La Selva
Mexican · Richmond
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About La Selva
Located in Richmond, La Selva offers a welcoming dining experience with fast service and a diverse menu perfect for lunch or dinner. We accommodate both takeout orders and dine-in guests. Our accessible restaurant features a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom, and seating, ensurin...
Located in Richmond, La Selva offers a welcoming dining experience with fast service and a diverse menu perfect for lunch or dinner. We accommodate both takeout orders and dine-in guests. Our accessible restaurant features a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom, and seating, ensuring a comfortable visit for everyone. Enjoy a relaxed meal solo or with company, complemented by our selection of alcohol and beer. We are open seven days a week, from 9AM to 10PM. With a rating of 4.2 stars based on 204 reviews, we strive to provide consistently satisfying meals and service.
What Customers Say About La Selva
La Selva is a popular Richmond Mexican restaurant known for its flavorful grilled chicken, generous portions, and reasonable prices. Customers rave about the chicken platters and super burritos. Some report issues with DoorDash orders and occasional language barriers.
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Tip: Order the grilled chicken platter for a flavorful and satisfying meal. Be aware that the staff primarily speaks Spanish.
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La Selva Richmond Reviews
I really love this restaurant. I like the atmosphere and their grill chicken is so delicious!
The food is really good. I DoorDash from this place often
Love this place. The whole chicken is my fav.
Best place to go for everyone and local people to support your local business and community in your town.
Best grill chicken in Richmond sooo good!
Excellent service and food delicious A+
Tacos el chino delicious at 23th Street Richmond
Good all ways very friendly
It was really good
Winner winner chicken dinner! 😋🤤
NIW KARAOKE ON WEEKENDS.
Chicken is smackin! Would go back, would recommend
Amazing grilled chicken dinner! One of my absolute favorite Mexican spots in the East Bay. Even their rice and beans are amazing on their own. 👌❤️
TODAY WAS MY FIRST TIME ORDERING IM VERY IMPRESSED BY THE SEASONING AND GREAT FLAVOR OF THE CHICKEN IT IS GOOD REALLY GOOD AND THE RICE IS TENDER AND GREAT THE SALSA IS NOT HOT THANK GOD AND IT IS VERY GOOD THE FOOD IS REALLY GOOD I WILL ORDER AGAIN. AND THE PRICE VERY. AFFORDABLE .
Very polite staff. I came in for lunch on a Tuesday and got 3 tacos for $6. Unheard off. Unexpected to me, I got chips and salsa too.
The food was delicious and the salad great. The chips were a bit stale but that's my only complaint.
The customer service was nice, food was decent, the decor in this place was trippy but cool, and they played music.
I have only gotten the grilled chicken at La Selva and don’t plan on ordering anything else because it’s so good. Comes with salad, rice, beans, and tortillas, and the flavor is classic and comforting.
La Selva is an authentic Mexican restaurant in Richmond that specializes in chicken. The staff is friendly but struggles with English as it is primarily a Spanish speaking restaurant. Despite the language barrier, they are friendly will cater to your needs. The chicken dinner is sublime and feeds 4. I highly recommend repeat visits to enjoy all they have to offer. Parking is on the street. California covid restrictions are enforced.
I have only gotten the grilled chicken at La Selva and don’t plan on ordering anything else because it’s so good. Comes with salad, rice, beans, and tortillas, and the flavor is classic and comforting.
La Selva is an authentic Mexican restaurant in Richmond that specializes in chicken. The staff is friendly but struggles with English as it is primarily a Spanish speaking restaurant. Despite the language barrier, they are friendly will cater to your needs. The chicken dinner is sublime and feeds 4. I highly recommend repeat visits to enjoy all they have to offer. Parking is on the street. California covid restrictions are enforced.
Best grilled chicken platter around. My husband and I order the half chicken. It comes with bean, rice and tortillas. This is my current favorite lunch spot.
$28 for a whole chicken meal with beans, rice, tortilla, and salsas? An amazing deal for the bay area and the chicken is flavorful, moist, and tender.
La Selva is the quinesteial taqueria place of California. Better than most others and consistant. Not spectacular as Azul in Richmond or Don Ramon's in SF, but has character and is mas fina. Definitely worthy.
Whole Chicken w/ Everything is the best deal around! Chicken is juicy, well seasoned, and the perfect amount of charred. Their rice, beans, tortillas and salsas are also delicious.
You can hear the sound of the whole chicken being chopped up out on the street. The taste of this food is right on par with any place around. Cooked over an open flame and with generous portion sizes makes this place a go to for people who want a meal for less than 10 bucks a person.
Food Was Outstanding. Salsa Bar Fresh As Well As The Chips. Super Burrito Came Loaded, Prices Are Good. Place Has A Cool Look Inside, Clean, Music Playing. Service Was Friendly And Fast. Definitely Coming Back With The Family.
One of the few places that actually grills their chicken over an open flame viewable to the public! The chicken is very good, flavorful, and mouthwatering. When it's karaoke night, the mood is great and family friendly.
Chicken is smackin! Would go back, would recommend
$28 for a whole chicken meal with beans, rice, tortilla, and salsas? An amazing deal for the bay area and the chicken is flavorful, moist, and tender.
Best grilled chicken platter around. My husband and I order the half chicken. It comes with bean, rice and tortillas. This is my current favorite lunch spot.
You can hear the sound of the whole chicken being chopped up out on the street. The taste of this food is right on par with any place around. Cooked over an open flame and with generous portion sizes makes this place a go to for people who want a meal for less than 10 bucks a person.
Food Was Outstanding. Salsa Bar Fresh As Well As The Chips. Super Burrito Came Loaded, Prices Are Good. Place Has A Cool Look Inside, Clean, Music Playing. Service Was Friendly And Fast. Definitely Coming Back With The Family.
One of the few places that actually grills their chicken over an open flame viewable to the public! The chicken is very good, flavorful, and mouthwatering. When it's karaoke night, the mood is great and family friendly.
Small place but the food is good love the fresh grilled chicken of the bbq
Ordered 2 whole chickens very delicious and good portions!
Is the frist time I buy grill chicken in this restaurant was very good I recommend. la selva Taqueria restaurant.
They really have a great whole and half chicken! , Fresh from the grill
Good food. Great salsa bar. Awesome decor.
Great Carne Asada soft taco's
Fresh food, great service!
We went to try some chicken dishes, but it was raining and it didn't seem they were grilling. We ordered chicken tacos and quesadillas, while they were very fresh and abundant there didn't seem to be much flavor. Next time I'll try the whole grilled chicken. Salsas were a bit runny. Staff was very nice. Decor seems dated.
Delicious food at this no frills taqueria! We ordered a half rotisserie chicken and a fried tilapia. It was more than enough to feed our party of four. Good food at reasonable prices.
We went to try some chicken dishes, but it was raining and it didn't seem they were grilling. We ordered chicken tacos and quesadillas, while they were very fresh and abundant there didn't seem to be much flavor. Next time I'll try the whole grilled chicken. Salsas were a bit runny. Staff was very nice. Decor seems dated.
Delicious food at this no frills taqueria! We ordered a half rotisserie chicken and a fried tilapia. It was more than enough to feed our party of four. Good food at reasonable prices.
Each time i have eaten here the food as been pretty good. I only get chicken burriots or Enchiladas but always good and nice size portions
Nice place very quiet in weekdays, wonderful food.
Each time i have eaten here the food as been pretty good. I only get chicken burriots or Enchiladas but always good and nice size portions
The host was very pleasant. I ordered steak tacos and a California Burrito. The tacos were great. The burrito was mediocre.
Everything tasted fresh only thing was roasted chicken tasted and felt like was cooked earlier and served lukewarm same with rice and beans tasted homemade but like I said lukewarm
The food was actually OK . But I'm leaving a 3 star review because I ordered over door dash and when I recieved my order it was missing cilantro and onion which were standard ingredients for the tacos. And when I called a woman answered the phone and hung up when I begin talking. When I called back the lady gave the phone to a guy and he was a bit more helpful and agreed to take care of the issue next time. I will leave a 2nd review if I ever end up ordering again from this location.
The food was actually OK . But I'm leaving a 3 star review because I ordered over door dash and when I recieved my order it was missing cilantro and onion which were standard ingredients for the tacos. And when I called a woman answered the phone and hung up when I begin talking. When I called back the lady gave the phone to a guy and he was a bit more helpful and agreed to take care of the issue next time. I will leave a 2nd review if I ever end up ordering again from this location.
Really liked the grilled chicken the 1st time a came here. Today the chicken was cold. The rice was stale as well. Maybe just an off day.
It’s sad how in COVID times you want and feel like helping small local businesses. This was one of them. The items were incorrect, I order two wet burritos and it wasn’t even close as it shows in the picture and it wasn’t a wet burrito either, they both came cold with a little bit of sauce on top, I got seeds of lemon inside and my husband got a piece of bone I’m his burrito. How sad and disappointing it was to order from here and I gave it a two stars just because the flavor was good but didn’t even eat the whole thing.
It’s sad how in COVID times you want and feel like helping small local businesses. This was one of them. The items were incorrect, I order two wet burritos and it wasn’t even close as it shows in the picture and it wasn’t a wet burrito either, they both came cold with a little bit of sauce on top, I got seeds of lemon inside and my husband got a piece of bone I’m his burrito. How sad and disappointing it was to order from here and I gave it a two stars just because the flavor was good but didn’t even eat the whole thing.
If I could give 0 stars I would. The food was unedible, the carne asada from the tacos had gone bad. I would not serve this to my dogs,It was an extreme disappointment.
I called in to make an order and the lady doesn't even speak English... How are you going to have a restaurant in America and not speak English??? Horrible... To the person that owns this restaurant You should rethink it and hire people that actually speak English if you want more customers...
16 dollars for half of a small chicken? I was a weekly customer but never again. I wish someone would have told me when I placed the order over the phone, how much the price has gone up in such a short amount of time. Yes! That is the picture I took as soon as I opened the container
I just brought food from yall and it was a pieace off rubber in my daughters food that’s just nasty she almost choke im need a full refund
16 dollars for half of a small chicken? I was a weekly customer but never again. I wish someone would have told me when I placed the order over the phone, how much the price has gone up in such a short amount of time. Yes! That is the picture I took as soon as I opened the container
I just brought food from yall and it was a pieace off rubber in my daughters food that’s just nasty she almost choke im need a full refund
This was the WORST place I’ve ever ordered food from. I wish I could upload the video I took. The tacos where rock hard rolled up like taquitos and inside was a teaspoon of what looked like burnt rock hard chicken or steak. Me and my wife had to throw it away and order again from somewhere else. Our special instructions weren’t listened too.. the food was cold, rock hard, burnt and just overall disgusting. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE.
Salsa’s were very salty never had them so salty, taco meats Al pastor and caveza were not so fresh tasted kinda old and rancid on January 7 25.
Pickup order was incorrect and workers tried to gaslight me and say I ordered it incorrectly and I should have added a note. They added guacamole to my fries and I did not ask for that. (Also an extra charge) and added salsa when I selected the no salsa option. Highly do NOT recommend. Workers will talk about you when they are in the wrong.
Worst service . Was waiting to order for a few minutes and made eye contact with people who work here. No one came to take my order
Worst service . Was waiting to order for a few minutes and made eye contact with people who work here. No one came to take my order
Pickup order was incorrect and workers tried to gaslight me and say I ordered it incorrectly and I should have added a note. They added guacamole to my fries and I did not ask for that. (Also an extra charge) and added salsa when I selected the no salsa option. Highly do NOT recommend. Workers will talk about you when they are in the wrong.
Salsa’s were very salty never had them so salty, taco meats Al pastor and caveza were not so fresh tasted kinda old and rancid on January 7 25.
This was the WORST place I’ve ever ordered food from. I wish I could upload the video I took. The tacos where rock hard rolled up like taquitos and inside was a teaspoon of what looked like burnt rock hard chicken or steak. Me and my wife had to throw it away and order again from somewhere else. Our special instructions weren’t listened too.. the food was cold, rock hard, burnt and just overall disgusting. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE.
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