Taqueria La Tejanita

This place is great and so close to home. I have traversed the Unilocal taco trail and thoroughly enjoyed it but this place is just as good as any of the better known taquerias around the city. Yes, the prices are a little bit higher than in some of the other places but if you live on this side of town (Northeast Dallas) you will save gas money. In addition, this place is not as busy as some of the other places, making a little bit of a a hidden gem. I just wish they were open late night.

The food deserves 5 stars, but only giving 4 because it was so overpriced! First time here and as others have said, located in a kind of shady looking gas station. I was a little disappointed that breakfast tacos weren’t being served anymore at the time I walked in, but the employee suggested I try a breakfast burrito saying it was the same but bigger in size. I ordered a chorizo/​egg burrito and a bacon/​egg burrito for $ 4.95 each. I unwrapped the foil when I arrived home and was so happy I ended up ordering a burrito instead of a taco, as a taco wouldn’t have satisfied my hunger! The breakfast burritos were delicious and reminded me of some tacos you can find near the Mexican border. I’ll definitely be back!

This place may not look like much but has some of the best breakfast tacos and burritos I have ever had. Don’t let the gas station vibe deter you away.

The rice and the riff raft. For those two reasons I knocked off two stars.
The tacos are delicious, the steak was well seasoned and plentiful. They give you lime, raw onions, and sautéed onions which I think you need for tacos. You just load up your taco and enjoy. They also have delicious salsa to top it off.
The woman making the tacos was very nice and the prices are right, but I did not like my rice, it tasted like I made it, and failed miserably.
Then there’s the setup, it’s in a gas station which is fine, my favorite taqueria is in a gas station, but this isn’t in the best neighborhood, there are shady people walking in loitering, and asking for money. Then there’s the cashier/​owner I’m guessing who tried to charge us $ 2 a piece for Mexican sodas thinking we are ding dongs. We corrected him and got the price down but not by much.
All in all we will go back but just to pick up our tacos and take them elsewhere.

I just had some breakfast tacos here and they were perfect. You may find an equally good breakfast taco if you look around but I doubt you’ll find any that are better.
$ 1.50 each for the breakfast tacos.

Great tacos!!! I was just wondering what the red sauce is called or a form of? Also how is it made? I have been around tacos all my life and the sauces that go on them. This place has the greatest red sauce and breakfast chorizo tacos I have ever eaten!!!

Nice people deliver snappy service while dishing up delicious, cheap tacos. Can’t remember having better ones. Excellent tortillas de maiz. Good green crema sauce. Grilled onions come alongside your tacos.
The taqueria is inside a gas station. Sit at one of the round tables by the serving window. Community Coffee machine is right by you. Watch the neighborhood riff-​raff come and go as they buy their gas/​beer/​cigs.

If you’re one of those people who can’t get over the fact that people eat tacos served out of a gas station, you are really missing out.
Like one of the other reviews, I came across this place after reading a post on City of Ate. Located inside the Flash Mart gas station, Taqueria La Tejanita serves up cheap, delicious tacos stuffed full of meat and flavor. If you have a «taco list», you should be sure to include this spot.
On my most recent visit, I ordered the following tacos: Al Pastor, Chorizo, Barbacoa, Nopalitos and Fajita Beef. The Al Pastor, Chorizo & Barbacoa were my favorites based on the tastiness of the filling. The Nopalitos (cactus) was good, but I think the meat-​eater in me needed more protein. All the tacos came served with the fixings of lime, cilantro, onions and salsa.
In addition to tasty tacos, they sold burritos, tortas and various other dishes.

The tacos come with all the extras (onion, cilantro, grilled onion, radish).
Salsa roja is bitter and dry, made heavily from dried chilis, mixed with something a little creamy. It was delicious but strong enough not to go with everything.
Salsa verde is smooth and creamy in texture, tangy and spicy. Comparable to the salsa from El Atoron or Tacos El Si Hay.
Chicaronne — Chewy and savory. Big tender cuts. A little greasy and definitely delicious.
Nopalitos — Still have some crunch to them, like pan fried okra kind of. A vaguely lighter option, and really good.
Chorizo — Generous portion, big and greasy. Tastes a lot like ground chorizo. Which it is.
Al Pastor — Medium sized pieces of pork. I didn’t see pineapple, but they were very sweet, so they must have been cooked or marinated in some kind of fruity thing. Tender and good.
Lengua — Smallish chunks, very mild flavor, decent fatty texture. Pairs really well with the salsa verde.

First and foremost, thanks to José over at City of Ate for inspiring me to visit Flash Mart for some tacos today. I keep up with José’s taco posts on a regular basis, and his review of the little gas station taqueria on Abrams (aka Taqueria La Tejanita) reminded me that it’s been a little while since I’d stopped in there.
Walking into Flash Mart, with the half torn-​down sign on the exterior, the Church’s Chicken on the opposite wing from the taco shop, and the «classy”/billboard-sized Budweiser poster hanging over the cash register, you probably wouldn’t expect much from the taqueria inside. But don’t underestimate La Tejanita — this place is liable to knock your socks (or your pants) off.
The sign may be falling off, but don’t judge a book by its old-​ass sign
The menu here is out. Of. Control. The tacos alone span ten different varieties (I mean seriously, TEN!) and cost only $ 1.25 each, and they also offer a wide selection of tortas, gorditas, platillos, burritos, sopes, huaraches and breakfast goodies. I ordered myself a couple of pastor, lengua and barbacoa — but wait! Just as I uttered the word «barbacoa», I noticed their nopalitos/​cactus tacos, and quickly cancelled the former for the latter. Cactus tacos? I’ll take ‘em! Although they only take cash at the window, P2 and I were able to pay for our tacos and sodas at the gas station register, so I think it’s fair to say you can show up here without cash and do alright. The seating was a little more accommodating than the usual gas station location, with three high-​top tables and one four-​seater, so we took a seat and waited for our orders.
When dining in, the tacos are delivered in plastic baskets lined with foil and are accompanied by sliced radishes, key limes, grilled onions and of course the usual cilantro and onions. They also gave us the typical green and red sauces, of which the green was definitely more my style — creamy and spicy with a hint of a kick. I added all of the sides to each of my tacos and started with the cactus, which I unfortunately only ordered one of. It was delicious — slightly salted, grilled with onions and covered in cilantro and white onions, so good that my only regret was not ordering ten more. The lengua was soft, tender and very well cooked, complimented by the green sauce and onions. The pastor was incredible — reddish/​orangish with pineapple cooked in it, the meat was slightly charred and sweet, but not too sweet. The tortillas were delicious, without a hint of grease. The cilantro and onions were fresh. The tacos were wonderful.
Long story short, go for the tacos and, quite possibly, never leave. If you can’t make it out there today, maybe you can try making your own nopalitos tacos at home, but I recommend you just get in your car and head to Flash Mart.