Best Tacos in Atascocita, TX: 8 Taquerias and Taco Stops

The best tacos in Atascocita, TX are on two roads. Atascocita Road has the early taquerias: Los Hermanos Taquerias for handmade tortillas from 6 a.m. and El Taqueo for Tijuana-style birria. FM 1960 East has Tacos Flores for barbacoa on homemade tortillas and Tacos Atilano for al pastor and a 25-taco pizza box. Four Tex-Mex dining rooms round out our eight picks, and each one does a specific taco well.

Here's the line to remember: in Atascocita, you can order a taco at 6 a.m. on Atascocita Road and 25 more in a pizza box at 10 p.m. on FM 1960.

Where is Atascocita, and what counts?

Atascocita is an unincorporated community in northeast Harris County, between the City of Humble and the western shore of Lake Houston. In this guide it means businesses east of Humble's city limits with a Humble, TX 77346 address, along FM 1960 East, Atascocita Road and West Lake Houston Parkway. It stops at the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, where Kingwood begins.

That Humble address confuses people. Almost every Atascocita business uses a Humble mailing address, so search for "Humble 77346" on maps and delivery apps. Tacos in Humble itself are in our best tacos in Humble guide, and the other side of the river is in best tacos in Kingwood.

The quick list

• Earliest tacos: Los Hermanos Taquerias, 5006 Atascocita Rd, from 6 a.m. Monday to Saturday.
• Barbacoa on homemade tortillas: Tacos Flores, 4806 FM 1960 East.
• Tijuana-style birria: El Taqueo, 4920 Atascocita Rd.
• Latest tacos and the party box: Tacos Atilano, 6850 FM 1960 East, typically open until 11 p.m.
• Puffy tacos and an ice cream taco: Lupe Tortilla, 7215 FM 1960 East.
• Taco Tuesday deal: Hacienda Los Arcos, 5856 FM 1960 East.
• Birria tacos by the lake: Iguana Joe's, 18319 W Lake Houston Pkwy N.
• Weekend tacos from 8 a.m.: Los Jarritos Mexican Grill, 20669 W Lake Houston Pkwy.

How we chose

We looked for places that make their own tortillas, specialize in one style of taco, or have a taco dish you can't easily get elsewhere in northeast Harris County. Each place had to have a 77346 address inside our boundary. Each also had to show it was operating on its own website or official social page when we checked in November 2026.

Atascocita has taco trucks too: several park along Atascocita Road and FM 1960 East. We left them out because we couldn't find official pages confirming where and when they serve. Our taco trucks in Houston guide covers trucks with published schedules. Hours change often, so treat every time below as "typically" and check the official page the day you go.

Taquerias on Atascocita Road

Atascocita Road is the place for an early taco, and the two picks here are about a block apart.

Los Hermanos Taquerias

5006 Atascocita Rd, Suite A, Humble (Atascocita) · counter service · typically Monday and Tuesday 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday to Saturday 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Los Hermanos Taquerias is the earliest taco in Atascocita. Its Instagram bio lists 6 a.m. opening Monday through Saturday, carries the hashtag #HandmadeTortillas, and jokes that it's Taco Tuesday every day. It's a family-run counter for breakfast and lunch tacos on from-scratch flour and corn tortillas, and it opened on Atascocita Road in October 2020.

What to order: Breakfast tacos on handmade flour tortillas, and menudo on a cool morning.

Insider tip: Go early on Monday or Tuesday, when it typically closes at 3 p.m. Check its Instagram for the current schedule.

El Taqueo

4920 Atascocita Rd, Suite 700, Humble (Atascocita) · counter service · check the Facebook page for hours

El Taqueo brings Tijuana-style tacos and street food to Atascocita Road. That means birria tacos alongside quesadillas, gorditas, nachos, hamburguesas and a torta con papas. Check its Facebook page before you go.

What to order: Birria tacos, then a gordita if you're still hungry.

Best for: A Tijuana-style taco without the drive into Houston.

Taquerias on FM 1960 East

FM 1960 East has both the all-day tortilla counter and the late-night street-taco shop.

Tacos Flores

4806 FM 1960 East, Humble (Atascocita) · dine in and carry out · typically Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tacos Flores started out selling breakfast tacos and grew into a full-service Mexican restaurant, according to its official site. Every taco comes on your choice of homemade flour or corn tortillas. The menu leans on the slow-cooked fillings Houston grew up on: carne guisada (beef and potato in gravy), picadillo, chicharrón with tomato, pepper and onion, al pastor and barbacoa.

What to order: Barbacoa and carne guisada on homemade flour tortillas, or the street-taco plate of five steak tacos with cilantro, onion and charro beans.

Insider tip: Tacos Flores typically opens at 7 a.m. on Sunday, the earliest Sunday start we could confirm in Atascocita. The restaurant recommends calling in your order.

Tacos Atilano

6850 FM 1960 East, Suite A, Humble (Atascocita) · street tacos · typically open daily 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Here's the surprise: Tacos Atilano on FM 1960 East is a street-taco chain from Arkansas. Its other five restaurants are all in the Little Rock area, and the Atascocita store is its only Texas location. CEO Serginho Atilano says on the chain's website that the food was the number one thing he wanted on summer trips to Mexico.

What to order: Al pastor, suadero (beef brisket), lengua and cabeza street tacos topped with cilantro and onion, or the QuesaBirrias.

Insider tip: The Taquiza is a pizza box filled with 25 tacos, the menu's answer to a watch party. With 11 p.m. closing, Tacos Atilano is also the latest taco on this list. See the menu for current options.

Tex-Mex dining rooms with a taco worth ordering

These four are full Tex-Mex restaurants, not taquerias. Each made the list for one taco dish or deal.

Lupe Tortilla

7215 FM 1960 Rd E, Humble (Atascocita) · sit-down · typically Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday to 10 p.m.

Lupe Tortilla's Atascocita restaurant is where you order puffy tacos: ground beef (carne molida) with lettuce, guacamole, cheddar and tomato in a fried shell that puffs up. Its menu also lists barbacoa tacos, crispy chicken tacos in the same puffy shells, and an Ice Cream Taco for dessert: a crispy flour tortilla shell filled with Blue Bell vanilla ice cream, banana, fruit, chocolate and pecans.

What to order: Puffy tacos, then split the Ice Cream Taco.

Insider tip: Weekend brunch typically runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Check the Atascocita page.

Hacienda Los Arcos Mexican Grill and Bar

5856 FM 1960 Rd E, Humble (Atascocita) · sit-down · typically Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday to 10 p.m.

Hacienda Los Arcos is a family restaurant founded by Martin Gurrusquieta Sr. and his sons, Martin Jr. and Jesse. Its website calls the Atascocita restaurant "the original location where it all started." The family also runs a Hacienda Los Arcos in Kingwood. For taco fans, Tuesday is the day: the restaurant advertises buy-one-get-one 50% off taco entrées.

What to order: Taco entrées on a Tuesday, shared across the table.

Insider tip: There's typically live music on Friday and Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. Confirm deals on the Atascocita page.

Iguana Joe's

18319 W Lake Houston Pkwy N, Atascocita · sit-down · typically Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday to 10 p.m.

Iguana Joe's is the lake-side taco stop, near Lake Houston on West Lake Houston Parkway. Its motto is "Family night since 1996," and the original restaurant is in Mont Belvieu. Its Birria Tacos are four beef-rib and Monterey Jack tacos with consommé for dipping and borracho beans. Baja tacos come with tilapia, shrimp or fried avocado.

What to order: Birria tacos, or the fried-avocado Baja tacos for a non-meat eater.

Insider tip: The restaurant has a playground. The location page asks you to call ahead to check it's open.

Los Jarritos Mexican Grill

20669 W Lake Houston Pkwy, Suite A, Humble (Atascocita) · sit-down · typically from 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. weekdays

Los Jarritos is a family owned and operated grill at the north end of West Lake Houston Parkway, just south of the river. It calls its birria its signature. The Birria Tacos are three flour tortillas dipped in birria sauce, filled with chuck roast and cheese, then grilled. The Tacos Tradicionales come with a charred jalapeño toreado on the side.

What to order: Birria tacos, or tacos de carnitas.

Best for: A weekend taco breakfast that turns into lunch. See the official site for hours.

Save this: the Atascocita taco route

One day, two roads, five taco stops and a lake walk. If you're drinking at the dinner stops, use a rideshare or a designated driver.

1. 6 a.m., Los Hermanos Taquerias, 5006 Atascocita Rd: a breakfast taco on a handmade flour tortilla (Monday to Saturday).
2. Mid-morning, Tacos Flores, 4806 FM 1960 East: barbacoa on a homemade corn tortilla.
3. Lunch, El Taqueo, 4920 Atascocita Rd: Tijuana-style birria tacos.
4. Afternoon: walk it off by Lake Houston. Our things to do in Atascocita guide has the parks and trails.
5. Dinner, Lupe Tortilla, 7215 FM 1960 East: puffy tacos and an Ice Cream Taco.
6. Late, Tacos Atilano, 6850 FM 1960 East: al pastor, or a 25-taco Taquiza to take home.

Before you go: checklist

• Search "Humble 77346", not "Atascocita", on maps and delivery apps.
• Go early to Los Hermanos: it closes at 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday.
• On a Sunday, start at Tacos Flores, which typically closes at 2 p.m. that day.
• Taco Tuesday means Hacienda Los Arcos and its BOGO taco entrées.
• Ordering for a crowd? The Taquiza at Tacos Atilano holds 25 tacos.
• Check each official page the day you go. Taquerias change hours without much notice.

More to eat around Lake Houston

For fajitas, margaritas and the rest of the Tex-Mex menu, see our best Mexican restaurants in Atascocita. The best restaurants in Atascocita guide covers everything else, and brunch in Atascocita fills out a weekend. New to the area? Start at the Atascocita area page. For the citywide picture, see the best tacos in Houston.

Last verified: November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Where are the best tacos in Atascocita, TX?

The best tacos in Atascocita, TX are on Atascocita Road and FM 1960 East. Our top picks are Los Hermanos Taquerias (5006 Atascocita Rd) for handmade tortillas, Tacos Flores (4806 FM 1960 East) for barbacoa, El Taqueo (4920 Atascocita Rd) for Tijuana-style birria and Tacos Atilano (6850 FM 1960 East) for al pastor street tacos.

Where can I get early breakfast tacos in Atascocita?

Los Hermanos Taquerias at 5006 Atascocita Road typically opens at 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and makes its tortillas by hand. Tacos Flores at 4806 FM 1960 East typically opens at 7 a.m. every day, including Sunday.

Which taco place in Atascocita is open late?

Tacos Atilano at 6850 FM 1960 East in Atascocita is typically open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Most Atascocita Tex-Mex dining rooms typically close at 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Where can I get birria tacos in Atascocita?

El Taqueo on Atascocita Road serves Tijuana-style birria tacos. Iguana Joe's and Los Jarritos Mexican Grill on West Lake Houston Parkway both serve birria tacos with consommé, and Tacos Atilano on FM 1960 East serves QuesaBirrias.

What is the Taquiza at Tacos Atilano?

The Taquiza at Tacos Atilano is a pizza box filled with 25 street tacos. The Atascocita store at 6850 FM 1960 East is the chain's only Texas location; its other five restaurants are in Arkansas.

Why do Atascocita taquerias have a Humble address?

Atascocita is an unincorporated community, so most of its businesses use a Humble, TX 77346 mailing address. Search "Humble 77346" to find Atascocita taquerias on maps and delivery apps.