Rio Burritos

Birria is a whole section, not one taco

Rio Burritos gives birria more room than a single special. The quesabirria tacos combine marinated meat, mozzarella, onion and cilantro with consommé for dipping and rice and beans alongside. The restaurant labels them a customer favourite in its own menu. That is a useful starting point, though it is not an independently measured citywide sales ranking.

The same idea moves into ramen, nachos and grilled cheese on Texas toast. A birria plate serves meat in broth with tortillas and accompaniments separately; it is a different meal from ordering tacos. For several people, the pizza pack and other birria combinations bring larger portions with sides, making the format worth considering before multiplying individual plates.

Beyond the consommé

A puffy taco uses an inflated flour tortilla with cheese, lettuce and tomato; the asada-elote taco pairs steak and street corn with onion and cilantro. Those offer a clear alternative to cheese-and-broth birria. The wider menu includes carnitas plates, pozole and shrimp or fish dishes, while the burrito de discada combines several meats with rice and cheese. It is a broad restaurant menu rather than a narrowly specialised taco counter.

One address, two published phone contacts

The restaurant is at 5001 First Avenue NE, Suite 104. Its main site publishes 319-614-6157; its separate Menufy ordering site lists 319-981-5001. Both point to the same location, not two branches. Main-site online ordering offers pickup and delivery. Published business hours are Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., with online pickup ending at 9:30 p.m.; Sunday is closed. Delivery availability depends on the address entered at checkout.

Order from the current menu.