Taquerias Arandinas

Best potato, egg, and cheese breakfast tacos in Austin. 3 for $ 4.77!!! I also like the fajita tostadas and make the meat extra crispy. Have a good one!

It really is good coffee. The waiters and waitress work hard. As for the food, it’s good. You have a lot of different things to eat. The one thing I see, they feed you well. You will walk out full.

Best breakfast taco of my life. Tender, corny tortilla, delicious machacado, and I asked for peppers and onions and they threw them in the eggs with fresh tomato like a delicious charred hash. Incredible, perfect salsa. I may become a fixture at this place. Everyone else in there was Latino and the cold case was full of delicious-​ooking desserts. Run don’t walk to this hidden gem.

Good and cheap my kind of place love it! Service was quick but our waiter could habe been a bit more attentive. Still good prices Mexican food made up for it. I eat Mexican at least 3 times a week!

This place is a great place for lunch. The food is good and the service is fast and they always have good lunch specials. Tip: Order the beef enchiladas with the red sauce, it’s tasty and filling!

Food was horrible asked to speak to a manager because my food was burned so bad I couldn’t eat it and my wife’s food looked hideous. The bill was $ 32 for a single order of beef fajitas two soft drinks and chicken alanbres the manager said that he could adjust the price even though it was very clear that neither one of us had taken more than just a couple bites of everything. He said if he did that then the owner would take it out of his check. So I paid the full total. The food was overcooked and extremely bland definitely not mexican food. It wouldn’t even had gotten a star if I had a choice.

Food is very quick… good service if u know Spanish… but OK for English speaking too… they understand… very reasonable… Large portions

Disappointed.
I ordered the stuffed chicken burrito and it was nothing special. Not memorable at all. The rice was bland and the beans weren’t bad but they weren’t good either.
My boyfriend had some fajitas and they tasted like they had lots of soy sauce. It was really off putting.
The flour tortillas sucked. They had a store bought taste to them.
Also the service wasn’t too great.
I really wanted to like this place but I won’t be back.
In hindsight people may have been adding positive reviews for another location.

Ya know it’s deep-​rooted auténtico when for the whole 4 hours you’re there, the only people you see are Hispanics. A very good sign. But an even better sign is when you realize you’re speaking Spanish after you leave.
I came here for a late lunch with a friend and the service was one of the best I’ve had. If you’re lame and can’t order in Spanish – no fear: some of their waitresses speak English. In addition the manager checked in on us a couple times to make sure the food was alright. They were attentive, genuinely nice, and didn’t rush us out of our seats. That’s simply the best part. They tended to us until we finished our food and refilled our water cups often.
When it became clear we were gonna occupy their table for a while after they cleared our plates, they left us alone and never once did we feel unwelcome even when the dinner crowd started picking up. No vexing up-​selling tricks, no slyly laying down our check promptly after we finish our last bite, no going back and forth by our table to pry our asses out of our seats with their side glares. Nope. None of those. These folks were genuinely hospitable and welcoming.
Now onto the food, I guess that’s important too. I played it safe and ordered the beef enchiladas with the salsa verde. I was not disappointed. Everything we asked for in addition to our meals were brought out promptly with our food (extra sauce and jalapeños)! The price was great for the portions that we got – humongous!
…Yeah, I guess I’ll be back soon ;)

The especial quesadilla with barbacoa is the bomb! Also their Tostadas are yummy too & the price is cheap.

I was at a show at Emos with my guy and we were hungry before it started. So we parked and walked from Emos to this place. I noticed there were pretty good reviews and being from San Diego I miss some good authentic Mexican food. Now I read the reviews about this place being good for tex mex so I stayed with something I knew would be authentic, POZOLE! AND OMG. IT WAS AMAZING. seriously. Can I just eat here everyday? I had been craving Pozole for some time now and this beyond cured that. My dude got a chicken quesadilla and it was delicious. I had a few bites and I was sold. I would definitely recommend this place! Don’t overlook it. I think our bill came out to 28 dollars. We had Pozole, chicken quesadilla special, side of French fries, and three dos Equis. Not a bad price. I will definitely be coming back for more Pozole and I can’t wait!

Excellent late night dinner… about 4 to 5 tables having dinner At 12:30am on Saturday night … They serve until 1am … Great staff very friendly…
I Ordered the tortilla soup… My friend ordered Chicharron en salsa Roja (my friend is from Mexico City) and says that it is the best in Austin…
My first time here and I am very impressed with the food and service … Great atmosphere … Jukebox with Authentic Mexican music …
Restaurant is very easy to fine… Across from H-​E-​B… Behind Whatabuger…

The charro beans here are transcendent.

Hubby and I were headed to a different taqueria but, fortunately, could not find it. There is not much open early Christmas morning and we had a craving for breakfast tacos done the authentic way. The menu is in both English and Spanish which told me the tacos were the real deal.
Right away I noticed the menu states «La Sabrosa de Austin»! I got ready to prove them wrong, but, my egg, bean, cheese and avocado taco on a corn tortilla was perfection at $.99 (before 11 a.m.). I am fond of pico de gallo or chunky salsa to doll up my BT but the salsa served here was a smooth and spicy concotion that surprised and delighted me. Hubby enjoyed a chorizo and egg plate with beans and flour tortillas finishing up with a clean plate.
Even though this little taqueria is a drive, we will certainly return. They have a full bar, televisions and conjunto music that fooled me into thinking I was in El Paso again. Yo tengo mucho amor para Taquerias Arandinas!

So Taqueria Arandinas is a chain, and it’s pretty much the same place as Taqueria Arandas as far as I can tell.
That means that as taquerias go, it’s better than most and worse than some. I don’t eat at taquerias often, so I’m not terribly qualified, but my definitely Mexican boyfriend likes the place, so it must be at least somewhat authentic.
I had the carne asada plate, which was pretty tasty. The nopalitos were yummy, and properly spicy, but the skirt steak was a little overcooked to me. It’s worth saying that I prefer the restaurant to ride the cow to my table — I’ll cut off what I want and ride the rest home, thank you very much.
They have pretty darn tasty (and reasonably priced) micheladas as well.

This place is as good as gets for Austin (that’s a good thing). I’ve been here several times. for Breakfast lunch and dinner. The Carne Asada plate is awesome, I just love the Nopales. Today I had a couple of avocado tostados, and was blown away. One of the best things about this place is the Salsa, yum, the darker roasted pepper salsa is the best I’ve had. I can’t wait to get more. Arandinas is worth a visit.

This is an interesting little place. I’ve been to the chain before. This one is kinda strange because of the location facing away from the street. Been there for a long time. I went because it was the first place I ever tasted Machacado many moons ago. Sad to say its no longer on the menu. Service is good, people are nice. Food is fresh and pretty good. And cheaper than a pair of socks! It’s certainly not the prettiest or cleanest place in town. But the food was good enough. Was a long trip though to find out the Machacado was not there. However I discovered something along the way… I’ll write about it in a minute.