La Fruta Feliz
Mexican restaurant · Cherrywood
3124 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723
Highlights
Authentic Mexican eatery with goat barbacoa & fresh aguas frescas
Authentic Mexican eatery with goat barbacoa & fresh aguas frescas
"Located on the East Side, near Airport and Manor, La Fruta Feliz is almost equal-parts juice bar and Mexican restaurant. While you can certainly get breakfast tacos here, we’re mostly fans of the lunch tacos and tortas. We usually like to get the barbacoa de chivo (barbecue goat) or the al pastor here. And make sure to throw in an incredibly refreshing melon aguas frescas, or one of their many signature juices." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
"Show up to La Fruta Feliz on a Saturday afternoon and you might think you just walked into a party, instead of a nondescript strip mall restaurant on Manor Road in East Austin. Inside you’ll find everything from karaoke and live music to TVs playing Shrek dubbed in Spanish. It’s lively and fun, but most importantly, it’s home to excellent food. Grab some tacos or tortas if you’re here for a quick lunch, or sit down with a plate of rich and gamey goat barbacoa. Then pair it all with something off the massive list of refreshing signature juices and aguas frescas." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
"La Fruta Feliz is a Mexican restaurant near Airport and Manor (close enough that we’ll allow it). They make solid breakfast tacos, but we’re especially big fans of their lunch tacos and tortas, especially the barbacoa de chivo. With just a hint of gamey-ness, it’s juicy, flavorful, and absolutely worth ordering a couple. They also have a huge fruit and veggie juice list, so go ahead and throw on a Digestivo (papaya, orange, and carrots) to help you wash it all down." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion, matthew jacobs
"The Cherrywood taco restaurant serves up an array of classic aguas frescas, like pineapple. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in areas." - Elizabeth Leader Smith
"Both locations of the taco joint — this one in MLK and the other in St. Johns — serve aguas frescas, apple sodas, and Mexican smoothies that are some of the best Austin has to offer. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services." - Darcie Duttweiler
