Taco Real
Tex-mex · Houston
About Taco Real
Taco Real, located in Houston, is a local favorite known for its authentic Mexican cuisine and warm atmosphere. We offer a diverse menu featuring breakfast, lunch and dinner options. We are particularly known for our flavorful tacos with a variety of fillings, often served on handmade corn tortillas...
Taco Real, located in Houston, is a local favorite known for its authentic Mexican cuisine and warm atmosphere. We offer a diverse menu featuring breakfast, lunch and dinner options. We are particularly known for our flavorful tacos with a variety of fillings, often served on handmade corn tortillas. Our breakfast tacos and weekend burritos and menudo are popular choices. We strive to provide excellent service, ensuring each guest feels welcome and unhurried. While there may be a short wait at times, many find the experience well worth it. We are wheelchair accessible and offer dine-in and takeout options.
What Customers Say About Taco Real
Taco Real is praised for its authentic and delicious tacos, especially the breakfast tacos and handmade corn tortillas. Customers frequently mention long lines and slow service, but many feel the food is worth the wait. Cleanliness and inconsistent service are concerns.
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Tip: Be prepared for a 15-20 minute wait, especially during peak hours. The steam table offers a flavorful variety of fillings.
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Taco Real Houston Reviews
When my wife is too tired to make breakfast before work Taco Real is my other wife 10/10 excellent
This place has the best service food tacos burritos just got to try it
Best Tacos..... can't go wrong here
Best breakfast tacos in town. I sometimes get their burritos on Saturday and their menudo is really good.
Authentic Mexican food, great tasting tacos. Highly recommend this place.
I love this place, the food is so delicious, they had handmade corn tortillas. One of my fave places when I am craving mexican food.
This is my spot for tacos. I randomly stopped by one day and been hooked every since. Nothing but authentic Mexican food. Always long lines. They have a steam table of a flavorful variety of fillings for a taco...chicken, beef, pork, potatoes, eggs, sausage, you name it! And everything is so tasty 😋. They also have quesadillas, menudo, tostados, and everything of Mexican varieties. The place isn't fancy but the atmosphere is simple and comfortable with the setting of what you might find in Mexico. Great service! Give them a try and you'll get hooked too.
The food here is outstanding. Employees are very friendly and helpful. The only complaint is that they only serve breakfast and lunch... and I understand it's a good business model but I would love to have a fajita bowl for dinner 🤤
Ordered fajita tacos. Food is always consistent. Picnic style seating. Atmosphere is good. Closes early. Other items available to eat. Cafeteria style ordering. Salsas are decent. IYKYK
The tacos, beef fajita with peppers, pork neck, that I've tasted, so far, are good. The flour tortillas are good and sturdy. My only gripe so far is they have long lines and they are slow with the service and one of the cashiers is not that customer oriented. Just tried the menudo it's pretty good. Doesn't have hominy but it's really flavorful. I would usually have to add some seasoning when I get menudo but not theirs it good as is.
The food is great but every time I try calling to order ahead no one ever picks up. Ladies on the back don’t help in the front and the line is crazy long.
Rude rude rude!! No line and the ladies were rushing me. Just straight up horrible attitude. Never coming back. I suggest anyone spend the money elsewhere. The cashier was the same. Rude.
Let's talk CLEANLINESS! A big NO for me. All but 2 tables were clean. When i asked if someone could clean a table the employee had horrible attitude. Another client also had to ask them to clean her table. The cloth that was used to clean with smelled afterwards. Not sanitary at all. The place seems to have potential, lots of space to sit and eat. But definitely will not be eating here again. Also saw dirty walls. Pics shown below.
The food here tastes good all the time I come, but service will always be bad. They need better staff in the front
Food is awesome but lines are long especially when you’re on a lunch break only 1-2 people serving all the others are in the back bummer !!
I have eaten at this restaurant before, but after my most recent experience, I will not be returning. After waiting in line for 20 minutes, I watched an employee kick out a homeless woman—even though she had purchased food from the restaurant and was simply trying to eat. She remained calm and kind despite the situation, but it was heartbreaking to see her forced out into 30-degree weather. This kind of treatment is unacceptable. A business that lacks basic compassion for others does not deserve support. I left immediately, feeling unwelcome myself, and I strongly urge others to take their money elsewhere. No one should have to witness such inhumane behavior while simply trying to enjoy a meal.
This place use to be good & now it seems like the ladies that work there don't wanna be there, first off they serve you small portions on the tortilla, they take their sweet time laughing and talking meanwhile the line is always full with some people leaving because the wait time is like 20 min to get your taco and probably 40 min if youre way in the back. Dont get me wrong food can be delicious but service sucks. They need to train their employees or hire new ones that do want to do their job.
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5319 Aldine Mail Rte Rd, Houston, TX 77039
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