Jason H.
Yelp
COVID Updates:
- Outdoor seating for maybe ~3 groups
- Hand sanitizer was available
- Ordering is still inside the Sao Paulo's side
- Staff was all wearing masks
- Masks required to enter to order
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Let me paint you a picture: a young engineering student has spent the last 24 hours sitting in the basement lab, breathing in soldering fumes, debugging broken code, and eating random vending machine snacks for sustenance. As said engineering student finally resurfaces, he somehow stumbles across a lowkey taco joint, aptly named Taco Joint, and suddenly, new fumes hit. New, glorious fumes of fresh tortillas.
Okay, that's enough.
Taco Joint is the best taco joint in Austin. I'll say it.
Their tortillas are incredible; even though the price has gone up a bit since my freshman year of college, the value is still great. Even after I've gone back post-college, post-deliriousness, these tacos are one of my top reasons to go back to Austin (sorry, friends).
My go-to order every time? One el 4/20, one street taco, one chorizo & egg, and if I'm extra hungry, one fried fish taco, too. The avocado salsa goes on the el 4/20, the green salsa goes on the street taco, and the chipotle salsa goes on the chorizo & egg. The el 4/20 comes with juicy, sweet and tangy tomatoey beef, covered in crunchy crispy papitas (kind of like chips on a taco; it's great). The street taco feels like a classic--beef, avocado, onion, queso fresco. And the chorizo & egg is the perfect balance of spicy, salty, and savory, without being too overpowering.
Okay I'll shut up now; just go to Taco Joint.