Just in case you didn’t catch it, we were featured on E-news last night as Sandra Bullock’s favorite mexican food restaurant in Austin, Texas! Here’s the clip:
We are so excited about this!
We can give thanks to Austin Star Maps for spotting celebrity fav-spots in Austin. Heather Brady has an interesting blog going, so if you want to read about her Austin celebrity knowledge, you can follow her here: Austin Star Maps
We are happy to have come across these bloggers who visited Austin during Batfest. They seem to know their stuff about margaritas, and we are happy to have impressed them with ours at Guero’s! Here’s an exerpt:
“As an aside, here’s a word about margaritas: they’re not green. They don’t look like slush puppies, and aren’t as sweet as candy. They’re not made with bar mix of any kind. If someone makes you a margarita with any of the features named above, by all means drink it, but don’t think it’s a margarita. Margaritas have three ingredients: good tequila, an orange liqueur, like cointreau or triple sec and fresh-squeezed lime juice, shaken and poured over ice in a small glass. If you absolutely must, salt the rim. That’s it, that’s all. Anything else is like buying Spam at the grocery store and serving it for Easter. Guero’s margaritas are done very right, indeed. A small glass of refreshing perfection”
They also seemed infatuated with our “BEST EVER” quesadillas.
“Here, we snacked on some guacamole and what turned out to be the BEST EVER quesadilla. Soft flour tortillas with chorizo, tomato and onion with good jack cheese, accompanied by sour cream, more guacamole and jalapeno slices. We imagine that they toasted the tortillas on a flatop or in a pan to brown them a little and then steamed them until the cheese melted. As a result we didn’t get any hard and dried out tortillas, just soft and pillowy, oozing with filling.
Happy Mouth Blogger's Pic of Our Quesadillas!
Thank you Happy Mouth Blog! Read what they had to say about the rest of their Austin experience, here: Happy Mouth Blog
We love nothing more than being recognized as a loved Austin bar and restaurant (okay, maybe mexican food). Read what others are saying about Guero’s Taco Bar.
“Very interesting bar located on 6th Street Bar Austin is famous as Guero’s Taco Bar since 1986 Guero’s Taco Bar is popular taqueria South Austin bar is friendly and the type of climate in history has a lovely decoration as well as photos of the Mexican revolution , Guero’s Taco Bar has a self-service salsa bar salsa bar is a taste of traditional bar Guero’s restaurant offers a sidewalk garden look very clean. You’ll also receive a private garden, you may have had some lovely, fresh Mexican food. Bar offers food, you create something to do with the invention of self, and formulas such as Caldo – to – Pollo is chicken soup full of vegetables, fresh corn tortillas In addition, the band is very famous. They are really cool.”
To read the rest of this article about 6th Street in Austin, go here: Austin 6th Street
Thanks again Austin, we will continue to bring in “really cool” bands and keep the salsa coming! Guero’s loves Austin, Texas.
When you cater to Texans, give them what they want. That’s Guero’s. There are several different food categories you may consider when it comes to catering. But let’s be honest, one thing us Texans can all agree on is that Mexican Food is always the best choice.
The next thing you need to decide is if you want the caterers to mean mug your guests and slap a cold enchilada on their plate, OR if you want a hard-working Guero’s staff to prepare, deliver, serve, and clean up with a smile. Of course, if you want to just order and pick it up yourself, we can just smile at you when you get here. We’reflexible like that.
All of our menu items are prepared fresh in Guero’s kitchen by our staff adhering strictly to recipes brought from Mexico by our chefs, so you know the taste is authentic.
Our stellar reputation as an established Austin Mexican food restaurant didn’t happen by accident. So if you trust Austin, you can trust us. We want to make you happy, so let us do what we love and impress you and your guests with the tastiest Mexican Food that Austin has to offer. We want to make catering as simple and as easy on you as possible, so here are some suggested catering options under our website’s catering section: Guero’s Catering Menu
Decisions, decisions. If you need a personal catering consultation call 447-7688 or email us at catering@guerostacobar.com.
Keep us in mind next time you need to cater, and we’ll be here waiting, fajitas and all.
Friends, Guests, Austinites, lend us your ears! It’s a Tex-Mex Music & Margarita Weekend! Here at Guero’s we never want you to spend your weekend empty handed, which is why we have created the perfect formula to match margaritas with your music! Come in and dine with us to enjoy rockin’ local bands with rockin’ margaritas.
by Kyle Woods www.skykingphotography.com
Here’s what we suggest:
Friday @ 6:30pm
The Music: Los Flames are back by popular demand. Their blues, classic rock, and soul music will be a perfect start to your weekend.
The Margarita: Silver Train. Take a ride on the Soul Train with Los Flames and on the Silver Train with our Silver Train Rita! Our Silver Train is made with Herradura Silver, Cointreau and fresh squeezed lime juice. Choo Choo!
The Margarita: Soco Rita. Naturally, with a local vibe, we have to suggest our locally named margarita to set the mood. Our Soco Rita is made with Cazadores Roponsada, Cointreau & fresh squeezed lime juice! Feel the taste buds tingling?
Sunday @ 3:00pm
The Music: Mitch Webb & The Swindleshave that rockabilly and roots country feel to make you fall in love with Tex-Mex all over again.
The Margarita: The Heart of Texas.Deep in the Heart of Corazon Silver, Cointreau and fresh squeezed lime juice. It’s perfect for a delicious Tex-Mex experience.
All across America, the general public knows that Mexican food is absolutely delicious. The problem is that too many establishments try and bring Mexican food to the people but they are unable to fully bring out the flavors. Guero’s Taco Bar has no such problems because it is located in Austin in the great state of Texas whose proximity to Mexico guarantees some of the best Mexican food North of the border. Indeed, over one third of the population of Austin is of Hispanic origin so when they give Guero’s the thumbs up, you know that this taco bar must be something special.
Of course, its location alone is not enough. It would be fallacy to suggest that Austin Mexican food is guaranteed to be delightful Mexican cuisine. Guero’s Taco Bar had to work hard to establish its burgeoning reputation. There is nothing processed or plain in Guero’s. They specialize in a host of things including freshly-marinated and grilled meat which ends up in their wonderful tacos. When you order food from Guero’s, you are getting freshly made salsa and homemade tortillas, just like down Mexico Way.
Unfortunately, not everyone can travel to Mexico City to sample the legendary cuisine but with Guero’s you don’t have to. Although your body is still in the United States, your taste buds will be transported across the border. Best of all, there are no custom patrols and no passport is required!
Perhaps you would like to start your experience with the Caldo de Pollo, a beautiful traditional Mexican soup loaded with fresh vegetables and chicken and is said to have restorative qualities, perfect for one who has had too much tequila! The most sought after dish in Guero’s however is the Tacos al Pastor which is prepared in same way as it is in Mexico City. The boneless pork butt is partially frozen and sliced razor thin. It is then marinated in spices and juices for hours before the shaved pork is placed on a skewer known as a ‘trompo’. The skewer is rotated and cooked with the slices of pork, placed on the handmade tortillas, and served with a variety of fruit and vegetables. It takes hours to get the meat just right and seconds for delighted customers to devour it!
Unfortunately, the Mexico City spectacle of dancing whilst slicing the meat is not permitted due to safety concerns. Nonetheless, the dish is guaranteed to taste just as delicious. As Mexican food in Texas has evolved thanks to Mexican influences, it has become more and more delicious. While it would be fantastic to travel to Mexico, eating at Guero’s Taco Bar is the next best thing to sitting in a bar in Guadalajara.
We couldn’t be more thrilled to host Johnny Gimble, his son, guitarist Dick, and his granddaughter, singer and pianist Emily, every fourth Thursday here at Guero’s! Johnny is known as one of country music’s all-time greatest fiddle players! An article written for “All Things Stings” featured Gimble and his background and of course, Guero’s Taco Bar!
We were so thankful to be featured recently in these fantastic articles! It is so great to see our customers letting everyone know about their experience here and what it means to them.
“One block south and across the avenue from the Continental, in a century-old building that formerly housed Central Feed and Seed, is Güero’s Taco Bar, which owners Rob and Cathy Lippincott opened in 1995 after moving their restaurant from its original location a couple of miles away. Six months after opening, President Bill Clinton stopped in for dinner (“He cleaned his plate”), business shot up 40 percent, and it’s been busy ever since.”
“For decades now, Guero’s has been a frequent but temporary cure for home sickness.”
“So, finding a place where my first impression was “God, this tastes kinda like home!” was amazing.”
“So, whether you are missing your mom’s cooking, or your nanny’s, treat yourself to Guero’s soon. It’s considered one of Austin’s best for a good reason.”
We are so excited for the bands that will be performing in our Oak Garden this weekend! Check out the schedule below and come out for icy cold beers and chilly margaritas.
The garden opens and the music kicks off at 6:30pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Sundays from 3-6pm.
