Cilantro’s

Craving a decent margarita, we decided to see what restaurants were nearby. I had been to the Cilantro’s on 144^th, and I felt like an off-​shoot of that restaurant would be a safe bet.
When we arrived, I first noticed how few people were actually dining here compared to my experiences with the location on 144^th. We were initially going to sit at the bar since no host greeted us after a couple of minutes, but we decided on a small table inside the bar radius. The hostess saw that there were crumbs on the table and brushed them off with her hand (what?), then placed the menus on top. I’m not sure how she thought this was acceptable, but I immediately requested that she wipe it down with a towel instead. The table was extremely wobbly, so I opted to move our chips and salsa, utensils, and menus to the bar, where we originally considered. (we were the only ones in the area so we weren’t disturbing anyone).
The margarita were decent in flavor and size for the price, and the beer was extremely cold in a chilled glass, which I love. Salsa had great flavor, and the guacamole was very flavorful. My entrée was the Pollo Norteno, which would have been awesome except for the sauce on the chicken. The sauce made the chicken taste like buffalo chicken, which was weird in context of the other flavors. I have had other dishes from the Cilantro’s on 144^th that I have enjoyed, so it could have just been a misstep in ordering. The other entrée, a chicken quesadilla, was met with approval.
If I lived in the area, I would probably go to this Cilantro’s on occasion for the chips and guac and margaritas, but since I do not, I will probably drive further for the 144^th location where the food and service seem to be better.

Food and service is superior. Food is served hot, prepared with right amount of kick. The Queso dip is the best I have ever tasted. Staff from hostess to cashier are friendly and attentive. The margaritas are the perfect blend.

Friendly staff, very fast and great food!!! Will definitely go back! Prices are great also.

This was absolutely delicious! Large menu with a lot of choices. Huge portions for very favorable prices. I got the Cilantro’s special fajitas, with chicken, steak, chorizo and shrimp. I took home an entire extra meal after eating the 3 tortillas that came with it. Very good!

First time dining here I was quite impressed. We were seated promptly after entering the restaurant and brought complementary chips and salsa which were good. I also noticed how the décor of the restaurant was nice, and was also clean as well which is always a good thing. Another thing that stood out about this place was that they had live music and they would go around to each table and have you pick out a song and they would play it for a good 5 minutes. This really helped to make the experience more fun and really feel like you are in Mexico. The food took about 15 minutes after ordering and was pretty good as well not the best Mexican food I have ever had but will not disappoint. My only negative thing that I have to say is that our service was a little slow our waitress never came by to refill drinks and hardly came by to check on us other than when she took our drink and meal orders we had to ask other servers nearby for refills on drinks because we could find our server nearby. But overall I am impressed with place and will be back again in the future!

We didn’t like the sauce on our food and told the manger and he continued to argue with us and he said nobody hasn’t liked our sauce here and we said well we don’t and then he accused us of not being hungry and that’s why we are saying that… Wth!!! Why would we come to a restaurant if we we’re not hungry. Horrible, rude service and management!!!

Great food, great staff, bartender was super helpful on tequila. First time I had the fajita combination plate and I think I’ll order it from now on. Thanks to the waitress for recommending it

Oh goodness, no. The service was horrible. I asked for plates for our appetizer, and the server… who clearly heard me… just walked away and did not return with plates. The veggie dip was awful. More like veggie soup, than veggie dip. Very runny. Did not stay on the chips. The black beans were inedible. Something very funky about the flavor that can’t be described. Our drinks were not refilled until we were about ready to leave, even though our glasses were empty far earlier. The banging around in the kichen was so loud it made me jump… it happened often and made me give up and ask for a box so I could take my food home and eat in peace. I did NOT bother taking home the black beans. They were just too nasty.
This was my second time at Cilantros. I will not be back.

Great food, tall drinks and friendly staff. We make it out to Cilantro’s at least once a month.

This place is great! Service was friendly & fast. Food was delicious. I had for the first time a fish taco, which was very flavorful with black beans and rice. There margaritas are huge & $ 5 at happy hour. The Décor is nice a little dark but not a problem. It was my first time going to Clinatros. I for sure will be returning. Any place with happy friendly service & good food to go along with it, is a win win for me.

Found this place using Unilocal.Easy to find. Food is awesome and at a great price. Will come back due to the service being excellent!

We used to eat there all the time but lately the service and the food is just not as good as it once was. I do love their queso tho!

Drinks and food are cheap!
My husband and I were there for lunch on the weekend for the first time. We never had Mexican food other than Chipotle before. I hope you know what I mean. We never had authentic Mexican food before so we gave it a try.
It turned out pretty good!
Food was delicious, service was good, the restroom was clean (not sure about the men’s restroom though) and location is good also.
It’s off of 114^th and Dodge.
The only thing I didn’t think it was great was that the entire place inside restaurant so dark that I had to take a little time for my eyes to get used to as it was so bright out during the day outside.
We’ll go back there again sometime to try something new :)

I need to rant and rave about this one! So worth the wait on a Friday night! Micheladas, margaritas, and some of the best Mexican food I’ve had in a long time! We took my soon to be mother-​in-​law and she loved it! She said she has only had comparable in a small place in Texas. We will definitely go back for more!

I stopped in well after lunch rush while out shopping, the first place I wanted was closed Mondays ! I ordered my standard combo plate I always get to determine if I love this place enough to return, enchiladas and crispy beef taco, their iced tea was fresh brewed so I ordered that, shopping makes you thirsty, I was not sure about this place, good or bad I was there. The server was so nice and got me my chips and salsa happily cilantro was in the salsa and I enjoyed my chips until the very hot plate came, taco was really good with the salsa, I tested the rice and beans good, and took a bite of the beef enchiladas, I was surprised how deliciously tasty the Sauce was, I had a really tasty flan for dessert, I understand why this place has been packed the times I’ve driven past!

BOOOOM
WOW!!!
Walked in knowing that I wanted Mexican. Didn’t know that I was going to eat the best Mexican food in this part of town!!! My mind was blown…
Complimentary chips and awesome salsa!
So many different options on the menu, it took me awhile to decide what I wanted.
I’m an easy going person always wanting to try tacos at different places but the pork chimichanga caught my eye and I’m really glad that’s what I went with!
This platter comes with traditional beans and rice. I usually don’t eat them but after trying the beans they tasted homemade and I ate alllll of it. The pork chimichanga had a fabulous taste. Everything tasted homemade. It was the best Mexican food I’ve tried in a while. I will not shy away from this wonderful place.
The staff were very attentive and always asking if things were ok! The manager stopped over to make sure we were pleased
Now that’s customer service!!! Thank you for making me the happiest person in the world!

So very disappointing. Tried this place because of the reviews. The salas that was brought to my table tasted like it was some cheap jar brand. The rice and beans did not taste good to me either. The only thing I liked was my tacos and my margarita.

Have been here twice. Portions are big, margaritas are good! Friendly staff and good value for your meal. Would definitely return. I like their live people playing music

First time going to this place and was really impressed. We had a big group so we waited a little longer than normal to be seated (but was still reasonable wait time).
The place was actually bigger than it looks. They had a great selection of entrees and appetizers. Prices were reasonable and the portions are pretty good. The food was flavorful and tasty. The wait staff also do a good job taking care of its customers. We’ll definitely be coming back. Highly recommend this place.

Really good, real quick. I am impressed with the quality and quantity of the food here. Came in at lunch when it looked kind of slow.
We had the lunch serving of veggie fajitas and the veggie enchilada. The fajitas were huge! Had to take some home. A great price for beer, too! $ 5.49 got me a quart of dos equis. My veggies were a little over spiced, but still really good flavor and variety. The masa served on the side made them prefect. A little sweet, but sill flavorful. Great beans and tasty rice.
All said, great food and great service!
I can’t wait to come back