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Rico's Mexican Grill

4.0 (88 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican
Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Happy hour specials

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Chips & salsa
Hannah P.

Rico's is a great spot for Mexican food in the mechanicsville area! They have a pretty expansive menu, so you will find something for everyone. Service has always been great and food comes out pretty quickly, even when they're busy. Portion sizes are pretty large, and most of the time, my boyfriend and I wind up sharing a meal and enjoying the chips and salsa and cheese dip! The restaurant itself is not super big, but can still accommodate a decent crowd and they have larger tables to seat large groups as well.

Nacho Disaster
Jonathan G.

Hard pass on this place. We wanted to try a local business and well it was a lesson. Never have seen street tacos presented in such a poor manor. The tortillas were at the bottom and all the toppings and meat were dumped on top. Presentation is everything. The potatoes weren't cooked properly and the chorizo lacked flavor. Grilled chicken was meh at best. Nachos?! The mound of tasteless meat on nachos? No cheese. The pic says itself. Disappointed, $50! Only highlight was the salsa and chips. Taco salad was extremely small for a dinner portion and lacked flavor. Don't know why this place has 4 stars. Ordered: Nachos with beef (pic) Taco salad Three grilled chicken street tacos Trio street tacos (adobados, potato & chorizo and grilled chicken)

Arroz con Pollo
Kyle H.

Place was popping on a Friday night. Covid guidelines are being followed very nicely here with spread out tables and hand sanitizer stations. Very friendly staff and greeted immediately. Food came out in less than 10 minutes and we were gone in thirty total. Arroz con pollo and pollo azteca. Very tender juicy meat. Tons of flavor. The cheese dip is to die for and the salsa was fresh too. Definitely would come back.

Jumbo Burrito
Rhea C.

I regret getting this burrito because it is really JUMBO! I asked them to make it extra tasty however, it's not the burrito that I've always ordered from Mexican restaurants. The service was great though. Maybe I'll just get their tacos next time. Highly recommended.

Oh and here are photos of my sad, wimpy, soggy tacos.

Be careful when you order takeout from Rico's in Mechanicsville. And be sure to tell them you want an itemized receipt. I placed an order by phone and not only did I not get everything I ordered they charged me what I didn't get and charged for extras w/o informing me. There's a charge for takeout tacked on plus some other charges. Then the manager proceeds to tell me something is wrong with my phone because their menu doesn't come up correctly but is just photos. He said he couldn't print out an itemized receipt. So buyer beware. When you order done-in, make sure you get what you ordered.

Philip E.

Really disappointed! Drove 30 minutes to eat here, read about all the maxing reviews...and they are closed!!!!! Website and Yelp says open until 9pm!!

Chimichanga
Mike M.

I and my family stopped in for a late dinner. I ordered chimichangas, rice & refried beans. It took a long time to receive the food, and they brought chicken instead of beef. No apology was offered. They did correct the order. The tortilla was nice and crispy and full of beef tips. The beans were a little spicy, which I really enjoyed. The food was delicious and service was just ok. They did not come back to check on is. We had to go get someone to add to the order. If service had been better it would have been a 5.

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Service was quick, food was tasty. I like that they remodeled the inside. Our waiter was nice and help make suggestions.

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We attempted to go in at 9 and the door blatantly displays that they close at 10pm and we were told that they were closed with a smirk.

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Food was great (get the carnitas), service was polite. Clean restaurant and fun family environment

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We ordered through Door Dash. Food was delivered quickly and tasted delicious! We will definitely order from Rico's again.

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Great stop on our road trip. Shrimp fraitas and an enchilada taco combo platter. Nice hostess. We will be back.

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3.1
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1.4 mi
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I know there's a few Mexican spots in Mechanicsville, this one is very solid. Great staff/servers…read morekind and quick. To me the salsa was too spicy, I needed sour cream and water LOL I got Monterry burrito and it was mostly filled with rice. Still tasted good but expensive... Probably won't come back often, not a staple...still good and clean.

Unfortunately, despite excellent and quick service, this may be the worst Mexican food I've ever…read morehad. To start, I must say the restaurant is nicely decorated, clean and spacious. The staff are very friendly and orders and requests are handled quickly. Nothing slow about this location! The food, however, is pretty terrible. We ordered a Guadalajara Special, Fajitas Texanas (no onion) and the kids chicken tenders and fries. Nothing was seasoned, and I mean nothing. No salt (even the fries!), no spice, no flavor. The sauce on the Guadalajara Special was pretty offensive and the piles of bland, plain chicken breast and plain, bland ground beef were glaringly absent of any taste of Mexican cuisine. The tamale was serviceable once you dug it out from under everything else, but the steak taquito might have been the only thing on the plate we enjoyed. The fajitas were pretty sparse and barely constituted a good serving - more like lunch size than dinner. Rice and beans were both similarly flavorless and the rice was terribly dry. The chips, tortillas and taquito shells all tasted like deep fried paper - again, no flavor. The ONLY thing on the table with a noticeable taste to it was the complimentary salsa, and then it was actually too spicy! I've been to other Mexico Restaurant locations and have enjoyed the food. I don't know what's going on in the kitchen in Mechanicsville, but we will never be back and I cannot recommend this location to anyone with taste buds.

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I love almost everything about this place the chips and the queso are incredible You must order the…read morequeso every time I always get chicken enchiladas with extra sauce and extra cheese and it is to die for the chicken nuggets and fries were good too and I mean really good. The service is fast and the place is strict Mexican theme. These people are kind and they remember you if you go many times I've been going since I was six and they remember me. These people are here to stay. They wouldn't even close down the restaurant when they painted the place and it looks incredible. It's a strict Mexican theme but I love it. It's awesome. 5STARS!!!!

AMBIANCE: We came here during our break for our leadership…read moreconference that we had and it was actually a cool spot. It was spacious, a lot of booth seating area, it accommodated about 30 to 40 people nicely, so we were thankful for that. There is a ton of natural lighting, coming in from the windows, so that was really positive. SERVICE: Service was good, everyone was very nice, I do think that they were overwhelmed, and not usually used to having that many people to service in the middle of the day. At least that was my impression, but overall the service was good. FOOD: I really don't like to give bad reviews, and granted Mexican food is not my top choice but that's what the group wanted. Especially Tex-Mex food, this is not authentic Mexican food at all. So I just wanted some small things to bite on. I wanted appetizers. So I asked for the guacamole salad. You could literally taste that the guacamole that was served was out of a bag. They gave me lettuce, that could have been out of a bag as well, basically looked like rabbit food. It was not appetizing. I was like OK, well maybe they'll dessert will be good. My friend ordered the fried ice cream. How could that not be good? Well it wasn't. The fried tortilla was good, but the ice cream really did not taste good, and I think that's hard to do when it was simply just vanilla. The chocolate sauce, now that I'm thinking about it could have been old. And maybe that's why I didn't taste good? Really it was such a simple dessert, but it was not appetizing at all. The best thing there was the chips and salsa, which was of course unlimited.

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The white sauce here is truly one of a kind! It's a little bit sweet and hard to describe, but it…read morejust always hits the spot. It's our go to place for mexican food! I usually always get al pastor tacos, but I decided to try the chori burrito this time. I couldn't believe how big the burrito came out, it was amazing! It was filled with so much meat with chori on top just balanced everything so well! The green hot sauce is pretty spicy! It had me huffing and puffing. I also like the amount of booths here and the amazing service!

Why I left a 1 star review... Please read…read more.... This was definitely a five star experience all the way around. I left the one star review so that it might come to the attention of upper management. It will not deter us from returning again. People aren't born a happy server. However, with training, they become awesome personality for the restaurant. Our server was not a people person . No hello or welcome to the restaurant. They did not revisit our table to check our drinks, however, another server stepped in and refreshed our drinks. Our original server never stopped by to see if we needed anything or wanted anything else.. The quality of service is a staple to the survival of a business that serves the public . The decorations, were identical to the other ones that were in the area. Awesome. I ordered the beef and chicken nachos appetizer. It comes loaded with meat and cheese. More than any other entrée in the dinner menu selection. . So much so it's too much food for one sitting.

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Stopped in here over the weekend after jumping off 95 over to 301 to avoid traffic & based on good…read moreYelp reviews. Cool kinda out of the way location - believe this might qualify as a 'hidden gem' ;) Not a fancy place, but had some great Mexican food! It's was about 2:30 but I was still able to order from the lunch menu, so I sampled the Taco/Burrito/Rice special - not bad at all! Everything tasted fresh & they also had great chips/salsa. Service was great as well. I believe this was a spot-on choice based on the experiences of previous Yelp trailblazers - I'd definitely return if I find myself driving down Hanover Courthouse Rd...heck I'd even jump off 95 at Exit 92 & drive the 5 miles over to to get there! Recommended!

This place far exceeded my expectations. I've driven past it so many times, never stopping to eat…read more But my husband heard good things about it so we tried it for a weekday lunch. What surprised me was how much seating inside and out. Much more spacious than I thought it would be. It was a little chilly (the mini split unit was right above our table) so maybe bring a sweatshirt or jacket. The food: all fresh and delicious. My husband had tacos. I had a quesadilla. Generous portion sizes. I had enough left to bring home. The wait staff was friendly and welcoming. Our waiter was prompt in taking our order and checking back while we ate. Will definitely recommend this restaurant to others and will return to eat there again soon!

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DELICIOUS Mexican food! My friend had suggested this to be our halfway point to catch up with each…read moreother. They did NOT disappoint! Plenty of parking around back, it may be tricky driving into the location but we met right at 5:30. My friend got there before me and got us on the waitlist. Luckily, it wasn't that crowded yet and were seated pretty quickly. We decided to start out on their house margarita...my stupid self went ahead and answered the server "the largest one you have!" They were NOT kidding - this cut was gigantic! I told my friend that we will be getting one to share between the both of us. I made it a personal goal to finish at least half of it before leaving... I decided on their chef's special, carne steak (it was all the meat lol: steak, chorizo, with rice and beans). OMG, it was amazing with so much left over! (Spoiler - it taste amazing cold too! haha). I don't remember the dessert that we got but it was seriously like a big pancake churro with a scoop of ice cream. The place is clean and our server was great! He was on top of everything, let us do our thing and checked us on at the right time. I'm already excited for the next girl's catch up date already.

This was a waste of a meal. I love Mexican food but this is not the place to go. There are fees for…read morealmost anything you get one refill on drink and 1.00 for another. I ordered simple dish taco and enchiladas, however the rice was overcooked with no flavor. The enchiladas was covered in sauce that looked like mole sauce not enchilada sauce. The taco wasn't bad , just not appetizing. The ambiance of the place give old Italian restaurant with flair and splash of Hispanic banners. Just go to Mi Jalisco food there is way better. Servers were friendly and nice.

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