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same place every Sunday I've been in Austin for 30 years and these are my
five favorite tacos the first stop is Veracruz naturale is not the original
location on the east side this is in South Austin and the radio coffee shop
radios at famous coffee shop in South Austin but don't overlook the taco
trailer this is some serious Migas with Poblano
peppers make sure to get the migas with the poblanos it's 50 cents extra
but it's so worth it so I added lots of salsa to this but
what makes Veracruz Natural so delicious is their handmade tortillas this corn
tortilla is so thick and juicy and I cannot wait to dig in
eggs are perfectly cooked the poblanos give a little bit of texture a little
bit of spice to it and a little bit of smokiness crunchy tortillas add a little
bit of texture as well yeah this is a winner so we're staying in South Austin
for my second favorite taco it's only about a mile and a half away from radio
this restaurant is more traditional it's called Papalote and it is
located at South Lamar and Manchaca. So this is my second stop my second
favorite taco in Austin and this is the only vegetarian one this is a
cauliflower cabbage queso fresco and avocado at the Papalote. It has this
red ajo sauce which is so delicious gives a little bit of spice I always eat
corn tortillas because I'm gluten free, so you get an extra tortilla here. Papalote is a
more traditional taqueria and there are three locations in Austin. They have
crazy animal parts like Tongue they also have hongas, huitlacoche. Normally I
like to eat inside it's a little more traditional and we get all the delicious
smells from the kitchen but alas there were no spots today so I'm outside in
the middle of traffic in the parking lot is way I feel with all kinds of sounds
there's horns cars doors and all kinds of craziness. Speaking of - and a door ready 1 2 3
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link join the tribe. For the third stop we are still in South Austin but we're
headed a little bit further west just past Zilker Park to my absolute favorite
taco restaurant called Taco Deli so this is my all-time favorite taco place in
Austin it's taco deli and it is actually a friend of mine is one of the owners I
knew him in college many many years ago this is my all-time favorite
it's the El Picacido. This is beef tenderloin and a chipotle sesame with
avocado and queso fresco so there are two different camps in Austin either
you're a Torchy's person or you're a taco deli person, me personally I love my
taco deli what they are very famous for is this Dona salsa which is made with
jalapenos people will fly into Austin come specifically the taco deli just to
get this Dona it's so good I don't know what they do
to this but there's some magic in here Taco Deli is only open for breakfast
and lunch so make sure to stop by before 3 p.m. every day they have different
special tacos so make sure you're looking at not just a regular menu but
the special menu as well chocka Deli has several locations but the original on
spyglass is the most iconic you find old austin old school austin picnic tables
outside a great thing to do at the spyglass location is to get your
tacos to go and then go down to the green belt and eat the tacos by the
water and go for a hike I love this place now we're leaving the old hippie
side of South Austin and we are headed to the urban oasis we're now in the
heart of downtown at 2nd and Congress at a group of restaurants called Fareground
it is actually on the ground floor of the Wells Fargo building and this is a
group of local restaurants that have small satellites with limited menus one
thing I love about Fareground is this really cool open area smack-dab downtown
but you get just a little bit of green space just about a block from my house
and this is my favorite place to come for tacos at night for dinner
they're just a little bit fancier here I have my wild boar chorizo which Dae Due
is famous for well the boar local Texas
while bored frieszo is a little bit richer than forth a little bit more
herbacious flavor and it's actually quite
I love it what's really cool about dad you a couple of times a year they have
an actual wild boar hunt you can book the weekend with them you go on the wild
boar hunt and then over the course of the weekend you clean and make tons and
tons of dishes with the wild boar you actually hunted it's a great Texas thing
now we're leaving downtown before the five o'clock traffic starts and we're
headed over to the east side to Rosita's Al Pastor. Rosita's is located on East
Riverside in a parking lot so now we're at the final stop this is Rosita's
Al Pastor on the east side of Austin it is a food trailer in a parking lot and
they have the most delicious al pastor tacos and some days they have
carnitas today I'm going to actually have both because it is one of the days
they have carnitas. one of the craziest things about this place the tacos are
pretty inexpensive bucks per taco but you have to pay 50 cents for your plate
and I just love that I've always paying 50
cents extra
so they said the traditional al pastor tacos. you can see here the only thing that is
added to them is onion and fresh cilantro and then you put a little bit
got the lime on top marinate overnight
so if you love street food in Austin like all the tacos I've shown you today
make sure to check out the video about the farmers markets all over Central
Austin I hope you enjoyed my video of my five favorite tacos in Austin I'm Kim
you button it traveler and I'll see you on the next adventure.