A Brief Guide to Some of Austin's Many Tiny Taco Shops

ATX's formidable population of taco purveyors offers meaty, regional delights

"...Angeles Times, wrote, "Taco should be a verb. The tortilla's hot. The meat's hot. They combine. The sauce is..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Cuantos Tacos Celebrates One Year of Mexico City-Style Street Tacos

Suadero y secret salsa

"...Beto was having difficulty finding the right tortillas ("true street-style tacos have to be really thin, small,..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine

Support local business while maintaining your social distance

"...(all entrees come with Mexican rice, black beans, corn tortillas (no flour), chips and salsa) for pick up (4-7pm)..."

March 16, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Day Trips: Best of Day Trips

Five best things about daytrippin’ in 2018

"...Best chip shot: You can buy the delicious Julio's Tortilla Chips locally, but why not get them fresh from..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame Inductees 1983-2016

Never before published list of all Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame inductees

"...Tortilla Factory (11)..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

Know Your Culinary Matriarchs

Meet some of the women who helped shape Austin's culinary consciousness

"...was the daughter of longtime local Mexican restaurateur and tortilla factory owner Antonio Villasana and the matriarch of one..."

July 11, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

More openings on the horizon

"...what been done to the revitalize the old Tony's Tortilla Factory and to check out the view from the..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Silo on Seventh Finally in the Home Stretch

Burgers and beers coming to historic old tortilla factory

"...have felt as though turning East Austin’s historic Tony’s Tortilla factory into a sleek new eatery would be his..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Food-O-File

Austin's DIY spirit invigorates the LongHouse Food Revival

"...beef prepared by Kiko Guerra; plus corn and flour tortillas from Margarita's Tortilla Factory. While I found the feast..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

DIY, and So Can I

KLRU's 'Arts in Context' mirrors the the collaboration and can-do of the artists it profiles

"...the H-E-B on East Seventh in a converted former tortilla factory that's also home to local artisans like East..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

NOLA Fried Pie Icon a Total Loss in Morning Blaze

The Hubig's factory in New Orleans has burned down

"...to sad news from NOLA: The adorable Hubig's pie factory in New Orleans' Faubourg Marigny was taken out in..."

July 27, 2012 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Tortilleria Rio Grande No. 2

Tacos your abuela would be proud of

"...form. Tortilleria Rio Grande is first and foremost a tortilla factory. Corn and flour tortillas come out fresh in..."

June 22, 2012 Food Review by Rachel Feit

Tamales or Not, It's a Family Affair

Robert Vasquez's breakfast taco empire expands

"...80 years ago when he opened a cafe and tortilla factory at Seventh and Lydia streets. He also owned..."

May 18, 2012 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

H-E-B Mi Tienda

Texas grocery chain unleashes a new concept in Austin

"...visited. Facing the produce department is the in-store masa factory and tortilla press where packages of fresh, white-corn masa..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro

Carson Brock's grandmother is looking out for him, and other tales from the 'bless their heart' file

"...& the Resentments, Shelley King, David Garza, Dan Dyer, Tortilla Factory, Laura Scarborough, and more...."

Dec. 23, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Courtney Love vs. Boudoir Queen, Jason Reece vs. Conrad Keely, Border Patrol vs. Texas Tornados, and other dream matchups

"...Guerrero, founding trumpeter for the pioneering Latin soul ensemble Tortilla Factory, died on Saturday, Jan. 29, from pneumonia spurred..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Heralding the return of the Wagoneers and Recover

"...Guerrero, meanwhile, founder of AMA Hall of Fame nominee Tortilla Factory (see "Urban Tejano," Dec. 24, 2010), suffered congestive..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Texas Top 10s

"...4) JIMMIE VAUGHAN Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites (Shout! Factory)..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Feature

Off the Record

Throwing the first stone for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...LATIN TRADITIONAL: Tortilla Factory..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Urban Tejano

Tortilla Factory pulls down a Grammy nomination as Best Tejano Band as the almost four-decade-old local institution gets ready to reinvent the genre

"...Tortilla Factory birthed a new kind of Latin soul from..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Adventures with Charlie (Faye) and Up Close with Eric Johnson

"...for Best Compilation Soundtrack. Aside from cross-cultural Tejano act Tortilla Factory, perhaps the most surprising nod went to Wolfgang..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Will Sheff, Grupo Fantasma Earn Grammy Nods

A brief breakdown of Austin artists headed to the red carpet

"...(Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album, El Existential) Tortilla Factory (Best Tejano Album, Cookin)..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Mixed signals: KUT takes over the Cactus Cafe, Pachanga owns Fiesta Gardens

"...leader (and Calexico collaborator) Sergio Mendoza. Then came Austin's Tortilla Factory. Formed in 1972, the multicultural and -generational 12-piece..."

May 28, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Getting the runaround from UT administration

"...David Garza, Hacienda, Amplified Heat) and more traditional acts (Tortilla Factory), spiced with national attractions like Tejano crooner Bobby..."

April 9, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Pachanga!

Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más

"...much of a story. They're not all this dramatic." TORTILLA FACTORY: Vatos and Afros..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Record Review

'Austin Music Mezcla 2009': A Latino Music Sampler

"...but badass bands including Conjunto Aztlan, Terremoto, the legendary Tortilla Factory, and the hot, hot Los Bad Apples. Even..."

May 8, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Sonidos del Barrio

Part 1, the overview, of Latino music in the Austin mainstream

"...Music Mezcla 2009 CD, featuring prominent local acts including Tortilla Factory, Patricia Vonne & Rosie Flores, Brownout, A.J. Castillo,..."

May 1, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

Leal's Mexican Restaurants in the Panhandle named several of their combination plates after the customers who made the dishes popular

"...to 1957, when Jesse and Irma Leal opened a tortilla factory in Muleshoe. The branches of the family tree..."

April 3, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Paqui Tortillas

Alissa Bassana and Doug Lyon ditch the factory and make their successful tortillas by hand

"...Paqui Tortillaswww.paqui.com..."

April 3, 2009 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Sonidos del Barrio

Honoring Tejano legends

"...A.J. Castillo and a rare appearance by the legendary Tortilla Factory, the seminal Chicano rock-and-soul band. Tortilla Factory’s All..."

March 30, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

1   2     NEXT ›    2 »