Great hidden little barrio restaurant! Having lived in, travelling frequently in Mexico, & being blessed with authentic Mexican cooking @ home, I can tell you that you will enjoy a traditional & authentic experience here...from the food to the environment! Like: Frijoles Salsa Rice Corn tortillas - made here! House potatoes Wish: The chilaquiles were crunchy...they're delicious, just soft. read more

Came here on Christmas Eve during my annual road trip. Had my doubts before stepping into the restaurant but so glad I did! They may not have a fancy exterior but the staff was very friendly and the food was delicious. I especially liked how light their chips were so you wouldn't get full before the entree comes. Overall it was a lovely experience. read more

Handmade tortillas! Beans are delicious! The people where very nice. Posole was good!

I was hungry and am new to this area. I saw this place had good rating so i came to check it out. I ordered a asada burrito and in my opinion that is a classic that no one should mess up. I started munching on it and the carne had so much fat throughout it and was very hard. It doesn't seem like a bad place but the meat has to be better. read more

I went there and got 3 tacos. The woman who took my order was very friendly and Service was super fast. The tacos were delicious. I wish they came with salsa instead of hot sauce and the meat was a little over seasoned but all in all very good. read more

My new favorite lunch spot! Went here today with some friends and instantly fell in love. The Salsa alone had already sold me. However, then I took a bite of my burrito and the beans had the best flavor. I'm definitely hooked. read more

Tortillas are thick and awesome. Chicharon taco was so good. Also people seem great. read more

El Trigo - I thought I ordered too many tacos, but then realized there's no such thing. - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

This is my literal go to place for Mexican food. I've been here for lunch and dinner and its always left me satisfied. Lunch specials they have here are great for those on a student budget or a little strapped for cash. I highly recommend getting the tacos, the burrito and torta off the lunch menu if you can. Food never fails to disappoint my friends and I whenever we come. I love the fresh chips and salsa they serve as an appetizer I guess. Decor isn't too made, has a homey feel to it, like you've been coming here all your life. It doesn't like like much on the outside, but you shouldn't judge a book by its cover! Service is good, always asking if I'm good or would like anything else. You should definitely come here for good Mexican food. read more

A hidden gem! This place is wonderful! The service is great; the ladies that work there are so sweet and nice... and the food is uh-mazing! Not only is the food super awesome and delicious, their prices are soo cheap! It's surprisingly hard to find good Mexican food in Riverside, so this is the place to go for really good, authentic and home-made-style Mexican cuisine. I love El Trigo!! read more

We love El Trigo. They have great service. We order by phone and pick up. They have vegan options (I'm not sure I always believe that since how can we know f they use lard in the beans, etc). But they remember us when we call and never get our order wrong. I'm giving 4 stars because I thought I noticed they had a B grade at least at some point. It doesn't seem especially clean in there either but the food is pretty darn good. My husband says they have really good menudo. read more

This little restaurant is GREAT. From the caldos to the burgers, no other local restaurant beats this. This is the spot to be.

Question number 1... Are you brown? Question number 2... Is your grandmas cooking the best mexican food? Well Im going to tell you something right meow. I swear if you come here, you will be confused cause the food here is like grandma's cooking! I have been coming here for over a year and tried majority of the menu, and I have rarely been disappointed. The whole fried tilapia is the business, and the chicken w/ mole is soooo tasty. Seriously you cant go wrong. In addition to the food, everyone who works here is super friendly, they welcome you with a genuine smile, and make you feel at home. Love them! Oh yea! Get the flan! It is rich and will make you feel warm on the inside. read more

Probecho! amazing Mexican joint. Loved it all, the customer service was just like Mexico, warm and welcoming. The food was perfect, not to spicy, not to oily. Spiced great the meat was cooked perfect! I love this place, favorite Mexican place in town. read more

El Trigo - The Façade - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

I have lived in Riverside for over a year now and I feel that these are still the most authentic tacos one can procure in the Riverside Area. Tortillas are hand made and he El Pastor, Carne Asada and Lengua were were really tasty. The location is not in the best part of town, but that is fine with me. The staff were very attentive and expediently executed our order. read more

I'm so glad that my wife and I finally made it to this place. We always seem to think about it at night, and since it's in a sketchy area, we never want to go. But, luckily she thought about it during the day, and so, away we went. We ordered a chile verde burrito and carne asada torta and split them both in half and shared. The chile verde burrito was phenomenal- the best we've had in a long time. While the carne asada was good, the rest of torta was nothing special. Both were great deals. Next time I go there I'd like to try a chile colorado or al pastor burrito. We also ordered a strawberry liquado, which was quite good, but not quite up to the standards of a fresa y crema from Tortas de Sinaloa in Moreno Valley. Also, if you're a chile-head like me, make sure to ask for some roasted jalapenos. They were fantastic. read more

Very good authentic to So Cal Food, my favorite in Riverside! Fair pricing, nice and quite & unpretentious.

I Lived in Riverside for over four years five minutes away from this fantastic place the reason I say fantastic is because the food is homemade and taste like if you were cooking it at home I highly recommend everyone to come and taste the food no I'm not getting paid to do this it's my honest opinion thank And the customer service is on point very nice staff. read more

Very cute tiny place. Real authentic Mexican food. Very clean, friendly environment and people. They speak very well English but the menu is in Spanish. Go figure...since I can't speak Spanish...so, I ordered something that is familiar to me. Lol read more

El Trigo - Part of the menu - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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I ordered camarones al mojo de ajo and they were good. I'd definitely try them again and a different shrimp or fish dish. Decent pricing as well. read more

Found this gem on the road back to LA county from apple picking. We wanted something affordable, tasty, and more authentic since it didnt seem like Riverside county had that great of food options. We turned on to the street this place is located on and it seemed a little shady. It was dark, dead, and honestly it looked like a bad part of town. We decided to stick it out and went inside. There was outdoor dining, but probably only enough for 2 parties. We went inside and ordered from a very nice lady. We went with mostly tacos including the ranchero, buche, birria, and cabeza. I was most interested in the birria as i had never tried that meat before. When i opened the piping hot tacos, they were all really good. The ranchero, i was not so hot on because i dont like beans in my tacos, but the buche, cabeza, and asada were all excellent. The birria was a beef, but almost in a stew form with juices from a pot that was stirring with flavor. I would definitely recommend it next time. We topped off the meal with a jamaica drink (hibiscus), which was really good but a tad sweet. Overall, i would highly recommend this place if you're in the area. Its one of the better options in Riverside and I would come back again if i was in the area. read more

Food is bomb!! The staff is super nice...my new fave mexican food this spot beats the mexican food in downtown Riverside (tios tacos & la cascada) read more

This is my first time here in a neighborhood I don't frequent. The place is small and dated, but the food is good and inexpensive. I hope the hipsters don't find out about this place read more

El Trigo - A simple taco. - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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Today was my first time here. I ordered a chicharon burrito n taco. Omg so delicious! I highly recommend if ur looking for authentic homemade mexican food. And their tacos are made with homemade tortillas. I will definitely be coming here again! read more

Good authentic mexican food at great prices! Tacos are between 1.30 and $2 (depending on what you get), and we especially enjoyed the carne asada, chicken, and carnitas. I wasn't a huge fan of the fish taco my husband got--it was a bit too fishy for me, but the rest were very good. Also the tortillas themselves were amazing and tasted very fresh. My husband also got a tongue taco, but I was too scared to try it :) He reported that it was tasty. I got the fish ceviche tostada (instead of shrimp), which likely was my mistake. I think the shrimp would have been better. The fish was ok, but not amazing, although my husband liked it. I asked for a recommendation on drinks and was very pleased with the jamaica I was brought. I've never gotten it before but it was delicious and very refreshing. We will definitely be back soon to try more things! read more

Was in downtown riverside with my boyfriend and just wanted a quick bite to eat. Came on yelp and saw this place and happy that I did. We both ordered carne asada tacos and they were really good, along with the chips and salsa. Everything taste homemade 10/10 recommend. read more

I like this place! My friends and I come here often. We've ordered many different things on the menu and they custom anything to your liking. I love to order the seafood tostadas ...like this *jaiva y camaron (crab and shrimp) *sour cream *pepino (diced cucumbers) *no onion otherwise it comes with red onion ewwwwww *avocado, tapatio and limon! Thee best tostadas ever and to wash it all down a nice COLD CERVEZA!!! This stuff is so good. If you are really hungry then two tostadas and a beer comes to like $9 bucks plus tax and tip. You can order bottled beer and some type of canned beer mixed drinks like the bud margaritas and regular margaritas with no alcohol in them lol! The staff is friendly, the joint is very small, the restrooms are always clean... but it is always busy and there is always a place to sit. The area is kinda ghetto but it is still nice. They have various bags of candy and gum for sale by the cash register. They have a bunch of ice cream pops for sale up front as well yummy! Sometimes, you can hear the roosters in the alleys near the place and it just adds a bit a flavor! A+ read more

My favorite Mexican spot in town. The Sopes and Huaraches are Absolutely Amazing. I literally can't visit without having a Ceviche Tostada as Well. I also love that it has that authentic Mexican feel. read more

Delicious food made fresh and friendly staff! Cheese enchilada plate, carne asada and al pastor tacos come with onion and cilantro only with salsa on the side like I like, fresh shrimp tostada and fresh fish tostada were perfect, and a huge wet Chile verde burrito, all with an additional side of fresh corn tortillas were about $30-35 (I don't remember if that included tip). Sorry I was too hungry to snap pics! And the wait wasn't too long read more

El Trigo is a little restaurant that you would drive right by and decide to not go in, but dont do that. It's really good. My friend and I both enjoyed our meals and the salsa was good too, do not be turned off by the extra cilantro, taste is still on point and prices are fair. read more

Back to our family fave for the new year :) Grilled shrimp tacos rancheros & chili relleno combo is so delicious. Great homemade taste! read more

El Trigo - Chili Relleno combo with fresh nopales - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Ive lived not even a block from El Trigo for about a year and a half and visited for the first time ever yesterday afternoon. And I wanted to cry. Because I have been MISSING OUT. This is a small place that you'd never hear about if not for a recommendation from a friend, or spotting it while walking past. Theres actually a good amount of space inside, it doesn't feel cramped when you sit down to eat. There are a ton of choices- standard mexican fare but one of my favorite parts was that they have many choices of meat that other mexican places near by don't offer. I has a torta with Birria and a carne asada taco, boyfriend had the same- but with Carnitas on his torta. The meat was tender and delicious and the torta itself was nicely put together although a little soggy from the beans. I still devoured it. The tacos were DELISHHHH perfectly seasoned and nice tortillas. The chips and salsa were A1 and I'm thinking of going by later just to take some home to snack on. Service was great! Very very sweet server and cashier. I wish we had known it was Cash tips only so that we could have left more than a $1 tip (so rude but we didn't have any other cash- we'll have to tip extra next time) Oh and the prices were right where they should be- not very pricy but not so cheap that you get suspicious of the quality (which was great, BTW) We loved it and we'll be back super soon! read more

If you want the best sopes then come here. Made fresh to order and always delicious. It is a small place but staff are super friendly. Tacos are good too. Authentic Mexican food made from scratch. read more

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ordered a sope and a torta, they were both delicious and the service was good but the horchata wasn't that great. it tasted watered down but everything else was good. the restaurant is pretty. read more

Awesome authentic Mexican food in Riverside. The place offers great tacos with carne asada, carnitas, chicharrón, lengua, birria, etc. The menu is in Spanish and it does have a little cheat sheet at the last page to help you translate to English. The waitress are really nice and will guide you through the menu. The price is great for the value. It is a great taqueria! read more

This place was like a candle simply wonderful and delicious. Not quiet the raging inferno that is taco bell. It had some great tacos but not as bomb as the majestic brilliance that is the doritos locos taco. I would highly recommend this place to anyone if they cant get to greatness that is Taco Bell. Also In-And-Out is absolute dog shit. 4 out of 5 stars as Taco Bell is the only 5 star restaurant in existence. read more

Had the menudo, it was really good. Hand made corn tortillas that complimented the soup. Don't be fooled by the hole in the wall look. read more

Came here for the first time today. I ordered two carne asada tacos ($1.66 each) and two shrimp tacos ($3 each) with corn tortilla. As everyone is saying, their corn tortillas are fresh (made to order). As someone that's used to great Mexican food in San Diego, I really enjoyed the carne asada tacos. They were cooked a little more than I'm used to, but I enjoyed them because I'm used to fatty carne asada. I didn't like the shrimp tacos as much, because there was a lot in the tacos, but I realized I liked them more without any hot sauce. My roommate ordered shrimp with chipotle sauce but said it was pretty salty. All in all, pretty good customer service and an ample amount of parking. I parked in the street but I think they might have their own lot. They also give you chips and salsa to start. read more

Riverside Cali Amazing food! Crispy beef taco, cheese enchilada w green sauce and chill I rejano!!!! Damn Gina read more

El Trigo - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Nice people. There were ants crawling on the table and seats. The food was average... not very well flavored. read more

El Trigo - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Good food, amazing flavors, and kind people. I am sad I found this place now that I don't live in Riverside anymore, but it's a hidden gem. Give it a try! read more

El Trigo - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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