Round Rock Edition | June 2023

DINING FEATURE

BY BRIAN RASH

STAFF FAVORITES El Taquito Urbano has an in-house full bar providing drinks to complement the restaurant’s dishes. Some favorite pairings from sta members include: 1 Dish: Campechana tacos made with beef and pork topped with cilantro and onions Drink : El Cantarrito made with lime juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice and El Jimador Silver tequila 2 Dish: Tampiquena combo plate served with grilled steak, an enchilada, a mini- quesadilla, rice, beans and guacamole Drink: Margarita ight made with lime, mango, chamoy and strawberry avors 3 Dish: Special Tacos made with beef and pork topped with onion, cilantro, pineapple and avocado Drink: Paloma made with tequila, lime juice and grapefruit soda

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PHOTOS BY BRIAN RASHCOMMUNITY IMPACT From left: Assistant Manager Karen Romero, Manager Janeth Solari, Oce Manager Sandra Martinez and Assistant Manager Alejandro Moreno run operations at El Taquito Urbano.

El Taquito Urbano Local restaurant delivers customers authentic avors of northern Mexico E l Taquito Urbano, located in north Pugerville just o SH 130, has been a staple for Though there are many Mexi- can and Tex-Mex eateries in the Other popular items include the taquitos, which are tortillas topped with meat and other ingredients. El Taquito Urbano also has a

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Pugerville area, Assistant Manager Alejandro Moreno said the menu at El Taquito Urbano is the result of dedication to authenticity of traditional Mexican recipes. “There are a lot of places that will have Tex-Mex food, and it’s really good, but it’s not exactly what people in Mexico are used to,” Moreno said. Solari also said the tacos at El Taquito are favorites of people from the Mexican cities of Monter- rey and Matamoros. “There are many people who come here from Monterrey, Mexico, who say [the tacos] taste exactly like Monterrey tacos,” Solari said.

locals for several years. The Mexican restaurant started as a food truck before owner Eloy Saenz opened the rst brick-and- mortar location in South Austin in 2002. The restaurant expanded to a small suite in Pugerville in 2006. The restaurant grew so popular that Saenz had to move to a larger location in November 2018 to accommodate customer demand, manager Janeth Solari said. A third El Taquito location in Round Rock closed in June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Solari said.

El Taquito Urbano 20007 FM 685, Pugerville 512-252-1811 www.eltaquito.com Hours: Wed.-Sat. 9 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon.-Tue. closed

wraparound bar, where bartenders serve beer, wine, tequila, rum and specialty cocktails. “Some people, when they come in, they don’t even suspect that we have a bar,” Moreno said. “They just think it’s a regular restaurant.” Solari said what ultimately makes El Taquito Urbano popular is the overall environment. “A lot of people love the food and the service, and when they come here, they feel that we are family,” she said. “We have a lot of loyal customers.”

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