Ate here with friends last week and food is so good, I heard a chi chi's is going in this location, so sad to loose Rojo!!

I am a big fan of rojo. The sweet rice and beans that come with the tacos are amazing!!! I tried the skirt steak tacos and fish tacos this time, and both of them were very flavorful. I would recommend both! I didn't know what fish the fish tacos were, nonetheless, they were good. read more

Rojo Mexican Grill - Steak tacos - Mexican Near Me - Maple Grove, Minnesota

Nice place for some really good food. Staff and service was great so how fast the food came out. The salsa is next level seriously. I was beyond thrilled with the sweet rice and everything except my margarita. It was good and a bit expensive and not really what I was expecting. An extra picture or size reference on the menu would be helpful. read more

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Beautiful modern ambiance. We stopped in for a weekday lunch and were seated right away. The chips and salsa were very fresh and delicious. My partner had the steak tacos and I had the pulled beef chimichanga. Their rice is really interesting- sticky and sweet. I prefer regular rice to this but it was fun to try something different. My chimichanga was nice and crispy but I didn't care for the beef- tasted too much like pot roast to me, without the Mexican flavor I was hoping for. I'd love to return for dinner and try something else and some of their cocktails! The highlight of our lunch was our server Jo. She was so attentive and helpful with ordering but the best part was overhearing her chat with other customers. These two women in maybe their 80's sat near us and Jo welcomed them and mentioned she hadn't seen them in awhile! "Last time you had xxx soup, would you like to try xxx soup this time?" When she walked away, the ladies commented to each other how special they felt that she remembered them. Great job Jo! read more

Rojo Mexican Grill - pulled beef Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Maple Grove, Minnesota

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Stopped for a dinner on a weeknight. No tables were available so we opted for the bar. Our server was busy as the bar tables were quite full for dinner and she rocked the service! Chips and salsa are great, sangria was lovely. The steak fajitas were quite good yet the sides - beans, guac, cheese, tortillas - weren't to temp. My friend enjoyed her green enchiladas. Pleasant enough atmosphere. I may not return when looking for Mexican food - would likely try an alternative. read more

Went for lunch with my mom. Bar area is great. They consider themselves Americanized Mexican food. We split the chicken fajitas. The sticky rice wasn't for us. It's made with sweetened condensed milk and was too sweet for my liking. Chips and salsa came out hot. Not too salty. read more

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We had a good experience at Rojo. It was what you expect for a Midwestern American take on Mexican food. It was good but didn't blow my socks off flavor wise. Three cheese crisp - 3/5 we got there just in time for happy hour so this app was a few dollars off. Nice and crispy. Could have used more cheese though and more of the sauce they drizzle on top. Shrimp tacos - 3/5 on flour tortillas. Good portion. I substituted corn in place of the rice. Corn was good. Shrimp tacos needed a little something. I put some lime on them which helped but they need a little more spice/flavor. Carne asada tacos - 5/5 my friend really liked these. On corn tortillas. She noted meat had a nice flavor from the marinade and good char in the meat. Kids chicken fingers - 5/5 these were highly rated. How can you go wrong with chicken fingers and fries I guess. The overall consensus was good and he said you must get the tomatillo ranch to dip everything in. Service was good. Our server was very kind and attentive. It was pretty busy for a Friday night. I think the happy hour helped that. read more

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If you like to eat I don't recommend this place at all! The water, chips and salsa and fries were good. I second guessed eating at this place when I saw the patrons. We decided to stay....looked at the menu and almost left but didn't. We ordered a beef burrito and you couldn't tell me that they didn't just cut up a hamburger patty and put it in the burrito. That sweet rice that comes with the burrito is disgusting!! Got a burger zero flavor/seasoning. We paid our 60$ bill and left. I took the beef patty home and gave it to my dog I swear. Left this place and went to another restaurant. They have the nerve to be on Open table for reservations! read more

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Wildly popular Mexican chain now in Maple Grove. Popular for chips and guac (queso) for you midwesterners at heart and drinks Rojo is a cool ambience eatery located in the old Patrick's building off elm creek. I know people love this place In Minnesota but after giving it a couple of chances I have deemed it the Macaroni Grille or Mexican. It's not Olive Garden Mexican which is key because my profile and reviews will give you an insight I have chased Mexican food to all corners of the state. As a former Californian the cheese dip as a garnish and the crock pot styled meats are not what I am craving. Our server was great but the sweet corn rice and sides are too close to Californian large chains. I can see why people like this place In the burbs I am not trying to be critical but when you stack up against these guys it will be a different conversation Pineda * Brothers Taqueria * Pajarito * (nicer date night) Orale Andale Taqueria * El Jefe Mancada * El Burrito Mercado * Boca Chica and their Taco House * Hamberguesas El Gordo * Tacos La Paloma * Tacos El Paraiso * read more

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Had our team happy hour here and sadly wasn't a hit despite the fun ambiance. The food was bland and portions small considering the price. The server started out attentive with taking orders but once we got our food she was no where to be found. read more

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Service was great and food was pretty good overall. It's a decent spot for more of an Americanized Mexican food, I say so because the menu was very limited. There wasn't much to choose from like the menus at an authentic Mexican restaurant. Needless to say, the food was still pretty good. I got the chimichanga and shrimp ceviche. Both were delicious. I really like the refried beans and even the rice - it's a sweet sticky rice with corns. Shrimp ceviche was also pretty good, and there was quite a lot of shrimps to dig up. I also got a mule and it was pretty strong for me. If you're looking for a quiet restaurant, probably not the place. It's pretty noisy since there's a bar also. Located at the far end of the Shoppes of Arbor Lake next to Red Lobster. Parking is plenty since it's connect to the strip malls. read more

Rojo Mexican Grill - Shrimp Ceviche - Mexican Near Me - Maple Grove, Minnesota

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We went on a Sunday night...waiting a while for our food order, our waitress come by and says they "lost" our order, then reconfirmed what we ordered. Another wait, but when our food arrived my wife's fish tacos were tepid, as were both of our refried beans. Waitress apologized, sent them back, but I finished my enchiladas by the time she finally got her hot order. No comp, or comped drink. We won't be back. read more

2 corn ground beef tacos; 1 Tblsp of Ground beef on each, no seasoning, 2 Tblsp of Pico and a pinch(e) of cheese; $13.00! Refried beans and rice. What a rip off. Wife had a bowl of tortilla soup, 2 HH Margs, bill was $40 w/$10 tip for a total of $50.00 Service was OK, polite server, hence the extra tip. Probably not going back, value/taste is not worth the cost. read more

My wife and I had waited to try Rojo for months. Made reservation and ordered two fish tacos and two chicken tacos with a side of guacamole. While waiting to our Order we enjoyed the chips and salsa. Our order arrived and the fish tacos were Street taco size and the fish were tiny strips. Everything was cold. No Guacamole. No sign of the server to inform her. Won't be back. read more

Margaritas were subpar. I have had way better at a cheap college town Mexican restaraunt. Food was also meh, took one bite of the sweet rice and it just was not good at all. Took one bite of the burrito and bit into gristle. They ended up comping the meal because I did not touch it which was nice, but in total for 1 entree and 2 margs it was over $50 without tip. We will not be returning. They also had a very limited selection, and even more limited of Mexican food. My partner was not thrilled with his food or drink either. We walked away hungry and dissapointed read more

Our first visit here. We came in for Cinco de Mayo. Chips and salsa were very good, guacamole was average. The happy hour margarita on the rocks was horrible! Service was good and the food came out fast. We had the Carnitas tacos and they were very good.. read more

The vibe here is comfortable and relaxed, like a Mexican Applebee's. Our waiter was friendly and efficient. The food overall was very average. It wasn't bad, but it felt like the focus was more on "trendy" than quality. It wasn't hot/spice, but there was an excess of hers/spices used. Also, the portions sizes were small for the price. The star of the show was the Queso. In the end, the experience was just OK, and I don't think I'll go back. read more

This was our first time at Rojo and likely our last. We checked three different websites to confirm their hours of operation and they all indicated 10PM as closing time. We arrived at 8:20PM and AFTER we were seated were told the kitchen closed in ten minutes. Our server was nice and we offered to leave, but she assured us that it wasn't an issue. We ordered two margaritas (overpriced and neither of us could taste any hint of alcohol) and quickly placed our order. We ordered a fish taco entree and veggie taco entree, which were pretty good but definitely not worth the price. The portion sizes were small and the "sweet rice" that accompanied the meal was not good. The chips and salsa that came before our meal were fantastic! We sat outside, which was nice (with the exception of a very wobbly table) and the inside of the restaurant had a cool vibe to it. Our server indicated they changed their hours recently because they weren't "making enough money from 9-10PM" and apologized for the inaccurate information on their signage and website. I personally wouldn't recommend this restaurant, but maybe hitting it up at a different time of the day would be more pleasurable. read more

Ashley was amazing & super nice! I will be back for happy hour & only requesting her!!!

Beautiful restaurant, great service, and a menu with plenty of options! A few friends and I stopped here for lunch and all ordered salads. They were outstanding! It's rare that I order a salad at a Mexican restaurant but they have 4-5 salad options and I was impressed. We decided the tomatillo salad with chicken was our favorite but Mexican Caesar was a close runner up! Glad to have a Rojo in MG. read more

A great place to have a great convo with friends and family. Very spacious and has a huge patio. The food and drinks are great, especially the Margaritas! Awesome service and lots of free parking space. read more

Rojo Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Maple Grove, Minnesota

The food is great especially the avocado egg roll! First time here, service a bit slow but will put down to recently opening. read more

Rojo Mexican Grill - Margarita with Jalapeño is my favorite drink, Avocado Egg rolls I can eat a lots - Mexican Near Me - Maple Grove, Minnesota

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This restaurant sucked ass. The food was way to salty, only salt no other seasoning witch is expected in a Mexican restaurant refried beans were solid and didn't move when held upside down "I'd rather go to McDonald's" said my grandmother. Food took almost thirty minutes to come and chips surprisingly weren't salty compared to everything else. Salsa was the texture of water and tasted like ketchup, I wouldn't ever come back and I would never recommend to anyone. read more

Rojo Mexican Grill - Refried beans - Mexican Near Me - Maple Grove, Minnesota

The food was just not tasty at all. Nothing authentic or tasty about it. The portion sizes are incredibly tiny as well. My husband got a chimichanga, and my son got a burrito from the kids meal. I promise you, they were the exact same size. My husband commented to the waiter about the size and how it matched our 7 year olds burrito. He told my husband he would get more food if he was still hungry lol. I would not come back here. The rice is sweet and undercooked as well. I wish I had something good to say, and if I had to, I'd give an ode to the chips and salsa. read more

We spotted Rojo while driving through Maple Grove and thought we'd give it a try. It was pretty busy and we had to wait awhile to get seated. We could have sat in the bar right away but chose to wait. They brought beautiful thin, crispy chips and fresh salsa right away. We ordered fresh guacamole, which was plentiful and super yummy. We ordered a shredded beef chimichanga and chicken enchiladas to share. The food was hot and fresh. The chimi looked small but the meat was quality and it was quite enough food. The wait staff was very good. We definitely will be back to try more of their menu items. read more

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Watered-down Margheritas with a hint of dishsoap, tiny enchilada plates with even smaller sides (1 tbsp) of overly sweetened rice, and a 1" square of refried bean puree (resembled baby food). You would likely get better quality and quantity at any highschool/college cafeteria and it wouldn't cost $50 for two people--just terrible food. read more

Rojo is always the spot for a perfect margarita. I went for a bite in the afternoon on a Saturday, so i know that made a difference in the service we got. It was pretty fast compared to times I've been there during rush hour. Our server was pretty responsive and fast. The food tasted great, and the margaritas were perfect. read more

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We were a bit reluctant to try this place for our first time because of the lower reviews......but everything was SO GOOD that we went 2 days in a row, taking friends the 2nd time!!! YUMMMMM!! We loved the Sweet Rice (we usually don't care for the Mexican Rice in other places & get double beans instead) ! The temperature for everything was hot and all very fresh! Even the chips were nice & hot!! The salsa was good & at my max heat! The steak fajitas were excellent! We shared them plus a bowl of Corn Chowder, which was SO GOOD!! Today we tried the Carne Asada Tacos plus more soup....Spot on!! We highly recommend this great spot & will be back to try another entree soon! read more

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Stouffer's frozen enchiladas and tacos taste better and are warmer even in frozen form. Service was adequate and servers were polite. read more

Mid food, nice waitress but wouldn't ever go back to dine there. The sweet rice was great though.

Rojo absolutely killed it again. Food was amazing, sweet rice is bomb dot com. The service was A1, ambiance was super chill for lunch. Highly recommend for a coworker Lunch or HH. P.S - whoever on Aux was throwing up some fire! read more

Don't know what I think about this place. Will probably give it a second chance. Was so hopeful when I took my family there. It is definitely very-Americanized Mexican food w a BOUGIE interpretation and price. The wait staff were friendly and efficient. The prices ridiculously high for the amount of food. Cocktails good but expensive. Husband ordered nachos which one would think would be hard to mess up. They did. We couldn't get past the grilled corn which added a sweet note. Sweet nachos apparently is not our thing. The meat was also greasy. I ordered tostadas. It was an appetizer which came w 4 mini tortilla tostadas (3" diameter). While good, these were also ridiculously expensive. 2 apps (nachos and tostadas) 1 beer and 2 cocktails came to almost $70! I honestly do not mind paying high prices if the quality and quantity is there....unfortunately this was not the case for either. read more

Have tried this location on 3 occasions and have come to the conclusion that this is a place for chips & salsa and some drinks. Some of the appetizers are good like the avocado egg rolls, and yes you read that right a Mexican restaurant serving avocado egg rolls?? However the quesadillas were greasy and bland. The service was fine, not the best or worst any of the times and the look & feel of the restaurant is static. read more

I used to love Rojo but their food and service have gone seriously downhill. Maple Grove location was not busy. Our food service was decent, but dirty plates piled high and no one ever cleared a single plate or glass. Most of the wait staff was sitting by the kitchen, just chitchatting the whole time in groups. The chicken tacos were dry and came out very lukewarm. I would say that this is a decent place for chips and salsa and a drink with the knowledge that service will be not top notch. read more

Not good. I downloaded yelp just to leave this review. I am not a picky eater and I rarely have bad experiences with restaurants. The food is overpriced for very small portions, lacking the flavor to back it up. They also tacked on a mandatory 20% gratuity. Our entire group was very disappointed in the quality of food for the price. Our refried beans were way too liquidy and the sweet rice is just not it. read more

The food was horrible. Service was good. You could tell the elote style corn was steamed and didn't taste good. Beans were mostly liquid. The rice was sweet rice and doesn't taste good. Meat was very unappealing. We've made better at home, unfortunately. Our expectations were low coming here (we know it's not authentic Mexican) but my whole family left with barely eating our meals, it was that bad. read more

Chips are good but salty and salsa fine. I had a chicken burrito and my husband tacos. Food was very bland. Burrito had chicken only with a fine swirls of sour cream. No lettuce tomato garnish. No spice in chicken and it was not tender. Refried beans were kinda gross and we like refried beans! Rice was okay. Service was good. We won't return, read more

We came here for drinks and some food to share. The best: the chips and salsa. The least favorite: the Rojo special dish - I didn't even take a pic of it. It reminded me of wet dog food. It did taste better than that, but not appealing. Idk - I'll give it some time to adapt to the new location and try again. read more

We dined here a couple weeks back. I was excited to try it since my fiancé enjoyed his experience here before. The place was packed but our server Cece was great with quick service and kindly reheated our meals since we received cold rice and beans at first. They again came back cold, but we weren't going to make a fuss. My fiancé began eating his chicken chimichanga and this tasted weird, so I tasted it. The. Nastiest. Flavor. Ever. It tasted like cleaning solution, or bleach. I had to spit it out! I've never tasted anything this nasty, or seemingly toxic before. Inedible! After a quick google search I found that this is a common flavor of bad chicken . We asked Cece to comp the meal, which she then took and threw away. Upon our walk out I spoke with a manager, and said politely, that our chicken chimi had bad chicken. His demeanor immediately shifted to defensive and he immediately began denying it, stating why it's impossible that they would serve rotten chicken. Bad response dude, after over a decade in the service industry I can assure you, this is not the way to keep customers. All that to say, we did not get sick, but I am sure that taste was bad chicken and we will not be back. read more

I've been here a couple times since they opened in April. The service and ambience are great. I've tried a couple different dishes and I liked those a lot. Unfortunately with both of these dishes that I ordered comes their sweet rice. It's not good. I wish they would offer a traditional Mexican rice. read more