La Dona was a welcome surprise of authentic and delicious Mexican food. We tried the Al pastor…read moreand chicken tacos. Loaded with flavor each was a dish we will be back for. The Al pastor was actually grilled to get that charted flavor- something many restaurants fail to do. Plates are of course accompanied by a couple types of red or verde salsas. We had chiles toreados which were cooked and seasoned perfectly. Service was super friendly and attentive. Ambiance is comfortable and clean. A smaller restaurant there is seating for approximately 8 different parties up to six. No outdoor seating. Definitely recommend. Will see you there. Happy eating!!

Wow! This place has ruined me for other Mexican restaurants! The flavors were incredible. Not…read moreoverly salty like so many American Mexican restaurants. Fresh and beautifully presented! I tried the Chili Rellenos and the best ever! Also tried a tamale that was so good too! My friend tried 2 different tamales and loved them. She also got chips and salsa. Best salsa with incredible flavor! We both got the cucumber lime aqua Fresca and so refreshing with a little orchid on top! The place was adorable and the staff were super friendly and attentive. Definitely will go back!!!

The sopes are very delicious. The carne asada was well cooked, juicy, and a great value…read more The torta bread was dry but ok. Overall food was good, service was friendly, and food was affordable. Not much english spoken but very friendly staff.

Best Mexican restaurant in Richmond, the Menudo and Caldo de Res is always on point! All the…read moretortillas are made fresh to order so if you get tacos with any of their Delicious meats you'll taste the difference between other places. The cooks and staff are friendly, the dining area is small/tight but never had a problem getting in. Highly recommended

My favorite Mexican place in this part of Richmond. Always super clean with a very friendly staff!…read moreToday I had the horchata, excellent t, and shrimp diablo, also excellent. Everything is fresh, the seasoning on the shrimp deserves the diablo label and the corn tortillas were also very good with a strong corn flavor. If you are in the area, you should give them a try!

I heard about their Taco Wednesday and decided to check it out. Upon arrival, their private…read moreparking lot is small, but it wasn't packed. I went around 3pm. If you go on Wednesday (any time), tacos are $1.99. They are opened from 10am-9pm. They had 8 options to choose from. We picked the chorizo, carne asada, carnitas, and chicharrón en salsa verde. These little, double-layered tacos packed a lot of flavor. Everything was delicious, but we agreed that our favorite was the carnitas (fried pork). It had a crunch to it that was perfect. All of the tacos were topped with cilantro and diced raw onions, but you can opt to not have it. They also had a sauce bar with different sauce options from the wimpy tomatillo sauce to the hottest. The server was friendly and nice. They also offered a good variety of menu items including desserts. I asked the waitress about their tacos on other days and she said they are $3.49 each and slightly bigger. Finding a cheap meal is hard these days. We will definitely be back.

I'm never in this side of Richmond, but was today and HAD to stop in to give them a try. It's a…read moreLatino Market and restaurant combo with lots of grocery items, a few pharmacy items, fresh produce, meat, prepared foods in a hot box and a full sit down restaurant. I got 3 mixed pupusas and 3 steak tacos. The pupusas were huge, but they were kinda flavorless. The accompanying curtido wasn't sour enough for my liking, either. The winner was the tacos. Delicious, and affordable at like $2.50 each.

For the restaurant side, great food, clean, prompt, super reliable food flavor and quality,…read morereasonable prices, incredibly varied menu. I've never been disappointed, and they keep a busy line. Love their chicharrones and empanadas de plátano de leche, pasteles, and whatever else I have tried from the fritura (fried food) hot bar. They keep hot tortillas in the cooler by the hot bar. The usual butcher is the absolute best! He's very kind and helpful. He always has a wide variety of sausages plus beef shank, smoked pork chops (frozen), and basically anything I need for a good stew, with the exception of my auyama. They even have the most beautiful, very fresh cilantro/cilantro ancho at this location. Ask the butcher for more if you don't see it. I find it well worth going a bit out of my way to pass other amanecer markets to go to this one. The front register service is pretty blah, but they have what I need. Watch the produce though because the prices can be pretty ridiculous at this location, but they're one of few places that have guineo verde (Green banana) and plátano maduro (ripe plantain) always at the perfect ripeness at all times. I do pay the higher price for that there because I've never gotten weird plantains with soft spots or oddly hard ripe plantains here. The more basic produce like cabbage and corn tends to be the most ridiculous price. This is definitely my favorite amanecer markets overall. They have plenty of variety, and they have beautiful-looking seafood in abundance that never ever has an off smell, not even in the least. The habit of storing fresh herbs by the seafood and the butcher handling them would be my only complaint. I'm always cooking my herbs, so I don't worry so much.

My husband loves this restaurant as a lunch spot. The food is authentic, the waitstaff is kind,…read moreand it is inexpensive. Today I got the chicken and cheese papusas. They are $1.75 per papusa, and two is more than enough for a meal. The bar is also great, and fairly inexpensive, so Don Pedro's is great for a cheap date. Our tab was only $20.

This place falls into a sweet spot between typical sit-down Mexican restaurants that mostly cater…read moreto non-latinos and an authentic salvadoran dive. The inside features a bar, some booths, and even a pool table. The clientele has always been exclusively latino when I've been, and most of the servers speak limited English, but the vibe is completely welcoming. Everything is made to order so it can take some time (15 minutes on average), but I've never had a better pupusa. They're crispy on the outside and chewy soft on the inside. All of the combos of chicken and bean with cheese are phenomenal. They're so crazy cheap too: $1.75 a pop! I'd give this place five stars if they music weren't so often so loud that you can feel the beat in your chest. Order take out or bring ear plugs if you want to dine in. If you're looking to party though then this is your spot. I've seen some of the guys at the bar ask a waitress to dance and they cha cha-ed there way around the place!

Customer Service ambience and cleanliness... Horrible customer service... Nobody speaks a word of…read moreEnglish. They got my order wrong. They refused to fix it. They want me to come back in and when I told them I couldn't that I'm in a hospital bed for the next 12 weeks, they told me it was my loss.

I missed this " little while in the wall" as some others had described, but my husband went to…read morebring food back for us. He said he was tenth in line. Watching the sweet ladies all working together making each meal with care. We both had the tacos combination with rice ( yellow) and refried beans. The tacos we ordered were beef and delicious. Flavored perfectly. The rice was so delicate and perfectly seasoned as was the refried beans. Excellent dinner and we were delighted to have picked this place. The other reviews were very helpful and spot on!!

Arguably the best tacos in Richmond and I'm not sure why this is my first time reviewing them. I've…read morenever had a bad meal here! This visit I got the tacos Al pastor. Absolutely amazing! The pineapple was grilled, pork seasoned to perfection and the sauces just sent it over the top. This was my first time in since they started serving margaritas, which were really good and on happy hour. Doesn't get better than that! Service is always quick and friendly.

I was at The Veil drinking beer and got hungry. Good thing there was a Mexican restaurant inside…read morethe brewery! You pay for your food at the same place where you order your drinks and they give you a buzzer that lights up when your food is ready. The food came out pretty quickly, even on a busy Saturday afternoon. I decided on the carne asada tacos, which came with cilantro and onions, and was accompanied by two sauces. The red one was a bit too spicy for my liking, but the green one was pretty good and accompanied the taco flavors well. The cubes of meat were a little dry and the tacos got cold quickly. Other than that, I enjoyed my meal and it paired well with my beer. Overall, this is a great place to come with friends. There were several families there with children as well.

Customrr service was great and the vibe in here is immaculate. Would be an awesome place to grab…read moresome drinks with friends. The food was good not the best I've ever had but worth a visit!

Might be the worst service i've ever had. We sat down at a booth and a lady brought us menus. 5…read moreminutes later she comes to our tables and asks if we are ready to order. We said yes and she walked away and went back to the kitchen. We were confused but waited 15 minutes before getting up and going to the counter. The lady was just standing at the counter. Apparently you order at the counter which we were never told. We finally ordered and there was no fountain so only bottled and glass drinks which were $4 at the cheapest. No free chips and salsa either. The birria tacos were served with hard tortillas? They were fine but for $17 they should be better. Panchos was much better right next to it.