Taco Lucas — Restaurant in Virginia

Unassuming location, viva sabor!

Came across this place driving around the area. From the outside looks like just another mexican style restaurant. But I saw people making an effort to get food there based on lack of other reason to be nearby. Walking in and looking at the atmosphere, the decor for chairs and tables seems traditional, like what I would find in that part of the world. Walking up to the counter a very nice older lady, who looks like she just scolded her kids for not cleaning up good enough, takes my order. I can see on her face the years of hard work and home-made-ness that she has put into this restaurant. So from that point I was confident I chose a good place. I ordered a few tacos - birria and al pastor. And some flan because that's my favorite dessert that my mother makes. When I opened up the box after getting back to my room I saw the nice grill marks on the tortillas, looks soft but it was a little crispy - very good. The meat looked well seasoned and braised and cheese melty. I opened the birria dipping sauce and dunked it in there like 90s Shaq. Aye dios mio, the combination of the two were perfect, not all drippy like you see on TV that people do in Los Angeles but it was more like a thick salsa. The taco and the sauce were very good by themselves but when powers combined, it brought it to an elite level. The tortilla did not disintegrate and the spice level was a good mild. Onions and cilantro were also mild and cool fresh. The al pastor taco was good too but I was just blown away by that point. Easily would go back there any day, yes even on overplayed taco Tuesdays. The tacos I imagine is what I would be fed if I had a Mexican grandmother. So homemade, so simple, so traditional, so good. A lot of restaurants now pay homage to street tacos and some restaurants get fancy and exotic with the ingredients that end up being $6/per but The kicker is they kept their prices low at $3/per. Not even taco bell sells it that cheap for equivalent ingredients. The flan was thick, jiggly, and solid. Not as sweet as I'm used to but still a nice dessert pairing with spicy tacos. Thank you so much Taco Lucas! Taco Bamba is good but you have the comfort food aspect that is rare...

One of the Worst Dining Experiences We’ve Had

We visited this taco restaurant as a family of four — mom, dad, and two school-age kids — and were extremely disappointed with both the food and the service.

From the moment we walked in, the person at the register was rude and clearly uninterested in helping customers. She looked like she didn’t want to be there at all and had a very unpleasant attitude while taking our order.

We all ordered carne asada tacos, but when they came out, they were so salty that none of us could even swallow a full bite. I politely let the cashier know, hoping for some sort of solution or at least acknowledgment. Instead, she replied, “That’s how it’s marinated, so we can’t do anything — eat it or leave it.” There was no attempt to apologize or offer any kind of help.

This place not only has terrible food and awful customer service, but the attitude we experienced felt discriminatory and unwelcoming. It was deeply upsetting, especially with kids present.

We will never return and do not recommend this place to anyone looking for a decent meal or...

41 Degrees outside, driving up and down Richmond Highway looking for good food because that’s what I do. So I decide to give this place a try because I’ve seen it busy while driving by and said to myself it’s typically places like this that have the best food. Let me tell you, they DID NOT miss! Joel, the kind gentleman at counter was very polite and professional. He gave me background to the culture behind the food and even gave me hot sauce (delicious) and their homemade ketchup which was surprisingly good too. I got the steak and cheese sandwich and it had BITE! A lil spicy but definitely what the weatherman ordered. I crushed the hot sauce on top of the sandwich that had peppers in it. I also got the pork and cheese papusa , I give it a 9 out of 10. All that was lacking was more pork lol. I even got the El Salvadorian Quesadilla - which was freshly made earlier before I arrived. Overall I had a great experience and plan to return for completely different dishes. The pictures don’t serve this place justice. I would...