This Austin favorite serves up Texas-sized breakfast tacos

Everything is bigger in Texas — even the tacos. Searching for a new taco spot, I stumbled upon an Austin staple. It was the sign they had out front that enticed me to walk in.

Casa Moreno’s is home to the suicide burrito. Now what exactly is a suicide burrito … naturally my curiosity took over, so I made my way into Casa Moreno’s to find out.

I walked in and was immediately seated. The restaurant was quiet and empty for a Wednesday morning.

I looked over the menu and realized that Casa Moreno’s didn’t serve your simple tacos but super-sized ones. Every taco is made with a 12-inch homemade flour tortilla.

Since they are “home of the suicide burrito,” it only made sense for me to order the suicide taco. The suicide taco is burrito-sized and filled with bacon, egg, potatoes, beans, and cheese for $6.99.

Casa Moreno’s also serves carne guisada, barbacoa, fajitas, al pastor, migas, machacado and picadillo super-sized tacos.

I decided that one super-sized taco wasn’t enough, so I ordered the al pastor taco as well for $4.99.

Let’s just say that Casa Moreno’s deserves a round of applause. The tortillas undoubtedly are the best I have had in Austin.

The suicide taco was massive. Large potato chunks fell out of the taco with every bite. The cheese was perfectly melted on the eggs and bacon, making for an award-winning breakfast taco.

The al pastor taco was delicious, although I will say they could have added more meat to it since the tortilla is so big.

Casa Moreno’s is located at 5001 E. Ben White Blvd. in Austin, Texas.

Casa Moreno’s is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. and is closed on Sunday. They also have a lunch buffet Monday through Friday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and happy hour Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Items I want to try on my next visit:

• Richard’s Plate – breakfast sausage grilled with potatoes, pico, yellow corn, topped with two eggs
• Machacado Taco – barbacoa mixed with eggs and pico
• Chori Queso Fries – french fries topped with chili con queso and chorizo