Tacos La Bala — Restaurant in Houston

I absolutely love, love, love this place!

Aside: fun story time. I was once here at night, a woman was walking around asking people for 10 cents. The only thing is that if you said no, she wouldn't leave your table she would just keep standing there until you gave her something. I wasn't having this so told her that she would have to leave us alone otherwise I'd call the cops. She called me several very rude words (the kind that starts with a c) but shuffled away. After I left Tacos La Bala, she followed me out to my car and started banging on my window. I just drove away but for anyone dining here alone or dining here at night, I would just be wary of your surroundings. And apparently don't threaten to call the cops, haha. None of the servers here really speak English so when I tried to explain to them what had happened they didn't understand so I'm not even sure they were aware of what happened.

Back to the restaurant. I love this restaurant - did I say that already? Parking is easy; there's a large strip mall with a 99 cent store and a planned parenthood (so eclectic) so there's never a dearth of parking. Usually I get one right up front (helpful in avoiding homicidal women asking for 10 cents). The place has bars on the windows, and it's not much of a looker from the inside either. There's a selection of tables and booths that are already equipped with paper towels (which you will need) and red and green salsa. You walk to the back to order under this sort of hut; menus are up there as well.

Barbacoa Tacos SO moist - I know moist isn't a very fondly looked up on word but in this situation it's absolutely positive and necessary. The flour tortillas, you can tell, are made fresh in house. Whatever I order I usually also order a 1/2 order of guacamole and top my tacos with this and the complimentary salsa verde. Beware - the salsa isn't for the light of heart, it's incredibly spicy and will have you drinking gallons of water but it is SO worth it. The kind of spicy where the flavors really come through; it's creamy and rich and silky. If you want, you can just buy the stuff and take it home - for less than $3! At similar restaurants like Ruchi's, a comparable jar of their less stellar salsa will run you over $8.

I love the christmas decorations; very cute ...

I love this place so much, I must have come here at least three times in the last week.

All the tacos I've had are great and flavorful. My favorites are the lengua, trompo, cecina, and barbacoa. That's a lot of favorites, but hey, that says a lot about the place! The lengua is beef tongue, which generally freaks people out. But, if you tasted it, you wouldn't even know it was tongue, unless someone told you. Usually three tacos fill me up well and leave me happy.

Three words. The green sauce. It is so good. I literally drink it out of the little take out sauce containers and drown the tacos in it. It takes the tacos to the next level, and it's 60% of the reason why I can't stop going back. This is all coming from someone who isn't usually into condiments, too. It's an innocent green and is the perfect amount of spice for me. Although, be warned, my brother said it's one of the spiciest sauces he's ever had.

These tacos are dirt cheap! $1.70 for corn and $1.90 for flour tortillas. They take credit card if your total is $5.00 or more. Service is pleasant and efficient and you can pop in and out...

If you are looking for authentic mexican food (like the same nostalgia you get from restaurants in Mexico) look no further.

I've been going to Tacos La Bala since I was a child with the original La Bala getting so crowded they had to build this one in Bellaire.

First of all the red and green salsas "estan a la madre" so good. The tacos are amazing and you can custom order them to include or not include the veggies they normally put on them. The menudo is pretty good although my grandpa says my grandmothers is better. Even the kids menu is decent (nuggets, fries, etc). Ask them to put cheese on the nuggets or fries. Nachos are really good with the meat, cheese, and jalapeños on the side if you want them added. Other menu items are good too. I would try the drinks like mexican coke, sangria, agua de horchata etc.

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