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Tacolada

4.3 (42 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated a few days ago

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Tri N.

As someone who grew up and lived in SD for 24 years, I had really high hopes for this place. After getting non stop ads from social media about this place, I had to give it a try. Cali Burrito -added guac. Overall decent but having cold unmelted cheese took it down several notches. Fries were crispy and meat was not bad. Carne Asada fries - this one was disappointing. best way to describe this is if Chipotle were to make Carne Asada Fries, this would be it. Too many acidic components in one dish (Pico, Sour Cream, pickled Onions). Felt way too healthy and "fresh" to be San Diego Style carne asada fries. Also the cheese on this, not sure what kind of cheese was used but I imagine it was melted in a big batch under a broiler or salamander and the cheese just stuck everything together. In SD the overall heat of freshly made fries would be good enough the melt the cheese and not be clumpy. Salsa Bar / Hot sauces - My personal opinion is that a taco/burrito spot lives and dies by their salsa bar and this one missed the mark. Salsas were vinegar based and none were actually spicy. They had a habanero honey which I could barely taste any habanero, mainly just vinegar. Came in with too high of hopes but this is probably the closest I've gotten to a taste of home in ATX. Overall, didn't remind me of SD style Mexican food, maybe something that you could get in North County.

Jenn M.

Oh man, I've been craving a good burrito for YEARS and haven't quite been able to find a spot here. Sooo excited there is a Tacolada. I went around 1pm and there was a decent little line but ordered and got my food within 15-20 min. Such a great tortilla and burrito--the way a burrito should be! So much flavor and the salsas were great. I really liked the honey habanero salsa. Will definitely be back again!!!

Cali Burrito
Soseh P.

It's nice to have Cali flavors here in Austin. This is a good quick lunch spot; they do have beer, which is a plus. We ordered the Cali burrito carne asada and a carne asada quesadilla. The burrito was yummy, and I would get it again, but the quesadilla, they didn't let the cheese melt fully. The portions are really nice-sized, and the service was amazing for a newly opened spot; we really liked it. We did meet the owner, who was super nice. Will be back to try other menu items. They have good amount of sitting inside and few chairs & tables with Umbrella outside.

Taquitos...an order comes with four with guacamole & goat cheese.
Lizzie M.

Have missed rolled tacos in San Diego for the 30 years we've lived in Austin. So when we saw this place opening last week it was a no brainer to try them out. The crunch on the taquitos was on pointe and the guacamole was perfect. I deleted the marinated onion slices on top....must be a new add on that I didn't want. Goat cheese was good and their house salsa was a bit hot and worked perfectly. Talked to a bunch of folks in line who were also from Southern California. Funny to see people trying to get their hit of SOCA Mexican food. My husband constantly suggests getting on a plane to fly to San Diego for a hit of real taquitos and a carne asada burrito at Robertos. So maybe now he'll quit suggesting it. Hope this place makes it!

Shrimp tacos
Chris J.

Tacolada is exactly what Austin needed. Tex-Mex is obviously great here, but San Diego-style Mexican food has its own distinct identity and is extremely worthy in its own right and Tacolada does an excellent job representing it. The owner is from San Diego, and it shows. The food is on point, flavorful, fresh, and a great reflection of that Southern California Mexican style. On top of that, the staff was friendly and the service was quick. Really glad to have a spot like this in Austin.

Rolled Tacos
Robert K.

Food was great. My wife is from Southern California and she loved it and so did I. Very friendly staff and even the owner was talking to customers. It was worth the 45-minute drive. We definitely will be back

Rolled chicken tacos

Relaxed vibe, perfect for a quick lunch, and the food did not disappoint. Their San Diego-style menu is stacked: fresh bowls, massive burritos, fish tacos, Baja shrimp tacos, and a salsa bar with multiple options. It is necessary that you grab all the salsas. We left full and unable to even pick a favorite because everything was delicious. Already planning my next visit for the queso and rolled tacos that are like loaded chicken taquitos. This place is so worth the drive to the arboretum!

One carne asada and two Baja fish tacos.  Very good!

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Good food, very flavorful, just wished they had more spicy salsas but other than that is pretty good, 100% recomend

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The dishes I tried were seasoned well. Six of us enjoyed separate dishes. All os us were pleased with our food.

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We are from SoCal and this just tastes like home. Everything we tried was so good - our new fav place to get a quick meal.

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OMG. Yum!! Amazing So Cal food. Cali burrito is huge and great. Awesome atmosphere and friendly staff. You can't miss this place in Austin.

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BEST CALI burrito !!! 1000000 % recommended, carne asada was tasty and we got very full, love the rolled tacos as well !!!

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Best burrito I've had. The employees were really helpful too. Would definitely eat there again.

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Moved to ATX from San Diego 10 years ago and have never found a legit Cali Burrito. Praise Tacolada! LEGIT.

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Carne asada fries, I'm from Cali, not the same, they put their own twist on it and I legit like it more than Cali!!!

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