Tacos Rojas — Restaurant in Roanoke

I have frequented this place for years. I always order the Chicken Burrito California. I have not been here in a quite some time and ordered my usual and it was honestly the worst burrito I have ever had. It was all sour cream, horrid rice and lettuce there was a 4 inch string of shredded chicken, it's usually bursting with flavor. We also ordered chips and cheese dip and it was horrible, chips were stale unsalted so we returned the queso and exchanged it for gaucemole and it was definitely not fresh, tasted horrible, couldn't even eat it. My friend ordered 2 ground beef tacos and she says the cheese is not the same and they also did not taste like they usually do. I'm not sure if it was a bad day or if this place has lost it's authentic touch. They did give me a refund for my burrito as I couldn't even stomach it. Food took 20+ to come out. This is not a normal experience at this place by any means so I hope things are...

Today I made the worst decision of the year. "Let's order tacos from a different place. We always eat at Tacos Rojas, let's try tacos from a different restaurant." The fist bite into my taco I felt all of Elizabeth Küebler-Ross' 5 stages of grief. Denial: "it can't be that bad"; Anger: "how is this so awful!"; Bargaining: "the second bite will be better."; Depression: "I deserve this terrible taco"; And finally, acceptance: " I made a huge mistake". I am sorry Tacos Rojas, I won't make this mistake again. Songs will be sung of your salsa. Monuments of man making first contact with extraterrestrial life offering peace tacos. If I had a TR tamale everytime I had a TR tamale I would still not have enough TR tamale. People, don't make the same mistake I did. I have to live with this shame. You don't. Eat at Tacos Rojas and shout back at the existential void inside yourself,...

So glad to have found Tacos Rojas! I grew up in LA and spent the better part of the past decade in Charlottesville where I had found a few good taco spots, but being new to Roanoke, I have really been craving REAL tacos, and all happy to know they do exist!

I had three tacos (pollo, carnitas, & asada) that were wonderfully flavorful and filling as well. I prefer the classic style with just cilantro, onion and lime which is what they have. My fiance had the 'California' burrito (not sure why it's called that, but OMG, I have never seen a burrito of that size and he ate the entire thing and loved it.

Oh and the salsa... Wow! So so so delicious! I have a high tolerance for heat and the spicy red salsa not only has a kick, but is also incredibly flavorful! The mild and salsa verde are...