Tacos El Indio

I've lived in the bay for 22 years now and I must say that I have never been as dissappointed in Mexican food in _any_ area at large as I have been of Richmond. It could be something I'm not understanding in terms of the food culture here, but it seems like the things I like to eat are simply not done well, albeit a few stellar exceptions.Tacos El Indio falls squarely into this category; they don't even list chicken on their meat options for burritos. What I had was extremely mediocre, bordering on inedible. I'm reviewing this spot because I was recommended to try it based on some sort of 'hot and new' status that Yelp is encouraging in my local search results, and it was a huge dissappointment.My notes below.Pros:- Avocado: They DO have avocado, which for whatever stupid reason is a rarity at Richmond taquerias (moreso with taco trucks). I would say that this is where my 1 star comes from (yes I would give some places a zero if I could), as I think that in today's Richmond-burrito-climate seems heroic. Oh and even better: it was fresh.Cons:- tortilla was overly chewy / rubbery and dry- chicken is typical of a lot of Richmond "grilled chicken" fillings: Cut up into miniscule pieces, after being overly martinated and left out for way too long, then reheated with expired cheap oil. The result is a rubbery texture with a hard exterior that tastes overly saturated and flavorless, albeit the taste of the oil (think boiled-chicken-taste, but worse). One reason this could happen is that an establishment makes carnitas well and considers that method of preparing meat to translate over to other proteins. Of course, it doesn't. - Salsa protocol: I was asked whether or not I wanted "spicy" sauce inside the burrito which consists of Chile de Arbol, and let's be honest; that ain't spicy. Before I'd asked about which type of chile, I declined to have too much of the "spicy sauce" in the burrito, heeding the warning, but asked to have the salsa on the side.- Salsa portions: 1oz salsa cups and they only give you one of each. And worse still, you'll need the salsa because of how bland the food is. I asked for two extra as I'd not ordered as much inside the burrito, but the cashier told me "this time I can give you two extra" - 4 total - "but next time each is $0.50 per cup". Really? Nickel'n'diming on tiny salsa cups? - The menu (as indicated by the photos shared of the establishment thus far) is literally wrong and they haven't bothered to update it since they opened. There are a bunch of things crossed out, but in no way does it represent what you can actually order. In fact, the item I ordered - a chicken burrito - is not on the menu. The meats "grilled chicken" and "shredded chicken" are not on the menu in the burrito section, they're presented via word of mouth at the window.- Consistency: My first bite was a bit into an incredibly dense amount of folded tortilla, which is not my favorite experience. It's indicative of a poor balance of ingredients inside of the tortilla and not enough filling per the tortilla size.

Stumbled upon this after a doctors appointment. Ordered a veggie taco with sour cream and cheese for a total of $2.70 after tax. Surprisingly one was loaded so fat with the ingredients I needed a fork to finish off the toppings. Fresh, great service and a good deal. Large parking lot. Accepts Apple Pay. Menu: tacos, quesadilla, burrito, torta, enchiladas, flautas, nachos, breakfast burritos and breakfast plates.

Oh yum! My husband is a librarian at the city library nearby and his Co-workers recommended this place. We went there on a lunch date and it was delicious! It is attached to a Mexican store, so take out only but they do have some picnic tables outside. Steak in the burrito was spot on tasty, toppings meshed throughout the burrito. The guacamole dip was thick and spot on for taste. Horchata was a delicious dessert. Nice people at the cash register. Definitely recommend!

Very dishonest people, my wife and I ordered a wet burrito, a super burrito and a grilled chicken quesadilla, when we got home, the wet burrito was missing, I called and they said they charged us for a super burrito and 3 chicken tacos (which we didn't order or get) and a quesadilla, we went back thinking they would just give us what was missing, the worker wanted to see the food so we drove back to our house and got it and came back with the food, the worker had opened the quesadilla and there was no grilled chicken inside,it was just cheese and she opened the "Super burrito" and there was no sour cream or guacamole it was just a regular sized burrito. So they messed the order up completely, the worker argued with my wife claiming they gave us chicken tacos, if that was the case I wouldn't of been so upset and writing this review, This was my first and last time I would ever go this establishment. There should of been no argument and accusations. We did get our refund.So customers beware of your order, pretty bad for a restaurant that hasn't been open for a year yet. Bad service and Bad Customer service PERIOD.

Outstanding food. Love this place. We go here regularly. Crispy chips. Fabulous carnitas.

New taco spot on the side of a Mexican market,menu has a lot of items,unique meats,alot of parking,great customer service,and looks really clean.got 2 tacos and a torta de milanesa de res.both ítems we're great and they have chiles toreados.

Good tacos, burritos, flautas, everything is fresh and well made. I go for lunch every day at work you won't be disappointed