Had Amelia's Cluck & Smash (formerly just Amelia's Taqueria) near Northeastern last week and I can confidently say I've entered my chicken sandwich era. The Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich was easily the star of the meal. Perfectly crispy, juicy, and balanced with that sweet-and-spicy combo that just works. Honestly, no complaints there -- a true 10/10 sandwich. We also tried the smash burger, tacos, and churros. Everything was solid, satisfying, and exactly what you want from a quick comfort-food stop. Nothing overly fancy, but definitely hits the craving. This spot really shines for what it is: a classic grab-and-go place. Quick, convenient, and great when you want something indulgent without committing to a full sit-down experience. Overall food score: 7/10 Amazing chicken sandwich, good across the board, but very much a casual, quick-bite kind of place. Safe to say chicken sandwiches might need to become a weekly ritual now. read more

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I was totally not expecting it to be this good. The steak was seasoned to perfection. The hot sauce is both red and green were fantastic. Highly recommend this place. read more

This is a good spot to get a filling meal that won't break your wallet. I got a burrito bowl ($10.99) with white cilantro rice, plantains (+$1), carnitas (+$1), and various toppings. They gave a generous scoop of rice but were pretty stingy with the rest of the toppings. However, everything tasted flavorful and fresh! I regretted getting the carnitas because it was quite greasy and coated my entire bowl with oil. read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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I wanted hard tacos my cousin ordered soft mine was the same as his and the hottest sauce isn't hot for a person requesting hot. Not great at all service. No restroom for customers dining in to wash your hands. I won't be back here. read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Steak taco - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Overpriced, missing half my Oder but charged me for it! Order we did get, most of the fillings were missing! Unfortunately ill not be ordering from them again! read more

Pricing is now $14 for a chicken burrito ($11.45 last week +20%) - and an extra dollar for sour cream. Go to Anna's in the mall. Menu isn't showing the price increase, had to pull up online. Just a cluster taking advantage. read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Menu new pricing - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I cannot say enough amazing things about Amelia's Taqueria. Top notch food, service, and ambiance. The staff works extremely hard and is super friendly. The food came out quickly, hot, was amazing, and was authentic. I will frequent here on a regular basis! read more

Not the best Mexican food I had but it also was not that bad. I felt like it was missing some flavor or needed more sauce. I think it's a good place to come get food if you are in a hurry, but would not come here if it is to enjoy food. The employee was not nice. One positive is that there is a lot of space to seat. I would not recommend if you want really good Mexican food. But it would be a good place if you are on a budget and want a lot of food. read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Grilled Chicken Mexican Bowl - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

My husband and I stumbled into Amelia's after walking around Boston. The service was good and the food was fresh and flavorful. We especially appreciated the salsas. The tables were clean and the walls are brightly painted. Nice for a quick counter service place. A very solid, generously portioned lunch! We would go again if we lived closer. read more

The food was good for the price I ordered steak which was $1 extra. The free options would be like grilled chicken and so other options. The service was limited as it was late at night although I went with a party so it was a long line. The ambiance was quiet one and a great atmosphere to be eating tacos. The interesting part about this area is there are 3 taquerias like 2 stores next to each other. So you go to one and skip 2 stores and you arrived at another. read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Steak with cheese taco - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Food here is pretty decent, if you like chipotle, qdoba, and boloco, then trust me you'll love Amelia's. Very welcoming customer service. Small joint but definitely enough space to dine in and the music playing gives it that cool taco joint vibe. I'm a burrito guy and their burritos are a 8.5/10 read more

Whoa The other reviews were accurate They gave you a lot of food, but unfortunately most of it was in the form of carb. The meat was a measly tiny spoon. I will not come back. read more

Never again. This is my second time coming to this location and last. It's not great at all. I was debating between sprout next door and choose Amelia's. Not only is the food not flavored, they give you a scoop of this, a scoop of that. I ordered a spicy chicken burrito and nachos with chicken and guacamole. The nachos were a joke - hardly any cheese and she gave a baby spoon of guacamole, literally. Oh and when she was scooping the chicken onto the nachos she didn't drain it so I also have soggy nachos!!! Second time this happened so I won't be back. read more

Pretend you're at Taco Bell (or even Del Taco) and you won't be too upset it's a half bowl of soggy rice with what seems like 1/16th of a gram each of various toppings. Too bad it wasn't Taco Bell/Del Taco prices. Edible but forgettable. Much better options in Boston for Mexican rice bowls. read more

I ordered a shrimp chimichanga online. It was ready when I arrived. It was good size, well-cooked, and tasted great. The only reason for the 4 instead of 5 stars is that there only 4 relatively small shrimp. For the price I paid, I would have expected 2 or 3 more shrimp. If I go there again, it won't be for a shrimp chimi. read more

Ordered a chimichanga and chips and guacamole for delivery. I definitely only got a burrito, which I'm not complaining too much about. It was a veggie and tofu burrito, which was pretty good. Those kind of burritos can be tough to pull off, and they did a pretty good job, very cheesy and the veggies had some spice. The tofu was pretty dry and could have cut it up into smaller chunks to get some other toppings mixed in there. The guacamole tasted like lime juice. It was a bummer to ruin the best dip with so much acidity. read more

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Worst terrible place to go, rude behavior, always in rush, didn't even listen what I was asking to do, throwing food in bowl like dumping trash in garbage can. Never recommended. 2nd visit, rude staff read more

The staff is very pleasant and the food is well prepared. It makes lunch enjoyable again!

SO GOOD!! Burritos are amazing, gluten free options are delicious. Would recommend again and again. People are nice as well

I enjoy coming here to Amelia's Taqueria. The ambiance is pretty cool and the service is pretty standard. The food is delicious and the price is just right. Portions could be slightly bigger but overral a nice place 4/5 read more

The food is good some of them but some times the service is bad especially the costumers service.

I've been here a couple times after going to an event at Symphony Hall. It's usually filled with college students, but they've added some barriers to herd everyone in line, so it's a bit better than before. The first time I came, I knew I wanted a chimichanga because those can be hard to find at other mexican "fast food" places. The only problem is, I have always ordered chimichangas at restaurants and I don't really know what goes in them - only that I like them. So, when I was asked what I wanted in my chimichanga, I was like "uh... the normal chimichanga stuff?". I was kind of scared off, so I just ordered a bowl this last time - ha! They do seem kind of rushed in there which makes it overwhelming if you don't know exactly what/how to order. I'll look up chimichanga ingredients before the next time I go. I will say that I love their spicy chicken. It was full of flavor and they gave a healthy portion. I was able to eat the bowl over 2 meals. The 1 thing I would change is the amount of guac that they put in. It's kinda skimpy. read more

I came here for dinner tonight and got a small cheese burrito with chicken, rice, pico, cheese, lettuce, and mild chipotle. It was mediocre and not very fresh and hot. Overall, it wasn't too bad but it definitely not the best. read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Grilled Chicken Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Delicious torta (chicken, cheese, pickled onion, slices of avocado, mild chipotle sauce) and burrito! Kind of pricy but the taste was great, and you get a lot of food. read more

SO GOOD I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THE BURRITO BOWL!!!! The toppings worked so well together and the entire bowl tasted very fresh read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Grilled Chicken Burrito Bowl - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

My go-to mexican place near Northeastern campus! I always get chimichanga from here and burritos if I'm feeling too unhealthy. This was the firs place I tried chimichanga and it was taste of heaven.. so unhealthy yet addictive and tasty :)) I go to Qdoba nearby when I'm poor but Amelia's definitely tastes better than Qdoba. Actually my friend only eats chimichanga now after I recommended it to him. Only reason I'm giving 4 instead of 5 is that I always have to correct them to turn burrito into chimichanga. Even though I order my food as chimichanga, they eight out of 10 times give me my food as burrito so I had to tell them many times I wanted mine as chimi. It's so annoying when you do this multiple times, other than that, it's a nice Mexican food chain! read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Pork Chimichanga is my favorite!! - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

BE WARNED: FOOD POISONING I went to Amelia's for some quick takeout. At the time I noticed they were cooking some raw chicken on the grill adjacent to the spot they were heating my tacos. I assumed it was safe and they were following health protocols. However, when I got food poisoning hours later it was clear that I got salmonella from this establishment. I doubt they have proper health codes which is appalling in this time where sanitation is key. THE NEXT DAY, when I proceeded to call and tell them I received food poisoning the manager told me "what would you like me to do about it?" SHAME. read more

Ignore the below... because that was before they terribly messed up the next day. I liked the food Friday, so I ordered more from GrubHub the next day Still specified "No cheese" multiple times on the modifier in the order screen. It comes COVERED in CHEESE Sauce... so I take a few Bounty and try to rub it off, and bite into the buritto, and it's LOADED with CHEESE inside TOO. I try calling Amelia's directly, it rings and rings, and someone answers, doesn't speak English, and I said hello, then they HUNG UP ON ME. Then, I called BACK and it rang and rang, no one answered. Then I called again, it went to some voicemail system. Called GrubHub back, I demanded all my money back. They gave it to me. But now I'm left without food. I called Amelia's back again after I got off the phone with GrubHub, and they pretended they couldn't hear me say my name, and I said it 4 times, and there was all this banging, and they said "can't hear", and hung up on me again. forget this dump. Who is running these places? Why can't you get people to answer/operate a phone properly after you eff up their food order? ******************************************************************* I fully expected my order here just before midnight from GrubHub, to be the same generic Mexican food where there are some boring beans and some boring veggies put in some sort of carbohydrate. But I was so wrong. I got the vegetable chimichanga Without cheese and it was full of all those delicious seasoned vegetables, and some other goodies. I also got a vegetable Taco which had more delicious vegetables and some sort of salsa. I'm sold. Absolutely a great vegetarian or vegan option.... Totally satisfying. read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Forget this DUMP. Read my review. - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Horrible place for delivery. I've ordered from here a few times and 3 times I've gotten the order wrong and looks like it was intentionally messed with. Last issue being they missed items from my order and the ones they did decide to make were slop. Mexican plate? I got a cup of rice and beans with 2 pieces of meat smothered in a pint of runny sour cream. No vegetables. Nothing else. Rice beans 2 pieces of meat and 2 cups of sour cream. Order chips and salsa. Did not get the chips. read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Disgusting Mexican plate smothered in sour cream. This was supposed to be chili Verde Mexican plate. - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

This spot is a fan favorite for Northeastern University students, and for good reason. They serve up quality Mexican food, from bowls to burritos, with a range of fresh and authentic ingredients (ex. plantains, veggies etc.) They're also a great option for breakfast, with their $5 breakfast burrito and coffee combo. Just beware of how much they charge you. Amelia's is notorious for over-charging patrons. I don't think they do it on purpose, it might just be a lack of coordination. read more

I'm from the Bay Area, where there are taco stands sprawled all over, so I've had my fair share of top-notch tacos and burritos. And I've got to say, Amelia's has got a mean al pastor burrito. You have the option of getting cheese melted on tortilla, which was great. All of the flavors worked in perfect harmony. When I walked in, this place was PACKED out the door, probably because of the dinner rush. But surprisingly, I was in an out of the restaurant within 10 minutes. They have a super fast and efficient system, so they easily can serve large volumes of customers. You've got to try this place if you're in Boston. read more

I always wondered why there was always such a long line here and I finally found out why: they are inefficient but also because they are better than Chipotle. $10.28 for a quesadilla with carnitas(+$.060), plantains (+$0.95), mexican rice, refried beans, corn (+$0.25), sour cream (+$0.65), cheese (+$0.65), and pico. Quesadillas here are crispy burritos, which I highly recommend, for the same base price of $6.50. The carnitas was beautiful, fresh, and juicy, and the plaintains added a perfect sweetness. The most memorable part of the meal was how my tortilla was crispy and fragrant... I should have gone with the steak but the carnitas just looked so good. Plenty of seating despite the long line because everyone grabs and goes. Amelia's is much closer than El Pelon but I'd rather make the short walk over for the rewards card, faster service, and sour cream and hot sauce. read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Quesadilla with carnitas and loads of fixings $10.28 - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I was initially drawn to this restaurant because it looked pretty popular, but I was disappointed with a very negative first experience. Service (1/5): I ordered a small steak burrito and taco al pastor. They significantly overcharged me for toppings I did not ask for, and when I asked them how I was paying so much more than my buddy who got the same thing, they wouldn't communicate with me and just ran my card. I asked for a receipt hoping it would show my charges, and the lady just said "no, I can't give you one." Normally I'd let this go, but the lady was rude enough for me to hop on Yelp lol. Food (2/5): My unbiased opinion is that the food wasn't that good. It lacked that authentic flavor, and was subpar at its attempt to be a fast food Chipotle. From my first bite to my last I felt like something was missing; it was bland. The price and portion sizes here are incredibly stingy. Environment (N/A): Standard small shack Overall, I have no reason to come back here. Food was expensive and unenjoyable, and service was poor. I recommend you go two restaurants next door and try the schawarma. read more

Completely torn on the review. We ordered amazing I mean amazing nachos and burritos from this place. Some of the best we have had in a while. No seriously amazing I can't stop eating. The reason for my 3 stars is that we ordered a chicken quesadilla for my kid through grub hub. We received a rolled up rice, black bean, and chicken burrito with NO cheese. We contacted grub hub and the restaurant argued it was a chicken quesadilla. Grub hub refunded saying I should read the ingredients. But in all my life I've never seen a quesadilla rolled like a burrito with no cheese. read more

Amelia's Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

This place has been in different spots in the past, so my husband had to hunt it down. These are literally THE BEST burritos you could possibly ever get or want! Everything is fresh! The employees are nice, and also helpful. On a strange note: They seemed to like Christmas Music and payed several Christmas songs in Spanish, even tho it was July. read more

Very fast service and pretty good food. Beats out most of the common chains like Qdoba or Chipotle. Good ambiance but no space so probably gonna have to eat somewhere else. read more

I came here to check out a good mexican local food joint. I enjoyed the food a lot. Its very fresh but their prices and sizes bother me. They do have a lot variety here with the tostadas and tortas but everything seems to be an extra charge for no reason. I'm used to extra for guac. But here the sour cream, spinach, corn, and more are all an additional charge so I was really cautious not to rack my bill up quickly. I also ordered the "large" guac with chips and I was not so pleasantly surprised. Spoiler- its really small. I even asked to see what the actual small size plooked like and I kidd you not guys it was probably a tablespoon of guacamole. So it's good food, but I'll see if I end up going back read more

Amelia's Taqueria - "Large" Guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Came here for lunch & got steak tacos & an aqua fresca. Delicious, fresh & very generous with the toppings. Great value & flavor.

My incoming freshman D just got scammed! She ordered a small "Grab and Go" cheese quesadilla and a diet coke... just a small tortilla filled with cheese, nothing else on top except a scoop of rice. Price was $6 on the board. She swiped her Husky card. No price appearing on POS, no receipt given. We came back to hotel to check her account. She was charged $14. Apparently, there's a thread on Reddit about them scamming NEU students. BEWARE! read more

Amelia's is always an affordable go-to. They're conveniently located across from the Y. So, if you're like me, you'll feel less guilty about my indulgences post-workout. Their burritos are always legit. They also have breakfast options available, which are greasy but so good. Hands down a solid spot. What I love most about Amelia's is their quick delivery times (25-30 mins) and they're available on many apps like Postmates, GrubHub, and Uber Eats read more