Taco Rico

A good little taco place. It is definitely authentic and reminds me of what El Zarape was like 10 years ago before it over extended itself. The tacos are good. I like to get trompo and molleja (extra crispy). If I was in this part of town more I would eat here more often. Also on the plus side, they haven’t raised their prices in several years. You can’t go wrong stopping in here for a quick lunch.

Always the next best thing next to «Street Tacos» in Reynosa. Staff is friendly and service is good. Love the Papas!

From the outside, the place looks like a typical fast food franchise, not to mention the fact its located right next to a McDonalds. You walk in and you get that «neighborhood» feeling. It’s a sunday afternoon and the place has plenty of people inside and the staff are working hard to keep things going.
Now, take note Mexican cuisine is a new frontier to me. I just recently discovered that the hard taco and american/​chipotle burrito is not the same as the standard burrito. In fact, what I’ve noticed is that I rarely see the word «burrito» in most menus in the «Valley.»
I come up to the counter and I’m still not sure what to get, so I decide to go with what I observe to be the norm which is a taco combo. Soft corn tacos, a soda, and baked potato for $ 7.99 (plus tax).
They take your order, then they bring the order to you. A slight side step from «fast food», but I would lke to think this means they are preparing the food as ordered which I find reassuring.
I take my drink in the form of a styrofoam cup and find a table. A bustling lady roams the room carrying and order and Unilocal out the order number in spanish. Another one goes and offers a free side dish of bean soup. I found the bean soup quite tasty, and if you forgive the nostalgia… it makes me think of cowboys on the range having a meal.
Taste: The tacos got the job done, though I found the meats a little on the dry side (I chose chicken and pork). However they had two sauce bottle close by, the wonderful green sauce and red sauce. I did make the mistake of getting «everything» on the baked potato which included butter and sour cream. I recommend choosing one or the other.
On the dessert menu, they have choco flan which is something I recently discovered and will have to try on my next visit, as well as the other dishes.

Best tacos I ever had!!! Keep it simple with flour tortillas, beef, cilantro, and grilled onions!!! Mmmmmmm! Can’t forget the baked potato loaded with cheese sour cream and bacon!