El Secreto de Abuela #2 — Restaurant in Austin

It was great. I got the chilaquiles verdes. Omg! When I say it was spicy, it was burning my mouth. But they were delicious. It also came with an egg on top... but i requested it to be on the side since i am not a big fan of eggs. I gave it to my son, but they had put it on top of the chilaquiles originally and took it off, and brought it separately. They thought I wouldn't have noticed. But my son took a small bite and felt the burning sensation of the green salsa. So i asked them to remake it. Since I did tell them, i wanted it on the side. I was very disappointed. I have to say I only got 6 little potatoes on my plate. They were very stingy with them. I wish I had taken a picture. I was able to eat more than half of the chilaquiles until I just gave out how spicy they were. I ordered a carne asada taco. Delicious. One thing I didn't like that they didn't have kids size drinks. They charge you a regular adult size cup. My nephew didn't even drink half the cup. Hubby said menudo is good, but it does have a kick to it as well. It's a very...

Been coming for quite a while and I consistently get some favorites like the Aguacate con queso and Huaraches with chicken. I tried a new seasonal item the corn cup they offered and had to say for the price point and the original photo it was very disappointing. For $8 you get about a 12oz cup of warm sweet corn with about a tablespoon of mayo a lime and a sprinkle of tajin style seasoning. I get it's a seasonal menu item but specifically posted next to chilequiles and a margarita and churros and menudo. None of these items had any prices listed so be sure to ask. I guess part of my disappointment comes from the price point. My chicken huaraches were only 7.79 but this side item was more than an entree and let's be honest its about 8oz of canned unroasted sweetcorn with a tablespoon of mayonnaise and a dash of seasoning. Its too much for what it was. My fault for not asking. But then they should have advertised the price...

It's true you either can't trust reviews or Austinites are so used to the smell of urinals and toilets they've gone nose blind to it, but the minute you walk into this restaurant you are hit with a very bad septic smell that rivals truckstop restrooms nationwide. We sat down and immediately had to leave it was so bad. Like dining in a well used bathroom. Fresh sceptic smell hovers in the air, and it's impossible to enjoy any type of food. Can you really trust food in an establishment like this? Look at other reviews and you will see the septic smell problem is at least 3 years old. They won't be fixing it anytime soon. That's just how it is. You've been warned. I kept bugging my gf to go and we finally went and it was a major disappointment and downright disgusting. 1 star. Zero if I could. Server was nice, though. Not her fault this...