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Fearless Critic restaurant review
Austin
Food
Feel
Price
8.8
4.5
$5
Mexican
Food cart

Hours
Daily 7:00am–11:00pm

Features Outdoor dining
Bar None
Credit cards None

Hyde Park
810 E. 51st St.
Austin, TX
No phone
La Canaria
Seek out Canaria’s colors for hand-griddled masa and spectacular tacos, even late night

Teeny La Canaria’s siren song is its gaudy (but recently refreshed) yellow paintjob, scruffy convenience-store landlord, and tumbleweed litter. Experience has taught us that a lack of flash and formality can frequently be trusted where Mexican street food is concerned.

The menu’s accordingly basic: tacos, tostadas, tortas, and gorditas, with a…

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