We used to enjoy dining here, but the service and the quality of the food has dramatically…read moredecreased and we won't be going back. Today we waited for 15 minutes just to be seated. There were only six active tables in the restaurant and no one was in line in front or behind us. We just stood there for 15 minutes waiting to be acknowledged by the staff who walked by us several times. After finally being seated, we waited another 15-20 minutes before a server took our order, and this was only after I stood up to track one down! We finished our meal and waited an additional 15-20 minutes for someone to come check on us. I found four staff members hanging out by the check-in podium, completely oblivious. They didn't care. If the food here was great, or there was a huge crowd, then the wait times and the horrible service might be acceptable. But as it is, I think the only thing this place has going for it is it there is nothing else in Pulaski. Food: 2/10 Service: Used to be good, the last two times literally the worst I've ever had. 0/10 Will never eat here again.

Authentic Mexican gem in Pulaski, VA! We stopped in during a trip and were pleasantly surprised…read more The food was delicious, the service was excellent, and the relaxed ambiance made it even better. Would definitely come back again!

So delicious and the woman at the counter gave good recommendations on what to order. Very casual…read moredining area and quiet and friendly.

This gringa went ga-ga over this fresh, authentic Mexican food truck. And good news... credit/debit…read morecards now accepted! Homemade corn tortillas and fresh pico de Galla (diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro). This is authentic Mexican, meaning chopped meat in the tacos (not ground beef), and white cheese, instead of weird orange cheese. Tacos were accompanied by cucumbers and radishes. Tamales terrific. Wish I had ordered more!

Extremely good food. My husband ordered the fish tacos with homemade corn tortillas. I had the…read morespicy fish. Great food and attentive service. If I lived in the area, I'd be a regular

Had super high expectations seeing all the previous reviews but boy what a disappointment it was,…read morethe menudo was Salty could not be eaten and didn't even taste fresh, we ordered guacamole and it had chucks of ice in it also tasted past due. The fried plantains were hard and not eatable. The pupusas were okay they could be better tbh. The service was excellent,

Enjoyed the tacos from the ~famous~ Tacos El Tico! We got chicken tacos with cheese! The cheese was…read moremixed into the chicken, which was so worth the extra 25¢! Definitely recommend & support a small business!!

10/10 love this place great food great prices. This is the place to go if ur local. So affordableread more

The restaurant is located on 221 (Stuart Dr) near Hanes Rd. between the USDA Service Center and…read moreMatthews Five & Dime. The listed address takes you to a trailer park around the corner on Hanes Rd. I ordered the Carnitas, Steak and Chicken tacos and they're amazing. This is a new regular stop for me when I'm in Galax, for sure.

Stopped in their dine-in location during a weekend visit to Galax when my daughter saw their sign…read moreas we were driving in to town. Nice clean place, friendly wait staff. We're seated and served Fresh cooked chips and really great salsa right away. We all went for tacos, choices included steak, chicken, fish, pork, chorizo...and more. We could tell our food was being cooked fresh, great smells coming from the grill area and lots of sizzle! No pans of precooked meat waiting to fill tacos in here! Not disappointed in the portions, 4 nice sized tacos for only $8, a little more for fish. The fillings were all very tasty, and Again I must say, so fresh! We could hardly finish 3 of the tacos, though we wished we could! The fish was particular tasty, but all were excellent. I will be back for fresh tacos again soon!!

When I first reviewed this little Mexican Restaurant located in a Marathon Gas Station in Vinton,…read moreVirginia, they had just started out and its restaurant's sign was just a custom vinyl banner covering up the U-Haul sign of the business that was there before. Yet the word out there was that this hole in the wall little restaurant had good food at reasonable prices. After being awarded the Triad Yelper of the Year 2024 Award at the Yelpies Award Ceremony last year, an event that honored the highest-performing Yelp Elites, I decided that it would be appropriate this year to go back to this restaurant and write a follow-up review, since my initial review was one of my reviews that contributed to me obtaining this highly esteemed Award. Today, this Hispanic family-owned restaurant remains a "hole in the wall" dining establishment, housed in a space out of a Marathon Gas Station. Their delicious Mexican Food from their origins in San Diego, California, and their reasonable prices, remain the same. Yet now they have a professional outdoor storefront sign, and they've changed their logo somewhat. The word Burrito in Spanish not only means the Mexican food item. It also means a little donkey; and originally their logo was a cute caricature of a little donkey. This was The house of the Little Donkey Taco Shop and Mexican Food. Inside the restaurant they still have a framed glass with this logo painted on it. Now they've substituted the little donkey with a food burrito. I'm not sure why they did the change. Maybe it was to promote their burritos. But whatever the reason, their delicious and inexpensive, authentic Mexican food remains the same, as well as the simple decor of the restaurant itself. And they still charge for their chips and salsa, justifying the way it's done in Mexico. The complimentary Chips and Salsa is an American Tradition that started in Mexican Restaurants here in the States. As I approached the counter to order my food, the enlarged menu was posted on the side wall. A friendly young lady in uniform greeted me and gave me a warm welcome. She answered some questions that I had about the menu and took my order to eat in. I ordered two Corizo Tacos as appetizer and a Adobada Chimichaga Combo (Marinated Spicy Pork), served with rice and refried beans. To drink I ordered a Pineapple Jarritos soda. I asked the employee if they had any physical menus. And she told me they didn't because customer would take them home. I would recommend to the owner of the restaurant room have some small menus designed and printed, and give them out to their customers because they would be a perfect marketing tool to bring in customers and also increase their Take Out orders sales. They currently don't have desserts. Some restaurants do this in order for customers to spend less time in the restaurant and allow others to sit and dine, thus increasing their sales. The young lady who took my order asked me to sit down at a table in the dining room and she would bring me the food when it was ready. It was amazingly delicious as always, and for the price you got more than your money's worth. I highly recommend this restaurant for when you feel like eating good Mexican food in an informal, relaxed environment.

We have been eating here for about 7 years. The food is not the problem. Things have changed in the…read morelast couple of years with customer service. The last time we were in the restaurant, my husband waited in the lobby for quite some time. No big deal, these things happen. But what bothered was his experience. After placing the order, when the employee went to hand him his change, he extended his hand and rather than place it in his hand, she placed it on the counter. We got over that. That may not bother some people, but we are old fashioned to have that expectation? We returned last week for another takeout. We watched as customer after customer walked in after us, placed their order, but left before us. He finally asked "did I upset someone"? Found out the food had been left at another station and sat there. For a good amount of time. All she says was "the burrito is still warm, do you want to feel it?" Of course the burrito is warm. It has potatoes in it. (by the way, we should have taken a photo because compared to what we used to get, the burrito was not the same). What upset us is she had an opportunity to apologize, but not a word. It felt as if she didnt want to have much to do with him. (just how it came across) The owners are not like this so we dont hold it against them, but do wish we would feel more like a valued customer having eaten there with my family for so many years. The food is still good, the customer service sucked.

Worst staff I've ever encountered. Super unprofessional and only care about themselves. After…read morespending $100+ they are still disrespectful. DO NOT COME HERE

I haven't been to a wide variety of eating establishments in the Blacksburg college town area so I…read moredon't have a lot to compare Centro to which is why, for now, 4 Stars is what I'm giving this place as my inaugural rating. BUT....signs are REALLY PROMISING FOR AN UPGRADE TO 5 STARS if the 2 times I've been here - once in July and then a few weeks ago before the start of classes - are any indication. This was a total stumbled-on find for us and Yelp once again assisted us in picking this little gem. We were looking for a dinner spot, in the mood for anything, just wanted to find someplace with good reviews, went searching on Yelp and came across Centro. Prices were just right and street tacos sounded amazing and a healthier choice - but not too healthy lol - than a greasy burger joint, fast food or an overpriced sit down. Finding the place, at night, was tricky believe it or not. There were noooo pics in Yelp of the shopfront (there are now, check 'em out) and we went up and down the block where google maps indicated it was. Folks - it's a 2nd floor place with 2 small front entrances - the main one right on N Main - a tiny door with a big illustrated skull on the black awning (hard to see in the dark) - sandwiched in between Poor Billy's (on the corner of N Main and Jackson) and Boudreaux's. The other entrance to Centro is on Jackson, just around the corner. Just outside the Jackson entrance, you'll see the makeshift outside dining area for Centro - like 5 or 6 table/chair sets roped off as the street is still a through street for traffic. Clever outside dining area actually - tables are sufficiently distanced, servers wore masks, tables are cleaned diligently and only QR code online menus! Oh and on warm, sunny days, there is large-tree-shade providing nice relief. Way to go! Okay - now for THE FOOD! Sooooooo gooooood! Caveat: we've only ever had the a la carte street tacos and the side order of chips and salsa and guac. That's all. But that's been plenty for us and sufficiently filling and satisfying. The menu isn't extensive and they're not Taco Bell (thank goodness!) or On the Border - but Centro doesn't need to be. I figure their limited menu allows them to focus on QUALITY and what they do best. And it shows - YUM. Value: Absolutely excellent value! Way to go Centro for making your fare way-affordable for students! Totally worth the cost. Quality and fresh ingredients and generous portions on each taco. Lime wedges are a nice touch. The tray of chips is overflowing and enough to group-share. The guac is house made (you can tell) and the salsa is pico de gallo style. They have other hot, medium and mild sauces they'll bring you upon request. Service: Amazing! :) Both times, our servers were on-it, polite and responsive. Our wait for food was minimal (though truthfully, both times we went during non rush). Centro ROCKS. Give them your business and tip your server generously - they're worth it and worth keeping them going! Hoping for huge success for Centro as the new school year begins and as small local businesses like Centro are coming out of the Covid shutdown.

My husband and I were here visiting. This was recommended to us by three different people…read moreseparately, so we decided to stop in on our last evening in Virginia and try it. We were seated pretty quickly after walking in. It's a very casual place and there was a bar with seating inside and out. But we were seated in somewhat of a patio area, not inside or outside. The hostess closed the shades for us because the sun was beaming in bright. Our server was nice and was a Virginia Tech student. We told him it was our first time there and asked him what he might recommend. He said to stick to the signature tacos and specific sides. He also brought us chips and salsa which was a good starter. I got the bang bang shrimp tacos and jalapeño cheddar mashers. It was all delicious. My husband got the honey soy salmon tacos and fried plantains. He really liked it. The only thing is that the plantains were not fired as we expected and weee more like the usual sweet plantains. All in all still delicious. I'd definitely want to visit here again. The sauce and everything on the tacos were amazing!

I thought hard about this review because the manager did allow me to escape paying for crap food…read more. but I just have to say it: this food is great for children of any age because it is flavorless and lackluster. And my experience was the staff was off putting to say the very least. - Looking at this as glass half full: even though our salsa came with the waiter's finger in it, my fish tacos were pale.. and see through.. my waiters attitude sucked and yes so did the food. But I can recognize good real estate and music when I see it. - Readers: I'd suggest you come here to read books in the evening as the patio receives a lot of sun and the umbrellas and music do make the place feel nice; but I warn you to bring your own beverages. Blondie served my girl a soda with an open can and was mind-numbingly oblivious to how many things he snuck his filthy fingers into before serving us. And oh yeah, he definitely didn't make an excuse for this mistake and double down on it before asking if he should get another one!. .. But it's not enough to make up for my waiter passive aggressively dropping a me a salsa cup on the table after my only ask of him was a water cup. He tossed the 4 oz paper bowl on the table like I was a dog. This was in response to my protest to his suggesting that I pay for food I explicitly told him I did not enjoy and could not eat. (For real, I gave the salsa and chips back to him as soon as we got the chance. He was a real degenerate with a bolstering angry visage because "he was tired". Go put a tampon in mate, and serve with a smile like the girls. This one should be avoided. P.S. this is not the first review where the server has thumbed the salsa during the delivery. Absolutely disgusting I am so glad I did not eat here.

Whatever you do, don't pass up the carnitas! Ordered a taco salad with chile verde, but received a…read morecarnitas tostada basically. Omg, the pork was incredible, the beans seasoned to perfection. My Crown and Coke was SO good; nice heavy pour and the prices are so reasonable. Guacamole delicious and homemade with cilantro, tomato and onion. Absolutely loved it and the staff was working their tails off. If you are visiting from out of town come here!!! Cute patio too.

We came here to try the lunch buffet that they only have on Sundays. They had a decent selection…read moreand the beans with the pork were some of the most delicious beans I've ever had. I would love to have that recipe. They also had cheese quesadillas, steak and chicken with peppers, refried beans, but I didn't get those because of the color was way off. Also had queso and rice on the buffet. Then behind it, they had a salad buffet, which also had shredded cheese you could put on your items. They didn't have taco shells at the buffet, but when we asked, they gave us some no issues so if you want to make a taco, you can just ask them. They also had cinnamon covered tortillas for dessert, but we didn't try those. If you like sweet tea, the sweet tea was delicious. The restaurant was pretty typical of any Mexican restaurant decorated with vibrant colors. The server was great.