Stephanie S.
Yelp
La Placita "The Little Place", is a hole in the wall restaurant, with comfy booths in a tiny strip mall that I have been coming to for years, now. They call themselves the home of the mini taco, because you can get a plate of 5 mini tacos for about $5.00 for lunch. The mini tacos are, actually, not the best things to get here, though. I mean, they are good, but, there is stuff here that is better.
They make SUBLIME Mexican shrimp cocktails. Served in a glass, cooked fresh, in a brothy tomato sauce with avocado slices on top, a cup of lime wedges, saltines and a bottle of Valentina on the side, these are totally traditional. So many Mexican Shrimp cocktails "coctel de camaron" in Austin are wayyy too sweet. This one is perfect. Just the right amount of everything - citrus, broth, tomato, pico de gallo. The chico is find for lunch - the large one is huge. Delicious. The small is only about 5. 95. Pretty much anything this place makes with shrimp is wonderful. They have a plate of sauteed shrimp with onions, peppers and cheese. They have shrimp-filled chile rellenos and shrimp enchiladas. YUM. My perfect lunch there is a fresh squeezed glass of carrot juice (they make it while you wait) and the shrimp cocktail. They also serve whole fried fish, homemade gorditas, tortas, etc. Their meats that they can put into taco and tortas include the good stuff -- tripitas, chiccharron, lengua, al pastor, barbacoa - all the good traditional stuff.
For appetizers, the mushroom and cheese quesadilla can't be beat.
Breakfast. Sigh. Breakfast here is wonderful. I don' t think any breakfast plate is over $4.95 and they are wonderful. They have both migas AND chilaquiles, as well as nopales and eggs, chicharron and eggs, chorizo and eggs, huevos Mexicanos, huevos rancheros, all kinds of goodness on a plate with beans and potatoes and tortillas. Cheap breakfast tacos, too.
The folks who run this place are super sweet and they will keep your salsa bowls full,with delicious homemade green and red salsa with chips that are brought to you as soon as you sit down.
Yes, its a small homely place, but it is very clean and one of my favorite places in Austin.