Based on 47 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
3715 Bainbridge Blvd, Chesapeake, VA 23324
Phone: (757) 961-0439
Hours
| Thursday | 9 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–7 PM |
| Monday | 9 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM–7 PM |
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Reviews
Jay Schimke
When you think of good tacos, you probably don’t picture a grocery store on Bainbridge Blvd, a country road from South Norfolk (SONO) to God knows where in North Carolina. I saw the small, unassuming store and decided to see if it was truly authentic Mexican. Only after I went inside did I realize that half of the building was a little taco shop that didn’t show up on my Google Maps. A quick tour around the grocery store and I headed straight for the lunch counter. There were three or four ladies doing all of the cooking, ordering and waiting on tables. They had a decent size crowd in there, I think I was the only Caucasian. Being from San Diego, I go out of my way to eat at taco shops where no white people dare enter. The only English I heard spoken was when they talk to me, this is how I knew it was gonna be authentic. I ordered three tacos, one Cabeza, one Lengua and one tripe. Don’t get me wrong, I love Carnitas, Carne Asada and Adobada but the true measure of an authentic taco shop is how they cook the lesser known proteins, which are sometimes sought out for their down-home taste. Many people who grew up poor didn’t have access to steak, and yet their parents somehow made delicious meals out of inexpensive pieces of meat, things most people would discard as waste. If you can make those taste good than the rest of the menu can’t be hard. I just flew in from San Diego yesterday and I am very familiar with these three products. They had their own spin on them but the taste was very authentic. The Cabeza, which is one of my favorites, didn’t have much if any fat or connective tissue. Some places that don’t know what they’re doing have big chunks of fat and gristle in their Cabeza. This Cabeza had a very good taste, Rich with a hint of salt. It also had a few touches of crispiness, I think from where they put it on the flat iron to get it ready to serve. Most places in San Diego take it straight out of the steam table and onto your tacos. I really enjoyed this slight spin on my Cabeza. The standard way it is served is with chopped white onions and cilantro with lime on the side along with two corn tortillas. The tripe was also very good, it was a mixture of a fine cut and a chopped cut. I am used to slightly larger pieces sliced thin but these were small dices of tongue along with a mixture of what seems to have been more shredded pieces. I do like the gelatinous texture of a decent size piece of tongue but this was a very good spin on tradition. Again this was served with chopped white onion, cilantro and two tortillas. The tripe de res seemed more like a pork buce to me. The rings were very small, indicative of the small intestines of the pig. I prefer the honeycomb tripe from cows in my Menudo but I prefer the buce when I am eating tacos. This definitely reminded me of the buce, and again, like the Cabeza it seemed like it had a little bit of a crispness along the edges which I really enjoyed, it gave me a different texture from what I’m used to.
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Arlie Liverman
We went in to the restaurant to order several tacos. At least 8 or 12. We walk in and sat down, and looked at the menu at the two main tables available right across from the counter. We already knew we wanted hard shell tacos, it was just a matter of deciding on what toppings and things we would like to put on them. The waitress came over and tried to interact with us, but spoke very little english. We tried to explain our order to her and she had trouble and asked us to walk to the counter. We went to the counter, and when somebody finally came to speak with us, the female that approached us did not really understand our order either. I understand there are different languages and different cultures anywhere you go in america, but it was very difficult to try to get the order across. Point being, when we finally got a communication gap cleared, they told us they did not have any hard shell tacos. Mind you, it was Saturday afternoon when they just had opened within an hour or so. I understand language gaps, I understand food shortage on products. It just seemed more of a hassle to try to get the order across and then find out that they didn’t even have hard shell tacos. In my opinion I would think that would be the number one thing on your list, hard shell tacos, check! Never tried their food so I don’t want to say anything other than that it just seems like maybe they would try to accommodate the other people in the area that are not as fluent in Spanish and to maybe possibly have more hard shell tacos.
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Patrice Johnson
Here is the up to date menu as of 10/2021. This little place is amazing. I ordered 4 tacos, 1 chicken Tamale, 1 Sopes, and a order of Nachos. It was all AMAZING. They do NOT use ground beef, their beef items are mostly steak. I will be returning !
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Michael Mercker
The tacos are authentic and delicious. I can’t wait to try everything on the menu!
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Spix Weltschmerz – Puckett
The Pozole is pretty tasty, came with a lot of meat! The little sauce is also nice, not crazy spicy but flavorful. They have real tostadas too. I wanna try the tacos next
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John Stoy
Quick and very good….perfect price and the ladies are very nice…I always tip!
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Brian Solis
Family run, authentic Mexican cuisine. I got a carnitas taco and chorizo taco on fresh corn tortillas. They were so tasty that I had to order a third taco, this time pulled chicken. Loved it all and will be back!
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Kelly Van Arsdel
This restaurant is a hidden gem. Unassuming and you might easily pass it by. But don’t do it! The food is prepared to order, served hot and perfectly spiced to be flavorful but not hot. Totally authentic as you will find in the area. I had some delicious lengua de res, which is beef tongue. Fabulous! And the prices are very low for the quality of food they serve. The staff is friendly and prompt. It’s now my go-to Mexican restaurant and will be yours too once you try it!
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Ceasar Arriola
It’s not great if you are black person, I went there for a Beef Soup; they gave me all the fats that the meat had, the soup was greasy and nasty, I find that out after I got home. I was too hangry and upset to that trash of soup, the sad things about this experience I seen the owner and I even spoke to her in Spanish, I guess didn’t do me no justest that I was still black, the reason I am saying because my also went there but my took it back and they gave her something better but why we had to go thru that… But all the Spanish people don’t have any problem, unless you are????…….. Black
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Diana Chappell
Was in the neighborhood to have car work done, when i saw this cute little Restaurant (reminded me of a visit to Detroit’s Mexican town). Today I had Chicken Tamales and coffee for breakfast, loved the rich, authentic taste of the food, and the warm, for real family atmosphere. If you eat this kind of Mexican food, you’ll never go to Taco Bell’s again! At least I won’t!
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