Taco Tuesday: Houston restaurants offering food specials, discounts
Taco Tuesday #TacoTuesday
Tacos just taste better on Tuesdays when deals and drinks come with them.
Around Houston, a variety of taco joints offer their own specials for Taco Tuesday you don’t want to miss out on.
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Taco Tuesday: Houston restaurant specials, deals La Calle Tacos
Your one stop shop for Mexican street food and drinks, La Calle street tacos cost $1.69 each all day Tuesday. Choose from suadero, asada, birria, carnitas, pastor, chorizo con papa, grilled chicken, ceviche or guacamole tacos.
909 Franklin St., 401 Gray St., 3321 Ella Blvd., lacalletacos.com
Fusion Taco Canteen & Tacos
The South American and Pan-Asian food truck turned restaurant brings out all the stops for Taco Tuesday. Their $2 tacos include beef supreme, blackened tilapia and Thai or Tex Mex chicken; $3 tacos include barbecue pork, falafel, agedashi tofu and toful masala. Drink specials include $3 Dos Equis, $4 house margaritas and $5 mojitos, old fashioned’s, palomas and glasses of wine.
4706 N. Main, fusiontacomain.com
La Chingada Tacos and Tequila
Get your choice of chicken, pastor or pico dilla tacos for $3 each at this Oaxacan taco joint on Tuesdays. Also part of Taco Tuesday specials are $5 margaritas.
La Chingada Tacos and Tequila: 1402 Northwood St., lachingadahtx.com
El Pueblito Patio
For 23 years, El Pueblito has been serving Guatemalan and Mexican flavors. On Tuesdays, you can get two tacos and a lime-rita for $7, house shots for $5 and a lime-rita for $4.50. Tacos served include your choice of chicken, beef fajita, shrimp and tilapia.
1423 Richmond Ave., elpueblitopatio.com
El Rey
Cuban and Mexican restaurant El Rey takes Taco Tuesday from breakfast to lunch. For breakfast, get one taco free when you buy two, at a price of $5.50 for all. Then for lunch, get three tacos for $8.50—choose from beef fajita, chicken fajita, rotisserie chicken, ropa vieja, carnitas, havana, al pastor or grilled shrimp.
233 N. Loop West, 910 Shepherd Dr., 9742 Katy Fwy and 207 W. Grand Pkwy S. in Katy, elreytaqueria.com
Pistolero’s Tequila & Taco Bar
A favorite for lots of taco lovers, Pistolero’s offers $1.50 tacos on Tuesday. Choose from beef, chicken, barbacoa, al pastor, carnitas, veggie, portobello and cauliflower.
1517 Westheimer Rd., pistoleroshouston.com
Spanish Flowers
Taco Tuesday at traditional Mexican spot Spanish Flowers includes five tacos with your choice of meat, including barbacoa, fajita, chicken or carnitas for $10.95.
14915 North Fwy, spanishflowerrestaurant.com
Tacos Doña Lena
Doña Lena has been making authentic Mexican tacos since 1985, starting in Mexico before opening her Houston restaurant in 2020. On Taco Tuesday you can get five mini tacos for $6.50, with your choice of fajita, al pastor and chicken.
8788 Hammerly Blvd., donalenatacos.com
Cantina Barba
You can find $3 tacos at this bikers’ watering hole, including smoked pork, chicken and papas con rajas.
3701 N. Main St., https://cantinabarba.com/
El Big Bad
Get downtown views and infused tequila with your tacos at El Big Bad. On Tuesdays, El Big Bad brings out their featured dipping tacos, including birria with consomme and shrimp with garlic butter. Other tacos found on their menu include, carne asada, pollo asada, crispy flounder and chimichurri shrimp.
419 Travis St.; elbigbadtx.com