Mexico Viejo - Roanoke

My classmate and I ordered a large lunch for our IM resident team from this restaurant. We did not give them advance notice of our order, so the service was a bit slow.

The Mexican food at this restaurant is absolutely fantastic and authentic! I have been multiple times and have tried the tacos, burritos, and enchiladas - everything is delicious. I highly recommend the tacos.

The dining experience was fantastic! The birria tacos were delicious (we requested flour tortillas). They are generous with the meat, although some portions were a bit dry. The tacos are on their way.

This is a small place, without a ton of ambiance (unless you like Central American music as much as the people who work here do). It did have something to offer, though. Notably, the vegetarian menu is significant. Upon ordering a diablo veggie burrito, I saw them freshly cooking some vegetables and wondered if it was for someone else because it looked like so much. But when I actually received my order, it was a gigantic burrito that I had zero chance of finishing and took as leftovers. There was a bit of refried beans and rice in there, but there was a ton of actual vegetables, which is good, and this was dairy-free as far as I could tell. The diablo sauce was for real, and that is, as they say, one spicy burrito. A horchata was texturally on the thinner side and had a bubblegum-like flavor and a strange aftertaste that I assume is some distinctive seed or herb. It was interesting. It was clear that this place uses some quality ingredients and produces fresh flavors.

The food was great but the price was outrageous, especially for being a small mom n pop, hole in the wall, type of restaurant. My girlfriend and I didn't eat anything crazy and our total was $55. She had a coke and the chimichanga dinner, and I had a bottled water and 3 chicken tacos (no rice or beans). We did have chips, salsa and cheese dip, but that's it. After leaving a tip, my total was over $60! No complaints on the food, the service was good, the bathroom was skank, and the prices were insane.