TacosModern Mexican$$$Sun City canon
Elemi
13500 Eastlake Blvd · Far East, Eastlake
Heirloom corn nixtamalized on site every day, turned into some of the most talked-about tortillas in the country. Texas Monthly ranked it No. 2 on its 50 best taco restaurants in Texas.
Why it is on the list
- Chef Emiliano Marentes put El Paso masa on the national map and has repeat James Beard recognition to show for it.
- The menu changes with what the farms and the mills send.
- Proof that the border food conversation starts here, not in Austin.
What to order
Whatever is built on the house masa that day.
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