Pueblo Viejo Taco Truck — Restaurant in Austin

I’ve visited Pueblo Viejo close to thirty times now and somehow, each visit still feels like a little celebration. While not every item on the menu has dazzled me (the gordita I tried once didn’t quite hit the mark and their guacamole isn’t exactly winning any citywide contests,) there’s one dish that keeps me coming back without hesitation and helps them maintain their high-accolaids: the Migas Tacos.

These tacos are quite frankly, in a league of their own. The eggs are always fluffy; never dry or overcooked. The flour tortillas are consistently warm, fresh, and just slightly crisped on the outside like they’ve kissed the griddle for just the right amount of time. But the real star of the show — the component that elevates Pueblo Viejo’s Migas to near-legendary status — is the generous helping of crispy tortilla strips tucked inside. Perfectly salted, addictively crunchy, and somehow never soggy, they bring a contrast and texture that’s hard to overstate. There’s truly only one other taco joint in Austin that even comes close to matching this degree of crunch factor.

Now, allow me to go full taco nerd for a moment: years ago, Pueblo Viejo offered an extra-hot Yucatán-style roasted habanero salsa about which I still fantasize. It was dark, complex, smoky, and unapologetically spicy — a unicorn in the world of salsa. I ask about it every time I visit, clinging to the hope that it might one day return.

Pueblo Viejo has earned a well-deserved spot as the #2 taco destination on my meticulously-ranked list of 160 taco spots across the city [AustinTacoMojo.com]. For that ranking to hold steady visit after visit, you know they’re doing...

This food trailer in one of my favorite hang out spots, Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden, offers a delicious veggie taco and an inventive quesadilla taco. (The original Pueblo Viejo is a counter-service served at the North Door venue in East Austin.) However, the trailer at Cosmic is genius because you can order food, grab a drink from inside Cosmic and then go grab a seat in their beautiful beer garden outside. And if the weather isn't kind that day, Cosmic has an indoor area as well.

We ordered a Vegetable Taco, Quesadilla Taco, Lamb Barbacoa Taco, and an Al Pastor Taco. I was thoroughly impressed with the Vegetable and Quesadilla Tacos. The Veggie taco has so much flavor with the sauteed mix of mushrooms, spinach, carrots, corn, zucchini, and avocado, it was delightful. The Lamb Barbacoa was 75% fat and hard to tear through but the flavor was very good.

Also, they have HUGE $5 cups of incredibly delicious Horchata.

What to Order: Vegetable Taco, Quesadilla Taco, Horchata Pros [+]: Location, Many Different Options of Tacos, Huge $5 Delicious Horchata, Breakfast...

I used to LOVE this place! It was my go to spot for any type of food. This place was so special to me that I would recommend it to EVERYBODY. They have what most people consider to be “authentic mexican food” My family is from Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico where I grew up eating REAL MEXICAN FOOD. Pueblo Viejo is the only place in Austin, TX I’ve eaten at that has that same flavor, every other place is TEX MEX. Even the ones that most people think are “authentic” aren’t. But Pueblo Viejo IS and that’s why I loved this place so much. So it broke my heart when I showed up one day to buy food and was turned away for not having a card. This was not always the case . They have accepted cash for many years before the coronavirus pandemic / government coin shortage. Now I’m all for being safe but getting rid of cash entirely is not the way to go. For that reason I will not be able to eat at my favorite place in the city I grew up 27 years all because they don’t accept cash ..

P.S. I have my reasons for not owning a card.

brushy st location also doesn’t...