Stoped in to grab something quick to eat while I was in the area. I ordered the steak taco platter…read moreit came with 3 Homemade tortillas with steak and a side of cilantro, onion, green and red salsa. Food was fresh and tasted good. Staff were friendly and service was fast.

In the past year, I've eaten a lot of very good tacos from places that serve authentic style tacos…read more None of them have served me tacos like Rosa Gallo did. They just had meat inside tortillas. No onions. No cilantro. Nothing else. Everything like that was on the side. I'm not sure if that's how they always serve their tacos or if they thought I would want the ability to control ingredients and put them all on the side. In any event, the appearance was disappointing and that set the tone for my experiences. I dressed the tacos myself after the fact, and they looked better. The meats (Pastor, Chorizo) didn't stack up to the other Willimantic places I had recently visited. The chicken, in particular, was something an average home cook could have made. The person who served me was nice. The decorations were very cool. Perhaps, they're very good at other things. But there are much better taco options in Willimantic and beyond. Three Stars

Food is excellent here. I love the chorizo burrito best. My friends usually get the carnitas tacos,…read moreand enchiladas, and they love them. The staff is friendly and helpful. Nice area to sit down and eat. Definitely come here!

I recently embarked on a full taco tour of Willimantic, and La Mexicana Grocery and Taqueria seemed…read moreto be the highest rated place on Yelp. It is indeed both a taqueria and a market. There is a seating area within the market where you can eat your tacos. The area where you order food is functional, but completely lacking in aesthetics. The tacos were terrific though. I ordered a Bistec, a Pastor and a Chorizo. The meats were very good, especially the Pastor and the Chorizo. The tortillas were very good. And the homemade red and green sauces were great. The taco side of La Mexicana is a great place worth exploring. The Market side was cool too. You can basically buy better versions of most Mexican foods you would buy in a grocery store. Terrific tostada shells. Very good queso fresco. Very good condiments. I love exploring stores like that. Five Stars

Tacos La Rosa in Willimantic has been on my Try List for years. So long -- I don't remember how…read moremany years. A while ago, I had seen TLR listed as a best taco in CT contender on one or more internet and/or media lists. An interesting thing happened in all those years. More and more authentic taquerias started opening in CT. Also, Willimantic itself became a known hot spot for tacos and Mexican food in general. So much so, that people would say "I have a taco spot for you in Willimantic." I was ready for them to say Tacos La Rosa, and sometimes, it would be a different place. I recently started a deep dive on the Willimantic taco scene. I'm not finished yet, but I can say the following based upon my extensive taqueria visits across CT in the past few years. Tacos La Rosa, makes a traditional style taco, and TLR is in the top tier of CT authentic taquerias. As you stand in the TLR parking lot, you can see the buildings of Eastern Connecticut State University. Inside, if you took all of the Mexican decor away, the restaurant sort of looks like an old school pizza joint. There's a black and white checkered floor. Brick walls. Open kitchen. Solid tan tables that are bolted to the floor or wall, and red benches snuggly positioned on both sides. I ordered three tacos at the Counter. Pastor. Bistec. And Chorizo con jalapeno. The person who helped me spoke very good English, but I'm not sure that we perfectly understood each other. He asked me if I wanted everything on the tacos. I wasn't sure what that meant, but I have a rule, that if a place asks me if I want everything, I say yes because I assume that's how they intend it. So the tacos each came with avocado, lettuce, queso fresco, tomato, cilantro and onion. Red salsa, lime and green salsa came on the side. Each taco had a substantial house made corn tortilla that held its structure despite all the filling. The tortilla was a cut or two above average. The pastor and the chorizo were about as good as you'll find in CT. The Bistec was pretty good, but didn't stand out. The chorizo had a sliced or chopped sort of texture rather than the crumbled chorizo you sometimes see. It was flavorful and manageably spicy. The pastor consisted of tender, saucy-red pork chunks. They tasted great. There were no pineapple chunks like you often get. I'm not sure that the toppings brought anything to the pastor, but they worked nicely for the chorizo and Bistec. The salsas were authentic and spicy. Throughout my time in Willimantic, I observed a robust Mexican population that was supporting these authentic Mexican restaurants. This was definitely the case at Tacos La Rosa. I'm glad I finally made it to Tacos La Rosa and I'm happy to see that their outstanding reputation is deserved. 4.5 Stars

We found ourselves in Willimantic a bit past the luncheon hour so we again stopped at this taqueria…read morefor a light bite. The price of an individual taco has increased to $5.99 which seemed a bit high so we decided to share an al pastor burrito that was jam packed with ingredients, flavor and a bit of heat.

This restaurant was so cute! Even though their sign is big, the store is so small it's easy to…read moremiss. Walking in, it looked like a regular cute family own restaurant. They had snacks to buy at the register too. We all sat down for lunch and they were quick to attend. Rough prices: the birria tacos (4 tacos) were about $18. The other tacos ranged from $4.50-5.50/taco. Honestly was not bad of a price considering how much protein was stacked into them. Two others at the table had gotten burritos with mushrooms instead of meat, and those burritos were comically huge in size. I think the prices are definitely worth the size and quality of the food! The tacos were absolutely delicious! The birria meat was not dry without the consommé! They were very generous with how much filling it got. The carne taco was much better than the chicken one but both were very very good. Nothing in the meal was dry or felt like it's been sitting out for a while. The food is definitely made-to-order! No one at the table had any complaints, only compliments! Hopefully they get much more foot traffic; for lunch time it was not super busy, just a small family and a singular customer. I would recommend this place, very homey feeling too!

On my IG Food Blog, I released a reel of taco places to visit and some people recommended places…read morefor me to try. One recommendation was Taqueria Cordoba. I recently visited and loved it. TC is located in the heart of the main drag in Willimantic. It's not fancy. It's part market. Part takeout. And there's functional seating for maybe up to about 15 people. But I wouldn't call it comfortable. After looking at the menu and what was going on at some of the tables, I ordered a pastor taco, a shredded lamb taco and a Mango Guava Agua Fresca for takeout. The tacos were traditional in that the meats were served with cilantro, onions, a lime, red salsa and green salsa on corn tortillas. The pastor was very tasty and tender. The serving size of the pastor was substantial. The lamb had good shredded texture and moisture. Almost like lamb carnitas. It needed more salt though. Both salsas were spicy, but good. I don't know if the the tortillas were made in house because they were too busy to ask. They seemed like they probably were though. I ordered the Mango Guava Agua Fresca after seeing it on so many tables. There were so many apparently knowledgeable Mexican diners there, I figured they knew something I didn't know. They did. It was delicious and had a substantially to it. If you need a fancier place to eat and don't live in the area for takeout, TC might not be your first choice. I don't need a fancy place. And I loved it. 4.5 Stars

Streak Tacos is our choice with Mexican Beer!…read more Service is fine. Large dinning room is ok.

Chicken enchilada for takeout lunch. DELICIOUS! $15 included Spanish rice and fresh lettuce onion…read moreand peppers on the side. I didn't have to add anything for spice or flavor. I will return.

So fresh. So clean. Great service. Great drinks. I think I'm on Mexico. I l o ve this restaurantread more

Solidly average Mexican fare. The verde chicken enchiladas were fine. Nothing special. Drinks were…read moresmall and pricey.

Poor service with my online order and an even more unacceptable response to my complaint from their…read moreVP - Director Of Operations, Kyle Lynch. He was snarky and condescending. According to his email, he oversees locations in UConn, Vernon, Windsor, Dayville, West Hartford & Willimantic. I would not recommend any business he is involved with.

First time here and my last. The gentleman behind the food bar greeted me and was very kind. I…read moreasked for extra salsa on my bowl, and a few seconds later a manager behind me scolded him on giving big portions. I turned around to tell her it was my fault, that I had asked for extra salsa. She told me she'd have to charge me for two bowls because I can't be taking all that food... I have never had an issue asking for extra of a topping. Meat or sauces are extra $ as always, but salsa? I tried to reason with her, but she became very aggressive and I was super uncomfortable. The man went to listen to her instruction, and I apologized to him and walked out. Definitely not paying close to $30 for one bowl with a scoop of extra tomato. Please eat elsewhere until management finds a replacement.

With fantastic margarita deals almost every day of the week and delicious food, coyote Flaco is a…read moregreat place for dinner and I'm sad that it took me so long to finally visit. The margaritas were fantastic and the chips and salsa were both very good as well. I also really liked my enchiladas, the guacamole was super fresh and the red sauce on the enchiladas was super flavorful. The service was also fantastic, everything came out quickly our server was very nice.

Food was ok. Seemed as though the bartenders were more interested in their friends sitting at the…read morebar than actually being attentive to the rest of us.

I went to Volare right at opening on a Friday. The inside is very comfortable looking, with some…read moretrendy splashes, like a selfie wall at the lobby. I would say the volume of the music was one or two notches too loud. Since it was opening, I was seated immediately. Looking around, I'd think there are maybe one or two too many tables of it got really busy, as they're fairly close together and I could see it creating a labyrinth if they all had people sitting at them. The lunch menu had a good range of options, so I would think a range of people would feel comfortable eating here. The chips and salsa, birria tacos, and fish tacos were ordered. I enjoyed the salsas, neither was too spicy and the rojo had a pleasant smoke in it. The birria tacos were alright, I may order them again, though maybe the white onions on the side to control the abundance of them. The fish tacos were bland. I really thought a lime to squeeze, maybe some extra of the aioli, or even some salt. I also paid extra for some beans and rice and felt that was not necessary in the future. Overall this is a solid choice for Mexican dining in the Norwich area, as it brings some different choices and perspectives you don't find at the other restaurants. I recommend a visit.

We went for dinner The place is beautiful and well designed…read more Handicap accessible. The waitress was wonderful and fairly knowledgeable about the foods and if she didn't know the answer to a question she went and got an answer. I had the Pineapple Cluck Tacos. They were very good. The Chutney sauce had a little too much spice. I understand the fusion process but still there was too much nutmeg. My grandson had the romaine noodle bowl. He loved it. The sauce was very spicy and hid some of the flavors of the other ingredients but was still something he would definitely order again. My son in law got the chicken mole. He enjoyed it but felt it would be much more flavorful with meat without a bone. (He is a head chef at a major restaurant). He said that they still need to soften up some of the spices. So it is a new place and just opened I am betting the longer they are in business the better the food will become. We will definitely be back. Oh and they make the best coconut margaritas. Deserts were great. Must stop in and try this place.the Yucca Fries were amazingly good.