Located in Lansdowne Centre mall, Taco Luis is a great spot for an inexpensive, quick, and filling meal. The staff were friendly and quick with the service. The food court was spacious and had plenty of seats. read more

Taco Luis - 12-inch Beef Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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One of my favorite restaurants growing up was a small taco stand specializing in fried burritos. When I moved out, I never expected to find that same delicious taste over 1,000 miles away, certainly not at the Lansdowne Centre in Richmond. A surprise to be sure. But a welcome one. I got an order of two crispy burritos and it made for the best piping hot snack ever. The salsa is also surprisingly good and on the sweeter side as another reviewer noted. I would happily come back for tacos, salad or honestly anything served at Taco Luis. I would give them six stars if Yelp allowed me to. read more

Guilty pleasure Mexican style food. Family owned and operated since 2002, they are fast, efficient, and clean. The tacos are a good fix and better than TacoTime as far as food court Mexican style food goes. Their taco salad is huge and they are generous with toppings. The taquitos are simple but provide that quick fix. The tater tots are always crispy and fresh. They take cash, debit, and credit. read more

Taco Luis - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

We were hoping to try out a 5 star Mexican restaurant in Vancouver for Cinco de Mayo Day but heavy traffic thwarted our plans. Ended up at the food court in Lansdowne Centre and got our Mexican fix at Taco Luis. I usually just order their tater tots for a snack; as I wanted a full meal this time, I decided to try the Tater Tots Deluxe combo meal. They put rice, beans, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, peppers, cheese, sour cream and salsa on top. I had the option of putting guacamole on top as well but I decided to pass on it as I was quite happy with the mound of food piled on top of my tater tots already. I really don't care whether it's authentic Mexican food, I only care that it tastes good. I've always loved the tater tots at Taco Luis, and now that I've tried their Tater Tots Deluxe I think I've just found my new "go to" meal at that food court! There are plenty of other options as well if you're in the mood for something other than tater tots. Burritos, Tacos, Soft Tacos, Taco Salads...etc. My husband ordered a 12 " beef burrito combo and my daughter ordered a 10 " chicken burrito combo. (Didn't get any photos of their meals. Was too impatient to start eating the Deluxe meal sitting in front of me!) Service: Good Parking: Plentiful and free Location: Inside the food court at Lansdowne Centre, Richmond read more

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Been wanting to try this place out for a while. Glad I finally found time to visit, and I'm not disappointed at all. Ordered the Super 10 (chicken), and the 12' soft burrito (beef) combo. The ingredients in the soft burrito were nice and fresh. The tater tots were really well done. Light and crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. The crispy chicken burritos were good by itself; it had a sweet aftertaste. Plus, I recommend you dip your tater tots with the salsa they give you. The service was fast too. Came here around 2:30pm on a holiday (Remembrance Day). Ordered and everything was ready within 10 minutes. I'll definitely be back if I'm ever at this food court. Very well done. Highly recommend if you want your Tex Mex fix. read more

Forget the dumplings at R&H and go here if you're ever at Lansdowne. This place might be a bit of an unknown if you didn't frequent Oakridge back in the day, but I'd say it's one of the best fast food burritos out there. When I went to Langara I spent way too much money on their 12in burrito combo. Their combos hover around the $10-$12 range. It won't blow you away, but it's reliable. The flavours are consistent and the portions are huge. Whenever I'm in the area I usually make a pit stop to eat here. It's a nostalgic thing for me I guess. read more

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Clean, fast, friendly, economic, tasty. Checks all the boxes. I don't understand people complaining about non authentic flavour. It is what it is Tex-mex or Mexican inspired fast food cuisine. They have a varied menu with different proteins and vegetables. They will build the burrito for you subway style so choose what you want on it. The portions are sizeable and price is more than fair. I had 12" beef burrito with cheese lettuce tomato onion guacamole and hot sauce and it was $8 and change and I was full. There were other filling available too, cucumber, pickled peppers etc. They don't stuff it with cheap fillers like rice and beans. It would be nice if they had cabbage but I'm guessing no demand for it. The one thing is the red hot sauce isnt typical flavour but a bit on the sweet side so I'd recommend having it on the side you first time just in case. Highly recommend. read more

The 12 inch Soft Burrito Combo Deal at 11$ plus is still a good value during these Hyper Inflation times. It used to be 10, but Putin did what he did, & that caused a huge Domino effect. Big Burrito with lots of fillings . & Tasty. Crunchy Tater Tots. & wash it down with a Dr. Pepper Can't go wrong. The Bonus is they don't use Cilantro in the meat or Salsa, which most Authentic Mexican Restaurants use. So I will stick to the fake mexican places like Taco Luis. read more

You can never go wrong with quick and dirty Taco Luis. The owner has been at it for a very long time and has it down pat. Been to both the Lansdowne and Oakridge locations. Never a hit or miss. Same at both. Nice and easy. When you have a hunger. When you want some deluxe tater tots and deep fried taquiros or a Super 10 or 12 you always know you can depend on Taco Luis. I do crave Taco Luis probably once a month. Don't get me wrong, you will never get gourmet tacos or food here. It's just what you need when you need a fix read more

Taco Luis - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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For commercialized, food court, mexican cheap food, you are not bad, and reading the amount of reviews for this place, I did not realize they have been here so long. I am comparing this place to the Taco Times's, and also the Taco Bell's out there. Came here, as my mom has tried this place, and wanted a vegetarian wrap, we were in the mall, so might as well come. It was lunch time, and this stall in the food court had a pretty good line up, compared to the other places around here, so it is either, that this place is a deal, or it is ok to eat, might as well give it a try. They make your taco's to order, kinda like subway, you get in line, they ask you what you want, and they load it up, and you pay at the end of the conveyor belt. I was actually surprised with the quality, and of course the size of the food, it was big, but it was good, the veggies were crisp and fresh. If your ever looking for a cheap bite to eat, and somehow you ended up in Lansdown Mall, you may as well come here, your pocket change may be able to cover it. Next time I'm trying their burritos! read more

Taco Luis - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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This use to be my go to place. However the quality and quantity of the ingredients have gone down. Especially these workers that the owner hires, they rip you off by giving you one piece of onion, couple pieces of carrots, and the list goes on. Like really? They also now "charge" for additional salsa that you ask for, and the container isn't even filled to the rim. When you try to cost save on these little items, it's not worth it because your regular customers who have supported this business for 10+ years can tell. So disappointing. read more

Taco Luis bout it bout it Luis knows how to do this Tatters are no joke Put em in yo belly read more

If the bald Asian owner of this franchise has ever served you then you'd know what I mean by something I'm going to coin as "friendly nonsensical gibberish muttering". Regardless of what topping he guessed I wanted, the food this place offers is nonsensically addictive. Their tacos are essentially NOT tacos. The taco meats (beef or chicken) lack the usual Mexican spices but it kinda still tastes awesome that way. The taco shells are obviously not made from tortillas; instead, they are crunchy flaky flour pastries. They use shredded carrot, how cool is that? I don't care that "Taco" Luis doesnt serve actual "Tacos". I only care that their blasphemy of tacos tastes like the food equivalent of cocaine... + tater tots + fountain drink...for $7. *snort crushed taco shell with straw* 4 Stars **** read more

Taco Luis - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

The owner is a huge fake. It's all just an act for his customers. Meet him outside of this act and he's the rudest guy ever- he blew through a crosswalk on a red light and threw up the middle finger at me! He also makes jokes at customer's expense. Horrible. Let's not forget the food is awful- rock hard taco shells, horrible quality gristly meat with weird seasoning, sweet salsa (?!?!) guacamole that doesn't even seem to be made of avocados, carrots as a taco topping- this is as far from real tacos/Mexican food as you possibly can get. Spend your money and the many good places that are clean and make your food from scratch. Will never spend a penny here again. read more

I don't understand how this place can legally call itself a Mexican restaurant. There is no flavour, no heat, no nothing. It was like eating a blank piece of paper. I would love to bring an actual Mexican person to eat here, just to watch their horrified reaction to this hideously bland and pathetic fare. read more

Spent $18 for 2 orders and they're now nickel and dime you for extra salsa sauce...Taco Louis

I used to frequent here about once a month for a number of years until today. 1. Prices: up 30% or more 2. Portion size: Way down 3. Salsa sauce: Used to be complimentary, now customers must pay for a 1/2 empty cup 4. Quality: Notably down 5. Rude font staff: Up significantly 4. Pissed off regular customer (me): 200% I understand your costs are likely up. I get it. But, choose a business model that does not piss of your regulars. Pick one; decrease portion size, increase price, or charge for extras. Never do all three. It's business 101. 1. Need to increase your price? Fine, keep you portion size and quality the same. DO NOT nickel and dime your customers for condiments that used to be complimentary. Increasing your price 30% and then also starting to charge for salsa is beyond irritating. It's maddening and insulting. If you are going to increase your price 30% anyway, work the cost of your salsa in to your price increase, 30% is already nuts so why not go 35% or 40% and include the cost of salsa in your price?! 2. Going to decrease your portion size? Fine, but do not increase your price. 3. Going to start charging for condiments? Fine, keep you portion size the same and do not increase your price. 4. Reduce quality? Quality should NEVER change! EVER! Too bad it has. Conclusion. Taco Luis, get your act together. You CAN NOT increase prices by 30%, decrease portion size, AND reduce quality all at the same time without pissing off your regulars. Get your business model sorted out! As for the salsa, charging for salsa when it used to be complementary is infuriating. DO NOT CHARGE FOR SALSA, EVER! ARE YOU NOT A MEXICAN RESTAURANT!!?? read more

So I have to admit I was hesitant eating here, but not because it was sketchy, it was because I had just finished eating XLBs 4 stalls down in the food court and was in a food dilemma about eating more XLBs or trying out what looks to be great tacos! I made the decision to have tacos and it was a great decision! I wanted to try the burrito combo ($7) but opted for just 2 crispy beef burritos ($4). Firstly, I'm not an expert on tacos by any means, but I do know what I like and I definitely liked this! The crisp beef burritos were large and flavorful with a very generous amount of beef in each, well worth the $2 each! My bigger challenge is deciding where I'm going to eat next time I'm in Landsdowne Mall read more

Taco Luis - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Worst place I have ever been to. Customer service was terrible and if you ask for Salsa it will cost you 25 cents, doesn't matter if you order 1 burrito or 2 or if you get a small or large tator tot. Such a nickel and dime place, lot of other food stalls that would be more appreciative for your business. Never go here. read more

I can't believe I haven't written a review for this place yet! Silly, forgetful me. But I'll never forget how delicious their tacos are! Definitely the only mexican place I ever go to nowadays. No more Taco Bell or Taco Time for me. I usually buy the 7" special taco soft shell but they stopped that size and now the smallest is a 10" special for $5.95. I guess bigger is better? Taco Luis provides a lovely steamed taco soft shell which is then filled quickly and nicely with fresh ingredients of your choice. The beef is nicely minced with a good taste and it's not dripping with grease. I wish the guacamole were not pumped out of a can, but what can you expect with cheap fast food. Everything is wrapped up nicely and topped with fresh (usually hasn't been sitting out for a long time) tater-tots or mexi-fries. I especially love their home-made (I'm not sure if it actually is) salsa/hot sauce. It has a different taste than anything else I've tried - less tomato and more onion and garlic? Regardless, it's amazing with the tots! I haven't tried anything else from their menu because their soft taco is always what I crave, but maybe one day I'll give it a shot. Anyway, good, fast service for a wonderful price and amazing taste! read more

Even though these are not very authentic tacos I don't think they are pretending to be. They are pretty good in their own right though. I like to replace the tomatoes with carrots which is alright by me. I'm not big on tater tots so I tell them to give me half the usual as they are another non authentic taco item. Still pretty good after all these years! read more

Writing this review at 3:30AM and about 980 miles away probably isn't the greatest idea, but I LOVE this place. Taco Luis developed a crazy cult following when I was a senior in high school (back in 2008). I was skeptical to try it at first because I hate being a conformist. But man, I gave in the moment I took my first bite of their beef burrito. Growing up, I lived on McDonald's and KFC, and never ever had Tex-Mex. In fact, I didn't know what ANY type of Mexican food tasted like. I think Taco Luis changed the fundamental nature of my food cravings, because apparently I love Taco Bell now? Oh, and the tater tots are crispy bites of heaven. The best thing is, it's soooo cheap (even though they've been increasing their prices). One of the reasons this place is so well-liked is because the owner is extremely friendly, and has a ridiculously good memory. He remembered a lot of our faces and our usuals back in the day, and I bet he still does. He even has a Facebook group, for God's sake. I still visit Taco Luis every time I'm on break from college (and from the US in general), and I always walk away absolutely satisfied and nostalgic. read more

Craving some tater tots or a refreshing burrito for a low price? They are always quick here to take and make your order even though there can be a long lineup. I love that it is so cheap but I can still get full off of the smaller wraps. They give you a good amount of veggies too = don't feel like you ate a very heavy meal. Much better than all the other food court places. read more

My expectation was this would be in the same level Taco Bell or Taco Time so very low standards and unfortunately the food didn't even meet those. Would not recommend. We tried the beef burritos, the tater tots jazzed up with all the toppings and a taco salad. The taco salad was the most liked and the regular plain tater tots. Overall I would not order from here again. read more

The best food court vendor in rmd. If I have the choice, I frequent the oakridge location just because the owner is always there. Super 8 tater tot deluxe is my go-to. It's pretty much a salad with tater tots. Also comes with a drink all for under $10! If you're from Richmond, you know this is the place to eat at if you're in lansdowne. Can't go wrong! read more

Taco Luis - Super 8 tater tots deluxe - Mexican Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Abysmal. I read all the yelp reviews, and wasn't expecting Mexican food. But I WAS expecting the food to be edible. The taters had little to, no flavour. The taco was greasy, goopy mess and the drinks tasted watered down, like it some atrocious medley of half-cola, half-water. (The KFC in this food court seems to have the same problem with their drinks. Looks like we might have an epidemic on our hands). I love fast food, but this was not for me. read more

Holy smokes, me gusta! I didnt know what to expect since my previous food court mexican experiences have turned into nightmares, but I'm so happy I found this place. Their taco salad is amazing. Personally like the beef, with everything on it of course! Tacos are great, the amount of meat they put is bang on. They may not have the fresh guacamole, but it's super addictive. Prices are normal for fast food. Fast, fresh, good food and service.. I'm a happy camper. read more

Oh, Taco Luis, you have done me well. This place is a simple taco shop inside the Lansdowne mall food court. But it's no Taco Time. Here, prices are cheap, and you can get yourself a meal deal for $7. Burrito, tater tots, and a drink. I usually opt for the plain large size chicken burrito. This place is crazy during lunch hours, but the owner is quick, so you never have to wait too long. The burrito is pretty standard, what sets it apart is that they use better ingredients, and because the turnover rate is high, they are always fresh.I can always customize mine to have extra guacamole and tomatoes too. Also helps that the owner is super friendly, and always jokes with you. Their homemade salsa is also quite delicious! read more

Taco Luis is the #1 reason I frequent Oakridge Mall! Sure sure sure, so this isn't "authentic" in any way possible, but it's about a billion steps up from Taco Time and about half the price. The tater tots are amazing. I don't know what happens from the time those frozen bastards go from the plastic bag to my plate, but something beautiful takes place because DAMN they are good. Now the SALSA is where it's at! It's made fresh every day, and it's delicious. I get about 5-10 mini containers of it every time I come here. It's amazing. The secret ingredient in it is pineapple! My absolute most favourite thing about Taco Louis is the perky owner who mans the counter. If you've eaten from here before, you know exactly who I am talking about. He clearly loves his business very much. He is friendly, charming, and is happy to accommodate. I always ask for extra cheese on my veggie burrito and he always obliges, no extra charge! He's the best, and for that I am happy to come here as often as I can, even if it's not "authentic". read more

Best fast food place in Lansdowne mall, dare I say, all of Richmond? The man who works here is amazing, funny, fast and very friendly. He remembers almost all of his customers, and makes jokes with everyone in the line for food. The food is tasty, simple and fresh. I used to eat here on almost every lunch break when I worked at Music World. There's so much to choose from, but my favourite meal is mexi fries supreme, which is tator tots covered in Mexican fixins. Go here if you're in the mall, don't even look at any other places, they can't compete. read more

If anyone knows me knows I love tacos! Located in the Landsdown Mall food court, this hidden gem has been serving hungry taco lovers for over 10 years or more! I come here so often i had everything on the menu! all delicious, cheap and in big portions! not only do they have phenomenal food but they also have very friendly staff especially the owner. always enthusiastic and smiling at everyone! For me this place has the best tacos and mabey the best taco joint in Richmond. I would take Taco Luis over Taco Time any day!! read more

First off, I like their Oakridge Centre location better. The food is still good here and the tater tots or fires they call it are still crispy and oh so delicious. Minor gripe is their burrito wrapper always gets stuck on the parchment wrapper. One of the best places to eat at the Lansdowne food court. Inexpensive, filling and service is mostly fast- not during weekend lunch hours. read more

Do you love tater tots? I love tater tots. Do you love cheap food? I love cheap food. Anyways, obviously this isn't Tacofino or anything, but with what you pay its pretty good. Under $10 for a meal and the tater tots are literally like little crispy drops of potato heaven. Keep in mind this is an asian opened establishment so I wouldn't be expecting authenic Mexican Cuisine but its still really good!!!!! read more

I love Mexican food. This is not Mexican food. I came here because everyone and their brother has been raving about it. I don't get it. Maybe it's my personal taste. Maybe it's because I spent a huge amount of time in California where amazing Mexican food can be had everywhere. Again, I don't get it. I just couldn't handle it. Why is the meat sweet? Hard pass. read more

This place is OK when I can't get to Taco Time. Reasonable prices, fresh food, but most of all the shop owner is a great guy. I forgot his name but in the old days I remember him chatting up a storm to all of his customers trying his best to make them feel warm and welcome to his place in Landsdowne Mall. So if you crave some Mexican fast food and wanna try something different, check this place out -- you won't be disappointed cause its all fresh!. read more

I love Taco Luis! The portions are big and everything is fresh! For $7.50 I got a 12 inch burrito stuffed to the brim with lean beef and fresh veggies, tater tots and a drink! The beef was flavourful, lean and very moist. There was an abundant amount of veggies in there too! The tater tots are hot, crisp, crunchy and delicious! read more

Yum Yum! In no way is this authentic Mexican food. Actually not even close. It's about as authentic as Mexicali is. But the food is cheap, and the portions are good. But most of all, the staff are excellent. read more

This place is one of my favourite places to eat at. The workers are very kind and the food is very delicious. This is better than Taco Bell in my opinion. The prices are affordable and there are lots of food options to choose from. The meat is the best part because it is very flavorful and their salsa is the best salsa I've ever had. I really recommend eating here! read more

I order a bowl size looking taco it was just bad. Feel like eating deep fry oil on a dough. Just not my type of food will not order again. Crispy taco shell was good and that's what I usually get. The taco wrap thing isn't my kind of food, tried once, taste OK if wrap is your thing. Overall good taco place, I'd come back for crispy taco shell. read more

I lived off this place in uni. Everything was always fresh and delicious. I wish they offered proper guac though.