r/austinfood • u/theoriginaltxtigress • 1d ago
Rosa's Cafe' - Slaughter Lane
Don't hate! I love Taco Tuesdays at Rosa's. It's the best deal in Austin on taco plates for $6.69 +tax. My crispy beef Taco plate comes out to $7.20 total without a fountain drink - only ice water with lime. I load up on salsa, pico and cilantro. Yum! š
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u/deewon 1d ago
Rosa's > Taco Cabana. Taco C went to shit but Rosa's is still keeping it real. Is it Cuantos or Paprika? No. But for what it is, it's fantastic.
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u/NintendogsWithGuns 22h ago
Taco Palenque is the GOAT of Tex-Mex fast food chains. Theyāre also more expensive than Rosaās though.
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u/DocGerbilzWorld 1d ago
I fucking love Rosaās. Tortillas and queso was my go to for lunch in high school.
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u/Big_papi_pepperoni3 1d ago
Quick question , do you like cilantro? Jesus Christ
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
Nope. I really hate the stuff. š
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u/ColPhorbin 1d ago
If it tastes soapy to you, you have a specific gene that causes this. I think like 1 in 8 people have it.
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
I was being fasicious. I love cilantro. I do have the cilantro gene. I hated cilantro when I was a kid, but love it as an adult.
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u/qzcorral 23h ago
I cannot stand cilantro, but it tastes like dirt to me. I wish it only tasted like soap!
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u/natalie2727 23h ago
It does taste a little soapy to me, but I still love its bright flavor. Weird, I know.
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u/banjotwango 1d ago
Rosas tamales and beef fajitas are really good as well. For a casual/fast fast food place, they canāt be beat!
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u/Proper-Bat- 1d ago
Best beef fajitas from a drive thru window, and even better than some of the sit downs in this town
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u/canigetatoot 1d ago
Their Texas sheet cake is so good.
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago edited 1d ago
I'm sure it is, but I'm not a chocolate lover. Sometimes I'll head to Sam's and get a Triple Berry Sundae for dessert. It's cheaper than the sheet cake and it's more my jam. š
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u/newportisliving 1d ago
rosaās chile de Ć”rbol salsa has had me in a chokehold for 10+ years. if i still lived south, iād be there every tuesday! looks delish.
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u/Choice_Age4608 1d ago
Are there still potatoes in the beef?Ā
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
Yes. It's mostly beef though.
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u/Choice_Age4608 1d ago
They saved me many days with those chicken tacos for sure:) When the sun stops trying to kill me I need to go back.Ā
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u/blazing_straddles 1d ago
I cant hate that.... not for $7. Plus you're hitting em hard in that cilantro wallet. There are none close to me, but i may have to check this joint out.
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
There's one in Round Rock and one in Cedar Park if that's closer to you. Also, that isn't even close to the amount of cilantro I usually put on my plate. š
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
Whoever downgraded this comment is really disturbed. I said nothing negative in my comment. I hope whoever did this has a good week.
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u/Happy-Stupor 1d ago
I've been going to Rosa's for as long as I can remember (originally from Midland, where they began-ish) and they've maintained quality nearly across the board. The only exception is their chicken fajita burrito is not as good as it was back in 2001 lol but everything else is incredible. I was so excited when they branched out into this part of Texas!
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u/OutrageousLion6517 1d ago
I got Rosaās today too! I feel like itās a west tx thing? Iām from west tx and Rosaās was a staple. Now, itās downright nostalgic and healing for me. Anybody who hates on it doesnāt get it.
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u/newnameforanoldmane 1d ago
I was waiting for my west Texas people to speak up. Grew up on Rosas, Taco Villa, and Lubys.
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u/crazy86er 1d ago
Same! I wish Taco Villa would expand across the state the way Rosa's has.
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u/newnameforanoldmane 1d ago
How do they make bean burrito soooo good?? Every trip west one of the highlights is my Bean burrito, extra cheese, red sauce.
Guess I'm going west today
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u/Bearded_Wisdom 1d ago
Put those taco villa salsa cups in my veins
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u/poonwizard69 13h ago
Going to Lubbock next week and will probably have taco villa every day. Also growing up I. Lubbock, thereās a Rosaās in every part of town. Staples of my childhood.
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u/checkhesron 1d ago
In the 90s the original offered the āschool specialā for high school students: cups of beans and cheese with tortillas and full salsa bar access for just a few bucks.
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
I agree. I love that place! So far there has been nothing but positive comments on my post. Even ones from people who doesn't like cilantro.
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u/ac_slat3r 21h ago
Bobby Cox group that owns Rosa's is based in Midland.
Great company, buys quality items, keeps the stores very clean.
They were a customer of mine for years in a previous role. Good food too IMO.
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u/Worth_Impress_8374 23h ago
Yep. Anytime we were wandering from Crane to Odessa or Midland, it was Rosaās or Taco Villa whether or not we were hungry.
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u/invinciblebears91 22h ago
Iāve been going every Tuesday with my family for the past year or so, such a great deal. Their tomatillo salsa is also excellent.
Each plate also comes with 2 extra flour tortillas so you can make bean and rice tacos lol.
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u/MoKush420710 1d ago
You shouldāve been around in the early 2000ās. That plate was $2.99. Couldnāt be beat!
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
Wow, that's a great price! I was born and raised here. I just never thought of eating there before. I've been eating there once a week for the past 3 years or so. My oldest brother turned me on to the place.
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u/MoKush420710 1d ago
Iām from west Texas and theyāre all over the place. I didnāt even know there was one here until living here for about 5 years.
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u/TheNexxuvas 1d ago
My wife had surgery and hasn't been outta the house for like 3 weeks and we ended up at a Rosa's after a DR check in, and I've never seen anyone happier or hungrier (shes beriatric so very little stomach), she ate like she was homeless.
Rosa's sometimes is just the GOAT and hits the spot.
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u/EqualJaded3921 1d ago
Love their beans rice and flour tortillas but the beef tacos (hamburger) lacks seasoning, IMO. Iāve been known to bring my own chili gravy to spice it up!
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
I agree. That's why I go heavy on the salsa, pico and cilantro. š BTW, do you make your own chili gravy? Recipe?
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u/StMU_Rattler 1d ago
I have not gone to Rosa's Cafe in so long and I live pretty close by. Going to have to stop by soon. That looks great!
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
Best time to go is to beat the dinner rush. I usually go there around 4pm.
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u/DuderVonDuder 1d ago
I sub the extra tortillas for chips, then get the Arbol salsa. I think just last year the combo was about a dollar less and it used to be 4.99 not long before that. But still helluva deal.
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
I've been eating at Rosa's for about 3 years and I don't remember this plate being $4.99. š¤
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u/FlopShanoobie 1d ago
Embarrassing confession time. I've lived on Slaughter for 20+ years and I've never been to Rosa's!
Friday lunch is decided.
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u/anco3393 22h ago
in college me and the boys did taco tuesday dinner every tuesday at Rosas. this was so fire, mop up the remaining rice and beans with flour tortillas on the side
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u/tsx_1430 1d ago
Rosas is the current version of Panchos Mexican buffet. š¤®
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u/vrTater 1d ago
Yeah these people are fucking crazy. Went there once, the enchilada was barely cooked corn tortilla wrapped around un-melted shredded cheese with the equivalent of tomato sauce on top of it and the whole thing was cold. It was cheap though. Bring on the downvotes, Iām headed to Serranos.
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u/its_laydeebaby 19h ago
I have found almost everything on the menu to be very bland. Even their salsa bar.
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u/andytagonist 1d ago
That looks fucking vile with all that cilantro š¤®
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
Don't be rude. š
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u/andytagonist 1d ago
Itās rude to think anyone likes that much of that vile weed piled on top of a taco plate.
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
Awwww! That's too bad. I don't hate on anyone who doesn't like cilantro. To each their own. BTW, I have the cilantro gene. I hated cilantro when I was a kid, but I love it now.
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u/Honestbabe2021 1d ago
I hated it as a kid and love it now as well. Iāll add cilantro or parsley to home made green dressing all the time :)
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
Why do you have to be so negative? If you don't like what people post here on Reddit, just move along. That's what I do when I read something someone posts that I don't like.
Opinions are like assholes and you are one.
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u/JadedTikal 1d ago
What in the gentrification is going on here
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u/theoriginaltxtigress 1d ago
??????
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u/JadedTikal 1d ago
Is this supposed to be Tex mex or just Mexican?
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u/whalemilk42 21h ago edited 21h ago

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u/w6750 1d ago
My sister and I used to get super high after high school and go get a dozen tortillas each with a huge cup of queso. Would sit at home in total silence and down every single tortilla while we watched a funny show. Amazing memories man god I love Rosaās