The food is authentic home cooking and the have recipes I grew up on. Highly recommend.

Fabulous food! Great service and lovely decor. Very authentic food. Wonderful salsa bar with many freshly made varieties. This place is a winner !! Great quality at a reasonable price. The freshly made warm tortillas are the real deal ! read more

Abuelita's - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Abuelitas is a true treasure. It's clean, adorable, cute as a button and has amazing food. I would highly recommend this reatraunt!

My daughter loved this place. Clean friendly atmosphere. The rice and beans were some of the best we ever had. My daughter loved the birria tacos. It is their most popular item. We would recommend giving this place a try. read more

If you're looking for authentic Mexican food this is your spot! Hands down the best Mexican food I've had in the Richmond area. I got a large meal with two stews, rice & beans. They have a little salsa bar with veggies. Also, tried their cafe de olla and I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor. Everything tastes homemade. I spent about $13 for my large meal (including the delicious coffee). The girls working were friendly and made us feel welcomed. Definitely going back again for more! read more

Abuelita's - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Mexican home cooking at its best! Stews (guiso, guisado), beans, salsas, tortillas, agua frescas -- made from scratch, well-seasoned, nothing held back (chicharonnes has fat as it should). Expand your culinary repertoire, delight your tastebuds and nourish your soul! This is like coming home to your Grandma dearest -- your Abuelita!!! read more

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I've been to Abuelita's for lunch and dinner numerous times. Abuelita's have different Mexican stews,tamales, and tacos. I usually get Abuelita's garlic cream with Pablano peppers/corn stew,refried beans and rice. This meal is very flavorful and delicious. Also,this is one of the few Mexican restaurants in RVA with beef consomme/birria tacos. I've tried an array of dishes here and everything is tasty! Service is attentive and polite. There's parking in a small lot next to the restaurant. Abuelita's is a excellent choice for authentic Mexican food in RVA. read more

I've become a little obsessed with Abuelita's - I went three days in a row last week. Everyone there is extremely helpful and friendly. The food is OUTRAGEOUSLY great. The various stews rotate daily and I haven't yet tried one that was anything less than amazing. I can't say enough great things about this place - it is the real deal. Just try it once and you'll be bothering your friends about how they need to try it too. Seriously, you're going to freak out... Follow them on FaceBook to get tempted by the daily photos and videos of the food - they also post the menu for the day. read more

First the atmosphere is great! It's very clean and I loved that when I walked in you could see 2 ladies making homemade tortillas. I have never had Mexican stew and to be honest was a little worried about trying it. Well, if you are feeling the same way... Worry no more and try it. I have been there 2 times and tried 4 different stews and all we're amazing. I made little stew tacos out and topped them with the amazing salsa from the salsa bar. I'm a little worried that the restaurant won't make it because it is in a tough part of town but if the real Richmond foodies come out and try it, I trust we can keep this place around for years to come. Don't be scared just try it!!!! read more

Absolutely superb. The layout of the restaurant is nice: you walk up, order, receive the food, and pay. You can choose from two sizes (1 or 2 choices of stew) with beans and rice. Good news: they let you sample the food before you choose. I had the pork belly along with the steak and cactus. The flavor combination for both was amazing. Overall, Abuelita's exceeded my expectations, not only with the food, but also with the service. Give this place a try. It is now my favorite Mexican restaurant in Richmond. read more

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Just WOW! Please don't compare this to ANY Mexican restaurant in the greater RVA area, and the standard faire those places have. This is immeasurably better because it is everything that I love about places like this that I've gone to in Mexico, and other Latin American countries: it is Authentic, Delicious, and Affordable. In my opinion this is the absolute BEST Mexican food in the greater RVA area. For starters, EVERYTHING including the tortillas are made homemade on the premises. There is a sweet family that owns and operates the place, who came by the table in between customers to make sure we loved everything. (Phenomenal business touch). Instead of a usual place where you are seated, given menus, and brought stale chips and sub-par salsa, you step in line and order from a menu sign overhead, as well as a chalkboard with specials that change regularly, and are made with love. You choose either 1 or 2 meats or "Guisos" , (another word for stew, but not all are stew type, such as the carnitas). These guisos are made with love, quality, and care for authenticity. I had the carnitas, and pork ribs in a green sauce that I wanted to swim in, (VERY generous portions). The plates come with either black beans or amazing refried beans, (which I had and have never eaten refried beans this good anywhere), Mexican yellow rice, and house made warm tortillas. There is no other salsa bar like this. Mild, medium, and spicier ones are all incredible, as were the house pickled habanero onions, that was not too spicy, and you sensed just enough habanero. This cut through the pork really well. They also make Aguas Frescas, different, delightfully flavored waters, NOT from concentrate like other places. The drink star in my book however was the "Cafe de Olla," a Mexican style coffee with an amazing and not overpowering hint of cinnamon, said the coffee snob who makes fun of men who drink flavored coffee. Even the decor is warm, inviting, and love vibed. Spotless bathrooms, etc. Just can't say enough. read more

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Friendly staff and home cooking that is authentic and delicious. If you find yourself in the area - this counter style service - is a must! The offering of daily stews will make to hard to choose. read more

So a coworker and I came here for lunch after having a bad experience across the street at Taqueria P, and let's just say my mind was blown out the water with how pleasant my first time was here! Such a beautiful atmosphere to start off, the restaurant and decorated so perfect. We had told them it's our first time and they explain the whole part of their menu for us. I will say I didn't go for the stew that they are popular for. But I did get the Quesabirra style tacos and they did not disappoint! Will definitely be coming back here with the rest of my coworkers and friends! Thank you so much Abuelitas! read more

Delicious stews with a great salsa bar. All of the staff went out of their way to make customers feel very welcome. I cant wait to go again read more

Abuelita's - Delicious! - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

So excited to try Abuelita's. What an amazing lunch. Everything was absolutely delicious, very well seasoned, incredibly tasty. I tried the pork ribs which fell off the bone and a dish with poblano peppers, onions and corn in a cream sauce. Wish I could remember the name. It was simply amazing. The salsa bar is fresh and great. I tried one salsa which was very good, but it really was overkill. No need for any seasoning, sauces or doctoring up of this delicious food. The place is very clean, the people are incredibly friendly, but most importantly, the food is absolutely amazing. I cannot recommend this place enough! read more

Abuelita's - Pork ribs, poblano pepper/corn stew, refried beans and rice. - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Service was wonderful. Each bite into the stew, rice and beans was amazing ! Highly recommend.

Nothing special. Not bad. Not good. Nice people. Clean restaurant. Food is just okay.

I love that there's so many authentic homemade options!! I got the chicken tinga and beef stew like something... both were amazing. Also had a bite of my friends dulce de leche cake. So light and fluffy. And I am a sucker for corn tortillas.. these ones were worth the drive just for that read more

Abuelita's - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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I live near the restaurant and saw the building being renovated. I was pretty excited because it looked like a cute design and a new concept. I stopped by the restaurant just to check it out and was a little confused as to what I was in for. The building itself was super cute. Expose stone and A very homey feel it actually did feel like I was at someone's grandmother's house. It's very nice how they serve on actual plates. The food is already prepared so it's fast food, but the food itself is definitely Home made. Everyone at the restaurant was super nice and very informative. They talked to me about the stews and the different types of meal choices they had. They had beef chicken or vegetarian spicy and mild; all different sorts of stews the day I went. I decided on a chicken with verde sauce and was thoroughly impressed. The seasoning was phenomenal the chicken itself was juicy and delicious. I am definitely going to go back. On my next visit will post pictures. I'm told you can follow them on FB to catch the daily menu, so I'll be friending them ASAP! read more

I'm not a big fan of Mexican food but my sister & her BF loves this place, so she wanted me to give it a try. I will say as soon as we walked in, I was impressed with how clean it looked. The server immediately greeted us so cheerfully & asked if it was our first time. I responded of course for me yes, but not for my sister. She then welcomed my sister for coming back & went on introducing me to all the stews & how the orders come. I loved her enthusiasm! I decided to go with the Cactus & Beef stew w/rice & refried beans because I never had cactus so I was interested in trying. I will say it was pretty darn good. My sister's pork & potatoes stew was amazing & soo full of flavor. I'm still not a big fan of corn tortillas (prefer flour if I had to eat it) but I will say that I can't say a single bad thing about this place!! Kudos to all the employees read more

Abuelita's - Cactus & Beef stew w/rice & refried beans. - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

First time going to Abuelita's in RVA and I was blown away by this place. The menu changes daily. Everything is made fresh onsite. We had the posole which was amazing - full of succulent pork, tender homily, and tasty broth - not too hot, spiced well. This is my new favorite spot for Mexican in Richmond. Can't wait to try them again when they have freshly made tamales. read more

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Found this gem on yelp. The folks are super engaging, explaining how to order and I was surprised to see it look more like a Chipotle than a Mexican restaurant. There are no servers. They serve stews. Not spicy, but with different sauces and meats (one was a meat-free cream based with corn and poblano peppers to die for). The owner explained it was what his grandmother made. I got a plate of 2 stews, refried beans and 3 freshly made flour tortillas. Then we chose our salsas from the salsa bar. Whoa. There were like 6 salsas ranging from mild to hot, all homemade and FRESH. Pico was awesome. As was salsa verde and corn salsa. Super clean, very friendly, fresh décor, there was nothing not to love. The owner came out and gave us a sample of atole de vanilla, a hot sweet post dinner drink that couldn't have been a more fitting end to an excellent meal! read more

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This was a fantastic restaurant! They make several meats or stews for the day. You can get a small plate with one main dish, tortillas and rice or beans, or the grande has two main dishes. The salsas were perfect. My husband liked his horchata and my tamarind drink was perfect. It looks like they had some cakes and treats to take away. read more

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So good. Fresh and delicious. The best tortillas I've ever had. The stews were flavorful

Atmosphere was lit! Definitely will be back there! And the fish tacos were banging!!!

Loved it. I was not expecting a truly home cooked meal type of a restaurant. Wonderful idea!

This is my second 5 star review. This is such a special place for so many reasons. First, the food is so authentic, delicious and perfect! Fresh tortillas, amazing salsa bar, authentic and so good. Secondly, the staff is so friendly and helpful. We often order tamales in large batches and they always have our order ready on time. My sister in law is from Guadalajara and was so swept away by how good this place is! And lastly, the restaurant space is always so clean, well organized and the salsa bar always stocked with fresh salsa. Truly a special place. Thank you! read more

The best food I have had in a long time. Love the flavor. You can tell everything was homemade. I will be back soon.

Super affordable and delicious! Easy online ordering and contactless pickup too. Can't go wrong with cheap quesadillas on Thursday!

Made it over this weekend after much anticipation. It's such a cute and immaculate space! The concept is very cool, where you order one or two stews and sides and you get fresh tortillas to wrap it all up with. The service was great and you can try anything before ordering. If you follow them on Instagram, they always post the stews they have that day. My husband and I shared the chicken tinga and the chicken with cream sauce. The beans looked excellent, but we just opted for rice. We got a side of pick de gallo and queso to go with it. There was a choice of three aqua frescas, hibiscus, tamarind, and strawberry. We got the strawberry and it was fantastic! I preferred the spicier tinga and my husband preferred the cream sauce, but both were very good. Everything we ordered was so fresh. The only cons were that they don't offer chips and we only got 3 tortillas for a large amount of food. They do offer more as a side though. Also, I wish they had a north or east side location too!! We will definitely be back. read more

Is really good I order pollo con hongos y crema and is so delicious I can ask more the salsa bar that they have is so good too!!!

This restaurant is a must try for a hearty authentic Mexican meal. The staff was very nice and masked and gloves worn. A quick briefing of the different dishes and a smoking hot plate of food was served. The seating is arranged in a safe manner for Covid consideration. I will be back! read more

Tasty homemade food, I wish there was a bit more variety but food is on point! Add more desserts !!

Very good guisados especially for the area. While there are definitely more restaurants serving this quality of food back home in Texas, you can't beat Abuelita's in Richmond. Not a huge fan of their beans or rice, not that's not what I go there for anyway. read more

I love grabbing lunch here as it's fresh, filling, delicious, and affordable. The service is very friendly and I love the authentic feeling of the dining room. I ordered Barria tacos, empanadas, and tamales this last time. I've had the stews before and they're wonderful. The empanadas were good, they were out of steak so I ended up getting just cheese. My son loved them and while I was bummed about the steak, these were very good. The tamales were perfect! Not dry at all, flavorful and tender meat...I sprinkled mine with cheese, onions, and salsa from their condiment bar (all individually packaged) and it was delightful. The tacos were the star of the show and I can't wait to go back for more. Tender meat, flavorful sauce, cheesy and wonderful. There is also a grab and go case with guacamole, salsa, salad, and desserts if you're in the mood for that. read more

Delicious food! The taste of their options are very authentic. The service is quick and the employees are very helpful. They even let you taste the stews beforehand so you know what you are getting. The place is clean and ambiance is nice. read more

Great authentic Mexican food-locally owned and operated. Love the walk-up ordering- so you can peek at all of the yummy options. Sauces are amazing and great all you can eat salsas. We ordered tacos with chicken tinga and the beef guisado in the single sizes and it was plenty. We also tried a pork tamale (verde) and that was good as well. Definitely worth a trip! We will be back! read more

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Hands down the best Mexican food in Richmond. We love coming here for lunch. It reminded me of the food I had when I was down in Mexico for work. The staff here is super friendly and welcoming and the food is amazing. My favorite dish is the pork with green sauce along with the homemade tortillas they serve with it. It's a must if in the Richmond/ Chesterfield area. read more

Just discovered this place. I came for the café de olla and I stayed for the authentic, Guadalajara-style guisos. The service was excellent, the place is clean, and the food is yummy. 110% would recommend read more

Abuelita's - Authentic Beef in Chile morita salsa and bistec with nopales :-P - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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The restaurant is very cute and good service, but the food was nothing impressive. As someone who grew up with Mexican food and appreciates a good mole or tinga dish I was very disappointed by the flavorless meat in the 3 types of stews we tried here. Even my boyfriend agreed and he's not picky about his Mexican food. The chicken all tasted the same; the food in general just tastes fine. It's not bad but I do not recommend if you want good quality Mexican food. The presentation and idea behind the restaurant is nice and I will say I did enjoy the melon water at least. read more