Went for lunch with 4 work friends and the place was sparsely populated. Greeted immediately by the hostess and seated. Server was knowledgeable and friendly and even warned the pork pibil taco was very spicy. She also offered to go cups for our tea and soda. Food came out in 5-10 minutes and the order was exact. The atmosphere was nice, reminiscent of a cantina. In order, I had the chicken, carnitas, fish and pork pibil tacos. The chicken and carnitas looked similar but did taste slightly different. They were okay. The meat had good flavor but they were wet with stewing juices which detracted from the tacos. The meat was tender and the tortillas were double stacked to help the taco keep its structural integrity. The pork pibil had good flavor and the pickled onions were a nice touch. However, with the habanero salsa on top the taco was overpowered and became one note, hot. I would recommend either getting the salsa on the side or ask for a light amount. Not due to heat, but due to over powering the delicious pork. I would also recommend eating this taco last if you ordered other kinds because the heat would linger and take away from your next taco. Now, the last taco, the fish, was arguably the best taco of the four. The batter on the fish was seasoned well and fried to perfection. The fish was cooked well and was tender and delicious. One drawback was the slaw on top. I love cabbage on tacos, especially fish tacos, but the crema on top gave it a coleslaw flavor which seemed amiss to the overall taco. It may be, since it's called a southern fried taco, they were going for a coleslaw flavor but it took a 5 Star taco and made it a 4 Star taco for me. Overall, this was a great lunch spot and definitely will go back. The portions of meat on the taco were very generous and made this a good value for the price. 4 stars due to wet carnitas and chicken and flavors being to similar, too much salsa on the pibil and coleslaw like cabbage on the fish. But these are easily remedied. Otherwise, a very good taqueria. read more

En Su Boca - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

A Richmond staple, the service is incredible. Kylie served us and it was a delight, she truly took our experience above and beyond.

Ordered Tacos, burritos, some beer and margaritas. Food was tasty, drinks were awesome.

Had lunch here today, homemade chips! Yum, I had tacos and margaritas. Now my favorite Mexican joint in Richmond.

One of my favorite happy hour spots in Richmond, especially during the warmer months! They have a great atmosphere and when its warm out they open huge floor to ceiling windows! Their margaritas are particularly good because of their in-house sweet and sour mix (and they are strong lol). Never had any complaints about the food here! All the tacos are sooo good and the salsas that come with the table are great. Definitely a place to visit in RVA! read more

En Su Boca - 10 tacos!! We each ordered a few, perfect for 3 people. - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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We tried to go here the night after Valentine's Day and it was PACKED. The restaurant is pretty small but we had heard good things so we came back the next day. There was about a 20 minute wait so we grabbed some drinks and the margaritas turned out to be one of the best I've ever had. The food and service were also delicious! read more

We order out from them often. The food is great. Never sat down but seems to have cool vibe.

I've never stopped in this smallish Boulevard restaurant but glad I did today, for lunch. The place has a funky vibe and a youngish crowd clearly enjoying their food. I had the Southern Fried Fish tacos, that happened to be on special. The fish were nicely cooked with just enough crunch to not taste like a fried fish sandwich (I just gagged thinking about a McDonald's fish sandwich). It included a nice Spanish rice, nothing extraordinary but tasty, and the same could be said of the black beans. I sat at the bar and had great attention from a very fine bartender. She was efficient and checked on me once during the meal. Another lady, who may have been the manager, also stopped by to ask me if I was enjoying my lunch. I was! Looking forward to a return visit. If you eat a mostly vegetarian diet, like me, who wanders occasionally to seafood, there are not a lot of options on the menu. But I suspect based on watching guests in this busy space that you would enjoy many of the options. read more

I went on a Saturday night and it was so many people there. The energy was great. I only had a couple drinks and the $5 silver tub of tater tots which were really good. The music was ok, a nice mix of every genre. read more

food was great service was great only downside to my visit is I didn't manage to stop the hostess and get her number she was gorgeous! don't worry though I'll be back! read more

We're from Southern California and En Su Buco has great Mexican food! I love their fire roasted red salsa! The wait staff are friendly especially Avery and Kelsey, and service is quick. I highly recommend the sloppy Jose meat choice. We've had it in tacos and burritos, it's unique and super tasty! The fish taco is also to die for! YUM! read more

THese sad, Richmond, white-bread, know-nothing, self-righteous, whiny hipster turds trying to knock the food need to sit the hell down. Seriously. Stay in your fake ass lane and stick to Moe's. It's no secret I miss the hell out of California every day. The things I miss most (besides tolerance and fewer Trump supporters) are great tacos and great sushi. I've given up on the sushi, but I found my taco spot with En Su Boca. They make REAL tacos the right way, in doubled corn tortillas with fresh cilantro and onion. Flour tortillas and sour cream and all that shit are americanized bastardizations when it comes to tacos. Don't ask me if I want to ruin my tacos by serving them on a flour tortilla "gringo style" (lookin at you, Don't Look Back...). Just serve them correctly. They do "new school" stuff that's creative and not traditional (if you INSIST on that), but they own that and I respect it. If you're getting a burrito, you get no say. If you don't understand how carnitas or carna asada should be prepared, you get no say. (If you don't know the difference between those two, you REALLY have no say.) If you drink one glass of wine with your dinner and won't try the chips because carbs or don't like spicy, get the hell out of here. They offer gringo options for you southern white bread whiners, but try to branch out. Really. It's worth it. Get: The chips and salsa (thick chips but they're good), pork pibil tacos, carne asada, any traditional style taco. Be wary of: The service. It's been really hit and miss for us. Last time was great (Monique helped us and she was the absolute best), but the time before that almost made me unwilling to return. (some horrible waitress who hopefully no longer works there.) Just go. Let go of your hipster need to be pretentious. Eat. Leave happy and so full. read more

Stopped by for some food and drinks. Ordered a margarita on the rocks and the sour mix was so strong and sugary it was barely drinkable, took 30 mins to finish it and I definitely did not want another. Wanted to ask my sever to add some water to it so I could actually drink it but she seemed burned out and over the shift, I get it's Monday but I work in the service industry as well and sometimes want to treat myself on my day off. Only writing this review because the margarita was $10 and so bad I'm still trying to get to sour mix taste out of my mouth an hour later and it's so gross it's making me feel sick. In the past the margs have been decent but this was disgusting and I've brushed my teeth twice with no relief read more

The first time I ate here we had a fantastic experience. Last night when I came in with my boyfriend, a female friend and a male friend. There were no open tables for four so we were seated at the bar and asked to wait. In the mean time the bartender approached only the two guys in our party for their orders. One of them didn't have his ID and was not served, while my boyfriend got one margarita. Over the next 45 minutes while we were there, myself and my female friend were not even acknowledged by your all female sexist bar staff. You need to speak to and serve every customer seated at the bar, regardless of gender. We watched a father and young son come in, sit next to us and get served almost instantly. We finally left after being ignored so long and went to another Mexican restaurant with much larger margaritas. Very disappointed in the way the service is run here. read more

We arrived at 5:45 and it was packed! We put our names on the list and were told it would be a 20 minute wait. 20 minutes later, I went to check with the host and he said there was one 2-top on the list still ahead of us. 20 minutes after that, we were starving and considering just ordering food at the bar. I went to check with the other host who was now at the host stand, and she said it would be at least another 20-30 minutes! Yikes! Not a fan of extremely inaccurate wait times. We decided to eat at the bar because at this point we'd invested so long in waiting and it was deep into dinner rush time. We got the chips and salsa and guacamole to start- all delicious! I got a burrito and my fiancé got tacos as entrees and they were all very good, too. I didn't catch the bartender's name, but shout out to her. She's blonde and was wearing overalls and a hat. She provided excellent service despite the bar area being slammed the whole time we were there. My margarita was excellent. read more

I wanted to love this place. Badly. But my first visit failed to elicit feelings of true adoration. Instead, the experience was A-OK, and certainly warrants another looksie (aka a second visit). For starters, I love the atmosphere. It's loud, it's bustling, and it's full of energy. This is not a ddate night kind of spot, or at least it wasn't when I visited on a Saturday evening. But it's definitely a fun destination for a girl's night out or a dinner date with a rambunctious crowd. I went with a friend and despite the crowd, our party of two was seated almost immediately. We didn't try the patio, but that would be my choice on a future visit. It might not be a patio with a view, since it looks onto Boulevard, but a patio is a patio! And this one looks fun. Now for the bevs. The cocktail menu looks absolutely incredible, so after much contemplation, we both started with the Teeny Weeny Hot Bikini: tequila, watermelon, basil, agave, and lime. I mean, really, how awesome does that sound? And it was, except they were a tad heavy-handed with the agave. I'd totally order this again, though, but omit the sweetener next time. I used to be all about the sweet drinks, but lately it's just not my scene. After we finished those, we obviously needed round two, so we decided to try the Porch Swing (tequila, tamarind pulp, agave, lime) and the Long Walk (tequila, aperol, rosemary, lemon). We asked for them both to be light on the agave, but I think in the hustle and bustle of the evening this failed to translate from our servers to the bartenders. Again, they were both just a bit sweet for my liking, but I preferred the Porch Swing to the Long Walk. Did I mention the cocktail menu is super enticing? Yea, there are a few options I'd love to test out next time. And no, not everything has tequila - I just try to stick with one liquor and evening if possible. I'm not 22 anymore and those hangovers don't have much mercy. And, of course, the bites. To start, we ordered the chips and guacamole, which also came with three salsas: roasted tomato, tomatillo salsa verde, and mango habanero. This app was probably the hit of the meal and I enjoyed the guac and all three salsas. Just be aware, the mango habanero is pretty darn spicy so if you aren't used to hotness, buckle up. For my dinner, I was torn between the veggie burrito and tacos, but ultimately went with two tacos. I chose both veggie options, the rajas and the soy chorizo, which are served with taqueria onions, cilantro, and roasted tomato salsa. The soy chorizo was good, but I literally couldn't eat the rajas because it was so spicy. It's probably my own fault for not asking about the spice level, but I figured if something was that much of a mouth fire, they'd warn you in advance. I was pretty full at that point, so it's not like I left hungry, but dang that taco almost made me cry. I did have a bite of my friend's fish taco (she tried to force feed me the whole thing when I realized I couldn't stomach mine) and it was tasty! The only reason I didn't order it to begin with was because it's fried fish, rather than grilled. My dining companion also ordered the slow roasted carnitas taco and the marinated grilled chicken taco and she said they were tasty, albeit a bit spicy. Not too much to prohibit her from eating them, though. Apparently I'm the only wuss at the table. I look forward to going back for that guac, a burrito, and further exploration of the cocktail menu. read more

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A coworker and I stopped in because I'm from California and I constantly crave carne asada/pico de gallo. Fact. I ordered the carne asada burrito to go. At just over $10 for a burrito, I was really hoping it would be a damn good burrito. Sadly, it wasn't. The carne asada was weirdly and intensely spicy, and the burrito itself was just alright. The tortilla was falling apart, and it was about the size of my hand. Unless you have a massive craving for a taco, I wouldn't come here. read more

Quite possibly the worst food I've had in Richmond. Like rancid, toilet hugging bad. The chips are too thick to compliment the salsas. The Chorizo tacos are just plain garbage smelling and tasting. Carnitas tasted like boiled pork with no seasoning, flavor, or texture. Chicken tacos were as bland as it gets. To make it worse the Horchata is served in a small rocks glass for over $3 PACKED with ice. This place is gross. read more

This place sucks. Their menu is uninspired, they have more alcohol than they know what to do with and their kitchen staff are slow, unprofessional and overly social. I expected to pop in for a quick lunch with my father around 1pm today. The restaurant wasn't too busy, but it looked like there was only one server for the six tables being occupied. We sat at the bar, hoping for quicker service, and that was an even bigger disaster. The bar maid, if you could even call her one, spent more time drinking and socializing with her coworkers than she did with us. It took 45 minutes for two orders of tacos! Four tacos took 45 minutes. And don't come at me with "good food takes time" BS. I can sit down and get about 10 tacos from Don't Look Back in half the time. Not only do they taste better, they are cheaper and offer more variety, too! Terrible service, pretentious clientele and Pepsi products. Truly, taco hell. F read more

Excellent! I just read a couple of bad reviews, and am wondering where the heck these people have been getting their tacos?! I lived in San Francisco, taco capital of the US, and En Su Boca gets it right. Every time I have gone, which has been seven times now, I get some variation of the cheap and plentiful tacos...made correctly, with two soft shells per taco. Bar service is excellent. Cold beer on tap. The bottomless chips are incredible and so are the salsas. Sure, I think the gravel parking lot is a pain on those wearing heels, and the front door needs a spring, but still, they haven't even been open for two months. Come on people, this place rocks. A+ habanero salsa. Great bar service! read more

Visited Richmond and was told to visit En Su Boca for Mexican food. I got margaritas and elotes - both were delicious. Ordered marinated grilled chicken tacos and was surprised with all of the flavor. Lauren was awesome and very fast. Thank you, can't wait to visit again! read more

En Su Boca - Elotes - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

This place makes my husbands favorite hot wings around, and I can't say I don't like them myself. Coated in Valentina sauce and crema; What's not to like?! I'm a fan of the deviled eggs and street corn. Would never have thought I would love pickled jalapeños, lime, and cilantro on my deviled eggs but turns out it's my jam. read more

Still hanging in there at a two. I just don't get it. We were the second table in the door for brunch and waited a really long time for the waitress. Really long. She already seemed a bit... confused when she finally walked up. I'm still not a fan of the chips and salsa, though to be fair one of my friends raved. Maybe I just don't get it. Overall, still a super cute place with great cocktails. Still need a bit of staff training and I guess maybe I'm in the minority on the food. read more

Come here early and often. I hate yelp for giving this spot 3 stars- it is absurd. First: The Mezcalito is on point. Stop ordering happy hour margaritas and complaining. Bartenders are rad, service is good too. They recently changed their menu, which sucks because I was really looking forward to trying some of the entrées they were putting together a few months ago. The fish tacos are by far the best tacos on the menu, that much is indisputable. If you are going to get a burrito get the Carnitas burrito. If all I had was the Mezcalito, fish tacos, and that street corn for the rest of my life I would be happy. No, I'd be fucking ecstatic. If you have a problem with those items then you have a problem with me. I'm not going to lie, some of the stuff on the newest menu doesn't appeal to me whatsoever. Nobody needs a sloppy Joe taco, and it tastes pretty whack guys- I tried it. They also offer a make-your-own quesadilla thing. I heard a distant owner makes these decisions and I wish he'd become even more distant. There are more creative ways to drum up extra business than streamlining taco fillings. Look at the menu and you'll see what I mean. The kitchen can pump out bangin food when left to their own devices. I am giving this place five stars because I fucking love it. All the instincts are right, but it's having an identity crisis. Authentic Mexican food doesn't need all the extra nonsense. My hope is that they make some al pastor tacos with grilled pineapple and forget about trying some "sloppy Joe" midwestern fusion. Not trying to harp on it, I just see it as being emblematic of a bigger rift. This place has the team, the chops, the booze, and the late night to be a contender for best place ever. You got something bad to say? Well then come at me, scrublords, I'm ripped. read more

Overpriced, boring Mexican isn't really my thing. I was willing to try En Su Boca even though the reviews here were leaning towards negative. It wasn't worth it. It was pretty crowded when we arrived, and I was surprised to see a ton of kids, with quite a few seated at the bar. Parents, this is not a place for kids. If it doesn't have a kids menu, it's not a good restaurant for children. For the price and style of the food, and emphasis on fancy (overpriced) drinks, this isn't somewhere kids belong. There is absolutely no waiting area, and the big clump of people at the door made it difficult to figure out where the hostess stand was located. (There really isn't one.) You just kind of have to stand there looking around until you figure out who works there and can help you get a table. While waiting for a table, we tried a few of the specialty drinks, which were pretty good, but definitely not worth the $9 each. The food menu didn't really offer anything special, and they charge you for a basket of chips and salsa. None of the meals include sides, and the food is really overpriced. $10 for a burrito and nothing else? No thank you. We ordered the veggie burrito with soy chorizo, and tried fish, chicken and chorizo tacos. The tacos were fine, but not especially delicious, and I couldn't even eat half of the burrito. The soy chorizo was really terrible - it was dry, and tasted nothing like chorizo, it just had this awful, fake flavor. I always bring home leftovers, but this time, I left over half of my burrito behind. Pretty disappointing. Not returning - there is way better Mexican at a much better price elsewhere in RVA. read more

Surprised to see a lot of the so so reviews on this place because I thought it was great. Met a friend for lunch here and really enjoyed it. The service was very attentive and the food was awesome. The place just feels cool. Nicely decorated with a pretty strong hipster vibe. Seems like a great place to hangout with friends. The chips were awesome. They come with three housemade salsas. The habanero salsa was incredible. It was pretty spicy but I just had to keep eating it and even asked for more. Went with the tacos, got the chicken, fish, and chorizo tacos. The housemde chorizo was my favorite. They also have the coke with the real sugar if you're into that. Parking is not so good. They have a few parking spaces up front but plan on parking in the street. My friend had to walk quite a few blocks. But that's to be expected in this area. Here's my advice if you go to this place... Grab a drink, grab some tacos, and just kick back at the bar. You'll love it. read more

I was just denied takeout service. What business turns down money? I would have accepted a long wait time as an alternative at least. Hope you consider this for the future read more

I ordered chips and salsas, chicken tinga taco, and the fish tacos. The chips are hella thick and crunchy! Really good with the salsas. Speaking of salsa, their Habanero salsa is the best I've ever had!! Starts out sweet, finishes off hot! The tacos are insanely flavorful and filling. PROTIP: for the fish taco, get the crem sauce on the side and add it in yourself \m/ I ALWAYS come here every time I visit RVA! read more

'Meh' pretty much sums up my experiences at En Su Boca. While they have a FANTASTIC bar, one cannot live on booze alone, or so I've been told. The food I've had has always been hot and fresh, delivered by a friendly server in a reasonable amount of time, but to be honest, the food was pretty blah. Where flavor is concerned, it seems they have the idea that if something is spicy, that is all the flavoring it needs, but every dish I've had there--and I've had several--lacked flavor overall. The only exception to this shortcoming are the salsas. Very fresh and flavorful! I ended up putting one of the salsas on a burrito to give it a little pep! The thing is, if I'm going to spend the amount of money one ends up spending here, I want the food to be delicious, not just meh. The building and patio look lovely (certainly lovelier than the porn shop looked!), but if I could make one change to the facilities themselves, I'd get rid of that gravel lot they've got out front. Depending on the shoes I'm wearing or the weather, it can be very annoying to slosh through the thick, deep gravel lot. With better choices for tacos less than a mile away, not to mention at much better prices, I wouldn't recommend this place unless you're just looking for a few good drinks to go with your chips and salsa. read more

Let's start with just the fact that the tacos were stacked with meet which is good but it doesn't matter how much meat you put if the flavor wasnt there for example it was like drinking a watered down beverage it looks good till you taste it. I was expecting Mexican but got low quality tex mex I got better rice and beans from chipotle then this so called taco place read more

I've been here 5 times so far and the food is excellent. The problem I have is with the service. Quick run down: We arrived around 12:05 for lunch - we had 3 people in our group. We got chips and guacamole, waters, and 2 Mexican cokes to start. We got everything we ordered (initially) fairly quickly. We ordered our food (2 burritos, and 2 tacos). Then things got slow... really really slow. It didn't seem particularly busy - the patio was nearly filled and there was one table seated inside when we were seated. We didn't see our waitress for about 35 minutes after we got our chips/drinks. Another waitress stopped by and brought us a new basket of chips. We never got a refill on water over the period of an hour and half that we were there. We ended up talking to our waitress and getting everything boxed up. I didn't expect to get my meal to go after being there over an hour. I also noticed another table behind us that also got their food to go due to the delay in getting their meal. We finally ended up getting our boxed up food and checks around 1:10 or so and left around 1:20. It's just upsetting that it took so long to get our food. Honestly I don't feel that the waitress is particularly at fault. She was perfectly pleasant and understanding. However we never got an explanation for the delay. I don't get the feeling that it was the waitresses fault. In the end I would just say to avoid this place for lunch just due to how long it takes. Dinner seems to go much more smoothly. The food is fantastic and the price point is great. If only the service was better. read more

Excellent atmosphere at this taqueria. Love the hibiscus tea! Fish tacos are good, the salsas are fresh. I especially like the sweet hot habanero salsa. The pibil quesadilla is good and HUGE. Get the guacamole and chips with a trio of salsas and try the great tequila selection. Service is fine, waitresses have occasionally been scantily clad. read more

Meh...it was ok, nothing special. The "dirty rice" had little flavor. I make better Spanish rice at home. Our server looked as if she wanted to be somewhere else. It shouldn't take my "stare down look of death" to finally bring our drinks. Here's a little tip...bring the alcohol quickly if you want a decent tip. Positives: the marinated grilled chicken tacos were tasty and had just the right amount of heat...for my palate anyway. Also, the poblano queso dip was good, although I thought it could use some tomatoes and maybe some cumin. It was served with flour tortillas instead of chips, which was a nice change. Negatives: my partner's Carne Asada pork tacos were overcooked and dry with little flavor. I thought I was eating a Carolina style barbecue sandwich instead of a Mexican dish. We have officially checked this spot off "the list". I don't think we will be back. read more

The opening might have been hectic, but it was worth the wait. Probably some of the best tacos I've had, and I've had a lot. The space is very open for what looks like such a small building from outside. Didn't chill on the patio but it looks awesome. I'll be back for sure. Also, a pretty nice tequila selection for those of you that are into that. read more

En Su Boca - So good! - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

This corner of boulevard has been offering pleasure for many years. The food and drinks at en su boca continue this tradition. The "limeade" is the best margarita in town. The street corn is worthy of a post card to your parents. Great food, super friendly staff, good prices. See you tomorrow. read more

En Su Boca - Chicken tacos and limeade. Yes. - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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Not terrible overall but probably the worst chips I've ever had at a Mexican restaurant. They seemed closer to pita chips then the classic tortilla or corn chips. Drinks were excellent and food was good. read more

Okay I am going to compare this place with other taquerias (Tio Pablos, La Milpa) in mind. Our service was horrible (but typical for a Hipster dive) Their food does not meet the mark to your average hispanic grocery store and cannot touch La Milpa. The hipster vibe and atmosphere is great but you might as well go to Tio's for better food. The best part of our experience was the horchata, it was tasty but it was served in tiny mixed drink glasses. Average and I would not go back. read more

Finally got to visit after reading lots of good reviews. All I can say is that I wasn't impressed. I personally didn't like the skin of the tacos and I also thought that all the tacos I ordered were very salty (ordered four different ones). read more

En Su Boca - 4 for $11 - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

This place is eh. There are much better and cheaper places to get Mexican food but if you haven't been I say try it once and see if you like it. What I did like and take notice was that for their salsa and they give you three different types. But they are small and idk if you can get a refill on the salsa like you do on chips. I got the carne asada burrito. The portion of the burrito is fairly large which is good if you are really hungry. It had a lot of flavor just not something so good I would crave and come back to. My bf got the chorizo burrito, which isn't on the menu but they said they would make it for him, so that was awesome. He said the chorizo was good but not as spicy as he liked. I probably won't come back unless I'm just in the area. This place is new and has some kinks to work out. read more

I was so hoping that I would like the food here. I love the concept of a renovated porn/video shop as a restaurant. I also love Mexican food. But, alas, I did not. The space is great. Open, airy with a great patio. (It was raining so we ate inside, however). But the food didn't seem to match the beauty of the space. I had the carnitas burrito--slow roasted pork shoulder with dirty rice and drunken black beans. The first one came out and was cold in the middle. I sent it back and they made me a new one. It was marginally better. The pork wasn't very flavorful or spicy, and the addition of cold sour cream and salsa inside the burrito made for a strange experience. I would've preferred to have the cold condiments on the side. My boyfriend had the chicken burrito, which he said was fine but nothing to write home about. We both decided that there was nothing special about either meal that would make us run back, especially when we can get the same thing at Chipotle or Qdoba for less. I think we would revisit this place for a drink and a quick nosh before or after a movie if we could sit outside but not a go-to destination for lunch or dinner. read more