Second Helpings: Más Tacos

The weekly Chronicle feature "Second Helpings" offers readers the opportunity to sample tasty, bite-sized restaurant listings compiled from new and previous reviews, guides, and poll results. This week's entries were compiled by Chronicle writer Greg Beets. When you need quick, reliable information about Austin eateries, check here.

Changos Taqueria

3203 Guadalupe, 480-8226

Daily, 11am-10pm

Brought to you by the folks who run Manuel's on Congress, Changos is a stylish taqueria that owes more to the Bay Area than the border. Witness the Mission District-style Bongos for Changos burrito, a formidable mound of beans, cheese, rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and your choice of spicy chicken, beef, pork, mushrooms, or mahi-mahi. Their heavily collegiate clientele assures sizable portions at a good price ($6-$7 per entrée).

El Tacorrido

9316 N. Lamar, 873-8602

Mon-Sat, 7am-2pm

If the taco wagon won't come to you, go to the taco wagon (actually a trailer) at the corner of Rundberg and N. Lamar in the parking lot in front of Brake Check. In addition to standard breakfast taco fare (bacon, egg, potato, chorizo, etc.), El Tacorrido serves chicken, carnitas, and barbacoa tacos along with burritos.

La Salsa

701 Capital of Texas Hwy. S., 306-9003

3637 Far West, 342-1010

Sun-Thu, 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-10pm

Low on lard and high on health is the mantra of this L.A.-based chain. Among the restaurant's best selections are its fish tacos. The Baja Style features pieces of grilled mahi-mahi, shredded cabbage, and a savory tartar-like sauce folded inside two double-layered corn tortillas and served with a wedge of lime; the Sonora Style combine the same mahi-mahi with two flour tortillas, cheese, and a distinctive tomato-red chile salsa. And each pair weighs in at about eight grams of fat.

Porfirio's Tacos

1512-B Holly, 476-5030

Mon-Sat, 6am-1:30pm

Porfirio's generous breakfast tacos are the stuff that makes Tex-pats long for home when they head for the coast to make it big. Whether your morning pick-me-up is egg, potato, bean, chorizo, picadillo, or fajita, Porfirio's delivers the goods with fresh, eye-opening salsa to boot. In addition to breakfast tacos, Porfirio's serves a small selection of lunch plates.

ZuZu Handmade Mexican Food

5770 N. MoPac, 467-9295

Mon-Fri, 11am-9pm; Sat-Sun, 9am-2pm

This Dallas-bred chain does a good job of delivering fast, inexpensive Mexican food without all the grease. ZuZu's tomatillo and poblano salsas are fresh and flavorful, and their guacamole is some of the best in town. If you're not in the mood for rice and beans, try ZuZu's corn relish and green salad on for sides. Entrée platters include tacos, burritos, quesadillas, fajitas, and gorditas.