Laredo Taqueria

"Laredo Taqueria makes some of the best flour tortillas in town, and the daily line of people outside seems to agree. Get the pillowy soft handmade flour tortillas wrapped around fatty barbacoa, spicy pollo guisado, or breakfast eggs with crispy bacon or potato for a taco experience you’ll begin reminiscing about five minutes later. It’s also worth knowing that while you can order corn tortillas, those are made to order and slow down the line, so it’s best to stick with flour and keep it moving." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene

"Locals know that making it through the order line at Laredo Taqueria in Washington Heights unscathed is a Houston right of passage. This place has a lot of posted rules. The most prevalent (and important): every taco automatically comes on fresh flour tortillas. While you can ask for corn (this must be done, somehow, before you get to the counter), we don’t recommend it. Embrace the flour life, and then stuff that tortilla full of whatever you want, but especially fatty barbacoa, spicy pollo guisado, or fluffy eggs and bacon. " - chelsea thomas, gianni greene

"Laredo Taqueria in Washington Heights automatically makes some of the best flour tortillas in town, and the daily line of people outside seem to agree. The handmade flour tortillas taste warm, pillowy soft, and rich, especially when enveloping fatty barbacoa, spicy pollo guisado, or breakfast eggs with crispy bacon or potato tacos. And yes, while you can order corn tortillas, those are made to order and that just slows down the line, and you don’t want to be that person." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene

"Laredo Taqueria in Washington Heights always has a line wrapping around the building, no matter the time of day, but especially at breakfast. Flour tortillas are the standard here—ordering corn complicates things and also slows down the line. These tortillas lovingly cradle some of the best breakfast tacos in the city. Try them with bacon, chorizo, sausage, or spicy potatoes. " - chelsea thomas, gianni greene

"Mornings for many Houstonians begin at the Laredo off Washington Avenue, a local institution launched and maintained by the Soto family since its opening in the 1980s. From construction workers to hipsters, everyone is eager to stand in line for their choice of breakfast tacos to eat now, or secure a to-go bag with tacos de picadillo or carne guisada for lunch." - Brittany Britto Garley, Kayla Stewart