Darn good Mexican food in the Upper Arlington / Clintonville area. I had the Cubacharrito torta and it was the best torta I have had in a long time. This torta is kinda like the garbage disposal of tortas. It has Mexican pork sausage, Milanesa, chicken, salchicha, egg, and ham. It easily feeds 2 people if you split an appetizer. It had great flavor, it was HUGE, and exceeded every expectation. I went with a couple of friends and everything on the table was a hit. I've only been here once so I can't speak to a wide variety of items on the menu, but what I've tried was mighty tasty. I will echo what other's have said, this place would be a 5 star hit if I could order a draft Modelo Especial with my dinner. An ice cold beer and tacos go so well together. The staff was super nice and I will definitely be back. read more

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The food was good, didn't hit as good as it normally does but the Birria tacos are great! Fun, cheap, and inexpensive.

The menu prices are a lie. They will charge you $1 more than the listed menu price for every dish you order at the register. They will not tell you of the price change, and it is not written anywhere in the store or on the menu of the price difference. When I confronted the shift manager, he said it was the owner's decision. They are running a scam. A chimichanga listed on the menu should be $13.75, not $14.75. I'm sure that they pull in hundreds of dollars a day from this. Print new menus. That is dishonest and false advertising. I'm curious as to how many years they have been up charging customers at the register. That was my first and last time ever eating there. read more

Very nice staff. Too pricey. Didn't like 1 thing I got. I got birria tacos that had tons of fat in it. I got churros that were raw inside. I got a chimichanga with beef and the beef had no flavor. read more

Best place, the drinks are good and it's authentic also very great service!!! I recommend

Amazing, authentic food! Wow. Went with a friend, we both had the same great experience. I ordered tripas, which came with chopped onions, chile sauce and pico de gallo. Best I've had since I lived in south Texas. read more

My mother and I came into Charritos for lunch on a Sunday afternoon. The restaurant is part of a string of small restaurants on the corner of Reed and Henderson. We ordered the guacamole, chips, and salsa appetizer, the enchilada lunch special, and the taco and enchilada lunch special. Overall, the food was good and the atmosphere is nice (definitely a place for families). The best part was definitely the service. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. The enchilada lunch special was okay, but I would have liked a bit more seasoning on the enchiladas. The chicken inside the enchiladas was slightly dry, but the sauce made up for that. The sauce was definitely the best part of the enchiladas. Aside from the enchiladas, the beans and rice were decent, but again I think the beans could have used a tad more seasoning. Overall, decent dish but it wasn't the best that I've had. On the other hand, the chips, guacamole, and salsa appetizer was really good. Food: 3/5 Service: 4/5 read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - Taco and enchilada lunch special (left) Guacamole, chips, and salsa appetizer (right) - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

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I LOVE Mexican, I'm from Texas...I have been here numerous times and the staff is excellent. However, it is the first time I have had it delivered, and granted it is late...but the food was sub par, plus what Mexican restaurant doesn't give chips and salsa? I am making my own Mexican meal tomorrow and was at least hoping for some leftover chips for $35 read more

Everything I've had from this place is absolutely disgusting. Dirtiest restaurant I've seen in a long time. They always mess up my order and their portions are tiny compared to any other Mexican joint I've been to. Terrible customer service. Old oil, dirty grill, prices online are way less than what they actually charge you. How is this place even open? read more

Food was good! I came here because I seen they had Birria tacos listed on their menu and I wanted it made a specific way and the chef was able to do it!! It was good (wish it was spicy since I love spicy) but still good! Tacos were amazing and their app of the potatoes are good as well read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - Birria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

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I wasn't impressed by anything I ate. We ordered the al pastor burrito, the chile relleno burrito, and queso fundido with chorizo. The chorizo never ended up in our queso fundido, we brought it to our waiter's attention, and he brought us a small bowl of chorizo. I appreciated the addition of the tomato. The burritos both came stuffed with rice, beans, and a small helping of either chile relleno or al pastor. There were no accompaniments. There wasn't much in the way of sauce or any toppings. I'm a fan of beans and rice on the side with guac or salsa and a saucy burrito--so we might just chalk this one up to preference. This place doesn't really fall into either an authentic Mexican restaurant or shameless Americanized food catering to the college crowd category (both of which I appreciate on any given day). Staff was friendly and the restaurant was clean. read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - Chile relleno burrito - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

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This is a great, small, intimate restaurant. The chefs are amazing and prepare your food very fast. The food is authentic! The staff is amazing. I have been here many times and always have a great experience and they have great birria tacos. read more

This place is the best. The jalapeño margarita was amazing and strong! They also ended our visit by offering a complimentary shot of tequila. Excellent service. Delicious food. The molcajete was on point. Very impressed!!! read more

This was our first time here. We were actually headed to a restaurant next door and it was closed so we came here instead. I'm really glad we did because we all liked it. The place was clean and there was plenty of seating available. There is outdoor seating as well. Our waitress was very friendly and patient. We asked a few questions since It was our first time and she knew the menu very well. The chips are good, well salted, and thicker than some restaurant chips. We started with the queso fundido with chorizo. We asked for the chorizo on the side just in case it was super greasy. It came out fine so we dumped it into the queso. The queso wasn't a huge serving but the flavor was good. We ordered the alambre charrito, 7 mares soup, and the chicken chimichanga. The alambre charrito was very good. It didn't come out like the picture on the menu though. The menu showed a few avocado slices and what looked like tomato and sour cream maybe. I don't remember for sure because I was only concerned with the avocado. Maybe they just forgot it and I didn't ask so I don't know. Also the menu picture showed larger slices of pineapple. I got smaller pieces but probably about the same amount just grilled and mixed in with the meat. I also think I got more meat on my plate and less veggies than what the picture showed which was perfect for me! The meat was tender and really flavorful, I'd definitely order this again. The soup was a good size. I was worried they'd skimp on the seafood but it had plenty of shrimp and other seafood in it. It came with a side plate of toppings for the soup that had onions, jalapeño, red chili peppers, and cilantro. We did have one person think it was a little salty but she is much older and thinks a lot of things are salty. I thought it was fine. I was told the chimichanga was good, but I didn't try it myself. He said it was not really greasy and had enough filling. Overall everything was good and the service was great. I'm surprised there weren't more people here. The parking area is kind of small, it's in the little strip on the corner of Henderson and Reed by the Jimmy Johns. When we were checking out the gentleman at the bar mentioned Monday's taco special, buy one get one I believe. So I guess we're coming back on Monday! Plus I want to try the sopapilla with ice cream, I saw a picture that someone posted. Who wants to join me for buy one get one tacos and dessert?!?! read more

Absolutely top-notch. Nothing could be improved here. Just go here, order the Birria tacos, and your life will be better. Three or four tacos is more than enough. We also enjoyed the jalapeno margaritas and an order of ceviche. All we needed was the tacos. They are tremendous. Go get some. Oh and this place is the real McCoy. You won't find any number 34's on the menu. It's authentic and genuine Mexican cuisine. We loved it. I will be back for a Pambazo read more

Thank you to all of you out there in Yelp-land for recommending this restaurant. We were heading to another restaurant in the area and found it closed so we turn to Yelp. It was the best meal we've had at a Mexican restaurant in Columbus in quite awhile. The guacamole was good, the chip tray is sort of small for the large chips but they refill it frequently so fret not. Our four entrees were chicken enchiladas with red sauce, cincronizadas, beef tacos and carne asada. All of us loved what we ordered and were very happy to have found this place. The flan was a big and delicious serving of pure flan-ny goodness. (I'm not into the whipped cream and chocolate that many other places put on theirs. I suspect if you want them, this place would do so for you, though. Definitely enough for two and that's saying something, coming from me. :-) We are going back to try the tres leches which they happened to be out of this morning, but, as I mentioned in the first paragraph, I'm a flan guy so I was OK with that. :-) read more

Really authentic, delicious Mexican food. The best dinner deal in Columbus happens here Monday nights: 2-for-1 Tacos Al Pastor (normally $1.75ea). Bizarrely, it's not nearly as busy as Los Guachos down the street, which has a similar deal. So, for cheap tacos and no wait, go to Charritos. Plus, Charrito's tacos are better in my opinion. I haven't been here much outside of the Monday deal, but the times I have I was impressed. My Al Pastor burrito was extremely tasty, as were my dining companions' dishes, though I can't remember what they had! read more

I order 3 slices of Tres Leches, I've had this cake many many times before from other restaurants. The taste and texture of this cake was extremely off. It tasted very old and had a lot of brown fruit in the middle. The car was a freeze or fridge taste and the texture was the worse part. I rarely leave reviews bad ones at that but it was just that bad. These slices had to be very old. read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

Great tacos in a wide variety of styles, at very reasonable prices. Burritos here are good as well.

Tbh, I was a bit underwhelmed. Admittedly, my expectations were higher since people raved about this place in a Facebook group forum...even a guy from San Diego so naturally his opinion weighed a little more in my books. I ordered the enchiladas oaxaquenas ($9.95) and my hubby ordered al pastor ($1.75), lengua ($1.75), barbacoa ($1.75), suadero ($1.75), and asada ($1.95) tacos...all for takeout. I was asked if I wanted the 3 tacos as regular or special orders. I had no idea what 3 tacos she was referring to or what she was talking about since the menu makes no mention of this? So I requested "regular" tacos. So everything should've been $19.10. But I was charged $25.14. I thought it seemed higher than I was expecting but I didn't question it since I wasn't familiar with their prices. I didn't realize I had been overcharged till my hubby asked me about it once I got home. Did they charge me for "special" tacos or automatically add tip and tax even though it was takeout? As for the food: everything tasted okay, but nothing out of this world amazing. The beans and rice that came with my enchiladas were bland and flavorless. The mole sauce with the enchiladas didn't taste homemade. I will admit...I've been spoiled with really good Mexican food in Asheville, SC and various cities in CA. So my expectations are pretty high. Maybe unrealistically high. As for cleanliness: the place looked clean. There's hand sanitizer available for customers and outdoor seating available. Employees wear masks...however, one of the men working line prep had his mask below his nose hugging his chin. That alone is really off putting. This is on par to men wearing their underwear with their penises hanging out. What's the point in even wearing one? Proper masking should be expected of restaurant workers, esp those handling your food in the middle of a pandemic and amidst all the reports of restaurants with employees testing positive and having to shut down. My food bag was handled by 3 different people, but could've just been touched by 1-2 different people. The extra person picked up my food bag and moved it a foot closer to me after I paid. She had good intentions, but I think they should be cognizant of minimizing how many people are handling your food. I could have easily reached the bag without the extra person touching it. All in all, will consider coming back to try other things. Other Elite Yelpers seem to like this place so maybe it was just a bad day? Please improve employee's practices for proper masking and minimizing potential contamination with thorough processes in place to keep the community safe. Thanks in advance for considering! read more

I didn't love it, and don't understand all the great reviews... Don't get me wrong, the food was OK. But just OK - nothing special, nothing spectacular, and not terribly authentic in my opinion. Certainly not deserving of a bunch of four and five star reviews. At least service was friendly. There is so much better fast and inexpensive Mexican nearby... try Los Gauchos or Cucos or even Chipotle before going here. read more

I was seriously debating for awhile whether I wanted to give them a 4 or 5 star review. Then I realized that there was no way I could go below 5 star. I had never been to the old location and didn't even know the place existed which just makes me incredibly sad, because the meal we had here was delicious. Is this my favorite Mexican place in Columbus? No. Is it now in my top 10, possibly top 5? For sure. The place is a little confusing at first, because they have the menu above the register as if you are supposed to order at the counter, but one of the servers told us to take a seat, and he'd be around to take care of us. The guy that served us was one of the nicest servers I've ever had wait on me. I also think he was helping cook as well, and the place was decently busy, so he was everywhere. They provide you with chips and salsa, and I have to say if there was one drawback, it would be the salsa. The taste was great, but it was so super thin that it was difficult to really get any dip on your chip, and it ran off onto the table. It was free though, so it's whatever to me. Every time I go to a new Mexican place like this, I go with the tacos and a quesadilla, because I like to compare everything to Tacoriendo as my benchmark. The girlfriend and I both got pastor and carne asada tacos, and I got a pastor quesadilla, and she got one with the Tinga, which is marinated chicken. The pastor was awesome. It was probably close to Los Gauchos in terms of good, and the steak was almost as good. The hot sauce they provide was pretty hot and had a really nice flavor as did their green sauce. Out of the quesadillas, the Tinga was the favorite. The new place is right on Reed next to Nicola, so it's only about a 10 minute drive for me, which is way closer than Los Gauchos and Tacoriendo, so you can bet I'll be back here often. I just wish I had known about this place sooner. read more

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Worst Mexican food I've had in Columbus, possibly anywhere. Very dissappointing considering reviews. Tacos were just okay. Barbacoa tasted like it came out of a bag. Al pastor was okay but not worth the awful rest of the meal. "Carnitas" were huge gristly, fatty chunks of dry pork drowned in sauce to conceal the terrible quality of meat. Rice was tasteless and mostly crumbled to tiny bits. Beans were also flavorless. The torta had no flavor whatsoever besides an overwhelmingly fake buttery spread that was on the bread. Literally tasted like garlic Texas toast with indistinguishable, unseasoned bits inside of it. Would not return! read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - A sad excuse for carnitas. Huge chunks of dry gristly meat and lumps of fat mixed in a pool of sauce to disguise how awful these are. - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

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Just so happen to be the only customer on Black Friday. I did get here on the tail end of the lunch rush, but I kinda assumed I'd see more people out and about, more patrons out for lunch. I decided to try the Pastor Torta. A bit bummed: I couldn't really taste the marinated pork. I thought, hey Gwen, maybe it's just you, and tried a few forkings of the meat solo. Definitely could taste the red marinade, but not much pork punch. Avocado and pineapple slices were a hit! Beans meshed well and gave flavor, but not overbearing. The ginormous bun was reminiscent of airy garlic bread minus the butter and garlic. Quite good, and it wasn't the main filling agent (always a plus when you pay for substance, not just lots of bread carbs). Was the meal good? Yes. Enough to come back? Hmmm. There are other Mexican places closer to the east side that have warranted return visits of my own volition. I'd be glad to meet friends here if THEY pick it. read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - Pastor Torta! - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

service was ok but the food not so much . cold chips , cold rice the chicken in the quesadilla was awful. The fountain drink was the best part . read more

I fuckinnnng love this place! Them barria tacos with the consume sauce. MOUTH WATERING

Was driving by here after doing some shopping in the area. I saw a few places nearby but Yelp pretty much told me "try Charritos". I got a lengua taco which was pretty good, if I rated it on that alone it would be a 4/5. The veggie burrito was very very good, so I'm upping it to a 5. I'll be back to try more. Friendly staff, fast service. Good if you are in a time crunch. read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - Veggie Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

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Some of the best tacos in Columbus, and probably the most complete authentic Mexican food menus I've seen. I lived in Mexico for 15 years and this is REAL Mexican food. I can't wait to return for the menudo, shrimp cocktail and barbacoa. 5 out of 5 rating for sure! read more

I have lived in California for ten years so my Mexican food expectations can be high sometimes. I really loved the food here. We tried each of the kike tacos. The service was friendly even though they were busy. Not sure why others are writing mean stuff about the service. read more

I love this place! It's traditional al poster tacos coupled with its amazing service and price make these the best al pastor tacos in Columbus. I've been to a lot of taco trucks/restaurants/taquerias and this is my favorite place. I have to stop here whenever I'm in town. It is always clean, and the servers are so nice and friendly. The tortas are huge and delicious but tacos are my favorite. For anyone saying the tacos are bland, that's what the salsa they serve with the tacos are for! You can also get spicy peppers if you ask! If you are getting carry out, you order at the counter. Usually when I'm waiting for my order, they will bring out chips and salsa. If you are dining in, you can take a seat at a table and a server will bring you menus. Monday is 2 for the price of 1 al pastor tacos which is crazy because they are already a great deal! read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - Al pastor taco served with two salsas and very hot peppers! - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

Yum Cheap prices .... and great tacos Nice little spot for a quick dinner or lunch I need to come back and try the other menu items Cheers read more

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Tried this place today because of all the stellar reviews. I have to say I don't get it. My experience was really not great! I'm wondering if maybe this is super authentic and I'm not used that or if we both ordered the wrong thing, but, not good on any level. Service or food! My mom had beef nachos that had canned cheese poured over...you know, the kind that is super processed and yellowish orangish? Yuck. I'm not sure how you can mess up beef nachos, but today was the day! Skimpy on the beef too. I had the chicken flautas and they were over a black bean sauce. I like black beans but I didn't care for this either! I ate one of the four. It was supposed to come with guacamole and it didn't, so I had to ask for it and the server brought out a spoonful amount. Wow. And just FYI-the salsa is pretty thin-think water and spicy and they don't have fountain drinks. $2.00 for bottled cokes, and Jarritos. Maybe I should've tried a taco. Food=2 stars Service=1/2 star Definitely not a fan. read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - Beef nachos...verdict is still out! - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

Definitely the most authentic mexican in Columbus! It's family owned and everyone is so nice! My favorite is the shrimp burrito! Their margaritas are really good as well! read more

Had to show y'all these tacos because I didn't see good pictures of them posted, they're delicious but don't really travel well, they've been soggy every time I've gotten them delivered but honestly it's not a big issue since I dunk them in consome anyway, they're a solid choice if you've been seeing the videos of birria all over the internet and want to try it, it's been consistently flavourful every time I've ordered read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - Birria Taco - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

Tacos are my jam and while under the stay at home order I had been missing them, so when Charritos popped up on Ubereats, I was all over it. The tacos here are reasonably priced all under $2. We ordered carne asada and al pastor. The tacos were LOADED with meat, I mean just overflowing, which is a taco lovers dream. The meat was juicy and flavorful and cooked to perfection. I couldn't decide which meat I preferred, both were so delicious (so delicious I forgot to take pics ). The red and green salsas really set off the tacos. Both salsas were flavorful and very fresh tasting; the red had some heat without being overpoweringly hot. One downfall is that I wish we had more limes. 12 tacos and only 2 small lime wedges were given, but that's definitely not a deal breaker. I can't wait to be able to dine in at Charritos and explore more of their menu. Everything sounds and looks amazing and the prices are unbeatable. This is a spot worth trying out, be it delivery or in person. read more

This is probably the worst mexican restaurant i've ever been to :) bad service cold queso and old crusty tortillas, no salsa and tbh vibes were just off and the people there seemed annoyed w our presence read more

Probably my favorite meal we had the whole 5 days at Disney. The QuesaBirra tacos were a 10/10 and my picky kids who normally will only eat cheese loved the pollo asado and beans. read more

Ordered two carnitas plates and black bean dip. The meat had nice flavor but was almost entirely fat. The non fat bits were tough. The black beans were flavorless. We ordered online. Ordered sides of sour cream and guacamole for which we were charged but did not receive. When I called to ask about the missing condiments the manager blamed GrubHub and told us to order directly through him next time. But the missing condiments were not GrubHub's fault as they were reflected on the receipt we received from the restaurant. We will not be going back a second time. read more

I love this place. Everything I've had has been delicious. Their tortas are huge and very tasty but I think the chile relleno is my favorite. And try their tres leche cake for dessert. It's pretty stellar. It's worth your while to be on their email list too. We've gotten a couple decent discounts and I got a free birthday meal! And it's super affordable too. Thumbs up for Charritos! read more

Charritos Restaurante Taqueria - The chile relleno is slammin! - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

Jalapeño peppers and tacos were . Great prices and really nice staff. I went with a group of 6 for a work meeting and service was real quick and everything was good. I was hoping for some juice but they only have (from what I saw) Jarritos and water. read more