Salsa Mexican Grill

The child at the register was nice. LOL he was maybe 12 if that.
The place was empty at 630 pm,…hmmmm
After reading the menu, nothing too exciting jumped out at me, so my boyfriend and I both ordered the cheese enchiladas with red sauce.
As they cooked our food we filled up at the salsa bar. We tasted a couple salsas after we filled our to-​go cups, and most of them were really bitter.
Our food was ready fast (we got to-​go) which was nice even though we only live 10 minutes away.
When we got home and opened our boxes I was kinda confused,… our enchiladas were covered, and I mean covered in lettuce, guacamole and Pico de Gallo. I’ve never had tht on an enchilada before but ok. I dug in to the beans,…bland,…the rice,…luke warm and bland. So I scooped the «salad» off my enchilada into my beans and pushed it aside. I dug into my enchilada, which wasn’t bad, but I could tell it wasn’t fresh. It had been sitting in a casserole pan for awhile and the cheese was rubbery and barely heated through and tortilla was super mushy. The sauce was actually good though. Too bad they didn’t make it fresh and pour the sauce over it without the salad on top,…yeah, then I would have been happy. My boyfriend didn’t finish his food and kept mumbling something in Spanish (he’s mexican) about how bad the enchiladas were and «how hard is it to mess up enchiladas». Sigh,…our search for good (or at least I’d settle for decent) Latino food in Concord/​Pleasant Hill area still continues. Look for my boyfriend’s review in Spanish (Lalo).

Not content to be just your typical menu with tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and quesadillas, this place also features more upscale Mexican fare such as tostadas de tinga, camarones al diablo, and mole. There are also breakfast menu items and vegetarian items. Complimentary chips and salsa come with each order. However, don’t be fooled by the more upscale items: Fine dining it is not.
As Siskel and Ebert would have put it, two thumbs up; way, way up, for the extensive menu variety. The menu doesn’t look any longer than a typical Mexican restaurant menu, so I don’t know what got cut in order to put up the more exotic items.
However, the salsa wasn’t sitting on a bed of ice, or even chilled, while we were there, so I question the freshness factor at the salsa bar.
The food was great. I appreciate a good mole, but it was a little spicier and not as sweet as I would have liked. (I was told it’s the sweeter chocolate-​based one, not the spicy one)
Like Nathan M. said on 12÷4÷15, it’s not your standard Mexican menu, nor is it California-​style, Southwestern, Latin fusion, Tex-​Mex, or any other common variation of Mexican, so don’t come here if you want standard Mexican. This place is a step up.

Please do not charge for tap water.

This is the best Burrito place in Concord! Their salsa Mango Habanero salsa is the best I have ever had. And the customer service is outstanding too! I definitely recommend this place.

I loved this place under the old management. The new management has stripped out some of the warm, family-​run feel of this place and replaced it with bland, unimaginative menus. A ten-​year old boy in a «Salsa Mexican Grill» polo shirt took my order and rang me up, and as much as I’m all in favor of kids learning a trade and the value of working for their money, I think we have some child labor laws in this state that makes this illegal.
There’s only one guy running this place, doing everything (besides the kid running the register) where there used to be at least 2 or 3 adults working here before the change-​over. And they were warm, smiley and sweet people. This guy seems a bit grumpy by comparison.
Now, the food was fine; I ordered a super burrito with BBQ chicken, and aside from the burrito being a little under-​stuffed, the weirdest thing was an oddly sweet taste somewhere in the mix… It took me a minute to figure out what it was, but it turns out it’s — not refried or pinto beans, but — straight up, molasses-​and-​brown-​sugar-​laden (store-​bought?) BOSTON BAKEN BEANS! In a burrito! It didn’t make the burrito bad or anything, and I happily finished it, but… That’s certainly not what I expect in a burrito from a Mexican food restaurant.
This place is fine; you can certainly eat here. But I miss the old staff and management. It already feels more sterile and empty here without them. I may not be back again.

Bought a Groupon and decided to come try this place out tonight.
It’s a hole in a wall, in a old strip mall across the street from Park and Shop.
But we were pleasantly surprised how good everything was. The two guys working were super nice, and helpful.
I ended ordering the Pozole soup. Hubby had super quesadilla with the braised short ribs and my son had the carne asada nachos.
We munched on the free chips and helped ourselves to a few different salsas on the salsa bar.
The food didn’t take too long to come out.
Good portions … My sons nachos were HUGE!
My Pozole soup was delish… Very «authentic» tasting!
Hubby loved his quesadilla and taco… Which was giant!
Everything was good… Better than expected!
We will definitely be back!
Don’t let the looks of the outside and dilapidated strip mall stop you from going in…
Good prices, good food, good service!

Having spent many years in San Diego, taco shop visits are a common occurrence, especially as the night goes on. I have been back up here for a couple of years now and it has been difficult to find taco shops that offer the So-​Cal style of Mexican food I’m used to. This place comes very close.
I was amazed when I saw that they have a California Burrito. It’s nothing special, it just replaces beans and rice for French fries. I know, I know, total gringo food, but it’s good when you pair it with steak, pico, guac, a little cheese, and some of the great hot sauces Salsa has. I’m sure all of their other food is very good. It looks great. but if you’re like me, missing some SD taco shop, this place comes very close.
One more thing I have to add, and its not a knock on this place, is that you all need to ditch the rice and beans from your burritos. It’s just filler. Guess what happens when you leave out rice and beans? You get more meat! I know what you’re thinking — what’s a burrito without rice and beans? And I ask, does it really provide much flavoring at all? Or does it just make your burrito bigger? French fries add some crispiness to it and soak up that sauce.
Wish I was eating one right now…

Food :3,5stars.
Service:5stars.
It’ve been long to receive such a nice hospitality service!
Worth to try!

My husband and I go about once a week! I usually get the chicken tacos or chicken burrito which are flavorful and fresh tasting. Great salsa bar. You can also get breakfast burritos all day and the steak one is the best. The catering is also great and inexpensive. We had them cater a family Christmas party and all of our East Coast relatives were in heaven. I’ve never seen them so happy. My brother-​in-​law was actually wiggling in his seat while he was eating a burrito.

Very nice service all throughout the visit, complimentary chips with free refills, about 8 different salsas to choose from, plenty of space to watch the game. The quesadilla was good, not too oily or fried, the enchiladas were good too, again not too oily. The atmosphere was a little casual, there were very few people eating in, which was surprising given that there is a pretty sweet deal on gruopon right now. Pay 15 dollars and get 25 dollars worth of food. Overall not a fancy place, but great mom and pop shop experience

Great food, friendly staff. We ordered veggie burrito and veggie quesadilla they added lots of veggies like zuccini and other veggies in our food. Also loves the salsa bar lots of variety to choose from. Next time I will bring my daughter and also try their taco salad and orchatta drink.

The chicken tortilla soup amazing… However I got excited and ordered the lunch special lamb taco nothing but bone no flavor completely disappointing. Service when you order is amazing then nothing after oh and habenero salsa is spicy but too tangy don’t ruin ur soup with it

This place is really good. It’s not fancy, it can be cold during the winter (bring a coat), it’s not in the nicest part of town, but if you are looking for «real“Mexican food, not just burritos and a bunch of Tex-​Mex stuff you don’t even find in Mexico, but real Mexican home-​style grub, this place his the spot.
WARNING: if your idea of good Mexican food is ground beef crispy (taco bell style) tacos with sour cream and cheddar cheese, or chimmichungas, this place probably isn’t for you.
…but if your idea of amazing Mexican food is the stuff that grandma’s in Mexico serve the family eg. Cazuela, mole, cochinita pebil, caldo de pollo/​res, pezole, birria, sopes and all that bomb, amazing home cooked goodness, at a really great price, this place is 5-​stars.
Pro-​tip: if you are unfamiliar with «real» Mexican food, do yourself a favor and skip the burrito you normal order. They have a different special every day that is cheap and always amazingly good. Even if you don’t know what it is, order it! You’ll be in for a treat.

Tried this place expanding our Mexican food options. They are fairly reasonably priced. Apparently they are under new management, or so says the banner they were hanging as we came in. My wife order the enchiladas and I ordered the carne asada plate. Both were very good and I was surprised by the handmade tortillas. They were fantastic! We will be back for more!

Salsa has HH daily 2 – 6 featuring roasted chicken, sopes, flautas, tacos, quesadilla, @1
eats: roasted chicken
–flavorless, dry
tacos, al pastor, steak?
–dry, lacked flavor
*came with chips
take outs:
–forgot they have a salsa bar.
if remembered, tacos still flavorless, salsas fab.
3ish stars. 4 stars for value @HH
–fabulous service. weather too hot, worn down, forgot salsa.

My hole in the wall. Okay, first of all I don’t know why this is rated so average! I love this place! If you say you love Chipotle then you’ve never tried authentic Mexican food. I’ve gone here for 5 years now and I would recommend this to anyone.
They have lots of chairs and tables so large groups are doable. They accept cash, credit or debit. They all work fast and efficiently. They aren’t overly priced and the food delicious.
Just go and see what I mean lol

I happened to look over my shoulder and saw this Mexican eatery staring at me. I was starving! I was hoping they had my Jamaica drink and a good torta. I got parking right in front, meant to be, and walked in and asked, without looking at the menu, if they had tortas and she said, Yes! My eyes widened and then I saw the Jamaica across the room and I fell in love. Now let’s taste this torta…

OMG! The flautas are so good, their super yummy. I highly recommend them to anyone, the tacos are good too but I must say the flautas are better so good that’s all I want to order there, I was thinking of trying other things but them flautas are too good to pass on & the employees are very sweet, & they have a variety of good salsas too, me & my boyfriend like to mix some of them cause some are not spicy enough & other are a little too much spicy, this place is a very good place to go & eat:)

I go here often. They are close and fast. I call in my order and it’s ready in about 10min. I order the same thing all the time. I really should try out the rest of the menu, but their chicken tostada salad is SO good.
The lady that works the register is super nice. She sees me in there often. They have a stamp card, but I always forget to bring it. No matter. Guess you can say I’m a regular.

Bought food to go during lunch today. I wasn’t super hungry, so I just got the 2 cheese enchiladas. To my surprise they gave me a small bag of chips. I read in a previous review that said they charge for the chips but I don’t think they do. My bill came out to about $ 11 after ordering off the menu where the price was close to $ 10. I think this place was a bit pricey but it’s still good. Service was great! The two older ladies were really really nice.
Love the presentation of the food, even in a box (see picture). Everything was organized and looked nice, it wasn’t just thrown there.
Chips were good ⁴⁄₅
Enchiladas: Really good! Not super cheesy but I wish it was melted more. The sauce was flavorful ⁴⁄₅
Rice and beans were good. ⁴⁄₅
Came with sour cream, guacamole, and a salad thing (bomb salad!)
Honestly, it’s a really good place and I think the kind staff makes up for the price.