Did someone say tacos? Best cheap spots in Myrtle Beach area for popular Mexican dish

Looking for good, cheap tacos in the Myrtle Beach area? Try going for the authentic.

The Myrtle Beach area is no stranger to authentic Mexican street tacos that won’t cost an arm and a leg at around $3 per taco.

You may not find the ground beef and hard corn shell taco that American palettes have become accustomed to, but all these restaurants offer a bigger variety of proteins topped with onion, cilantro and lime in a casual, welcoming atmosphere.

Tu Taco

This community favorite has locations in Myrtle Beach, Garden City and Conway, offering a trendy vibe and menu.

Its Myrtle Beach location is at 1343 N Kings Highway; in Garden City at 2520 Highway 17 Business; and in Conway at 201 Graduate Road.

Tu Taco offers a variety of different tacos, burritos and tortas with all the green and red salsa you could want.

Some of the most popular options, such as steak or fish tacos, cost around $3 each.

Birria tacos, a stewed meat with tortillas dipped in the broth, will run about $11 for three, and $13 if you add cheese for quesabirria tacos.

Tu Taco locations also offer a combo deal for three tacos of your choice, chips and a fountain drink for about $12.

Its Murrells Inlet location also offers a happy hour special on draft beer from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

Taqueria Guandajato

If you’re seeking a more sit-down Mexican restaurant experience with authentic flavors, Taqueria Guandajato at 3901 Dick Pond Road offers a larger and flashier menu.

Taqueria Guandajato in the Socastee area does not offer seafood tacos; however, it does offer what you may see at a street taco vendor from classic steak tacos to beef tongue or tripe.

Each of their tacos cost $3 with a 25 cent upcharge for beef tongue, lamb and campechanos, which is a combination of steak and sausage.

There are full dinner options including a carne asada plate or fajitas.

It also offers a smoking molcajete and Mexican shrimp cocktail, which comes in a big cup with a hot sauce and cooked shrimp. Not the typical cold shrimp with cocktail that many Americans think of.

Taqueria Las Comadres

Taqueria Las Comadres puts the “street” in street tacos with its food truck at two locations: 6409 Dick Pond Road in the Myrtle Beach area and 1101 Church St. in Conway.

The restaurant offers steak, chicken and pork tacos. An order of four tacos costs $15, a burrito with the same protein selection costs $14.

It also offers a Taco Tuesday special offering four tacos for $12 every Tuesday.

Bad Birria

This North Myrtle Beach fast-casual taco spot at 3914 Highway 17 South brings an array of different tacos and unique items.

Of course, there are its namesake birria tacos and its birriadilla, but it also offers other unique items such as birria ramen and birria pizza.

Birria items are around $11 to $14 and about $15 for the birria pizza.

Tacos come in an order of three for about $10 with your choice of steak, chicken, chorizo, or shrimp. Bad Birria also offers an order of three al pastor tacos for about $10 that comes with pineapple, cilantro, onion and salsa.

The restaurant has margaritas, sangria and beer with fresh decor and sleek black booths.

La Poblanita

La Poblanita in Myrtle Beach at 311 Highway 15 offers tacos for $3.15 each but are known for its gorditas.

Gorditas, known as “little fat ones,” are pockets of masa dough stuffed with meats, cheeses and other vegetables each for about $4.

Proteins include steak, al pastor, beef tongue and chorizo all for the same price.

It also offers specials on weekends for seafood soup, beef soup and tripe soup for about $15.