Nick’s Local Eats: Best Tacos in The Woodlands area

If you’re on the hunt for the best tacos, Nick’s Local Eats has you covered! From sizzling fajita tacos to crispy classics, taco trucks to BBQ joints, Nick has tasted his way through town to bring you the ultimate taco guide. His top picks highlight the very best in every category including Top 15 Taqueria/Gas Station/Fast Casual Tacos, Top 12 Taco Food Trucks, Top 12 Restaurant Tacos, Top 5 BBQ Joint Tacos, Top 14 Barbacoa, Top 15 Beef Fajita Tacos, Top 18 Birria Tacos, Best Chicken and Pastor/Trompo Tacos, Top 17 Breakfast Tacos, Top 7 Crispy Tacos, Top 10 Fish Tacos, Top 4 Puffy Tacos, and Top 8 Shrimp Tacos.

Whether you’re craving barbacoa, birria, or a perfectly crispy breakfast taco, this list is your go-to list for the tastiest bites around town.

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Nick’s Picks: Top 15 Taqueria/Gas Station /Fast Casual Tacos

#1 La Regia Tacos and More – Spring / Klein 

#2 La Casita Mexican Cuisine – Spring 

#3 Tacos Santos – Spring 

#4 Don Chuy Tortilleria 

#5 Taco Plus – NW Houston 

#6 Taqueria dos amigos – Spring 

#7 Burrito District – Spring

#8 Bigotes Street Tacos  – Tomball 

#9 Ta’ Bueno Mexican Kitchen  – Cypress 

#10 Grab N Go Tacos –  Spring / Tomball 

#11 Senor Burrito Company 

#12 Califas Taco & Beer – Shenandoah 

#13 Chycho’s Tacos Pollos Asados – Spring 

#14 Arturo’s Taqueria – Spring 

#15 Dumass Taco Co #2 – Tomball 

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Nick’s Picks: Top 12 Taco Food Trucks

#1 El Norteño Tacos – Spring / The Woodlands / 1960

#2 Taqueria Los Liras – Conroe 

#3 Fatima’s Pupusas & Snacks  – Spring 

#4 Ta’ Co N-Chile – Spring 

#5 Benny’s Corn Taqueria – Tomball 

#6 For You For Me Tacos.com – Tomball 

#7 Cinco de mayo taqueria – Spring

#8 Taco King – Cypress 

#9  Moyz Street Food – Magnolia 

#10  Cowboy Tacos And Burgers – Conroe 

#11  la Hacienda Taqueria – Spring 

#12 Taqueria Las Peña – Spring 

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Nick’s Picks: Top 12 Tacos at a Restaurant

#1 Julio’s Mexican Grill – Sawdust / Magnolia

#2 Xalisko Cocina Mexicana – The Woodlands

#3 Mandi Cocina Mexicana – Tomball

#4 La Cocina de Roberto – Spring / The Woodlands

#5 Tavo’s Mexican Grill – Spring / Cypress 

#6 Mestizos Mexican Cafè – Conroe

#7 El Emperial Mexican Rest. – Spring

#8 Martha’s Mexican Restaurant and Grill – Tomball

#9 Ambriza Social Mexican Kitchen – Ambriza Cypress / Ambriza Katy 

#10 Don Agave Mexican Grill – Spring

#11 Casa Medina Mexican Restaurant – Shenandoah

#12 Mi Rancho Mexican Grill & Bar – Shenandoah

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Nick’s Picks: Top 5 Best BBQ Joint Tacos

#1 Killen’s BBQ – Cypress 

#2 Tejas Chocolate & Barbecue – Tomball 

#3 Corkscrew BBQ  – Old Town Spring 

#4  Reveille Barbecue Co. – Magnolia 

#5 UNCLE’s BBQ – Tomball

Nick’s Picks: Top 14 Barbacoa

#1 La Regia Tacos and More – Spring 

#2 Mestizos Mexican Cafè – Conroe 

#3 Tejas Chocolate & BBQ (on Tuesdays) – Tomball 

#4 Don Agave Mexican Grill – Spring 

#5 Taqueria Los Liras on 242 – Conroe 

#6 Mandi Cocina Mexicana – Tomball 

#7 Rita’s Cantina Mexican Kitchen – Pinehurst 

#8 La Casita Mexican Cuisine inside the Shell Gas Station at 2920 and Kuykendahl – Spring 

#9 Tacos + on Grant Rd – NW Houston 

#10 Tavo’s Mexican Grill – Spring / Cypress 

#11 Titas Taco House – Humble

#12 Balderas Tamale Factory – Grant Rd – NW Houston 

#13 Grab N Go Tacos –  Spring

#14 Torchy’s Tacos – Multiple Locations

Nick’s Picks: Top 15 Beef Fajita / Beef Al Carbon Tacos

#1 Rita’s Cantina Mexican Kitchen – Pinehurst 

#2 Mandi Cocina Mexicana – Tomball 

#3 Tavo’s Mexican Grill – Spring / Cypress 

#4 Soto’s Cantina  – NW Houston 

#5 Juanita’s Mexican Restaurant – Louetta Rd. / Juanita’s Mexican Kitchen – Cypress 

#6 Ambriza Social Mexican Kitchen – Vintage Park / Cypress / Katy

#7 Casa Medina Mexican Restaurant – Shenandoah 

#9 La Viva Cantina – Cypress 

#10 Mi Rancho Mexican Grill and Bar – Shenandoah 

#11 La-corona-Restaurant – Vintage Park 

#12 El Imperial Mexican Rest. – Spring 

#13 Cascadas Mexican Grill and Bar – Spring 

#14 El Palenque Mexican Restaurant (Spring, TX) / El Palenque Mexican Restaurant (Tomball Location) 

#15 Guadalajara Hacienda – The Woodlands

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Nick’s Picks: Top 18 Birria Tacos

#1 Belly of the Beast – Spring 

#2 Tacos El Patrón – Cypress 

#3 Xalisko Cocina Mexicana – The Woodlands 

#4 La Cocina de Roberto – Spring / Woodlands 

#5 Don Chuy Tortilleria – Spring 

#6 Tacos Santos – Spring 

#7 El Norteño Tacos – Spring 

#8 Julio’s Mexican Grill – Sawdust / Julio’s Mexican Grill Magnolia 

#9 Dripped Birria – Spring 

#10 Mestizos Mexican Cafè – Conroe / 242

#11 Rita’s Cantina Mexican Kitchen -Pinehurst & Houston 

#12 Ta’ Bueno – Cypress 

#13 Red Salsa Tacos & More – Spring 

#14 Killen’s BBQ – Cypress 

#15 Taqueria Dos Amigos – Spring 

#16 la Hacienda Taquerías – Spring 

#17 Cinco De Mayo Food Truck – Spring 

#18 Black Walnut Cafe (The Woodlands, TX) 

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Nick’s Picks: Top 5 Best Chicken Tacos

#1 Uncle Tony’s – Spring / Porter 

#2 Tacos Santos – Spring 

#3 La Regia Tacos and More – Spring 

#4 La Viva Cantina Mexican Kitchen – Cypress 

#5 Don Chuy Tortilleria – Spring

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Nick’s Picks: Top 5 Best Pastor / Trompo Tacos

#1 La Regia Tacos and More – Spring 

#2 El Norteño Tacos – Spring / The Woodlands / 1960

#3 Taqueria Los Liras – Conroe 

#4 Julio’s Mexican Grill Spring / Magnolia 

#5 Ambriza Social Mexican Kitchen – Vintage Park / Cypress /Katy 

Nick’s Picks: Top 17 Breakfast Tacos

#1 La Casita Mexican Cuisine – Spring 

#2 la Regia Tacos and More – Spring 

#3 Taqueria Los Liras – Conroe 

#4 Taco + – NW Houston 

#5 Rita’s Cantina Mexican Kitchen – Pinehurst 

#6 Tavo’s Mexican Grill Spring TX / Cypress 

#7 For Me For You Tacos – Tomball 

#8 Mestizos Mexican Cafè – Conroe 

#9 Martha’s Mexican Restaurant and Grill – Tomball 

#10 Taqueria Las Pena – Spring 

#11 Aldenberto’s Mexican Food #2 – Spring 

#12 Arturo’s Taqueria – Spring 

#13 Dumas Tacos #2 – Tomball 

#14 Sophy’s Tacos – Oak Ridge 

#15 Rudy’s BBQ – Spring / Tomball 

#16 Laredo Taco Company – Multiple Locations 

#17 Sunrise Taquitos – Spring 

Nick’s Picks: Top 7 Crispy Tacos

#1 Cascadas Mexican Grill and Bar – Spring 

#2 El Portal Mexican Grill – Oak Ridge 

#3 Las Flores Mexican Restaurant – Houston 

#4 El Imperial Mexican Rest. – Spring 

#5 Compadre’s Texas Cafe – Oak Ridge 

#6 Julio’s Mexican Grill – Spring /Magnolia 

#7 Dairy Queen – Multiple Locations

Nick’s Picks: Top 10 Fish Tacos

#1 Mandi Cocina Mexicana – Tomball 

#2 Julio’s Mexican Grill – Sawdust / Julio’s Mexican Grill Magnolia 

#3 Craft Grill – Tomball 

#4 Capt. Brad’s Coastal – Tomball 

#5 Rita’s Cantina Mexican Kitchen – Pinehurst 

#6 Burrito District – Tomball 

#7 Cisco’s Salsa Company – Tomball 

#8 Tommy Bahamas Restaurant and Bar – The Woodlands 

#9 Mestizos Mexican Cafè – Conroe 

#10 Baja Cantina – The Woodlands 

Source: Nick’s Local Eats

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