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Taqueria El Novillo Serves Homestyle Mexican Cooking at Its Best

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DATE POSTED:September 9, 2025
overhead food photoThe two diners in the booth behind me at Taqueria El Novillo, in Houston, didn’t order from the menu. They weren’t given menus. “We’re already cooking your dishes,” their server told them. “Those two have been customers since I can remember,” says the third-generation owner, 28-year-old Guadalupe “Lupita” Padron. “They’re in every weekend.” As I sat there and scooped up tender bone-in costillas in a bright salsa verde with wide, house-made corn tortillas, she excused herself to welcome a family that had just been seated with hands on shoulders and kisses on cheeks. This kind of thing happens every day at Taqueria El Novillo, and it’s just as much a reason to visit as the food.On another day, Padron’s mother, Catalina Juarez, is holding court…

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