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.

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.

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.

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.

Clean with quick, friendly service. Food is good with a lot of options in a casual establishment…read more Chips and salsa are always full.

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!

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!!

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.

We arrived about 15 minutes early for our reservation at Sushi by Scratch upstairs, so naturally…read more.. we made a strategic detour. Enter Maude's Bar & Terrace, located inside the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa in Cedar Creek. Maude's has that Texas Southern energy super relaxed but still lively with a seamless indoor-outdoor flow that makes you want to linger. The bartenders were attentive without hovering and crafted some seriously delicious and reasonably priced cocktails. After dinner, we found ourselves back again for a few more rounds. By then the bar was full and busy which only added to the vibe. It's the perfect place for casual meetups, a pre-dinner cocktail, or winding down during your resort stay. If you're at Lost Pines, Maude's is an easy yes. Come check them out!

The bartenders are pleasantly and chatty, which we like. The patrons are also very friendly and it…read moreis nice to visit with people from different places. The bar is inside and the eating area is outside on a wooden deck under the trees overlooking the grounds. It is very pleasant. The food is very basic and mediocre.