Parmer Lane’s Filipino comfort food restaurant puts a Southeast Asian spin on quesabirria: dunkable tacos that brim with lechon kawali sisig (crispy chopped pork belly). Also worth a try are the more traditional beef birria tacos. Takeout and delivery orders can be made online, and third-party delivery options are also available (Uber Eats). The restaurant has reopened for dine-in services. 

Alongside satisfying street tacos from the north Austin trailer, Michoacán native Mario Aviles also slings quesabirria tacos — filled with either savory goat or fatty barbacoa — held together by ooey-gooey American cheese. Takeout orders can be placed in person or over the phone. There are tables available for on-site outdoor dining.

Tucked away behind a Chevron gas station on Rundberg Lane’s unpretentious taco mile, the Saturday and Sunday-only offerings of Taqueria Ceibas steal the show — specials like menudo, pozole, and, of course, birria de chivo (served in stew or taco form). And for the goat-adverse, try dipping that luscious barbacoa in the consomme; you’ll be glad you did. To-go orders can be placed in person. Keep in mind that the truck accepts only cash. There are tables available for on-site outdoor dining.

Perhaps best known as the taco trailer outside East Sixth hipster honky-tonk the White Horse, Bomb Tacos’s two locations serve north and central Austinites gut-busting quesabirria taco and consomme combo plates, alongside stuffed burritos and loaded gorditas. Takeout orders can be placed in person or over the phone. Third-party delivery options are available via services like Uber Eats, GrubHub and Postmates. East Austin host bar White Horse has reopened for on-site services.

Show-stealing cups of street corn and other indulgent Mexican goodies make this East Austin snack shack’s cheesy birria de res taco offerings something of a hidden gem. Take-out can be ordered in person or over the phone. The restaurant has reopened for dine-in services.

Sharing a South Lamar ghost kitchen with fellow MSB Hospitality concept Phantasma Kitchen, chef Tim Lane takes inspiration from birria de res’s best qualities. This results in his cheese-smothered chicken, barbacoa, and black bean tacos, each made to be dunked in the house-made consomme. Takeout orders can be placed in person or online. Third-party delivery is also available via services like Postmates and Grubhub.

Gerardo “Jerry” Guerrero’s brisket birria de res breathes spicy life into a menu that is simple by design. Even if you don’t order all five of this south Austin trailer’s menu items (but seriously, why wouldn’t you?), the quesabirria taco is a must. The corn tortilla is replaced with a crispy, plancha griddled disc of shredded Monterrey Jack cheese. Takeout orders can be placed online, and third-party deliveries (Grubhub, Postmates) are also available. There are tables available for on-site outdoor dining.

Well before the red taco craze hit Austin, the lamb birria at South Congress’s premier Michoacán-style restaurant was already the stuff of legend. In stew or taco form, the adobo’s bright spice tames the meat’s inherent funk. Takeout orders can be made in person and over the phone, and there are third-party deliveries (Grubhub, Door Dash, Favor). The restaurant has reopened for dine-in services.

With its peppery brisket sandwiches and bite-sized al pastor tacos, the humble South Austin truck delivers what it promises. But blink-and-you’ll-miss the rib-sticking birria de res birria on the menu, available in quesataco, torta, and even birramen form. The latter consists of a large bowl of Tapatío-brand instant ramen with a broth upgrade of consomme and beef. To-go orders can be placed in person. There are tables available for on-site outdoor dining.

The “I Love Birria So Much” mural scrawled on the back of Kyle-based taquero Alex Hernandez’s jet-black trailer isn’t just amusing marketing, it’s also a window into his worldly, almost mad-scientist approach to the dish, found in Buda, Texas. Tejas Birria’s offerings range from the traditional quesataco to an inspired Korean-Mex creation of seaweed-wrapped birria kimbap. At the moment, take-out orders can only be placed in person, though the trailer’s online ordering feature is set to debut in February. There are tables available for on-site outdoor dining.