Marcelino's — Restaurant in Austin

Not sad to say this with a heavy heart.

1st thing is to never speak of GOD if maybe that person may believe in something greater or less! Now I say Me and family have been coming here since 95, when the mother (very sweet lady) was running things. I understand the name of game, me and family also run our very own little businesses but our most important thing at the end of the day is our customers. For the one who calls everyone Mijo and mi hija Please stop that!!!!! Speak professionally, we aren’t your kids!

I won’t knock down the food, the food is great but at the end of the day I don’t care about food vs how you look your customer in the eyes and show the same respect they show you! Then have the audacity to flip your screen and ask for a tip. I’m glad marcelinos had grown into what now this new east Austin can have. I’d rather have decent people being kind then someone sitting on a chair just collecting my clams and skimping tacos for almost $5 dollars to constantly forget something in the order. I’ll be the 1st to say I don’t like leaving reviews, I mean me and my family live on the same block literally as this place. But I’ll say it for those who are not Austin knights you have no idea what I speak of. For those who do then I’ll say less.

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Excellent tacos in a cozy, welcoming corner building with a short menu that still provides so many options. You can pick the ingredients for your tacos from a long list of veggies and meats. On first visit I enjoyed most the smoked Elgin sausage and the incredible papa ranchera (French fries with salsa). I look forward to trying more combinations! They have a few tables and counter seats inside. Outside there is a small free parking lot supplemented by free street parking.

A review I read, probably from do512: At Marcelino’s on the East Side, the tacos are scoop-and-serve—made assembly-line right in front of you. But Marcelino’s is so consistently busy that they’re hustling and preparing food non-stop. You can get a basic bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast taco, and it’ll be far superior to most you can get around town—but Marcellino’s system allows them to have many more options that you don’t see often, like repollo asado (grilled cabbage), calabacitas (squash), rajas (poblanos in cream), smoked Elgin sausage, and the incredible papa ranchera (French fries tossed in salsas). We think about the papa ranchera a lot. Also, at Marcelino’s, the cheese isn’t grated—they peel a slice off of a huge stack and slap it onto a warmed tortilla, where it...

I'm disappointed in this business not having a phone number to reach out to them. I ordered 2 tacos since this was my first time there. I ordered a beef tip taco with gravy it was pretty bland but salt, pepper, and plenty of lime juice made it bearable. Then my second taco was a pork chop taco with rice and beans on the inside. The pork chop was over cooked and dried out with no type of seasoning. After I added salt, pepper, and lime I began to eat the taco. By bite three I knew something was wrong! My stomach instantly bloated, began belching uncontrollably and vomiting for over an hour. I have called the specialty EMS to my home for an IV to keep from dehydrating. Hopefully I won't have to go to the ER. Before calling the EMT I tried, zofran (3), zantac (2), pickle juice, and mints(6). Nothing is settling my stomach. I can't even get in touch with the restaurant to let them know that something isn't right with the food. I was hoping for so much more because after doctoring the beef tip taco I really enjoyed it. But I honestly don't enjoy the after effects. I...