Guero's Taco Bar Blog

Everyone loves our Tacos al Pastor, but did you know the history behind it? Check out this cool history article highlighting yours truly!

It is believed that Lebanese immigrants are responsible for the creation of Tacos al Pastor. They brought over their shawarma method of spit-roasting lamb from their native land in the 1930s which was in turn used as an inspiration for experts in Mexican cuisine who changed the lamb used by the Lebanese to pork for their purposes. Puebla in Mexico could be seen as the birthplace of Tacos al Pastor as this is where the Lebanese brought their cooking method first.

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Stop in on October 31^st for our Spooky Special Happy Hour from 12pm-Close.

$2 Mexican Beer and $4 Frozen Margaritas

Come celebrate with live music, fun jack-o-lanterns, and our spooktacular costume-clad employees! Every year our servers dress up in their favorite costumes, and if you happen to be enjoying a late lunch or early dinner at around 5pm, you will get to be a judge and vote for your favorite server’s costume!

Also, stop by our outdoor garden at 3pm on Halloween to watch Chicken Strut perform! They are a fun Austin band that will play anything ranging from funky music to jazz music. While in our outdoor garden, you can order chips, salsa, and your favorite drinks! We can’t wait to celebrate Halloween with you!

Looking forward to having a spooky time,

Guero’s.

Sarah, a Sweet Leaf Tea intern definitely knows where to go for the best tacos during Austin City  Limits. If you are going to be at ACL this year, Guero’s will have a booth at the festival so you can  grab a delicious taco while listening to your favorite bands. Click here to read more on what  Sarah has to say about the sweetest beats and eats in Austin.

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.

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!

Saturday @ 6:30pm

The Music:  Ponty Bone & The Squeeze Tones has a familiar SoCo, Austin vibe of jazz and blues.

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 Swindles have 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.

Come one, come all! We hope to see you there.

The press is going wild about our outdoor stage being shut down the other night. Politicians like Mayor Pro-Tem Mike Martinez who pledged to help us obtain the necessary permits have decided instead to play politics with the issue. So allow us to clear the air!

Gary over at Austin City Permits has, in my opinion, the accurate story of how all this came to be. It’s almost good enough for a made for TV movie — almost.

Here’s a little blurb from FOX this morning:

UPDATE:

Here’s Guero’s owner Rob Lippincott arguing his case before the Austin City Council: (he starts @ 10:55)

Here are just a few of the bands we were fortunate enough to have at Guero’s for SXSW 2010. We would like to thank all the artists and musicians who came out to play this year.

Mike Galaxy Presents Imagine Dragons – SXSW 2010

Mike Galaxy Presents V Sparks – SXSW 2010

Monte Carlo – SXSW 2010

Suzanne Sherwin – SXSW 2010

Here’s a clip of Superdrag rocking out the joint during SXSW last year. If you’re coming to SXSW this year be sure and stop into Guero’s for the best Mexican food in Austin!