El Secreto De Abuela
El Secreto De Abuela
Enchiladas
Red and green salsa
Cheese enchiladas
Hamburger
Fajitas come with sour cream, guac, homemade tortillas, pico de gallo, rice, and beans.
Fajitas
Breakfast tacos
Fajita nachos
the outside of a restaurant
outside
Best $4 breakfast in town. Get the corn tortillas.
outside
Exterior
Inside area
3 combo Enchiladas...delicious beef, chicken and cheese
outside
Great specials
Grease & beef enchilada plate
Chorizo Miga plate with a taco on the side and a coffee.
Chilaquiles House con dos juevos y pollo! Chilaquiles with eggs and chicken!!!
Enchiladas de mole
Green enchiladas
food
Gordita
Maria G.
Oct 27, 2024
I ordered via Uber Eats. That's on me. I'm sick. It was an option. ANYWAY, I made the mistake of trusting the reviews. I ordered menudo and caldo de res. One was terrible. One was mediocre. Neither was enjoyable enough to eat.The menudo doesn't use honeycomb tripe and the pieces were so small, they were barely distinguishable from the hominy. I did like one thing about it - they add two small chiles de arbol, which is fire. It's my favorite chile; it's very hot but also very flavorful. Other than that, the broth wasn't red enough, nor did it have any spice - or flavor, for that matter. Super disappointing.The caldo de res was okay. The broth was bland. The cabbage was twiggy. The meat was too fatty (some fat is essential for flavor and no grandma would ever make caldo de res with lean cuts of meat. It's chuck all the way. But this wasn't chuck. It was dry (!) and overcooked. There were two giant pieces of carrot taking up most of the cup it came in and the potato had dissolved into a weird gritty sediment at the bottom. There was a decent piece of sweet corn but I'm not gonna lie - I'll eat corn no matter what but I can't say it was good; it was overcooked but I enjoyed it, anyway. I like corn. What can I say?ANYWAY ... it was a disappointing experience and I won't be ordering from here again. I can't speak to the quality of their other dishes because I don't think I'll be trying them after today's soup debacle.To others who shared positive reviews, I'm not begrudging their experience at all. I'm glad people support a place they like.
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Gary W.
Apr 12, 2024
Great little local Mexican food where you can reach just a few minutes away from the Austin airport. Came just after arriving to Austin to get a meal and a few beers. The restaurant was chill as had great air conditioning with most of the patrons being local blue collar workers, definitely not a Austin hipster place.The staff were friendly and they have a large menu. My wife had the chicken mole and I had some green chili enchiladas where we drank a few Victoria Beer's that were crispy cold.
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david w.
Oct 30, 2024
Loved the vibe, the service, and the food! Non-pretentious Tex-Mex and homemade corn tortillas.
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Laurene T.
Apr 29, 2024
El Secreto is a very well kept secret! This is our go to Mexican spot on the east side! It's the only place we've found with authentic chili con carne sauce, which is fire, and deserves to be smothered on everything. We've had at least 6-8 different things in the menu and with the exception of the queso, would order them all again!!The queso is too velveeta-ish for our taste, and doesn't stand up to others in the area so we just avoid it, but otherwise we love el secreto! We've ordered delivery a few times and had our order cancelled so o recommend going in person or calling for to go, but they sometimes don't answer the phone. This place gets super busy, especially during the lunch rush! The parking lot full of dirty work trucks outside should be a testament to their food!
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Fernando A.
Apr 19, 2024
The name of this modest restaurant translates to Grandmother's Secret. Actually, this is not a secret but a well known Mexican restaurant and considering how many choices there are in Austin, El Secreto de Abuela is worth unveiling for is authenticity. The locals know it and a very pleasant surprise for both my grand daughters and me on our first visit. The Machaca con Huevo was reminiscent of my own grandma's machaca. And she was from Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. The Green Chilaquiles took me back to my days in Mexico City where Green Chile and Tomatillo sauce has been mastered.So there. One final word, although they have superlative aguas frescas, como orchata y jamaica, Mexican food goes better with beer.BTW, the service was outstanding not only for the promptness but also for the friendliness.Say no more. Go find out what the secret is!.
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Rob P.
May 28, 2023
After a long wait I finally tried El Secreto De Abuela. I drive by this place all the time on my drive to and from the airport. Had a nice lazy Sunday today so popped in. Got the enchiladas de mole for $12.99 and it was a pretty nice sized portion. Didn't 100% blow me away, but I did ignore the waitress's suggestion of her favorite dish. Was still plenty good, and service was super quick. I'll go back and try more of their menu at some point for sure.
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Shelly L.
Jun 9, 2024
We got the abuelita plate, huevos a la Mexicana and the queso compuesto. While it did need a little salt added the flavor was solid. I wasn't crazy about the chips (that type aren't my favorite) and red salsa but the green was delicioso. Corn tortillas were better than the flour but I'm also a flour snob so take that as you will. Will be back again to try out more plates
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Billy Y.
Oct 16, 2023
Absolutely Delicious!!! Best Lunch plate in South Austin!! Their Green salsa is off the Charts!! Carne asada 5 star Billy
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Kathy S.
Mar 7, 2023
I drove by this place last week and decided since there were many cars that it was worth a try. I also read some reviews so was excited to find a truly authentic mexican restaurant. I am originally from San Antonio so as you move on north on the highway the Mexican food seems to change is taste.The place is good. It is what one may call a hole in the wall, but worth the stop. It has a wide selection of food. A good size menu. There was lots of customers at about 1:PM. The waitresses were quick to take our orders and get the food to us.Chips are tasty. Sauce accompanying it was mild.Our food was so so. First it wasn't that warm. And it didn't have a rich flavor, but was edible. Lots of the guys around us who came in ordered a cerviche that looked very good.I also had an extra tortillas with our meal - that was an additional cost.For my enchiladas I requested they sprinkle some onions on them - that was an additional cost.As I said, the food is ok, but I won't be returning. It just did not do anything for us.
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Andrew B.
Aug 8, 2023
What a surprising find. I do not live in this part of town but find myself there every now and then because of businesses I work with are over there. I was at one business recently and asked where to go for a good texmex lunch. This place was recommended.You get 2 different kinds of salsa with the chips they give you. The green is HOT, the way I like it. The red is very tasty but also very mild. I've been there a couple times and I am a beef lover. First time there I got the carne asada. Second time I went for a beef fajita burrito. My daughter was with me on my 2nd trip and she got a fajita chicken quesadilla. Everything is amazing. The prices and service is also on point. I will definitely be back anytime I'm in this part of Austin.
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