My favorite restaurant!! The service is great!! Family owned!! I call this place Yellow Booth…read morebecause I always sit at the yellow booth... please don't sit in my booth!! Enjoy the food... just don't take my spot!!

ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING -- BEST MEXICAN FOOD ANYWHERE…read more If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. I've traveled all over Texas and across the U.S., and I can say without hesitation that Las Cocinas Mexican Grill is hands-down the BEST Mexican restaurant I have ever been to -- and that includes all of Austin. My family and I come here several times a week, even though we don't live close by. That alone should tell you how incredible this place is. Must-try favorites (do NOT skip these): The Margaritas - Very strong and absolutely perfect. Order them half & half (half on the rocks, half frozen). Trust me -- you'll thank me later. Nachos Al Carbon (Appetizer) - The beef fajita meat is out of this world. Tender, flavorful, and unforgettable. Beef Fajitas Cremosas (Entrée) - Get them with EXTRA sun-dried tomatoes. Oh. My. God. I have never had anything like this in my life, and it's something I crave several times a week. Stuffed Jalapeños - So good I sometimes order them as my entire meal. And the onion rings they're served on? Easily the best onion rings I've ever had anywhere. Beyond the food, the staff is absolutely amazing. From the moment you walk in, they make you feel like family -- warm, welcoming, and genuinely happy you're there. That kind of service is rare, and it's one of the many reasons this place is so special to us. And yes -- I always forget to take pictures of my food because I eat it before I remember to take photos for a review . That should tell you everything you need to know about how good it is. We are incredibly thankful for Las Cocinas. It's not just our favorite Mexican restaurant -- it's our favorite restaurant, period, and the best in the entire area by a mile. Perfect in every way.

Absolutely coming back to this joint beside an old car wash! It's literally in a neighborhood and…read moreman, am I jealous of those residents! I wish I had this place just down the street! My colleague and I tried their California Burrito and those suckers were massive! They had lots of carbs so you've been warned. Tortilla, rice, fries, and some avocado, with just a little meat. It was good but to be honest, I felt a bit shorted on the meat. Despite that, I'm coming back soon to try their slew of other dishes from their menu. Service was friendly and they always made sure to promptly bus their tables. Pretty clean for an outdoor-ish, partially enclosed dining spot. By the way, their sauces were oh so good.

Have a Spec-Taco-lar Day Highlights:…read more*Aguas Frescas *Salsas *Street Mini Tacos Review: These street tacos might be mini but they're flavorful, filling and probably best two bites you'll ever have. I got the tacos campechanos which comes with chorizo, al pastor and grilled chicken. The flavor profile is crazy, you get the smokiness from the al pastor, the savory fattiness from the chorizo and the charred saltiness from the grilled chicken. Add some drops of lime and any of their 3 salsas for a fully satisfying bite. Can't wait to go back to try their tortas, quesadillas and gorditas. Rating: 10/10 Mini Tacos (7) Campechanos- Chorizo, Al pastor and grilled chicken. https://www.facebook.com/OnceUponATac0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CNjBltBns7M/?igshid=z8g6r5vzkd11

Went for the first time today for breakfast tacos. Tacos are big compared to other spots which is…read moregreat. They are GOOD. ordered potato-egg and chorizo-bean which were stuffed ! The service was WONDERFUL. The gal that attended me was so friendly and welcoming. Will definitely come back.

Tacos El Fercho Taco Truck - Bastrop, TX 3/10…read more$13 for this flavorless, basic-ass burrito? Straight robbery. Zero spice, zero soul--just a heavy lump of regret in your stomach. In LA $8 food truck burritos would body-slam this thing. Not even mid. If you think Chipotle is good, you don't know real Mexican food. Overpriced, overrated, and classic Bastrop disappointment. Not going back.

First time customer. Tonight I tried the costilla de puerco (pork ribs). About the sauce: ribs were…read morecooked in a rich verde sauce, mild heat, mildly sour, but pleasant, tangy, not acidic. The fat from the fall-off-the bone ribs and slight caramelization of the meat gave everything just the right consistency and taste. The rice was better than most places (soft but not mushy). The beans and tortillas rounded it all out. Normally I don't fill up on all the tortillas but I used all of it to clean the plate.

The homemade tortillas, the chips and breakfast tacos...just go! We sat inside and enjoyed a…read morewonderful meal. And then we went back the next day just for more breakfast tacos!

What is this place?! We were looking for a quick drive thru on our venture home from New Braunfels…read moreto Austin and saw this drive thru on the map. Their website actually let's you order online for pickup too. This comes in extra handy when you're husband has a 1:00p conference call and your eta without the drive thru stop is already 12:50. Cutting it close for add on drive thru but ordering ahead you barely even have to stop. Lo and behold it looks like you can even eat inside restaurant style. Enough about the convenience. Fajitas drive thru style...what?! The food was great. The flavor was great. The portion size...great. Their hot sauces...great. Drive thru or in house - for sure worth checking this place out.

One of our favorite restaurants in town! My husband loves the chimichanga, I enjoy the mix-match…read moreplates and fish tacos, and we both loved the brunch buffet (weekends only). The margaritas are on point every time and you can't go wrong with the queso! The staff are great and they'll sometimes have mariachi bands on weekend evenings!

I went to pick up 2 Too Good To Go afternoon boxes. They gave a nice selection of food & plenty of…read moreit. That wasn't the problem. They were also very friendly, and welcoming. The Restaurant was festively decorated, & seemed clean from my vantage point at the Hostess Stand. The problem was the Seasoning, or lack thereof. I was so sad. I'm searching for my next new favorite authentic Mexican Restaurant (NOT Tex Mex). I'm still in the hunt. I may be a Gringa, but for 30 years I was married into a Hispanic family. I need SPICE! Not necessarily heat... although some of that is appreciated. Sadly, the food here seriously lacks seasoning. Lucky me, I had a container of Tony Cacherie's Creole Seasoning in my Car, & that's what kinda saved the meal for me. That's sad. I really wanted to love this spot & make it my "usual" place. THAT didn't work out.. Do gave to say that the employees I encountered are very nice, and perhaps the food is better seasoned when you have some of the Salsa to add to it.

A year ago I tried this taco truck. One grumpy person in the truck took so long to serve the person…read morein front of me, he left his food he'd paid for. It took almost 30 min to get two tacos. The whole pinto beans in the dry taco were not palatable.

Route 71 between Bergstrom Airport and Bastrop is kind of a food desert…read more But they are just now starting to get food trucks. However, there is one food truck that has been in Cedar Creek forever. Mi Barrio at 71 and Pope Bend. This is an absolutely superlative food truck. If you needed one and only one place to eat along Route 71, This is the one you would want. * * * Tex-Mex is the order of the day here. The menu is very traditional. They are unapologetic about offering "alternative parts of the animal" such as tripas. The food is firey hot but hot with magnificent flavor. I never understood why people told me that Tex-Mex food is spicy. It isn't spicy in most places. It IS spicy at Mi Barrio. And this is fire you could learn to love. * * * Four notes of interest. a) I had the chicken fajitas. At bad Mexican food trucks, they use cheap chicken, Chicken that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. They use high integrity high quality ingredients at Mi Barrio. You could serve this chicken to your mother. b) Even though Mi Barrio is right next to Cedar Creek High School, I have never once seen a Cedar Creek High School student there. You go to the fast food restaurants near Westwood High in Austin, and they are packed with Westwood High students. I suspect the principal at Cedar Creek is stricter than the principal at Westwood High about letting students off school grounds. c) Most of the customers do not eat at the food truck. All of the customers I saw were working class Mexican. A few ordered for themselves and went off to eat someplace. A few others came in to get large orders that I presume were taken back to some work crew. The location is not wonderful. They are in the parking lot of a fairly cruddy Exxon convenience store. Highway 71 scenery is not magnificent. d) This place opens early and closes early. They will be there for breakfast. They will be there for lunch even if you wander in around 1-ish. I am a late afternoon kind of a guy which generally means I found them closed. * * * It would be snarky for me to say this is the best eating on Route 71, given the nearly total lack of competition. But it is more meaningful to say this place can stand up with The best of the Mexican/Central American food trucks on North Lamar in Austin AND The best of the Mexican/Central American food trucks on Route 812 in Del Valle. These are concentrations of really excellent Mexican food. You might not want to drive 35 miles to eat here. The location is ugly. This ain't no picture postcard. But if you DO stop and eat here, ignoring the view, You will eat very well indeed.

Popped in Friday to try a few different things as we were looking to use them for catering an…read moreevent. After spending the weekend in Austin I can say they had the best food we had the entire time. The owner is extremely nice ran down the expectations, costs, etc. We tried a few different tacos, rice and beans, and salsa. My favorite was the compacha (triple meat, triple flavor lol) close second pastor and beef. Beans were great full of flavor and went well with the rice. I loved that the salsa had good flavor not just heat like some placed. The owner really takes pride in their set up and we cant wait to have tjem at our event!

Phenomenal. Everything was superb. Flautas were the perfect amount of flaky, and had an incredible…read moresauce that tasted like a mix of avocado/ranch. Empanadas were cheesy and delicious. Elmore had the perfect spice and flavor. Wish I could keep this gem to myself but I'll share the love! you have to try this place!!!