It's the proverbial hole in the wall restaurant, with a deep, narrow interior offering a series of deuces along the wall. The kitchen and storage occupy the other half, with a small front area to sit or order. The food is excellent, although I have not delved tok far into the menu. But the carne asada is a good place to start. The prices are covered since the first visit but given costs of food and fluctuations, it's understandable. However, it's good to know what you're paying up front, so hopefully that changes soon. Another caveat is the $1.50 card fee, the highest I'm aware of, so cash is best clearly. I ate a big, messy, delicious carne asada burrito the first time, and their salsas also made everything better. The most recent visit saw me going a different direction by choosing the taco salad, in a large fried tortilla bowl. From the bottom up were: Beans, rice, carne asada (or any other meat you want), lettuce and, and tomatoes and avocado on top. I was surprised how filling it was, and it tasted so good, too. I suppose I'll try their tacos next and explore more from there in subsequent trips. read more

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I've been going here for years and the food is always fire !!! 10/10 The restaurant itself inside is really cute. Definitely recommend trying if you're in the area (: read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - Chilaquilles Verde - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

Love their food and service. Been going since I was at UCR years ago. My go to is their torta with fries.

I've had a few different items from their menu...each was very good. By favorite is a combination Chicharron and Carnitas burrito.. the staff is polite and very friendly..highly recommend read more

Horrible service! Rude staff!! Don't even listen one bit to instructions! Go to temple del sol or rlly anywhere else

Ordered the cali burrito. It was Expensive and mid. Good size but tasted too salty and fries were super dry. Wouldn't come back

First of all, it's a really comfy nice looking hole in the wall type of restaurant. Then you try the food and it makes you melt, especially the tacos de cabeza. And the service was great, she was very amicable and the food came out nice and hot. Definitely a new go to. It's as good as anything in LA read more

Great spot! Can't believe it took me so long to find this place. I ordered over the phone for a pickup order and it was ready within 10 minutes. The staff are friendly and helpful, and though the restaurant is small it is clean with adequate seating. The salsa verde is one of the best I've had! Tacos were packed to the brim with meat. The meat was a little on the saltier side so I found myself using more salsa than normal, but I still really enjoyed it. Love how much pickled carrots/cucumbers they give on the side. Horchata was tasty and I'd get it again although it's not the best I've had in Riverside. read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - combo plate with carne asada tacos + horchata instead of soda - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

Great authentic food, and reasonably priced. The handmade quesadilla is excellent!!!!!

I know covid-19 times are hard, i have ordered several times from here before and its always something missing. Either my can coke that comes with a combo they forgot, or my french fries that comes with a combo they FORGOT, or two mising tacos out of 14 that I ordered. Not a BIG deal my wife says, but when I CALL ABOUT THE MISTAKE THEY MADE THEY GET ALL DEFENSIVE, good food, but they don't have a good strategy to get orders right. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE YOU LEAVE FROM THE FRONT DESK. GET RECEIPT BEFORE YOU LEAVE AND MAKE SURE THEY SEPARATE EACH TACO INDIVIDUALLY SO ITS EASIER TO COUNT BEFORE YOU LEAVE. I'm a good guy that loves food. Great food, but they get one two stars because the manager doesn't know how to confront loyal customers when they missing a mangy soda or a side of fries SMH Not my fault. read more

Their lengua fries are SO GOOD!! The restaurant smelled amazing and the staff was super nice! I recommend this place to everyone now read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - Lengua fries - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

I think this place is ok to eat at. I had an experience on a Togo order and they packed the wrong order I called them and they said they would not refund my money and I would have to talk to owner the following day. Wow no leadership. I chalk it up for them having a bad day. I have eaten there since food is good. read more

The menudo is good with the salsa! I would recommend for sure! Plus the burritos are delicious as well.

Bean and rice burrito is amazing! Great price, great portion... I finally found a place with reasonably priced bean, rice and cheese burrito! And it's delicious! Large portion, veggies on the side. The salsa is really spicy. They charge $1 for using credit card so bring cash. New update... Made my food wrong, came back to get it right and they wanted to know why it took so long for me to come back. Well, the cashier read my order to me, I trusted her, drove home, open the burrito because I noticed it was a bit floppy, and there was only bean and cheese in it. Decided to drive back and get a new one. I had high hopes for this place but I'm learning to never order over the phone, and ALWAYS check your food before you leave, even if it looks like you're a rude a** customer, still check. read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - Some places stuff their bean/rice burritos with more beans than rice. This one here has a great balance of both. - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

I've been coming here since 2016 and have never been disappointed in their food. Prices have definitely gone up significantly, but it's understandable with the way everything has gotten more expensive. I recommend their asada quesadilla with corn tortilla (they hand make their corn tortillas) and red salsa. Overall recommend this place without hesitation to anyone looking for authentic Mexican food. Their food is delicious, the workers are very welcoming, and they make you feel right at home. I live out of state now but still make it a goal to stop by when I visit the area. You won't regret it! read more

This place is actually amazing. We came on a Monday evening. We ordered asada tacos and a BRC burrito. The asada tacos are affordable and they don't skimp on the meat. The BRC burrito was flavorful and we loved that they cooked the tortilla a little more crispy. Five stars also for service. We were given red and green salsa carrots and cucumber. We felt very welcome. Atmosphere is casual with order/pay at the counter. We will definitely be back. read more

Came in to try this place out on Cinco de Mayo. They were closed before there normal closing time. They for sure loss my business. And I'm A Big tipper too lol read more

LOVE... love this place. I came across it looking for a good chile relleno and I found it ! Not only that but everything else that I have tried there since has yet to disappoint highly recommend the chorizo aswell, only place where it is never oily!! For sure a place to bring everyone you know read more

Rico's Tacos is pretty good! I haven't had very many of their foos items mainly just the carne asada tacos but I really enjoy them. They have great flavor, their salsas are delicious, I like the green and red sauce. I have had their horchata on numerous occasions and I do not like it at all. It's like sucking powder through a straw, nevertheless I still love the food. Their prices are extremely fair. Every time I have picked up food there I had friendly encounters with the staff so I would say they're friendly. It's not really a dine-in place it's fairly small most people just order to go. I will definitely eat here again. read more

Best carnitas ever! Their tacos are so good as well. They have home made tortillas and their salsa is so good.

Stopped in today for one Bean & Cheese Burrito to go please! And though it was HOT as HELL inside, the counter girl was cool, and as sweet as a snow cone! I asked for some fresh chopped onions and she surprised me with that AND gratis pickled carrots and cucumber and BOTH red and green salsas... now THAT'S customer service! At $3.50 the Bean and Cheese'r was one of the BETTER ones I've enjoyed scoring a big '8' on my 'Burrito-9' scale. The bountiful beans were complimented by the fresh cheese and crunchy onions, all expertly wrapped in a fresh soft airy tortilla. If they had any ventilation I'd sit and try their other succulents but it was simply to stifling to bare.. normally I'd remove 1-star for that but, the burrito was SO outstanding, fresh and delicious, and the service SO accommodating, I'm actually giving it back to them! Good Job Rico's crew, you guys ROCK! . . .and your BURRITOS are the BOM! To-Go. . . read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - A Bean & Cheese Burrito w/ gratis relishes and salsas! Sweeeeet! - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

Great food, great service, and great prices! I called to place a phone order, it was ready within 10 minutes. Everything was very fresh & fill of flavor! Definitely recommend this business. read more

When coming to the Rico's taco place we started to order 3 taco combo plates 2 asada and 1 El pastor that come with a drink for each so we payed cash then one order in cash then the cashier said was 16.00 each which I feel is over priced then they said she didn't charge us for one plate that we didn't receive and I personally didn't want anymore so my friend was trya figure out what she was saying she owned so I came to the Counter to see what was the issue and she repeated that one Asada plate was paid in cash and another plate was paid with card so I asked her what did she owe them because we receive the pastor plate and you said that you didn't charge us with it so why is there two plates of Asada on the screen plus a soda which was now saying that she owed $28 dollar and sum changes which she came to the understanding she didn't owe anything because that's what the cashier said to me when I read her back the receipts then there was a bug in one of the plates so they gave us a hey refund after talking crap and then telling us that we had to leave even though one of our friends were still eating their so I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - The pictures of the rude owner and the cashier and the cook - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

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I've lived by this place for 3 years and never been there now this is my go to spot I'm picky with carne asada but there's is perfect I get the carne asada wet burrito so bomb ! I call for pick up and always done in 10 min they also sell beer inside love that read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - Carne asada wet burrito so bomb I've lived by this place for 3 years and never tried them and now this is my go to spot every time - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

You know how your gut tells you: Don't eat here. You'll be sorry. It will suck. But you don't listen because you are pretty well famished and besides, how bad can it really be--you're not expecting Noma. Well, it can be THIS bad. Some of the absolute worst food I've eaten in my entire life. I ordered shrimp tacos. What I got was some obviously previously frozen, prefabricated "shrimp" (made from very poor quality fish is my guess) that had been tossed at some point into a fryer. My God, it was atrocious. The mushy consistency was disgusting enough, and it tasted nothing remotely like shrimp. Two bites and I was out the door. How they can serve this in good conscience is beyond me. read more

The food was very ethnic, it was as if I've eaten my grandma's food. Very good "huevos con machaca" served with beans and country potatoes" prices are very reasonable and portions are large!! I'll come to taste some more food read more

I love the food a lot and been coming here for a couple of months now the people are amazing the service is great and they play the best music. The tacos and tortas are great read more

So I ordered the flour quesadilla that comes with avacado and get home to find this... give them a call and they say... "oh sorry we can put your name down and when you come in again we'll give you the 3 slices of avacado" Ummm... no thank you! We won't be back! Thanks but no thanks! So much for customer service... plus I spent $33 ‍ I will say the tortillas were amazing that came with the soup! read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - The Flour quesadilla that is suppose to come with avocados more than this - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

The chicken tacos and birria tacos are good! And good prices as well and staff is always so friendly. Support local businesses!

i work in the area and have been creature of habit food wise. i'm down for noew things just in the past i find myself wishin i went to one of my favorite spots, however I was parked outside their restaurant in a parking lot doing paperwork and I glanced up and I figured why not. walked in and immediately they were ready to take my order. unfortunately they were out of fish tacos that day but they recommended the birria so i got two and an amazing horchata. my food was ready in a 5-7 minutes. SO FAST! keep it up guys love this joint read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - saving this for last. so good - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

muy bueno y todo el caldo porque la carne no la encontré me dijeron ya tienen medida la porción yo compro por libra y me di cuenta que me despacharon por hebra hay que poner atención en eso revisen sus pedidos que confiar es bueno pero no confiar es mejor que si pagara uno por porción creo que el plato sería como de unos 4 dlls read more

Very good Taco Restaurant in Riverside. Ordered the Primos Burrito and it was delicious. Lots of meat with Avocado too and the flavors were great. At lunch, had to stand since all the tables were full, but worth the wait. read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - Menu - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

wanted to try a new taco place and came here, although the tacos were alright. No one is wearing a mask or gloves!!!! wtf!

Wanted to try a New Mexican food place for lunch, this will be my first & last time coming here. I ordered flautas but got taquitos, and they were undercooked & tasted AWFUL. I now feel sick to my stomach. Will never be coming back here. read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - My uncooked "flautas" that we're really taquitos. GROSS - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

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I have come to this place at least once a month for a while now. I have had tacos, quesadillas, tortas and have not been disappointed. I came to today for lunch (Wednesday at around 1pm) I ordered the 2 taco meal that comes with rice and beans. The buche and alpastor tacos were really good. The rise had a good taste too. Beans were not my favorite but were still good. Overall my experience was really good. Only reason they got 4 stars instead of 5 was because the girl taking the orders in the front took a while with the two college kids in front of me. The 3 were pretty much flirting with each other and just having a random conversation and not anything to do with their order. When people are in line and during the lunch hour, probably not the best time to keep us waiting. Other than that, service was good and the meal was too. read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

Tucked into a degenerate mini-mall in a degenerate neighborhood in a degenerate part of Riverside. Not facing the street and no decorations at all inside the tiny joint. Prices were cheap. Servers were helpful. I was prepared for greatness. Blah. Rico. You let me down pal. Signed, Your degenerate former customer. read more

Food tastes good but definitely not worth the price . I ordered a Milanesa Torta but only half the bread had meat,when I wanted to show the lady in charge she send me the cook lafy which told me we are ordered to cut the meat in half. Manager completely ignored me read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - This the meat you get on a Milanesa Torta - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

Absolutely DISGUSTING!!!!!! I ordered a wet carne asada burrito to go. I get home and I have a burrito in a container, a brown paper bag with a cup inside of it that was filled with the red sauce to complete the "Mojado" effect. Only problem is this "Sauce" is nothing more than red colored oil!!! This is not red sauce.....it was red oil!!! it is literally pure oil!!!! just "red" I called to complain, and the woman was speaking so fast but it sounded like she said that they use the "sauce" that comes from the Birria. The young lady taking orders was generally rude and very fast paced. I have been to this place in the past and it has always been hit and miss. Today was a massive miss. I will never come back to this place. Seriously disgusting. I included a photo of my red colored mojado oil. Epic Fail!!!! read more

Rico's Tacos El Primo - a bowl of chili - Tacos Near Me - Riverside, California

Great food and great service even when working with difficult customers with difficult orders. I'm definitely a fan. They also have new Veggie burritos but my go to has always been the rice, bean and cheese burrito. A great place to stop by on taco Tuesday or any time. Rico's is slow with service, however. This is the only downside. read more

Sorry to see this business has suffered from Covid. The food quality has really gone down hill. The flautas tasted like they were frozen reheats. The rice was very dry. Don't waste your money or time. read more