Fresco Tortillas II

I live in the area and the food is great. It’s cheap and fast delivery but be careful with the reception lady she tend to be on her personal cell phone and always getting the order wrong. It’s annoying when you call many times and the order always comes out wrong so then I have to call again and complain. Just make sure you repeat the order before they send out for delivery. Overall good food and cheap and fast delivery.

Kinda crappy tacos. It’s fast. but so are a lot of other things. I haven’t gone back.

This establishment is the worst eatery in Riverdale. The food is not very good and they will cheat you out of your money. They will screw up your order and blame you and over charge you!!!, claiming you received a double order and did not pay for it. Then threaten to call the cops on you. If you are hungry and this is the only place open go to bed hungry!

the worst mexican food restaurant ever for me.
Ordered enchilada and taco for delivery.
was gonna order just enchilada but added taco to make over $ 10 which they say that is required for a free delivery.
Funny thing was delivery guy asked me «no tips?» when I signed up for the delivery confirm sheet. He told me this is the way they get paid. It was just not cool. I would have just ordered enchilada then, if I knew the delivery guy would ask me to pay the tip for him.
Ok whatever, I paid him extra dollars cause he came damn quick.
But the worst thing was food .
He delivered food like super quick right after I made an order like 10 mins later.
(I live in right next to the restaurant.)
but what is this plasticky cheese ?
foods were cold and felt like they were made an hour ago, anticipating uncertain future order.
someone might want to say «u get what u pay for»
but it was not even cheap.
Never again.

Over the years I have thought of Fresco Tortilla as nothing special, but fast, cheap and pretty tasty for cheap burritos. Tonight, our food was so disgusting that I actually called to complain. The kicker is that the food they brought back to me to replace the original meal was IDENTICAL to it!
When you unwrapped the burrito, you found a flat tortilla overstuffed with mounds of goopy mess — so overstuffed there would be no way for the burrito to even fold up. The tortillas had so much steam/​condensation on them that they were soaked through, shiny, glistening with water. It was revolting.
Never again! What a colossal waste of money.

Absolutely dreadful! I ordered the enchilda dinner and this is what it consisted of: Two thick doughy tortillas with a few pieces of dried up dark meat chicken and onions inside and plasticky cheddar cheese on top. It also came with a tiny bit of sauce and sour cream. This is a far cry from the enchildas I used to enjoy at Mexican restaurants in Manhattan, and they were not expensive either. Never again.

DO NOT EAT HERE! The customer service SUCKS!!! The Asian lady at the front desk is BEYOND RUDE!!! I was hung up on when I was placing my order and when I went to pick it up I was greeted with ATTITUDE. I told her I was here to pick up my order and she slammed it on the table and then started talking in her language to the cook next to her for a good 30 seconds. I’m sure she was talking about me bc he never even looked up or responded. After she was done with her unprofessional rant she wrote my receipt like she was annoyed and then barked the price at me. I was so disgusted with her at this point that I cancelled my order and left it right there on the counter! I can’t believe that these people think it’s ok to treat their customers this way. NEVER AGAIN!

I grew up with this tiny hole-​in-​the-​wall, and I’ve loved it since I was a kid. It’s cheap and greasy, but that’s exactly what I want in my comfort food. I can spend $ 10 and end the night hating myself, but in that way that leaves you feeling completely satisfied. I particularly enjoy the guacamole nachos and the jalapeño quesadillas. This is perfect «I just got dumped, and I deserved it» food. They’ve gotten me through some rough times in my life.

Cheap quick burritos and tacos at cheap prices. Tasty enough for a snack.
As for the place, it’s a tiny takeout place with a few bare tables, run by a very unfriendly family who do not want to talk to the customers at all.

Garbage crappy mexican! IMO do yourself a favor and look elsewhere. The food is low quality, usually arrives cold and late as well as VERY BAD customer service.
A perfect example of customer service is the last time I ordered here I wanted an enchilada. I checked the menu and took off what I didn’t want. When it arrived it had peppers and onions on it something the menu never stated. i tried to pick them out but this just tore apart the enchilada making it all messed up. so I called and asked what came on the enchilada, the listed ingredients the lady stated did not include peppers and onions so I told her i ordered one just now that has peppers and onions. With attitude she said ‘SO WHAT!’ I stayed calm and told her that I would of asked them to be removed if i knew and by removing them it destroyed my dish. Again with attitude I was told there was nothing they can do about it and I’ll have ‘to deal with it’. As a waiter of 10 years I let her know that the industry takes care of their mistakes, that I in no way needed or wanted free food, and that the way I will deal with it is in this forum of leaving a bad review. I was hung up on. smh

The positive reviews of this place are fueled by a burning desire for decent Mexican in Riverdale and a lack of decent options. Change the location of this place, and it would be done in a week or two. The reviewer who said it is a bad chinese place masquerading as an even worse mexican restaurant could not have stated it better. This isn’t good food; It just fills a void for cheap mexican in the neighborhood.

Not sure what the other Unilocalers are smoking — this place is disgusting. Yes, it’s dirt cheap, but you get what you pay for. It’s a bad Chinese restaurant masquerading as an even worse taqueria. I can only imagine what became of Fresco Tortillas I…
I ordered a veggie burrito that was inedible. It was made with frozen broccoli and carrots — wtf is that? The rice and processed cheese were unpalatably salty. Worse, the guac was brown. The whole thing was an ugly mess, as the frozen veggies had sweated water throughout the burrito, rendering it a big soggy blob. I took one bite, nearly gagged, and tossed it. How the hell do you mess up a burrito so badly?
Fresh ingredients my butt.
I will never go back.

Once upon a time, when I was living like a chic single hipster downtown, I frequented the Fresco Tortillas across the street on a regular basis– after all, all this living was expensive as hell, and I wasn’t about to go hungry. There’s nothing authentic about the food, which I like to call Chino Mex. When they closed, I was devastated, and drowned my sorrows in Fat Sal’s pizza.
Today, the universe has seen fit to return to me what it had robbed, and I’ll never take my beloved Chino Mex for granted again. When it’s late my favorite thing to order is a #17, and take it home in lieu of dinner with Mr. M. It’s a great bargain of a pound of steak fajita, fresh tortillas and drinks for $ 20. Works for me!
Dear Chino Mex, don’t ever leave me… cuz I’ll find you!

Bargain! Tasty! Just what I’ve been looking for.
The «Fresh Flour Tortillas» are great. Guacamole is great! Portions are large so don’t order to much…

Fresh ingredients make the difference for me. Yum!

I’ve so far tried their burritos and tortillas wraps, so I can’t vouch for other things on the menu.
Although it’s not the best Mexican food I’ve had, I like their food. Their burritos are 5 to 7 dollars and will definitely satisfy your stomach. I can eat a lot (10 slices of costco pizza in one seating) and their burritos would be pretty filling — their tortillas on the burritos won’t close because of amount of food stuffed inside the burrito. I recommend that you eat some of the burrito innards until you can wrap it, otherwise it’s more like rice, veggies, beans, and meat + tortilla dish. Their meats can be a bit dry depending on personal preferences, and double check your order — I’ve seen others get a wrong meat on their fajitas and whatnot (They are very nice about it if they made a mistake).
4 stars
food: 3 stars
amount per price ratio (aka quantity): 1 star
Edit: free delivery if you order $ 10 or more.

Their homemade tortillas are always so good, and the food definitely isn’t as heavy as Mexican food can be. I haven’t been disappointed with anything I’ve eaten thus far.

my fresco haiku:
Chinese? Mexican?
noodles or burritos, mmm
cheap and wonderful
they don’t mess around — everything is good. everything is cheap. yeah, yeah, no one under the age of 65 lives in riverdale (since I left). if you happen to be passing through, stop here.