El Tio is a state of the art taqueria located on Burbank out past Gardere. Comically stereotypical sign and window posters, immaculate dining space with big screen televisions tuned to Telemundo, and, most importantly, real deal street tacos with corn tortillas , onions, and cilantro paired with excellent asada, lengua, and camerones.
If you follow me at all, you know that tender, juicy lengua is my benchmark for taquerias. El Tio delivers and joins the ranks of Antojitos Franko’s and La Tienda as the best places to head for real Mexican tacos in BR. Rum House and Gov’t Taco have great tacos, and I still love Taco Bell, but these tacos remind me of all the good times I had down in Ensenada many, many years ago. I’d never heard of El Tio before running across a Geaux Rouge post directing me that way. Thanks Geaux Rouge. And I saw a couple of other intriguing joints out there I haven’t heard of that I need to check out soon. Oh the joys of exploration and discovery.