Feels So Good
LOCATIONS
Nixta Taqueria
2512 E. 12th, 512/551-3855
photo by David Brendan Hall
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Best of Austin Awards
- 2021: Readers Food and Drink Wild Card (Nixta Taqueria and ATX Free Fridge Project)
First Plates Awards
More: Interior Mexican restaurants, East
La Fruta Feliz
The barbacoa is top notch, while the picadillo is mind-numbingly good, made from minced – not ground – beef. What sucked us in originally was the promise of chivo (goat barbacoa), which melts in your mouth with intensely good flavor and isn't too gamey. The carne guisada is tender and smothered in a rich, beefy, comino-kissed sauce, while the pork carnitas are tender and unctuous. When it all settles out, La Fruta has vaulted into rarified territory as one of the best taquerias in town.
