El Agazojo Mexican Restaurant and Pizzeria! Sports bar next door! The chilaquiles verdes were a bit soggy, one-note with not much heat or real body. Very good beans, forgettable rice, nicely-cooked over-easy eggs. Excellent service. Maybe we'll try a pizza, some garlic knots or the veal saltimbocca next time? (Ryan)
El Arroyo (Downtown) 1624 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78703 (512) 474-1222 www.elarroyo.com
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| El Arroyo chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Better than their Far West location, but it's an entirely different plate than up north. While a passable breakfast, the service at The Ditch South is just as tepid (Ryan)
El Arroyo (Far West) (CLOSED)
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| El Arroyo (Far West) chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Occasionally we come across a plate where the sauce is thin to the point that either the chips get soggy or it just feels like you're eating a plate of flavored tortilla chips. The sauce should be substantial enough to be seen and experienced independently, to some degree, and as the chips soften there should remain fried tortillas with a bit of crunch to them. The sauce here had a good flavor, but it lacked substance and the plate was poorly executed, especially for the price. (Julie)
Long, thin tortilla strips (similar to Maudie's) simmered in a thin, tangy salsa. The eggs were overcooked, the dish was overpriced and the waitstaff was inattentive. (Ryan)
El Borrego de Oro 3900 S Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 383-0031
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| El Borrego de Oro chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
I don't know how we slept on this one as long as we did. It's South Austin, it's authentic, it's a little divey but not too divey, and the chilaquiles are wonderful. The deep, rich red and vibrant green sauces are innocuous enough at first, but there's a slow, building heat that creeps up into your sinuses and back down your throat, reminding you that this is not migas and Mexican martinis. The cheese is melty, not crumbly, but it's not heavy-handed enough to make for a stringy mess from plate to mouth. There's just enough porkiness to the beans, and the crema and onion sidekicks do exactly what they're supposed to do – add complimentary texture and flavor to a great plate of chilaquiles. Highly recommended. (Ryan)
El Chile Cafe Y Cantina 1900 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722 (512) 457-9900 www.elchilecafe.com
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| El Chile chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Strangely sweet sauces for both the ranchero and green options. It was by all other measures a perfectly-presented plate – over-easy eggs and all – it just wasn't singing our song. (Julie)
Eldorado Cafe 3300 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757 (512) 420-2222 www.eldoradocafeatx.com
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| Eldorado Cafe chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Satisfying, hearty and well-proportioned, "Gloria's chilaquiles" at north Austin's Eldorado Cafe are tossed with a thick, vibrant chileverdes before they get a smothering of jack cheese and a nicely-cooked egg. The black beans are decent and the potato medley fair-to-middlin'. I could have gone for a little less melty cheese, because as the dish cools the cheese congeals and becomes its own mass, but overall this was a very nice breakfast plate I would eat again. (Ryan)
El Faro 1779 Wells Branch Pkwy, Ste 108, Austin, TX 78728 (512) 252-3430 www.elfaroaustin.com
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| El Faro chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
The chilaquiles verdes at El Faro was highly tomatillo-based, tangy, but with very little heat at all. The red version was enchilada-sauce-style, and also very mild. The totopos were perfect, as were the eggs, but everything was drowned in a little too much goopy cheese, crema, onion and cilantro. The owners were incredibly nice, gracious and helpful. (Ryan)
I really had high high hopes for this sweet little place filled with a plethora of lighthouse art and decor. They seem to have a popular buffet thing going on, but the chilaquiles were just a little too much of a good thing. I think this is the first one we've seen served with seasoned rice, and the refried beans were heavily seasoned with cumin. If felt a more like dinner than breakfast. (Julie)
El Meson 2038 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 442-4441
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| El Meson Saturday chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Sunday chilaquiles at El Meson are brunch buffet, so think of a chilaquiles-like quiche, which we are never, ever looking for. Saturday chilaquiles at El Meson are
not quiche. Very tasty verdes overall, though the sunny eggs were fully carbonized around the edges, with an unappealing grey and black ring that looked like very dirty griddle grease. We'll try again another Saturday to see how consistency fares. (Ryan)
El Nuevo Mexico 911 W Anderson Ln, Ste 120, Austin, TX 78757 (512) 458-5454 www.elnuevorestaurant.com
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| El Nuevo Mexico chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
The only thing I recall about El Nuevo Mexico's thinly-sauced chilaquiles plate is that it was a cold, winter morning and the beans were very porky. Which means the chilaquiles were forgettable. (Ryan)
El Rincon 200 E Pecan St, Suite 9, Pflugerville, TX 78660 (512) 990-0250
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| El Rincon chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
El Rincon puts out a good, middle-of-the-road chilaquiles plate with nicely-cooked eggs. The red was deeply-flavored and rich like Las Cazuelas and the green was fresh and piquant. The beans were delicious. (Ryan)
The green sauce here had a more definable tomatillo character than most, and was quite good. For some reason the dish got soggy quickly. Real sour cream is available, but is brought to the table in small tubular squeezy packets. (Julie)
El Rey (CLOSED)
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| El Rey chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
El Rey had a very bright green chilaquiles, and a mild Las Palmas-flavored enchilada sauce red. I thought the green sauce and beans were great, but Julie thought them over-salted. Strong coffee. Great table salsas, both red and doña. (Ryan)
El Secreto de Abuela 817 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 389-2227
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| El Secreto de Abuela chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Spicy green with melty cheese and a nicely-cooked egg. Red was enchilada sauce style, with just a tiny bit of sweetness. Good sauces overall, but the totopos were a wee bit soft. Nice beans. Coffee sucks. (Ryan)
El Secreto De La Abuela #2 5700 Menchaca Rd, Ste 570, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 373-3365
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| El Secreto De La Abuela #2 chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Your granny's secrets are safe with me. I do love the spicy green chilaquiles here, similar to the ones at their sister restaurant over on Airport Boulevard. Red is enchilada-sauce style and forgettable. Good beans, good potatoes. Nicely-cooked eggs. Pro tip: Order chilaquiles to go, wander next door to Moreno Barbecue for a smidge of brisket to add, and some better handmade flour tortillas. Sit at a picnic table and feast. A solid plate of chilaquiles verdes in our zip code. (Ryan)
El Sol y La Luna (CLOSED)
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| El Sol y La Luna chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
El Sol y La Luna serves breakfast all day, and their verdes was very fresh and piquant. There was a little too much melty cheese for my taste, but the overall dish had a perfect portion size with nice ratio of sauce to chips. The table salsa reminded me of Eugene, Oregon's Emerald Valley Salsa, which I wasn't expecting. (Ryan)
If chilaquiles are what you must have for breakfast, these will serve you well. But the perfect simplicity of their Plantain Breakfast with over easy-eggs are such a treat that temptation wins for even this die-hard chilaquiles-lover. (Julie)
El Taquito 1713 E Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78741 (512) 851-8226 www.eltaquito.com
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| El Taquito chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Tiny square totopos, tiny square potatoes, and whole corn tortillas underneath the eggs. I wasn't quite sure what to make of El Taquito's plate, but the chilaquiles rojos were full of flavor, while the green needed a little supplement of heat from the impressively well-appointed salsa bar. Both beans and potatoes were forgettable. (Ryan)
Light and bright with a big open kitchen and large TV screens in the dining area, I got the feeling that while offering a nice variety of breakfast fare this place was generally more focused on the late-night life. (Julie)
El Torito (CLOSED)
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| El Torito chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Anna Salinas' chilaquiles verdes, served with pinto beans, are right at the top of my list of favorites in Austin. In Italian, the perfect doneness of pasta is "al dente." I don't know if there's a word in Spanish for totopos quickly and gently simmered in sauce until they are at the knife-edge-thin line between completely-crispy and slightly-sodden, but there should be. They need to have just the right tooth. The homemade totopos in El Torito's chilaquiles dance on that razor's edge, every time we visit, and the verdes version is supremely fresh, bright and tangy.
The chilaquiles rojos, served with black beans, have a flavor profile to the salsa that seems to have been in subtle flux the last few visits – alternating between understated and mild, to nicely fiery, to having a little smoky chipotle bite. Regardless, they are still a top-tier red any day of the week. Both red and green versions are given a dusting of white cheese before being crowned by a pair of eggs. Crema is on the side.
The delicious cafe de olla has a bit of piloncillo in it, and the sandia agua fresca (when available) is a morning miracle. (Ryan)
Flavia's Kitchen 1700 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 422-7158
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| Flavia's Kitchen chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Clean, bright chilaquiles verdes, but a little soupy and steamed inside the styrofoam to-go container even though we were eating on a picnic table a few feet away from the food truck. The chicken tinga was a nice rico touch and the eggs were cooked perfectly over-easy. Scatter of thick queso fresco with a lettuce, avocado and tomato garnish. Flavia's also makes a very nice breakfast tostada and an excellent refried black bean and cheese taco. Great service. (Ryan)
Fresa's Chicken Al Carbon 1703 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 992-2946
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| Fresa's Chicken Al Carbon chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
At $14, these were some of the fancier chilaquiles we'd had in a while. Very nice, flavorful guajillo sauce, though Julie's plate had very little red and more of the thin black bean sauce which was unnecessary. Normally served with scrambled eggs, we asked for over-easy and the waiter had to confirm with the kitchen that they could do that. We received sunny eggs with slightly undercooked whites. Good, strong coffee. Snazzy drizzle prices, but a tasty plate, overall. (Ryan)
Gabriela's South Austin 9600 S IH 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78748 (512) 394-7979
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| Gabriela's chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Sunday brunch! Deejay playing incredibly loud club music! Football and horse racing on the dozen giant televisions! There’s a golden throne in the corner and Bad Bunny wallpaper for your Instagram pleasure! Is this a club, or a sports bar, or a restaurant? It’s all three! The chilaquiles rojos are tossed in a tomato-based salsa that is sweeter than any we’ve had before. The potatoes and onions on the side were weirdly a little sweet as well. I opted to swap the hot-dog laden charro beans for refried black beans, which were very nicely seasoned. Overall, a manageable-sized plate that wasn’t nap-inducing, but two of the three offerings were just a little too cloying for us. Probably a better option for your way-South Austin bachelorette party boozing than a brunch plate of chilaquiles. (Ryan)
Garrido's (CLOSED)
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| Garrido's chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
I like fruit, but this plate could neither be judged on the fruit or the optional bacon. Unfortunately, this one was lacking balance in the chilaquiles department. The ratio of totopos to sauce was way off, as if they were just dressed with a little bit of sauce instead of given a quick simmer. (Julie)
The bacon was the best thing about these almost-flavorless chilaquiles. Sorry, Garrido's. (Ryan)
Gloria's Latin Cuisine (Downtown) (CLOSED)
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| Gloria's Latin Cuisine chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Brunch! Square plates! Cloth napkins! Gloria’s describes their chilaquiles as “a traditional Mexican dish consisting of fried tortillas bathed in tomatillo sauce mixed with scrambled eggs and topped with cheese. Served with pinto beans and guacamole salad.” What amounted to about a half cup of totopos sauced with a nearly-flavorless verdes made this offensive for the $14 price tag. I asked to sub over-easy eggs for the scramble, and the eggs were cooked nicely. Overall, a disappointing plate. (Ryan)
The Goodnight (CLOSED)
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| The Goodnight chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Online brunch menu touts The Goodnight's chilaquiles as "Crispy corn tortillas, creamy tomatillo sauce, sour cream, pico de gallo, two eggs." Twelve bucks. Sure, we'll bite. The actual menu, in restaurant, describes The Goodnight's chilaquiles as "Crispy corn tortillas with chicken, guajillo sauce, sour cream, scrambled eggs, black bean and corn pico de gallo." We asked for our eggs over-easy, Julie's plate sin carne, and got a very pretty stack of nicely-crisp chips with a rich, mean-looking guajillo sauce. But the flavor was lacking, with no heat or bite to the salsa. The black bean and corn pico was just straight teeny-tiny minced pico, the eggs were on the side, and everything around the outside of the plate was cold. The only hot spot was in the middle of the stack, and that was only on my dish with chicken.
To their credit (and ours), we received $5 off for the plate without chicken. (Ryan)
Granny's Tacos 1401 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 701-4000
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| Granny's Tacos chilaquiles tacos. © Ryan Schierling |
I love Granny's chilaquiles tacos. There are three - rojos, verdes, and mole, and each one is a different kind of wonderful in your mouth. Unfortunately, I'll probably never even try anything else on Granny's menu because I can only eat three tacos, and when I go to Granny's I only want the chilaquiles. Character flaw on my part, to be certain, but these are the best chilaquiles tacos in Austin, hands down. (Ryan)
Guero's Taco Bar 1412 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 447-7688 www.guerostacobar.com
A very saucy, tasty green with a slightly weird application of sour cream. A decent rendition, but not enough to keep us coming back for more. (Ryan)
Guero's does a lot of things right, and these are chilaquiles, but not destination chilaquiles. (Julie)
Hays City Store 8989 FM150 W, Driftwood, TX 78619 (512) 722-3905 www.hayscitystoretx.com
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| Hays City Store chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
This chilaquiles interpretation was possibly the worst we've ever had. Get the truck stop enchiladas or chicken-fried steak and eggs instead. (Ryan)
Hecho En Mexico 6001 W William Cannon Dr, Austin, TX 78749 (512) 301-0060 www.hechoenmexico-restaurant.com
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| Hecho En Mexico chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Perfectly-cooked eggs, but fussing up what looked and tasted like "out of the bag" tortilla chips was simply unforgivable at this snazzy-drizzle price point. (Julie)
I really wanted to like these chilaquiles, but they were a little too precious, a little too fancified, and that unfortunately didn't add up to a delicious dish that tasted like it was "made in Mexico." Attentive service and good coffee. (Ryan)
Itza's Kitchen (CLOSED)
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| Itza's Kitchen chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Itza's Kitchen was going to be my next favorite plate of chilaquiles in Austin, and I am truly sad it just wasn't meant to be. Our first visit to the colorful trailer on East Riverside was on a freezing cold but brilliantly sunny winter day. The cafe de olla was piping hot, the chilaquiles verdes were simple and perfectly executed and I had all the same emotional stirrings I did with my first amazing plate of chilaquiles at Veracruz All Natural. The next time we visited Itza, she was gone. We'd heard the trailer had moved and was slated to reopen in a different location, but they'd closed permanently. I was going to say "closed for good," but there's nothing good about not being able to eat these incredible chilaquiles again. (Ryan)
Jalapeño's Taco Bar (CLOSED, NOW BETO'S RESTAURANT)
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| Jalapeño's Taco Bar chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Very good red and green chilaquiles in our zip code that we would visit again. Well-seasoned and nicely-flavored overall. Eggs are extra, but we weren’t charged on this visit. Decent coffee. (Ryan)
Jalisco Mexican Restaurant and Bar 6601 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 448-9111
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| Jalisco Mexican Restaurant and Bar chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Excellent red, with a combination of chiles simmered with jalapeño, onion and tomato – a richer, deeper ranchero than we normally get. The green was similar, simmered long with lots of veg, much like a tomatillo ranchero. Nicely-cooked eggs, but the beans were so creamy they tasted like peanut butter. (Ryan)
Janitzio (CLOSED)
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| Janitzio chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Janitzio was a last-minute dark horse, and although they had horrible coffee, they put together a chilaquiles verdes plate that was near-perfect. The nicely-simmered chips and fiery green salsa, the rich refritos and tender potatoes, the tablespoon of diced white onion and dollop of sour cream fit together flawlessly. If one element had been missing or just average, I don't think Janitzio would have made the cut for me. But it did, and I'll eat those chilaquiles again and again. I just won't drink the coffee. (Ryan)
Jardin Corona 13301 N US 183 Suite E, Austin, TX 78750 (512) 250-1061 www.jardincoronarestaurant.com
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| Jardin Corona chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
The chilaquiles at Jardin Corona are described as having a "special" sauce that was a combination of red and green we've seen before, with more heat than actual flavor. Tasty, but very one-note. Nicely-cooked eggs, the beans had great flavor, but the potatoes were forgettable. (Ryan)
Javi's Best of Tex Mex 7709 E Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 78744 (512) 386-8329 www.javistexmex.com
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| Javi's Best of Tex Mex chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Javi’s is next to a Starbucks on the way to the airport, in a sterile, strip mall setting that would keep you driving right by if you were looking for great chilaquiles. Of all the chilaquiles east of IH35 on Ben White, and there are a few, these are destination chilaquiles, well worth the drive from our zip code. I just might miss a flight for these. The green was spicy up front, with an assertive bite, but it was the chilaquiles rojos that had us swooning. A creamy, chipotle-laced red with a heat that didn’t hit you until you were about to take the next bite was one of the best, most interesting reds we’ve had. Thinly-cut totopos retained a nice tooth all the way to the finish. Served with sour cream and raw white onions. Good, strong coffee. (Ryan)
Jefes Mexican Restaurant 720 Lamar Pl., Austin, TX 78752 (512) 459-0034 www.jefesmex.com
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| Jefes Mexican Restaurant chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Jefes is closed on Sundays, so it took us a while to make our way up north to try out their breakfast. Looking at the menu, there are no chilaquiles to be found, but I'd heard someone describe the dish as being served with lettuce on top, so I knew I probably just had to ask. Sure enough, the proprietor nodded and brought us a pair of chilaquiles verdes plates that were well worth the drive. The green sauce was tangy and fresh – with a faint hint of sweet that tasted like lemon – and paired well with thick totopos crisp on the outside and chewy toward the centers. The lettuce, which I'd never seen before on chilaquiles, added a nice texture and cool foil to the bright, hot-sauced chips. Excellent beans and potatoes, and everything in the well-appointed salsa bar was fresh and well-made. These are now one of my favorite "north-end" chilaquiles. (Ryan)
Kerbey Lane Cafe (various locations) 4301 W William Cannon, Austin, TX 78737 (512) 899-1500 www.kerbeylanecafe.com
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| Kerbey Lane Cafe chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Note: Kerbey Lane's chilaquiles are now on their regular menu.
We'd been told several times that Kerbey Lane Cafe served a great plate of chilaquiles, but every (wrong) time we'd visit and ask for them, we were denied. For some reason, they were a seasonal menu item, and we just weren't making it there in the right quarter. We could, of course, have migas but we do not eat migas. I was wary, as I am of any restaurant whose website says they have an "expresso machine," because Kerbey Lane is known for 24-hour-a-day comfort food, a half-dozen varieties of pancakes, and their cowboy queso, not for authentic Mexican breakfast.
When chilaquiles showed up on Kerbey Lane's menu, we got texts and tweets from friends and fellow chilaquiles fiends telling us it was finally time for a go at breakfast. What we got was a chilaquiles plate with the simple preparation that we love – properly verde-sauced and simmered totopos, topped with a toss of white onion and cilantro, a pair of perfect over-easy eggs and a dollop of sour cream. No goopy cheese, no snazzy drizzles or garish garnish, just all the right flavors in exactly the right quantities. For an Austin institution and kitchen that pumps out such a wide variety of dishes, it's nice to see that they didn't overthink this one and fancy it up, or turn it into one more bad plate of migas. Kerbey Lane's chilaquiles deserve a spot in their regular breakfast rotation. (Ryan)
Kome Y Toma Taco Bar 709 E Slaughter, Bldg 2, Unit 204, Austin, TX 78744 (512) 519-9072
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| Kome Y Toma Taco Bar chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Very good sauces, both green and red. The chilaquiles were a little emasculated by the copious amounts of melty cheese. So… much… cheese. Green was bright and fresh with a well-balanced citrus tang. Red had notes of ancho that came through which was nice. Both could have used a little salt. Beans and potatoes were very mild, also needed a little salt. Over-easy eggs were cooked properly. Very good table salsa served with warm chips. Excellent service. (Ryan)
La Catedral del Marisco #2 1605 E Oltorf, Austin, TX 78741 (512) 282-1000
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| La Catedral del Marisco #2 chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Excellent green, fresh with queso fresco and a single egg. Perfect potatoes, just lightly crispy and creamy interior. Good beans, coffee was just okay. The chilaquiles rojos were deeply rich and tasted like pasilla peppers? Enchilada sauce-style with a bay leaf hidden under my totopos. (Ryan)
La Catrina (CLOSED)
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| La Catrina chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
If La Catrina were closer to us, I'd eat their chilaquiles all the time. Pflugerville's a bit of a drive, but this was worth it. The verdes was well-sauced with a spicy, bright salsa that was obviously very fresh. The totopos stayed crisp throughout, despite mas sauciness. Excellent beans and potatoes. (Ryan)
I wasn't quite as impressed as Ryan, but I suspect that was due in large part to my utter distraction with the unusual combination of new age music and Dia de los Muertos decor we encountered on our visit. I do clearly remember the table sauces being very delicious. We'll be back. (Julie)
La Cocina de Consuelo 4516 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78756 (512) 524-4740 www.consueloskitchen.com
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| La Cocina de Consuelo chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
This popular, crowded spot on Burnet is well worth the wait in line on a Sunday morning. The chilaquiles were nicely-portioned with a perfectly-cooked egg. Overall, a bit bland compared to some of our favorites, but probably a very good example of comida typica. Recommended. (Ryan)
Las Cazuelas 1701 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 479-7911
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| Las Cazuelas chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Generous portions for your food dollar and certainly tasty, though with its rich sauce it can be a bit of a palate-overwhelming plate. The potatoes are a little underdone for my preference. The complementary chips and salsa will spoil you, though. (Julie)
The first time we visited Las Cazuelas I was stunned that we could get two orders of chilaquiles and a pair of coffees for less than 10 bucks. I felt like we were ripping them off. The portion size is a little smaller than the gigantic platter it used to be, but the price hasn't changed. It's not the best chilaquiles in town, but at $3.95*, it's still a steal. (Ryan) *Price is no longer $3.95, it is now $5.99
La Familia 3601 W William Cannon Dr, Ste 900, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 892-1311
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| La Familia chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
The chilaquiles with ranchero sauce at La Familia were mild, with giant chunks of tomato, garlic and onion. The verde version was solid. Both were topped with cheddar and jack cheese. This is a decent plate of chilaquiles in our zip code. (Ryan)
La Fruta Feliz 3124 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723 (512) 473-0037
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| La Fruta Feliz chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
I remember exactly how I was feeling the first morning we stopped in at La Fruta Feliz. I was supremely hungover, but hopeful. I'd heard great things about the chivo, but was more excited for the chilaquiles. This was one of those cases though, as we were the only gringos in the joint, the cook decided to have a little fun at what he thought might be our expense. Slipping some habanero into the verde sauce burned every last cobweb out of my cluttered cabeza, which was exactly what I needed. When the cashier took my money at the register, he queried "Were they hot enough for you?" The cook to his left was grinning wide as the Rio Grande. I narrowed my eyes a bit and gave him half a smile. "It was perfecto." Subsequent orders of chilaquiles have still been delicious, but apparently sin habanero and not nearly as spicy as that first glorious visit. (Ryan)
Always unfussy, these chilaquiles – red or green – are terrific (though green is our go-to). Delightful, too, that the service here includes a bowl of chopped onions and fresh cilantro in addition to their hot sauce offerings. I'm not suggesting you should mess with a good thing, but having options here is cool. If coffee is not your cup of tea, this is the place to order an agua fresca. They have a wide selection – the sandia (watermelon) and fresa (strawberry) are particular favorites of ours. (Julie)
La Michoacana Meat Market 1917 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 473-8487
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| La Michoacana Meat Market chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
If you ever thought about learning a little Spanish, the most important words and phrases to know are related directly to the ordering of breakfast. Trust me. La Michoacana Meat Markets are scattered throughout Austin, and you can get a mean plate of chilaquiles for next to nothing. (Ryan)
These are some beautiful chilaquiles, but I think I was focused on an even prettier plate of sopes de desayuno that day. (Julie)
La Placita 5310 S Pleasant Valley, Austin, TX 78744 (512) 628-0277
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| La Placita chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
The totopos were emasculated by the sauce and covered in congealed cheese, but the beans were rich and porky and the eggs were nicely-fried. (Ryan)
Under certain circumstances, I can appreciate a slightly porky flavor in refritos. These were a bit much for me, personally. Don't get me started again about the goopy cheese. (Julie)
La Playa 6400 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 916-8222
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| La Playa chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
I really, really dug this plate of chilaquiles verdes. We've driven by La Playa so many times on the way to somewhere else and I'd always look over as we drove by, notice it and wonder if they served breakfast, telling myself to make a mental note of it, and then promptly forget all about it. Finally! Duly noted! La Playa makes a very nice plate of chilaquiles with great beans and potatoes, and a properly-cooked over-easy egg. We'll be back soon. (Ryan)
La Rancheria 77 Old Lockhart Rd, Lockhart, TX 78644 (512) 398-3499
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| La Rancheria chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling. |
La Rancheria is a bit out there for us location-wise, but was a nice backroad stop for their tangy chilaquiles verdes, served with melty white cheese, beans and potatoes. Proper, prototypical chilaquiles con huevos plate. Good table salsa, very nice service. (Ryan)
La Tapatia (CLOSED) (512) 219-5000
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| La Tapatia chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
We’ve never had a plate of chilaquiles like this, $5 or no. The red and green sauces were both excellent, but the totopos were just cut raw tortillas mixed with the salsa. Not fried, with no tooth at all. Too bad, because everything else was really good. (Ryan)
Licha's Cantina 1306 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 480-5960 www.lichascantina.com
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| Licha's Cantina chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Licha’s Sunday brunch offers casserole-style chilaquiles verdes with verdes-soaked store-bought chips (El Milagro?) and a pair of eggs for $13. The sauce is herbal and flavorful, but not worth the price of admission. Roasted potatoes with guajillo aioli, refried black beans, plantains as sides are $4 each. (Ryan)
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| Little D.F. chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
If you wanted to be technical, these chilaquiles are not in Austin. If you wanted to be technical, you'd miss out on a really perfect serving of chilaquiles.
Spicewood is a bit of a drive, but more than worth some dashboard time for a super-fresh, vibrant, rico, deeply-nuanced chilaquiles. From a trailer on the side of the highway. A trailer. This mother and son duo surprised the hell out of me – so much so that when I opened the styrofoam container I stammered "WOW... wow" at the way-too-pretty offering. I didn't expect the addition of chicken tinga, but the rich depth countered the bright salsa verde perfectly. A little queso, a little crema, a little cilantro, a little cebolla. Wow. Highly recommended. (Ryan)
Los Chilakillers 13000 N IH-35, Bldg 12 Ste 204, Austin, TX 78753 (512) 505-8363
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| Los Chilakillers Longhorns chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Calling themselves "the best chilaquiles in Austin, Texas," Los Chilakillers has a wide selection of sauce options and an even larger offering (28 choices!) of "premium toppings" that range from Soyrizo to ribeye steak. I had the Longhorns version, a mix of "poblano creamy and habanero sauce" that I asked for "mildly hot," a middle-of-the-road three-peppers on the Los Chilakillers heat scale. The waiter nodded and said "three." I nodded. Three. Unfortunately, the cheesy poblano sauce overpowered any hints of habanero, and there was creamed corn in it, which made a fair-to-middlin' plate of chilaquiles taste just like a fair-to-middlin' plate of King Ranch chicken, even without the chicken. Julie's mild guajillo-sauced chilaquiles, the "Lamar," was underwhelming and tasted a little dirty (over-seasoned). Over-easy eggs were cooked over-medium. Excellent horchata. We'll be back to try some other sauce options. (Ryan)
Los Chilaquiles (CLOSED)
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| Los Chilaquiles chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
If you name your restaurant Los Chilaquiles and your website says "No one makes chilaquiles like we do," you'd better do los chilaquiles very, very well. The dish is available with any sauce on their menu, and we tried out a tangy verdes, along with a really flavorful and nicely-spicy habanero that had both of our noses running. Served with mild beans and a little bolillo roll for sopping up any remaining sauce. If you're in the neighborhood, Los Chilaquiles is the place to go. (Ryan)
Los Huaraches (CLOSED)
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| Los Huaraches chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Los Huaraches has the distinction of serving us one of the best ranchero sauces we've eaten to date. Overall, a very good plate of chilaquiles, with soft potatoes in a similar sauce, well-executed eggs and lovely beans. The staff is super nice. (Ryan)
Los Pepes 4700 Loyola Ln, Unit 115, Austin, TX 78723 (512) 323-9578
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| Los Pepes chilaquiles verdes. © Ryan Schierling |
Los Pepes is tucked away in a strip mall just off of Manor and Loyola Lane. It's a tiny, tidy restaurant with an extensive menu and the chilaquiles were decent. The green was intense, with a depth of flavor that was almost too much of a good thing, bordering on over-seasoned. Perfect totopos, sauced well with a pair of over-easy eggs covered in queso fresco, diced white onion and a healthy drizzle of crema. Mild beans, heavily-seasoned rice I could have done without or subbed for some breakfast papas. Wonderful table salsa, respectable aguas frescas and excellent service. We'll definitely be back to try some other things on the menu. (Ryan)
Lupe Tortilla 701 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78746 (512) 582-2205
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| Lupe Tortilla chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Lupe Tortilla's chilaquiles were nothing but bad King Ranch chicken casserole that was so supremely spicy it was inedible, and I can handle some heat. Sunny eggs with raw whites. Porky beans were nice and the bloody mary was solid. The waitress was excellent, but admitted she "hates these chilaquiles... they're not like I make them at home." Noted. (Ryan)
Jasmines Mexican Restaurant 2463 Hwy 71 E, Del Valle, TX 78617 (512) 389-2810
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| Los Jasmines Mexican Restaurant chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
The red was described as a ranchero on the menu, but was a rich, enchilada-sauce style. Excellent totopos, but they could have used a little more sauce. The green was mild, tasty, but also not enough sauce. Over-easy eggs were perfectly cooked, and the plate was dressed well with raw onion and crema. Good beans, good potatoes, excellent fresh red table salsa. (Ryan)
Jasmines Mexican Restaurant #2 (CLOSED)
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| Los Jasmines Mexican Restaurant #2 chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Formerly Juanita's, Los Jasmines #2 puts out an identical plate of chilaquiles as Jasmines #1 over on Hwy 71. Delicious, delicious twins. (Ryan)
Los Danzantes ATX (CLOSED)
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| Los Danzantes chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
A beast of a chilaquiles rojos plate with black beans, eggs and cecina. Eggs are normally scrambled, so ask for
huevos estrellados tiernos if you'd like something with a little runny yolk. Totopos were perfect. Sauce was thick and coated everything well, though a little like the preparation at Cenote, seemed to have a Doritos nacho cheese note for some reason. Steak was thin, well-seasoned and had a hit of smokiness. Very nice overall. Chilaquiles are only served on Sundays from noon to 3 p.m. (Ryan)
Los Pinos 4919 Hudson Bend, Austin, TX 78734 (512) 266-3231
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| Los Pinos chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Quite a drive for us, but the verde sauce was bright and ridiculously good. If Los Pinos were closer to the 78745, we'd visit far more often. (Ryan)
Macho Taco 12110 Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78748 (512) 291-5104
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| Macho Taco chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Macho Taco was, unfortunately, a rebound. We had originally gone to breakfast at El Torito. Actually, we'd arrived at El Torito to find it permanently closed, and we were a bit despondent. The chilaquiles at Macho Taco were serviceable for the circumstances. The verdes was creamy but had a nice heat to it and the totopos had a good tooth. Potatoes and beans were the usual.
Maudie's Hacienda 9911 Brodie Ln, Austin, TX 78748 (512) 280-8700
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| Maudie's Hacienda chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
An overly-salty, cheesy, runny-sauced debacle. One visit was one too many. (Ryan)
Since they only offer one variety of chilaquiles, I ordered something else this particular day. Thank goodness. (Julie)
Maria's Taco Xpress 1210 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 444-0261 www.tacoxpress.com
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| Maria's Taco Xpress chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Sundays at Maria's are packed, with the weekly Gospel Brunch (aka Hippie Church) playing out to the masses eating their queso and Rachael Ray's "Favorite" Miga Taco. Both red and green chilaquiles were good, but not exceptional. The guacamole is a great rico touch that you don't see on most $6.99 chilaquiles plates, and the single egg was nicely-cooked. (Ryan)
Mariscos Los Jarochos 9200 N Lamar, Ste 100, Austin, TX 78753 (512) 339-3022
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| Mariscos Los Jarochos chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Lemony, almost sweet verdes, and a very mild, light orange rojos. Big pieces of onion in both sauces, and very nice totopos, but neither of these plates was really doing it for us. $10 plates with eggs. The coffee was decent and the table salsa was superb. I also had a very nice octopus ceviche tostada. (Ryan)
Mary's Tacos (CLOSED)
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| Mary's Tacos chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Boring. Sloppy. Nothing else notable about these chilaquiles. On to the next… (Ryan)
Meches Mexican Restaurant 13602 FM-812, Unit B, Del Valle, TX 78617 (512) 215-2843
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| Meches Mexican Restaurant chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
All components of the plate were spot-on – potatoes and beans excellent, a little sour cream and diced raw onion, perfect totopos, but the sauces were just average. Red was a little oily with a slow heat and the green was that tangy red/green mix that makes orange you see quite a bit, with a more pronounced up-front heat. Meches is incredibly busy on the weekends, so service is a little slow but apologetic. A solid plate. (Ryan)
Mi Cabana 4118 S IH35, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 792-9300
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| Mi Cabana chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
The menu described chilaquiles al gusto! so I had high hopes for this Mexican joint in a former IHOP. Then I learned that al gusto means to taste, not with great gusto! The entire interaction was in Spanish, so it helps to know enough Español to order breakfast. If you don’t, pointing at menu items works. The verdes was thick, spicy and had a good hit of cilantro with a smattering of melty cheese. Two eggs, one slightly overcooked and one just slightly under. Good beans and potatoes, but the totopos were quartered corn tortillas, which made them unwieldy on the fork and they didn’t hold up well to the sturdy sauce. The red was an acceptable ranchero with large chunks of peppers and onions. Decent coffee. (Ryan)
Mi Casita 9809 FM 969, Austin, TX 78724 (512) 351-9167
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| Mi Casita chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Tucked in at a blind bend in the highway, Mi Casita is a blink-and-you've-missed-it stop for the traditional Tex Mex and Mex that Austinites so take for granted. Mi Casita's green chilaquiles are bright, tangy and have a nice back-end heat that I enjoyed. They're topped with onion, queso fresco and crema, and served with really good refritos. The chilaquiles rojos salsa was more like a one-note enchilada sauce. The menu noted potatoes with the dish, but we were there after 11 a.m. on a Sunday, so I can assume that's why we were served rice instead of papas. Excellent doña sauce but the red table salsa needed salt, verified by the four top in the corner salting the salsa as the waiter was taking their order. The coffee was decent and the restaurant was spotlessly clean. (Ryan)
Mi Lindo Michoacan 11800 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753 (512)494-4002
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| Mi Lindo Michoacan chilaquiles verdes. © Ryan Schierling |
Mi Lindo Michoacan serves some very lovely chilaquiles plates. Enchilada sauce-style red – a little heavily seasoned and curiously had a hit of clove, which was a new one for me after 147 plates of chilaquiles. Once I realized what it was, I couldn't stop tasting it and that wore on the palate a bit. Green was mild but satisfying, definitely the better of the two with all flavors in balance. Totopos had a proper tooth and the over-easy eggs were nicely cooked. Porky, thin beans in an adorable little tortilla cup. Forgettable potatoes. Excellent table salsas and very nice service. Recommended if you’re way up north. (Ryan)
Mi Ranchito 1105 Farm to Market 1626, Manchaca, TX 78652 (512) 292-8107
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| Mi Ranchito chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
This little Mexican joint where Manchaca Road dead ends at FM1626 is an out-of-the-way, hole-in-the-wall kind of place you want to become a regular at. Previous incarnations of the dish were thin, enchilada-sauce-style red and even thinner totopos that couldn't stand up to the sauce treatment, making for a soggy mess. Recent visits have a menu change that only offers a chilaquiles verdes plate. No more rojos. Overall, it's been an improvement. The chips are thicker, the green sauce is heartier and tastier. Beans are still porky as all get out, and the potatoes are a little desiccated. (Ryan)
Mr. Natural 2414-A S Lamar, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 916-9223
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| Mr. Natural chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Mr. Natural offers a decent plate of chilaquiles, but the consistency varies depending on the restaurant location and who's preparing your food that day. The first time we visited was fantastic. Every other time was hit or miss, with completely different preparation and plating. (Ryan)
You might be gambling a bit with the chilaquiles, but for a heavenly head-clearing agua fresca you can do no better than their pineapple-spinach. (Julie)
Ñoños Tacos 102 W Powell Ln, Austin, TX 78753 (512) 550-8984
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| Ñoños Tacos chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
While set up for to-go orders, there’s a little bar to sit at and eat your styrofoam container of chilaquiles rojos. The totopos were freshly-fried, though a little steamed from being closed up in the take out container. Nice red sauce, good beans. (Ryan)
Paperboy (various locations) www.paperboyaustin.com
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| Paperboy chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
There aren't a lot of options on the menu at the Paperboy trailer parked next to Radio Coffee. The brevity of menu would lead you to believe that they do just a very few things very well. That assumption is correct. The chilaquiles, with salsa roja, goat chorizo, cotija, sunny egg and jalapeño, is a small portion and thank the maker for that. It is incredibly intense, a punch in the mouth that you just can't put down once you've popped the yolk of the perfectly-cooked egg. The crispy cheddar "hash brown" with carrot habanero sauce makes an exceptional side. Highly recommended. (Ryan)
Patika 2159 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 535-3955 www.patikacoffee.com
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| Patika chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Patika makes a really beautiful plate of a chef's interpretation of chilaquiles, but I wouldn't call them chilaquiles proper by any stretch of the imagination. The totopos are crispy and only recently met the thick, herbaceous, pesto-ish salsa verde rather than being simmered with it. There's a generous portion of avocado, some beautifully-poached eggs, a toss of micro-greens and... popcorn. Popcorn? And paprika. This is a really good breakfast plate. It's just not chilaquiles for me. (Ryan)
Polvo's 2004 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 441-5446
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| Polvo's chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
We visited Polvo's for breakfast after hearing some good things, but were a little put off by their chilaquiles. Everything on the plate was swimming in an unappealing light brownish-red liquid. The only thing on the plate that had any tooth to it was the black beans. (Ryan)
Prime Taco Grille 11215 S IH-35, Ste 120, Austin, TX 78747 (512) 761-3030
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| Prime Taco Grille chilaquiles verdes. © Ryan Schierling |
Prime Taco Grille's green chilaquiles was bright and tangy, but mild with no real sense of heat at all. The red was very-well seasoned and tasted like a thicker version of enchilada sauce. Beans were mild and potatoes were cooked well but also a little bland. Over-easy eggs cooked perfectly on my plate, a little under on Julie's rojos. Decent horchata. A nice plate of chilaquiles overall, and not too big and heavy for once. No afternoon nap needed. (Ryan)
Pueblo Viejo (various locations) 502 Brushy St, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 373-6557 www.puebloviejoaustin.com
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| Pueblo Viejo chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
You're probably thinking "Huh. This photo of Pueblo Viejo's chilaquiles really sucks compared to all of the other ones." You would be correct, mostly. We stopped by the club/venue on Brushy Street that is the North Door (and Pueblo Viejo) and had an unlikely breakfast in a cavernous, windowless, mostly-empty dark room with three tables in it. There was a stage at the front, soundboard at the back, and not much else. We were the only people there. It was... odd. It was... dark. The chilaquiles verdes were decent. At some point, we will have chilaquiles at the Pueblo Viejo Traila at Cosmic Coffee, and I will shoot a better photo. Promise. (Ryan)
Ramos Tex-Mex Restaurant #3 14611 N Mopac Expy, Ste 103, Austin, TX 78728 (512) 246-0727
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| Ramos Tex-Mex Restaurant chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Ramos Tex-Mex Restaurant serves breakfast all day, from 7 am to 9 pm Monday through Friday, 8 am to 9 pm Saturday, and 8 am to 3 pm on Sunday. There was no menu hint of a sauce preference, but the server said “I think they’re… green?” The verdes turned out to be very nice, with excellent totopos that stayed just crisp enough and just soft enough throughout the entire plate. Nicely-cooked eggs and delicious beans. The potatoes could have used a little crisp, though they were nicely-seasoned. Bonus points for a fantastic bean and cheese taco on homemade flour tortilla. Respect. (Ryan)
Rosita Kitchen (CLOSED)
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| Rosita Kitchen chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Right across the street from the excellent chilaquiles at Los Pinos is Rosita Kitchen. Stationed at the end of a small strip of shops, the diminutive restaurant has five (FIVE!) chilaquiles versions on their menu. Six if you count "divorciados." There's a tangy verdes with tomatillo and serrano, a poblano rajas version, a smoky, creamy chipotle, los potosinos with cactus, pico and molcajete ranchero, and the wonderful desvelados (levanta muertos!) with a well-balanced (but fiery) habanero salsa. Rosita Kitchen isn't close to us in the least, and the service can be a little tepid, but I will drive the 20 miles to eat their chilaquiles.
Rosita's Al Pastor 1911 E Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78798 (512) 442-8402 www.rositasalpastor.com
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| Rosita's Al Pastor chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Rosita's Al Pastor is famous for their tacos al pastor. The chilaquiles are a bland, soggy, overly-cheesy, unfortunate afterthought. (Ryan)
Russell's Bistro (CLOSED)
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| Russell's Bistro chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Store-bought chips topped with what was described as chicken enchilada sauce that was thick, as though a can of condensed cream of chicken soup was blended with a can of Ro*Tel. Green chiles, a snazzy drizzle of crema, a few slices of avocado and a ring of three over-easy eggs on top, resulted in a dish more like nachoquiles than chilaquiles. As an overall plate, if you got a perfect bite, it was a nice King Ranch chicken casserole, just not the chilaquiles we normally look for. Excellent coffee, excellent service. Julie had a great eggs benedict. Walk down the block to Kerbey Lane for a better chilaquiles plate. (Ryan)
Sabor Tapatio 5604 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 483-4241
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| Sabor Tapatio chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Rico! Suave! Sabor Tapatio makes a very nice breakfast plate with their chilaquiles. Red were middle-of-the-road mild, green were a little more bright and tangy. Good potatoes and beans, properly-cooked over-easy eggs and some classy avocado. A nice plate overall. Recommended. (Ryan)
Salt and Time (CLOSED)
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| Salt and Time chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Austin’s premiere salumeria and meat market brings exceptional quality and farmer-friendly food to challenge, entertain and ultimately expand your palate. Their brunch menu is ever-changing, and they don’t always offer chilaquiles. When they do, you will be treated to a thick, deep and rich, chile pequin-spiced rojo that leaves a lingering heat on the tongue. The totopos are thick and properly fried in suet, giving the dish a meatiness that is hard to initially place. The eggs are beautifully cooked, and the plate is finished with creme freche and thin slices of black radish. The potatoes are well-seasoned. Beware the black blood of the gods, though. Salt and Time’s “hot coffee” option, at least on our visit, was cold-brewed coffee muddled with warm water, resulting in a tepid, tea-like beverage that was neither hot, nor coffee. (Ryan)
San Juanita Tacos 4619 S Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 443-9308 www.sanjuanitastacos.com
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| San Juanita Tacos chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
San Juanita offered up a spicy verde with thick totopos and very nice beans. A solid and serviceable chilaquiles plate that I would eat again. (Ryan)
Santa Catarina 1310 Ranch Road 620 S, Lakeway, TX 78734 (512) 300-0946 www.santacatarinarestaurant.com
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| Santa Catarina chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
The chilaquiles at Santa Catarina are a thick, heavy (almost too heavy) version with a very spicy paste-like verde sauce. Good totopos, perfectly-cooked eggs. The drizzle of crema and addition of some finely-chopped onion helped cut through the rich sauce. Good coffee, and a really pretty fruit plate. (Ryan)
Satellite Eat Drink Orbit 5900 W Slaughter Ln, Ste 400, Austin, TX 78749 (512) 288-9994 www.satelliteatx.com
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| Satellite chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
When you look at the individual components that make up chilaquiles, it doesn't look too difficult at all. Simple, cheap ingredients in a dish that you can charge 10 bucks for at brunch. Should be a ringer, right? Satellite's chilaquiles are hurt by an unemotionally-bland salsa roja and sodden totopos. Even the side of red salsa was lacking. Nice avocado, nice eggs, but a blasé chilaquiles plate. (Ryan)
Sazón 1816 S Lamar, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 326-4395 www.sazonaustin.com
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| Sazon chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Solid chilaquiles with the option for your choice of any menu sauces – including mole. Nicely done. (Ryan)
Señor Buddy's (CLOSED)
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| Señor Buddy's chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Who knew we'd find the holy grail of chilaquiles in the back of a gas station off Highway 290? This Curra's Grill (see also below) outpost was one of the first stops on this crazy quest, and they set the bar high with an impossibly-fresh plate – made before your very ojos and handed to you across the counter of the open kitchen moments after the onion and cilantro garnish hit the hot huevos. The sauce is a delicious mixture of verde and chipotle, the tortillas are cut and fried the instant you place your order, and the beans are a minor morning miracle with just a dusting of queso fresco. (Ryan)
Notice that there are no potatoes? And the absence of sour cream? You know you've got a winner when they're so good you don't even miss those little extras. Perfect every single time. (Julie)
Serrano's Tex Mex (Mopac) 5030 Hwy 290 W, Austin, TX 78735 (512) 891-7592 www.serranos.com
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| Serrano's chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Breakfast is served daily, but you’ll have to hit Serrano’s on a Saturday or Sunday between 9 am and 2 pm for “Weekend” breakfast, which includes chilaquiles on an expanded menu. You’ll get migas chips, the same fire-roasted green chile sauce used for enchiladas, and more dry chicken than softened chips. No cilantro or red onions as advertised. Standalone, the sauce was very nice, but the chips received a dressing, not a simmering. Julie ordered hers without chicken, but still received a plate con carne. On the second try, it’s like the kitchen didn’t know what to do with just tortilla strips and sauce. Eggs are an extra buck apiece, making for $11 chilaquiles. Good beans, good potatoes, mild coffee. Very nice service. (Ryan)
Sierra's Mexican Food 100 E Spring St, Georgetown, TX 78626 (512) 863-8644
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| Sierra's Mexican Food chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Sierra’s is out on the fringes. Our chilaquiles search sometimes takes us north, south, east and west of Austin proper, and this Georgetown breakfast was proper. No red sauce the day we were there, but the verdes was a nice, even-keel sauce with a light herbaceous flavor and slow, back-end heat. Nicely done red and white skin-on potatoes. Great beans, decent enough coffee. (Ryan)
Super Burrito (VARIOUS LOCATIONS. CHILAQUILES NO LONGER AVAILABLE.)
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| Super Burrito chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Disqualified because I'm not sure how these get to be called chilaquiles, but they are pretty tasty. With their store-bought chips, loose refritos and cheddar cheese, I've dubbed these "nachoquiles" – and I totally recommend them. Just don't place your order expecting anything resembling proper chilaquiles. (Julie)
I was more drawn to/repulsed by the prospect of a giant burrito filled with carne asada, french fries, guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream. I know what I'm getting next time we go to Super Burrito, and it's not the "nachoquiles." (Ryan)
Taco Flats 1110 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703 (Multiple locations)
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| Taco Flats chilaquiles taco. © Ryan Schierling |
Taco Flats offers a very pretty, well-thought-out chilaquiles taco, but thin strips of crispy tortilla aren't simmered in the fiery red sauce, they are merely drizzled with it which made the taco not feel like chilaquiles at all but completely different components. The grilled jalapeño is a nice touch, and the fried egg is something I wish a few other chilaquiles tacos had around town. Cilantro, queso fresco and crema round out the taco. Dona sauce is a nice touch but wholly unnecessary - the taco is a spicy, drippy, finger-licking handful in an excellent flour tortilla. Also a little spendy at six bucks each, but it’s Clarksville, so not surprising. Julie and I both agreed the other tacos we tried (Dirty South, Huevos Rancheros) were better overall. (Ryan)
Ta-Co. Mex 2105 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 317-6699
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| Ta-Co. Mex chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Ta-Co. Mex has the distinct honor of serving me the second-spiciest plate of chilaquiles I've eaten in Austin, runner up to Lupe Tortilla's hot mess of King-Ranch-chicken-casserole-style chilaquiles. The totopos were brow-beaten by a
mean verdes sauce that was similar to some of the hottest homemade doña I've put into my face, and I
like spicy. A LOT. The cheese was terrified and the crema was ineffective as a fire extinguisher. I could only eat half of the portion, which was just right for the single, nicely-cooked over-easy egg. (Ryan)
Taco Aranda 12115 Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78748 (512) 280-1576
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| Taco Aranda chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Amazingly consistent and delicious chilaquiles down the road from us, that we sort of take for granted. We don't usually dig on much melty cheese on our chilaquiles, but this is one of Julie's favorite plates in our neighborhood. Get a side of fried potatoes and ask if they can throw a jalapeño on the grill for you. Recommended. (Ryan)
Tacos Ricos Ventana de Comida 7814 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 740-3210
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| Tacos Ricos Ventana de Comida chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
A soft plate of middle-of-the-road chilaquiles rojos smothered by a pair of giant over-easy eggs. Tasty, thick refritos and an odd pour of crema in the styro-plate corner pockets. Great table salsas and I also had a very nice bean and cheese taco on flour. Good service. (Ryan)
Takoba (CLOSED)
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| Takoba chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
The standard menu offering is rojos. It's a heavy ensemble, spicy red with mas chiles that after a few bites was begging for some sour cream or crema to balance it out. Even making it only part of the way through this plate, I still felt like I needed either a good nap or a long walk afterward. (Julie)
A pretty, simple preparation with some potatoes and grilled onions on the side, Takoba's chilaquiles are a fiery, feisty fast-breaker with various, visible chunks of chiles in the sauce. Almost a little too hot for us on this particular visit. Worth a revisit. (Ryan)
Tamale House East 1707 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 495-9504
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| Tamale House East chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Tamale House earned themselves a reputation in Austin for delicious, ridiculously cheap breakfast tacos. They are not known the world over for their chilaquiles, and there is a reason for that. The plate is kind of a soggy afterthought, though they've changed their potatoes for the better over the years, from a floppy boiled french fry cut to serviceable breakfast papas. Stick with the breakfast tacos and you will not be disappointed. (Ryan)
Taqueria Arandas (Stassney) 2038 W Stassney Ln, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 448-4771 www.taqueriasarandas.com
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| Taqueria Arandas chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Very bright, fresh and tangy green. Red was well-seasoned, but looked a little like their table salsa. This plate had loads of melty cheese, a perfectly-steamed over-easy egg, sour cream and fabulous beans. Coffee was a little weak this particular morning, but overall a very nice plate if you dig the melty cheeses. (Ryan)
Taqueria Chapala #3 6116 W Hwy 290, Austin, TX 78735 (512) 892-3871 www.restaurantchapala.com
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| Taqueria Chapala chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Chapala’s chilaquiles rojos used the same table salsa, but with large pieces of onion cooked in. Crowned with melty white cheese, the green sauce was punchy, with a big bright cilantro flavor and large chunks of onion. Served with sour cream and nicely-cooked over-easy eggs. Mild beans. (Ryan)
Taquerias Arandinas 700 W William Cannon Dr, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 693-0206
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| Taquerias Arandinas chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
You have to have a steady hand and a very high tolerance for gloppy cheese to get through a plate of these – red or green. (Julie)
Taqueria Don Chuy (CLOSED)
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| Taqueria Don Chuy chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Don Chuy served us a thick, chunky verdes that was nice and spicy with melty cheese. Julie had a deep, rich red that had a smoked flavor – surprisingly not chipotle – with queso fresco. Excellent totopos, nice beans. Potatoes and coffee were fair to middlin’. (Ryan)
Taqueria Guadalajara 9207 N Lamar, Austin, TX 78753 (512) 832-6560
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| Taqueria Guadalajara chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Both red and green chilaquiles had nice depth and body. The verdes version was spicier, but the red was a nice chile and tomato-based with great flavor. Perfectly-cooked eggs, mild beans. Don’t even bother with the rice. Table salsas were some of the better we’ve had, with a delicious habanero sauce that we couldn’t stop eating. Bonus points for pina agua fresca. (Ryan)
Taqueria La Chapala (CLOSED)
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| Taqueria La Chapala chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Until we walked into this little South Austin taqueria, I was absolutely convinced that I did not and would not like any chilaquiles with melty cheese. A touch of crumbly queso fresco is always a delight, but every other time I've had them with melty cheese, it has been problematic. It's either an excessive gloppy mess that overwhelms the chips and sauce, or the cheese cools at a faster pace and leaves you with rubbery lumps to push around your plate. But, by some wizardry, here it works every time. The green sauce – my favorite – has a bright citrus tang and is mild (not spicy). The red is also mild and distinctly 'ranchero' in flavor, but very fresh tasting. The touch of sour cream is a value-added compliment, as is the fact that you can enjoy the coffee black. For consistently outstanding chilaquiles with melted cheese, these earn high honors. (Julie)
Taqueria La Escondida #2 10900 Hwy 290, Austin, TX 78737 (512) 288-1450
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| Taqueria La Escondida #2 chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
When the only thing that differentiates between the names of two restaurants is a numeral, you’d figure you’re safe betting that the menus and preparations of those menus is fairly similar. Not so. After a blasé chilaquiles breakfast at Taqueria La Escondida #3 on Ben White, we were hesitant to try Taqueria La Escondida #2's version out on highway 290. I will admit, that hesitation was a foolhardy mistake. Both red and green chilaquiles at #2 are an entirely different beast, fiery and with formidable tooth. There are perfect potatoes instead of flavorless rice, and the coffee is actually drinkable. We’ve revisited a number of times, just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke, and their consistency has been spot on. (Julie)
Tucked into the backside of a gas station, it’s easy to miss La Escondida #2. Don’t. (Ryan)
Taqueria La Escondida #3 1333 W Ben White Blvd., Austin, TX 78704 3008 Slaughter Lane, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 940-0310
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| Taqueria La Escondida #3 chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Not all Taqueria La Escondido restaurants are created equal, and the #3 version of chilaquiles pales in comparison to the #2 version out on highway 290. Filling, but forgettable. (Ryan)
Taqueria la Guera #2 915 W Oltorf, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 701-5834
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| Taqueria La Guera #2 chilaquiles rojos. © Ryan Schierling |
Excellent chilaquiles. Both green and red sauces were full of flavor and spice with epazote leaves hiding under the eggs. The verdes had a forward tang that tasted like lemon. Rojos had just the faintest sweetness at first, then hit with a depth of chiles and finished with heat. Both had a slight scatter of queso fresco. The totopos were a little steamed because of the styrofoam to-go containers, and would probably have better tooth if we'd ordered and eaten para aqui instead of driving a mile away to eat on some baseball field bleachers by a park. Very good beans, passable potatoes. Recommended. (Ryan)
Taqueria La Montaña 13233 Pond Springs Rd, Unit 301, Austin, TX 78729 (512) 428-6103
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| Taqueria La Montaña chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Taqueria La Montaña is a tiny, neat little restaurant in the middle of a little way north strip mall off of I-35. Hearty, satisfying green and red, though a little soggy. Great beans, forgettable rice. What was memorable was the bean, bacon and jalapeño taco I had with that incredible roasted red salsa from the gigantic molcajete on the front counter. I may not return for the chilaquiles, but I will definitely be back to try a few of their other tacos, some sopes, and whatever's on the trompo. Damn. (Ryan)
Taqueria Los Altos 3301 N IH35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78722 (512) 236-1219
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| Taqueria Los Altos chilaquiles verdes. © Julie Munroe |
Taqueria Los Altos didn't serve chilaquiles when we started this project, so we were glad to hear from a reader that at some point, they did indeed revamp their menu and offered both rojos and verdes versions all day long. They make a wonderful, bright green salsa for the nice totopos, with melty but not goopy cheese. The refried beans were excellent. The rojos was ranchero, and a little more lightly sauced so it look some digging under the eggs to get a pocket of salsa to find a proper sense of the flavor profile. It was a bit heavier, richer tasting than the green, but still mild without any heat whatsoever. Over-easy eggs were cooked just right. I ordered a side of breakfast potatoes for my dish and they were very good, completing a proper desayuno. Coffee was not great, but at least they had real half and half to temper it with. Excellent red table salsa with a lingering heat. Definitely hit up Taqueria Los Altos for their chilaquiles verdes plate - it's worth it (and so is the nap that will inevitably follow). (Ryan)
Taqueria Los Jaliscienses 1815 W Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 78704 (CLOSED)
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| Taqueria Los Jaliscienses chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Both red and green were sad plates, with goopy cheese and quick-fried eggs. The coffee was no bueno. (Ryan)
Taqueria Los Jaliscienses 6201 US 290, Austin, TX 78723 (512) 452-3332
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| Taqueria Los Jaliscienses chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
A little better than their south location off of Ben White, but still not that satisfying a plate – unremarkable, unmemorable. (Ryan)
Tekila's (CLOSED)
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| Tekila's chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Tekila's had a good chilaquiles ranchero with chunks of onions and peppers. The verdes was bright and fresh, but the eggs had an off taste that stayed with me for hours. A little too much goopy cheese and overly-spiced beans. (Ryan)
I thought the verde sauce was pretty tasty, but the balance of the dish overall didn't win me over enough to recommend it or warrant a return visit. (Julie)
Tex-Mex Joe's 7600 N Lamar, Ste F, Austin, TX 78752 (512) 371-3625 www.tex-mex-joes-n-lamar.com
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| Tex-Mex Joe's chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
The tomatillo sauce at Tex-Mex Joe's is fresh and vibrant, but a little one-note with no noticeable heat. There are also chilaquiles with guajillo sauce described on the menu, but this sauce was unfortunately not available on our visit. The almost spare-looking plate might have been respectable for the $6.99 price tag, but adding two eggs made it a penny shy of nine bucks. Good coffee and nice service, not so great value. (Ryan)
Tino's 12009 US 290, Austin, TX 78737 (512) 903-1436
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| Tino's chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Tino's is a Mexican food trailer over at the "Y" in Oak Hill that has an extensive menu. I don't know why they have a turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato, mayo and french fries on it, but I don't judge. Their chilaquiles are decent. The over-easy egg request was ignored, but the totopos and salsa verde were good, flavorful and fresh with a little hit of acidic pico on top. Scrambled eggs bland, beans and papas were forgettable. (Ryan)
Tortilleria Krystal 1033 E Howard Ln, Unit C, Austin, TX 78753 (512) 252-7750
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| Tortilleria Krystal chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Excellent tortillas undermined by too little sauce and too much cheese. Eggs "over easy" did not translate well, and what I received was dry and scrambled within an inch of its life. I now know to order "huevos estrellados tiernes." (Ryan)
Trippy Tacos 4205 Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 703-4370 |
| Trippy Tacos chilaquiles taco. © Ryan Schierling |
You don't see chilaquiles tacos very often, and I've waffled on whether or not a chilaquiles taco could be considered "chilaquiles" enough for us to check out. Then I realized that was stupid. Trippy Tacos makes guajillo-sauced totopos topped with queso fresco and cilantro that are better than most of the chilaquiles I've ever eaten. They remind me a bit of El Michoacano Mexican Restaurant in Del Valle and that's top 10 right there. Never mind that it's in a flour tortilla. If I could get them to add a runny egg, a little onion... damn. Trippy Tacos por vida. (Ryan)
Trill Taqueria (CLOSED)
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| Trill Taqueria chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Everything Nick Belloni puts out of his Trill trailer is carefully composed and well-thought through, beautiful to look at and take photos of, and even better tasting than it looks. Trill Taqueria is a one-man operation focused on hand-grinding house-nixtamalized corn into homemade masa, and using the incredible, occasionally colorful, tortillas as a canvas for an exciting rotating offering of tacos. His chilaquiles rojos offering is a weekend one-off, but shares the acute attention to detail the rest of his locally-sourced, curated taco menu gets. If chef's got chilaquiles as a special on the chalkboard outside the trailer, it's a treat. You will not be disappointed. Bonus points for LeverCraft Coffee next door. (Ryan)
Trudy's South Star 901 Little Texas Ln, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 326-9899
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| Trudy's South Star chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Probably more well-known for their migas and Mexican martinis than anything else, the chilaquiles were underwhelming. The sauce is described as a spicy, roasted tomato jalapeño version, but was mild and bland to the point of boring. Thickly-cheesy. (Ryan)
Tutty Frutty 500 W William Cannon Dr #506A, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 608-4754
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| Tutty Frutty chilaquiles verdes. © Ryan Schierling |
Yep, the breakfast potatoes are frozen grocery store steak fries, cut into small pieces and deep fried. I don't care. The fact that what I thought was a mere fruiteria serves a delicious plate of chilaquiles to go with my freshly-made agua fresca has kept us coming back to this little strip-mall hole-in-the-wall. Great totopos, nice sauces both red and green, perfectly-cooked eggs and somehow those chopped-up steak fries just work. Exceptional customer service. (Ryan)
Tyson's Tacos 4905 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751 (512) 451-3326
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| Tyson's Tacos chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
We'd heard great things about Tyson's Tacos, a little stand off Airport Boulevard, and were excited to see chilaquiles on the Sunday brunch menu. While every taco we tried was fresh and flavorful, the chilaquiles looked like someone in the kitchen poured the butt-end of a bag of broken tortilla chips on a plate, unceremoniously dumped all the leftover salsa bowls from previous customers on top of the chip shards and shoved it under a broiler. A sad, disappointing plate. Stick to the tacos and you'll be just fine. (Ryan)
Un Mundo De Sabor (CLOSED)
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| Un Mundo De Sabor chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Un Mundo De Sabor makes perfect pretty chilaquiles. They are consistently delicious with thought put into every serving – there are no extraneous or unnecessary ingredients. House-fried totopos simmered with a bright salsa verde, Muenster cheese, crema, queso fresco, farm eggs, pickled red onion and beautiful avocado on a bed of black beans. So fresh. There are very few in this town that do it better, so full of care, brick-and-mortar or trailer. Highly recommended. (Ryan)
Vallarta Mexican Restaurant 6628 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 462-2515
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| Vallarta Mexican Restaurant chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
A few doors down from our favorite (and unfortunately permanently closed) El Torito, we felt like we were cheating on Anna Salinas when we stopped in for chilaquiles. Both red and green are very good. The red guajillo sauce – our favorite – was nuanced and full of flavor, while the green was exceptionally bright and fresh… almost bracingly so. Queso fresco topped the dish, perfectly-cooked eggs, nice beans and the potatoes were good. Coffee was forgettable. (Ryan)
Vamonos (CLOSED)
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| Vamonos chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Outstanding, and something a little different. Vamonos offers a simple plate with an interesting preparation of five fried half-tortillas topped with a thick, rich verde that was almost pesto consistency. Topped with melty cheese and broiled, then finished with crumbled queso fresco and crema. Forward, aggressive brightness of lime, with a blast of charred tomatillos and a mild-medium chile pepper flavor bringing up the rear. Perfectly cooked over-easy eggs, nice vegetarian refried beans and some forgettable rice on the side. Wonderful horchata. Excellent service. (Ryan)
Vazquez Restaurant 915 E Braker Ln, Austin, TX 78753 (512) 837-2753
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| Vazquez Restaurant chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
A nice, traditional rendition of chilaquiles at Vazquez Restaurant with no fuss, no muss, just the basics. The sauce was spicy enough that a little crema would have been a nice foil. (Ryan)
This was another verde-added ranchero-style sauce with a serious kick. I love spicy, but after a point it starts to weigh on you. Excellent beans. (Julie)
Veracruz All Natural 9003 Waterford Centre Blvd, Ste 180, Austin, TX 78758 (CLOSED) |
| Veracruz All Natural chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
(Note: Veracruz All Natural is no longer serving chilaquiles or Sunday brunch menu at trailers. Currently, you can only get them at the Veracruz Fonda & Bar location. This review is for the original trailer on E Cesar Chavez.)
Just when I thought Julie and I had closed the book on chilaquiles in Austin, Reyna Vasquez – owner of Veracruz All Natural – dropped a first-class, stunningly-good breakfast beso on us.
We had already tried a few times to get ahold of these rarified chilaquiles. The first Sunday we stopped by, the trailer was closed for repairs. I called the following week to find that the special brunch menu was served only on the first Sunday of each month – essentially making these the most elusive of all chilaquiles in Austin, offered only 12 times a year.
I had a feeling they were going to be pretty good, but I had no idea just how good. At one point, Julie took a perfectly-proportioned bite and simply started laughing. She had no words, only a giddy roll of the eyes and a slight swoon. My reaction was incredulous silence, stunned disbelief, and an immediate clearing of my calendar for all following first Sundays of the month.
Both rojos y verdes are offered, plated (yes, actual plates out of a trailer) with your choice of charro, black, or refried black beans, and fried plantains. The chilaquiles verdes were as ideal as they get – fresh totopos with perfect tooth under a sauce so natural, bright and right, with just the slightest heat. Under the over-easy eggs were a few slivers of raw white onion and a dusting of hard-grated cheese. The red version was more mild and subtle, a little delicate, but refined and ridicously-satisfying. There were none of the overly-heavy, thickly-spiced, tomato-chile flavors we'd seen on so many plates of chilaquiles rojos before. Refried black beans (flawlessly seasoned) and sweet, crispy-edged, creamy-interior fried plantains finished the plate. Texas Coffee Roasters provided the café and the sandia agua fresca was amazing. (Ryan)
Vivo Austin 6406 N IH35, Ste 2343, Austin, TX 78752 (512) 407-8302 www.vivoaustin.com
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| Vivo Austin chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Vivo’s chilaquiles are verdes only, and that green is a very acidic, limey beast that is herbaceous and almost a little heavy. Much like a Mexican pesto, which would have been best friends with some crema and onion to balance things out. The beans were great, the potatoes were nicely-fried but underseasoned. Homemade corn tortillas were great, and the guajillo table salsa with roasty black flecks in it was stellar. Recommended. (Ryan)
Zocalo Cafe (CLOSED)
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| Zocalo Cafe chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Ignore the colorful bell pepper and potato ensemble and you've got a pretty tasty, if slightly unconventional, chilaquiles "stack" served over whole black beans. (Julie)
Bonus chilaquiles:
(Editor's note: Señor Moose Cafe is now El Moose. They will still serve you some amazing chilaquiles.)
El Moose 5242 Leary Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107 (206) 704-5568
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| Señor Moose Cafe chilaquiles. © Ryan Schierling |
Chilaquiles, for us, originated here, at a tidy, tiny little joint in a historically Scandanavian neighborhood in Seattle. They didn't even begin as a Mexican restaurant. It took nine months of the owner missing comida tipica, before Moose Cafe became Señor Moose Cafe and finally El Moose, serving cooking straight out of central plateau Mexico's fondas and backroom kitchens. Their chilaquiles are rock solid, and a benchmark that has informed and shaped our opinions of every plate of chilaquiles after. If you're ever in Seattle, stop at the Moose. You will not be disappointed.
A very saucy, tasty green with a slightly weird application of sour cream. A decent rendition, but not enough to keep us coming back for more. (Ryan)
try La Montaña on Braker at I-35. they are best in the city, IMO.
ReplyDeleteBest in the city is high praise! I've added La Montaña to the list.
DeleteYou missed my fave--Los Altos in Cherrywood.
ReplyDeleteLos Altos used to not have chilaquiles on their menu. I'd called a few years ago and they said they didn't serve them, nor were there any on the Yelp photos of their menu. We will definitely check them out!
DeleteTry chilaquiles factory up in cedar park
ReplyDeleteWe went there when it was Los Chilaquiles, then I guess they changed owners and it became Chilaquiles Factory. Unfortunately, we never made it back out there before that iteration closed down.
DeleteI just want to tell you how cool you and both are, and how this list makes me weirdly proud to be human. There is good in the world. My partner and I are now going to eat chilaquiles.
ReplyDeleteThank you! There are so many chilaquiles still to eat. I'm going to put another 30 plates up shortly as sort of a long overdue update. I'm glad you're out there keeping up the good fight.
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