Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant

Great little neighborhood dive taco spot. Not in the upper echelon of tacos in the city but a welcome and perfectly serviceable spot that would be a great daily driver for getting tacos on your way to work etc. I pass by this place all the time and decided to finally stop by and try them. I normally judge a place by getting a barbacoa, a pastor, and a tripas taco. This place doesn't serve tripas so I got a barbacoa, a pastor, a carne guisada and a chicharron. All were well done and I have no complaints. I love that they offer pico de gallo on their tacos instead of onion and cilantro. It helps set them apart. The chicharron was better at lunch yesterday at Polvos, but it was also a $20 plate. Here the tacos are $3 so for less than $15 before tip I got 4 tacos plus salsa and fast service to boot. I wouldn't travel 30 minutes to eat here, but I would frequent the joint if it were my neighborhood taco establishment. The fast and very friendly service is a nice bonus.

Myself, my brothers and their families have been coming here for years. Hands down the best customer service, their food is always on point. Love their breakfast tacos. My absolute favorite is the pancakes! I’m not a pancake person, even at IHOP I will order French toast but my goodness these pancakes are the best I’ve ever had, no exaggeration. Must try! I love that they’re local small restaurant with so much love put into what they do. Before I moved out of Austin, we went so often they knew our order by memory ❤️ Amazing lady