At Dos Tacos, the first decision is rarely which filling — it is which shape that filling takes. The same cod, steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo, or vegetable that goes into a handheld taco can also pile onto taco fries, spread across a taco salad, settle into a rice box, or cover a tray of nachos. That one choice is what makes this Richmond Row counter more useful than a tighter menu would be: a short list of fillings, several ways to eat them, scaled from a single snack to a full dinner without ever switching restaurants. Downtown London has no shortage of places to sit for an hour. Dos Tacos is built instead around the order you actually want, in the format that suits the night.
The named tacos are where the kitchen shows its hand. The Codfather batters cod in corn flour and finishes it with cabbage, pico de gallo, honey chipotle, sour cream, and guacamole — the most complete build on the board, and the easiest first order for anyone reading the house style for the first time. Taco ’Bout Shrimp runs brighter, with pan-fried Pacific white shrimp, coleslaw, salsa, and a jalapeño-lime lift, while Bang Bang Shrimp takes the heavier battered route for the diner who wants it. Carne asada and Cali chicken cover the steak-and-poultry middle, and Classic Chorizo holds the spicier corner. To share, a table can open with tortilla chips and guacamole, work through a couple of tacos, and close on churros with chocolate or caramel and a cold Jarritos.
Menu Tags
What to order
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The menu is not limited to handheld tacos: fillings can become taco fries, taco salads, rice boxes, or nachos, which makes one compact menu work across snacks, quick dinners, and late-night orders.
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Dietary Range Without Losing The Menu
Halal wording from the official social profile, gluten-free tortilla options, and vegan-possible vegetarian tacos give more diners a practical path through the menu.
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Late Downtown Hours
Friday and Saturday hours until 3 AM give Dos Tacos a specific downtown role when many kitchens have closed and a quick counter-service order makes more sense than a long meal.
Restaurantica Analysis
How the score breaks down
9.0
Uniqueness
9/10
Bang For Buck
9/10
Food Quality
9/10
Local Reputation
9/10
Popularity Factor
9/10
The Playbook
How to eat at Dos Tacos
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Lead With The Codfather Taco
Start here when you want the menu at its most direct: battered cod, cabbage, pico de gallo, honey chipotle, sour cream, and guacamole in one build. It gives you crunch, sauce, and a named house favourite before you branch into steak, chicken, or shrimp.
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Pick The Format Before The Filling
The same fillings can move from tacos into taco fries, taco salads, rice boxes, or nachos. Decide whether you want handheld, fork-and-knife, or a fuller rice/fries base first, then choose between steak, chicken, shrimp, cod, chorizo, or the vegetarian fillings.
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Use The Vegetarian Tacos Deliberately
I’m A Fungi and I Yam What I Yam are worth treating as proper orders, not backups. One leans on battered mushrooms and bang bang mayo, the other on sweet potato and black bean, and both are marked vegan-possible on the official menu.
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Save Downtown Nights For Late Service
Friday and Saturday hours run to 3 AM, which changes how to use the place. Keep it in mind after downtown plans when a shrimp taco, rice box, or taco fries order will work better than a full sit-down dinner elsewhere.
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Add Churros After The Sauces
If you are sharing, build the table around sauces and texture: chips with guacamole, a bright shrimp or cod taco, then churros with chocolate or caramel. It keeps the order compact while still showing the menu beyond one taco.
Key Strengths
What this room does best
8.0
Late-Night Dining
Friday and Saturday hours run to 3 AM, giving Dos Tacos a clear downtown London role after evening plans when a quick taco, rice box, or taco fries order fits best.
7.5
Delivery & Takeout Specialists
The official site supports dine-in, takeout, delivery, and catering, with a direct ordering link for the Richmond Street location. The menu’s taco, fries, salad, rice box, and nachos formats travel cleanly.
7.0
Plant-Based Friendly
I’m A Fungi and I Yam What I Yam give vegetarian diners two named taco builds, and the official menu marks both as vegan-possible. Gluten-free corn tortillas add another practical path through the menu.
7.0
The Weeknight Save
Dos Tacos solves ordinary meals by letting the same fillings scale from a single taco into rice boxes, taco salads, taco fries, or nachos. It is easy to keep light or make filling without changing restaurants.
7.0
Budget Dining
The counter-service format, compact taco lineup, and flexible add-ons make Dos Tacos a practical low-friction meal. A diner can stay with one taco, build a combo, or move into fries, salad, rice, or nachos.
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