Taquitos & Panaderia West Avenue

One of my favorite places to get mini tacos! Go on the weekends if possible to get al pastor for your protein. You can get plain but better with cilantro and onions along with grilled onions, cucumbers, radishes and limes. The hot sauces both red and green are hot but very good! A lot of people don’t know that they also serve quesadillas filled with your favorite meat and tortas! Grab a Jarritos or Aguas Fresca to get a well rounded experience.

Found this place while looking for some authentic street tacos. There's a few places on Nacogdoches, but this place caught my attention. Came on a Saturday evening, so it was pretty crowded and there was a line of about 15 people. However, line moves very quickly and tables are immediately cleaned as soon as the party leaves. It was a very efficient system. I was worried about not having a table when I placed my order, but there were a few open tables. As far as the food, they have a very simple menu focusing on their core ingredients. The choices are tacos, tortas, and quesadillas. Regardless of the style, the meat choices are bistek, tripas, cabeza, lengua, suadero, chorizo, and al pastor (Thursday - Sunday). You order at the counter and it's immediately made. All the ingredients are ready, so your order is ready within 30 seconds as they were very fast. I tried different combinations on different trips, but my favorite were the tacos since I could taste more of the meat. Of the meats, my favorites were the bistek, al pastor, and suadero. However, you can't go wrong with any combination. The meats were amazingly delicious and the tacos were served with onions, cilantro, cucumbers, radish, and limes. There's 3 different hot sauces on the table and they all had a nice kick, but wasn't overwhelming. Get ready to get a little messy and enjoy these tacos. Ordered a few empanadas to go at the register and they were good as well.

I originally came to try the pastor tacos but I didn’t realize they only serve it on certain days. I was so disappointed. I wanted to leave but decided to try something since I was already here. To my surprise, the tacos were absolutely delicious. The meats were juicy and tender. I ordered the Bistec and lengua. I enjoyed the lengua more than the Bistec. Now that I know their other tacos are good, I am so excited to come back and try their pastor. Loveee that they included grilled onions and radish on the side