"Taco Taco's barbacoa sets a high standard for tenderness, juiciness, and huge beef flavor. Inside a freshly made flour tortilla with earthy character and a bit of crust from the griddle, it makes for a simple $2 dish that cannot be improved."
Michael Stern
"The fiesta taco: grilled chicken with pico de gallo in an extra large tortilla."
Michael Stern
"Gordita, roughly translated as 'little fatty,' is a toasty cornmeal pocket stuffed with your choice of ingredients. Pictured here: chicken."
Michael Stern
"Taco Taco closes at 2pm, which is about when this photo was taken. Earlier in the lunch hour, every seat was occupied and there was a line of people outside waiting for a table."
Michael Stern
"The puffy taco, a San Antonio passion, can be greasy. Taco Taco's is all crunch and air."
Michael Stern
"Picadillo is spicy ground beef. Here it is pictured in a taco before getting garnished with salsa."
Michael Stern
"Menudo, a soup of tripe and hominy, is said to cure hangovers. I don't know about that, but I do know that Taco Taco's version is delicious in a visceral sort of way. It is served with chopped raw onions and lemon wedges on the side, both of which help to balance its extreme beefiness."
Michael Stern
"As humble as an eatery can be, Taco Taco belongs at the topmost level of casual Tex-Mex restaurants in San Antonio. This picture is unusual because there is no line of people at the door, waiting to get in."
Michael Stern
"To start the meal: a capacious tumbler of ice tea (unsweetened), chips and salsa."
Michael Stern
"Homemade? You bet. The food here is all from scratch. It is hypnotic to watch the tortillas rolled out with a dowel and griddle cooked behind the counter."
Michael Stern
