Villa Arcos
Bacon Egg Taco at Villa Arcos, 3009 Navigation, Thursday, April 15, 2010, in Houston. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )
Bacon Super Taco at Villa Arcos, 3009 Navigation, Thursday, April 15, 2010, in Houston. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )
At Villa Arcos: the dining room
At Villa Arcos: velia special burrito
At Villa Arcos: cheese enchilada lunch plate
At Villa Arcos: egg and chicharron taco
66. Villa Arcos
There’s no air conditioning. No real tableware. And until recently at this 33-year-old East End taqueria, it was cash only. None of which has kept Villa Arcos from acquiring a loyal cult of regulars and a meet-and-greet cachet among politicos. The lure is the thick, pillowy house-made flour tortillas with soulful fillings, including the landmark Velia Burrito — a simple Tex-Mex poem of refried beans, cheese and chile con carne. The Bacon Super Taco, with scrambled egg and potato and cheese, is a monument to the genre. When the weekend chicharrones are on, they’re a porky crackle of mind-expansion. And the Tex-Mex combo plates are proudly, comfortingly retrograde. Dena Gutierres and family run one of those great everyday restaurants that makes Houston go ’round.
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Entree price range: $
Where: 3009 Navigation Blvd.
Phone: 713-227-1743
Web: villaarcos.com
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