make. Weekday lunch specials are the value play.
CuisineMexican
Price$$
Neighborhoodnorth-side
HoursLunch and dinner daily
Phone+12105928576
Last verified
Must order: Enchiladas, chiles rellenos and tableside guacamole.
Tip: The chiles rellenos and the enchiladas are the orders to make. Weekday lunch specials are the value play.
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Location
Address: 10003 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78231
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Tommy's Restaurant ★ 4.0
Tommy's Restaurant is the Tex-Mex spot whose 'Big Red and Barbacoa' sign made the combo a San Antonio shorthand, serving barbacoa tacos on flour tortillas.
Order: Barbacoa and Big Red, the carne guisada taco.
Tip: Order barbacoa with a Big Red for the full local ritual. Weekend mornings draw the longest lines.
More restaurants in San Antonio
Aldaco's Mexican Cuisine ★ 4.0
Aldaco's has served Mexican food in San Antonio since 1989, with a hilltop Stone Oak patio, a much-praised tres leches, and margaritas that win local awards.
Order: Tres leches, shrimp brochette and the award-winning margaritas.
Tip: Sit on the patio at sunset and order the shrimp brochette. Save room for the tres leches, which is the house signature.
Ray's Drive Inn ★ 4.2
Ray's Drive Inn on the West Side has claimed the original puffy taco since Ray Lopez opened it in 1956, home of the deep-fried puffed-masa shell.
Order: The original puffy taco with picadillo or bean and cheese.
Tip: The puffy taco is the only order that matters here. Eat it fast while the shell is still crisp and hot.
Henry's Puffy Tacos ★ 4.1
Henry's Puffy Tacos on West Woodlawn is the family rival to Ray's in the puffy-taco story, serving the crisp puffed-masa shell as a plate with rice and beans.
Order: Puffy taco plate with rice and beans.
Tip: The puffy tacos come hot and fast. Add a side of rice and beans for the full West Side plate.
The Esquire Tavern ★ 4.3
The Esquire Tavern has poured downtown since 1933 and keeps the longest wooden bar in Texas, serving the Esquire burger and cocktails over the river.
Order: Esquire burger, fried pickles and a cocktail at the long bar.
Tip: Sit at the historic bar rather than the patio for the full effect. The downstairs Esquire patio overlooks the river.
Garcia's Mexican Food ★ 4.2
Garcia's Mexican Food has served classic Tex-Mex near Woodlawn Lake since 1962, a small family room known for breakfast tacos and carne guisada.
Order: Breakfast tacos and the carne guisada.
Tip: Cash-friendly and small, with a loyal breakfast crowd. Get the carne guisada taco on a fresh flour tortilla.
Tommy's Restaurant ★ 4.0
Tommy's Restaurant is the Tex-Mex spot whose 'Big Red and Barbacoa' sign made the combo a San Antonio shorthand, serving barbacoa tacos on flour tortillas.
Order: Barbacoa and Big Red, the carne guisada taco.
Tip: Order barbacoa with a Big Red for the full local ritual. Weekend mornings draw the longest lines.