Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

This has been one of my go to spots for great margaritas and food for quite sometime now. They have the best salsa hands down! I do miss the old location of this restaurant, however it is less crammed now. The food here has always been consistently good and I can count on it being a great meal. Their margaritas are to die for, and I enjoy the option of getting a mini margarita as well if I’m not feeling too ambitious for a regular one. The ambiance is inviting and the atmosphere is nice. The service has always been great and everyone is pretty friendly and attentive. Food and drinks were both out to our table in a timely manner. I always recommend this place to friends and family, definitely one of my favorites in Denver!

I enjoy their margaritas on the rocks, and I appreciate that you can order a "mini margarita" if you don't want a big one. Salsa is always good. I ordered spinach enchiladas, and the plate was so hot when it arrived that the black beans were bubbling and steaming. (I like hot food). Atmosphere is pleasant. Solid choice for "Tex-Mex" food.

While the atmosphere and service were good—my food was a major letdown. I tried three out of their six taco flavors: carnitas, mahi, and steak. And more so in the steak and carnitas, the meat was dried out, tasted old, and the salsa was baked on (too much time under a heat lamp?). Everyone else in our group seemed to enjoy their food, and the chips & salsa were a favorite so I'll give them that. But my $6 tacos were a miss and not worth it. Feb 2024

The food really was just ok. Not bad by any means but not great. Steak quesadillas were very average and I’ve had much better. They got our drinks pretty fast, but we sat there with menus in our hands for at least 20 minutes. Service was rather poor but everyone was nice. There’s too many awesome restaurants in Denver to come back here again. I do not recommend.

We had not planned on stopping, but happened to walk past and the food and drinks looked too good to miss. I was so anxious to dig into my 3 taco lunch special I didn’t even think of taking a picture til the second one!!! And the classic margarita was REALLY good. I could imagine having a few too many pretty quickly and easily. Would/will go back!!

While not the old old school down south and more upscale, less cramped now, it is still the same old good food and margaritas. Life is about refills and making the best out of it. Enjoy

Sitting next to my brother while I write this asking for his opinion on our experience and to quote, “I thought it was so good! Best burrito I’ve ever had!” We knew it was going to be good when the pork and steak burritos came out completely wet and smothered. I ordered the tacos and was so happy with my meal as well. I didn’t get our servers name but he was really kind and patient with our questions. Don’t forget to cheers with a spicy marg!!

The staff is great. The margaritas are delightful. The $22 “BIG” nachos they recommend to share with 4-5 people…quite misleading. The flavor was great and love that every chip has toppings… but it’s approximately 25 chips (almost $1 per chip) which is suitable for maybe 2 people. If I chose to eat that as my “meal”, I could have easily finished it myself. Also taking off a star because SO many menu items have cilantro already cooked in, which is an absolute bummer considering half our party has the “soap” gene.