Taqueria Cholula

The caldo de res is amazing, very spicy and perfect on a cold winter day. The interior is very casual but the food makes up for the lack of décor.

I feel AWFUL because my best friend as made several trips here and they’ve been closed every time. I guess I got lucky. I hope your Spanish is good because we had to order in Spanish! Can i get a «woot woot» for authentic Mexican street tacos?
VENUE: Located off the street in the most sketchy looking area. Good luck finding parking because there’s not much. We got lucky but I imagine if it’s busy you should order out or risk parking in an alleyway. The place décor is sort of a hodge podge of stuff. There’s this massive juke box in the back that plays traditional mariachi-​style music — although i did here some Latino-​pop playing at one point.
FOOD: Awesome. Definitely comparable to Tacos La Banqueta. That should say enough. But if you’ve not eaten at Tacos La Banqueta yet, the meat is nicely seasoned and the tacos aren’t too greasy. Standard street tacos that come up with onions and cilantro. I wish there was more extensive selection of salsa– or at least one really good spicy one — but that’s okay.
SERVICE: My guess is that only locals and Spanish-​Speaking people are the main demographic so you will have to whip out some Spanglish to put in your order. There was one girl who spoke english that helped us a little but for the most part we were communicating with people who didn’t not speak English very well so come prepared. Come for the food. Come prepared. Learn how to count in spanish so you can say, «Tres Tacos, Por Favor.» Pointing at the menu is also an option.

5 star tacos. 3 star service. If you don’t speak Spanish you may have trouble ordering because everything is written in and the wait staff only speaks Spanish. I knew just enough to order some really great tacos! Taco plate has 5 little hand made gems with rice and beans.

Thought we were going to die being the only white people in the place at 10pm on a Thursday, but the food and salsa were great. The waitress was nice, but no hablo ingles, so we just had to point to the pictures on the menu and tell her we just wanted agua. I got the 5 taco plate which was pretty dam tasty, and my gf just got a bean and cheese burrito which she said was awesome.
The music was a little distasteful porque yo no hablo espanol, and the cartel-​looking homeboys in the back didn’t mug us on the way out, so I’d say it was a successful dinner!

I’m not going to bury the lead: This place makes its own corn tortillas. I haven’t had fresh-​made corn tortillas since I left Houston many years ago, and I’m thrilled to finally know where to find them in Dallas.
As others have mentioned, Taqueria Cholula is styled more like a sit-​down restaurant with table service rather than the normal «counter service”-style taquerias I’m used to. That said, there’s a specific spot at the bar labeled «for to go orders,» with a couple of menus. Other people have mentioned language barrier issues, but the gal who took my order spoke English perfectly, so your mileage may vary. I was there at 9:00 on a Wednesday, and the place was pretty quiet.
I got the chile relleno, which comes with rice, beans, and the traditional smattering of lettuce, tomatoes, and guacamole that you usually get with these kinds of plates. The chile was a traditional taqueria chile relleno, filled with soft white cheese, covered in a thin batter, and smothered in a respectably spicy ranchero sauce. It also came with four of the aforementioned fresh-​made corn tortillas which, I will reiterate, are awesome.
The horchata is respectable, although I tend to like mine with a bit more cinnamon than this has.
Together, the meal and a regular horchata came to just about $ 10. Considering most chain-​style tex-​mex restaurants want more than that for the chile relleno alone, I consider this a great bargain.

This place was amazing! I got some chorizo and egg tacos with beans and cheese inside and they were by far my favorite breakfast tacos I have ever tried. The corn tortilla are hand made and the greens sauce was really good. I’ve been to many Mexican restaurants in Dallas and this place has been my favorite. Will definitely be back for more!

I had the steak ranchero and it was as spicy as I wanted and amazing. Our server did well with taking our orders but she did not speak English. There was a man there who did speak English and offered any help if necessary. The menu was mostly in Spanish but some items had English below. I like how they serve their spicy salsa warm. I can honestly say I am shocked there weren’t more people in this place at lunch time.

Went in a few weeks ago. Caldo is still really good. Environment and service was a bit blah though. Better as a to-​go spot than a dine-​in one.

It says theyre open at 9am on their page but i went up there at 945 and the lady told me they were closed. Why are your doors open and they really need to put the correct hours of operation on their site.

Corner place in a run-​down strip center, more a full-​service restaurant than just a taqueria but that’s not obvious from the outside. Located in sort of a blighted, dicey neighborhood but it’s fine for lunch. Parking out front but it can be a tight lot at times, especially if a service truck parks nearby.
Overall, some of the best authentic Mexican food I’ve come across. Complementary chips, black bean dip and salsa arrived first. The salsa was a strange brownish-​orange rather than the traditional red but it was fresh and delicious with some respectable heat. Full menu, primarily in Spanish (with a few English translations) containing some Tex-​Mex standards and a good selection of true Mexican favorites.
Had the enchiladas potosinas, a style heard about but first time I’ve tried. Corn tortillas filled with cheese and folded over, pan fried in the traditional red sauce so the edges crisp up. Topped with a chorizo and potato hash, it was served with a shaved and seared slice of bistec, a bowl of charro beans, and rice and salad/​garnish with a charred bulb onion. Two squeeze bottles of sauces were dropped off, one verde and one light tomato-​based. Everything was fantastic if not fancy, a great platter composition, very rustic and all under $ 10.
Only two things I should probably knock this place for but I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. Plain sliced hot dogs in the beans? Really? Took me momentarily out of the experience, a sense of just trying to repurpose some leftovers. Relatively very minor but seemed unnecessary.
The second is I doubt the staff speaks any English at all, which is not entirely unexpected. As the only bolillo in the place for the entire lunch service, me and my server got by just fine with only the few menu words we exchanged. Service was glacially slow and inattentive and should cost them that fourth star, but I only saw one server working the place the whole time I was there.
If you can get over feeling out of place and outside your suburban, Wonder-​bread comfort zone, this is some really great food for not a lot of money.

Ok so we came here based on Unilocal reviews. My hubby got the taco plate and it was good. He tried the fajita and carnitas and fajita tacos won. Corn tortillas taste fresh and homemade. Daughter got the flauta plate and was surprised by yummy cheese with the chicken. I tried the barbacoa gorditas and they are awesome. Meat is not greasy at all. Beans need salt but otherwise good. The only bad thing is that the food was not hot at all. Salsa was hotter than the food-​spicy hot and temp hot. But I will say the GUACAMOLE was AMAZEBALLS!

Best Mexican food in Dallas! So
Authentic! Love, must try for sure! Tortas are to did for! Plus the fajitas! Omg just love everything about this place!

I really want to gush about this place but my first visit was a bit iffy. I get there pretty late on a Monday night around 11:30ish and I was told in very shy English that they close at 2am. So no problemo plenty of time.
The problems started after my initial inquiry. They figured out I do not Hablo Espanol even though I look like pervy Tio Miguel. (btw I am Filipino). Because after this discovery by the servers, noone wanted to serve me. It started a contest of who can stay away from the Brown Gringo or Coconut ;)
Alas I cornered one mujer and forced her to get me some vittles from the cucina and bar.
I ordered a shot of tequila and a corona, sadly no Corona Light, and both came promptly. The Patron was cheap cheap and the cervesa was ice cold!
I then quickly followed up with huevos rancheros and four tacos. I ordered two barbacoa tacos and two tripa (fried chitlins) tacos. The food was glorious! Just like my Abuelita made (if I had a Mexican grandma).
The tripa was chewy and crunch at the same time and still has that barnyard bunginess. The barbacoa was supermoist not oily at all and so rich tasting you feel your arteries clog as you take the second and last bite of each taco. Yes the tacos are that small yet so stuffed they were hard to handle.
The huevos rancheros was ho-​hum. But the key to the meal were the freshly made corn tortillas. Homestyle! so soft and pillowy and so nutty.

It really it a hidden gem! Don’t let the cheesy pictures/​posters on the windows of the restaurants fool you, according to my friends, this is how they roll in Mexico.
The servers didn’t even speak English to me so I knew I was at the right place. The experience was quite good with authentic Mexican food and I would definitely return soon!

Great tacos and open late. I went on a Saturday afternoon and loved this place. Fantastic food. Can’t wait to go back and try it late. Best tacos near the village. No doubt!

This place is ok, it has pretty decent tacos for a late night place. There are definitely better places around town for authentic Mexican tacos with better rice and beans. The guacamole was made fresh but it lacked flavor, I added salt and lime to taste and it was better. If you are in the area and it’s late, then it’s a pretty good spot for a quick bite.

It’s hard moving away from Phoenix Arizona and ordering tacos anywhere else, especially Dallas. So far this is one of the better experiences. The quality of meat wasn’t as good as I’m used to, but the salsa and corn tortillas were actually pretty darn good. I really enjoyed both green andred. I only tried the tacos, because that’s all they were serving. Didn’t get a chance to try their beans and rice, apparently they were out. At $ 1.25 each, I ordered 6. The Barbacoa was good, not the best but passable. The pollo was decent, the green salsa really helped it out. The pastor was my favorite and the carnitas were my least favorite. I’d go back for more, but my hunt for «comparable to phoenix» tacos won’t allow it. I need to try elsewhere.

I bet it’s amazing food. Sure. But every single time I’ve come here, it’s been closed when it should be open. I think they should answer their phones or stick to their open/​closing times without being arbitrary. It’s not fair to customers who need to get a late night taco fix if Cholula closes 20 minutes early just so their employees can go home faster. Having worked in the service industry, it doesn’t make any sense. Tonight I rolled up and could see multiple tables still inside eating, but they had already locked the doors and said they wouldn’t open them. Not even for a to-​go order! And this wasn’t 2 or 5 minutes before closing. It was 20. Make sure you get here early because they’re unreliable.

This is an amazing place.
It looks like a total dive hole in the wall that’s in a hole of a shopping center. It’s not. It’s actually a nice restaurant with attractive décor. I’d seriously take a date there.
The prices are low and the quality far exceeds those prices. I will say that the refried beans are average, at best and that the rice I got was a bit on the dry side. Pay no mind because it just doesn’t matter. The tacos are fabulous and I can recommend them. They aren’t as good as my favorite taqueria in Mexico City, they are good and they are authentic. You can get like five tacos, rice and beans for something like six or seven dollars. I recommend that you get some hibiscus tea, or some horchata. If you’re really ambitious, get a half and half lemonade and hibiscus tea. Aguas frescas, or fresh waters, are also quite good. Melon is a favorite of mine in Mexico.
I’ll be going back to see what the rest of the food is like. I recommend that you do the same. I do wonder what it’s like at night or late night. The area could get a little interesting. However, if you’re not easily scared by a few people with brown skin, then charge on. I think it’ll be well worth it.

My boyfriend and I love getting tacos late night. He can’t say no to a good «street» taco. He just discovered this place a few months ago. I am always skeptic at first of where his newly discovered tacos were found… But these were awesome. They looked good and tasted great. My favorite are the chicken and the barbacoa.
Give it a try…