El Mercado
1702 Lavaca St, 78701-1316 - Austin
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Mexican
Southwestern
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Outdoor seating
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Accessible restroom
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Google Reviews (10)
We had such good service here and the food was good at a reasonable price! I would recommend walking here if you paid parking at the Bullock Texas History Museum. This was a great recommendation from an employee at the museum and we were so glad we took his advice. It is a family friendly restaurant and we had no complaints.
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We always enjoy El Mercado! The food, drinks, and service are awesome!
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Wonderful food, staff, and atmosphere. Good lunch specials too!
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I had the CJ Plate (one brisket taco, one cheese enchilada, queso, rice, and beans. It was delicious and the margaritas are great. I ordered the homemade bread pudding to go and it’s the best bread pudding I’ve ever had. On top of all the good food, the staff were really friendly and attentive.
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The pork burritos were outstanding! Both the red and the green sauce were good. The enchilada with cheese and meat sauce was not good. Seemed like stadium food with nacho cheese and canned chili. The crispy beef taco was pretty good. Good portion size and excellent service. Would definitely recommend.
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Amazing food and great staff! Their salsa is delicious and as a local Texan, us a big compliment. Taco salad is bomb and huge for only $10
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We had a good lunch here with a nice waiter who was friendly and curious about us coming all the way from Sweden. It was a kind of slow day so not many other customers and we got our food quickly. The waiter was nice enough to let us try a fried pepper since we said we liked spicy food.
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The place has a nice atmosphere.place is clean.the staff is really friendly and helpful.they keep refilling are drink and chip &salsa.the food looks great.Most of the items are pretty expensive.but overall it was all good.
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Ordered the brisket tacos. Was delicious!! Jeremiah was waiter fast service. Went in a Sunday between 3 and 4pm. Wife had shrimp diablos. Said wasn't that spicy but taste great. We will be back!!
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We were looking for a lunch spot after visiting the LBJ Library and a security guard there highly recommended this place. The chips and salsa that we munched on while waiting for our entrees were top notch. The shrimp tacos and brisket tacos were good, not great. Service was pleasant and attentive.
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