What a lucky surprise! Our daughter recommended this lovely little mexican restaurant while we were visiting her last weekend and we were blown away! I got the taco salad with "pollo" and hubby got "carnitos" tacos. The salsa was a bit too spicy for hubby, but the lovely little waitress recommended the "Pacifico" beer because they didn't have his usual Mich Ultra. He said he felt transported to a resort in Tijuana! I also had the best conversation with a sweet young bartender named Peter. It's rare in these post COVID-19 days to meet such charming and friendly restaurant workers, but Peter has my heart (to hubby's dismay ). We usually aren't able to have international food like this, but we will definitely be returning when we visit next. Go if you are looking for a trip south of the border! read more

I had heard so much about this place and decided to come here on a double date. Seating was pretty easy. There are 3 pool tables and it's not exactly clear that there's a list in the back of the place where you have to put your name down, so if you're reading this now you know. Service was nice. The waiter was pretty attentive. I got the fish tacos in traditional toppings and it was good! read more

Dont Look Back - Traditional fish taco - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

This place is amazing! Everyone makes you feel at home, which is hard to find. Food was good, the nachos and shrimp tacos are my favorite. Our host Peter was great! He brought my chips and salsa out within a minute of ordering, and was very inviting! I love this place and it's workers and will definitely be back! read more

The customer service at this place is straight trash. Whoever answered the phone was rude, disrespectful, and had a nasty attitude from the start. I called to have something taken off my order, and instead of handling it professionally, they acted like they could tell me what I could and couldn't do with my own order. Then they wanted to be a smart mouth on the phone for no reason. If you don't like dealing with customers, then customer service isn't the job for you. Nobody should have to be talked to with that kind of attitude just for asking a simple question. Management seriously needs to address how their employees speak to people because it's completely unacceptable. read more

Every Sunday night we go here, and every Sunday night we have a great experience. The Bruselas Taco is my favorite, but it's not available often enough! Service is great! Beaumer is a ROCKSTAR! read more

Dont Look Back - Bruselas Taco!! - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Hit Don't Look Back for some late night tacos and margs, and the tacos didn't disappoint! I ordered the Tofu Taco and Shrimp Taco with no dairy. Unfortunately, they still put sour cream on the taco so had to flag someone down to help get the tacos remade. Once fixed, the tacos were fantastic and way bigger than expected! One of our party said the Carnitas taco was one of the best she'd ever had! Service was good even though the bar was absolutely packed. Still had to wait a little bit to place an order but that's to be expected. read more

Dont Look Back - Tofu Taco, Shrimp Taco - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Really fun Mexican joint with dive bar vibes. The service is phenomenal. Every staff member greeted up with kindness and promptness. Also noticed that they make an effort to be a more sustainable / environmentally friendly business. Most restaurants will tear thru single use plastic containers without batting an eye, but DLB is different. Now about the food. Amazing traditional Mexican style tacos is their specialty. I've never tried a taco of theirs that I didn't like. But my favorites are the carnitas and the shrimp tacos, highly recommend trying those ones. You do have to pay for chips and salsa, but they give you a lot of bang for your buck. We went here for an event so we had huge servings of everything, for about 15 people. They had a nice big section of the restaurant prepared for us. We reserved a pool table as well. And for anyone who doesn't know, this building used to be an old pool spot called Triple, they've kept the Triple sign as an homage to them. And continued to have pool tables. And I'll let you in on a little known treasure of DLB. The key lime pie. Omg it is to die for. I don't even like key lime pie that much, but *this* one? Yes!! More please. read more

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Updating per nachos. Delicious and will truly never get enough of this place! Great for any hangout.

We were staying down the street, so we HAD to stop in here and grab a drink and some tacos. Loved the vibe. It was busy, fairly loud with fast, friendly service. Their jalapeno infused margarita was a thing of beauty and only $9. So refreshing and had some kick! Loved every sip. Had the potato tacos (shredded style), plus chips and guacamole and everything was super fresh and reasonably priced. We were in an out in less than an hour and could have stayed longer if we were up to more drinks. A real gem. Don't trust the review and see for yourself. read more

Dont Look Back - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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Ambiance in here is great. Pool is reasonably priced. Drinks are always good. Excited to try the food!

This place is great! The drinks were delicious the service was excellent and the tacos were yummy. It was a very clean pool bar and my teenagers enjoyed the pool and the trivia night. It was a great find for our family. Highly recommend for a casual night to connect with your grown kids. read more

We came in for a late dinner- total dive bar vibes with total Richmond looking wait staff :) started with the trio of dips which were good but the chips were meh. Tacos were pretty good- lots of toppings. Really liked the shredded beef one. Potato one was interesting- almost like shredded potato within the taco but not super cooked. Service was fantastic and tequila shots were cheap. Loved the dive bar vibes- even the toilets reeked but its part of the allure. read more

Went here tonight with some friends and loved it. Great tacos and fun chill vibes. I don't drink, but my friends loved the margs they got. We were served very quickly and didn't have much of a wait at all. I had some of the shredded beef tacos on corn tortillas. The beef was very flavorful, tender, and had a nice lil kick to it. I still added some hot sauce to it though because I like hot sauce. The cilantro, onion, and lime were a nice addition to contrast the beef. We had a fun time and I'd recommend it to anyone who needs a chill place to hangout, drink, and eat tacos. read more

DLB has been one of my go-to spots for over a decade. I will say a few years back, the food wasn't as consistent (I'm sure covid related, supply & demand of items, etc) but they're BACK and better than ever pictured below are the nachos with carnitas and they were truly delish perfectly seasoned, crispy yet moist, and just all around damn good. go check them out!! read more

Dont Look Back - Carnitas nachos - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

The staff are awful. Travis is an offensive bartender. They actually treat you as if you're a burden when they should be doing their job. If you're a "middle age, square person", don't bother going in. They will try to embarrass you to look better to the young regulars. I'll never go there again. read more

THE best taco spot in Richmond, no questions asked. The food options are all phenomenal - my favorites are the carnitas tacos and chicken quesadilla. The drinks are very reasonably priced and always yummy. Of course, the added entertainment through pool tables are a plus as well. The service isn't the always the friendliest, but I think that's because this is a cool guy bar and the employees try to keep that cool guy persona. All of this to say, this is my absolute favorite Richmond spot. Do yourself favor and go here. read more

Dont Look Back - Quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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From my 11 year old son: The carnitas tacos from 'Don't look back' are stunning. The spicy carnitas meat and onion send tingles down your tongue. The flavorful cilantro makes your tastes buds jump and quiver with joy. The flour tortillas hold the flavor passionately. To tie it all together, a squeeze of zesty lime. Don't look back" read more

Love this spot. Exactly the menu you'd expect for a taco spot. Good beer selection. Very friendly and attentive staff. If there's one small nit, sometimes the place smells like a bar that didn't get cleaned quite well enough after a big night. But I can move beyond that for the grub. read more

Great food. Chill atmosphere. A must in Richmond for a chill hangout spot. I'll be back. Plenty.

I've been here before in a big group but I came here today with my sister and a friend. The place gave off good vibes. I ordered nachos with chicken. They were a little dry. I'll probably order them again with extra cheese and crema. I also order the house margarita. My margarita almost tasted like water...couldn't taste the lime or tequila. My sister ordered the classic margarita and hers didn't taste great either; too much lime and was thick. read more

Dont Look Back - Nachos with chicken - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

I've been on the hunt for the best Mexican spot since I moved to RVA! And Don't Look Back so far holds the top place! Very tasty fish tacos The reason I'm giving it 3 stars is not for the food, but the bar! I been disappointed in their cocktails! Decent beer collection tho read more

Dont Look Back - Fish tacos, with 2 different toppings - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Go to place for a first date. Food is always good, my servers have always been attentive and shooting pool is a great Ice Breaker. Laid back attitude and quirky vibe makes this a very comfortable place to hang out. Come early to get a table though because they get snatched up quick read more

Drinks were great, chips were stale, but salsa was delish. I came around 8:30pm with a coworker of mine for some drinks and chips, and despite the place being only about 40% full, we were somewhat rushed out. We ordered a couple of margs and chips/salsa, chatting and having a nice time. Our waitress came to our table probably every 15 minutes, which was very nice until it felt slightly like pressure for us to order more. We didn't- but appreciated it would have been easy to. Eventually, we got the check and I did feel bad for taking the table for so long and ordering only a couple of drinks, so I tipped over 20%. She came back 5 minutes later to ask if I had signed the check, and then took it with a quick "thanks have a good night." Totally understand we were there for a long time, but it wasn't packed and I didn't think we were being obnoxious. Oh well, maybe she was ready to finish her shift. Overall, nothing to rave about but nice place. read more

Extremely mediocre Mexican food. The ambiance is kinda loud, but I bet it'd be fun if you stopped for late night drinks. There are pool tables & a bar. The chips were incredibly salty and my one (1) 6" chicken taco was $4.50 and had very little flavor. Service was decent, but we did try three times to flag down the server for our bill. read more

I love stopping by this place for a late night bite. The kitchen is open longer than most places in Scotts Addition, and it always hits the spot. The beer selection is great, and happy hour deals are as well. The fan favorite in my group is the chicken skin tacos (on special), but we get the carnitas whenever those aren't available. I highly recommend coming here to get your late night taco fix! read more

We heart Don't Look Back. Best chicken skin tacos eva! Kyle and Kai are the best. Frito pie ain't bad eitha

I am shocked at the rating and recent reviews! My husband and I were in town and saw DLB pop up on Google Maps so we decided to give it a try. Are the tacos authentic? Not quite, but they are still YUMMY. We tried the carnitas, shrimp, fish, the verde special, and beef tacos. Heads up that the carnitas are VERY CHARRED, but it says so on the menu. They key lime pie is DELICIOUS. We went back a second time to get it, lol. During our second visit we also got the frito pie. It was a fun and tasty dish. I would 100% get it again. I need to know what's in the sauce! The service was good. The staff was kind and mostly prompt. They have happy hour specials so I got their house margarita with their home made infused tequila. It was great! The ambiance gives off dive bar and I'm here for it! They have pool tables and other activities in the back. The place is spacious. Hope we get to visit them again one day! read more

Decent tacos, well maintained pool tables but the music is really loud. And not exactly background music...

Overall atmosphere was fine for a Tuesday evening. It is spacious indoors with a lot of seating options for dining and a fair amount of spots at the bar. I didn't get a chance to try their tacos, though they did have a 3 for $10 option on Tuesdays (must be the same meat and 'style' for all three tacos). We started with chips and a side of guacamole, queso, and salsa. I ordered a chicken quesadilla with beans. Food was subpar but the quesadillas were huge. We had a big party so the food was slow coming out and the service was alright. There's also space in the back for billiards (about 4 tables?). Parking can be hard to find at times since it is all street parking. read more

Long-time lover of DLB here. I'm noticing that they have developed a quality control issue. I went in person about a month ago and things were absolutely fantastic. However, I ordered delivery today and I was not impressed. I order the same thing each time. Today, all three of my tacos (three different meats) were absolutely saturated in garlic powder. I couldn't taste anything else. Only ate it because I spent the money on it. Extremely disappointed. I hope it was a fluke. read more

I've been here twice and both times were great! The first time, the carnita tacos were to die for because of how crisp the meat was. The second time, the tacos were still good but a lot less crisp on the carnita meat. Still great flavor though! I love the 'pub' feel with the wood bar and pool tables in the back. They also have great hot sauce options. read more

Dont Look Back - Dining room area - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

I don't have to look back because I will be looking forward! Never Again! I ordered the chips & queso and the chips were cold and stale. The queso was luke warm at best and when I asked if I could get it hotter I was met with a look of confusion! The esquites was served in a bowl and it was warm and loaded with lots of mayonnaise. I ordered 1 beef taco in a flour shell and the shell was cold. The beef was mildly dry and it was full of flavor. read more

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So, so good. My roommate and I went on a Wednesday night for tacos and they did not disappoint. Ambiance is very chill and a little on the dark side with pool tables. We got the guacamole (get it), carnitas tacos and shrimp tacos and all were incredible. The chips were heaven. It was all so good that I'd go back tomorrow for more. And PSA they serve tacos until 1am. read more

Dont Look Back - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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I've known about this place for a while but hadn't gotten around to trying it until tonight, and I'm SO BUMMED it took me so long!!! These tacos are LEGIT. First and foremost, this place doesn't skimp. Normally when I order tacos, I can count on it being half full. Not this place! I ordered a shrimp and carnitas taco, and both were excellent. The shrimp were fresh, not fried, and had a surprising (but awesome) kick to them. The carnitas were super tender, flavorful, and the taco was filled to the brim!!! I ordered the carnitas over the chorizo based on some Yelp reviews I had read, and it did not disappoint. Service was friendly and the restaurant felt clean! Will definitely be returning! read more

COVID Review- Coming to DLB during pandemic is a much different experience than before! When you walk in your immediately greeted by plexiglass, hand sanitizer, and social distancing signage. The smell of tacos is overpowered by bleach! This place is clean and doing everything they can to keep the staff and customers safe. To - go orders can be easily placed online with a pretty quick pickup time. My taco experience at DLB continues to get better and tastier with each trip! read more

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I was really excited to try this place out last night with a friend. I have always walked passed this restaunt and thought it was a bowling alley.. probably because of the sign. My friend and I arrived at 7ish on Thursday night and there were not many people in the restraunt. The place was set up with scanable menus and plexiglass dividing the bar where you order from. We were disapointed that the bar did not offer frozen margs so we both had a canned beer. The food menu had a nice variety of options. My friend ordered 2 of the chorizo-tofu tacos on flour tortilla gringo style. I ordered fish, carnitas, and pulled beef on corn tortilla traditional style. The wait for the food wasn't too long, maybe 10 minutes? When we got out tacos we were a little thrown off because all my friends tacos were traditional style on corn tortilla while mine was all flour, gringo style. Also I think half of mine were chorizo-tofu and my friends were all pulled beef. Im not exactly sure what we were even eating.. but it was very good. Just kind of hoped the tacos would of come atleast close to what we ordered rather than mystery tacos.. Also the salsa that comes with the chips and salsa is very bland!!! Get the queso instead. read more

Dont Look Back - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

This is the place to go if you want a social distanced dinner! There wasn't much "service" per say. You scan the QR code at the table and then you go up to the bar (there is a plastic screen all around the bar) and then you place your order with the bartender. Once your food is ready, they call out your table number and you go pick it up. My boyfriend and I felt really safe eating there even though we're vaccinated. We got the beef nachos, carnitas, shrimp and fish tacos. My bf said the carnitas were good. I loved the fish and shrimp tacos, they were really well seasoned. The nachos were on point too, absolutely delicious! My only complaint is the margarita, it was terrible. It tasted like the sour mix went bad or something? I was really disappointed bc the margs I had prior to Covid were pretty good, but I couldn't even force myself to drink it because it was that bad! Waste of a $7. It wasn't just me who thought it was bad. I watched another couple drink across the table take their first sips of their margarita and they both cringed. Definitely will not be order a margarita next time I'm here! But the food is really good. read more

Dont Look Back - Shrimp taco - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

This is my personal favorite place to grab tacos in Richmond. The shrimp tacos are my go to - traditional w/ corn tortillas. They are ALWAYS good. I'm not sure what the seasoning is on the shrimp but damn it's so delicious! They have pool tables in the back and good margs as well. Always consistent and the staff are all very chill and friendly. read more

I'm a mexi-fan... love all foods south of the border!! So I've sampled my share of tacos, burritos, chimichangas, tamales, quesadillas... you get the picture. That being said, the food here at the Triple is fair. The quesadillas are probably your best bet. The tacos are ok, the carnitas were too well done, and a bit bland. Same with the guacamole. Y'all can go ahead and kick it up a notch! I ordered a side of white rice and black beans. No spice on the beans... and small portions. But, the prices are decent and I'm guessing that's the draw. There's lots of seating and a nice bar, so bring the whole gang! The service was Speedy Gonzalez and the waitress was accommodating and sweet. One thing I loved about this place was the location. I am so glad they kept the iconic neon Triple sign. I used to work across the street from this place many moons ago when it was the Triple Triangle. It's nice to see they remained true to the original roots and kept the pool table theme in this restaurant. The vibe here is hip and relaxed, so if you're not too picky about your Mexican food, this is a great hang for lunch, dinner or drinks! read more

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Always a fan. Good tacos. First time eating there in long time. I'm a fan and not as crowded as some of the bars nearby can be. Must stop in location. read more