This place makes the corn tortillas like in Mexico! When I first got my plate (carne asada), I asked for corn tortillas and when they came out with my food, I stopped and smelled the tortillas. It was Mexico, right under my nose. The tortillas have a soft texture, which is not what you get from store bought, or even ones made like from Milagros or HEB. This stuff is more doughy and delicious!! Yum! I would definitely order things that aren't enchiladas or tex-mex (its good, but come on, you are in a Mexican restaurant, so try the real Mexican food!).... the carne asada is quite delicious, served with rice and beans and nopalitos (cacti)! If you are not that hungry, shrimp cocktail is pretty good and not so filling. Oh and the salsas are actually spicy and yummy!. I like this place for some good mexican food. There are several in Austin, but I think the one on Riverside, is the one that I go to, and I'm not entirely sure if all of them serve real corn tortillas (but check out the one on Riverside). read more

Crispy tacos and California Burrito all the way! I like eating in or taking it to-go. I've also tried the Mole Chicken Enchiladas and they were excellent as well. We're not talking gourmet, we're just talking quality well-priced mexican fare. read more

Best enchiladas I've ever tasted. I've ordered them at least 5 times now. Chicken verde enchiladas! And, they're about the only place I don't have to request extra cheese. Most of their menu looks amazing so maybe next time I'll try something new. read more

Taquerias Arandinas - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Love the food but hate the service. We walked in at 9:50 PM asking if theyre stil open and they ignored us then came back with a stank face and said theyre open til 10:30 so got a table and ordered our food. They got the whole order wrong and at the end they supposedly lost the receipt and wanted to charge us for something else. The waitress had an attitude since the beginning like she didnt want us to dine in since they were about to close. Would give 0 stars if I could. read more

The food is OK. The service is terrible. They will forget about you and not refill your drinks or ask you how anything is. Avoid this location and go to the one on Riverside. It is much better. read more

The salsa is perfect. There was a huge language barrier between the server and I which made getting a veggie burrito impossible. Had they not already had one non-meat option on the menu I would have had to leave. Despite that the food was great. Wish they'd add a few vegan/vegetarian options, might come back but with a menu upgrade I'd hit this spot up regularly. read more

Not fancy. Not trendy. Just delicious and authentic mexican food! The chicken enchiladas were great. I'm not usually a rice and beans person but they were amazing. They serve a spicy hot sauce type salsa along with a delicious regularly spicy salsa. read more

This is a great place to go after dieting for a while and you're at the point where you need large servings of greasy home cooking. I love everything I've had here! The salsas are flavorful and always spicy. Also, when I ordered a cup of coffee and they were all out, they made a fresh pot for me. read more

Good mini tacos was disappointed with the Al Pastor but everything else was great. Water was gross but horchata and coffee were good. Service was okay but they seemed to be too busy to be bothered with refills. Prices are reasonable. Overall good taco place fruit stand outside. read more

Service was fine. Food was not. This is the type of place you'd look at and think it's no frilla and all about the food. Jad the beef millenesa. Came out less than 5 minutes and stuck taste burnt. Disappointing. read more

Am here on business and staying at the Homewood suites. I was looking for something not run by a big corporation. This place was recommended to me by the woman at the front desk. Started with chips and 2 kinds of salsa and a beer. Had the enchiladas with chicken. Very tasty. Service was good but not great. Would totally go here again. read more

This place has it going on!! Breakfast specials are cheap and the plates are full. I ordered the menudo and barbacoa tacos on the side .The bowl was huge with alot of carne and a large pigs foot .I ordered two tacos but I made three tacos out of all the meat it had. They have tradional american plates for 2.99 but 'I need to go back to try those becuz no offense, that doesn't cure a hangover like MENUDO ,can I get an AMEN!!!!! read more

Amazing food and service. We had the taquitos platter and huaraches and everything was delicious!!!

I'm from Cali, this is the real deal, Mexican food that is crazy good! Just had breakfast, will be back for dinner!

I love this place. It's cheap, has the ambience of a high school cafeteria, the salsa kicks ass, they serve topo chico, enormous cokes, there's never a wait, the jukebox plays terrible pop conjunto, and they have pralines for dessert. They have a unique verde sauce - I believe it's made with chili pequins. It's bitter in the most lovely way. Unfortunately, the beans are not vegetarian, but you can get a plate of three cheese enchiiladas with green sauce and stick to rice. The beans aren't VERY lardy... read more

Good food, great prices. I was just there tonight and the salsa wasn't as good as I remember, but the food was great. This is one of my favorite places to get Al Pastor tacos. Try the combination plate! read more

GREAT authentic Mexican Restaurant. I would suggest the Cubana which rocks in flavor and in price. You can't go wrong with the Malanesa (sp?). It's the Mexican version of a Chicken Fried Steak Sandwich...mmmm good read more

Place looks like it's about to get shot up at any moment. I ordered guacamole and they gave me sliced avocado. Chorizo breakfast burrito was nasty. read more

Had a breakfast 2 2 2, two eggs, two ham, two pancakes, what I learned? Leaver it for ihop. The breakfast tacos are good, especially the fajitas. The rice is flavorless. The staffs is nice. Ok joint overall on breakfast. read more

Mediocre. They have decent gorditas when they don't come back overcooked. Stick with the tacos or enchiladas. Pretty standard. Remember Arandas and not Arandinas. read more

Breakfast dishes are legit and cheap. Chilaquiles are spot-on according to my Mexican friends.

Yummy salsa, torta cubana is delish. Love that 2 people can eat breakfast here for $7!

Cheap basic TexMex food, opens early and closes late.

Cheap. Authentic. Nothing special to look at. Great salsa. AMAZING migas. In fact, these are the only migas in town I truly love. Worth going for breakfast--can't say anything 'bout lunch or dinner. read more

The restaurant looks like your typical Taqueria. Nothing super fancy but what it lacks in looks it makes up in taste! The food is great! Taste like authentic Mexican food. The price was cheap & not too busy. I'm not sure what the hours are because I didn't see any posted on the door at the front or online. I will definitely suggest to people. read more

I dont really like the food but the strawberry margarita its delicious would like to go back and just buy a margarita :9

Always great food at taquerias arandinas. I'm eating here by myself now and since I have no one to talk to, might as well review! I've been to most of their locations, (there are like 5 of them), and have tried many items on the menu, every location has great food. If you haven't tried them yet- come and try them! read more

headed out for a quick taco breakfast this morning with the fam. pulled up to this taqueria, open the car door AND THE SMELL OF ROTTING HUMAN SHIT fills the car. it is everywhere. i turn to my other half and ask what the fuck. he sees another man in the parking lot, who says "that shit bro?" we are gagging at this point. I can't even take off my seatbelt. the husbands eyes are watering. the little Littles start crying, the dude in the parking lot is covering his nose and mouth as he tries desperately to get back into the car. it is like a scene from the end of times, as we feverishly gasp for some fresh air. my husband jumps back in the car, he tries to find something to cover his face with. I haven't even turned off the car at this point, so I throw the car into reverse and quickly try to get out of the shit stained parking lot. we pass by the septic tank truck that is connected to the taqueria, that has obviously having issues with their septic system. I can only imagine what the inside of the restaurant smells like and the kitchen, as human excrement particles are flying around. how is this place open? oh my god. i'm speeding away, the smell of the depths of human bowels have consumed my practical family car, I roll down the windows, we are all screaming and yelling about the horrible smell that is wafting into our nostrils. fresh air begins to fill the car & we can take a breath, without inhaling doody molecules. read more

I don't know why this place has even 2 stars!! It was horrible!! Canned beans... Are u serious? First I had a bug in my horchata and I let that slide and just asked for another one... The. I got my food and it was worse than my high school cafeteria one in el paso. This is not Mexican food... I even paid for my plate and didn't eat 1/4 of it. Everything was bad... Disappointed... read more

I'm going to preface this review by saying that for the four years i've lived here i've been a stupid gringo. I went to Aranda's when i first moved here from Mississippi and was completely turned off by 'brains' and 'tongue' and stuck my nose up to the high heavens. Well, years later i realized that i've never gone back to any of these 'hole in the wall' mexican places. Man! I've been missing out and it's my own fault. I decided to pick up some dinner for my friend and I and this was cheap and i was craving something awesome! I picked up her a taco plate (2 tacos, rice and beans) $5 and myself a california burrito (beef, rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, tomato *i think*) $5. It was seriously $10 for those things. That burrito was HUGE! It completely fell apart after having to use a fork and knife to eat it. I can't wait to eat more food at this place! Oh yeah, the lady working the counter was beyond sweet. She kept trying to offer me food and let me try their aguas frescas. I now know i'm not a fan of tamarindo. Eww. read more

What a surprise. The outside and the location are quite lackluster. When you walk in however it is clean and the staff is extra friendly. I ordered a Quesadilla with carne asada beef. It was very good. The meat was very flavorful and it was full of cheese. The 2 salsas were delicioso as well, one very fresh and the other was smokey and spicy. Ill definately be back! read more

Very delicious authentic Mexican food, best in Austin area! Service is great too. Recommend burritos, tacos, tortas, enchiladas and menudo!! The horchata is awesome. Have not had anything that I don't recommend. read more