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    Rivas Mexican Grill

    3.5 (147 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Fast Food
    Open 6:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Not a chicken chimichanga, that's for sure.

    *Obviously the owner doesn't understand either. I know I can get my money credited back to me. The problem is the people working at Rivas in Carson City. This wasn't the first time my order wasn't correct it's happened twice before. I won't be ordering from here ever again. The staff doesn't listen. Sir, your staff is ruining your business. They are terrible. All they do is talk to each other and don't listen to customers. This. Place. Sucks. I placed an order through door dash. I ordered a chicken chimichanga. I received what looks like a steak chimichanga. I. Don't. Eat. Beef! And a California burrito no pico de gallo paid extra for Mexican salsa which there was no salsa on it. I called Rivas to let them know my order wasn't right but the guy acted like he didn't hear that it was a door dash order, as I was telling him what I ordered is not what was made and delivered. He acted like I was ordering again. I said are you going to deliver what I actually ordered? He said yes, but I doubt it. It's like he wasn't even listening to half of what I was saying. I can not recommend Rivas in Carson City, N

    J R.

    Not impressed by anything about this visit. First thing through the door instead of a greeting or welcome was the cashier barking at us that it was cash only. That should have been the sign to just leave. We ordered, paid cash which was rounded off, and surprise surprise... no receipt. The food was greasy, very greasy. No ambiance, music, or anything worth going back for.

    Carne asada nachos.

    I ordered carne asada nachos and they only add 4 chips. How is that nachos for 17.99 not worth it. I don't understand how you could for get the nachos. I'm very disappointed.

    Avoid dinner. Asada fries are a soggy mess and street tacos are 4.75 each. I normally come here for quick breakfast, but quality has been going down. Will never come back for dinner

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    18 days ago

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    8 days ago

    5/22/26 They got the entire order wrong, added double rice to a combo for no reason. Added a burrito instead of a taco plate.

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    6 months ago

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    2 months ago

    Best mexican food in carson city hands down. Its great quality food with authentic mexican flavors!

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    3 months ago

    The BEST Mexican food in Carson City! Always clean. Staff always friendly. Fresh tortillas!!!

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    6 months ago

    Ordered chicken tenders and fries and they gave me 6 wings only for 10.75 which was a rip off and isn't what I ordered at all.

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    6 months ago

    very good but i wish the bread roll with the chicken torta was a lot harder..it is the new yorker in me.

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    2 years ago

    Great food, especially the burritos, but is a little pricey. The other plates look good, but I am not willing to pay $14 to $15 for it

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    The Chorizo Breakfast Burrito is fire. Not long wait time. You get to hear them cook and it very nice. Definitely recommend going to.

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    All the food is delish. I have had the tacos, burritos, nacho fries (amazing) and breakfast. Jamaica is delish. Best red hot sauce in town!

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    Ask the Community - Rivas Mexican Grill

    Taqueria Alonso

    Taqueria Alonso

    4.6(73 reviews)
    1.6 mi

    I recently moved into this area. The restaurant is with walking distance of my front door. I…read moregenerally go in there and order the run of the mill gringo stuff, but tonight I asked for a recommendation. The waitress said, "¡Tienes que probar el menudo!" She was right...it was the best I ever had., It's a whole in the wall place, but don't let looks fool you, the food was amazing and the staff was friendly.

    Another good find. When GPS brought us to here, I thought we…read morewere in the wrong place with the gas station in front, see pictures. Quality/Quantity - Complimentary Chips and Salsa - Love hearty chips, and my wife thought they were home made...? I think it was store bought... Quesabirria Tacos - 4 (small) tacos, a cup of sauce and a side of condiments, toppings. See pictures. If you have been following, I have been on a Birria Taco quest, trying this type of tacos every change I get. These were just okay. The sauce was good and it had generous meat/beef. But it lacked cheese?!?! See my last Birria Taco review at Mama Papa. Chimichanga - My wife really enjoyed this. She did not believe me when I told her that this was a deep fried burrito, lol. Generous portions, and she was only able to eat half. Guess we have dinner tonight. My wife and I felt the food was fairly authentic. BTW - EVERYONE ordered soup!! Menudo, Pozole, 7 Mares or Caldo de Res, etc! My wife really wanted to order this to try, but it was 70 degrees outside. Just means we have to come back. :) Kids menu also available. Atmosphere - Small location, the indoor and outdoor space was about the same size. Full of locals, everyone sort of knew each other which was cool. Semi open kitchen. One unisex restroom, I did not bother to check it out. Open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm as per Yelp. Plenty of parking Service - Overall good, welcoming. Counter or table service. We kind of stood out, and not in a negative way. The owner/cashier wanted to make sure we enjoyed our meal. The waiter was a hard worker, cleaning our table, and bringing out chips and salsa to us. Then we went to the counter to order. Price - No prices on the menus?!?! $30 + generous tip. Reasonably priced, but for a "hole in the wall"?!?! Owner Comment - Congrats on your success.

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    San Marcos Grill - Tacos de Lengua

    San Marcos Grill

    4.0(581 reviews)
    1.6 mi
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    This food is really good the service was good I recommend this if your having a bad dayread more

    Every now and then I have one of those where have I been moments?…read moreWell, today was one of those times. I was at a plaza, not far from where San Marcos Grill is located. We were hungry and decided we wanted Mexican food. We've been really tired of the place we've been visiting as we are regulars there. We've been really wanting to try something new and I remembered there was a place down the street from the plaza we were at. San Marcos Grill is not very hard to find. It's just off the main drag going through Carson City on Winnie Lane. We pulled in to the parking lot and I have to be honest. My first thought was wow I hope this place is good. Because I had my doubts being in a strip mall. But you never know unless you try. So we walked, and I was amazed, how awesome this place looked I'm talking very festive, very clean. Tables were well spaced out. The lady greeted us immediately and pointed us to a table where we could sit at. She was there taking our drink orders very quickly. As we sat and looked over the menu, I could not get over the size and beauty of the bar that they have in this establishment. Complete with a great selection of any kind of drink, you could possibly want also TVs that are spaced around the establishment so if you want to watch a sport event, there's not a bad seat anywhere in the restaurant. After looking over the menu, our server came to our table was a very nice young lady and took our orders. My wife chose the beef enchiladas, and a taquito, which comes with rice and beans As I always do with a new establishment, I chose the Carnitas plate. I am a Carnitas aficionado and I always try everyone's Carnitas to see if they are legit. As we're waiting for our food, I noticed an older gentleman who was just helping everybody, come to find out he is the owner. I do not know his name, but he's very friendly guy and very warm and welcoming. As I said, the establishment is very spacious and clean. The bathroom was even clean, so it was a real joy to be there, even though we were waiting on our food, which did not take very long. My wife ordered a margarita that she really liked and I just had a Modelo with a lime. The gentleman I just told you about who I think is the owner brought our food to us and it looked amazing. Needless to say, we dug right into our food and I could not get over how great these Carnitas tasted. Not everyone can make really good Carnitas, they're either dry or they're cooked too long to were they are too crispy. These are so tender and flavorful. I enjoyed every bite. My plate came with rice in a small bowl of beans, a garnish of avocado, sour cream and pico. It also came with very hot corn tortillas The tortillas, however we're spoiled and tasted really old. In fact, you can smell how old they were. I let our server know, but it was no big deal because I had tortilla chips still on the table. She offered to get me some new tortillas, but it was fine because I only use the tortilla to kind of put my food onto the fork. So the tortilla chips worked just fine. I kept trying to eat the Carnitas slowly because I was savoring it so much. I did not want to hurry and be done with the meal too fast. This was our first visit here, and I can tell you that we will be back and probably become regulars. The staff here is very wonderful welcoming and I cannot recommend this place high enough to anyone that wants a great place to eat really great Mexican food. Kudos to the staff.!

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    Antojitos La Jefa - Sopas - Carnitas & Chorizo

    Antojitos La Jefa

    4.1(48 reviews)
    1.3 mi

    This is my favorite Mexican restaurant in Carson. They make the tastiest Mex in the area. Good…read moreservice and I like that you can sit at the high top table and watch them cook! Very friendly! Excellent service!

    We visited Antojitos La Jefa on the recommendation of our neighbors. Off we went ! We went for…read morebreakfast but their menu offered a wide variety of options, with delicious sounding tacos and other magical treats. For me, the tortilla chips and salsa are a good litmus test of how the food is going to be. All I can say is the chips were AMAZING. Crisp and flavorful. These chips were clearly homemade. The salsa was meh, but the chips were amazing. On this day, we were taken care of two wonderful Latina's, which added to the authenticity of the experience. I overheard our waitress saying she was from Mexico City. Legit. Our friends ordered the Sopas and Birria "soup". The Sopas looked amazing, with a hand formed tortilla and served with a variety of proteins. Our friend ordered the carnitas and chorizo, to have a couple of flavors to sample. She said that the tortilla was bit different than "her mom would make" but did not take away anything from the dish. Her husband had the Birria "soup". I don't know if that was the official name but that's what it looked like. LOL. Served in a rich broth (not oily) were wonderfully seasoned, tender chunks of Birria beef. Whenever a Mexican restaurant offers Menudo for breakfast, I'm down. Menudo it was. This dish was served with Tripe only, lacking the familiar hominy in the dish. I came to understand, the inclusion of hominy varies, depending on where in Mexico the recipe comes from. Well, all right, now I know. The kiss of death of Menudo is if the soup is "oily". No oily broth here. The dish was perfect, served all the normal accoutrement, including onions, cilantro and oregano. Now about the tortillas. We were told that the tortillas were hand made. O-M-G. These were the most delicious corn tortillas I have ever had. I couldn't stop eating them. OMG. Last but not least, my wife ordered the breakfast burrito. She ordered it with bacon instead of the normal Chorizo. Her breakfast burrito was legit. I don't know how they prepared their potatoes but man-o-man were they good. The burrito is also served with Mexican Queso. SO GOOD. The cheese added creamy goodness to the burrito. What a great meal. The restaurant is small but super clean and the staff were amazing. We are looking forward to sampling more of the menu. Que Bueno

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    El Charro Avitia - Beef $1 tacos, I asked for no hot sauce.

    El Charro Avitia

    3.7(309 reviews)
    2.5 mi
    $$

    We had another wonderful experience at El Charro Avitia! My husband and I were visiting from…read moreCalifornia, and this restaurant has become one of our annual stops when we're in town. Maria, our waitress, was absolutely exceptional. Her service was warm, attentive, and welcoming, making us feel right at home from the moment we sat down. She truly went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. The food portions are tremendous -- definitely big enough to share -- and everything was delicious. The guacamole was especially amazing and a must-try! We always look forward to coming back each year, and Maria's outstanding service made this visit even more memorable. Highly recommend for great food, generous portions, and incredible hospitality!

    Decided to giv e it 1 last try. Thats what it is, our last visit. The food was ehh. Not…read moreoverwhelming like it used to be. Just ehh. Well the only thing yummy was the huge stuffed jalopeno, but they are like 5.25 each. The waitress that caused us to not go back for over a year is still there. I would have requested someone else if she would have been ours. It just was not as good as it used to be. Recipe changes?? Not sure. Still a very nice place inside. Just not our go to anymore. The cheese enchilada was not very good. The piccadillo ground sirlion was very dry with little flavor. So long El Charro Avitia. It was nice knowing you

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