barrio cafe

delicioso. saw the segment about thisrestauranton diners, drive-ins and dives and had to run, not walk, to try the unique dishes they prepare. tried it for the first time last week and blew my socks off, i will be back! fantastic! atmosphere was fun, staff were friendly and efficient.

it was very good but not the'best'. chile en nogada was truly outstanknding. cochinita in pibil was good, not great. churros were great but overpriced. nothing bad but a bit pricey.

fortunately i kinda expected this so wasn't disappointed. but probably won't go out of my way to go back.

two years later... i have never found a chile en nogada as good as what you can get here. i tried it again, and it was as good as i remembered. so i came back a couple of days later to get another one. :-)… so i suppose i was wrong (i will go out of my way!) ... i also tried the chicken poblano, the sauce was good, the chicken was fine. the cochinita pibil was once again very good.

two problems:
1 they don’t answer their phone. not at all. it rolls over immediately to voicemail, and the mailbox is full.… this means you cannot place a to go order or contact them for any other reason.
2. they’re overpriced, twice as much as any other mexicanrestaurantin the neighborhood. the food quality is better, but not that much better.

overall, balancing quality and price, my score remains a 4.

one of my local favorites for several years. the food is great and consistent, making it a place i trust time and again. upon moving from chicago, where i enjoyed the likes of rick bayless' frontera grill, barrio cafe came to my rescue. as i look back, my once greatrestaurantsecret has long become a valley favorite, thanks to the great atmosphere, delicious ingredients and skillful execution of what is the antithesis of everything commonly expected as mexican food here in the valley. i love the guacamole, especially when they use pomegranate seeds in season and the black chicken mole. step away from the blob of yellow cheese and try something worthy of your time.

worst place to eat in the world. rude wait staff, the bartender was a joke who was actually insulting-arrogent people in thisrestaurantthat serves cold food with no claim to be much better than taco bell. i will never go back to this place and had to restrain myself to not go back in the food prep area to show the morons how to serve a warm tortilla

overrated. we were disappointed in this highly acclaimedrestaurantand judged it to be overrated and overpriced. first, there was the long wait in a small crowded bar area. the service and food were just fair, we would rate several other mexican places as better. the noise was so loud that you could not carry on a conversation without shouting.

barrio cafe is the bomb!. i have been to the barrio cafe many times and i have always been blown away. silvana salcido esparza is the chef and a master creator in my opinion. it's classified as a mexican restaurant, but it is unlike any other mexicanrestaurantexperience i've ever had. the bar is tiny but has an incredible array of tequila choices and some memorable specialty drinks. it's a smaller space, no reservations taken, but well worth the wait. therestaurantboasts the most clever t-shirt in town... "comida chingona" www.barriocafe.com

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