Giving 5 stars to balance out a couple of crazy 2, 3 scores. The 3 star complains about a thick bread under seafood taco...menu tells you that is how it is served, I would not like either but they will make different or you order different when you see menu ingredients you dislike. A 2 score said marg was bad...and they are excellent..at price point she mentioned it was a top shelf marg and is it did come rancid as she stated they 100% would remake for free unless...my guess..she drank half and then complained. Food is a 4, not as good as Cucos on Henderson but also price point bit below what I get at Cucos/same. Service is 100, always attentive and if you catch a manager/server eye with standard waiter wave....they jump right over. Is very clean and as noted is priced about right for what it is. Solid 4 to 4.2 range. read more

First time here - Friday night HH/dinner. What I liked was the Coconut Marg ($15.99) and the guac (thick & chunky). I did not care for the seafood tacos. The entree has 2 tacos on a thick fried bread(?), not taco shells, either hard or soft. I chose a shrimp and a lobster. Neither very tasty. It came with rice and a side salad. This was almost $20. Our server was friendly. We saw several people who appeared to be mgrs walking around and past us but no one stopped at our table. I would not come back. There are too many Mexi places in Cbus that are much better. This was overpriced mediocre food. read more

Don Tequila Grill - Seafood tacos - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

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For a place with tequila in the name, you can imagine my surprise when they served me the worst margarita I have ever had. It had essence of battery acid. When I asked to exchange it for the same drink my friend was enjoying, they refused. The final straw ( ha ha) for me - they charged NINETEEN dollars for an undrinkable margarita. Vegetable fajitas was a skillet full of canned chopped tomatoes and broccoli served with rock hard tortillas. Guacamole had no salt. The second star is for the chips only, which were hot and tasty. After the food was dropped off, the staff ignored us completely. Hot mess! read more

Don Tequila Grill - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

Shout out to the coupon on the back of our Kroger receipt bringing us here! Service was beyond excellent! My husband enjoyed all the tequila options. Our food came quick and hot! It was a great experience. We will definitely be back. read more

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Would for surely go back. Lots of room, real yummy and large portions at a decent price. Their guacamole was so yummy. Clean restrooms and the rice was light and fluffy not weighed down. Big booths and they are really good about giving alot of chips to the table. Their booths are large enough to have a little wiggle room more than most. Great staff and lots of tv's. I had the California burrito and had to take half home. Great margaritas. Jumbo is the way to go. read more

The Birria tacos are amazing! Goes along great with queso and a strawberry margarita. Service is always quick. Could eat here every week!

I really liked it here. Great quality of food. Really delicious. Very generous with chips and salsa and the portions are big. Love that they are so generous with the portions. Restaurant is clean. The service is great too. They got our orders correct and served us quickly. I recommend! read more

Don Tequila Grill - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

The food is always so good but the service always sucks. Everytime I dine in they seem to hate their jobs and they will mess up your to go orders. Let's hope I actually get my refund. read more

We have been regular diners at Don Tequila UA for a few years now. Last night we had Victoria as our server again, she is excellent...confirms your order, checks on you several times and is so kind. We love the food here, our favorite is the Chili Rellenos that are not fried and can be filled with chicken, beef, potato or cheese. An extensive menu that is good for my gluten free friends as well. The restaurant is always very clean and well staffed. Our favorite mexican in Columbus... we even drive a few miles when we are only a block from their main competitor. read more

Don Tequila is my happy place. That might sound odd to say about a Mexican restaurant in a strip mall, but it's true and I don't care what that says about me. Everyone is so friendly and happy and the food is great. The happy hour can't be beat. And even if it's not happy hour, a pitcher margarita and a basket of chips is still a great deal. Since coming here for the first time I haven't been able to stay away. I think I've come here 4 out of the last 6 weekends. And I was sad one of the weekends I didn't come! It calls to me. The waiters say "see you next weekend" and they are right. I'll be here next weekend. read more

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This place has its ups and downs, but I am finally done with it after the disgusting experience I had on my last visit. I ordered a quesadilla and after taking two bites I realized there was no cheese. I asked for a side of cheese but the bartender insisted the item be remade. The bartender picked up the quesadilla and looked in to confirm there was no cheese. She handed the quesadilla to the manager who also touched the quesadilla and confirmed there was no cheese. This same exact quesadilla came back to me "with cheese"and the same bites missing. The workers were confused that I was in shock that the same quesadilla that a minimum of 3 people touched was thrown back on the grill and brought back to me. This was the most unsanitary and disturbing restaurant experience I've ever had. There are serious health code violations going on here. Avoid this place at all costs. read more

Stopped in for Mother's Day celebration and absolutely loved the jumbo margaritas! Food came out very quickly and everyone really enjoyed what they ordered! I think the fan favorite was the mucho macho burrito! Easily could be split between two people. Staff was so kind and the restaurant was so clean! read more

I'll keep this one short and sweet. If you like chains like El Vaquero or Los Mariachis, you'll like this place too. The service is fast and friendly. The ambiance is slightly upscale Mexican. The food is pretty solid Tex-Mex style. Their prices and value for the money are pretty standard. I've been here several times when I had that Tex-Mex craving, and I've never been disappointed. 4 Stars. read more

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The customer service here is top-notch and fast. You won't ever have to wonder where your server is. I loved the garlic steak. The decor is so cool, with the stone wall behind the bar and giant skulls. A++++ read more

Those who claim any chain restaurants are all terrible, read no further. You are not to be appeased. This Mexican restaurant sits in the midst of the storefront area in Upper Arlington's Kingsdale Shopping Center. (Oh no, a strip mall?! - I already warned you, quit reading.) Kingsdale is a massively revamped shopping center in the heart of this Columbus suburb, bedroom community. Lots of cool new stuff going on here, but back to the refried beans... Don Tequila has a vast menu of Mexican favorites as well as a few "placate the picky eater kids" items. Also, a full bar, which you could likely discern from the word "Tequila" being in the name. Want a lunch special margarita? Done! I am one of those lame people who does not like spicy food, and you can get American-style Mexican food here, but my friends all love spice, and they leave here full and contented. Chips and salsa greet every customer at table, booth, or bar in the surprisingly roomy dining area and patio. Then you can order combinations of entrees and sides, or order al la carte like I do for tacos. We were genuinely surprised at how good the food was here, and have retuned many times since first wandering in. The supremely friendly staff will hustle to get you food and drinks, and make you want to return. One item of warning - though parking is available and the place is big, if Upper Arlington High School has an evening event like a football game, this whole center may prove too busy. In addition, an office building and community center are set to open in the next few years adding to the congestion. Oh well. Progress! Go get a meal and a drink. Then another drink. read more

Excellent experience, start to finish. Nice place, in a strip mall but pleasant inside and out. Excellent service. And great food. Met a friend, he said it had been another Mexican place. Menu was huge- which can be a warning sign, but they do lots of things well. He got chiles rellenos, lunch special, and said they were very good. The chips and salsa were pretty darn good. I got vaca frita (fried cow?) and it was amazing. Tender shredded beef with veggies, super tasty, plus good rice and black beans. I got corn tortillas and made up some tacos, ate the rest straight. Lots of other interesting things on the menu, plus all the usual suspects. A little expensive, but then I got a specialty steak item. Definitely coming back. read more

Decent! Have I had better Mexican food? Yes. Have I seen cooler molcajete? Yes. Do their corn tortillas need improvement? Yes :/ But overall the food was not bad - it was just kind of mid read more

Don Tequila Grill - Moctezuma Molcajete Fajitas Rancheras Al Pastor Taco - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

We've been meaning to try Don Tequila, so we placed an online order for street tacos, Mexican fries, and Coke in glass bottles. They also added chips and salsa. The order was ready when stated, and the service was friendly. The fries and salsa were excellent. The chorizo tacos were pretty good, but we're curious to try other proteins (they also offer steak, pork carnitas, and chicken). The street tacos come with a nice tomatillo sauce. They also have a nice kids meal selection. There is plentiful parking in the shopping center lot. read more

Don Tequila Grill - Street tacos with chorizo - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

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The Thursday Avacado Chicken Buritto was excelent and service is always attentive. Prices are reasonable. More people should discover this attractive restaurant with delicious food. read more

horrible. always changing prices and not updating online prices and making up prices on a daily of their queso. Then I go to get happy hour margaritas last week to go and was now told flavor margaritas cost an additional dollar so he rang me up for an open liquor cost of a $1 then I go today and was told I can't get To go margaritas without food now. Remind you have gotten to go margaritas multiple times before over the years Without food. As I just ate lunch somewhere else. Who monitors this? So I walked out and they now lost a customer for life. read more

I have been going here for about 2 years now and I have not yet been disappointed. I always feel very welcome here as the service is really good. I want to give a shoutout to Roberto, he is extremely nice and always makes sure to treat us well. The food here is fantastic. It is always delicious, and is extremely consistent which you don't seem to find with many restaurants now. It is always hot, it comes out fast and you get a really good amount of food, which I think is worth the money you spend. You get so much food sometimes I can't even finish it! Not a bad thing. The inside of the restaurant has a really nice, pleasant atmosphere. The decor is really nice looking and everything is very clean. Even the bathrooms are extremely clean and they smell fantastic. The only thing Don Tequila needs is bigger tables, as they have big plates and it gets pretty crowded on the table. haha. Anyway, I highly recommend giving Don Tequila a try, It will not disappoint. read more

Don Tequila Grill - Chicken Fajitas Lunch Portion - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

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Let me preface: I made the mistake and pitted Don Tequila against Arepazo. I happened to notice DTG offers some Venezuelan dishes, and I made up my mind to try their Patacon. Service was fast and efficient; the gal checked in a few times, and had a pleasant personality. DT's cilantro sauce was more of a mayo meets cilantro consistency. The lettuce was cut in big square chucks like from a salad mix, which wasn't helping in the plating appearance department. The grilled chicken was hot, but it didn't have much flavor. Event the fried sweet plantains were rather nondescript - SUPER sad face. The restaurant is nice inside, spacious with Mexican-themed decor spread tastefully about. I suppose if I grew up in the area my opinion may be different, who knows. A good try, but they could use more food-flavor to grab my tastebuds and draw me back in. read more

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Don Tequilas was a new experience for me and my family and there food was good. The atmosphere was inviting and the servers were very friendly. It is a place that I will visit again. One thing I will say however is that when you find a foreign object in a part of your meal such as a stone in your black beans with dirt on it, that you crunch into your teeth, its like getting an egg shell in your omelet or whatever egg dish your eating. Your meal is ruined because you really need to brush your teeth to get that out of your mouth. As an Executive Chef with excellent customer service I would never allow a patron to have an experience like this and not comp that person's meal or offer them something like a dessert or something for their trouble. My bill was 117.00 for my family and that's not including the tip added. These places are great but when they make a mistake they are not good at correcting their mistakes. It's my hope that they will see my review and do better in this area! read more

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The very first restaurant we visited in Upper Arlington was this place. I myself love tacos! My tacos were great, but my girlfriend didn't really care for her chimichungas ( I ate them later on lol). Service was great and the restaurant had a nice atmosphere. I would come back and eat here again. Keep it up! read more

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The atmosphere is nice. There are ample tables and the decor is nice. We ate at the bar. Our server was friendly and the food came out incredibly fast. The food was ok, but was pricey. read more

This place has a nice ambience. The decoration are nice and the staff seem to be even nicer. I placed my order and received fairly quickly. The horchata was yummy and I really enjoyed drinking it. I ordered the the burrito Mexicano. However, what I received wasn't that. There was no rice and beans with it, so I'm a little disappointed in what I got. I didn't have time to ask them to fix the order since I had to be somewhere. I will say the meat was well flavored and who doesn't like chips and salsa? read more

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Just a quick update: still the best chips & salsa in town! Super quick, super friendly service every time. They have definitely succeeded at integrating food delivery pickups and handling online and to-go orders. Also, though we haven't eaten inside in a couple years, this is one restaurant where I would feel comfortable doing so. The ceilings are high and the space is very clean. Staff is masked and plastic guards are still up at the cash register. I appreciate those things! They also have a little patio once it warms up. Nothing beats chips and salsa in the sunshine! read more

Went here for Sunday dinner with the family. I got the shrimp fajitas and the food was so yummy! My plate came out sizzling. And so much food too! Highly recommend this place since they have a huge menu and variety. read more

I would say the environment is Hispanic which is nice. The waiters and waitresses were nice. The food on the other hand is alright but not the best. read more

Good food, good service, great happy hour prices and perhaps an early dinner special. The menu is impressive and the atmosphere is nice: casual but slightly upscale. Altogether a great experience that I definitely intend to repeat. read more

My quest for a delicious enchilada has come to an end, my friends! For years (like, maybe 6) I have been searching for an enchilada that I couldn't wait to experience again and again. As my luck would have it, I was quite hungry (& lazy after taking down holiday decorations) & was just heading home when I saw this new restaurant now open in the spot where Rancho Allegro once was. We entered the restaurant and were greeted warmly. Once seated or server brought us some fresh warm chips & a flavorful salsa with a perfect amount of heat. We placed our drink orders (Coke products) and reviewed the expansive menu. While they're were many tempting choices, I'm an enchilada gal so I was laser-focused on that portion of the menu and saw some delicious options. Wanting to try a few, I opted for the Enchilada Supreme which consisted of 1 beef, 1 bean, 1 chicken and 1 cheese enchiladas. They come with Ranchero sauce, lettuce, cojita cheese and sour cream. My boyfriend ordered that while I opted to substitute the Ranchero sauce for queso. Not one regret. While minor, I also enjoyed the music that they were playing which had some Marc Anthony on the mix. read more

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Quite good, and quite a bit better than Rancho Allegre. We all enjoyed our meals and will be back. read more

I gave this place another try. Still the same results. They double charged me for my food again. They charged me double for 1 beer during happy hour and did not honor happy hour prices. I had to approach them about the issue. They still never fixed it. I also had a $10 coupon they did not accept. I think the food is over priced and quality is poor. Needless to say......never again. read more

Food was super fresh with sooo much flavor!! Huge portion size! The service was great and the food came to the table quick! I ordered chorizo quest dip as app and Venezuelan paragon with steak! When I tell you this was 5/5stars I mean it! Def will return!! read more

The worst Mexican food I've had in Columbus. Fake ceviche. Pre cooked shrimp, unripened, rock hard avocado drenched in a disgusting sweet jarred tomato sauce. (No fish or lime) Paid $8 for a small guac which was maybe 3oz that tasted like pre-packaged chemicals. Oh, and my Diet Coke was $5 without tax. The fact that UA people go here is laughable since we have Los Guachos, Casa Oaxaca, Cuco's and near by food trucks. What a joke read more

When it comes to Mexican food, this place is standard fare. If I see it on the menu, I usually order the Burrito California... and their version of this dish is average at best. The chips were average. The salsa was decent. The queso dip was average. The tacos were unremarkable. The Pollo Loco dish was pretty tasty. The waitress was a sweetheart and her service was stellar (although she never brought the wine we ordered). read more

Has been consistently great food and service each time I've come to eat here. Love their Speedy Gonzalez meal! Drinks are yummy too! Chips and salsa great! Warm chips which I love! read more

Don Tequila Grill - Speedy Gonzalez - Mexican Near Me - Upper Arlington, Ohio

I enjoyed everything I have ever ordered and the margaritas is slamming A+. I have not ever in my whole lifetime had such a wonderful tamale and I've eaten Mexican food for decades. I never understood why some people liked tamales, now I know. Good work. All food Well seasoned, not too much and definitely not bland. I go out to eat for a party in my mouth not a funeral. Keep up the good work. I'm your #1 customer. read more

We've been coming to Don Tequila's for two years now and it's a local favorite of ours! The service is always friendly and quick. They have a good sized shaded patio that's the perfect spot on warm days. The food is delicious and portions are very generous. Also, would recommend them for happy hour - they've got a variety of specials (beer and jumbo margs). read more

Good food, a bit pricey but worth it for the quality and quantity of food. Comes hot and fresh.