La Placita

Amazing food great sevice i have no complaints i literally walked out full with $ 5.00

It’s cheap, it’s quick, it’s greasy and it’s good. I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here buy if I’m in the area and want something quick I will stop by.
I came here with my cousin we were driving by hungry and saw the sign. The full parking lot was reassuring in deciding to eat here .
I ordered a fried shrimp plate which was a lot of 10 pieces my cousin ordered the vegetarian torta (it needed salt). The shrimp and torta took about 12 — 15 minutes to come out which was not bad. Considering they seemed to be having a rush.
The torta like I said needed flavor and salt. The shrimp were very greasy and probably really bad for me but not bad.
I would stop by if I’m hungry and in the area. They are very reasonably priced.

Best Chicken tortilla soup I’ve ever had! 4 stars instead of 5 because the consistency is terrible, sometimes they forget the cheese, the rice or the guac, one time they forgot the chicken. :(I always get food to go, maybe they are better if you eat there…

Classic dive setting but they serve a good shrimp cocktail. Only thing that kept it from being great was that it could have been a little colder. Plenty of shrimp for a small and lots of crackers to go with it. Had to get my own menu but no big deal, the place is small enough to almost reach out and grab one. Good prices. Got some tacos to go for lunch tomorrow but the carne guisada did not make it. Too good to wait. Lots of gravy and super tender meat chunks, not pieces, chunks. 1^st time there, let’s see if they can keep up the quality. Parking is sketchy, best if you go in a truck.

Just a decent and nicely priced taco place in dove springs.

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.