Las Trancas Taco Stand
Taco restaurant · East Cesar Chavez
1210 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
Highlights
Utilitarian food truck offering Mexican street food, plus a covered terrace & picnic benches.
Utilitarian food truck offering Mexican street food, plus a covered terrace & picnic benches.
"Las Trancas is one of Austin’s favorite spots for late-night tacos, and their close proximity to Downtown on Cesar Chavez makes them perfect for soaking up a few drinks after a long night out. Regardless of the sun’s location, Las Trancas has made a name for themselves by offering a pretty extensive menu of tacos, tortas, and quesadillas. There are a lot of options here—all of them great—but you should definitely make some crispy tripas, lengua, carnitas, and campechano tacos a part of your order. " - nicolai mccrary, adele hazan, raphael brion
"Las Trancas is one of Austin’s favorite spots for late-night tacos, and their close proximity to downtown on Cesar Chavez makes them perfect for soaking up a few drinks after a long night out, without sacrificing on flavor. Regardless of the sun’s location, Las Trancas has made a name for themselves by offering a pretty extensive menu of tacos, tortas, and quesadillas, and doing them all well. There are a lot of solid options here, but you should definitely make some crispy tripas, lengua, and carnitas tacos a part of your order. What to get: Crispy tripas; Lengua; Carnitas; Campechano tacos " - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
"For the money and the flavor, this East Austin truck is tough to beat. The daytime and late-night street tacos are tiny bundles of delight with a sheen of grease and thinly shaved spiced meats. The menu’s got the standards, but fans of offal will be pleased to find tripas and lengua. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas." - Nadia Chaudhury
"This easy taco stand on the east side has a simple but delicious menu of tacos and fast service. It’s open for lunch, dinner, and late-night dining." - Erin Russell
"For simple yet great tacos, head straight to this East Austin truck for lunch and dinner offerings all the way through midnight ranging from chicharrones to buche to barbacoa to pastor. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas." - Nadia Chaudhury, Erin Russell
