Birria, barbacoa or carnitas
Slow-cooked Mexican specialty meats sold by the kilo or served from a cazo or truck.
- Typical Houston price
- $6 to $25 per guest
- Book ahead
- 1 to 4 weeks
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What to expect
- How it works
- Order by the kilo for pickup or hire a cook with a copper cazo outdoors. Comes with tortillas, consomé, salsas.
- How much to plan
- About 1/2 lb cooked meat per adult; 1 kg feeds about 6 to 8.
Styles to choose from
Birria with consomé
Beef or goat stew, quesabirria.
Barbacoa
Steamed beef cheek.
Carnitas en cazo
Pork cooked in a copper pot on site.
Mole and rice
Party mole poblano.
How to book it
Book ahead1 to 4 weeks
What we'll ask you
Your request asks a few quick things, so vendors can price it right:
- Which birria, barbacoa or carnitas styles interest you?Birria with consomé, Barbacoa, Carnitas en cazo, Mole and rice
- How many guests will this serve?
- Any flavor or menu favorites?
- Indoors or outdoors?Indoors, Outdoors, covered, Outdoors, open, Not sure yet
Houston notes
- Birria trucks are a fast-growing Houston category (Birria Los Primos, Blk Mkt Birria, The Birria Queen).
Great for
Pairs well with
Hosts often book these alongside it.
Cheaper alternatives
Close to the same idea, for less.
Birria, barbacoa or carnitas
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