Cuantos Tacos (Justin Ln)
Luis Robledo's Bib Gourmand tacos are still coming off the trailer on East 12th, and the taco and torta menu is what the Justin Lane build will carry over when it opens.14
Why go
You do not, yet. Cuantos Tacos took a Bib Gourmand in the inaugural MICHELIN Guide Texas in November 2024, one of fourteen Austin Bibs in that first selection, and that standing belongs to the original trailer on East 12th Street.21 Jeff's pin sits on the announced permanent location, the former Nugent Grocery building at 808 Justin Ln, next to CapMetro's Crestview station where Airport Boulevard meets Lamar. Matthew Odam reported in May 2026 that the taqueria is slated to open in late 2026 or early 2027, with the truck closing when the owners get closer to menu testing and pre-opening activities.
4 Nothing about the original's cooking transfers to a room that has never opened, and the award does not transfer either.
Order this / avoid
- Order: at the trailer on East 12th, which holds the award and the kitchen.
- Avoid: driving to Justin Lane. There is no counter there.1
What locals & experts say
- I have found nothing written about this address as a restaurant, because it has not been one. The published record is a build report. José López will be a co-owner of the taqueria alongside Robledo, and the taco and torta menu carries over with rotating specials, plus a bar with tequila, mezcal, a short wine list and frozen margaritas.4
- Luis "Beto" Robledo, on what Cuantos was built to be:
In creating Cuantos, we've never tried to be the best, be a trend, or change what our brand is to fit in. The sole reason was to bring that feel of home in flavor, atmosphere and accessibility to all walks in life.
He is an Austin native and his family comes from Matamoros and Oyama, Tamaulipas.4
Good to know
- Status: not open. The stated window is late 2026 or early 2027, and the truck on East 12th closes when the build gets to menu testing.4
- Where the award lives: the 2024 Bib Gourmand is the trailer's, at 1108 E 12th St.2
- Hygiene: no inspection record. Austin Public Health inspects kitchens that are trading, and nothing has traded here.3
- Getting there: Justin Lane at the Crestview station, if and when it opens.
Jeff's take (his words)
- Note: "New cuantos tacos location". Correct as a plan. I saved it under the street address rather than the business name, and the new location had not opened when this entry was written.
Verdict
listed — This is not a place yet. Cuantos Tacos is one of the best things in Austin and took a Bib Gourmand in the first MICHELIN Guide Texas in November 2024, and that award belongs to the original trailer on East 12th Street. This is Jeff's pin on the announced brick-and-mortar at 808 Justin Ln, a former Nugent Grocery by the Crestview rail station, which Matthew Odam reported in May 2026 is slated to open in late 2026 or early 2027. So the honest call is that there is nothing here to eat, the tacos are still on East 12th Street, and I will look at this address again when it opens instead of recommending it now.