Las Trancas Taco Stand
Crispy tripas (beef tripe), lengua, carnitas and campechano in one order, which is exactly what the Infatuation tells you to do.1
Why go
Nicolai McCrary scored this trailer 7.9 for The Infatuation and named four cuts to put in a single order: crispy tripas, lengua (tongue), carnitas and campechano.1 Veronica Meewes at Time Out went at the tripa on its own and gave the instruction that makes it work: ask for it extra crispy, then load it with lime, onion, cilantro and a dash of green salsa. The result she describes is salty, fatty bites.2 Tortas and quesadillas are on the same card.1 Both reviews read it as a late-night stop, and 1210 E Cesar Chavez is a short walk east of downtown. Check the dates before you trust either verdict: McCrary ate here in January 2022 and the Time Out note is from December 2016.1
Order this / avoid
- Order: crispy tripas, lengua, carnitas and campechano, the four the Infatuation puts in one order.1
- How to order the tripa: extra crispy, then lime, onion, cilantro and a dash of the green salsa. Time Out describes the result as salty and fatty bites.2
- Beyond tacos: tortas and quesadillas are on the same card.1
What locals & experts say
- Nicolai McCrary, The Infatuation Austin, rated 7.9:
you should definitely make some crispy tripas, lengua, carnitas, and campechano tacos a part of your order
. The Infatuation's scale puts a 7 at good, with a lot of range inside it.1 - Veronica Meewes, Time Out Austin: she frames beef tripe as an acquired texture and says ordering it extra crispy here may surprise you.2
- Age caveat: the score is McCrary's judgment of the meal he ate in January 2022, and the Time Out note dates to December 2016. Neither describes the kitchen as it cooks today.
Good to know
- Hygiene, and read this carefully: no public inspection score exists for this vendor, which is missing data rather than a finding.3
- Where: 1210 E Cesar Chavez St, 78702, per the address on the Infatuation review.1
- Call ahead and ask the price. Neither review gives the hours or what a taco costs today.
Verdict
could-visit — A trailer at 1210 E Cesar Chavez that The Infatuation scored 7.9 and pointed at four cuts: crispy tripas, lengua, carnitas and campechano. Time Out went further on the tripa and told you to order it extra crispy, then finish it with lime, onion, cilantro and green salsa. Both reviews read it as a late-night stop, which the walk from downtown supports. The reviews are four and ten years old, so treat the scores as verdicts on those meals. The city publishes no inspection score for it, because the register covers fixed premises and not trailers, and an address sweep on the exact street number returns nothing.