Pueblo Viejo

These tacos. oh my goodness! I went for breakfast and had the Don Chago taco and the Mi Madre taco, and both were fantastic, especially with the flavorful salsas. I’m from San Antonio, so I appreciate when a salsa actually TASTES like something, and these did not disappoint. I always have to order my tacos on corn and was expecting the same slightly floppy, hard-​to-​hold corn tortillas I’ve gotten elsewhere, but these were a little crisp around the edges and sturdy, with a great corn flavor. Lastly, the guy who took my order was so friendly! Highly highly recommend!

Superb and authentic tex-​mex food! Ordered taco plate with Pueblo taco and guacamole taco, which came with the chips and sauce, and it was very tasty.
The price is good too. Highly recommended.

The al pastor taco was decent, the meat didn’t have a lot of flavor in my opinion. Fish and steak were also decent (fish better seasoned than steak) perhaps we could have added more flavor by exploiting the spicy sauce that was available. The guacamole initially looked like a lot until you saw it was on a bed of shredded lettuce, and I think we for the end of the bad of chips because they were all small and broken. The picnic tables could have been wiped off a little more regularly too. Overall, good choice for a late night snack.

Good street tacos, the al pastor was muy bueno!
The barbacoa was not :(Didn’t even finish it, bummer.
Kinda spoiled the experience, would definitely give them another shot though.

To paint a better picture of my experience:
«Torchy’s, I think we need to start seeing other people.»

One of my fave spots for breakfast tacos! The tacos from this food truck are super authentic and delicious. Feel free to order off of their menu or build your own taco. 2 tacos will definitely fill you up, as the tortillas are packed full (that doesn’t always happen with breakfast tacos!)
Try all their salsas while you are there, I love them all!

Amazing Tex mex! We had the pueblo viejo, avocado taco, and fish taco. All were scrumptious and super flavorful. The steak was nice and tender and the fish was also perfectly pan fried. The tacos had a good amount of Veges and sauce. Love this place will be back!
One warning though — the tables they have there are not the cleanest and some flies and bugs flying around so if you’re not into that kinda place when you’re eating, I guess this place is not for you! (Or you can buy it to go and bring it somewhere else)

Being a non-​egg eater on my breakfast tacos, I was really excited to see this place had non-​egg tacos on the menu. Not just build your own — but actually as menu items.
I had the TICO taco (beans, potatoes, and avocado) and it was amazing. However, I also ordered a potato and bacon, but received an egg and bacon instead. :(
Loved the tacos, the price was fine, and the wait was minimal. But man, I wanted that second taco to be right.

I had the chance to try this place Sunday since I was working in the area. I ordered a Tico Taco (potato, bean, and avocado) and a Taco Don Chago (bean, bacon, cheese, and avocado). Both tacos were absolutely delicious and their salsa was good, too. I tried the creamy green salsa and whatever red salsa they threw in my bag.
They make the tacos fresh, so expect a bit of a wait, especially if large groups ordered ahead of you. I don’t consider this to be a bad thing, though, because again — they’re cooking them up fresh. Just more of a heads up.
Both of my tacos came to $ 5.14, before tip. That’s not bad, honestly. Both tacos had plenty of filling without overflowing and they made them in such a way that there was no bean seepage. That is a pretty big deal in my book.
I’m not in this area often, and certainly not at breakfast time, but next time I’m around, I’ll definitely go here for some tasty tacos.

Their tacos were amazing! I had to take off a star simply because our food took waaay too long to come out. It might’ve been a busy lunch on Saturday but we seriously waited like way longer than any other food truck I’ve been to (besides possibly Korean komfort). Again, amazing tacos but so slooowww

Tacos to die for! This taco truck is off the beaten path a few blocks from the downtown area. The tacos are delicious and completely inexpensive for the portions/​quality you are getting. They offer breakfast tacos as well as really good speciality tacos options. I got the specially fish as well as the roasted pork tacos and they were amazing! I would recommend the taco plater for $ 8 — it’s well worth it for two tacos, beans and guac on the side! If you do the specialty tacos it’s only $ 1 more which is a total bargain. The service was really quick and the food absolutely delicious!

I’m not really a fan of Mexican food unless it’s really authentic and/​or cheap. Luckily sometimes they go hand in hand. My boyfriend wanted tacos so we decided to venture on foot to a place with decent Unilocal reviews. From our hotel it was about a mile walk. The weather was good so I didn’t mind. We did have to venture past a pretty sketchy part of town though. Kind of sad about the amount of homelessness that seems prevalent.
The food was decent. I liked the atmosphere. Seemed pretty hip. The local birds started getting aggressive about picking up nachos. It was cute how people brought their dogs. There’s a port a potty towards the back but I didn’t really feel like trying it. Overall a pretty cool experience and the service was decently fast and friendly.

THE BOTTOM LINE:
Open early (7am). Fat, beautiful breakfast tacos. Great location (right past the highway if you’re coming from downtown).
There’s also a Pueblo Viejo food truck on E Caesar Chavez in front of the Craftsman bar at night — it’s a different truck, but I’m assuming they’re affiliated.
Menu is here:
. Thanks, Unilocal!
Breakfast menu is here:
THE SPACE:
In a (you guessed it) parking lot. There’s a bunch of bright picnic tables in front, so seating is ample although likely shared. There’s no covered space, so cross your fingers for no rain!
FOOD:
+ taco don chago — bacon cheese beans and avocado in a fluffy tortilla of your choice (I opted for flour). Huge slices of avocado and really fatty and crispy bacon. Perfection!
+ taco viejo — chorizo, egg, potato, and beans. Soft potatoes and crispy chorizo.
My main gripe with many breakfast tacos are poor filling to tortilla ratio (important.) and fillings that are too wet — Pueblo Viejo did both perfectly. Come here if tacos for lunch and dinner just won’t cut it and you’re intent on adding a third taco meal to your day.

I was in for SXSW, and after a night of drinking, a morning of sessions, we decided a greasy burger or really good tacos were in order. After a quick Unilocal!Search, tacos it is. On the app it looks like it was close, so we walked. It was a bit of a walk and was also in a neighborhood that was a little sketchy. We persevered and made it to our destination.
Did I mention that this is a food truck? While it looked a little scary, the food was awesome. I ordered two tacos… Pueblo Viejo and one that featured avocado Avotaco?). Both were amazing. The beans were also great.
What I didn’t enjoy was the house behind it that was a shack with several chihuahuas hanging out… I know it has nothing to do with the food truck, but it made me kind of sad.
Anyway, back to the food… I’m impressed with what they pull off in such a tiny place. Definitely a great lunch and something I’ll remember.

Great tex-​mex around downtown.
They have some really great al pastor and steak tacos but the tortilla is just your run of the mill corn and flour. The portions are huge and 2 tacos is probably a good meal for most people. I really really wish they used handmade tortilla though. That would be perfect.

ALRIGHT, so this may well be timed perfectly with the very recent fake hype behind the great 2016 debate of Austin claiming ownership of breakfast tacos.
SO to begin, lil food truck and since I got there kinda early I will say I don’t think they were fully staffed as a 3^rd employee showed after I got my food, so the kinda slow service you usually expect from a food truck was on par.
To begin, I was told they don’t make their own tacos, so in my book you cant even get on the list for best tacos that way. HOWEVER JUST TO BE FAIR TO THEM, I do see they are placed right across the street from the larger independent producer of chips and tortillas El Milagro. In my opinion, it still ain’t done right if you start by taking a tortilla out of a plastic bag.
Moving on.
Both of my tacos were very good, and ingredients and veggies seemed fresh so I have no complaints there.
Lastly, I know I probably shouldn’t have expected good coffee, and should leave this review to the tacos but I over paid for what I thought was bad coffee so I had to throw that in too.

Our last Day in Austin, on the way out of town, I put my foot down and said I was NOT leaving until I had breakfast tacos.
Um, I wish I had clarified that I never wanted to leave and instead wanted to pitch a tent and eat truck tacos for the rest of my life.
Anyway, this was the closest truck open on a Sunday morning so off we went.
Holy hell, I hadn’t expected to die and go to heaven so early! I had the #1 taco (forgot the name) which was egg, chorizo and potatoes. KILL ME, please. My life is meaningless if I can’t eat this everyday. Even my husband who doesn’t like the food truck scene (what?! grounds for divorce, right?) said they were fantastic.
I also had one that was beans, bacon and avocado. I somehow missed it had no eggs, mostly focused on avocado. The bacon was amazing — thick and crispy– and topped with an entire half an ‘cado. Yum. Good, but needed hot sauce.
I would love to try lunch/​dinner options, but alas I’m back home, only my sweet memories to enjoy.

Now that’s a breakfast taco.
So this is an alternating truck and school bus and both serve some damn fine homemade tacos. We were there in the morning and got a churizo one and it was perfect. Soft tortilla, flavoured meat, not too hot or cold. wrapped tight in foil.
It’s fast, it’s cheap, it’s tasty. What more could you want?

Austin, TX: Land of food trucks. Apparently there are about 900‑1000 food trucks out in steed on an average day. In addition, these trucks make certain locations their permanent home. Pueblo Viejo is one of them.
A Mexican food truck that’s open during normal working hours (7:30AM-5PM), serves pretty great tacos! When I came here, I got the Chorizo taco and the Margherita (named after the owner) taco. The Taco Bueno Fresh Tortilla had a good mix of chorizo, cheese, and Egg. On the other hand, the Margherita was your «vegetarian» type taco. I really liked both of them.
All in all, this food truck had definitely satisfied me, and I’m very glad I had found it in the middle of East Austin. Not a gold coin in my book, but definitely a silver one!

Pueblo Viejo is about as charming as it gets! I love the brightly painted truck and the inviting space under a canopy of trees. It really is the perfect place to roll up w/​a dog, or a book, or w/​friends. Austin really is winning as a city just by virtue of being home to this lil’ joint!
The tacos are cheap and filling. The chips and salsa are tasty. And the guac is fresh and simple.