Cafe Rio

I ordered a quesadilla with steak. Very quick to make and the taste wasn’t. Not too salty on the meat. I would rather it was sliced in half at least.

I had the Tuesday special — coconut shrimp tacos with rice and beans. They were good but not like wow ! The pineapple sauce was way to sweet it kinda tooK away the flavor of the taco. There was more lettuce in those tacos than shrimp. Over all the tortillas still my favorite thing here, they are fresh made and the best tortillas i had tasted in vegas. The aguas frescas are really good too

When I heard the name Café Rio I didn’t expect RIO-​flying cockroaches!!! Wtf! Ugh they’re overpriced… and overall, the food was horrible. Went outside to enjoy the evening until I kept feeling what I thought was a napkin on my foot. Boy was I wrong… because it was a cockroach… That flies. Never going back. Only thing good was their horchata –_​_​–

Very average food. I’ve had several items on their menu and nothing stood out. It’s not horrible, but with places like Zabas and Chipotle (similarly priced w/​better food) I have no desire to go back here.

Damn! I didn’t think you could be this rude to someone. I was actually embarrassed by my server Adrianne. I don’t know if it was me or something about me she didn’t like but, the person behind me in line got the polite side of her. I will not come back to this place, I love great customer service but this was down right degrading to me. I’ve never been so embarrassed at a restaurant.

Don’t go there an hour before they close. They aren’t too happy to serve you that late it felt like, and I got a salad and they were way more interested in pushing people through the line, that they didn’t even give me any dressing for it. My husband really wanted horchata but it was already turned off and empty. I just think, if a place of business is going to stay open till 11, then they should offer everything they normally would at any other time of day. Or at least, give me salad dressing! They even had the guac put away and the guy had to get it out and make some more. The employees just looked done, and even seemed like they were getting on each others nerves. It was weird.

I love this restaurant. It is by far my favorite! It is delicious and highly recommended.

It great fast food and get large portions. It seem to be fresh and the server are friendly. I gone there many time and it alway good. I like their burritos usually it so big can only eat half and save the rest. I am recommending it to all my friends. You can choose what you want with any of the items on the menu.

Normally good service however tonight the staff was not as friendly or receptive to the request of the customers. Again normally we love this place but tonight they weren’t at top service. Sad

This place is my go to for good quality, flavorful fast food mexican food. I personally love the chicken salad with the house dressing. Their salads are big enough for two and very filling for both people. I also enjoy their steak quesadeo and chicken burritos. Cant really go wrong with anything on their menu.
They’re alway super busy during lunch and dinner rush but you never have to wait too long because their staff works pretty efficiently on the food prep assembly line. This location is well maintained and clean and the staff is all pretty friendly and personable.
I would definitely recommend Café Rio to anyone for a yummy lunch or dinner.

Good Tex-​Mex… and it was nice that they offered a 50% discount for policemen.

I think I should have thought about what i ordered before I just got stuck in line and had to order quick, but my thought was hmmm seems like a Chipotle type place.
I wasn’t a fan at all of what i ordered everything was just blah and bland. I did like the tortilla but they put it in under the salad i ordered.
Just not a big fan, might try it again but go a different route.

There’s only one reason I truly love Café Rio, it’s their most amazing — Salad with meat Sweet Barbacoa paired with creamy tomatillo dressing. There’s nothing like freshly cooked flour tortilla, fresh crisp greens, and all the fixings that comes with it!
The Sweet Pork Barbacoa is perfectly balanced with sweetness and spices. The generous amount of meat on the salad is well portioned. I always omit beans and rice, but request for more greens is surely an accommodation that’s greatly appreciated!
The service at the Centennial location is always a plus for me. The staff works hard to speed up the line and I always get my order right. The price I pay for my salad (no extras) under $ 9 with free refill on drinks, is surely a bargain for me! And their weekly specials is another added bonus!

I have been to many café rio’s in Las Vegas and I must say this experience was an unpleasant one. The ladies working there were incredibly rude and unprofessional and gave me really bad attitude while ringing me up. I don’t recommend this location by any means necessary. Won’t be coming here again

I have been going to Café’ Rio for a couple years now and have been to several locations. Their food is always consistently good. One of my favorite dishes is the grilled chicken enchiladas with their «hottest» sauce which I think is mild along with a nice serving of black beans and rice. I love how you can see the tortilla’s being made while you watch them prepare your meal! Nothing beats fresh tortillas! Another recommendation would be the pork burrito made enchilada style. This burrito is huge but oh so yummy! Overall, you can’t go wrong with any dish you order at Café’ Rio. Their food is really fresh and tasty!

Crummy service today. Disappointing because of their bad attitudes. Ordered a Nino quesadilla and a paid kids meal. Girl slammed down the food and even the guy behind me commented on it. Then I ordered the special and the girl said it would be 5 mins. I said I would wait then she sighed and said more like 10 mins co said fine I’ll wait then she said 15. I was in disbelief. Then when I said never mind she rolled her eyes and walked away. At the pay counter my wife asked for the beans and soda that come with the paid kids meal and she just stared at us. Finally she slammed the chips on the land and the beans. I was already giving them a second chance after the horrible experience we had before. No more. We are done with them.

The salad! It’s just so good with the creamy dressing and fresh tortilla. I’ve been here a number of times and have always had a great experience. The employees are friendly even just before closing time and I love the décor. Yay café rio!

I normally love this place but this visit the food was not good. I had one shrimp taco (worst ever) and one shredded chicken taco. Soooo much lettuce on them that I had enough left over for a side salad. Just mediocre in my opinion. And on a hot Vegas day the iced tea should be fresh or at least taste like it.

Stopped in for the first time today. If there’s one thing I can’t resist, a good plate of Mexican food! Unfortunately I was disappointed, almost from the get go!
Service was mediocre at best. I constantly let the young lady helping me know that it was my first time at café rio, she seemed more agitated then excited to have a new customer. She really was no help at all. I asked for sour cream cheese and pico on my burrito, she said I could only have cheese because they have to put it in the oven. I explained to her I didn’t want it in the oven, she basically said there was no choice. I told her just to make me something since I obviously don’t understand how to order and I can’t have what I’m telling you I want. Instead of offering me assistance she looked relieved and just made something.
Not very good, tasted microwaved honestly. Kinda sad.
Basically my experience and the food were undesirable and I won’t be back. $ 20 for a burrito with chips and guacamole and a drink.
Best part, bottomless horchata! That’s why I gave the one star. dam good horchata too. ironically

I’m not their biggest fan, but I give it 3 ½ stars.
I’ve heard it before, «Café Rio puts Chipotle to shame.», «Café Rio is better than Chipotle.», «Café Rio is my liiiiifffeeee!» Okay, I didn’t hear that last one… but I sure did see the viral video about that for Chipotle. Either way you are getting the same thing… AN EXPENSIVE BURRITO.
I like Chipotle, I do. Doing right for the environment blah, blah, blah. Doing right for the consumer blah, blah, blah. Doing right for the carnitas blah, blah, blah. I get it, responsibility. And I appreciate it. And I appreciate my overstuffed grilled chicken burrito. Sometimes you just want a change to see what else is out there. Hence, the mosey on down to Café Rio.
Décor is very Southwestern meets Latin, unlike Chipotle who is more modern in style. But the ordering process is very much the same. See the menu, go down the factory-​style line and choose your entrée, meat, beans, cheese, fillings, extras, then pay at the cashier. Café Rio and Chipotle are very similar in this aspect. Get in, order, get out ASAP. The more people you process per hour, the more money you make. Capitalism with a side of guacamole, I like it.
This is where much of the similarities end. The food itself at both places is vastly different. I’ve come accustomed over the years with the easy order process at Chipotle. I’ve grown to like it for it’s speed and convenience. Café Rio easily has much more choices on the menu, but at the cost of speed. Sometimes I don’t want to wait that long in line. Café Rio lines can get long, which takes up time. I appreciate the many choices but it almost seems more like a sit down restaurant than a fast casual joint. Food menu was a bit confusing for me at Café Rio so it left me a bit pressured to order quickly especially with the line building up rapidly behind me.
Of course I ended up going with an easier choice, a burrito with fire grilled chicken. Burrito with chicken, black beans, cilantro lime rice, pico de gallo, salsa fresca, sour cream, cheese and extra lettuce, then extra lettuce on the side. I like how they use the round foil trays for service as well as take out. Overall it wasn’t bad.
It was definitely missing something though, I couldn’t put my finger on it. Not enough seasoning? Not enough cilantro? The salsa choices at Chipotle have a bit more flavor, so my burrito at Café Rio ended up somewhat bland. it was OK.
But you know what pi$$ed me off the most about my food? The price! It’s already $ 7.79 for a burrito, but an extra DOLLAR for chicken that’s been thrown on the grill? That’s $ 8.79 before tax! Chipotle gives me just as hearty a burrito for $ 6.95. That my friends, makes a big difference to me. The quality of the burrito at Café Rio does not equate to an extra $ 1.84, at least not in my opinion.
Wifey got a taco meal which included rice & beans, but that didn’t impress me much. One of my kids got the salad which is actually very good because it comes with a tortilla underneath so it’s more like a taco salad you see at Taco Bell, but again the price kinda kills it. $ 8.49! But I give props for that tasty cilantro lime vinaigrette, tangy and sweet. My other kid got the meat quesadilla off the kid’s menu, but it didn’t fill her up. She ended up sharing food with us. We ordered a side of tortilla chips, salsa, and guacamole to share at the table. Chips and guacamole were great, very fresh.
On the plus side, Café Rio stands out in the drink department over Chipotle. Coca-​Cola for everyone! Plus, you can partake in their more traditional drinks like horchata (which is pretty good), all included.
To sum it up, Café Rio isn’t bad but it’s far from my favorite fast casual place. The food was OK but the prices were too much on the high end of the scale, ends up being comparable to eating in a sit down restaurant. I would come here if I really needed a change of pace from Chipotle, but didn’t want the grease of Del Taco or Taco Bell.