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San Antonio · Est. 2010

We don't make tacos.
We make them right.

Every tortilla pressed by hand, every salsa roasted from scratch. This is what happens when you refuse to cut a single corner.

Freshly made tacos on a wooden surface
Colorful salsa and fresh ingredients
Chef preparing tacos in the kitchen
Restaurant interior with warm lighting

About Us

Craft is not a
marketing word here.

Tacos El Amigo was born from a simple conviction: if you're going to make tacos, you do it properly. No shortcuts. No frozen ingredients. No rushing the fire.

Our tortillas are hand-pressed every morning. Our meats are sourced from local butchers. Our salsas are roasted over open flame — each one built to stand on its own, not to hide behind heat.

14+

Years

100%

Fresh

12

Salsas

Our Story

Started with a cart.
Still running on the same principles.

Tacos El Amigo began the way most honest things do — with a question nobody else was asking: why should a great taco be hard to find?

What started as a single cart on a San Antonio corner became a restaurant people drive across town for. The recipe hasn't changed. Neither has the standard.

We treat every taco the way we'd treat a guest at our table — with respect, attention, and the understanding that the small details are the only details.

Restaurant exterior in San Antonio at dusk

Visit Us

Come as you are.
Stay for the tacos.

Address

800 Santa

San Antonio, TX 78212

Hours

Mon – Thu

11am – 9pm

Fri – Sat

11am – 11pm

Sunday

12pm – 8pm

Get in Touch

We'd love to
hear from you.

Whether it's a catering inquiry, a question about our ingredients, or just to say hello — drop us a line and we'll get back to you within the day.

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