Suerte is the New Classic

{The Best Tacos!}

Words by Guadalupe Triana

At Suerte, owners Sam Hellman-Mass and Fermín Nuñez have managed to take major elements from traditional Mexican cooking and place it in a modern, locally-grown context.

The restaurant, located along East 6th, offers guests an original Mexican-dining experience in an upscale setting with dishes that not only fill the belly but also the soul. For those wanting their tacos and other Mexican antojitos in more of a sit-down setting, Suerte is the place.

“We are a restaurant [whose] first language is English,” says Fermín, who is also the executive chef. “But we’re also very fluent in Spanish, and our tacos represent that in a way that is true to us.”

This modern Mexican restaurant, known for their exceptional, house-made tortillas, brings all the things people have grown to love about traditional Mexican food and serves it in a setting that’s familiar to Austinites. For Suerte, and especially for Fermín, it all starts with the masa. In fact, Suerte has become well-known in the community for some of the tastiest tortillas in Austin.

“The importance of a good tortilla cannot be understated,” he emphasizes. “There’s the filling and the tortilla, so there’s not a lot of room to hide behind.”

When it comes to tacos, Fermín is undoubtedly someone to trust. He appears 20 minutes into Netflix’s Taco Chronicles, showing audiences exactly what a suadero taco should look and taste like. The best way to eat tacos at Suerte, according to the expert, is to have the server course out the tacos. “The one trick would be not to order a lot of different tacos all at once,” Fermín explains. “When you’re having a taco, it’s never going to be as good as it is in the moment you get it at the table.”

Did you know? Suerte is so committed to sharing an authentic experience that they’ve made take-home taco kits available to those interested in having the experience at home. Fermín says, “People are excited to bring that [home] in a way we didn’t think was possible, and the pandemic showed us we have to get creative with our offerings.”

1800 E 6th St. | suerteatx.com

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