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Dont Look Back

3.7 (184 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican, Bars
Closed • 11:30 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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Moderate noise
Hipster
Casual
Happy hour specials

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Bruselas Taco!!
Billie E.

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!

Tofu Taco, Shrimp Taco
Lauren D.

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.

Shrimp tacos
Mel S.

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.

Tom L.

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.

Carnitas nachos
Stephanie A.

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!!

Quesadilla
Emily S.

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.

Fish tacos, with 2 different toppings
Hasti M.

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

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Chorizo tacos were excellent and there were many good beer options. The chips and salsa were very very good.

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The best tacos in town plus awesome live music! I love this place. Can't wait to go back and get more drinks and tacos.

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We waited an hour or more for super dry unsatisfying tacos. I'll be going to En Su Boca next time... or Taco Bell. Bad service, bad food.

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Yea get them tacos they got, all of'em delicious! Karaoke on Sunday n cool staff n there good lookin peoples and good times!

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Bland tofu tacos. Horrible margaritas (just like BFF). Potato tacos saved this review!!! Shredded perfection! Please work on the margs.

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8 years ago

Best tacos out... fish and shrimp are my favorites! Really kid-friendly. New location has more space, pool tables, and shuffle board.

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My date and I had never been here before and had the most amazing experience. The drinks? 10/10…read more.. the service 10/10... the ambiance? 20/10!! The patio outside was really cute and cozy, the various seating areas is really great because you get a different feel from different angles. Our server recommended a Mexican lager.. it was SO GOOD! Try the lager!! My only gripe, the downtempo music changed to club music around 12am and got much louder. My date and I had to raise our voices to continue our conversation, we wanted to take our drinks outside but were told the patio closes at 11 :( We got lucky as the crowd was really thin but most weekends our server said it gets packed.. it's such a small place, I can't imagine what it would be like with 100 people inside!!

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Dont Look Back - mexican - Updated October 2026

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