Las Delicias Meat Market

Not having an HEB accessible on foot, we decided to go to this small Mexican market one day. Thank goodness for that because it has been our go-​to place for small produce buys and not to mention the MEAT. The marinated meats by the pound looked so good so we got the Al Pastor meat — less than $ 4 for a pound!
Whatever you need to make a mexican meal — it’s here. They even have an eatery inside which we have yet to try. I made tortas from the meat and they turned out amazing and I was able to feed four adults with ingredients totaling about $ 8. That is gold in a city as expensive as Austin!
The sweet breads are always fresh and warm and the bolillos are soft and fresh as well! I love how this meat market is true to its mexican character and authenticity. Not comparable to the American-​ized Fiesta stores that have subpar breads lately.

Good Mexican food. When you have to speak in Spanish most of the time, that is about as authentic as it gets. My girlfriend took me to this place and at first I was hesitant. Where in the hell are we going I thought. Turns out, one of the better places to get Mexican food is just tucked away in this Convenience Store like place. The tacos here is where its at. I recommend the Lengua, Fajita, and Al Pastor. My girlfriend also likes their Tortas and Tamales. They have great salsas and my favorite one is the green avocado: creamy, spicy, and flavorful. The best part? This place be cheap. You can get 3 fully loaded tacos (I mean they load up on that meat) for about 6 $.
It is just counter-​service and being in a convenience store, you can buy a drink, chips, and whatnot right there and eat it with your meal. Just make sure to pay up front for the food at the check-​out counter.
Overall, for the price point and the food quality, there aren’t many places I can think of that beat it. It is some damn good tacos, just brush up on your Spanish.

This place has the best $ 2 salsa verde and amazing and very inexpensive tacos in the eating area. Kind of like a South Austin secret.

I love Mexican food. That often translates into a love of purchasing authentic ingredients for making Mexican food at home.
I went to Las Delicias because of a review in the Chronical for their goat barbacoa. I was pleased to find a decent sized grocery that has one major draw for me — the carniceria. The goat barbacoa was excellent. They also have carnitas, but be aware, this is the real deal which may be a bit more than most gringos can handle. They had a great selection of cheese too. What I was most surprised by was the bag of salsa they gave us with our purchase. It was AWESOME!
They also had a cooler of still steaming hot corn tortillas, and they carry all the varieties of El Milagro tortillas (Blancas!) to give you a vehicle for eating all this good stuff.
Why didn’t they get 5 stars? Beyond the meat market and a good selection of dried peppers, the selection of canned and bottled foods was nothing you can’t get at a well stocked HEB. The prices were not unacceptable, but not better either.
They also have a food service area. I did not have a taco, so can’t comment on how good it is or isn’t.

This little shopping center is right across the street from my new apartment, and seeing the favorable reviews posted about this little place, I decided to go grab some tacos there this morning.
The moment I walked in, I knew I’d found a place I’ll be returning to again and again. Before I ordered my tacos, I wandered around and checked out the rest of the store. There was a big wall of mexican spices and dried chilies, and a nice but small produce section (the produce all looked good and fresh). The very nice little meat counter had several cuts of pork, beef, and chicken, and some pre-​seasoned things as well, like fajitas. The prices for produce and meat appeared to be as good or better than HEB, at least on the things I regularly buy. They had a table with containers of fresh guacamole set up, I bought one for $ 3.99…it’s delicious, and a decent sized container. Then there are a couple aisles with canned, dried and bottled goods like you would expect to see in a mexican market. Beer cooler, sodas, snacks, all of that.
I grabbed the guac, some chips and a bottle of hot sauce and went to order my tacos. I like lengua (beef tongue) so I got three on corn tortillas, with cilantro and onions. I waited a few minutes while they were prepared… they bagged them up with some red sauce and a creamy jalapeño sauce… I noticed some tomatillo green sauce too so I asked for some of that as well. I asked for a menu to take with me but she just kinda pointed up at the big menu over the counter. No biggie.
Got the tacos home and they were delicious…$ 1.29 each, the tortillas were smallish but they were way overstuffed. I can eat a lot but three was too much for me. The lengua was fresh and tender. Red sauce was great, medium hot… creamy green sauce was great, almost identical to what you get at El Pollo Regio. The tomatillo was medium hot and went great with the lengua. Really just outstanding salsas, I thought.
I think this place will be part of my Saturday morning routine for a while, I liked it a lot.

I tried the breakfast tacos from Las Delicias this morning. I wanted just your standard potato/​egg and bacon/​egg because I figured those would be pretty difficult to mess up. I ended up with ham/​egg and ham/​potato. I’m not sure if that was because they messed up my order or if my husband asked for the wrong kind of tacos, but I digress.
Despite getting something different than what I asked for, the tacos were mighty tasty. I especially liked the ham/​potato. The tortillas were seemingly homemade and not too doughy. They gave us two salsas – red and green – and the green was so fantastic that I carefully saved the rest to put in the fridge.
Only four stars, though, because of the al pastor taco my husband ordered. He gave me a taste and I wasn’t impressed. The pork was heavy with the achiote paste and I prefer my al pastor with at least a tiny bit of pineapple.
I’ll stick with the egg or potato based tacos.

This local store remind me of NYC Bodegas. It does because it sell items you wouldn’t find at other store, specially to specific country. We went to the store to check the bakery. The empanada are pretty good and the bread too. Today was the second time me and my other half went there to get bread before heading home. Next time, we are going to try the restaurant side and down the road meat they sell. I know, it is located in poor community area but this are the kind of community which you will find your traditional food from different country. Give the place a chance and don’t be scare.
Let’s say this store is interesting when you see grandma buying a six pack, it just make you smile. My other half just say, she is out to get her daily walk.