There's very little to separate this Mexican restaurant from others in the area, and while it is quite affordable, I can't recommend it for anyone except those on a tight budget. Came here for a group event a few months ago for a member get-together, and while many in my party did not order full meals, we got plenty of appetizers and dips as well as some margaritas. The meal I got was decent but relatively bland, and the dips were good though similarly unremarkable. The margarita was surprisingly good considering how cheap it was on special, so if you're just looking for a great happy hour place and not much else, this could serve your needs. Plenty of seating here, and street parking availability fluctuates based on how busy neighboring businesses are. The interior has the usual stuff-on-the-wall you would expect from a restaurant of this nature, though again it has a very generic feel overall. If you're looking for cheap margaritas and you don't care all that much for food, this place will be great for you. If you're looking for a good Mexican dish, best to check around first. Overall: 3.0 stars --- Pros: - Good margaritas, and quite cheap. - Service is good. - Dips/appetizers are decent. - Prices in general are quite fair. Cons: - Meals are fairly bland and seem devoid of the bold flavors you would desire. - Parking is hit or miss depending on how busy the neighboring businesses are. - Nothing really to recommend this place over other area options. read more

Rio Grande - Inside. - Mexican Near Me - Huntington, West Virginia

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I love the food, service is always great. You get the typical Mexican restaurant ambiance which I love!

Have always had a great meal with excellant service. The frozen margaritas are the best I have had.

Where do I start! These two guys working here cheffed up the best quesadilla and margarita I have ever had! Did I mention dollar fireball shots? This place goes hard. Talk about a DJ, these guys let me control the tv and play whatever I wanted (see you again wiz Khalifa) as you can imagine the place was going wild. I will be coming back. Tell your friends read more

Accidentally ordered takeout from the 4th Ave rio grande. Didn't get one of the dishes we ordered. The refried beans had water on them like regular pinto. The food we did recieve, we didn't recognize in look or taste(we know it was beef). We didn't recieve the guacamole that we ordered. Overall terrible food. read more

I used to come all the time in college for tasty food and quick service at a good price, but the last couple trips have really changed my perception. I came in April and sat for 20 minutes before a waiter even recognized the table; after waiting another 15 minutes for drinks that never came, I gave up and left. I recently gave it another try and was disappointed. Service was extremely slow; refills had to be requested multiple times and it was hard to even find our waiter if we needed something. When he did come over, he was aloof and unfriendly. Another server, a woman, was polite and trying to help him but could only do so much. And it wasn't an issue of busyness, as we were one of three tables in the whole place. The food wasn't bad, but no better than you get at other Mexican restaurants. The price for the entrees was around $7.50, which is fine, but a large queso (a serving size slightly smaller than the cup of salsa) was $8.25, which was absurd! When it came to paying the bill, the waiter acted like it was a chore to take our money. I usually don't fault people for bad service because I know everyone has bad days, but this was just awful. Bottom line: fine food, poor service, and crazy cheese costs. read more

Today was particularly bad...too bad you can't give a rating of less than one star. Food was bland, men's restroom was disgusting, no soap in restroom to wash hands, service was absent...overall appeared grossly understaffed. Checking out took longer than it did to get our food. I can't believe this place can pass a health department inspection. Avoid this place, unless you're feeling adventurous, we won't be back! read more

Ordered grub hub, didn't get my entire order and what I did get was nothing to brag about.....

I walked in with 4 of my friends and we sat at the bar and ordered drinks. The drinks were extremely strong and tasted like shit. On top of the that we also ordered food. There were a total of 8 people when we walked into the bar and I still received my food 30 minutes after ordering. After receiving my food It was not what I ordered and the waitress was on the phone. I tried to explain I ordered something else and it took 5 mins bc she was on the phone. The waitstress didn't ask if we needed anything and we never received silverwhere. When I was brought my food my order was not remade to the way I asked instead the other missing items were cooked and I was to add it to my cold meal. I have been to many Mexican resultants in the area but this one was by far the worst. I will NEVER be returning to this establishment and the health department should shut their ass down. read more

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER! CRAPPY ATTITUDES, CRAPPY SERVICE, CRAPPY FOOD! So the husband and I got a sitter to watch our 2 kids on Valentines Day (which also happened to be Taco Tuesday!) so we could finally have a night out together. We decided to go here, as we had been here before and had decent experiences (sit in and take out). What a mistake it was! We weren't expecting fine dining, just decent food, 99 cent tacos and 1.50 margaritas. Things went wrong from the start. We arrived and waited over 5 minutes to be acknowledged or seated. Wait staff passed right in front of us three times, with nary a word. Finally a waitress walked towards us, grabs 2 menus, says just 2 as she walks away, so we figure it was for us, drops the menus on the table and keeps on walking. Our table was dirty, had no napkins, the menus had crusted food on them that wouldn't even flick off, and both hot sauce bottles were empty. A couple minutes later a gentleman comes up, hurriedly asks for our order. We get a .99 berry lemon shot, a $1.50 strawberry margarita and an order of the taquitos. He seemed rushed taking our order and annoyed that we asked him some questions. My husband told him we would be ready to order more when the drinks came and he took off. A couple minutes later a waitress comes by and asks if we have been helped, we tell her yes but we would also like 2 waters. She comes back, drops the waters and walks off. Our waiter comes and drops our drinks off and runs. We try to get his attention to order more food but he ignores us and keeps going. My husbands shot is in one of those little plastic pill size cups they give you your medicine in at the doctors office, couldn't have been more than an ounce, if you were lucky, tasted like cough syrup, but what did we expect for .99? My margarita tastes like frozen strawberry slushee without a hint of tequila, but again, whatever its $1.50. My husband then goes to take a drink of his water and notices the ENTIRE rim of his glass is covered in pink lipstick. We try to get the attention but again we are ignored, they just keep walking past us with not a word. As we are waiting for our taquitos to come we start looking around and notice a couple of things. There are only 2 members of waitstaff, every table they do eventually go to has some kind of issue. They keep walking past us ignoring our efforts to flag them down. Our taquitos come out, more than 25 MINUTES after we ordered them, and the waiter literally drops them on our table as he is passing by. Drops and runs, again not a word. We look at them and they are disgusting, burnt to a crisp, black, and smothered with some kind of gross looking sticky white stuff. Maybe a feeble attempt to cover up the fact they were obviously overcooked? They are supposed to come with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole. No guacamole, and tiniest 1/2 slice of tomato, along with the lettuce and sour cream. The white sticky stuff I am assuming was queso sauce. Now we are like forget it, No way are we staying eating charcoal. At this point we notice another waitress, dressed in sweats and a t-shirt, trying to resolve issues at the table across from us and behind us. Since the other 2 working keep ignoring us we flag her down. She comes over to us, obviously upset, and my husband apologetically explains the situation and asks for the check for our margarita and shot. We get no apology, no acknowledgement of the dirty ass glass or burnt ass food. She comes back with a water in a to go cup? for us and drops the check and runs. We go to the front counter to pay and notice we were charged full price for the margarita. When we point this out to the girl in sweats we are told "Its that price because its in a glass" and then she walks off to deal with a car that is being towed out front. In a glass? Really? What else is is supposed to be in? The gentleman behind us who has the same issue with his margaritas being charged full price and her response to him is "it's that much because you ordered 7 of them" and walks off. I tell him we have the same issue and that we were told it was because our drink came in a glass, look at his check, and it clearly shows that yes they got 7 of them, but at full price! We stay at the counter, she comes back and says "You still need help?" We go over the issue again. I see her punch the order into the POS and it shows the correct price. She deletes it, punches in "lime margarita in a glass" it shows full price, deletes that, then finally, exasperated she snaps "Fine just leave $3.00". My husband drops a $5, says $3 for the bill and $2 for your trouble and we leave. Apparently the girl in sweats had come in to eat with her friends and got wrangled into working and dealing with peoples messes. We felt bad for her but she could have at least pretended to be apologetic, but I guess since no one else was why should she? We went home, paid the sitter and I made dinner instead. Date night was a bust. read more

Rio Grande - Burnt beyond recognition, no guacamole, and some nasty white sauce (queso) to try and hide the burnt. Not how they are supposed to come! - Mexican Near Me - Huntington, West Virginia

The food was edible at best. I ordered queso to start and got a small bowl of white watery soup. The beef quesadilla was decent but the rice was dry and bland. The fruit flies at the bar seemed to enjoy my salsa more than I did... tho k twice before heading to this place. read more

When my food was delivered the soda was all carbonation, the food was not fantastic, and I was missing items. Go to 5th ave Rio, they are sooooo much better. read more

The food is okay. Nothing outstanding, but not horrible, either. The atmosphere was also pretty bland and uninviting. The reason they get so few stars from me is the service. It was a bit slower than normal, and the waiter would only speak to my husband and ignored me, even when I thanked him each time he came to refill our water. While that's not necessarily bad service, it was a bit odd to be ignored completely. read more

Unless you're going for 99 cent shots go somewhere else. I have been several times and have almost always wished I'd gone somewhere else. The wait staff is not good, the men are creepy and though the bartender makes good drinks she is very unprofessional and rude. The food is no better than the 20 other Mexican restaurants in town. read more

i frequent this location about once a year with a group of older men and women who i barely know. usually me and my 2-4 friends go along and something the aforementioned older men and women pay for our food. an added perk. things i have eaten here include: the fiesta tacos among other things i do not remember. i am a big fan of this location. except one time i ordered a guacamole salad thing and it was just a handful of iceberg lettuce with an insane amount of guacamole on top. an interesting choice, but altogether not terrible. the decor is also very fun and fresh i enjoy it immensely. despite usually having to hear conversations about health ailments and other old people i do not know, this joint is an immaculate place to catch a bite to eat with the squad before hitting the road for a 3-4 hour drive squished between two people in the backseat of a small sedan. read more

Very yummy! They have ample vegetarian options, and for not too expensive as well. The guacamole is to die for, and the atmosphere of the little place is adorable. Would go again! read more

Nice, clean restaurant. The food is ok. Service was good. Decent prices. I wouldn't mind going back. The staff was very friendly, and attentive. read more

Rio Grande - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Huntington, West Virginia

No place to eat or drink Dirty and slow service Act like they don't care Too many other Mexican To waste your time on this place read more

terrible service! the worst mexican restaurant in west virginia! avoid at all costs!!! terrible customer service! we ordered $40 dollars worth of food take out including four cheese dips and received no chips! when we called they told us that chips are extra!! they refused to give us any! this is the worst place ever! do not go there! We ordered $40 worth of food including TWO LARGE CHEESE DIPS. When you order this item chips are included -- BUT NOT WITH THEM! Instead they did not include them! We contacted Grub Hub and they said this was RIO GRANDE'S POLICY. We called the restaurant and the girl had NO IDEA what to do. SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY AFRAID FOR HER JOB. She told us it was an extra $3.25 to get the chips that should have come with our cheese anyway. These are chips they give you FOR FREE WHEN YOU EAT IN. Then I called back and spoke a "manager" who lied right to me blaming Grub Hub for the fact that it costs more. He then said if we just go to them we get the chips for free. He was changing his story with each sentence, but this did not change the fact that his business' shady practices ruined our dinner. This is not a Grub Hub policy to CHARGE 3.25 DOLLARS for chips. THIS IS A PRIVATE POLICY OF THE RESTAURANT OR EVERY ORDER WOULD HAVE THEM ANYWAY. GRUB HUB DIDN'T MAKE THEM CHARGE! YOU CAN ADD THE CHIPS! GRUB HUB DOESN'T CARE! Just know that if you support this establishment then you are supporting a business who openly lies and will pass the buck off to someone else whenever they need to. This is NOT how to handle business. read more

I love this place. Every time I eat here the food is fantastic and despite all the other comments the staff is nice and decently fast. The prices are fantastic for the amount of food you get. read more

My boyfriend and I love this place, mostly we love that it delivers! It is free for delivery, and we always get it food within 30 minutes. The food is always hot and delicious. Neither of us have any complaints. We order here at least once or twice a month and have ordered several different options from their menu. They have all been delicious. I am giving four stars because I think they should offer free chips and salsa, given you typically get these for free when you dine in. Otherwise keep up the great work! read more

No matter the location his will always be one of my favorite restaurants. It's affordable and the drinks are amazing and the wait staff is always so nice and attentive. Never once have I had a complaint about any Rio Grande. read more

These people are so rude! I ordered food to go. I got chicken and rice and a cheese dip. They didn't give me to go silverware or chips. How am I suppose to eat the cheese dip without chips? So I called them and the guy really could care less about it so I told him I would just throw away the cheese dip and he said alright then have a good day. That's just rude and not good customer service at all. Don't eat here read more

In walking distance so can't be wrong, it's fast cheap food always warm.. but never correct been there 3 times since it's close to work and never gotten what I've ordered it's always been good so it's a good mystery meal read more

I ordered a burrito which arrived with inedible, rubbery shrimp and dried out chicken. There was not the tiniest piece of pineapple. Bland sauce of some sort. The worst food I've had in a long long time. If you enjoy fresh, tasty Mexican food, I recommend you go elsewhere!! read more

The glass the water that was serviced in was so nasty we left. Can't rate the food or service.

One of the worst places in town to eat and I don't mean just for food! The service is horrible as well as the management is rude to customers and I used to manage a restaurant myself! The manager told me I was rude & a bad customer, when I told him I didn't like his attitude because he forgot my food for the 2nd time in 1 week. So when he said he wasn't crediting me back for the food he forgot the first time & there was not 1 but 4 hairs in our food at dinner!!! Then me & a friend of mine got food poisoning we decided we would drive further way just to eat Mexican from another restaurant! read more

The food is whatever, but the location and atmosphere are great and drinks are cheap. Good spot to hang out, if you aren't a food snob or snob regardless. read more

It's been a long time since I've done a Yelp review, but this is the first time I've had food in Huntington that made me want to go back for seconds the next day in ages. I'm speaking particularly about the shrimp chimichanga. I went in last night on a date and the margaritas were great. I expected 'ok' food, not because of the restaurant, just because I haven't had 'great' food in so long, and then I got something that was perfect. "Must have been the margaritas," I joked. So, to be sure, I went back, sober - and ordered the same thing to go. And not only was it every bit as delicious as I remembered, the bag was packed full of extras (a huge container of beans, chips and salsa etc.) I just wanted to say thanks to these guys for two great meals back to back. :) Muy bien. read more

By far the best mexican food in Huntington.. Possibly even WV. The food is authentic, good, and the portions are big! The drink specials are insane and the staff is always friendly. Their bathrooms are always clean and the atmosphere is always upbeat. Definitely try the carne asada tacos and the white cheese dip! Also JUMBO margaritas are huge and amazing! read more

This restaurant has standard Mexican food, and is comparable with other Mexican food restaurants in the area. The food is not spectacular but it is fairly good. Nothing exotic or even extremely interesting on the menu, but I usually enjoy my meal. The salsa is pretty good. read more

Basic Tex Mex comfort food. Food and service are fairly consistent, though not always fast, even slow at times. Think "siesta" (a midday break intended to allow people to spend time with their friends and family). Even when I've had to wait, I don't remember ever being dissatisfied. There's a good selection of vegetarian items, though you might want to remind your waiter if you're vegetarian b/c the cooks are known to add meat to veggie dishes when others customarily order it that way. They'll remake/correct a mistake or not charge you for it. And they'll make anything to order. I've always ordered from the lunch menu -- either the shrimp mushroom quesadilla or, if splitting my meal with my vegetarian spouse, the mushroom quesadilla (with grilled onions added). Just don't expect anything special and you'll like it. read more

Food sucks and one if the staff stole my sunglasses

This place was amazing. They gave us a hearty portion with scary low prices, but DON'T let that scare you the food IS amazing. I personally loved the pico de gallo and there white queso is great as well. My boyfriend loves the Hawaiian fajita, said it was the best fajita he ever had. All in all we will definitely be making another visit in the near future. The only compliant I could maybe make was the guac looked a little dated but it still tasted delicious. read more

The food was very very nice! It was hot and ready to eat! The delivery time is pretty accurate as well. I had special requests and they tended to them them accordingly!!!! read more

This used to be great. They have reduced the portions, raised the prices and the quality has gone down. There food is very salty. The atmosphere is still good. read more

Not impressed. Waited to be greeted and seated, but no one came. One guy asleep on the bar, but think he was a drunk customer. Eventually knocked on the kitchen door, but still took 8-10 min until someone approached our table. I ordered the menu's 16 oz Marguerita, which was served in an 8 oz glass (nice trick, huh?) The waitress was new, inexperienced, didn't know the menu, and was pretty defensive when I told her I ordered the 16 oz drink and kept insisting their 16 oz drink was always served in that (8oz) glass. She said I could talk to the manager if I didn't like it, and called him on the phone to talk to me. He had her bring me another Marguerita, but then wanted to charge me for two ( so I sent one back.). The manager eventually appeared to ask me if everything was good. I explained about being served the wrong size drink, but also questioned about the shot I ordered being undersized. I don't order shots often, but assumed they would be standard 44ml size (1.5 oz). There's were 1/3 size smaller at 1 oz. Maybe those who are more experienced could tell me what is standard? My last concern was cleanliness, having my hand stick to the napkin dispenser when I picked it up to read the"shot " promo on the side. It had not been cleaned and had that accumulated kitchen grunge that collects from neglect. Food was passable, but doubt I'll be back. I've never had a great experience there, but this was the worst. Not well run, poorly trained staff, poor customer service. BTW, out of 12-15 previous YELP reviews, this is the first and only negative review I've written. read more

I've ordered from this place twice both times for delivery. The first time the lady calls and says I'm outside on the sidewalk if you want to meet me I'm at my car. Umm no I ordered food to be delivered since I didn't want to put warm clothes on or my shoes so you need to bring it to my door. She refused and said she wasn't allowed since she couldn't enter the apartment building due to "policies" in place. So I said never mind take my food back and I'll just call and get a refund to my card. She thing apologies and offers to bring the food to my front door and I said no thanks take it back. Well I moved from the apartment to a house so I figured I would try again since now they wouldn't have to enter an apartment building just walk on my front porch. Well this time the guy who brought my food calls and and he too says I'm outside ok the street in my car if you want to come get your food. Umm No! Bring my food to my door! Do your job and deliver it. He acted surprised I said to bring it to my door. I opened the door and I could see him parked maybe 30 feet from my door looking at me so I finally said screw it and walked barefooted to meet him and by this point he was already walking towards me too. So I get my food and he thanks me and all was well. I then go in to eat..... well no fork which I had expected since all others provide one, so I had to get up and go after one in my kitchen. I always order the same thing no matter which Mexican restaurant I eat at and as soon as I took my first bite of food I quickly realized it wasn't very good. The rice tasted over cooked and soggy and the cheese didn't taste or look like it usually does. The chicken had a funny taste and there wasn't much kThe portion size was decent but less than most places give and I was shocked that they didn't give chips and salsa free with my order and I had to purchase it separate. The chips and salsa was average, not good but not bad. Overall I highly doubt I will order from them again unless somethings change first. Update* I ordered for a 3rd time and the food was eh just like before and they again didn't want to bring my food to the door. This time the lady beeped her horn and expected me to walk out to the street and get my food from her reaching it out the window. Umm no if I wanted to put my shoes, socks, coat and all on and then walk to her car I would have just walked the the extra 5 feet to my car and went and picked up my own food and saved money. I will not be ordering from here again. read more

The wait for service wasn't great, but there was only a bartender. She was having to take care of tables and the bar. I was here with coworkers who all had coupons, and the manager didn't want to honor the coupons. No restrictions apply, or one per table, one per quest listed on the coupon at all. He was rude and wanted to argue. The customer is always right. We didn't have to bring you business of 5 people, but we did. We will not be back. There are other restaurants in town. read more

Terrible! This place used to be awesome .. from around 2006-2010 and then it just went to hell. It's one of the worst Mexican places in town now. read more