Taco La Gardenia — Restaurant in San Antonio

Restaurant Review: Bitterly Disappointed with Breakfast Burrito Experience

I recently visited hoping to enjoy a solid breakfast burrito and left feeling incredibly disappointed. For $13, I received a watermelon drink (which was perfectly fine) and a breakfast burrito that fell far short of expectations.

I ordered a sausage breakfast burrito, and the server even confirmed my preference — country sausage, patties, or links. I chose links, thinking I’d get proper link sausage. Instead, what I received were those tiny pig-in-a-blanket-style hot dogs.

To make matters worse, the eggs inside were undercooked, and the red sauce I poured over the burrito had an overwhelming tomato paste flavor — not the rich, spicy salsa you’d expect with Mexican-inspired cuisine. After eating Mexican food for over 30 years, I can confidently say I’ve never had salsa that tasted quite like that.

When my server checked in and I asked if the “sausage” was actually mini hot dogs, she confirmed it with a nod — no apology or explanation. At that point, I just tried to eat what I could since I didn’t have time to wait for a corrected order. Honestly, I worried that asking for a redo might result in my food being tampered with, so I just left frustrated.

For $13, I expect better quality and attention to detail. Mistakes happen, but getting the order right the first time is crucial — especially when the alternative is food that leaves you questioning what you’re even eating. I won’t...

Let me tell you about this little hidden gem. My employees tell me they've been going here for the last 2 months everyday this is next to fort Sam Houston at the corner of Carson and pine. Let me tell you the beef or cheese enchiladas are very good and I eat at Garcia's, Blanco Cafe, and los barrios all the time. The food here is a rival to these places. I've tried a few plates of different variety and everything is good. Everything. And don't give me started on their big donuts I don't even like doughnuts that much but these are some of the best ones I have ever had. I took one home to my wife and she's a big sweet person and even she said that was one of the best ones she's ever had got to go early because sometimes I don't want to be gone by 11: 00am or 12: 00pm. Puffy tacos are amazing The poblano enchiladas sauce to die for(I think that's what they were) The cheese enchilada plate and the beef enchiladas and crispy taco all perfect the pic of the other is delicious. Keep up the good work, keep up the good food we will be back continuously Oh and I forgot to add everyday the specials change and they are super cheap between $8 and $9. Give it a try...

I'm gonna have to tell you this was a pretty good find thanks to one of their loyal customers. A parent at my daughters school brought some pastries from here for a coffee with the principal meeting yesterday, and I had to ask where she got these delicious melt in your mouth donuts. I woke my kids up early just to get to this place before I dropped them off this morning. This is a restaurant in a neighborhood (some would call a hole in the wall) I want to refer to as a San Antonio Hidden Gem. At least for their bakery and tacos because that's all we ordered 😋. These donuts are very big, about the size of their conchas. They also have some tacos on special during the week 2 for 2.99, which is a pretty good price, and they were a pretty good size as well. Don't let the image from the outside fool you! This place is a must visit. Just be cautious ⚠️ this place seems to be pretty well known already because while I was there ordering my to-go food, they did have a very steady stream of walk-ins ordering to-go food as well , along with groups of people sitting down. And this was at 7am! Oh and that phone... never stopped ringing with orders. Good luck and...