This is our go to restaurant for wonderful Mexican food and the kindest staff ever. Tonight, we had our favorite server, Gabby. Such a pleasant, efficient young woman! I had the fabulous chicken taco salad with the most tender, flavorful chicken ever. Hubby got the tamales which he loves. We are early birds but by the time we left, many tables were full of happy diners. See you every Sunday! read more

We are never disappointed in the food. It is always good. The wait staff is attentive and courteous. They always greet you with a smile!!

My first time at this particular restaurant. It had a very cozy family atmosphere. I was welcomed as soon as I walked in. The menu is easy to navigate. I wanted to try the tres leche, however I didn't. I'll definitely be going back. read more

Rio Grande Tex-Mex Round Rock - Fish Tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

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Service here is great! Very friendly and quick. The food is OK. Great salsa, tasty chips, but the rest of the food is just OK. Not great not bad not memorable. I used to come here a few years ago and can tell it's not the same. Seems like different cooks or they have gotten tired, we tested the mole before ordering. I am pretty sure it's not house made. It was super thick, very dark and a bit bitter and sweet. The enchilada sauce in the cheddar cheese enchiladas was bland. Too bad! read more

This is my BFF's most favorite lunch spot ever, so since I recently got a new job nearby, we have met here for lunch several times. The place usually has several patrons in it and the service is always spot on, no matter how busy they have been. I am an enchilada fan, and theirs are FANTASTIC. I've also gotten their beef fajita nachos, chicken fajita nachos, and bean and cheese nachos, and they were all winners. The price is fair, the service is good, and they hustle if you tell them you're on a lunch break. I will continue to eat there regularly. Good job, Rio folks! read more

Sooooo good Been a minute since I been here Hilda waited on us a knew our orders Food was excellent Margaritas out of this world Frozen On the rocks So tasty read more

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We attended a Presidential debate watching party here on September 10. The food was great and the service was friendly and professional. Thanks for the wonderful experience! read more

The food was okay. I don't think the people in the restaurant really wanted us there and we felt like a burden (we were the only ones there). It seemed like they just wanted to go home. Not sure we'll be back. read more

I came in tonight (Sun 2/19) around 715pm to order something to go. They were a little busy but not too bad. I stood at the cash register for a couple of minutes and waited. A couple of servers walked by; never acknowledged me. I sat down in the chair next to where they normally put to go orders. (There was one sitting there already). Both servers walked by me several more times, the male moved the to go order sitting from the table next to me to the bar. Again, not a peep. After 5 minutes of NO ONE saying a word to me, telling me someone would help me shortly, etc....I LEFT. I get it if your busy and need to take food/drinks out but being ignored completely is not cool. read more

We ate here yesterday. Party of 22. They're getting a star for having a table ready for us in 2 minutes and for being so accommodating with all of the separate checks and our kids sitting away from us. That's how they got the 4th star. Here's why the food experience was 3 stars. 1. Their portions are small. Not every place needs to have gigantic Texas sized meals but then you get an omelet with rice and potatoes it should be enough to fill you up and it wasn't. They were stingy with the fillings and amount of sides. Potatoes and beans cost pennies so it's odd. The food taste was fine. Nothing exceptional but fine. No complaints there. They charge for chips and salsa which was also perplexing. Thank you for accommodating all of us in short notice! read more

The alambre mixto plate was very good, beef, chicken, shrimp, and sausage with bell pepper, onion, and zucchini, rice, beans and a dab of quacamole. My wife and I also shared a couple ground beef enchiladas with queso and onions on top, these were even better than the mixto plate. read more

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This place has been like a second home for almost 10 years!! I love it here...the owners, staff and cooks are amazing! When I need my Tex Mex Comfort Food Fix this is the place I always turn to! Huge menu selection and a Full bar as well...pina colada daquiri with whip cream on top is to die for! I am in love! read more

Rio Grande Tex-Mex Round Rock - Light Plate - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

I ordered a caldo de res for take out, as soon as I get home and are about to take a spoon full out of it I found a roach inside the broth. Totally unacceptable and disgusting. read more

Rio Grande Tex-Mex Round Rock - Cockroach inside Caldo de Res. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

We've been coming here for years and every time we do we know it'll be delicious. I always order the carne guisada, perfecto. Every thing is clean and well decorated. Thank you Rio Grande! read more

I usually come here for Happy Hour or lunch tacos. Very inexpensive and the staff is friendly. I love the vibe as it's peaceful and chill. I never have to wait too long and my food is always hot and fresh. I like to order a couple tacos during happy hour since the frozen margarita is so dang delicious. I wouldn't say I'm a regular but I'm definitely a familiar face. read more

We walked in to order food to go. They brought us fresh chips and salsa, so yummy. We bought some margaritas after the guy mentioned they have the best in town. It sure taste like the have the best in town. The margaritas were yummy. The food was pretty good as well. Will definitely order from here in the future.. read more

My wife and I love going to the Round Rock location. We have been going there about every other week for 20 years! Everything is excellent: the food, the atmosphere, the service, the staff! We've never eaten anything that was not good. Everything seems to be prepared fresh. We suggest the more unique dishes such as Pollo Endiablado, Enchiladas Morelianas or any of the specialty dishes. It has a nice, comfortable down-home feel. Everyone is very friendly and they take care of us. And the prices are very reasonable with generous portions. if you haven't tried them, go for it. You'll be glad you did! Probecho! read more

If I could give this place 20 stars I would. The food is consistently great. The ambiance of the restaurant is very homey and warm. The servings are generous and the prices are fair. The waitstaff is always kind and professional. What more would you want from a restaurant? read more

This place is just gross. The service is subpar and the food is way too expensive for what it actually is. I would not recommend this place to anyone. The seats are all torn up and it smells like old trailer in there. Gross. read more

Great spot for large groups. The food is alright, but the service was excellent, so +1 for that! I came with a group of 10 + 2 young kids, and they had us seated pretty quickly in the back - it's a surprisingly big restaurant. Service: A+ - Our waiter kept an eye on us the whole time, quickly refilled waters and sodas as needed, and brought out chips + salsa refills (frequently!) while we waited for the food to come. He was helpful in clarifying some menu items and offering suggestions. Food: I got the Huevos Rancheros - basically 2 eggs + salsa, tortillas, with beans and breakfast potatoes on the side. The sides were well seasoned and although the amount of potatoes seemed meager on the plate, it was quite filling. I had flour tortillas since they're made fresh at the restaurant, and found them to be alright. Best fresh, and mediocre when cooled. Altogether a simple and satisfying dish. Tacos: Avoid the barbacoa taco - absolutely flavorless. Very sad. I'd also avoid the chicharron taco.. unless you really love the floppy pig skin texture (I thought it would be fried and crispy. Nope.) this is not the taco for you. The Supreme taco was deserving of its moniker - crammed with breakfast fixings and arriving on its own plate. You want this. Aguacate Relleno - you also want this! Deep fried avocado stuffed with beef and chicken!!! Someone in the group got it and everyone was immediately jealous when it arrived. read more

Used to enjoy this place food quality has gone way down and price has gone way up I won't be going back queso taste and looks like a powder mix it was bad read more

Food was terrible, had an over spiced and unusual taste, queso was horrible. Very unappetizing and will definitely never order from them again. read more

I've hit this place up for breakfast and lunch and have been satisfied each time. The first thing to rave about is the salsa. Oh man that salsa is soooo gooood. All things fresh and garlicy. I love that salsa so much I am tempted to just eat it like a soup. It could use a little more heat, but, otherwise it is bad ass delicious! They make their own tortillas here also. For me that is a major score! That's how it should be. The breakfast taco's are of generous portions and I really like the chorizo, egg, and cheese. They have some good lunch deals for around six bucks or so. Everything I've had has been really good and I really like the beef and cheese enchilada plate with charro beans. The chips have always been fresh also. So, really, I can't find anything to complain about thus far as far as food goes. I'll definitely keep going back and trying more dishes. Well you know how I feel about the food so far. Now let's talk staff and ambience. Every time I go in here I am immediately greeted by a friendly smile. Everyone that has waited on me has been really friendly and they always ask if everything is ok or if I need another beer or coffee. As for the ambience? Can you say airport lounge? Seriously. They have a full bar and an open floor plan. The walls are lined with "C" shaped booths and 4-top style tables fill in the center of the floor. All of this sits on top of some really hideous looking dark brown carpet. Everytime I go in here I feel like I'm in an airport lounge or having a flashback to the 70's. I keep expecting some pimp daddy to come in and start cutting lines in one of the booths. This place could really benefit from a make over!! read more

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Decor gets a B- Ambiance gets a C Food, wait time, prices, service all get an A+ I love the food at Rio Grande. They have a variety of dishes to satisfy the plethora of tastes that makes Austin what it is. And the margaritas...oh...the margaritas! They are top notch along with the Mexican Martini...wow! The Grande Dip is a fabulous sidekick to any bar drink (or non-alcoholic beverage). Our favorites are the Caldo de Res (soup), the Pollo Tequila (to die for), and the Rio Grande Pollo. We try to taste something new each time we go (once a week) since the menu has so many choices. The only downfall of this place is the salsa. It has too many spices in it (cumino, pepper) so that's all you taste. Many love it though. Viva la Round Rock! read more

Cute affordable casual place. The booths remind me of an old Las Vegas diner. We got seated right away and the server immediately brought us chips and salsa. They don't serve mojitos even though they are listed on the menu. I noticed most tables had ordered margaritas, they looked like they must be good. The menus need a cleaning, mine was dirty with food in it. The rest of the restaurant seemed clean. The food was pretty decent for Tex Mex. I had beef tacos al carbon (comes with 2 small ones) and hubby had beef fajitas. My order was good for a lighter dinner and the fajita plate was more filling and had onions and peppers with it. Both dishes included guacamole, Pico de Gallo, rice and beans. All in all it was a no-frills affordable dinner. $25 for two entrees and two iced teas. Leave with your belly full and your wallet still full as well. read more

I wanted Tex-Mex, and I was tired of always going to the same few restaurants we always go to. Bravely, I surprised the family by trekking all the way to Round Rock from Pflugerville to try this place, which seemed to garner quite a few good reviews. A look at the menu also convinced me, as they had a bit more variety than your standard place. The restaurant is located in the same space formerly occupied by a Mr. Gatti's, so it's actually pretty spacious inside even though the outside looks pretty small. Service was great, and we had no complaints. The chips were better than the usual stuff, being thicker and more flavorful. The salsa was also great - a nice, fresh medium salsa of just the right consistency. It probably doesn't rank in my top 3 salsas in Austin, but it's pretty darn close. In sticking with the "out with the old" theme, I also decided to try something different than the usual cheese enchiladas that I normally use to gauge a place. I ordered the "MORELIANAS", which are described as "Three Chicken Enchiladas, Covered with Our Famous Guajillo Sauce, Queso Fresco and Onions, Served with Sautéed Mushrooms, Zucchini, Bell Peppers" I was a little worried about no rice and beans, but the sauteed vegetables sounded like a good compliment. The presentation was nice, with the enchiladas folded in half instead of rolled. It looked exactly like you would imagine. The guajillo sauce was good and a great compliment to the chicken enchiladas. The vegetables were outstanding, perfectly sauteed; not too soft, not too crispy and lightly seasoned. A very nice meal. I also tried some of the entrees my family had ordered. My mom had the Chimichanga Deluxe, which was covered in queso and filled with beef fajita meat. The stuffing was very generous and was very good overall. I didn't try the rice, but the refried beans were fairly bland. Nothing bad, but nothing outstanding either. Some light seasoning would definitely be an improvement. My son had ordered the standard cheese enchiladas, and they were also very good. The enchilada sauce is similar to one of my top-three enchilada places in the Austin area and definitely worth ordering. There are many other intriguing items on the menu, and I'm eager to come back to try more things. This place is a definite winner in my book! read more

Rio Grande Tex-Mex Round Rock - Morelianas Enchiladas. The flash washed out the colors somewhat - the food looked more appetizing in person. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

If you ever ate at Rio Grande in Pflugerville and liked it, this is not the place to go. First "salad" dish of a large tortilla chip with cheese on it and a tablespoon of guacamole on 2 tablespoons of lettuce was horrible. Not sure how the cold cheese on the tortilla stayed liquid. Ordered a Light Plate that was one beef enchilada (barely warm), one beef taco half filled with ingredients, and again, a tablespoon of guacamole on 2 tablespoons of lettuce. Also ordered a side of rice and beans. I waited for my rice and beans, but was hungry and ate my one enchilada and one half filled taco. When I was at the end of most of my meal I get served with a plate of watery refried bean, no rice. Extremely disappointing. I absolutely do not recommend going there. read more

Strange-ish dining experience. I used to LOVE this place, about 8 years ago or so. Moved out of Round Rock, and began frequenting the Hutto (best!!) and Pflugerville (horrible) locations a while. My daughter and I went in one week day, and right off the bat, I got some weird vibe from the place. I told her it felt very mob like.. mid day, hardly any life in the place with the few exceptions of a few other patrons, and even they looked suspect. It was weird, Im tellin ya. LOL Food came, it was okay. It wasnt amazing, but it was far from bad. I had the chicken chimichanga, perfectly cooked & my daughter had the chicken nachos. Again, good, just not an experience that would have me drive cross the town to get back. read more

Rio Grande Tex-Mex Round Rock - Chicken & cheese chimichanga. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

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Cheese it, cheese it really I can't think of a thing witty to say right now! Whoa is me! I eat lunch here every now and then. It is one of what seems to be and excessive amount of Mexican restaurants I Round Rock, I think there may be more Mexican Restaurants in Round Rock than Chinese restaurants, but don't know that to be a fact. I always liked what I have tried here, I had the beef enchiladas topped with queso cheese sauce with refried beans and rice. The plate and the food were hot and very good. The chips and sauce were good as well, the chips were light and crispy and the sauce was not so hot that I could not eat it. The inside of the restaurant is much larger than it appears from the outside and there is a full bar. The service here has always been outstanding. They won some kind of local best margarita award in resent past but I have never tried it. The do have one large TV in the main room which was turned to a new channel. Over all, this Tex Mex restaurant holds it own when put up against the major chains you find lined up on IH-35. Would I go back? Sure thing Honey Bunny! read more

Rio Grande Tex-Mex Round Rock - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

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Excellent location for tex Mx Food. We went out for dinner on Sunday with my family there was not many choices on Yelp not sure why but I was really looking for Chuy's since the app don't show any we end here at Rio Restaurant outs First order Queso with chips for some reasons the Queso look like is not melted at all needs more flavor my daughter were happy but they can do better in that time to order our mains plate wife Got the Rio combination taco 2 enchiladas the cheese and tostada. That plate was good with order caldo de Res beef soup lots of veggies flavor was really good the meat was not the right one for beef Soup may Rio Fajitas was really poor in portions I think they can do better on that plate they just give u meet for like 2 tacos on at hot skillet The service was the best our service name Angelina she was very attempt to us needs read more

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"Fried ice cream???" I think to be fried ice cream you actually have to fry it..... We were served a scoop of ice cream simply rolled in frosted flakes..... So if your in the mood for fried ice cream save your money and just grab a box of Frosted Flakes and make your own.... I still love this place just very disappointed.... read more

Rio Grande Tex-Mex Round Rock - Although it was good(not great) the fried ice cream was everything but fried.. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

Love Rio Grande! Great people work there and we've been going for years! Yummy food! Good prices!

This establishment is the reason I am skeptical of hole in the wall restaurants. 90% if the floor is stained carpet (from decades ago), the ceiling is constructed of sagging, liquid blotted tiles. (Some hanging down or exposing holes) Chips tasted stale or store bought. (Maybe both) Anyway, we quickly decided we didn't want to eat here, but when I told the waiter this... he told me i wanted a cheeseburger (I'm Caucasian btw) and proceeded to bring me a check for 4.31$ 1.99 for 2 cokes that didn't taste right. I explained I felt I shouldn't have to pay that, and so he got the manager. The manager then said I had to pay, and tried to run off into the kitchen. I asked her when the last time a health inspector was in there because the place looked disgusting and she quickly diverted giving me answer and instead, questioned me with "Did you see a bug?" in the most crude way possible. I'll be contacting the Public Health Department on Monday! read more

We really enjoy any Rio grande. My wife says the verde sauce is the best around. Good drinks, good queso, decent food with great service. Wish there was one in cedar park! read more

Breakfast here all day on weekends!! The food is really tasty and the quality is on point. The wait staff are friendly and kind. This is a hidden gem in roundrockia. read more

Rio Grande Tex-Mex Round Rock - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

My family LOVES this restaurant. They have regular tex-mex, healthy and delicious tex-mex choices for me, and a variety of options for the kids. Best chips and salsa around. Prices are totally fair. Friendly servers. We've been going for a couple years now. Last time we went, my 9 year old decided not to order from the kid's menu, but to get the a la carte beef burrito instead. You could see the shock in his face when they brought out this massive burrito, which he kept telling us was beyond delicious, and lasted him almost 3 meals! Also a great place to go for drinks with a friend! Very casual, comfy, and quiet. Just one or two TVs, which is just right for minimal distraction, but something to start a conversation if needed. read more

First time here but I thought the food is Delicioso! Has some pretty good flavor compared to some other places in the Austin area.

Your classic strip-mall 1980's TexMex joint. Booth seats, big screen TVs, and lots and lots of choices for your meat and cheese. None of them too healthy, but what did you expect? They've supposedly won awards for their margaritas, but a glance at the bar area showed too many De Kuyper bottles. We grazed, it was food. It wasn't Chuy's, but there also wasn't a 35 minute wait for the table. The queso was on the yellow side, not the yellow-white of Magnolia Cafe, but it was alright. One enchilada option was to cover them in more queso, or an avocado cream sauce. Yum. read more

We were in Round Rock over the weekend and wanted something close to us and Mexican, and this popped up on my mobile map. We weren't expecting much once we saw the unimpressive little strip mall joint, but once we got the chips and salsa our minds were changed. If I could recreate that salsa, I would be in heaven. The perfect amount of spice. The three of us devoured three bowls of it! Then we ordered the beef fajita queso flameado and we became big fans of Rio Grande! Just...wow! After that I had a delicious beef chalupa and taco. The tortillas were great. The regular cheese enchiladas were just okay, otherwise I would have given them five stars. If I get to go again I'll have try the Jack Cheese Avocado Enchiladas, that sounded fantastic. Oh, and the service was friendly and efficient. It was a great experience all around. Give them a try! read more

Stopped in to give it a try based on Yelp reviews. Not going to add much. Sunday 3pm visit. Decent bar that seats 12 or so people; salsa is fresh and good. Free WiFi Internet, perhaps good place to work on laptop and watch some soccer! Menu says draft beers Grande $3.99, Pitcher $9.25. On tap today: Bud light, Ziegen Bock, Miller Light, Cooers light, Shiner bock, XX Lager. They of course have margaritas and bottled beers, full bar. Suggestion that they drop Shiner in favor or Fireman's 4 :) read more