Las Chismosas Taqueria - A Taste of Authentic Mexican Cuisine in Concord, CA

Last time we visited Las Chismosas, the fried fish was delicious and plentiful. We enjoyed ourselves greatly but this time we both had soups...a bit salty. The chicken breast tough and the beef too much fat on it.

Great Mexican Restaurant. Authentic, properly prepared food.

I have nothing but respect for these women they are very hard workers. The food is amazing and all the salsa the make is delicious and have a good kick to it. They have live music at times and it is a very friendly environment. I've been coming to years and it has only gotten better.

Been here twice, had great experiences both times. First trip, we both had carnitas super burritos which were the best we've found in Concord. Second trip, he had chilaquiles, and I had the shrimp plate. Both excellent.

My torta was really good. I think they forgot to add the refried beans. They ran out of jalapenos so I had the other chiles in the salsa bar and those were spicy! I thought the food was good and decently priced. I liked the hand made tortillas. Wish I would have taken a photo.

9/16/15 This small taqueria sits in the Four Corners shopping plaza at the Monument and Oak Grove Rd. intersection. It's across the street from Milo's Lounge, which may be important if you want a beer with dinner. I think I saw sangria in their soda fridge, but I don't recall seeing any Coronas. My husband and I came in for dinner tonight and I ordered 3 tacos ($1.50 each): pollo (chicken), carne asada (beef), and adobada (seasoned pork). They didn't have a fish option or a veggie option (perhaps they will add to their menu as they grow). I also didn't see guacamole on the menu (side note: today is National Guacamole Day!) but you won't need guacamole with your chips if you like spicy salsa. Free chips are served to guests dining in the restaurant in a basket with a large bowl of a red salsa that was more like a hot sauce. It was a really liquid consistency, but maybe that's to protect the consumer - this stuff is spicy!! They also have two bowls of salsa on the counter (the type that they make the salsa in by smashing all the ingredients on the rough walls of the bowl). When they bring out your food they include two more hot sauce bottles (both a red and a green), plus they have a variety of premium hot sauce bottles on each table. It's a family owned restaurant and so other menu items may appear and the salsas may change based on ingredients/tastes; and so far, so, so good! Our tacos quickly came out with steaming grilled onions on top. Each taco is served on two small, fresh, corn tortillas, and they pile on the meat and fresh onion/cilantro topping in large mounds on the warm shells. Really great value and the food was delicious. Honestly, I was so in love with the salsas and hot sauces they could have served me anything and I would have been drooling, but the tacos were indeed very tasty. My husband finished both of our glass-bottled Coca Colas and I'm not sure that did a lot to help put out the fire in his mouth. And for me, the heat level was PERFECT (which means it is definitely spicy!!) - so I'll be back here again very soon!

Great street tacos. Had buche, birria, pastor and asada. All meats were tasty. Yummy tortillas. Big selection on salsa bar. Prices listed seemed a bit high, although I think hitting it on taco Tuesday may have gotten me a discount.

Good menudo and a huge piece of pata! The hand made tortillas are