Excellent food and service. Great experience…read more Hidden gem definitely we got a lot more than we expected.

This was my first visit to the Rio Grande and I was not disappointed! It's a small place with a…read morevery festive atmosphere and nice artwork on the walls. We were greeted warmly by the owner Luiz and were seated quickly. It turns out that we arrived on Margarita Thursday, what a bonus. The margaritas arrived quickly and were delicious and the chips were fresh and crispy. We had fajitas and a chicken burrito for dinner and both meals were excellent! The service was excellent, Sandra was our main server and she was " on it!" Thank you again, Rio Grande, we will definitely be returning!

Came here recently on a weeknight for dinner with my older parents. Dinner was delicious, service…read morewas quick and friendly. We loved their pork tamales, huge slices of fresh avocado, and pitchers of margaritas (we got the original on ice, but there are lots of flavors!). It may not be immediately noticeable, but the dining room is actually really beautiful. There are arched doorways between rooms with accent tiling, a chandelier, and intricate iron work. It feels casual, but there's so much attention to detail in your surroundings. Something to note: My father uses a walker and while there are two accessible parking spaces outside of the bakery next door, there is not way to get from those spaces to the entrance of Mi Rancho without going around their patio in the road. We ended up driving up to the entrance to pick him up as the slanted surface was too difficult for him. We'll definitely be back!

Mi Rancho Germantown is always a solid Mexican place that delivers great food in HUGE servings!!!…read more The food is always fantastic, fresh and filling. Always! On my most recent visit, the weather was fantastic so we ate outside. There are far too few nice weather days in the Washington DC area so we took advantage of it. Even looking out on the parking lot and the driving school next door and the busy road nearby, we were happy Mexican campers! We loved the dining patio and enjoyed the cool weather. Our shrimp tacos did not disappoint. There was so much food that we were stuffed. We both had margaritas and those made us feel good too. But, for dinner that night, the outstanding part of our experience was Eva, our server. Smart, adorable, fast, professional and very friendly! I believe that Evan will make an excellent lawyer but, given how nice she is, I recommend she select a less conflictual career. We had as much fun talking to Eva as we had talking to each other. Mi Rancho isn't fancy but it also isn't expensive. It is a comfortable casual place to get great food, drinks and have lots of fun. I highly recommend Mi Ranch for your next Tex-Mex meal!!!

Senor Tequila's never disappoints. We decided to visit Senor Tequila's for lunch. As soon as we…read morewalked in we were greeted by the friendly host. She immediately took us to our seats and gave us the menu. The atmosphere and ambiance was great. They always have good music playing and it really adds to the experience. Luckily, it wasn't too crowded so we were sat pretty fast. After looking at the menu we were ready to place our orders and our waiter came over. He was very friendly and attentive. He didn't make any suggestions due to us being regulars at this restaurant LOL. We decided to order the street tacos (pork and beef). We also ordered the trio of tacos traditional (beef, shrimp, al pastor). The tacos were delicious. I wish I took pictures but I was enjoying myself. For a drink I ordered a virgin Pina Colada. It was delicious and made perfectly. Our waiter made sure that he came over a couple of times to check on us which we appreciated. We had a great time as always. We will be back soon! Cheers!

9.12.26 Emil did a…read moregreat job serving my party of 11. I really enjoyed the complimentary tortilla chips. I tried my mom's virgin pina colada and flan which were both delicious. Everyone in my party liked their meals and beverages. Portions were hearty. Some family members needed to take home leftovers. Emil informed us there is a live mariachi on Sundays. We ate on the patio, but I went inside to use the restroom. The ambiance and decor is festive throughout the restaurant with its bright colors and art. I especially liked the entrance which makes for a great photo opp for social media posts. Fortunately we came at lunch on Saturday as we were told it gets packed at night on weekends.

So far they have not disappointed me. Service is good and food is better than other Latin…read morerestaurants in the area. Always a good option for family dinners.

I dropped in for dinner and ordered the shredded beef enchiladas. It was a solid choice. I'd come…read moreback to try other things on the menu.

Someone at my job gave me a zucchini pupusa from there and it was absolutely delicious with the…read morecurtido! The next day I had my husband pick up more for me including the jalapeño pupusa. The only weird thing was the salsa I got was really watered down. I was surprised. I think that's an accident because everything else was amazing! Recommend.

When I tell u this place has the worst svc if Anywhere in Germantown. I just went to get some…read moreNachos and OMG..... it's been about 30 min now and still no Food..... #I only ordered Nachos..... sheesh

I ordered the chicken bowl with black beans option and medium spiced sauce. I would go here any day…read moreover Chipotle. Try it!

I was really disappointed with my order from Tacos in Germantown. I got two carne asada tacos and a…read morecarne asada quesadilla, but the tacos were honestly really bad. The meat was super dry, tough, not seasoned, and had almost no flavor. I couldn't even finish them and ended up throwing them away. The quesadilla was a little better, but overall the carne asada just wasn't good. I used to like this place, but after this experience I won't be coming back.

We thought the food was very good. The ambiance was wonderful. There were lights and decorations,…read moremellow Spanish music, and a soccer game on the TV over the patio bar. Our server was a very attentive and sweet young lady. There is a lot of on-site parking and the restaurant is easy to get to. We will come again next time we are in town.

Honestly the reviews have been pretty consistent with my visit unfortunately. But let's start off…read morewith the positives The decorations and their intention with design for the Christmas season is top tier! Great decor and great presentation of the tables! The guacamole dip was pretty great, good chunky pieces and good flavor! Was pretty solid dip 4.5/5 The complimentary chips and salsa were good too! The service was okay, attentive and it's not the servers fault but man the cooks/chiefs are SLOWWWWW, wow talk about some serious waiting or our food. It's as if there's only one person in the kitchen doing everything. Now slow isn't just like 30 min wait but we're talking about hours here. The dish itself, Costillas de Puerco, was a little dry, decent flavor, not meaty enough tbh...overall nothing amazing for a two hour wait. The complementary sides and tortillas were good and complemented the meat well. Overall I'd say it's a solid 3/5. The wait and the average food makes this place not really worth going back to...maybe the guac can make me go back

The theme here is "good, not great". That sums up the food and service here. I should have known…read moreright from the Chips and salsa -- nice thick chips, disappointingly bland and mild salsa. No depth of flavor, and a thin tomato sauce texture. If you can't get the salsa right you probably do a stellar job with anything else. Nevertheless we persisted. The queso was smooth and creamy but only just above room temp, which is a bad temp for queso. My Mango daiquiri was something I enjoyed it because it didn't taste like a ton of alcohol but it didn't have a very strong mango flavor either (definitely fake mango not fresh don't expect it). My husband said his Passion fruit margarita was fine but not anything close to actual passion fruit flavor. The Bean and cheese pupusa are actually good. I'm Not a pupusa expert but it has a nice texture and good filling that they didn't skimp on. My bean burrito was again fine, but not great. It had minimal flavor in the filling and if you get it you definitely need the hot sauce to do the heavy lifting in the flavor department. My husband said his Chicken chimichanga was at least served hot and had plenty of chicken and a crispy exterior but the chicken itself also lacked flavor. Our server was Friendly and polite but more than a little scatterbrained. We didn't get water until we were halfway done. Not a busy night at all but still somehow they were rather forgetful. This place is close to home for us to we wanted to give it a try but honestly we won't be back -- there are other spots in the area with better food.

They are no longer called Margarita Bar and Grill, Papuseria & Antojitos Santa Elena 2 is the new…read morename. New owner with new name. No longer serve alcohol and the menu was scaled down. Bar area was full of boxes on top of bar and a large glass refrigerator was prominently displayed in the dining area. Wife and I went, sat down and asked for margaritas and told no alcohol. We looked at the menu for a few minutes and decided to leave. This place won't last long with no liquor service and we won't be back. Maybe we'll check out the place that will take over when this place goes under.

I don't normally review a place after my first visit, but since I won't be going back, I want the…read moreowner to know why. I had the Pollo Saltado and it was quite good. The side of rice was mediocre, but over all the fries and chicken hit the spot. The one and only server/bartender was amazing. She had a bar and restaurant full of people and she was running the whole show with a cheerful attitude and a smile. When I say she was the only server and only bartender and the place was full, that is no understatement. The place is set up with numerous tv's all tuned to football. The customers were loud and obnoxious. Why was she the only person covering the entire restaurant when the clear aim was to have lots of people there watching sports? If you go, beware of the clientele. Food was good.

The best Mexican Restaurants are the mom and pop restaurants…read more I've been to a few locations. When I came here I got a sunken chicken burrito and its was delicious. My burrito was enough to feed two people. The chicken was seasoned to perfection. I love my burrito to be drenched in salsa verde (green salsa) and with lots of melted cheese. I ordered their lime shrimp on the side... perfect combo... oh and to wash it down I had a an amazing margarita. I wish I had room for dessert. On another visit I had stuffed poblano pepper... delicious. Definitely coming back here for their fajitas.

Sunday 11/12/2023 I…read moreknew about this place for years and heard a lot of good things about it but never went until today. I made a takeout order and got an a la carte chile roast beef taco $2.69, sweet pork barbacoa burrito $12.59, and a pollo asado quesadilla $13.59. The chile roast beef taco was solid and I luckily got a second taco for free. The Chile roast beef was nice and tender. The sweet pork barbacoa burrito (melted cheese on top) was pretty good but also pretty messy when handling it. The sweet pork barbacoa was sweet and flavorful (probably my favorite protein from them). The pollo asado quesadilla was disappointing and that was mainly due to the pollo asado not being good and that sucks cause I had to pay an up charge for that specific meat. Cafe Rio was a pleasant surprise that I'm glad I finally tried after hearing about it for all these years. I wouldn't say it's better than chipotle but it's not too far behind.

Came in and saw the poster of the handheld burrito. I ordered that but it was plated in the tin pan…read morevs the paper wrap in the poster. I asked the lady if she was going to wrap it and she said yea and didn't do it. Went to pick my "burrito" up and it completely fell apart. Terrible all around. Would rather take my business to chipotle.