El Rinconsito

Fast pace, great food and fair price. Surprisingly awesome spot with a pretty close to authentic food. Parking isn't fun but worth the struggle 👍

Favorite Mexican spot in Kent! It can be affordable if you get the specials. My family’s favorite specials are the Birria taco special with a drink $11, the steak (asada) torta with drink $12 , and 4 after tacos with drink $11. Other things you can try are the Carne Asada of french fries super good and big portions. Staff is always friendly. Wait time can be a little lengthy, but that’s what you get when the food is good definitely a place that you wanna try their Horchata is good as well.

I've been going to El Rinconcito in Burien for probabaly 15 years! This time I decided to eat at this location. FOOD was good very large portions you will not leave hungry I could barely finish all my food. Employees are always friendly ;) there is a very sweet lady making tortillas by hard close to the register I thought it was awesome! I had a great dinner for sure. Also I really loved their wide selection of the homemade hot sauces and sides!

The WORSE restaurant in Kent, Washington. I lived here for 15yrs and never came here because it always looked unpleasant as bums hang around that area. I was super hungry and finally gave them a try. I had to call the police as I was in the drive through as an armed man was threatening us. The staff did not speak any English, she actually looked careless about our safety as customers. Eventually we ordered as the crazies left, I ordered two steak tacos and a side of sour cream. The food smelled like dog farts, the tacos were about 2 inches long with what looked like expired meat. The sour cream smelled like rotten milk. They gave me end of the day random vegetables to make up for the nasty dog food they serve. Their kitchen floor was so dirty from the drive through window. Save your money and do not come here!

Seriously, is not worth it. If you are a taco lover, I won’t recommend this place. I cannot talk about the other plates, but I was expecting more flavor and better product for what I paid. The tacos were literally as somebody said in a previous reviews, 2 inches. I have went to many other places, and I have never seen this little type of tacos before. Absolutely, no!

Searched for fast food, my first time in Kent. Was sad to see just a JITB, but then I saw across the street a taqueria with a drive through. Had a long line, so thought, must be good. Went inside to see the menu proper. The staff was super friendly And helpful when I said I was new. Order the chili Verde burrito. Not fast food, but OMG!!!? Best burrito I've had!!!! So worth the wait. Think I'll make an excuse to go to Kent just for this!

I really like their carne asada burritos 🥹 they always lack on giving you salsas so be sure to ask for a few more at the window if you’re going thru the drive thru. Maybe clarify how much you need otherwise they’ll just give you one more

I absolutely love this place! The food is always incredibly delicious and bursting with flavor. Each dish is perfectly seasoned, and you can really tell they put care into every meal. The customer service is always on point—friendly, attentive, and welcoming every time. I can’t recommend this place enough! If you’re looking for authentic, flavorful Mexican food, this is the spot to visit. Highly, highly recommend!

El Rinconsito is one of my favorite places to get Mexican food, especially the one over here in Kent. They always seem to be very busy, especially during dinner hours! Even though they are, the service they provide is good and the cashiers/servers are always so delightful. When you walk in there's station in front where you would place your order and also all the sauces are conveniently there for you, too. This location is not as big as the one in Auburn, but if you can't dine in, order take out. But if you do decide to dine in, please don't forget to leave a tip, because they'll come pick up your tray and clean your table. (Have to add, the ceiling tiles are beautiful!) My go to plate is the Pollo Asado with the leg quarters, at this time! I do change it up once in a while. The chicken is always so tender and I love the flavor. The tortillas are always made fresh, too. You 'll have your choice of the flour or corn. Comes out hot!

We stopped here for a quick bite and enjoyed a carnitas taco and Mulitas with adobada (pork marinated in adobo sauce) and carnitas. They make their corn tortillas onsite and the food was generous, as well as tasty. It's good to know there are other locations closer to home.

The ambiance is small, not a lot of room at the register to order. It's hectic and crowded, and parking is a pain with the drive through traffic. The food is ok, the portions are smaller when you take out or order from Door Dash, etc. The beans and rice are good but a tad salty for me. The prices on the menu don't reflect the price at the register so I felt like I was getting ripped off. The menu said $16 for a burrito plate, but it ended up being over $20. So the tax was 20%, WA state tax is only 6.5%. Yeah it's a rip off. They seem to be really popular, being open very late. But in my opinion they aren't worth the price. They also don't itemize your food on the receipt so you really don't know or see what you're actually paying for.

I've given this place a lot of chances because I love Mexican food. I just was enjoying a chicken quesadilla when an awful flavor of mold came into my mouth. Upon inspection I ate half a slice of quesadilla with mold on it. I'm completely disgusted and blown away. The audacity of this place to continue to rise prices and also lower the quality. I'm so disgusted. Such a shame.

This place has gotten soo expensive! I paid $10.38 for a small bean and cheese burrito!!

Food is delicious from here. Service - it didn't take took long to get my food order. Lastly the ambiance in restaurant is similar fast food nothing special but it's clean.

I had heard some good things about this restaurant and I was hoping we'd have a great experience. Dinner for two, an appetizer and a couple sodas was pretty high for a Mexican restaurant. The interior is more like a fast food environment, and perhaps the cashier was having an off night, but seemed a bit disinterested. The food was average

I've ordered tacos twice now through UberEats, both time it has come back plain--no onion, no cilantro, no salsa, no jalapeño. Incredibly frustrating. Poor service.

The restaurant is small but very clean. The staff is nice and helpful with the menu. If you dine in they ask for your vaccination info, perfect! The prices are a bit high but the food is delicious. We ordered carne asada mullitas, enchiladas Mexicanas and a side of rice and beans. I will say the bathrooms are a bit scary to use because they're outside in the back and someone has to unlock two doors for you to get to them but otherwise it's a great place to stop or drive thru to get some cravings satisfied. Buen provecho!

Very good service and food! I would revisit this place! Check for their specials with tacos!

Pretty good and fast service too. Like an upscale Taco Bell but with real food. They got the drive through and a huge menu. 4 star for the higher prices.

Got food poisoning after getting the quarter pollo asado, wassup with that. Although service was fast and friendly seats were comfy, maybe just got unlucky

This place it's so gross DO NOT COME HERE unless you want to be in line a long time.. the food was soo gross i got the combo carnitas and it had balls of grease and mushrooms leftover from another plate SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!!!! Don't go there.. I told the manager about it and she just gave me an attitude as if she was paying for my food.. if i could i would give it 0 stars

After six years of patronage, I can say Rincon's quality is consistently good, and the menu variety has something for everyone, I'm never disappointed. Recently I've been using the drive-thru, and appreciate the little extras that are included with my meal. Yesterday's order of Enchiladas Verdes w' rice and beans came with a generous serving of pickled vegetables, carrots, radishes and a 1/2 jalapeño. - not shreaded like curtido, but large pieces. It put a cold salad taste to the otherwise hot plate. The To-Go container is a round tin with plastic cover, and the edges of the tin rim fold over the cover to completely seal the meal 360 degrees around the tin. In my case, the soufflé cups of sauce were also sealed and inside the container. Pricing is fair, quantity is generous, quality is good, service is fast... definitely 4 stars !

One of the best!! Carne asada plate is one one of the best I ever had!! Corn tortilla is also really good. Made fresh everyday.

Esta mañana ordene un pollo con ensalada y está es la ensalada que me diero, me pregunto si el dueño y trabajadores serviría eso de comer a sus familias? No se merecen ni una sola estrella las tortillas están gruesas y tiesas pésima calidad de comida

Good and cheap taquiera. Service is friendly and responsive. Specials made it a better value. Saw quite a few Hispanics as customers, so I know the food is authentic.

I've been coming here for years My typical order is always the taco plate with pollo (chicken) It comes with a grilled jalapeno onion and free drink. It's super juicy and delicious it's my classic order. I also ordered a mulita yesterday it was super filling it had cheese and asada with a grilled jalapeño. Also comes with a free drink. Before I said that drink wasn't good on my past review but takesy backsies it's bomb. The rice and beans always understand the assignment super good. I always get the horchata from here typically a large. At the bottom it's powdery but the rest of the drink is bomb I can't get tired of it. I love this taqueria whether you're dining in or getting drive thru it always hits. Super delicious. I will always come here.

We ordered 3 meals, 2 included drinks. When my husband picked up the order he was told no drinks! I called the restaurant and I was told that we should have gotten the drinks. I was of course told we will give you the drinks if you come back. (They are not close). I asked for a refund of only the drinks. I was told they cannot give a refund because they were combos. I don't care about them being combos. I just wanted a refund for only for the drinks and they absolutely refused!!!! It was hard enough to get there one time, going there a second time for their mistake is B.... S....! I only wanted what I paid for!! Do Not Go there!!!!!

Total Trash. While I have not tasted all their menu items, I have had all their core items- tacos, burritos, and tortas. The food across the board is over priced, small in size/quantity, and just plain low quality. I could tolerate 1, mayyyybe 2 out of these 3, but not the trifecta. The proprietors of this chain are just out to make an easy buck without delivering good, quality Mexican food. As Trump would say - SAD!!!! Anyway, I have also had El Riconsito from a few other locations from federal way/Auburn all the way to Wenatchee and it's equally shameful. However, sometimes beggars can't be choosers when there are limited options and the kids are in the mood for a plain quesadilla. What can you do?? /\(:/)/\

This place continues to impress me with both their food and low low prices! This week's special deals were chicken enchiladas in a salsa verde or chipotle sauce or 4 tacos and a drink - what a steal, even Taco Bell doesn't offer prices this low! For the first time, rather than taking the food to go we ate in and were happy to see a sauce bar with all the fixings! Pickled jalapenos, onions, carrots, radishes, and slaw and a whole bunch of limes and salsa varieties. All of the condiments made the dishes go from a 9 to a 10! I got two of the specials (yes, two entrees) of chicken enchiladas in salsa verde and 4 tacos (carnitas and adobada). The enchiladas were delicious, drenched in a zesty warm sauce and topped with a mountain of fresh lettuce and queso fresco. The rice and beans they were served with were some of the best Mexican sides I had ever had - the beans were so smooth and flavorful and the rice was fluffy and the perfect consistency. The tacos - let's taco bout some tacos. Padded with two fresh corn tortillas, the meat was sizzling, hot and bursting with flavor. To make matters more friggin delicious, the onions and cilantro cut through the meat and added that freshness we all look for in good Mexican food. This place is dangerous cause it's close to where I live and so affordable. SEEMS LIKE TACO TUESDAY WILL BE EVERYDAY! *Note: there aren't a lot of vegetarian options (no sautéed vegetable tacos or nopales (cactus)! But if you're a meat eater, theres tons of it

Best food and great service have been eating here for over 15 years Carnitas Taco are the best

#59 for 2018 We wanted a quick bite, setting the gps to Jack In The Box, the closest that came up on the Yelp app. Somehow, though, I turned into this place, across the street from Jack. We decided to just go with it. I was impressed when we walked in. Not only was it clean it was well decorated. The staff was super friendly too. Greeting us and taking our order. We saw a special for 4 tacos and a drink. That was perfect for what Gabriel and I wanted before boarding a plane. We were able to order any tacos. And we did. Al postor. Lengua. Carne asada. Carnitas I'm gonna have to boldly say those were the best tacos I've had in Seattle. I have it bookmarked to go there again on my next trip.

Solid place for quick (but good) tacos! They excel in speed more than anything. I came in on a Friday evening, ordered eight tacos to go and had my order in about 5-10 minutes. They were solid, nothing extraordinary, but what'd you expect from a chain. Horchata was great, too. Staff was polite and quick. ¡Buen provecho!

Les pedi un burrito de asada con tripa bien tostada y nombre parace que me la dieron cruda sptm Ya no vuelvo! I asked for a asada and trip burrito with the trip really crunchy and well cooked , seem like the cooked put the trip raw on my burrito never going back

Wow.... I remember coming here the first time and pleasantly surprised for the veggie options. Raves about it and finally able to come back and got the veggie taco and veggie burrito, paid $20 for this... so disappointing. Laughable. Don't think I'll be coming back

This place is in downtown Kent. Even on their busy day they are pretty quick and friendly. The drive through is fast too. I've stopped by after midnight to fill the belly after a late night and it was very convenient. The food is pretty good, very flavorful. They have an area where you can get salsas and fresh drinks, bottled or fountain drinks. This is a sit yourself place, they will give you a number and they will take the food to your table. You can also order to go. Actually you could call and it'll be ready by the time you get there. That would be a faster service if it's busy or if you're in a hurry. Now parking is a challenge when it's busy, plus it's extremely tight and if your car gets banged you might not know who did it. I actually park at the business next door. Usually they are closed when I go and it's so convenient to park there, plenty of room. Also the bathroom isn't that great. It's super cold because the bathrooms are located outside on the side of the building. Plus sometimes it's not that clean. I wouldn't recommend letting your young ones going by themselves.

Let me start off by saying that the area itself isn't pleasant and they could do with a new drive thru. With that being said, I feel like I've finally found a legit Mexican place, after lots of non-California disappointments. My husband had said this place was good and open late, so we went around 1030 PM and got to go orders. We got a beef quesadilla, a carnitas taco, a pastor taco, and their chicken flautas meal, as well as a cabeza burrito. My husband said the cabeza was good but it wasn't great. The quesadilla was made with real Oaxaca cheese, but not enough! My flautas werre very tasty and juicy, and the beans were mild but tasty. The rice was freshly made as well. The beef taco was good, but those carnitas got my heart... usually it's too salty or too oily, but these were perfection! I told my husband that we will be back for those carnitas on everything!! At last, some decent Mexican food!! Excuse my excitement...I missed Mexican food :(

Piss poor service. They take your order have pay, wait, and get an attitude when they get it wrong. Whoever worked between 2-3am Saturday morning September 23-2023 does not need to work in this industry. I complained that I asked for nacho fries and got nachos with ingredients I did not ask for which were cold and was told that it was my fault. If you don't speak what I speak or don't understand that's not my fault when this business is built on that primary language. When I ask for your manager or name you should be more than helpful to give that information. It's deeper than a refund it's the principle. Do not recommend.

We've been loyal customers to El Rinconsito for years now, appreciating their friendly staff & prompt service. The flavors are nice and seemingly "authentic" from what I can tell with my limited knowledge of what authentic Mexican is. The serving sizes can be hit or miss, as some days it seems they are heavy handed with portions, and days like today where one of my tacos seems to have had only a spoonful of meat (first world problems, I know‍) Today I found an interesting hair in my food that I pray is from the upper portion of the body, as it's thick and curly similar to the hairs found on the lower portion of the body. I hope this will be a reminder to the staff to wear hairnets/facenets and wash hands.

The service isn't that great but I always find myself coming back to this taqueria. I totally agree with Yelper Alina's post in that even though they've messed up on our orders we keep coming back. I think its because they have good tacos and enchiladas! You can't get the same satisfaction as you would at Taco Bell. The problem with this location is they're so popular their parking and drive thru situation is a cluster F. They're right off Central, the parking lot is small, and the drive thru is short. Let's say it's lunch time and you go inside to place your order. You return to your car and attempt to back out. Most likely you'll be blocked in by the drive thru line. Good luck getting back to work on time. If you go through the drive thru and you order anything but tacos most likely they'll give you a table tent number and have you pull into the lot and wait. Unfortunately, they don't have the luxury of vast open space like the one in Renton Highlands so you probably have to double park or put flashers on until somebody moves. Stories of my misfortunes. My friends and I wanted to have a taco party. They went out and got the tacos. They came back and opened up the bag and the sides of guac and sour cream were missing. Story #2: I placed an order through the drive thru: 2 orders of tacos and enchiladas. They told me to park around the corner and wait for my order. Some time went by and a lady came out with 1 bag and I thought, "This can't be my order." She handed it to me and walked back in. I opened the bag and it was missing the order of enchiladas. smh. I had to go back inside and wait in line. While waiting I saw the enchilada tray sitting on the shelf. When it was my turn I told the cashier I was missing an order of enchiladas. She turned around, grabbed the enchilada tray on the shelf, apologized and handed it to me. Where's my aloe vera?--Cuz I got burned again! All I gotta say is check your bag before you leave the restaurant. YOU have to be the quality control checker. This ain't McDonalds! They gonna put you to work. I know I don't have to come here. Maybe they don't want me here but I'll put up with the chaos and drama. It's all for the love of tacos.

Food is great but please be aware that they are charging automatic 15% of your bill. I went though the drive thru and had a big order, looked at my receipt and noticed that I was charged more on my cc transaction. Spoke to manager and got my 15% back. Just wondering how many people this has happened to and did not notice. Went two days before this and looked back on charges and the same exact thing happened.

Right off of Central Avenue in downtown Kent, this place is as real as it gets. Authentic Mexican food if you're into that. Decent amount of parking and good menu selection. I've had several different entrées here and everyone has been a hit. Moved here from Fresno and this reminds me of the kind of food I would get there.

Came in expecting a fast food type establishment but I was so surprised to see it packed with patrons and still serving freshly made tortillas! Although the service was speedy and food was decently priced, I was disappointed in how I got some of the food. I had a Gordita that seemed to be packed in a tiny container, everything fell apart. The tacos were good and bite sized, $6 for 4 and a drink! The birria was also good, although it could've been served hotter.

Fast, authentic & affordable Mexican food! They have amazing beef (carne & birria) tacos! Their tortas are delish especially when you add an avocado in it. Sometimes i can be indecisive so, i love how they have combo plates such as, EnchiFlauta (Enchilada with a Flauta) with rice and beans. Their selection of Mexican fountain drinks like horchata & tamarindo and the salsa bar are incredible. The only thing i didnt find quite fit my taste buds was their carnitas. They used a tad too much orange peel/zest in it. Other than that, this place is great! Also, this taqueria gets quite busy by 11:30am, so expect a line if you come after that time.

This is literally my favorite place to get Mexican food I usually order through DoorDash come in and pick it up and originally started out real well the last four times I have not got my order right and then when I call they're usually pretty rude and act like I did something wrong by messing up the order a word to the wise do not leave without double checking your order or you're gonna be very disappointed because they just don't seem to get it right anymore. This time they forget several items from my order then didn't want to remake them when I came back. They are just lacking in customer care as in they don't seem to care.

Si les pudiera dar cero estrellas lo haría. Terrible servicio al cliente. No me dieron recibo para mi orden. Dure 30 minutos en la línea drive thru. Y pa acabarla me dieron la orden incorrecta.

I love the food here but I seriously have no idea why I keep ordering food from here! Every single time I get my order it's wrong! If I order in Person it's wrong and if I order on DoorDash same thing. I like fried pork and that's what I always request on everything! Yet I always get the pork w the red sauce wtf. Done ranting

Lawd Jeezus. This food is delish. I love their chicken enchilada with rice and beans and their fried ice cream and churros. My fiance is Vegan, and loves their veggie burritos which are El grande. Lol Staff is friendly, food is amazing! Food feels like it's cooked by someones hispanic grandma in the back. Visit this place. Must try: Carne asada fries, shredded chicken enchilada w/ rice & beans, steak tacos, birria w/ the chicken tacos for dipping, ranceritos

Great food good portions friendly staff and I really like their coffee. The inside is pretty nicely themed and prices are decent.

Im just about done spending my money here. Food is alright but customer service is terrible. Go to a place you will be treated with respect and they wont charge you for every little thing then forget to give it to you theres never been a time they didnt foget something and ALWAYS get my order wrong. How i wish this place were good its right on my way to work and even open when i get off but they SUCK unfortunately. They are rude too

Thankfully, this spot is open super late. It's for sure way better than Taco Bell, real authentic Mexican food. Not sure how they manage being so efficient with drive-thru because the menu seems a lot more complicated than your standard places that have drive-thru. There's everything you can think of on the menu from tacos to enchiladas to quesadillas. Not sure if this is their typically system or if it's just during a whole wide pandemic, but if you're too afraid to go in and order, you can just drive by and order with the drive-thru, you pay and get a number, park, and somebody will run out to drop it off. Ask for extra hot sauce, the container is pretty small. I've been to multiple El Rinconsito locations, never disappointed me. Tell me about your experience if you've been here or is going to after reading this review:)

Ordered from the dessert menu, and the cheesecake burrito looked and sounded delicious. When I got home, I was disappointed to find that it was actually just a slab of Philadelphia cream cheese called to make sure this was a mistake, but the young lady confirmed it in fact was just that. I wouldn't considered this a dessert. I honestly don't know anyone who would eat a nice big slab of plain Philadelphia cream cheese with chocolate drizzle and call that a dessert.

I was craving tacos and haven't found a taco place that's met my needs since moving to the south end. They had everything I wanted and more. I'm particular about my tacos and I love radish and salsa verde but they even add a whole sweet onion too. Also loved the horchata here (even if it may not be homemade or anything) and the tres leches cake was soooo good too. Note to self: (I use my own reviews for reference for future visits), 8 is too many tacos. 7 is the sweet spot

It was a bad experience from the beginning. The person at the counter was in way more of a hurry than I was. She kept rushing me to decide...and what I wanted was not on the menu. They are supposed to have breakfast but there was nothing breakfast related at all on the menu. So I ordered Tacos with Lengua. One of my favorites. They wanted to charge me an extra .75 per taco....uhhh no...especially not on an already expensive order. The beef tacos were disgusting. The tortillas were soggy with grease...likw they were dipped in oil and thrown on the plate. The beef was like eating jerky. In top of that the jalapeno that put on the plate was partially rotten inside. If someone goes into the restaurant business I would hope that have some desire to provide great food and create some joy from feeding people. Well this is not that place. This place is all about how much they can get from the suckers. Overall...a expensive bad meal and bad service. But this is a free country...I dont ever have to go back. And I can let everyone I know how bad it is.

We have had very mixed results here. The first time it was decent; the second time it seemed less tasty and meat was lesser quality. We thought maybe it was just that particular item we ordered. Third time, the lesser quality meat again and they forgot to get our chips & flan to us. We called, said we didn't receive some of our order; communicating this seemed to be difficult for the person on the phone. We thought they'd contact Uber and have them return with our remaining items. But no one ever came, and the next day all Uber would do is refund those two specific items.???? Someone should have refunded everything if they wanted to keep a customer. Not happy at all, not calling them again.

First time at this Mexican fast-food chain and I have to say it's much better than its local rivals California Burrito and Memo's. Due to COVID-19 precautions, we opted to utilize the curbside delivery feature on their ordering website. It's a simple and swift process: choose a parking spot, place your order, and they'll bring it out to your car in about 5 minutes. We pulled in around 8PM and there was still a dinner rush. I'm giving 4-stars for the value, taste & presentation. I ordered the Chicken Enchilada Special, a side of rice for my husband, and Churros. The Chicken Enchilada Special comes with two enchiladas, choice of green or red sauce, rice, beans & a Favoritas. The rice wasn't over done and seasoned well, same sentiment for the beans. The enchiladas could've used more Chipotle sauce, but a quick dousing of salsa and sour cream helped cut the dryness. The tray that the combo is served in keeps each component separated so your meal isn't lumped into one large bucket. Love it! The churros aren't filled and come with a side of vanilla ice cream served in a cute 6 oz. cup. All in with tip, I shelled out less than $15 for a weeknight dinner and dessert. Not bad and I'd go back again to try other dishes.

Don't let the looks of the outside of the building fool you. Once you go inside this hidden gem, you'll be surprised of how the the lobby looks! From the silver ceiling designs to the textured walls and mariachi music, it definitely sets you in the mood to munch on some mexican food! The dining room feels bright and airy! Food is excellent! I think it's safe to say that this is the best mexican restaurant I have ever been to! Lots of choices on the menu so it's a little overwhelming if you're a newbie to mexican food. You won't regret spending your money here. Stop by if you're in the area. Ooooh, don't forget to try their cheesecake burritos! Thank me later

WATCH OUT THERE WAS GLASS IN MY FOOD AND THEY WOULDNT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, made me drive all the way there and show them the glass. Absolutely ridiculous my little sister cut her mouth.