Taqueria el Milagro

Great little restaurant near big bend national park. Server was friendly and quick. Food was delicious. Outdoor seating with cover. Worth stopping for dinner.

The best horchata and tacos al pastor I’ve ever had in the US! The food is like you’re really in Mexico!! The elote corn was fresh and flavorful! Would eat here again in a heartbeat. The tacos were served with different spicy sauces, pickled spicy red onions, and pico. The horchata was so amazing that I had to have another one to go. I’m already wishing I had another one right now! The outdoor seating was enjoyable with the breeze and fans even in the hot evening summer weather. A must try if you enjoy authentic Mexican food!

TL;DR: Fast, yummy food after a day of hiking. Good place to sit and eat. Tacos were about 2 bites at $3 a taco. Portion sizes weren’t the biggest but weren’t small. Would recommend it to a friend. Specific Foods: Tacos: 8.1/10 Enchiladas: 8.8/10 Corn: 1/10 Special Attention: Bring your own beer. General Wait Time for 1/2 dishes: 5-10 minutes Room For Improvement: Corn was not cooked properly. It was really hard to eat.

Good fajitas, good tacos, good salsas,good service, and great lemonade. We barely had a wait. Highly recommend!

It’s BYOB and the food is great. Tacos and salsas are on point, they also had a solid guacamole dip. Their corn tortillas are home made. Friendly staff and excellent service.

Maybe it was because I came here after several days in the wilderness, but it was the best taco experience of my life. Ordered five tacos and liked them so much I asked for two more. I’m still thinking about the shrimp tacos days later.

Delicious! We got chicken tacos, chips and guacamole, and elote for dinner. Very friendly staff. Pick a table to sit and they’ll come to you! It’s BYOB and they even have a drive thru!

This place has such an awesome vibe and setting, I coulda spent a couple hours there easily. Gorgeous setting in the desert, had a small village in Mexican feel to it. Server was nice but we did go when it was slammed, she did her best, might help to have one more helping out. At the time it was 2 servers for the whole place but again she still did great inspite of having so much to cover. Food was great. Definitely recommend!

Stopped in on a Wednesday night after driving into Terlingua on a big bend trip! It's a seat yourself joint, with lots of picnic tables outside under a pavilion. The menu is limited with very reasonable prices, they have no bar and it is BYOB. We got the chips granados, the corn elote, green chile enchiladas, and chicken fajitas. The chips were so good I could eat them every day, the corn elote was the opposite. It was quite flavorless and the corn was soggy. The fajitas and enchiladas were excellent. The service was fast and the food came out quick. The weather was great so sitting outside was fun. I'd recommend el milagro if you're in the area!

My wife and I visited here for dinner. For appetizer I had the Mexican corn, it had a great sauce and seasoning, but was very undercooked and hard to eat. For an entrée I had the especial with baked potato and stuffed pepper. Everything was very good although the pepper was way too mild to even be called a pepper. The service was excellent and the meal came very quickly and at a reasonable price.

This is a MUST stop in Terlingua. I know Terlingua has some gems that you cannot miss but you cannot go and not have these tacos! Very welcoming place as it is kind of an open area. The staff is great. Went twice and never had to wait much for the food even when it was packed in the evening. They have tex-mex options in the menu but you have to try their tacos and do yourself a favor and have an elote! Oh, and they do not sell alcohol. It's BYOB, but you can go have a beer down the road after.

This place was my favorite food stop in Terilingua! We initially tried to get a seat at Starlight but they were full so on our way out we stopped here and so glad we did. The barbacoa taco was on of the best I've ever had. The outdoor seating with a view was great and the weather that evening made it even more enjoyable. Service was fast and food was delicious- will definitely be back!

I'm sure everything here is very good. We stopped in because I spotted that they had a stuffed jalapeño taco. I had to try. It was delicious and just so unique. If the timing had been right, we would've had a larger meal. Definitely authentic and worthwhile.

Wish I had more pics! Love this place. Always gotta stop here for elote when we're in Terlingua. Great tacos and vibes. And the nicest waitresses ever.

Just around the corner from where we were staying. Busy but not crowded like some other places nearby. We sat immediately and we ordered drinks and some guacamole. They don't sell alcohol but it appeared some folks were enjoying BYOb. My son loved his Al pastor burrito and I enjoy the Milagro Especial plate. We hiked for 16 miles today and we were hungry :-) everything was tasty and brought out quickly. It was just what we needed. The dry, cool breeze of the desert evening made for a perfect open air seating situation. I wish we had more nights like this back home.

Food was delicious. Service was friendly and fast. Restaurant was clean and attractive. We sat out on the patio. Prices were similar to what we'd pay for fresh, homemade food in the Houston area. We brought our own beer, and enjoyed a delicious early dinner.

Super delicious authentic tacos, great prices. The sauces that come with everything are outstanding, particularly the red one. It's very spicy but so good you can't stop eating it. The green is also great and not at all spicy. And definitely go for the guacamole app. Lots of fresh veggies in the fajitas, and meat was super tender. Tasty freshly made tortillas. Great service, cool shady patio. Experience was excellent and more than I expected for this small town near Big Bend.

Outdoor and casual seating with tasty Mexican food. We split chicken fajitas along with nopalito and fried fish tacos. Chicken fajitas came with an assortment of toppings, including green chile, pickled onions, and a pico de gallo. Portion was very generous and quite filling, also coming with rice and beans. The nopalito and fried fish tacos were each tasty. And do not forget to wash all down with a Mexican coke (which look supersize here). Only points off for a more limited menu that doesn't include salads or fish that isn't fried. Definitely a perfect place for a casual, tasty and filling meal.

It's nice to be able to end a long day of hiking with a good taco and cold Mexican coke! We stopped here after a full day in big bend and after starlight theater told us dinner would be a 3 hour wait. I'm glad we went here because the ambiance is so chill and you get a cute lookout view of Terlingua. I got the Al pastor, lengua, and steak tacos and they were all fantastic. Great flavor and filling though I wish they were a bit larger for the price you pay for them.

Food was overpriced and very mid. Poor service as well. Really not worth visiting, much better places in town. Also they automatically add gratuity without telling you, since you pay all electronically. Which is really scummy business practice. Eat elsewhere.

The food was good overall. The fajita plate - boy, was that meat tender! The portions were a little smaller than I anticipated, but I'm also from Houston where stuff is in abundance. Service was nice and helpful and quick. Outdoor covered seating with fans. Price was more than expected for what we got, but also you're in a small town. We were happy with our choice to stop in!

Clean and comfortable and tacos hit the spot. A great choice fooood. Dam the 85 character requirement on Yelp Haha

Had the green chicken enchiladas. WOW! Great food. Wife had beef fajitas and enjoyed also. Service was fast and food was good.

I've seen a lot of negative reviews about this taqueria, so I was hesitant to try it. Not only were my expectations met, they were exceeded x10. Our order was brought out in less than 10 minutes. #speedy Every taco we tried (chicken, pastor, shrimp, barbacoa) were delicious, battling for some of the best tacos we've ever had. Usually, restaurants like this can put chips and salsa on the menu and get away with only providing a very bland salsa, but this salsa was excellent: Perfect combination of refreshing and spicy! Unfortunately, we were not aware they were BYOB, so we didn't have an alcoholic beverage to taste, but they saved the day with a tasty ice cold lemonade, which satisfied us just the same. Can't say enough about Taqueria el Milagro!

The worst place in the earth. Shame of them and they made Big Bend look bad. They let us sit down and wait for an hour without being served. Then simply came and said the place I was closed! Whoever has a heart won't do this. God knows what they did.

Corn elote had NO flavor, menu prices were different than actual prices... ex: burrito said $10 but was actually $20 with no sides and medium sized. Beef fajita was chewy but probably best for your buck. Service was very slow, overall pretty disappointing.

That bacon wrapped Jalepeno was HOTTTT! Lemonade and horchata were ok and enchiladas were good. I just keep coming back for the corn tortillas! They are the BEST! Next time I'm just gonna ask for that and shredded cheese!

Make sure you check the hours. The first time we stopped by was in between lunch and dinner. They don't open up until 3 it seems. Their patio is very nice. It's all open seating so be prepared. It was chilly that night and could have used a jacket. The only reason for losing one is the First Lady that brought our menus. She was older and got the impression one of the owners. Straight up rude. Asked her about any specials and she said "no" dropped the menus (5 of us and only left 3) on the table and walked off. Not a friendly interaction. Luckily a young girl was our waitress and much nicer. I ordered the street corn "Elotes" and chips/guacamole and chips/salsa. Wow . All of that was incredible. I could have eaten two more ears of that corn. The guacamole was hands down of the better ones I've had. Fresh and very tasty. I ordered the 5 taco plate that is only $15. You have several options but I chose Asada, fried fish & chicken. They come open faced with cilantro and onions. They are small but 5 is the perfect amount. These tacos were without a doubt some of the best street tacos I've had. So much flavor I'm the meat. The fish was crunchy and packed full of flavor as well. Great place to stop and have a reasonably inexpensive dinner.

Found this location after hiking in Big Bend National Park. After a long strenuous hike, delicious food is also a great reward. It is located down a dirt road so be aware because the seating is outdoor/ open air. My favorite were their delicious street tacos (chicken and steak), corn and hotdog. It is BYOB so feel free to pick up your favorite brew before arriving. I don't recommend ordering chips an salsa because it plain tortilla chips from a bag and plain salsa. Eating a plain tomato would be better. Other than this, a great experience with delicious street tacos.

Very tasty authentic food, fun ambiance, and fast service. I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5 for two reasons. One: $7 for Chips and salsa is ridiculous. Especially, when every Mexican restaurant I have ever been to has had them for free. Two: They try to trick you when tipping. The minimum tip is 25% and it goes up to a whopping 50%. There is a custom option but it's not obvious. Watch out for this!

The best Mexican food in town, very authentic. The staffs are super friendly There are varieties of tacos that are super good, they have the combo deal you can mix and match the tacos. Bacon wrapped jalapeño is delicious x salsa has a great kick to it.

Unfortunately, we had an extremely negative experience here. We arrived at about 7pm on Sunday evening, with our 4 kids and serving dog. 100% of the tables were taken, except for 1 table for 2. So we decided to sit at that table and order, and hope that a larger table opened up. Soon after, the waitress and then the manager arrived to tell us that we were not welcome with our service dogs. I explained that he is legally allowed to be in the restaurant, and the waitress replied "I'm sorry, it is not my decision"

Tacos. That's all. They serve typical Mexican dishes, like elote, tacos, quesadillas, etc. 1st evening: they ran out at 7:20pm. No meat, no guac, nothing. Fries left maybe? 2nd attempt. 1st impression, bathroom was not kept clean. Paper towels overflowing, there are a urinal and a toilet seat, separated by a wall but both sharing one space. Soap is automatic but not dispensing? Mentioned twice but after trying a 3rd time, I used my hand sanitizer. *Sigh The elote is on a cob, served with heavy sour cream but missing flavor. We asked for their salsas to compensate Tacos are sold either by the single ($3.50) or 5 ($13). Various meat types but nothing memorable. Actually, their pico de gallo was quite flavorful! Green and red sauces were quite liquid. Served in a bigger serving tray, there's probably 7 spoons of salsa. Though, when it misses flavor, the salsas go by very quickly. As for the drinks, it's BYOB! Theh do not serve water, only water bottles. I wanted to try their tres leches for $3.50 but the overall quality filled me up already. I'd like to say, I was attracted to the open patio idea to enjoy a direct view onto the mountains. Other than that.. Pack for food or try something else. :/

We had some confusion giving our order. At first I said I wanted to share a burger with my wife. And an order of fries. Our server said the burgers came with fries. My wife and I glanced at each other and decided we each wanted a burger so I corrected myself ordering a burger for each. When our order was delivered, we had one burger, cut in half along with its fries. There were three little packets of ketchup which were nowhere near enough even for the single order of fries. A young lady came by our table and asked if we needed anything. I said I would like some more ketchup. we never got any more ketchup. And our original server never checked on us to see what we needed even though I waved my hand and empty packet of ketchup as your stomach she went by. The burger was so so. it tasted like it had bread or something added to the meat. I did like the way it was cooked - medium instead of overcooked. The buns were tender and fresh. The environment was nice as it was covered outdoors. Sadly, we won't likely return. we will look for a burger somewhere else. I write this report, in hopes it may be read and service adjusted accordingly. These are nice people. So I hope they will succeed.

We walked up and thought we were suppose to order at the front, but was told to seat ourselves. I saw several parties after us doing the same thing. There is plenty of outdoor seating, which is covered. I ordered the asada, lengua, and nopalito tacos. My favorite was the asada. The napalito was overly salty to me. The tacos came with a generous portion of sauces, pickled red onions, and pico de gallo. It would've been great if it also came with chips, as I felt most of it went to waste. It was a nice place to enjoy a quick meal.

5 tacos for $10. Enough said. And you can mix and match. That alone is worth the stop. I just want to clarify a few things first. My elote was sadly disappointing. Just boiled corn with mayo and cheese. I mean the quality of the corn was good but still, it was lacking. Also the homemade fries were not crunchy or crispy at all. They are fresh fresh dropped in a fryer. They come out not really cooked all the way through and not what you expect in a French fry. Ok good news. The Carne Asada taco was sooooo freakin goooooood. But the Al Pastor taco was even better. My Barbacoa was fantastic as well. My wife really liked her fish tacos. The salsas were also quite yummy. When I'm terlingua you're missing out of you don't get yourself some of these tacos!!!!!

We stopped by this nice place it was an outdoor vibe, The staff were very nice in helping us with our orders, but I ordered some street tacos, they were so good.

Concur with the general Yelp community that this little oasis of good food is a boon to the Terlingua Ghost Town. We came (four of us) and feasted on two plates of tacos, chicken enchiladas and the Picadillo plate, a chopped steak/saute of tomato, jalapeno and onions with rice and beans. Great service, ambience and open air access and fans to calm the brutal Texas heat. It's BYOB if you want beer so be warned. I opted for the horchata which is always a pleasant iced drink. Highly recommended. The tacos are street style with onion, cilantro and side of lime... the holy grail as I prefer to call it. Along with the meal comes a collection of four lovely sauces, some with a good kick: a rojo y verde sauce (red & green), pickled onions with a serious kick, and a pico de gallo. Great on tacos, great on the enchiladas and about everything else. Added bonus: if you're staying in one of the many airbnbs or leased/rented residences and haven't tired of the gorgeous views of the Big Bend mountains and the front range of the Rio Grande, you'll love this setting as well. Straight view to the mountains from the front of the dining area. In an area with only a few restaurants this is a welcome find. Tip: after dinner, pay a visit up the street to the historic Terlingua Ghost Town cemetery. Very unusual, very interesting, very worth the time and you'll learn a little about the culture. If you come: major credit cards accepted, no liquor but BYOB, restrooms in the back, plenty of parking on the side and front of the restaurant. Close to the highway that bypasses through town. Well done, here. Very highly recommended.

Food - 4 Service - 3 Value - 4 Decent food at a decent value given the lack of food options near Big Bend National Park, but would probably rate this as 3 stars if it were in a more populated area. Guacamole was fresh and chips were solid and sturdy and not overly salted. Street tacos were quite small, but they tasted good and it was nice they had the Napoles option for those not wanting any meat -- I'd say all the tacos we got (steak, pork, barbacoa, napoles) were good. Service was a little slow given we were ordering our food to go and the place was moderately crowded.

This was the first place we stopped when we got to Terlingua. Who doesn't love a good taco? First we got Elota which was good but it needed salt to bring out all the other flavors. It was a bit bland because of that. Then ordered street tacos - got the Asada and Pollo. They're definitely small like you see with most street tacos so keep that in mind. They give you a few different toppings - salsas and pickled onions that added the extra flavor that they needed. It's a covered outdoor taqueria. It's nothing fancy and had some old school table cloths but overall it was good and I would go again if I'm ever in the area.

Excellent food at reasonable prices. Generous portions. I had three barbacoa tacos and an elote -- flavorful and more than enough food for dinner. Service was friendly and quick. Nice atmosphere and mix of clientele. Much more chill and less of a wait than the popular tourist haunt.

Came here after seeing the crazy line to get into Starlight down the road. Ordered the nopales tacos & guac to go. They do have a large airy dining area. Tacos were a bit small but fresh (so was the guac) & had minimal trimmings & not overly seasoned so the nopales shined through. Overall, good food given the limited dining selection.

Came here based on the pictures and reviews and was seriously mis-led. The website showed prices significantly below what they actually are. Enchiladas were $17 for undercooked rice and canned-tasting beans. Chips and salsa were $7 for no free chip refills. It was difficult to get the waitresses attention beyond the first visit. Tacos were tasty but extremely small. Elote was inedible, corn looked completely rotten. Besides this, ambiance was nice.

Simple. Fast. Delicious. Simply put this place is wonderful. Friendly staff, delicious food, speedy service and more. All dishes were tasty and flavorful. This is by far the best restaurant in the Big Bend area. I definitely recommend!

Wow! Wow! Wow! What can I say but the food was exceptional! Very friendly. It's BYOB and outdoor seating. Even though it was a warm day it was comfortable under the shade! Nice fans to bring the breeze! Great place!

If you AVOID the elote and stick with the tacos, it's an awesome dining experience. The elote is a weird, green, undercooked ear of corn with even weirder toppings. Not traditional elote. The tacos and accompanying condiments are delicious! We also tried the bacon wrapped jalapeno which was equally good. The lemonade is homemade and cool a welcome refresher to cool your tongue from that fire red sauce. Picadillo down here is different from what we're accustomed to as it's made with steak instead of ground beef, but it was really good. Love the patio seating and warm staff.

I've been to a lot of Mexican restaurants in my time but this by far has to be one of the worst experiences I have ever experienced while on vacation. I dined here thinking I would experience true authentic Mexican food but instead I experienced mediocre non flavored food. For starters the chips and salsa that is $6 was store bought chips because I seen the waitress have a bag of chips in her hand and the salsa was decent. The Mexican coke was $5 which is semi normal priced. The main course which was $20 had fajitas that had no flavor at all and tasted like it was frozen, the potato was cold on the inside and flavorless, the nopales was also unflavored. The only good thing out of the experience was the bacon wrapped jalapeño and the coke. I highly do not recommend this place if you want to experience "authentic Mexican" food. You're better off going 2 hours down the road to cross over into Mexico and get real Mexican food.

After a day hiking in Big Bend, we were ready for some food! We ordered beef fajitas, five street tacos, Mexican elote and tres leches cake for dessert. Service was friendly and fast. Food was good.

Outstanding food. Quick service. Pretty casual with outdoor seating only so bring a jacket if it's going to be chilly. It's BYOB with no alcohol on the menu. I got a combination of 5 tacos across carne asada, lengua, barbacoa, and al pastor. All of them were good. 5 tacos was a lot of food and 3 would have been enough since I also got the chips and salsa. The salsas and toppings were all excellent. Discovering this was a huge relief after eating inside the Big Bend National Park restaurant for a whole week. I personally think this is the best food in Terlingua too.

Chicken Fajitas and skirt steak were very good! Service was outstanding! Great vibe sitting outside just before sunset.

Love the outdoor seating. However it was seat yourself, and there was only one server working when we arrived so it did take a long time for her to get to us. I don't know if it was just a busy day, Sunday evening, but they were out of barbacoa for their tacos. Luckily the fish was way better than except! I loved their stuffed jalapeño, and would have been satisfied just ordering a couple more of those instead. Their guacamole is freshly made and delicious. I'd give their food a 4.5, their service when they actually got to us a 4... but they get a 3 for all around experience because of the wait time to actually receive service. They should have everyone order at the counter before seating w/a number, this would let servers focus on getting the food out and checking on ppl

Figured since we loved their breakfast spot so much we'd come for dinner! After a long day of hiking I knew I wanted more than just tacos so I ended up getting the Picadillo plate which comes with chopped beef, tortillas, rice and beans. We also got the guac and chips, and the guac was so, so good. Also got some Mexican cokes to go with our dinner. Overall the food was good and definitely would go again! The service could've been better as our waitress was not the friendliest and had to go find someone so that we could pay. The place is BYOB, but dang a big frozen margarita would've hit the spot. Great views watching the sunset on their covered patio!

Pleasant, friendly, casual outdoor venue with very tasty food. The chicken fajita cooked with onions, pepper was well seasoned. The portion was generous and filling and came with rice, guacamole and four toppings. An additional treat was the Mexican Coke - a perfect accompaniment. A great meal after a day of outdoor activity.

The best place to eat in Terlingua! Outside seating, delicious fajitas, elote and horchata. The service is fast, friendly and from a group of teenagers. It was so fun to see, I am assuming, a family of siblings working together to run this restaurant so smoothly. It's closed on Monday and Tuesday, but open all other days. The parking is easy, dirt lot and the restaurant is clean and at the entrance of ghost town. I definitely recommend having dinner here and enjoy!

terrible elote, was given the wrong tacos, and their prices DID NOT match the quantity. No salsas given with tacos, and only had bottled water available for $2.00 For a great value bottle. Definitely would not recommend. They are a predatory place for tourists to get trapped in with their high prices.

Definitely wouldn't waste your time energy or money here. We entered about 6:00 with a large goup (4 adults 7 kids). we sat toward the back because it was cold & the winds were pretty strong. The waitresses aren't very welcoming. Our table was dirty so we asked if they could politely clean it. She used an old rag, that smelled like it'd been sitting for a couple of days. It had lots of food stains on it & made the table stink even more. After 45 mins of sitting another waitress, finally came to take our order. She seemed annoyed at the fact that we were going to have 2 separate checks. When placing our order we were told on our burgers & burritos, we are not allowed to take anything off or add anything because they were too busy. When getting our food if they forget something or you ask for anything they ignore you. They never came back to give us our missing items or if we needed anything else bit they sure do want to charge you for it. The food was very over priced and not worth it. If you looking for a place to just sit and drink with out service this is definitely the place to be.

The green enchilada were delicious!! The sauce was so good and had the perfect spice to it. Elote was underwhelming for me but many guest were really enjoying them. Tacos were pretty good ... we had pastor carne asada and nopal. I could have used more in my nopal taco but over all great taste. Restaurant is BYOB. Guacamole was fresh and chips were good Service was quick and plastic utensils are quality They had beautiful authentic Mexican music playing which set a amazing ambiance. Overall we were very happy with our experience and would return for more