Stopped in last night for a small bite to eat and few drinks. Our server was great--very informative and her descriptions of the menu items was outstanding. She told us the menu at the Edina location was a bit different and more expansive with a salad/soup and entree section; Barrio uses local, in season, and organic produce whenever possible. I had the blackberry mojito. It was ok but nothing to brag about. The corn chowder was heavenly. A definite must get. We also got the shredded beef torta, it had a great bbq flavor. We also tried the wild mushroom enchilada--a little heavy on the sauce but otherwise good. Really though, the chowder is the way to go. read more

I ate here with my 20 year old and 16 year old. Service that night was marginal and the food was not very good and seemed over-priced for what it was. Flavor profile was overly salty and under spiced. read more

Great restaurant with consistent food. Love the chips and salsa, (could eat a million of those warm chips), guacamole, queso fundido, sugarcane shrimp skewer (you can suck on the skewer!), ahi tuna taco, bison small plate, salmon with gnocchi small plate, carnitas taco, chicken enchilada and tres leches cake! Don't leave without trying one of their many margaritas. TV in bar makes for a good place to watch sports as well. read more

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If you are a lover of margaritas this place is . Try the Chavez or the Trinity (add jalapeno) or really any of them. The chips and salsa, tacos, and Margs are worth mutiple trips. read more

Love the Happy Hour at Barrio! Their guac is amazing. The Potato Sopes are maybe my favorite thing on the menu - the goat cheese just makes them extra savory. The Carnitas Tacos are my fav.... read more

A neighborhood staple! Solid good, friendly servers and a cozy patio. The tacos are A-plus, the guac is perfectly balanced and we especially liked the tostada. Drinks are very refreshing :-) read more

The food is really great but the amount of plastic non-compostable containers the family taco platter for takeout came with was really shocking. It felt very five years ago especially when other local take out places have switched to compostable. I hope they make a change and then we would be all for coming back. read more

Excellent hand prepared Mexican food! We live in Tulum Mexico in the winter and this restaurant is as good as anything we eat there! Salsas fresh and savory. Pork carnitas tacos excellent with corn tortillas that actually have a good flavor. Great guacamole. Perfect margaritas, not too sweet. Muy rico! read more

Out on my walkabout Downtown Edina, with backpack in hand I Stumble upon a place called Barrio. It caught my eye with it's contemporary rustic feel. When you walk in that front door you will see a large brushed steel bullhead. The place has a very modern feel and comfortable design to it. I asked for a take out menu because I like them, and I go sit down at the bar and pull out my iPad. The Bar tender comes over and asks "would you like a regular menu?" I say "Nope I'm good" I look around bit as I sit at the bar, as a chef you tend to look at the small details. I noticed immediately at the service station there is a small red bucket on the lower shelf. This is a good sign, it's a sanitation bucket used to keep counter service clean. The bar tender asks "would you like drink? I reply "sure, I'll have a glass of water and the seventh beer on the tap away from me, the Monks Blood." as he gets the water and beer I look over the menu at the small plate offerings and notice the taco's just as I was hoping Texmex. I see the Carnita taco and the Mahi-Mahi taco and know exactly what to try. Read more go here http://tweetuptheworld.blogspot.com read more

Small menu , ala cart items over priced . Margarita had no flavor. No complementary chips and salsa. Music was not relaxing. read more

Be forewarned this is tapas style. Price was outrageous compared to the quantity of food. The tequila shrimp was $12.50 and smaller than your hand. The chips and salsa (and refills) cost money. What kind of mexican restaurant charges for chips and salsa!!! The carnitas tacos, mushroom enchiladas,and beer battered tacos were delicious. TL;DR ambiance is good, it's loud, the food itself is good, but pricey for the small plates. read more

Went there tonight with a group of people. It was not very busy given that it was New Years Day. The hostesss and server were very friendly and made us feel very welcome. We recieved water right away and drinks in the appropriate amount of time. Our maragritas were great and they had some very interesting specialty drinks. We ordered mostlt Tacos (pork, steak, shrimp, and mahi mahi) and all four were very much enjoyed. You can tell they are in the guacamole and taco business because they know how to do it right. We bantered with our server quite a bit and it was overall a very fun evening. read more

Yet another case of "the terrible yelp reviews must be wrong, I'll go there anyways" bit me in the butt today. We wanted to eat somewhere off 50th/France so we could walk around the shops and enjoy the beautiful weather. Unfortunately, we chose the wrong place. We walked in and there were only a couple tables scattered around with people. One of the servers came over to the door and seated us in his own section. I ordered a margarita, just the Barrio one, which was still wildly expensive for being served filled with ice in a short glass - no exaggeration three sips. Given that we were looking to have a good time this afternoon (nudge nudge), I was anxious to get another. Our server came back and asked if we wanted to order an appetizer. We asked for the chips and salsa. 15 minutes later our salsa came and he walked away without giving us chips! In the meantime he sat himself three more tables surrounding us, and was bringing them the chips (ours!) with their salsa. I asked for chips and finally got a tiny dish of them. That was a shame because it was the best part of the "meal". For $3 they give you three different kinds of salsa, and a tiny dish of chips. You couldn't even tell we'd tried the salsa before our chips were gone. And I swear to you... that was the last time we ever saw this guy. The aforementioned three other tables moved on to their third and fourth drinks, finished their apps, AND got their full meals before this guy even came NEAR our section. Our waters were dry, my drink had been empty over half and hour and even after waving this guy down, he looked at us and walked away. Everyone else was enjoying their meal and we were parched and starving. I was ready to leave. Finally he came back and said, "Another couple drinks over here?" we just asked for the check, and he seemed shocked. Our two drinks and chips came up to $28 wasted. On the way out we complained to the manager, who cluelessly replied that he's sorry that there wasn't anything he could do. Ridiculous. read more

Great food but poor hospitality... On a recent Friday evening, we stopped at Barrio with another couple. Just so happens that another couple friend of ours was sitting on the patio. We asked if we could all sit together but the server said that the fire code wouldn't allow it. The three tables didn't leave enough space. When pressed, the General Manager came out and repeated why they couldn't put the tables together. Again my friend threw out an idea, "where I'm from, we could make this happen. what about the ones in the corner?" At that point, the GM looked at him and said, "It's time for you to leave". We were all shocked. At no point was anyone disrespectful. At no point were voices raised. We were sober (for the most part). In fact, the restaurant was almost empty. My friends immediately left, more on principal. I respectfully questioned the GM's decision to kick my friends out stating: - you could have clarified the regulation and worked out seating (two tables next to each other would have been fine!) - you could have again clarified the regulation, apologized, and given us free chips and salsa ($1 in cost tops?) All the above would have been left us happy. Instead us three couples, all living a few blocks away, will tell our story. And for a restaurant that already is short on customers, it seems bad publicity is the last thing they need. read more

This review has nothing to do with the food and everything to do with the service at the bar. I swung in to Cocina del Barrio yesterday evening (9-ish) for a quick beer and possibly dinner. I sat at the bar and immediately felt that I was an inconvenience to the bartenders. Rather than a "How's Your Night?" I got a "Do You Need Something?" I ordered a pint and asked for a food menu. The bartender returned 5 minutes later (which is a fine amount of time) and said "Alright, what do you want?" Being that it was my first time at this exact Barrio, I asked him what he liked. He pointed out two suggestions which seemed completely random. I then asked him what he didn't like (which I think is just as important). This question seemed to stump him and he got flustered...enough so that he glared at me and shook his head in disgust. At this point, I was fed up with the 'service' and said that I was just going to have my beer and take off. The bartender just tossed the check in front of me saying curtly "sorry I couldn't answer your question" and walked away. Several minutes later, I just asked him to run it on my card they had requested to start a tab. They said they gave it back to me, that they ALWAYS give it back to the guests. I knew otherwise. They looked for my card and found it by the register. Now I know some restaurants will keep your card until you close out, but for a bartender to completely blank on giving it back when that is their policy is completely unacceptable. The bartender ran the card and again tossed it and the check at me, simply saying "bye." Now I'm not one to complain, and this is the first review I've ever written of a restaurant. I'm sure there are plenty of friendly servers at this particular Barrio, and I'm sure the food is up to par with the other locations. I was so bummed out by how I was treated at the bar, though, that I probably won't return for quite some time. And for reference, the music at Cocina del Barrio was loud at this time of the evening, and the bar area was fairly full with attractive 20-somethings. It seemed a little tamer than the DT location, but not as relaxed as its neighboring restaurants in the 50th & France area. This is neither a good thing nor a bad thing, just a point to call out in case a louder 'party' atmosphere isn't your scene. read more

Meh! That's really all I can sum up for this place. Meh. We arrived here for dinner (not by my choosing - I checked Yelp, and was a little concerned) on Friday night around 7:30. And I know that it is Friday, and everyone is busy, but when we make reservations a week in advance and we still have to wait an hour I can't help but get a little annoyed. The place was SWAMPED, so I was pretty excited about the food, as a busy restaurant usually means really good food. After our table FINALLY left, we were able to sit down and order some drinks. The service was fast and attentive and our server had some great food suggestions. I ordered the shrimp tamal and Bob got the mahi mahi, pork and steak tacos. The food is tapas style, so the plates are pretty small. Our table started with the queso fundino and guacamole. The guacamole was pretty good! I usually find that guacamole is really bland, but this was spicy and tasty! The chips were also really good and seasoned well. The queso was ok, nothing special. Plus, with the prices, I would definitely pass on that as a starter. The shrimp tamal was also ok. Nothing great. A little heavy on the garnish and the flavor was a little off, like the plate was missing something. Bob really enjoyed the mahi-mahi taco but the pork and steak tacos, were ok. Overall, the entire meal was OK. Nothing good, but not too bad either. The reason for the 2 stars instead of 3 was the prices. I think this place is really overpriced. For the amount that we paid here, we could have easily had an amazing 3 course meal at Bar La Grassa or Corner Table. Sorry Minneapolis, when it comes to Mexican, we have to do better than this. read more

Met a few friends at Cocina del Barrio on a Thursday night and was shocked by how busy the place was at around 7pm. I was however super pumped that my friends had scored a table (which I found out via text) and went in search for my gals....this search was rudely ended by a very aggressive hostess who virtually demanded to know what or whom I was looking for in the restaurant by yelling at me in the crowd. Luckily, I found my friends in the back and settled into a cozy booth. About 20 minutes later a waiter came to the table to take drink orders. We also ordered food at the time and waited.....and waited....enter drinks (very good and strong. I recommend the blood orange margarita).....wait 10 more minutes....enter yummy guacamole.....and then probably the most random thing of the night: the waiter brought out each individual tapas separately by person (even if two people ordered the same thing). So, first one friend got one small plate, we waited 5 minutes and watched her eat, then she got her second plate, we waited 5 more minutes and watched her eat, then the second girl got her first plate (which was the same thing as the previous girl's first plate), we waited 5 minutes and watched her eat....you see a pattern?? Then we were totally ignored by the waiter until the bill came (when he made jokes with us). So, needless to say, we were not impressed by the staff or service. The food and drinks were wonderful (almost 5 star worthy), but it is hard to look past service that includes being ignored and watching your friends eat for nearly a half hour while you wait for a taco. I am just not overly eager to return. read more

Nothing compared to the Barrios in the Cleveland area. I don't think there were any other options than corn tortillas, yuck! The staff was obviously overworked and it resulted in very slow service. Chicken tacos were okay, but nothing great. The chips and red salsa were good, better than the tacos probably. read more

I've been to barrio on many occasions. If there were a rehab for taco addictions their mahi mahi would be the one putting me over the edge...however, what keeps me coming back besides the mahi mahi taco, is the bartender with the man bun. Brad is the best bartender to catch when I'm in, always attentive with a refreshing splash of playful banter. Love the food, the vibe and always bring my friends here to sit at the bar. Don't skip the michelada! read more

Well, another placed crossed off my "bucket list" of Twin Cities eateries! This place totally missed the mark for me. Decor is very dark and uninviting. I had a light lunch of a taco and a margarita. Neither was memorable. The lone taco for $5.00, no sides is ridiculous! No reason whatsoever for a repeat visit. Don't waste your money here, go to Lago Taco in Uptown for a real taco! read more

Way overpriced, bland food. We ordered the guacamole as an appetizer. If only the taste was on par with the presentation it might have been serviceable. It is also way overpriced. I ordered several smaller "street" tacos. One was the fish, I looked at the extremely small pieces and tested them with my fork. They were hard as a rock and very dark brown. Clear signs they had been in the fryalator for about an hour. I spoke to the waitress about it and she replaced it with a new taco which had 3 dime size pieces of fish. TERRIBLE. Not only that, the waitress did not offer up a genuine apology or, at minimum, compensation for the disgusting first try. Don't do it, go to some of the less glitzy high quality Mexican food places that that have great food rather than paying for decor. read more

Food is great. Don't plan on talking to whoever you go with. I ended up downloading a decibel app and it clocked in at 88.9 which is between heavy city traffic and hair dryer levels. Probably won't go back. read more

Barrio - Bars Near Me - Edina, Minnesota

I love their guacamole/chips so much that I order it every time, even though they give me a stomach ache (rich!), every time! So worth it. :) Great margaritas too. read more

This place is one of the worst "Mexican" restaurants I have ever been in my life, I do not know what kind of food they serve, because is not Mexican for my taste, as a Mexican American I can tell the difference. Price wise is too expensive, save your money and time, go somewhere else. read more

GM had terrible attitude. Will not return. Have been here before but do not care for the GM and his approach to service. It is disappointing as I have had good food here in the past read more

For some stupid reason I really wanted to come up with a snarky condescending review about this place, but I'll tell you what - though the clientelle wasn't my style, it was noisy, and the well drinks really shouldn't cost $9.50 apiece, EVERY single thing we ordered here was amazing. Really, really good, and the server was attentive. $72 for three drinks and two meals worth of food, but man-o-man it was tasty. Absolutely a winner for happy hour (I'd been here for happy hour a few times before) but I'd have to say well worth it for dinner, too. Barrio earned my five stars. read more

Offensively overpriced food no late night happy hour rude bartenders I definitely would not recommend anyone to go there go down Lake Street and go to literally anywhere else and you'll have a better time read more

one of my fave places for HH good classic margaritas, one of the best guacs (with grilles shrimp) around and some killer yuca fries! -- oh so crispy! mahi mahi tacoas are great as well. seasonal elotes is always a winner, but messy to eat. more low-key atmosphere at the Edina location. and a more fun bumpin crowd at the down town mpls location. read more

The food is very good. I had the Beef Tenderloin Anticuchos, which were incredible. Shrimp taco was very good as well. I would say that the service was good, but not great; maybe with a bit of an attitude. But the food we had was so good, that it's hard to criticize too much. My wife loves the Ahi tuna tacos. I wish the portions were just slightly bigger. Bringing a hungry teenage boy or two could get costly in hurry. read more

I've been spilt on by a waiter and had better service. Don't go here. The food was OK. Nothing amazing. The table side guacamole was not put together table side, and was fairly small. I had the Mahi Mahi Taco and Chicken Enchilada, which were both fine. Now on to the worst part - the service. Our waiter greeted us by asking what time it was, and when we replied 8:10, he said that they close in 50 minutes. Fine, except that he constantly reminded us of their close time by saying things like "you don't want anything else, right, because we close soon." It was clear he wanted to leave. The cherry on top was when our waiter gave us the wrong bill - a $20 check for what should have been $80. When we told him he gave us the wrong bill, he said "OK" (no apology), came back with the correct bill and said "you should have stuck with the other bill, it was cheaper." If you are a manager reading this, please have Travis take another customer service training course. And please correct your hours so it reflects that you close at 9PM, not 10PM. People were trying to get into the restaurant to meet their friends after 9, but couldn't because the doors were locked. read more

My server JUDE WAS GREAT all of our food was great this was my first time and I'll defiantly be back thank you for having great customer service and a great environment read more

Best margaritas in town. The salsa trio, corn chowder and guacamole are a must followed by a few individual tacos.

First time visit. We will be back! We did a sampler of tacos, enchiladas, and the Tamal. A girl living in Denver for 20 years year never expected such a jewel on a first try when it came to southwest cuisine. Yelp does work!!! The waiter was awesome too!! read more

my husband and i have been here once a few years ago and have been wanting to come back but just never had the time.. we decided to come here on a whim.. i have been wanting to try their made to order guacamole for the longest time.. i was a little hesitant at first not knowing how much we'll get because it was a little pricey but omg, it was so worth it.. it was perfect.. the guac was seasoned just right.. normally i would have to add a ton of salt to it.. either way, there weren't any salt or pepper on the table so i wouldn't have been able to do that anyways but like i said, the guac was seasoned just right.. the salt on the chips helped with that as well.. and the radishes.. omg.. yumm! such a nice light crisp radish to complement that as well as the jalapenos! like i said, it was perfect! even the salsa on the side was different than the usual salsa served elsewhere.. it was sweet and almost tangy but good.. a few bites of that and you're hooked.. we were slightly confused with the small plates only because we weren't sure if a small plate would fill us up but it did if you're just looking for a light lunch.. it's different from the tacos, enchiladas and tamales as that's priced for one piece only.. i had ordered the beef barbacoa quesadilla.. i thought it was alright.. it was extremely greasy and the meat was almost like mush.. the flavor was pretty good but it needed some crunch to it.. i did absolutely love their arugula, cilantro, red onion and jalapenos salad on top.. or at least i thought it was a salad.. now that was good.. it was so simple and that's what i loved about it.. if they had all that on the inside of the quesadilla, that would've been perfect minus it being greasy.. i know they had this sauce on top but i would've preferred it on the side or on the inside.. it would've been good if some salsa or sour cream was served with that as well.. overall it was tasty.. i had more than enough that i gave a few pieces to my husband.. my husband had ordered the red chile pork gorditas.. it came with two.. i had a bite of that and it was tasty especially with their queso fresco sauce! the crunch of the lettuce was everything i imagined it to be.. it was a nice balance of flavors especially when squeezing the lime on it.. the pork wasn't too overpowering and there was a good amount of meat.. the masa cake was nice and flaky.. we will definitely be coming back and hoping to try the other items on the menu.. by the way, you can pay for street parking or you can park for free in the parking lot located on ewing ave south (east of cocina del barrio) behind all the shops.. read more

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Yummy! I am a big fan of mexican food. From Taco Bell to Chipoltle, it all has it's place in my repertoire. Barrio is an upscale restaurant that serves small plates of very flavorful yumminess. We had the guac to start- big chunks of avacado and it was good!!! I had the steak taco and the pork tamal. Both excellent. Let me be clear- the taco was 5 bites. small. But deeeelicious. My husband had the tortilla soup and the shrimp taco. If you are looking for a huge burrito, then go to Chipoltle. If you want small bites of a few different dishes done realllly well, go to Barrio. read more

Another restaurant ruined by the noise level. My partner and I went on a recent weekday evening, and it was only half full but after a few futile attempts at a conversation we ate our food quickly, paid our bill as quickly as the waitress could run our card, and emerged from the restaurant with a huge sigh of relief that the aural assault was finally over. Sorry ladies and gentlemen, never again. read more

We moved to Minneapolis from Houston almost two years ago, and have finally found great Mexican food! We were beginning to give up hope. Tejas used to be our favorite place in the twin cities, and we were disappointed to find that it was no longer here. The service was great, the guacamole was PERFECT! Best chips this side of Texas, and my Ahi Tuna taco was delicious. Great bar offerings and bartender, too. We will definitely be back! read more

Carnitas tacos are amazing. Prices are very fair. Love the guacamole and the salsa sampler. One of our favorite spots in the 50th and France area. read more

I dont understand why the bad ratings? The lunch special (pork carnitas) was very good. i like the old fashion green coke bottles made with real sugar imported from mexico. 2 of my co-workers also got the lunch special and were pleased. My other co-worker got the soft shell crab and was not happy with it. He stated it was too salty and too fishy smelling. We all had churros for dessert and it was ok. It could of used more cinnamon. read more

Dropped in here on a whim with family. It was different from any Mexican food I have had, but I heartily recommend visiting here. It has a different sort of atmosphere as well, which adds to the charm. Worth a visit. read more