La Norteña Atx Food Truck — Restaurant in Lakeway

On a whim my daughter and I stopped here to grab lunch. We leave near Hamilton Pool Road. The owner was immediately friendly and answered all of our questions. I was having a hard time deciding so he threw in a free Taco de Burria. I also ordered a shrimp taco, grilled chicken torta and a steak taco. Every single thing we ate was full of flavor, tender and just delicious! As we were checking out he let us try the Puerco de salsa verde. He had not added the salsa verde yet so we only tried the meat. It was tender and almost buttery because it was rendered so nicely. Hands down this is a place to try! Prices seem somewhat reasonable. $4 for a taco is a little on the high side, but the food is so good and based on how satisfied everyone was, it...

Let me just say La Norteña did not disappoint and we will definitely be going back. I ordered the Paquete Birrias with corn tortillas. A crispy pan-fried beef (aguja Norteña) and cheese taco with white onions, cilantro, and a side of consomé beef broth. Think French dip meets gourmet street taco. My friend went for the Mexican Shrimp Cocktail which was so big it required 2 pint-sized containers. Given that my friend is actually from Mexico, he said it was the best and most authentic he's had in the states. Impressive! We also ordered Guacamole and chips which apparently they make fresh to-order, and you can definitely tell. I can't wait to go back and try some of their other dishes, they all...

So glad to have proper Mexican food in the area! The meats are all very flavorful --- especially the all the braised, chopped meats are just so wonderfully juicy and meaty (e.g. birria, green pork, chicharron). And the tortillas are great! I got the birria with flour but the parradilla came with corn...and I enjoyed the corn ones even though I don't normally care for corn tortillas!

I desperately now need to try every single one of their meats. I suppose tacos are the fastest way to achieve that but damnit that torta looks real good too. Very friendly owners....