4 taquerias to compare in San Antonio
Short answer
San Antonio lives through tacos from breakfast to midnight. Taquitos West Avenue draws crowds for small meat tacos; Tacos N’ Salsa operates as a breakfast and lunch café; Pete’s Tako House represents a decades-old Tex-Mex tradition near downtown; Taqueria Datapoint offers a broad menu and extended hours in the Medical Center.
4 restaurants with different strengths
Taquitos West Avenue is the major late-night reference, with more than ten thousand reviews and small carne asada, al pastor, tongue, and tripe tacos. Google Maps showed 4.6/5 from 10,363 reviews when checked on September 16, 2026.
Tacos N' Salsa Mexican Cafe is the breakfast and lunch choice, known for tortillas, salsas, and a Trash Can Taco combining several fillings in one substantial item. Google Maps showed 4.6/5 from 506 reviews when checked on September 16, 2026.
Pete's Tako House represents the sit-down Tex-Mex tradition, with breakfast tacos, home-style plates, and more than four thousand reviews near downtown. Google Maps showed 4.5/5 from 4,208 reviews when checked on September 16, 2026.
Taqueria Datapoint #1 - Medical Drive adds a broad menu and long hours in the Medical Center, with al pastor, birria, tortas, and plates for diners wanting more than tacos. Google Maps showed 4.4/5 from 2,964 reviews when checked on September 16, 2026.
How to choose
Go to Taquitos West Avenue for small late-night tacos, Tacos N’ Salsa for breakfast tacos and its Trash Can Taco, Pete’s for a sit-down Tex-Mex breakfast, or Datapoint for al pastor, birria, tortas, and plates across broad hours. Review counts vary widely, so compare them together with each specialty.
Before visiting
Google ratings and review counts are dated snapshots. Menus, prices, hours, reservation policies, and locations can change. Confirm current details on the official website and Google Maps before traveling.
There is no universal winner: choose by specialty, atmosphere, location, and meal type, then recheck variable details before visiting.
Recommended restaurants
These restaurants were selected because their current menus, locations or specialties match the question. The list is based on verifiable information, not on filling a preset number of places.
A nighttime West Avenue taqueria known for small carne asada, al pastor, tongue, and tripe tacos served quickly with onion, cilantro, and salsas.
Identidad, propuesta y datos de contacto contrastados con la fuente oficial; valoracion, resenas, estado y direccion verificados directamente en Google Maps el 16/09/2026.
Small carne asada, al pastor, tongue, and tripe tacos
A Huebner Road Mexican café focused on breakfast and lunch, with tortillas, salsas, and the substantial Trash Can Taco.
Identidad, propuesta y datos de contacto contrastados con la fuente oficial; valoracion, resenas, estado y direccion verificados directamente en Google Maps el 16/09/2026.
Breakfast tacos and the Trash Can Taco
A long-running family restaurant near downtown serving breakfast tacos, Tex-Mex plates, enchiladas, and home-style food during the day.
Identidad, propuesta y datos de contacto contrastados con la fuente oficial; valoracion, resenas, estado y direccion verificados directamente en Google Maps el 16/09/2026.
Breakfast tacos, Tex-Mex, and home-style plates
The Medical Drive location of a broad-menu taqueria serving al pastor and birria tacos, tortas, quesadillas, and Mexican plates.
Identidad, propuesta y datos de contacto contrastados con la fuente oficial; valoracion, resenas, estado y direccion verificados directamente en Google Maps el 16/09/2026.
Al pastor, birria, tortas, and Mexican plates
Sources & references
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Official website of Taquitos West Avenue ↗
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Taquitos West Avenue · Accessed September 16, 2026
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Official website of Tacos N' Salsa Mexican Cafe ↗
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Tacos N' Salsa Mexican Cafe · Accessed September 16, 2026
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Official website of Pete's Tako House ↗
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Pete's Tako House · Accessed September 16, 2026
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Official website of Taqueria Datapoint #1 - Medical Drive ↗
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Taqueria Datapoint #1 - Medical Drive · Accessed September 16, 2026
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Google Maps listing for Taquitos West Avenue ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed September 16, 2026
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Google Maps listing for Tacos N' Salsa Mexican Cafe ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed September 16, 2026
Direct check of rating, review count, operating status, and address; variable data.
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Google Maps listing for Pete's Tako House ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed September 16, 2026
Direct check of rating, review count, operating status, and address; variable data.
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Google Maps listing for Taqueria Datapoint #1 - Medical Drive ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed September 16, 2026
Direct check of rating, review count, operating status, and address; variable data.