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    4.7 (42 reviews)

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    Nachos Chicken plate (comes with tacos, rice and bean)
    Avi R.

    We stumbled upon this place on our way back to hilo from Volcano national park. They are located about 10mins away from the visitor center of the national park. Look for the sign on the road (easy to miss). So glad we found this place. Its a small business owner, the truck is located in a private property. Be mindful of the residence area. They have burritos, quesadilla, tacos, nachos and plate lunches. We got to try the taco plate and nachos. The tacos are the best i have had in a while. So delicious and the meat melts in your mouth. I would go there often if i lived on the big island. The owners are friendly and good service. They have couple of benches to sit and enjoy the meal. Highly recommend to check them out. They accept credit cards.

    My pops and I had a birria mulita, two birria tacos, and two carnitas tacos. The birria tacos were our favorite. Overall, we'd rate the food 8.5/10 not super traditional, but packed with flavor. We'll definitely be back to try more.

    Busy food truck
    Kristine S.

    This place is a must have when on Volcano. We ordered the Pork Belly Taco plate and Birria Taco Plate and yes it looks amazing and tastes even better than it looks...Chef's kiss

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    Michelle C.

    After a super long day trying to get back to the resort, we see Rico's taco shop signs on the side of the road, and what are we to do? Pulled a u-turn and got here. My Mexican self was in aww when I saw the birria, carnitas and pollo sign. Truthfully, I didn't have high expectations , BUT this food exceeded every thought possible. Plus, the crew there were so sweet! We walked up at closing and they had no issue taking our order. The quesabirria tacos with consumé- WOW!! The green salsa... lilikoi? Mango? I need a jar to go!! Great Mexican food This place is PHENOMENAL!!!

    Tacos Pollo Asado & Carnitas
    David S.

    A must visit when traveling through or to V-Town. Congrats on the new food truck! ¡Es muy sabroso! My taco standard is, would I serve them to abuelita. Yes, I most definitely would. I am loathe to order chicken tacos because usually they are dry and flavorless but the Polla Asado at Rico's is second to none. If you're lucky they'll be serving their famous Flamin' Cheeto Burrito but a tasty consolation prize is their pork belly tacos!

    Birria de res taco plate $16 (plus $2 for the sauce) if you only want 2 birria tacos it's $9 for no rice/beans
    McKenzie P.

    This is such an underrated place! Not sure why there aren't more reviews but it was amazing! Food was priced well and big portions. Staff was super friendly. Service was quick. Little tables to eat at. Only down side is it's so popular the parking lot was completely full and tons of people were coming in and had to park on the road side like us, but that just shows you how popular they are! Burrito and taco plate with drink was $34 but for a full meal for 2 it was decent price I think!

    Pollo Asada burrito
    Amy E.

    Delicious food , fresh made and lovely people! There was a line of people the entire time we waited and ate our food on site

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    11 months ago

    Food takes a while, as they're just two people running the cart! I liked the birria tacos the most. The couple was so kind.

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    1 year ago

    Ate here twice during our 3 day stay in Volcano (not a lot of options). Had very good tacos. Prices were fair. Service was friendly.

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    1 year ago

    Nice, super chill ambiance and the food was excellent. I highly recommend the nachos!!! Will definitely return next time we are in town.

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    Thank you so much! Look forward to seeing you again!

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    1 year ago

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    What an amazing review. Thank you so much! We greatly appreciate it.

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    2 years ago

    Excellent tacos and nachos were huge, served us right at closing time which is not usual for food trucks . Great value!

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    Thank you so much. We hope to see you again!

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    2 years ago

    Great Food Great Service at a great price do yourself a favor if you're in the Volcano area and go eat at Rico's Tacos -- Let's Go

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    3 years ago

    Love this little Taco shop! Great people and service. Always look forward to the weekly specials.

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    3 years ago

    Nicest people and BEST BURRITO IVE EVER HAD!! If you're on your way to volcano nat park please stop here

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    2 years ago

    Just a tasty little taco truck we found on cinco de mayo. The carne asada was tender and well seasoned. You can't go wrong stopping here.

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    3 years ago

    Yummy food and super friendly people. My faves so far are the birria de res (with the consomé) and chicken fajitas tacos.

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