Tex-Mex Restaurants near South Lamar and Barton Springs in Austin, $10-$25

Azul Tequila

Interior Mexican, Tex-Mex • South Lamar and Barton Springs • $10-$25

Offers both Tex-Mex dishes and Interior specialties such as albondigas en chipotle and enchiladas de pipian. Go with a crowd, listen to the music, and have some fun.

4211 S. Lamar, 512/416-9667

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Baby Acapulco

Tex-Mex • South Lamar and Barton Springs • $10-$25

Try this place for great enchiladas and multiflavored margaritas that should come with warning stickers: "Muy bueno!"

1628 Barton Springs Rd., 512/474-8774

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Chuy's

Tex-Mex • South Lamar and Barton Springs • $10-$25 •  First Plates 

With hubcaps, colored lights, and a velvet Elvis, this is Austin-style Tex-Mex at its tacky, funky best. It's almost always busy, but the creamy queso and chips is worth the wait.

1728 Barton Springs Rd., 512/474-4452

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Matt's El Rancho

Tex-Mex • South Lamar and Barton Springs • $10-$25 •  First Plates 

Serving Austin since 1952, this immensely popular Tex-Mex icon is a food-happy dispenser of giant margaritas, excellent enchiladas, and craving-curbing quesadillas. Expect a wait – it'll be worth it. Want to order like an old-timer? Get the addictive Bob Armstrong dip.

2613 S. Lamar, 512/462-9333

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Maudie's Tex-Mex

Tex-Mex • South Lamar and Barton Springs • $10-$25

In this "Tex-Mex Heaven," they serve breakfast every day and make their margaritas with fresh-squeezed juices.

1212 S. Lamar, 512/440-8088

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