San Antonio’s homegrown Birria Barrio restaurant chain is all about expansion, having launching not one, but two, additional location in recent weeks.
The first, located near Lackland Airforce Base at 2403 Pinn Road, quietly began serving on Thursday, May 8, while a second opened Thursday, June 12, in Southtown at 1203 S. Alamo St.
Opening two new locations in the span of a little over a month isn’t a feat many business owners would undertake, but it seems the birria biz has been booming. The chain, which started as a food truck, already operates popular locations at 2710 S. Presa St. and 6203 S. Flores St.
Throngs of people lined up for Birria Barrio’s signature Mexican stew at the grand opening of its Southtown location. Part of the appeal might have been that the restaurant was offering free tacos to the first 50 customers, but who can blame them for that?
In addition to the classic birria tacos — which some fans on social media trumpet as the best in town — the menu also features birria ramen, quesabirria tacos, grilled cheese con consome, chavo tacos con consome … y mas.
The Alamo Street location, within walking distance of Blue Star Arts Complex, is in the building that once housed the bike shop HUB MARKT. Prior to that, it was an old Citgo.
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This article appears in Jun 12-25, 2025.