Houston Mexican Restaurants: Lard or No Lard

Below is a sampling of Mexican restaurants in Houston that do or do not use lard.
This is intended for vegetarians and those who keep Kosher or Halal.

E-mail me with any questions or additions/subtractions/mistakes.

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Here's the Austin Lard List

Make sure to ask about queso at Mexican restaurants... may be made with chicken stock, like at Chuy's!

 

Queso
safe?

Fish tacos safe for kosher?
Lard-free

C

Chuy's Veggie items indicated with a no cow symbol N  
Maria Selma Vegetarian items explicitly listed    
Picos      
Mamacitas Large vegetarian selection, located near NASA    
Berryhill They use catfish in the fish tacos (so beware if you're Kosher) N N
Cafe Adobe They don't have veggie beans, but they have cheese enchiladas that are safe    
Aztecas Vegetarian and vegan menu available    
Chipotle   -- --
Freebirds Veggie refried beans -- --
Mission Burrito   -- --
Taco Bell Beans are vegetarian -- --
Cabo Pollock in the fish tacos -- downtown Houston N J
Escalante's Woodway/Voss: ask for corn tortillas, black beans, and the tomato sauce N  
Casa Mexican Restaurant Signs say "no lard" -- 2209 FM 1960 W    
El Tiempo Just make sure to ask for the vegetarian beans     
Cadillac Bar Excellent spinach enchiladas    J
Lard-fest

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Pappasito's  
Taco Cabana Their tortillas and black beans are vegetarian, so you're actually OK with a cheese quesadilla with black beans and no rice
Los Cucos
Lupe Tortilla What a shame because their margaritas are awesome
Update: they have veggie fajitas not on the menu with lard-free tortillas (beans and flour tortillas still have lard)
Molina's  
Ninfa's  
Los Tios  
Juanita's on T.C. Jester
Gaudalajara  
Iguana Joes
El Torros
Tortuga's
lard in their refried beans and rice 

N= queso uses chicken stock / fish tacos use catfish
J
= queso doesn't use chicken stock / fish tacos don't use catfish

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Updated: 9/15/2011