La Santa Barbacha — Restaurant in Austin

Came across this joint for a quick snack on our day out. The food truck park was a little hidden, so make sure to keep your eyes peeled when searching to park. My wife and I simply ordered a barbacoa taco, since it is what the truck specializes in. Weirdly, we almost failed to be served, as the lady taking our order informed us that they may be out of barbacoa.. That's a bit odd since they had just opened for the day. Luckily, she double checked and was able to confirm our order. I paid for cash and they didn't even have change for me. She suggested that I return for my change after our 2 tacos were ready. After a quick 5 minutes, we went to retrieve our tacos. Unfortunately I had to remind the staff of my change for my 20. Now, it seemed like she couldn't find correct change. After being quite annoyed, I just chose to pay with plastic. Looks like the staff were not on their A-game today, so I don't want to be to judgmental. The barbacoa itself was well made and moist. I would of liked the meat to have been shredded a bit more as the meat resembled more of a pot roast, with bigger chunks. It being a taco, the meat needed to be in every bite with the tortilla, instead when I took a bite, half of the meat would follow. For the most part, that is a smaller nitpick but still a hard suggestion for the future. Overall, there was good quality of food there, but the service was just awkward and uncoordinated. They did seem like genuine people, so I think I'll keep the review at 4 stars. Mentally, I will keep it a 3 stars. No plan on returning for...

I’m visiting Austin from Atlanta and had a few places lined up to try what claimed to be the best tacos in Austin, and it wasn’t until the 3rd day that we stumbled upon this gem! I was reading an article about must try places in Austin, and this restaurant immediately caught my eye. After spending about 30 minutes drooling at pictures on their Instagram, and getting excited about how interesting the menu looked, we knew we wanted to give this place a try and it did not disappoint! You can tell the ingredients are very fresh, tortillas are made very well, and everything had a lot of flavor. We tried the amigas breakfast taco, the brisket taco, chilaquiles, and the sopes and they were all fantastic! We also had the cold brew horchata and the pink horchata made with strawberries and those were amazing as well. It was $50 for 4 very filling portions and 2 hand crafted drinks, which I think is a great price for the quality, thoughtful menu they’ve put together. Wish I could come back soon, but anyone in the Austin area should check this place out, and it’s at the top of my list to enjoy next...

I came thinking it would be just another taco truck, but left with a new favorite spot!

There are hundreds of taco places in Austin, but not many places that serve one of my favorite Mexican dishes - chilaquiles. So when I saw chilaquiles on their menu, I knew I had to get them! Their version is called the barbacha chilaquiles bowl. For the chilaquiles, which is the base of this bowl, corn tortillas are cut into strips, fried, then doused with tomatillo salsa. That’s topped with chopped onion, sour cream, and queso fresco. The bowl also comes with refried pinto beans, barbacoa (slow cooked Angus beef), a fried sunny side up egg, sliced avocado, and cilantro. I loved everything about this bowl. The salsa was spicy in the best way, the barbacoa was super tender, the beans were seasoned perfectly, and the crispy egg was a nice addition to the bowl. It was so tasty I couldn’t stop eating it, even after I knew I was full (yes! it’s so filling! you get a lot of bang for your buck with this bowl!). They have free parking and a nice seating area outside, and they also have indoor seating with...