Best Fajitas in Austin?

[plimon]

For those of you that venture South, try the fajitas at the Slab Shack on Manchaca Rd. (about 1 mile south of Slaughter). They specialize in BBQ, but they throw some fajitas on the smoker as well. Danm! they taste good.

You can also get them by the pound.

 

[GoHrnz]

Niner,

Its right by buttercup creek. It is in the shopping center where the pet store and the used furniture store are. It is all the way in the back where Mr. Gattis (spelling) used to be

 

[Yock513]

Pappasito's fajitas are by far the best. Chuy's has incredible tortillas though. For an authentic experience, try anything on South Lamar, the brighter the colors, the better.

 

[BullSprig@Work]

Iguana Grill, IMO.....

(out on 620, East of Lakeway)

 

[techie]

Enchiladas Y Mas gets my vote. I used to live on Duval and Harris and spent many a hangover there.

 

[Longhorns96]

Iguana Grill? If you want to pay an arm and a leg for some food and a drink, then the Iguana Grill is the place to go. Actually, anywhere out on the lake is high priced.
As for the best tasting fajitas, there are many places that deserve to be mentioned.

Yes, Pappasito's has the best tasting fajitas.
Some other places worth mentioning are :
Enchiladas Y Mas
Hula Hut (Shiner Bock Fajitas)
Trudy's
But you always have to ask for more condiments and extra tortillas.
I will agree with a lot of guys on this posting and say that you can never go wrong with the HEB marinated fajitas over an open flame on your own grill with a nice cold brew in one hand and some tongs in the other.
DAMMIT I'm hungry now. I guess it's time to fire up the old pit.

 

[whickums]

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[111]

On kinda a weird/special nod. The UT Club (on East Side of Stadium) and during game days serve some of the most delicious and marinated fajitas I've ever had. I've run the gamut on Mexican food restaurants in Austin, Houston and San Antonio...and the UT Clubs are def. in my top five.

 

[94orangeblood]

Serrano's on Red River downtown

 

[Professor Booty]

I concur, I had fajitas at that serrano's and the meat was surprisingly good.

 

[Mizzou415]

Hula Hut's Shiner Bock Beef Fajitas rock.

 

[Eric96]

Pappasitos should only serve fajitas--and only chicken fajitas at that. Great homemade tortillas, tremendous tender chicken, the butter sauce to put them over the top; and you can even get them with skin or without. I'm not a big fan of the warm salsa--if you could sneak in El Sol y La Luna's salsa (or any other suitable replacement) it would be fajita heaven.

If you want great enchiladas or breakfast then go to one of Austin's many unique and authentic places, but if you want awesome chicken fajitas then Pappasitos is it IMO.

 

[mudboy]

el chico in RR has impressed me, and i am a quite an fajita gourmet.

 

[dahorns]

another vote for Enchiladas Y Mas!!

 

[cbs]

I agree with Hula Hut Shiner Bock chicken fajitas.

 

[Tech/UTfan]

didn't take time to read all the posts but noticed south austin... Maudie's!!! They have kick *** fajitas, huge portions, and well priced.

 

[Murfdogg21]

Maudie's might have the best chips and salsa in town, and that's a key for any mexican restaurant. All around good food for pretty cheap prices.

 

[PennHORN]

Heeding the suggestion of unpainted on this thread, I tried Serranos fajitas at their Red River location.

I was very pleasantly suprised at how good they were. The meat was good quality and it had a nice trace of mesquite smoke in it. They were pretty tender and were thick cuts of strip steak the way I like it. They also had freshly made tortillas which is definitely a plus. I will definitely go back. Though not as good as Pappasitos, it is without question the second best in Austin. This location was much better than the one I went to in Lincoln Village near Highland Mall several years ago.

 

[78704 Honey Bear]

Mama Grande's on E. 12th Cooked in bacon fat by a woman who looks like she is made of the same. You can actually get the chicken sauteed with bacon. Screw the sour cream, this can come with a side of some strange kind of garlic flavored fat.
Lovin in a tortilla.

 

[Me So Horny]

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[PabTexas]

Serrano's has damn good fajitas and they make their own tortillas, truly a must....

 

[UT wildcatter]

Maudie's are best in Texas

The best in the World are in San Miguel, Mexico.
Ole, ole. Good gawd, it will take 2 hours to get them but they are awesome.

 

[monsterpepe]

The best I've found is:

Habanero Mexican Cafe

501 W. Oltorf St.

Austin, TX 78704-5447
Phone: (512) 416-0443

Great food, but only open for breakfast and lunch.

 

[shaq]

Just had the HEB pre-marinated pork fajitas----freaking awesome. IMO much better than their beef.

I paid $4 for a lb of the pork ones.

 

[hornzzz2002]

my marinade !

feel free to join us at the parking lot beyond center field (of the softball field) if you likes, before every football game.