La Salsa – Fresh Mexican Grill
3637 Far West Blvd. Ste F, Austin, TX 78731
512.342.1010 • Website>

Rating: 26.5 out of 50

La Salsa is a relatively small franchise of taqueria-style grills- they have 2 or 3 locations in Austin. i’ve always avoided La Salsa- based on the exterior and the general look of the place- it just looks sterile and average. Nothing ever compelled me to try it- after all, there’s so many great local, family-owned taco joints, i just never expected it to be worth a crap. Well, this week, i gave in and checked it out.

The interior- clean and well lit, if a bit plain and sterile. There’s just nothing inviting about it- and i usually don’t complain about things like that, but it really seems too vanilla to be worth a shit- but that’s just appearances. I browsed the menu and they have many interesting taco baskets, as well as enchilada plates, burritos and salads. Apparently this California-based franchise caters to the heathly, fish taco and lowcarb crowd. no biggie. At least its not the generic tex-mex bullcrap…I settled on: Read the rest of this entry »

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Hi my name is Evan, and Im an Addict-

There was a time in my life, before the taco, when I was lost and incomplete. I had never experienced the joys, and the fulfillment of the perfect taco. My life was dark, and while there were plenty of places to turn for help, none seemed to quench my thirst- my desire- for the perfect taco.

In the summer of 2002 I hit rock bottom. I’ll never forget it- the parking lot of an abandoned Taco B*** I fell to my knees, sobbing. Years of shitty tacos had finally caught up with me. THEN it Happened-

The clouds burst open and lasers shot down from heaven. A voice spoke- Currrrrra’s…. Alllll…..pastooooor… Read the rest of this entry »

Location: Arboretum area just West of the Arbor 7 cinema intersecting rice and beans.

This ain’t no roach party, this ain’t no shithole, and these folks definetly ain’t foolin’ around! So I’ve been living in Austin now for 7 years and am dumbfounded at how I’ve walked by this utopia of belly bliss probably well over 30 times after watching a movie and never walked in. All those times I could have left the theater to fill up and refuel after landing my butt in the theater the whole day gone to waste! Well those days are distant memories from now on because I’ve just had an epiphany due to sensory pallette overload! Read the rest of this entry »

i love you curras
the mayan temple of pastor
and pork tamales with mole sauce

i just got back from lunch there and my mouth is still watering
not sure if i’ve reviewed them before , but the tamale plate is enormous!
6 tamales, each weigh in at about 1 lb. rice, beans, and sauce – get the mole sauce. .it will change your fucking life,..

trust me.

evan got the grilled tuna special and got burned..which is rare for that place.. try the mole dammit.