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    El Papa Taco

    3.9 (26 reviews)
    InexpensiveTex-Mex, Mexican
    Open 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    @ El Papa Taco (Mission/Sharyland, TX)
    Diana H.

    1st time here. 3.5 stars til I have the opportunity to come & try more. Went inside during non busy hours & ordered to-go. Customer service was excellent, very friendly & helpful! Wanted to try the nachos but, I had already had that for lunch elsewhere. Went w/a taco combo (5 corn tortilla tacos, potato, beans & drink for $10). They said I could pick 2 different meats if I wanted so I went w/sirloin & carnitas. Both meats, potato, beans & lemonade were all delicious. My only disappointment was how small the tacos were...cute but, not enough with my appetite! Not sure if the tacos ordered individually are that small but if they are then it's not worth it to buy 'em.

    Monster potatoes with carnitas (I had the butter and sour cream on the side)

    Got a tasty and satisfying meal here! My companion had tacos (he liked them), and I had something I'd never seen before, an absolutely giant baked potato. It comes with butter, sour cream, a lot of cheese, and your choice of meat. I had the carnitas with it, and that was fabulous. It was a great combo with the potato, but the carnitas themselves were a little smokey tasting and pretty much the best I've had.

    Word can't explain the One of a kind Flavor of Finger licking Taco's, Yes Finger Licking it's that incredible. The Friendly staff and the owners come and greets you like your family.. we had a blast and the kids did also, Even took a 2 orders of Chicken Tacos home for later ... Everyone COME and GET IT ...El Papa Taco ... :) I give it 5 STARS *****

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    2 years ago

    Delicious Breakfast Tacos and Amazing Fajita Tacos when I went back for lunch next day !! Thumbs up

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    4 years ago

    Their breakfast tacos & plates are our favorite! The drive thru is super convenient too!

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    9 years ago

    Delicious breakfast. Friendly and helpful staff. Looks like they also do a nice drive thru service as well.

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    9 years ago

    This place was really good until today I don't know if they changed chefs but the food wasn't the same

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    The drive-thru service falls short as it's not quick. But, the tacos here are truly delicious!

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    Delicious Breakfast Tacos and Amazing Fajita Tacos when I went back for lunch next day !!

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    Buena Vida Mexican Cuisine

    Buena Vida Mexican Cuisine

    4.8
    (45 reviews)
    1.7 mi

    Pro #1: Meat is sooooooo tender. I wish it had more seasoning ... even if it was salt nonetheless…read moreit was good! Con #1: This restaurant is not environmentally conscious. Other than the meal, everything is served on styrofoam, utensils are plastic and cups are bad fast food plastic qualify. Con # 2: I asked the waitress if they had unsweet tea and pink packet sweetener. I asked about the pink packets 3 times and she said yes. She came back with yellow packets. I asked if they had pink packets and she said no. No to her. Con # 3: There are no free refills. I ordered two unsweet teas and the girl brought me two unsweet teas with yellow packets. So I asked for a sweet teas. They charged me for three Aqua Frescas. Charged $15. Hell no. Meh. Pass on a second visit.

    Another recent discovery here in Mission, TX. This small restaurant is off the main road in a strip…read moremall and seats maybe 40-50 people. The menu is simple but offers some variety. We were served a small plate with warm, crisp tortilla chips that were sprinkled with a seasoned powder (not Tajin) that was pretty salty. I shook off the powder as it made them too salty, even for my tastes. The greenish salsa was also a little salty but VERY TASTY and had a little kick. From where we were seated I observed the cook blackening the tomatillos on a grill in the kitchen. These were the backbone of this salsa. If it weren't quite so salty I'd be raving about them. I ordered a platter with three main items - Lonches, Sincronizada and Street tacos. All three items must be filled with the same protein, so I chose Birria. Other choices include pollo, bistek, trompo and fajita. The birria was nice and juicy and well seasoned. The Lonches were larger pieces of bread than I'm accustomed to finding, especially in Progresso, where they are quite popular. They were also toasted it seemed instead of being soft and pillowy. The street tacos were excellent with toppings of red onion and cilantro. The Sincronizada was something I'd never eaten before and was a smaller version of the one they serve as a main course. It was not the traditional dish which comes with slices of ham, but it was pretty good filled with birria. Charro beans were also served if I remember correctly. I ate one of the lonches, one of the tacos (the other I gave to my son) and the Sincronizada and was stuffed; leftovers for a later meal. The wife ordered the full version of a Sincronizada filled with pollo (chicken) and wasn't able to even finish half of it. It was huge! They brought us two bottles of salsa - a green salsa and a reddish/orange salsa. Both were pretty hot by my standards and the reddish one would absolutely hurt you if you added too much. So... a word to the wise... caution advised. They were quite tasty. All in all we will come back. I particularly want to try out some of their other proteins and their fajitas.

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    Ana liz Taqueria

    Ana liz Taqueria

    4.2
    (51 reviews)
    3.3 mi

    The RGV has many taquerías, most offering the same items on the menu. Few stand out as exceptional…read more When I saw that Ana Liz Taquería won the James Beard Award, my expectations were high, and with this visit they won my admiration. Ana Liz Taquería is located a few blocks north of Expressway 83 in Mission on the west side of Conway. Parking in the front is quite limited, but there is additional parking in the back. I found the taquería small but bright, clean, and pleasant inside. I was welcomed as I entered by one of the several friendly employees who handed me a menu (English on one side, Spanish on the other). She informed me of the protocol: order and pay at the window, then I'd be given a number to place at my table, and my order would be brought to me. The menu has many entrees that sounded wonderful: various kinds of tacos, tostadas, flautas, quesadillas, botanas, and other antojitos. I ordered the chile relleno taco, the alambre taco, and vampiro, all with fajita meat. I thought the chile relleno taco would be my favorite because I love any kind of chile relleno. While I did absolutely love it, I was captivated by the deliciousness of the fajita vampiro which includes melted cheese, guacamole, juicy fajita chunks, and pico de gallo... oh my! It was heavenly! One of the things that stood out to me was that the beef was not over-cooked as most taquerías do... This was cooked to perfection, still juicy, and well seasoned. To accompany the food, the server brought out an assortment of salsas, some fresh Mexican style cream, and some lime. I tried all the salsas except for one ( salsa macha). They were all excellent and ranged from mild to medium spiciness. Something else worth noting is the import their corn, and make their own tortillas. The vampiro was made with blue Mexican corn. For drinks, I ordered the limonada which they provide freshly bottled with a glass of ice. It was a perfect blend. Some reviewers mentioned the price... yes. The prices are higher here than at most taquerías. However, considering the exceptional quality, flavor, and service, AND that they are a James Beard Award winning establishment... it is well worth it. Ana Liz Taquería is 20 miles away from where I live, but I will definitely be back when I want some extra special Mexican tacos!

    The hands-down best taco restaurant I've ever been to (including taquerias I've been to in Mexico…read moreand in Texas' biggest cities). The vampiros are so insanely delicious, I regret not filling up on them when I order anything else. Their tortillas and fajita are really good too. The restaurant itself is nothing crazy, very mom and pop, and the parking is a tough situation. Very crowded lot. Service is also not phenomenal but the food is absolutely delicious! One feature of their service I'd love for them to fix: when you order, you wait in line at a window before being seated. If you decide later you want a single extra taco, you have to go get back in line AND they take just as long as they took to bring your food originally so if you don't order something initially, it'll take so long to get it after the fact that you'll wish you just left. Customers who are already seated should be able to order with waitstaff and not wait in line again for twenty minutes. That does not make sense.

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