Chronic Tacos — Restaurant in Riverside

National Taco Day is on October 4 every year but today's recognition goes to Chronic Tacos their breakfast burritos, which I get with Impossible beef and discovered at the end of August 2025. I was rushing in before 11:30 AM to pick up his and hers to take home on an ice block. Now they are served all day, so I can pick them up later and has become a weekly thing. 🌯🥳 Impossible Beef, hash, and egg is the perfect base and for toppings, I get hubs cheese and hot sauce, I get cilantro and pico de gallo 😋 (The first time we tried the breakfast burritos with guac but it was more distracting and they are tastier without it 🥑)

I first tried Chronic Tacos the summer of 2018. Being vegetarian, I tried their potato taco, and the 2nd time made it into a meal with beans, Spanish rice, chips and spicy mayo.

I made it back in 2020 when I learned they had Beyond Beef, and tried it on a burrito! I also made it in before 10 AM to try the Beyond Beef on a breakfast burrito 🌯

I ordered the burritos with white rice, as I was kindly advised the Spanish rice has chicken broth(!) I wasn't made aware of this on my first visit when I ordered the Spanish rice with my potato taco, but fast forward to 2025 I was again made aware of this when I was about to order it with the Impossible Beef that they now carry.

I wish Chronic Tacos made vegetarian Spanish rice or made it clear on their menu that it is not, but I am so glad they have sustained a vegetarian beef option 👍👏 Spring Break week I picked up dinner to go twice, a good opportunity to support one of the few eateries open while the students are gone. The Bowl-Rito starts at $10.25 plus Impossible Beef for $2 and guac for $2.25. It was a hefty bowl for $14.50 and turned into 2 meals. Similarly the Burrito version would also be $14.50 but for an add'l $1.50 I had to try the Hot Cheeto Burrito, and hubs and I both were surprised by how good they were! Adding the Cheetos made the burritos ginormous so they also became 2 meals, dinner and lunch the next day. Although I can no longer handle dairy and prefer the breakfast burrito, I definitely...

The food I like to order is great everytime. Its my favorite restaurant on campus. (Carne asada tacos with green salsa are superb)

The problem is that the experience, the already annoying part of getting food, is worse in everyway here.

It's Slow. They provide erratic portions, I once had to argue with a new worker about it and ended up leaving and not paying. High price, typical of a business selling to college students. A rewards program that is rotten to the core, which the staff never know how to use anyways. They owe me 3 free tacos but I can't use them because they consistently forget to give me my points or they say something stupid that makes me want to just give up eating there. They also have a slow takeaway order routine, it's comedically slow.

The reason I'm giving it 1 star is because I feel that the overall rating...

I tried this place for the first time this evening, and it did not disappoint. The staff is friendly and courteous. Slight hiccup with my order, but it was corrected in a timely and respectful manner. The restaurant, as well as the restrooms, were clean. Overall, I had a good experience; the food is solid, and the vibes are chill. Wrong location. This review is meant for the...