Tacos Doña Lena Review - Spring Branch - Houston - The Infatuation
"Missing Tacos Doña Lena from the street is impossible. The small strip center restaurant explodes with a rainbow array of chairs, banners, plants, and art, from the patio to the interior. After years of making tacos in various locations, the restaurant’s namesake Doña Lena opened this extremely colorful spot in Spring Branch in 2020. And although the restaurant serves just about every kind of taco imaginable, the birria here reigns supreme. Whether you order the birria as a street taco, smashed with cheese as a quesabirria taco, or in a bowl with consomé and ramen noodles, every juicy bite tastes just like the deeply flavorful smoky red chile broth in which it was steeped. And don’t skip dunking the taco or quesadilla form into the little cup of hot consomé served on the side—it’s pure, beef and chile flavored goodness. We recommend wearing a shirt you don’t mind getting stained. Everything at Tacos Doña Lena, from the birria to the gorditas to the crispy machetes looks and tastes excellent, and, seriously, what’s not to like about a gooey cheese-and-meat-filled tortilla? Sitting in a colorfully decked-out restaurant makes the entire experience whimsical, as though the simple act of eating a taco calls for celebration. Go here and split a few quesabirrias with friends or have a bowl of birria ramen all to yourself for a quick and filling meal. " - Chelsea Thomas
