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.

If you're speeding down east Highway 71, it's easy to miss this place. This is one of three…read morelocations in the Austin area. This is probably the first restaurant I've ever seen that literally has a car wash connected to it. Once inside you'll find an ATM, gambling machines, and a check cashing station. In other words, there seems to be a lot going on here besides being a restaurant. There's about 10 tables inside and four more outside. The only thing missing are some gas pumps. This place has all the ambience of a convenience store dining experience. The tables are rickety, the paint on the floor is well worn away, and the ceiling tiles are stained. The menus are in Spanish (no english) and there is no complementary chips and salsa here. We were able to order in English, but clearly this is geared towards Mexican customers primarily. They do have some frescas along with some Mexican beer, but nothing in the way of craft beer. We ordered the beef quesadilla and beef sope. The cubed meat on both our dishes was way overcooked, tough, bordering on inedible and "questionable". Even the greasy silverware did not appear very clean and even had some rust spots on the knife. The service was OK, but nothing special. I discovered after I paid at the counter where I included a tip, an additional tip had already been added without my knowledge. I will not risk dining at their other locations based on this experience. I really wanted to enjoy this restaurant, but in reality I should've kept on going down the road.

This place is unprofessional! Called yesterday around 6:30 PM to put an order to go pick up and…read morethey took the order accepted it and then when we got there they said "someone took your order" the worse part of all was they couldn't even atleast call back and let us know hey we don't have your order so we could get food somewhere else, instead we go to pick up the order and the kitchen is completely cleaned/emptied and mind you it was barely about to be 7:00 PM. On the maps it says the hours close at 8:00 PM everyday except Friday at a later time! How inconvenient and unprofessional and a waste of time! So basically they closed early but took a to go order and wasted our time. I'd go anywhere else but here!

Excellent Food and Service Went here to celebrate a life…read moreevent and we had an Awesome Food Festival and the beverages were Great The Mariachi Band added Great Ambiance to the atmosphere All around just a Great Day

Service is always great (friendly & attentive, even when busy). Similar to Casa Chapala except…read morehappy hour on friday lasts an hour longer, margarita and floaters a tad better priced. The free/open salsa bar has several great salsas to choose from. They have some of the more popular items from Casa Chapala. Their Mexican food is excellent, upscale, but the place is casual and they often have karaoke. They have a great Sunday brunch buffet too.

Honestly, the best *authentic* Mexican food I've had in years…read more It's so good I think it's worth the drive from Austin. Everything was freshly made, from the Sopes to the cecina.

Came around 10am on a Sunday, and everything about the place is a perfect balance of Hispanic…read moreambiance and food. The service was real nice and kind during my first time here, highly recommend!

Still good, and recently expanded dining/bar extension is a nice upgrade. They have a few more…read morespecials than before. I recently tried their street taco special and also steak & enchiladas. I stayed away from breakfast for a few months after some menudo portion inconsistencies, but may give breakfast a try again based on recent good dinner experiences.

Food has been becoming better and better we have becoming a lot more frequently.i suggest trying…read moreeverything because its a surprise each time I get something new and it doesn't disappoint. Service hasn't changed the ladies are very kind and pur glass is always full. I enjoy the interior, it does get cold bri g a jacket if you get cold easily.

We came in with our extended family for a late lunch /snack after visiting the nearby Dino Park and…read morewere promptly and cordially welcomed in. It's a large space, great for groups, and it's nice there is a kids menu option. We started with water all around, plus Mexican cokes and a paloma. We shared seafood tostada, chips n guacamole, wings, and chicken flautas. Everything came out hot, fresh, and nicely seasoned. We have two gluten free folks in the group and there were plenty of corn based options. The tostadas come with three and were nice and fresh, I was a little hesitant when it said mayo, but there was just a bit to get the shrimp and imitation crab to stick together. Turned out the kids loved the wings - we tried the citrus pepper and Austin amber bbq flavors. The chicken inside the flautas was tender and we enjoyed the cabbage, onion, carrot slaw to bring a fresh crunch. Definitely recommend if you're in the area.

If you are staying at Lost Pines Santo Patio is a great alternative to the one bar/restaurant…read more Maud's has an indoor full service bar and an outdoor patio that serves a limited menu. Management brought in an artist from Mexico to paint beautiful murals highlighting the Day of the Dead. The queso and fajitas were excellent. Santo Patio's Happy Hour is from 3:00-6:00. The house margaritas are 1/2 price. Everything else is the regular price. Our server, J, said she was new to Santo Patio, but I would not have known. She was very helpful and super friendly. We will ask for her again.

So I have been following them on Instagram for six + months and I really love the idea of no seed…read moreoils, farm to market fresh ingredients, and was really excited to give them a try. My husband and I decided to go out for breakfast on a Saturday AM at around 10. We were the only ones there and when we walked up the employee told us they were out of juices which was a little disappointing since a part of their marketing/menu focused on juices. We ordered the El Classico taco and The Outlaw with 2 lattes. (With 20% tip it came to $34) He told us it would be about 10/15 minutes - no problem. Tacos were ready and 1 latte, he said the other latte would be a little longer bc the machine was having issues. To say that we were underwhelmed with how "full" the tacos were for the price would be an understatement (see photos). About 5 minutes later, he told me that the machine was broken and they need to get fixed. I asked for my money back- he said he had to wait for the manager to come to do that and it would be another 10 minutes. We left without a refund because at that point, I wasn't going to wait around longer for a $6 refund. The tacos did have wonderful flavor but the portions for the price is disappointing. I have no problem spending money for good quality food but $10 and $7 for practically a street taco is a little steep IMO. We may return to try lunch/dinner but not sure if it's worth the drive for the price.

The location is stunning, the staff are exceptionally knowledgeable , fun and attentive. The food…read moreis a true delight--bursting with flavor, crafted with care, and featuring thoughtfully selected ingredients.

I had passed this restaurant for so many years, and I was always curious about it. Most recently, I…read moremet a friend there, and it was amazing. They have the best! freshest ceviche and Mariscos in Austin, and I've tried a lot of them. The staff is amazing and accommodating. They have several booths and some family tables. They also have takeout, which I have taken advantage of many times this summer. This is a family-owned and run restaurant, and they do close early on the weekends.

3.5 stars, husband wishes they had more drink options like a sprite for soda instead of just Coca…read moreCola. The food was really good! We loved the fried battered shrimp and the battered cat fish a lot! We did the Friday buffet, for lent :) The service was also great! Very friendly waitresses . The kids really enjoyed the fettuccine Alfredo and both wanted 2 bowls each. I would definitely come back here to try more of their menu items!!

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.

It appears that Los Flores has been closed for good some time ago. Just down the road is Mi…read moreRanchito, which is looking good so far. Review to follow on their Yelp.

7 years ago I did a complementary review on this place. I had envisioned a nice new restaurant on…read morethat corner. Their food was great and the price could not be beat. When I wrote that review breakfast tacos were $1.35. Their carne guisada was the BEST I ever had anywhere. I have never found any that I care for anywhere else. They spoiled me. Well my vision of a nice new restaurant occupying that spot was blown up. Someone bought the lot and I believe purposely messed up the parking lot to where you better have a high clearance vehicle to negotiate it. Then they literally packed it with food trailers and many more types of trailers. They just swamped poor little Las Flores. They didn't stand a chance so I guess not long after Covid hit they gave it up. The poor common folk and working man lost one of the best and cheapest places around. Lost to the root of all evil. GREED.