La Reyna Newbo — Restaurant in Cedar Rapids

2/24/24 - had lunch at La Reyna. First time trying this booth at NewBo Market. While the person taking my order was nice, the food was very disappointing. I ordered a tamale plate (2 pork tamales with rice and beans). The tamales were so dry I had to cut them with a knife. Unfortunately, the plastic knife didn’t do the trick! Not only was the masa dry, but the pork inside was just as dry. The beans and rice needed seasoning and the whole plate was only room temperature.

My husband had a breakfast burrito. He said it was very bland and also only at room temperature.

We were both very sorry that this vendor’s food was so poor. We love Mexican food, but this was one experience where we didn’t feel bad about discarding our...

I'm in a wheelchair and my daughter was trying to juggle pushing me and holding drinks. She got a drink carrier but the drinks spilled because they had bad lids. She stopped at La Reyna and the girl working was very nice and was going to give her some napkins. Suddenly the owner comes out of the back and asked what was going on. My daughter explained that she needed a few napkins and he said no. It is too bad that his being stingy and not giving her a few napkins earned him this 1 star review and the loss of 2 customers forever. Ugh. Ungracious...

I got the tacos La Reyna. One steak and one Al Pastor. It comes with rice, and a very interesting flavorful bean dish. I forgot to take a picture before I ate the entire meal! It was quite good. I will definitely go back, super...