Texican Cafe

Specialties

The Texican Café is an Austin original, serving fresh and flavorful Tex-​Mex to hungry patrons for over twenty years. We use only the finest and freshest ingredients to enhance your dining experience.

We serve El Paso Style Tex-​Mex, preparing food with very traditional recipes. This results in a delicious type of Mexican cuisine that you can’t find anywhere else in town! Our chili peppers and spices are native to the cities of Juarez and El Paso and give our food a unique flavorful flair. These traditional ingredients paired with New Mexican Native American ingredients made for the perfect blend of Mexican food created for Texans, thus the birth of the cuisine at «Texican Café.»

Our Sports Cantina location has both indoor and outdoor seating, with a huge range of high definition TVs for you to enjoy. We have multiple flat-​screen TV’s and a full bar for diners to enjoy with their meals.

We look forward to serving you some of the best Tex-​Mex in town!

History

Established in 2006.

The Texican Café is an Austin original that first opened in 1988. Then and now, our food philosophy remains the same — use only the finest and freshest beef, poultry, seafood, and produce to ensure the delivery of palate pleasing offerings of the highest quality.

The original Texican Café began in a dirt lot on Manchaca Rd. consisted of a single room large enough to serve only 40 people. The delicious Tex-​Mex menu mixed with the casual laid-​back atmosphere was a hit, and soon the Texican Café was in expansion mode.

First there was the addition of a full bar, then a second dining room, and finally a private party room. Before too long, the «North Austin Renaissance» began and the Texican Café responded by adding its second location near Lakeline Mall. A few years later, the Texican added a third location in Brodie Oaks but did so with a twist! We took our love for Tex-​Mex cuisine and combined it with Austin’s love for sports, and created the Texican Sports Cantina!

Meet the Business Owner

Mourad B.

Business Owner

Mourad Belkacem owns the Draft Pick, the Texican Cafes, the Texican Sports Cantina and Café 1626. In addition to his 25 years of restaurant ownership in Austin, he graduated from UT, started his career at a local pizza joint and is an active supporter of various community organizations.

The Baldirama Restaurant Group’s first concept, the original Texican Café on Manchaca Road, began serving hungry Austinites in south Austin in 1988. Seven years later, they opened their second concept, Café 1626, a family-​oriented south Austin eatery. Before too long, the «North Austin Renaissance» began and the Texican Café responded by adding its second Texican Café location near Lakeline Mall. A few years later, the Texican added a third location in Brodie Oaks but did so with a twist and created the Texican Sports Cantina. In March 2011, the Baldirama Restaurant Group added their fifth restaurant, Draft Pick, to the family.