Great food, consistent too! The best part is several locations to enjoy. I love the asada quesadilla

Rivas Mexican Grill 390 North McCarran Blvd Sparks, Nevada 89434 (775) 971-4246 Team, If Taco Bell and Del Taco are Mexican food for you, then you will love this place. What Rivas Mexican Grill sells are what Mexicans call antojitos mexicanos. Quickly made, cheaply assembled, and minimally prepared Mexican drive-thru fast food. Competition in this type of fast food is fierce. If you shop around, there's a local fire grilled crazy chicken place nearby that sells decent chicken based meals with absolutely amazing salsa. Bang for the buck (at the other chicken place) you cannot go wrong with a decent chicken meal with a large drink for about seven dollars. Rivas Mexican Grill: Affordability: One star Flavor: Two stars Portions: One star Food temp: Two stars Presentation: Two stars Authenticity: Two stars Authentic it is not. Somewhat flavorful, yes I will admit. Bang for the buck? Hard no. Run, don't walk. read more

Rivas Mexican Grill - Fast Food Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

Honestly, I was not the biggest fan of Rives Mexican Grill. I ordered the California burrito, and it just was not it for me. I am not sure if it was the salsa or the overall squishy texture of the fries inside, but the combination did not work and ended up being pretty disappointing. I cannot say much about the service or ambiance since I ordered through DoorDash, so my experience is based strictly on the food. Overall, it just was not my thing, and I do not see myself ordering it again. read more

They are so slow. Even if no one is in the restaurant. This sucks is you're picking up food. If you door dash or Uber eats you may want to think twice about accepting. The same reason I don't accept Wingstop orders on Vista way. read more

On my MAMA, don't ever come to this place. They fucked up our order and gave us the wrong shi my baby Homegirl got a quesadilla but got nasty ass dry ass drier than their future horrible rotten tacos. My gym bulking muscles ordered a ham torta but got watered down, overstuffed, cold frozen burrito with mystery meat. Nah dawg they're tripping. They won't be seeing our ass here dawg Ruined me and baby girl's dinner. Now I gotta make it up to her with my broke ass that spent my last dollars here read more

My mistake, I ordered again through Uber so I couldn't check my order. The chicken burritos are buy one get one and so are the chicken tacos. We ordered both. I asked for 6 salsas, 2 for each burrito and 1 for each taco. We ended up with only 1 half empty because it leaked in the bag. The chicken was extremely dry and had we got the sauce we asked for it would have helped. If you ask for no onions you also don't get tomato or cilantro. No more chances with this location. read more

Rivas Mexican Grill - Chicken tacos and chicken burritos - Fast Food Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

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This place was okay especially late at night. I got the chorizo breakfast burrito and it was good. Nothing too flashy here. Just somewhere to get something late at night if you're hungry. read more

I absolutely hate giving 1 stars to businesses, but I have to communicate this for anyone with an allergen: REVIEW YOUR ORDER BEFORE YOU LEAVE!!! Rivas has always been a good place to order food from, I think they genuinely are a good to-go Mexican option... but they've done this to me twice at 2 different locations... once at pyramid and once now here. I enjoy the food, which is why I've ordered from them, 4 times, I tried it again only to be disappointed... I don't think I'll order from them again. I ordered Carnitas fries, and an al pastor taco. I communicated "no avocado or guac on anything please as I'm allergic to avocado"... fortunately for me, I've been doing allergy training, otherwise I could have died from this allergen if it were as bad as it was over a year ago. It's not fair, nor is it right to the business to communicate this to the community through Yelp, but when you tell a person taking your order that you have a food allergen, and the allergen is in your food!? Then you also leave a tip when you're getting your take out order, and then have them confirm that there's no avocado and just trusting your food.... But they put it in the direct middle of the dish.... So you eat around it and find it in there.... Simply disappointing and just can't trust this business after this experience. It's just a bad look and I've uploaded the picture as proof, but this is just disappointing. I ate the food, so I won't ask for a refund, but I'm just glad that my allergen is better and nothing bad came of this. Please be considerate to your clients, you're growing in Reno/Sparks and I just feel like your staff didn't care to listen to someone who communicated an allergen to them. Taco gets a 4/5, and fries do as well, but this experience was just not right. read more

Rivas Mexican Grill - Guac in fries when I ordered no guac. Picture to support review - Fast Food Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

17 bucks for cold carne fries...90 % fries and burnt meat. Never again! Robertos for the go too read more

Don't recommend at all. Asked for a veggie burrito and they gave me crappy food for cows. It's not a burrito, is a Sub read more

Rivas Mexican Grill - Asked for a veggie burrito at this Mexican fast food restaurant, and they literally gave me no beans and rice. - Fast Food Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

This place is great! The staff is very friendly, the $1 hard shell chicken tacos on Monday and Wednesday are delicious with a great price and this $7.50 chorizo breakfast burrito is hitting the SPOT! read more

Horrible pastor burrito and all the meat has been cooked so much it tastes like the burnt stuff on the grill after making a meal, I can't begin to describe how adult this 16 dolllar burrito tastes. Honestly I want my money back but I'm not going back there, and definitely not going back to eat anything ever again. Yuck read more

Rivas Mexican Grill - Closer look at the gross burnt to a crisp meat. Who serves this to people? - Fast Food Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

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Way too salty. Every dish we've tried just tastes like salt. We're not fans of the Styrofoam either

We love coming here this is the first time we went to the one in Sparks off of McCarran I feel like it wasn't as good as the other one off of pyramid Highway but it was okay the food is still pretty good but I feel like it isn't just a little bit different so I'm sticking with the one off a pyramid way the service was fast but not as friendly. read more

Rivas Mexican Grill - Waiting for food - Fast Food Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

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Seriously, the best carne asada fries ever!!! Every time I have ordered they've been consistent and delicious!

Best food ever anytime of the night and the service is always with a smile no matter how late it is

The steak fries are so yummy! Fast friendly service. Definitely going to be back for more soon! read more

8/13/2023 So glad to be passing by and there's a drive thru! Big menu and lots of choices.. Went with the Sunday special- cheese enchilada, rice and beans.. Enchilada was good with sauce and tasty beans.. rice was moist but not too much seasoning.. Also a steak burrito-good steak and not chewy..decent size for the price.. Got some chips and salsa- but the salsa was more like hot sauce .. still good.. Would I come back?- most definitely! read more

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The rolled tacos were delicious and were prepared quickly. The cashier was friendly and helpful since it was our first time at Rivas. read more

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We stayed at Western Village and after a concert at the Nugget last night we were starving. It was late and not a lot of places open. Searched Yelp and this newer spot popped up. Oh my goodness- it was SO good!! We opted to do the drive thru and take it back to the hotel less than 5 min drive away. He got the steak burrito which he ate before I could get a picture. He said it was fantastic! I got the pastor quesadilla, which I rarely ever order - my go to item are street tacos, but wow, it was filled with delicious pastor and yummy cheese. It was MASSIVE! The salsas were super fresh and flavorful too :) They have a huge menu, and next time we are staying in Sparks craving Mexican food, we will definitely go back. read more

Rivas Mexican Grill - Pastor Quesadilla - Fast Food Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

We usually go to the Pyramid location. Food has always been very good there. We thought we'd try the MCarran location in Sparks. Tremendously disappointed! The chicken tacos were TINY for the price, and the chicken was BLAND! Basically, just cooked chicken and rice made with a flour tortilla. HOSPITAL FOOD BLAND! Well most likely NEVER eat here again. Guess the cooks don't have taste buds. read more

Cruising the city and had to try Rivas Real Mexican Grill. Located in a former Wienerschitzle, Rivas was pleasantly surprised with a great experience. Rivas has a very diverse menu with everything you can think of; tacos, burritos, menudo, posole etc. Our group tried several item but their signature dish is their steak fries. For those who are found of nachos, Rivas raise the bar with their version of traditional nachos, but with hot fries instead of chips. Prices were very reasonable and generous portions. Restaurant was very clean and tables were clean frequently. Great experience and highly recommend! read more

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The new kid in the neighborhood has excellent food and a twenty-four hour drive thru. The carne asada fries were absolutely loaded with toppings, but you definitely need to give them a stir. We also ordered a pastor torta. The meat was tender The sandwich was so flavorful, but the bread got sogging. Lastly, the California burrito. It was also quite tasty, but not as good as the other items. Overall, they are quite good. The drive-thru time was reasonable for actually making food. I was put off by the question or cash or card. In 2023, who carries cash. I am assuming the menu prices are the prices, and that I wasn't charged more for using my card, but no receipt was given to verify that. Maybe a discount is given if you pay cash. The next time we visit, we will be going in to check out the interior and salsas. read more

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I'm excited to discover Rivas has opened a new location in the old Weinerschnitzel location. It's LIKE NEW inside and out. The dining room is great. They even have a self serve salsa bar. I went through the drive through which is easily accessible from both the McCarran and Lincoln driveways. The trick is remembering the only dining room ENTRANCE appears to be fronting on McCarran. Park accordingly. We weren't very hungry. Just wanted a snack to take over to Sparks Marina, to give us something to munch on. I only ordered a bean and cheese burrito cut in Half. (:-) But they have a good menu of plates as well as a great variety of big delicious burritos. The MILD GREEN SALSA has a delicious flavor. I'm going into the dining room next time so I can have unfettered access to it. I'm terrified to go near the red one that came in our ToGo bag. But I bet it's great for spicy hot stuff lovers because their flavors here are good. All the burritos are made on the same size tortilla so the price is based on ingredients, not size. They are good sized. I'm happy to have this option pop up in this location. Unfortunately I do not see huevos rancheros on the menu. That's my husbands favorite meal. But I'll drag him along to share bean burritos and veggie burritos with me! The green salsa is creamy as if it might have tomatillo AND avocado? It's really flavorful. And MILD! If you find this review useful please vote! read more

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Quite possibly the worst Mexican food I have ever had. Visiting family and we decided on this place for dinner. I order the rolled tacos combo with a side of guacamole. Dear gawd.... Gross. The guac looked like baby vomit and had zero flavor or texture. Think smooth baby food. The tacos would have been good if they didn't lather them in said guac and something that looked like sour cream. I only ate one and half out of 5! Rice and beans were good but can't really mess that up right? Anyway, plz save your money and go somewhere else. No bueno. Look elsewhere for the love of gawd. read more

Was here early in the morning around 4-5 to order a breakfast burrito but said * sorry we don't have that grilled is being clean * asked what do you have? Never got an answered back . So much for a 24/7 place lol. read more

Visited Rivas for lunch with my husband. I was on my lunch time and husband was craving Mexican food. We opted for visiting Rivas as it was nearby and it's also a new food chain in Reno, we wanted to check it out. The restaurant is your normal Mexican restaurant very casual. It was pretty busy during lunch hours which was surprising. The staff is super friendly and efficient. The reason for my 2 stars is for the food. If you are wanting authentic Mexican food this is not your place. Food is very Americanized. I ordered a chicken salad and well the chicken looked like it had freezer burn. No color to the chicken and super dry. The greens looked like they were out of a salad bag nothing special. The ranch tasted like the hidden valley ranch. I did not like it one bit. No flavor. My husband ordered a fish fillet plate and was served super dry fish and a different type of fried fish than what was displayed in the menu. They also serve your food in a foam dish. We also paid $35 for both of these plates and a pineapple juice. Super overpriced. I unfortunately will not be back. read more

Rivas Mexican Grill - #6 fish fillet - Fast Food Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

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This place is great when it comes to late night food, and I love their breakfast burritos, but since the beginning of time if I order anything customized without something like onions or pico, they will repeat my order back to me correctly and they will never ever do the order correctly I've had to go back and get my order fixed many times This is the only unfortunate thing about this place. I wish their customer service would just do what is ordered. read more

Great food but the Veronica the window lady was not very pleasing she left hair in our food and she had an attitude and she made my friend cry by yelling at us about being indecisive read more

Initially they were really good but the last three times they have really missed the mark. Why,,,, I don't know. Seems like they are not interested in the flavor and crafting of their product has been going down. read more

I've never had pozole served without toppings, there was no salsa, onions, cabbage, radish, or herbs to add to the soup. The meat was tender and soup base savory, but very bony. This is definitely a lackluster pozole for $15. read more

4.99 for a small, unimpressive street taco. $16.00 for menudo? Oh and their pineapple drink is canned pineapple juice mixed with water.. pure garbage. Ridiculously overpriced for a fast food type place. Online menu has no pricing.. wow big surprise! Won't go here again and would never recommend this ripoff establishment read more

I ordered some crunchy tacos and it was very basic. I could have made it better at home. Im always looking for a wow factor at a mexican restaurant and this place was not it. read more

Yum!!! Was going to eat elsewhere until I saw this place during my drive. I ordered the steak torta with grilled onions. The bread was toasty and soft. The steak was tender. It also had lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and 1000 island dressing. Very good sandwich. read more

Rivas Mexican Grill - Torta : steak with grilled onions - Fast Food Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

Drove thru today and grabbed a Riva's burrito which was $13.45 and not satisfied at all. It did have tons of beans and cheese but hardly any adobada and the asada was dry and not good. I wasn't very happy with the young lady taking the order either. She was so dry and short plus was a bit rude when I asked for the receipt and some salsa. read more

The food is over priced and unflavorful. Horchata was very watery. Medium drinks are the size of a normal small. Hot salsa is not hot. Food overall just sucks read more

I ordered from the north McCartren restaurant on Thursday. I had ordered two tacos, one of Carnitas and the other one of Pastor. They were delicious. I Sterling enjoyed. Until an hour later and I had diarrhea and started throwing up. The following morning I had diarrhea and I was throwing up again. They had to take me to the hospital for food poisoning. This two tacos were the only thing I had eaten all day so I don't know if it was the food contaminated or the food handler. So beware of ordering the pork tacos. And I was so disappointed because I thoroughly enjoyed my tacos, but apparently I will not be giving them my business anymore. Thank you. read more

Pretty disappointed in this restaurant. I always go here and tonight they messed up my order so bad. I ordered a #13 with flower tortillas and two red sauces. When I went to pay she had my order incorrect. Then, when I got home, she gave me green sauce and corn tortillas. The girls whose work there are horrible and should not be working at the front line. read more

Ok so the first time, I thought maybe it was just a fluke. Didn't think much of it. But then it happened again! I ordered a carnitas burrito at the drive thru, got home, and it was a beef burrito! This has happened not once, but twice at this establishment. Either the person taking the order doesn't input the order correctly, or the person in the kitchen is making the wrong burrito! It's not hard to make the correct order... come on!! read more

I came here for a quick bite on a road trip and grabbed a breakfast burrito to go and was super happy with the service and food. Portions were generous and the green salsa was fire. The cooks were singing along to the radio in the kitchen which I thought was a good sign given that it was early in a Saturday morning. The space was clean with a very casual ambiance and I would definitely go here again! read more

Rivas Mexican Grill - Sausage Burrito - Fast Food Near Me - Sparks, Nevada