Bistec street tacos with lime, onion and cilantro, served taqueria-style with chips and salsa.

McKinney, Texas · Family owned since 2008

Tacos made the way abuela taught the kitchen.

Eighteen years on Tennessee Street. Same family, same comal, same homemade tortillas — now with a menu you can order from right on your phone.

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A family kitchen, not a franchise.

Taqueria Hernandez opened on N Tennessee Street in 2008 and has run the same way ever since — family behind the counter, corn tortillas pressed fresh, and a menu built on the tacos, tortas, and plates that Mexican kitchens have served for generations, not a laminated menu designed to travel well in a delivery bag.

Regulars know the rhythm: steak and pastor tacos any day of the week, and on Saturday and Sunday mornings, a pot of menudo on the stove for the after-church crowd and anyone nursing a long Friday night. The orange salsa on every table has its own reputation in McKinney — people ask for it by name.

18
Years on Tennessee St.
4.0★
Avg. rating, 120+ reviews
2
Generations in the kitchen
Inside Taqueria Hernandez's kitchen counter, hand-painted Talavera tile, papel picado banners overhead, and a handwritten menu board. A fresh corn tortilla, hot off the comal, wrapped in paper. A table spread with rice, beans, guacamole, chicharron and salsas, shared family-style.

Family trays for the office, the game, the quinceañera.

Taqueria Hernandez has been cooking for McKinney's parties and offices as long as it's been open. Call ahead and the kitchen will build a tray around your headcount — same recipes, scaled up.

  • Taco trays by the dozen, any meat on the menu
  • Rice, beans and salsa bar sides for groups
  • Torta and burrito platters for office lunches
  • Call ahead so the comal's ready when you arrive
Call to Order: (972) 548-2645
A shared spread of Mexican dishes on a table, sized for a group.

Come by, or call it in.

Hours

Monday – Friday9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Location

1105 N Tennessee St
McKinney, TX 75069

(972) 548-2645

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Order for pickup, or come see us on Tennessee Street.

Call (972) 548-2645