The Carne Asada tacos were delicious with a great sear and a good amount of guacamole and cheese…read more The Churro Donuts were light and airy with a sweet, strong cinnamon coating and a rich dark chocolate sauce. Service was attentive as well.

We had the best waiter and the tastiest food ever ! And the drinks, there were delicious and very…read morefruity (I had a white sangria) The taco of the month was to die for, as well as the duck taco ! YUM ! You are never disappointed when you go to Xaco ...

Huge tacos and absolutely delicious carnitas burritos... Just got word that this place will be…read moreclosing this week- a sad day for Rhode Island taco and burrito lovers. Will miss the service and ambience, and mostly- the food! It's the end of an era!

They are closed y'all- they had a great run and will be deeply missed in the city of Providence!…read moreCheers to their next chapter!

We actually ended up at Yellow Door Taqueria somewhat by accident. We were doing one of our usual…read morebrewery and cocktail crawls around Providence this past weekend and had planned on stopping at Bayberry, but apparently every time we tried to go there they had a wedding and weren't open to the public. So, Plan B it was, and honestly, I'm glad we ended up here. Yellow Door has a really fun atmosphere. The playlist was lively, the place gradually filled up while we were there, and the whole space has a vibrant, welcoming feel without becoming obnoxiously loud or chaotic. It's very aesthetically pleasing, with a colorful, modern look that fits the whole taco-bar concept perfectly. It feels like somewhere you could drop in for a couple of drinks and tacos with friends and just hang out for the evening. Our bartender was really nice and attentive, and the cocktails were probably the highlight of the visit for me. The drink menu is extensive, and there are plenty of interesting options rather than the usual handful of margaritas and beer. Everything we had was well balanced and well made. Providence has been having something of a cocktail renaissance lately, and Yellow Door fits right into that trend. The food was good, although I have to be honest about the birria taco we tried. It was tasty, but it wasn't exactly a life-changing taco, and it was on the small side for the price. I was expecting something that would make me immediately understand why everyone gets so excited about birria, and this one didn't quite get there. That said, "good but not mind-blowing" is still good, and I'm not going to knock an entire restaurant because one taco didn't knock my socks off. We only tried a small portion of the menu, so there's plenty more to explore. That's actually one of the reasons we'll be back. I want to try some of the other food, and I'd like to come on a different night to see how the atmosphere feels when we're not in the middle of a weekend crawl. Sometimes a place hits differently when you actually sit down, order a few things and give the menu a proper chance rather than treating it as one stop on a larger evening. Overall, Yellow Door Taqueria is a very solid four stars. The atmosphere is fun, the space is attractive, the bartenders are friendly, and the cocktails are genuinely good. The food we tried was good, although the birria taco didn't quite live up to the hype for me. Still, there's enough here that I'm interested in coming back and trying more, which is ultimately a pretty good endorsement. Sometimes Plan B turns out to be worth keeping on the list.

This Restaurant is apart of the Aloft Hotel in Providence, which I have stayed at and enjoyed doing…read moreso. With that, I hoped to have a similar experience in their restaurant, but unfortunately, that was not the case. Also, please read my review with consideration of the fact that I, myself, worked as a server for over a year and am pursuing a degree in hospitality management. I am not a customer looking to complain and am a guest who seeks good experiences and would love to share them with others. Restaurant was not busy, still waited 10 minutes to be served after I was seated. I didn't get up to leave because I wanted to give this place a fair chance and no other restaurant nearby appealed to me. My server was very direct and to the point, no "thank you for your patience" or "how are you today?" Just straight to "what can I get for you". It felt like I was an inconvenience to her time, not a noticed guest whose business is appreciated. My water ran out and my server quickly placed a jar of water on my table as she passed by, with no comment. Again, made me feel like an inconvenience to her time, not a guest worth speaking to. My elote was served on the cob, I asked for it off but its fine, I know how to cut corn and it was plated beautifully and tastes delicious. I think more of a cream would be good on it but it was good elote nonetheless. My two small birria tacos took 30 minutes to be served. I had my elote to munch on, however 30 minutes felt a little long for a simple, two tacos. When they arrived, my server said more to me and told me to enjoy them, which was appreciated in comparison to no comment to me. The tacos were amazing despite their size and wait time, and my server kindly checked in on me after a few minutes of them being served. I did, however, Overhear my server say "sorry for the wait" to the table behind me of two women, which makes me think I was being overlooked because I was a lone diner as opposed to a party of some amount. When I was done with my food my server kindly offered me a box and prebussed the table. The music was played at a respectable volume and the lighting was adequate, not too dark and not too bright. The restaurant also allows for a lot of natural light which is very nice. Both the elote and tacos were $12, leaving my total after taxes and a credit card upcharge at $26.64. I expected to have a great experience and be able to leave at least a 20% tip as I always do, but unfortunately the service I received equated to that not being the case, and I unfortunately had to leave a little downwards of 16% instead. Overall, I would eat here again, but I think I would have to bring a party of at least two other people to get the proper attention to the table. I'm not sure if I would recommend this restaurant for other people to try as there are many other Mexican restaurants in the area that I have yet to try that may be worth more recognition. However, until I do try them, I would definitely say this place is an adequate restaurant to eat at, but probably only if you're staying at the Aloft and don't want to walk too far.

Best Mexican food in Providence. Great to sit on their patio and enjoy the delicious food.read more

Just another 5/5 stars for one of my fave places in the univerrrssse…read more I was having a bad day so I took a stroll down to Orale to get the birria combo (3 tacos with consomme for ~$15) & even treated myself to a horchata. It was just pure perfection. The salsa verde sauce they make is my favorite of all time - it's so fresh & sharp & delicious. Once I've finished the tacos I just drink the consomme like it's water. It's SO good. The staff working is super sweet! Just be sure to bring cash to tip, as I've found out the sad way that you can't leave a tip on a card payment here.

We were going to a show at PPAC & La Catrina Tacos & Tequilas is a new-er-ish restaurant in the…read moreDowncity neighborhood. The overall experience left a mixed impression - great location, interesting menu, somewhat slow service, issues with the food & timing confusion with the daily specials. Before heading to the restaurant, I checked out the website & the daily special pop-up board said "Join us every day from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM for our $2.00 Street Taco Special." Great! Let's do a couple of tacos along with some drinks. Unfortunately, the waiter said it was only 3-5pm &, even though it was 5:05pm, they wouldn't do it. Okay... so we moved on. Hubby ordered a Modelo Especial & I went with passionfruit house margarita. It was a little too sweet for me so I asked for a little soda water to dilute the passionfruit syrup. We are both huge fans of pozole & you don't see it on a lot of menus. It is a traditional Mexican soup made with hominy, pork & broth - either red or green. We should have asked because we prefer green but it was the red variation. It came with a platter of toppings so you could customize each bite. The broth was nice & spicy. Unfortunately, the pork was more grizzle than meat. Hubby selected the Wet Burrito: a large flour tortilla stuffed with grilled shrimp & chicken, rice & queso dip, then doused in more queso dip with pico de gallo, guacamole & sour cream as sides. It was ginormous but consisted of very little shrimp & chicken. I wasn't super hungry so I ordered the appetizer pork belly chicharron. Good-sized pieces of nicely charred cubes of spicy pork. It came with pico de gallo, guacamole, beans & warm tortillas. It was delicious! As the restaurant is still relatively new, they still need to iron out some of the operational kinks & hopefully will settle into its groove. We will be back (from 3-5pm) to check out the tacos!

Potential! They just opened so it will take a while to get the word out / find their groove. The…read moremenu has a bunch of great options; tons of high tops to watch a game on the projection screen. The prices for entrees etc were solid, and great queso!! So rare in PVD unless you go to tortilla flats (ikyky). It was a little hot down there but it's the end of summer. Deff give them a chance. They will eventually have a room for rental in the back.

We are from Chicago and we found our favorite hole in the wall, affordable, legit tacos! Authentic…read moreand delicious. All the sauces are amazing-- red is our favorite. We had it delivered and it was still hot and fresh. Would definitely order from here again. All the meat is good--steak, chorizo, al pastor-- but so glad we tried the oreja!

Food - the carne asada was very flavorful and the torts sandwich was delicious…read more Service - fast & friendly Ambiance- it's inside a local owned market I would suggest taking it to go

Al Son de Mi Barrio (which means "to the sound of my neighborhood" in English), it's a little cute,…read morehole in the wall restaurant at the corner of Atwells and Valley. My friend Mechelle wanted some street tacos and we decided on this restaurant based on the good reviews. We walked in and sure enough, there are only 6 tables in the entire place for a sit down meal....small, cozy and authentic. Since I speak Spanish, I said hello to the lady behind the counter and she was super nice and friendly. She brought the menus and asked what we wanted to drink, I said tap water.... We ordered some tacos and they were all Wonderful.... The corn tortillas were grilled and warm when they hit our table and the fillings were delicious. I had the chorizo, carnitas and barbacoa....all three were good, but the carnitas was outstanding...I will get that again next time I visit... My friend Mechelle got the asada and the shrimp and she loved both...the shrimp pieces were big and grilled.... Overall great service, friendly staff, excellent flavors and affordable prices... There is a small parking lot next to the restaurant and some street parking as well. If you love street tacos, this is the place...while there, I saw a plate of nachos go by and I will get nachos next time...their menu also has burritos, tamales, huaraches, quesadillas, etc....Lots of choices......

My partner and I were craving tacos so we looked in the area and decided on trying this place and…read morewe were so glad we did. I got two Al Pastor tacos and a Horchata. The filling was juicy and flavorful while the tortilla was moist and the perfect texture. It's a small place, and even though we came around 2:30pm, it was still pretty busy with people coming in to eat. The service was friendly and very speedy. If I'm ever back in the area, I'd love to come have tacos here again.

Almost entire menu is, or can be made, gluten free. Lots of great vegetarian options. Space is…read morehuge, and service is quick. Would be back if in the area again and craving Mexican.

First off, the good: Ethan our server was very sweet…read moreThe food was DELICIOUS (carnitas quesadilla and bean dip in particular) However we had a pretty bad customer service experience with the owner who was contacted after we noticed a discrepancy with our bill. We ordered the chips and guac for 14.50, which comes with beans and salsa, and says says free refills (menu attached). We asked for one refill of beans and one of guac. When we got the bill, we were supposed to see charges for the beans and guac. Our server explained that the free refills were only for the chips and salsa. We asked to see a menu again and pointed out that it says free refills. Our server contacted the owner/manager who doubled down on the misleading statement and charged us for both refills (total of 10.50 additional cost). It's really a bummer because I had read a bunch of reviews on here and my takeaway is that the food is great but the management leaves something to be desired. Be upfront with your customers! It's a great restaurant with delicious food, I'm glad small businesses exist, and I wish that we had been treated with more grace and honesty. Losing $10 on your end (or even just being upfront and stating the refill policy on the menu) is well worth it for a positive customer experience. I would have loved to give this place 5 stars but took 1 off for the misleading pricing and another for the way that it was handled by the manager.

I wanted to like this place I really did. The ordering is slow and clunky even when you call them…read more Wait times are long even when. You plan ahead. This wouldn't be so bad it the order was done right more often. So many times I just wanted simple tacos and tell them no sour cream etc and it goes on anyway. Decent prices though

The birria was so good and had NO FAT. This was an ideal situation for me. I ordered the…read morequeso-birria plate which had chips+guacamole. The guac tasted like the Wholly Guacamole brand, which is noticeably not homemade/fresh, but still tastes okay. The combo included a soda so I chose Jarrito's + they have ~6 flavors. This was a satiating and flavorful lunch. Consomé was good, and I was given enough limes, too.

I ordered the BYO burrito here today and I'm not exaggerating when I say it was one of the best…read moreburritos I've ever had!!! I chose steak as my protein and it was so flavorful and tender. The tortilla was fresh and chewy, which was perfect because I hate when tortillas are dry. The staff were super friendly too. The inside of the restaurant is super cute and clean, and they have gigantic menus all over the walls which were easy to read and understand. I will definitely be back again!! Yum!

caliente workers are super helpful and make delicious food. it's not the mexican i am used to in…read moresouthern california but it's close enough for cravings in rhode island. very generous portions and seasoned very well, salted well too. prices are also lower than bajas and chipotle for example. i've done a steak burrito the size of my head for $10 and not eaten until the next day in the evening. when i get a bowl i end up having to split it between two meals and im a girl who can eat. complimentary chips and salsa with every order is appreciated.