Reyna Foods

As far as Mexican grocery stores in the area, Reyna is one of the best, however with the large cavet that this is based on a Pittsburgh scale (I was reminded all too well of this on a recent trip back to Chicago, when we stopped by Cermak). I recently stopped by for their street tacos though and was underwhelmed. Likely because the ones at Las Palmas in Oakland are so good. The portion size of the tacos was incredibly small for the price, like seriously three bites each for a little over 2 bucks per taco. I had three and was still quite hungry. The flavors were pretty good though, but even in the taste category, I’d give the nod to Las Palmas. It is nice that they have a few outdoor picnic benches to sit at, though these can fill up pretty quick on a busy day.

This was our fourth try. We went to the basement resturant and had another disappointing exsperiance.
The chubby female bartender with the side shaves head was very rude. Even though we were at a table and had our own waitress. The bartender visited our table three times to rush us with drinks and to get our check. She over charged us for her very badly made drinks.
The other staff, as always are very friendly and helpful.
The food and drinks are very over priced for what it is.
We will not be returning after this trip. We kept feeling like we should give Reynas resturant another chance, but this one is their last.

In town for trade show. This Is a first class authentic Mexican restaurant! On the scale of Rick Bayless’s places in Chicago. Salsa’s (tried 4); mole’s, enchiladas were super flavorful. I must visit!

Only experienced the bar and was very satisfied with the friendly service! I will be back! Excellent margaritas too

FINALLY, it took me two weeks to get to this place. Why? It closes at 4? PLEASE open till 5 or 5:30.
I am talking about the grocery store. I NEED good tortillas and YOU guys are, so it seems, the only place in PGH that has them.
And man, they ARE good.
The hot sauce selection is amazing as well. I kind of just wish you would treat this like a «real» grocery and not make it some tourist trap in the strip… some of us have legitimate Mexican food needs and you, apparently, are it.

This review is for the restaurant only, not the grocery store or the taco stand
If you want authentic Mexican food this is the place to get it in Pittsburgh. Many people in pittsburgh think, Chiptole or Emilianos are Mexican… they are not those are TEX-​MEX places… this is the same food you will find in Mexico and its delicious. I have had many things here and i have always left happy. The waitstaff is very nice and attentive, from the person who greets you at the door to the waitstaff everyone is always smiling.
The food comes out extremely fast and they have great lunch specials.
They have an outdoor patio, but i always go downstairs, its nice and cozy and doesn’t feel like ur in a basement… even though it essentially is.
If you have never been you are missing out, so give it a try.

The taco stand’s lengua (tongue) tacos are freaking amazing. Great tortilla, super tender meat, and great flavor. Love it.

Reviewing the taco stand out front: the tacos are delicious, with the right blend of cilantro, onion, tomato and other goodies. Freshly made and worth the trip down. They are, however, pricey! $ 3 is at least a dollar too high for street tacos, imo. But then again, I’ll still buy them…

Hidden gem of a place. Authentic mexican food. One of the best fajitas in the area. Salsa was homemade but lacked robust flavor. Sold $ 3.00 cokes without refills. The fajitas came in half of a grilled pineapple. Who does that?! Genius! A little pricey. Lunch for 2 without alcohol was $ 40; out the door for $ 50 with tip because the service was awesome!

I was so excited to make it to Reyna, their selection is great. However when I brought home and opened one of the spices it had flies in it, another jar of pepper paste was one year expired and a bag of chilli sauce was expired since 2013. Completely unacceptable and disgusting to sell such expired food to your customers. Check the expiration dates on all purchase from here!!!

I have been to the Burgh 3 times and I make sure I hit the taco stand up every time I am here.
Great authentic tacos and great prices.

The taco stand is pretty amazing. At $ 2.25 a taco (as of this writing), the prices are quite competitive with Edgar’s around the corner. While the variety of tacos is a tad smaller than their competition, Reyna’s is pretty standard as well. We basically end up deciding between which wait is shorter when it comes down to it, since the quality of tacos is more or less the same between both stands. No freshly made agua fresca here, but they often have a cool bucket of glassed drinks such as Mexican coke or Jarritos, which pair well with your tacos.
The grocery store is an added bonus (or maybe the taco stand is a bonus to the store?). While a bit cramped inside, they have lots of the standard Mexican produce, snacks, and drinks. Great place to shop or walk around if you are in want of anything for your fiesta or cocina.

The chicken fajitas were enough for two and served in a pineapple. My friend’s margarita poured 3 glasses and looked tasty. Think I would come back here again, but will probably try some other places in the strip district first.

Reyna has the best sit-​down Mexican in the city. I really enjoy the margaritas, which as quite generously portioned. I always try one of the fruit flavors, and ask for them «less sweet.» The bar staff is always accommodating to my request. The restaurant is pretty new, and the environment is nice. I love the Mexican pine tables and chairs, and the art is always a great conversation starter. The chip and salsa sample lets you try the best of the salsas from Reyna’s. I normally go for the Chile Rellenos, but everything I had tried is well cooked, flavorful, and interesting. I have taken many guests here, and definitely recommend.

This has always been my ‘go to’ place to buy the most awesome, authentic flour tortillas. I always bought them fresh, still warm at times. I have often served them at my home and have sent many friends to shop there. Yesterday, I raved about how wonderful they were to a total stranger and we both bought 2 packages from ‘the fridge up front’. I was so so very disappointed and if the person I ‘sold’ them to reads Unilocal, I apologize. They were dry and stale. Steaming them made them somewhat edible, but…
Which leads to my next review…
I was so excited when they opened their restaurant as they sell such tasty tacos on the street. I have been there 3 times. First off, THE BEST margarita! Food ok but service… horrible! The most efficient wait staff appears to be a 10 – 12 year old boy who has made our guacamole and aims to please. When we were there over the weekend, the waiter outside could do nothing more than tell us how busy he was and how he had to take the steps with each order. He got our salsa order wrong so needless to say, we left.
This makes me sad to write this. Did they bite off more than they can chew?

I just moved to Pittsburgh from New Mexico and was excited to hear about this place. Unfortunately, it was not as good as I hoped. The cashier argued with my boyfriend over what kind of dried red chiles to buy, and harassed him when he was browsing the store (she yelled across the store: «Are you done yet? I already started ringing you up.»). The house-​made corn tortillas were bland and only with the help of a guy running a nearby taco stand (who did not work at Reyna’s) did we find the right chiles… The cashier had no idea what we were asking for.
Then there was the Hatch green chile fiasco. Shortly after arriving here, I was searching for Hatch green chile in the area and found out Reyna’s would be doing pre-​orders. Hooray! I ordered and paid for some online. The website said they would be roasting at the store so I called to ask about it. I was told in a very rude manner that roasting would only happen at the pepper festival, which I would have to pay $ 7 per person to attend, just to get my chile and get it roasted. Okay, fine. The day before the festival I called the store to confirm that my actual pre-​order would be available at the festival. I was mid-​question when the clerk on the phone interrupted me: «What? … Can you call back later, I’m really busy.» WTF?
So I go to the festival to get my chile. The people at the roasting station seem confused when I present my pre-​order receipt, but they eventually figure it out, telling me to come back later to get t because it isn’t roasted yet. We walked around the festival for an hour then went back, and there is even more confusion over whether ours is ready. Finally they figure it out and give us the roasted chile. Hooray!
Oh wait though. We get home and open it up and… Apparently they don’t know how to roast it correctly. We bought bulk roasted chiles in New Mexico every year and never had issues peeling it before freezing it. This chile they roasted? It’s somehow completely mushy and falling apart, but has almost no visible char, and it’s fucking impossible to remove the peel. It’s horrible.
So tl;dr — rude employees, both in person and on the phone. Little product knowledge. And absolutely no knowledge of how to roast green chiles, despite having a whole event around the chiles. I won’t be going back.

We have no real Mexican grocers back home in Connecticut so this place made me giddy. Huge drums of every kind of dried pepper imaginable. Pinatas, sombreros and other toys. Good selection of mexican cheeses. The homemade corn tortillas were piping hot still. People were buying the tortilla chips in bulk. Only downside was the people working there, went out of there way to not be helpful. Cashier says «I’ll be right with you» and then says «How are you today?» and I say «Great, thanks. do you have tacos?» followed by her saying «I’ll be right with you» again as I stood and watched her fiddle with the register for another 2 minutes.

«Jalapeño tostadas… yum!» That was a tip I shared a while back, let me go just a little deeper. That Hot sauce you found, loved and could never locate again? Reyna’s has it. Biggest hot sauce collection in town. The same goes for BBQ sauces, any Latin ingredient you can think of, salsas out the wazoo, HANDMADE tortillas and tortilla chips so good they supply the best Mexican restaurants in Pittsburgh, fresh salsas, scorpion lollipops (for your wild, still sweet self), loose beans, herbs and all sorts of goodies in bins in the back… including dried hibiscus flowers that I make my mango hibiscus daiquiris with!
Whatever you need, Reyna’s has it. If they don’t, ask… they do their best to get it! And don’t miss the taco stand outside or the restaurant downstairs. Whatever Reyna’s does, it’s top notch!

When I moved back to Pittsburgh from New York I found myself in constant withdrawal because I no longer had a taco truck on my block to satisfy my cravings. I had pretty much lost hope in Pittsburgh until I came across Edgar’s Taco stand at Reyna Foods. These are probably the best tacos PIttsburgh has to offer. The tacos are also picture perfect. I have never seen such a beautiful taco. Seriously.
For only $ 5 (plus tax), you can get two tasty and fresh tacos. The ingredients are super fresh, and the tacos are prepared on the spot. The actual taco is a perfect blend, and they are packed full. I got the carnitas and pollo tacos. They meat was not spiced as well as I wanted, and they were a little too mild for my taste. There also wasn’t any sauce/​salsa/​etc. out, and this lead to a rather mild taco. However, I plan to come back for the full experience soon.
This is definitely the best place to find real deal tacos in Pittsburgh. The staff was super friendly, and I can’t wait to try the burritos as well!

Delicious tacos! I always get the fish one which is mixture of fish and rice. The corn tortillas are homemade and they have buckets of sauces on the side to choose from. The tacos are a little bit small and not very filling but it’s fun trying out all the food stands down the Strip anyways. The tortillas can get very soggy though and hard to eat so I recommend getting a fork. But the tacos have great flavor, especially with their sauces.