Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

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20 years ago

Good food and great margaritas keep this Tex-Mex joint hoppin'. – In Short The floors are concrete, but elegant chandeliers hang here and there. Tables--often sticky from the last group's margaritas--are hand-painted with Mexican folk designs. This Tex-Mex place remains popular because of its beloved margaritas. Mini or maxi, frozen or on the rocks. But there's also free chips and salsa and sizzling beef, chicken or vegetarian fajitas with guacamole. It's all tasty, fresh and filling. 

leahbeth40 

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20 years ago

The best margaritas ever! And good food too... – All the rave reviews about the margaritas are correct--I have never had better! All of them (house, frozen, frozen strawberry) are excellent. Try a "strawberry light" if you want strawberry flavor without overdoing it (mixed with regular frozen). As for the food, I am a vegetarian and LOVE this place! The bean/cheese burrito is only $6.95 and is definitely filling (ask for it baked, or the cheese won't be melted). Their chile rellenos are good as well. They have excellent vegg... read more

thekid03 

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21 years ago

check it out – what you can expect here are excellent chips and salsa (order the side of queso to go w/ it...it's good) and excellent steak tacos...they are marinated and very good. i order this every time I go there. yucatan shrimp is another good option. It's pretty hard to screw up beans and rice...there's nothing wrong w/ them. The service is always good and in the summer time head out to the patio...there's a water fountain and the atmosphere is excellent. I personally do like the margaritas....they are not the best in ... read more

maheshnarasimhan 

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21 years ago

Great Atmosphere average mexican food – This place has great atmosphere and great service. The mexican food is catered to Anglo Saxon taste and is not spicy or authentic. They could have done more by asking whether one wanted real Mexican or American Mexican. In any case this is a great place to spend an evening with friends. The only thing spicy was the salsa which was very very good. 

dajes1 

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21 years ago

DO NOT EAT HERE – Everything about this place besides the Margaritas is place is terrible. The service is rude, slow and inefficient, the food is poor quality and small portions and grossly overpriced. 

TexZilla 

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22 years ago

This ain't tex-mex – Had this place simply refrained from their claims of TexMex authenticity, I might have forgiven them for serving such insipid fare, but this place is worse than the usual Col-Mex restaurant. If you're a misplaced Texan hoping to find a local version of Ninfa's, or El Fenix, or Mia's, or even El Chico, keep looking. This place was just awful. The highly regarded Margarita came in an old fashioned champagne glass, and appeared to be made from either Rose's lime juice, rather than fresh, or perhaps lime Koo... read more

VeggieDude 

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23 years ago

Great food & fun – Great food and a very lively atmosphere. Great for vegetarians, because vegie items are clearly marked on the menu. 

Katjh80 

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23 years ago

Margherita Madness – I was reluctant to try the Rio b/c I am particular about Mexican, but I loved it. The fajitas are awesome and the queso is to die for!! I would go there just for the queso. The margs are totally delicious, but very strong. This restaurant is a great place to meet friends and there is a great view of the flatirons. 

kr2054 

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23 years ago

mediocrity – The menu, the cooking, the presentation, the service are all purely mediocre. Nothing about the price makes up for utter lack of anything else especially appealing or striking about this restaurant.