rio grande mexican

terrible. first you will notice theservicehere is poor. we weren't even greeted, and our server literally threw our menus on the table and walked away not even indicating where to sit. it took an abnormally long amount of time to just get us water. the place was remarkably packed, so i was expecting the food to be good. our "bean dip" was 3/4 cheese, my wife's steak burrito was just that - dry unseasoned steak in a tortilla with nothing else in it. and to top that off an abnormal amount of sour cream over half the burrito and haphazardly tossed shredded cheese over everything. my chicken burrito was also dry and unseasoned chicken with the same sour cream blob and shredded cheese all over everything as if that was supposed to compensate for the poor chicken preparation. i couldn't help but think how i spent $9 on this when i could get a better burrito at chipotle where they take the effort to marinate their meat properly. i really hope the people who go here often, as it seems to have a decent following, try some of the other family owned mexican restaurants in the area, as there are much better options. you money would be much better spent at a standard chain like don pablos.

when theserviceis bad, you blame the waiter. when the food is bad, you blame the kitchen. when they are both bad you blame the manager and don't make the same mistake again.

i ate here in june and had a so-so experience. i was really disappointed because this place is one of my favs. i talked to the manager who was oh, so apologetic. i tried again tonight and it was worse!

we ordered fajitas and got a side of sour cream along with our drinks & chips & salsa (?) then the rice and beans came at 7:30. the meat came at 7:45. i finally asked for the tortillas because they clearly weren't coming until much later. needless to say the rice and beans were cold by the time we could eat them.the waiter was, i think, new which explains the badservicebut i don't think he was cooking the food, which was very overdone (meat) and tasteless. the rice was completely without flavor and the onions on the fajitas were cut in huge slices (like a quartered onion). the meal was basically awful. i told the girl at the checkout and she apologized nicely but made no offer to do anything but tell the manager.

give me a bad meal once, it's a mistake, twice it's a deep drop in quality for what used to be a good mexican joint. i won't be back.

best mexican food in the area!. this place has amazing food! everytime we go theserviceand food are fantastic! my favorite are the cheese enchiladas and chili rellenas--my husband loves the fajitas!! very good and portions are huge!! great value and one of our favorite date places!

fajitas for a small army. i really do enjoy rio grande, it is not gourmet by any means but it is decent food at an excellent price. the drinks are affordable and the porions are monsterous! if you order the fajitas make sure you have a huge appetitte or have a small army to feed. my favorite dish there is the shrimp chimichanga although last time i was there the shrimp was over-cooked and tough, but i always order that and have been there numerous times and that was the only time it was like that. when you are dining there hopefully you won't be expecting a phone call because for some reason no matter who your carrier is you won't get cell phoneservice( so a great place for family meal time). theserviceis good and the margaritas are strong. you will leave there feeling like you are pregnant with a burrito baby and barely a bite is taken out of your wallet.

love it. this place is great, the food is awesome and theserviceis fast. the fajitas are amazing, just the single size is enough for two people so that can save you some money there.

one of our favorites. this is one of our favorite restaurants in town if not the favorite. the food is very reasonably priced and muy delicioso! theserviceis friendly and promp. it would be even better if the place were smoke free.

good. cheap. mexican.. the food here is good - nothing special, but good good mexican food that tastes like a zillion other mexican places. theserviceis great and the prices are low. rio grande gets big crowds due to this formula. i like stopping in there.