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Calories · Mexican

Calories in birria tacos

A typical restaurant serving of birria tacos (three cheesy birria tacos on flour tortillas, with a cup of consommé for dipping, about 400 g) is about 890 calories, usually 600–1,200.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called quesabirria, birria quesatacos, birria de res tacos.

~890
Birria tacos (with consommé)

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein42 g
  • Carbs65 g
  • Fat52 g

One serving

Serving
three cheesy birria tacos on flour tortillas, with a cup of consommé for dipping
Weight
~400 g
Per 100 g
~223

The dish

About birria tacos

Birria tacos are tortillas dipped in the chile-red fat of slow-cooked birria beef, filled with meat and usually melted cheese, griddled crisp and served with consommé for dipping. The cheese and the fat the tortillas fry in add as much as the beef. The plate figure is Jack Astor’s published number for its three-taco order with broth; a plain taco without cheese, from Del Real’s label, is about 200.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Birria tacos (with consommé) · rough numbers

  • One plain taco, no cheese or consommé (88 g)~200
  • One cheesy taco with its share of consommé~300
  • Four cheesy tacos with consommé~1,200

What moves the number

Why one plate is 600 and another 1,200

  • Melted cheese inside (quesabirria)
  • Tortillas dipped in the stew’s red fat and griddled
  • Flour tortillas over corn
  • The consommé, with fat floating on top

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for corn tortillas
  • Skip the cheese
  • Dip the tacos, don’t drink the whole cup
  • Share an order of three

Side by side

Next to other Mexican dishes

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  • Horchata~340one 12 fl oz glass, made with milk · usually 220–450
  • Chips and guacamole~520about 70 g of tortilla chips with half a cup of guacamole · usually 300–1,000
  • Chicken enchiladas~530two chicken enchiladas with sauce and cheese, no rice or beans · usually 400–1,300
  • Churros~570three regular churros, before dipping sauce · usually 190–900
  • Chicken chimichanga~580one chimichanga, before toppings and sides · usually 450–1,300
  • Chicken fajitas~590three filled flour tortillas with chicken, peppers and onions · usually 450–1,300
  • Chicken burrito bowl~650one bowl with chicken, rice and beans · usually 450–1,100
  • Beef tacos~780three beef tacos with cheese · usually 450–1,000
  • Chicken quesadilla~800one large chicken quesadilla · usually 500–1,300
  • Chicken burrito~840one large burrito with rice, beans and cheese · usually 600–1,300
  • Birria tacos (with consommé)~890three cheesy birria tacos on flour tortillas, with a cup of consommé for dipping · usually 600–1,200
  • Nachos~1,050one order of beef nachos, usually shared · usually 600–1,800

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. Jack Astor’s — Birria Barbacoa Tacos (3), flour tortillas, cheese and birria broth: published menu values
  2. USDA FoodData Central — Del Real Foods, Broth with Beef Birria Taco Kit (1 built taco, 88 g), FDC 2604467

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in birria tacos?

A typical restaurant serving of birria tacos (three cheesy birria tacos on flour tortillas, with a cup of consommé for dipping, about 400 g) is about 890 calories, usually 600–1,200. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in one birria taco?

About 300 for a cheesy one with its share of consommé, and about 200 for a plain taco without cheese.

Are birria tacos higher than regular beef tacos?

A little: three cheesy birria tacos with consommé are about 890, against about 780 for three beef tacos with cheese. The fat-dipped tortillas and the broth make the difference.

What changes the calories in birria tacos?

Melted cheese inside (quesabirria). Tortillas dipped in the stew’s red fat and griddled.

How can I order birria tacos lighter?

Ask for corn tortillas. Skip the cheese.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.