Taqueria la conquista — Restaurant in Redding

Let me just say that I've never written a negative review, ever. I usually only take the time to write a review when it's a good thing. However, I feel obligated to save others from wasting their hard earned money. This food is terrible, plain, no flavor at all. Even for Redding, it's bad. I don't mind paying $11 for a burrito when it's good or even decent but $11 for a burrito that makes Taco Bell seem great? I first ate here a month ago and ordered three breakfast burritos to the tune of $28. They were awful, just awful. I decided to give them another chance today and ordered a Carne Asada burrito and my son got the Seafood burrito. My CA burrito or RICE burrito, as it should be called, had 6 small pieces of Carne Asada, some flavorless beans, no sour cream or cheese as advertised, and lots and lots of flavorless rice. The rice is tinted orange so you wonder how on earth they got it that color when it tastes like plain, boiled rice. The seafood burrito was the same, a lot of rice...not much flavor but the seafood did seem somewhat fresh. It was supposed to have mango salsa but there was none. Save yourself the disappointment and make the trip over to "El Burrito Deliciouso", where you will get a huge, flavorful, delicious burrito full of meat for a few bucks less. Or if you want to eat good Mexican food in the downtown area, go to...

This place would get five stars from me if it could just be a little more on top of things. Tonight I ordered two taco plates one plate having Shredded beef tacos and one plate having 1 Carne asada taco and 1 carnitas taco. Instead we got one plate with two Shredded beef tacos and one plate with two Carne asada tacos. Also one plate had cheese on the beans while the other didn't which is common. Sometimes they put cheese sometimes they don't so you never know.The beans themselves are pretty much always the same, which is not great, but we typically like the rice.although tonight it was very bland. It does seems like every time we eat there something in our order is wrong though. We typically don't complain because it's just a taco and usually they are decent no matter what. But it's a little disappointing when you order something and get something else. Still one of the better places in town but it really has the potential to be so...

I can't believe I haven't left them a review yet. This place is excellent! The family that owns and runs it are extremely nice people. The food is outstanding! I'm lucky enough to live right across the road from this place. I don't go as much as I should but I try to not eat out as much. If you like spicy, he makes a hot sauce/salsa that is just the perfect ammount of heat with AMAZING flavor. I always order extra. Give them a try. You won't be disappointed. Keep in mind that you sometimes may face a wait. Like all good restaurants they sometimes get very busy but this is kind of a "hole in the wall" type place. It's tucked back behind a few buisnesses and it's ran by a short crew. Family and a few other cooks. Don't be discouraged if you're unlucky enough to catch them at a super busy time. It's not like that all the time. Trust me. Having been ordering their food for the last 6+ years I can assure you the family running it...