Rico's Tacos

Stopped by here randomly today and these tacos were AMAZING! Very flavorful and loaded, will stop by when I can when I'm in the area.

I got the barbacoa, steak and chicken tacos. Barbacoa is the best that I've ever had. Veracruz EAST Austin was my favorite barbacoa but this place is amazing! So much flavor! Great portions with meat, cilantro, onions. Steak and chicken were good too.

Agree with everyone that says these are some of the best breakfast tacos in town. Made to order and piping hot with delicious salsa (the green is my favorite). I love finding little local joints like this.

I have been coming here off and on for several years. What is a hoot is that it is known unofficially as "Rico's Tacos" which is not their official name, but it is a better fit. These are street tacos, which are smaller, but I have never been disappointed. I often stop by and get one taco while out doing chores to tide me over and later get some Menudo at another location if it is a Saturday. I highly recommend the corn tortillas which are also available in the morning. I also highly recommend the Lingua and also the Tripas tacos. The Tripas they will cook to order. There is a double-table with a cover during rain, but I am quite happy sitting in the car as it smells so good. Get the green sauce, quite spicy and full of flavor. The prices have slowly crept up during the years, but I don't mind paying for flavor. I suggest driving through the gas station it is next to as trying to cross traffic can be scary. This is a very blue collar joint a day worker place with very little room to park. I also suggest taking a breath mint with you :-) .

Listen, I need you to pay attention here.Never mind that hipster taco place. The one with the free-range grass-fed açaí-marinated something sprinkled with organic powdered unicorn horn. Sure, it may be "Hot on Yelp" ... It may even be featured in the latest edition of "Stuff White People Like." But you'll never pay $8 for a taco again once you go to Rico's.It's a trailer, but one of the old-school food-cart trailers. El Taco Norteño used to be there, on the west side of the Conoco gas station.There's always a smiling, beautiful lady working when I go (presumably she's not Rico). She talks to me in Spanish. "Cilantro y cebollas?" Yes, please. I always get one al pastor taco ($1.50, tax-built in so it's actually $1.50) and one barbacoa ($2), both on corn tortillas. I get a lemon or lime to squeeze over everything and a thin dollop of avocado sauce.A fantastic lunch for $3.50 (and worth three times the price).The trailer is officially called "Rico's" but you may notice the larger sign that says "Tacos Michuacan." Though Google says the correct spelling is "Michoacán" I chose not to argue with the nice lady who served me two of the best tacos I've had in a while.There's only one table there; they obviously are set up for folks to take their food to go.There's a pretty impressive-looking breakfast menu, too. If I ever make it there before noon I'll give it a try and report back.August 2012 update: Got a barbacoa taco and an al pastor yesterday (see photo). Both were fantastic. I'm pretty sure it cost $4 instead of $3.50 this time, but still totally worth it.

Pretty much a perfect breakfast taco. Handmade corn tortillas, big ol perfectly cooked pieces of bacon and delicious nopales...all kinds of yum in my tum! Haven't had the lunch ones yet, but after a short conversation with another patron who says he comes there three times a week, sounds like we'll be back to try that amazingness too!

Honestly, one of Austin's best tacos. The chicken fajita is amazing. Corn tortilla's are a must on whatever you get.

These are some of the best tacos that I've had in Austin! They were made fresh and perfectly seasoned. Served with green sauce similar to the "dona" sauce at taco deli. Not to mention they are much cheaper ($2-2.50) than their competition but they are a bit smaller.

Ok I'm on board with everyone else, this place is killer. I had a potato and egg taco and a beef fajita - both were amazing. Tortillas were really good, fajita meat seasoned perfectly and the green sauce - I could drink that stuff it's so good. After reading reviews I wanna get the barbacoa next time.

Great tacos!! Were fresh , hot & tasty!! Had two barbacoa tacos on flour tortillas. They had good amounts of barbacoa, as well as chopped onions & white cheese. Highly recommended