El Polloron

If you are one of those people who are afraid of food trailers, you shouldn’t be afraid of this one! The al pastor are absolutely amazing. The service is always friendly. If David is working there, say hola for me and ask him to pass the green sauce.

Thanks to Unilocal,I cruised into the gas station parking lot and once again got me some mighty fine meat out of a trailer.
I too dug that I could read the menu and not just look at pictures, and the guy in the trailer greeting me with a «hey what can I get you?»
I got myself a half chicken which came with all the goodies: rice, beans, half an onion, tortillas, salsa, and green sauce. I have to agree with Keri B. on the green sauce — it’s way creamy and not as hot. As in, I can actually eat it! I smothered it all over my chicken. As for the meat itself, it wasn’t as flavorful as El Pollo Rico but I liked it just fine (wasn’t as salty to me) and still had leftovers after I stuffed myself. Rice and beans were standard and tasty. the only thing I didn’t enjoy was the onion, it appeared to be cooked/​steamed in the foil. If you like it really sweet you’ll love it, but I think I prefer the kind that’s seared over the grill. Can’t comment on the tortillas, I skipped em.
Not *really any parking here but you can just pull into the gas station or over on the side or whatever. Easy to get in and out of and my meal was ready in about a minute flat.
worth noting that for a couple bucks more you can get a whole chicken — might as well go for it. Grab an extra green sauce and you’ll be all set the next day — it tasted just as good cold!

Thanks to Unilocal,I learned about El Regio a few weeks ago and their wonderful, wicked green sauce. Then just the other day, I was idly staring at Unilocal (at work), when the one and only review for this spot popped up (thank you Teresa C!). I had to check it out and do a comparison.
Well, it’s a photo finish, folks! Both trailers are putting out the same mighty fine food, but to me this one is just a hair better. First, it’s convenienter for me, on the on-​my-​way-​home side of 183. This place answers the age old riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? So’s I can eat it! It’s real easy to hop off on Anderson Mill, shoot over a block and then zip back on again. It’s hard to spot initially, so just pull into the gas station parking lot. Trust me, it’s there.
Second, I could be wrong, but their green sauce seemed, if conceivable, slightly better. Not as singe-​your-​eyebrows hot and just a little creamier which helped it go down my gullet so much easier. After dribbling it on my taco (carne asada gooood) and then dipping my chicken in it, I just dumped the rest in my beans and rice. Seriously, this stuff would make a rancid hot dog palatable!
Third, the menu is in English and Spanish. So not at all intimidating for a stupid Gringa living in Austin, TX, USA. The cook, however, spoke very limited English but we somehow got it all communicated ok. They also have a phone # and you can call in your order and just swing by and pick it up. Here again, hable despacio so’s he can entende.
Last, upon pulling up, there was an elderly Hispanic gentleman chattin up the cook. He was so genuinely nice and enthusiastic about the food, I was possibly influenced by him. I talked to him for long after I’d gotten my food in hand. His hands were completely black from the mountain of car tires he’d tossed in the back of his truck. He kept reaching out and touching my arm to make a point and I didn’t at all mind. At his age, he is still doing hard labor to pay for his son’s care in an assisted living home due to a horrible car wreck years ago that ruined his once bright future at Notre Dame. Ciro was so instantly likable and trustworthy, if he’d told me those tires tasted like chocolate, I woulda tried one.
In the end, I had the half chicken with xtra beans, rice, and green sauce and 1 carne asada taco and 1 carnitas taco. I wanted an al pastor but they were out. Even this impressed me as they coulda probly just dressed up the carnitas and passed it off, but they didn’t. All that was $ 12. The tacos, while tiny, are stuffed with the meat and cilantro and onion and are in a double corn tortilla for $ 1.50. I would definitely get a few more of those next time. Already dreamin about the next time…
Via Con Pollo, Mi Compadres!

They specialize in whole/​half chickens and have great tacos at a very reasonable price. A $ 1.50 gets you my favorite taco al pastor north of the river complete with cilantro, onion, pineapple, lime, and jalapeño sauce. Fajita tacos are $ 2.00. Flour tortillas available, corn is standard. My wife got a sample of the Mexican fried rice and it was absolute light, fluffy goodness.

We drive by this place every time we go out– it’s a little trailer in the gas station on Pond Springs and Anderson Mill. We always wondered whether it was worth going to, so the other day we gave it a try.
The menu is in spanish and english, as the owner pointed out to us. We ordered the half chicken plate and a taco al pastor. The half chicken plate came with a huge stack of corn tortillas, really flavorful grilled chicken, a cup of salsa, a cup of what looked like guac but tasted as spicy as wasabi, a whole grilled onion, some packages of salt, and a few limes. The taste reminded me of the street tacos we ate in Mexico. I don’t know much about real mexican cooking, but this stuff tastes authentic. It tastes like it’s cooked by someone who knows what they’re doing. The al pastor taco was yummy too. The meat’s bright red, mixed with pineapple and sauce, and blends well with the lime they gave to you squeeze on it.
Our total bill was $ 8.50 for two people, plus $ 1 tip. Next time we’re going to try one type of each taco and see which one we like best. If you live around here, you should support your local businesses and try this place! They have breakfast tacos too.
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