We love the chips and salsa! Service is always superb. Great Mexican food and affordable too. The ambiance is awesome! alley is full of foliage and great photo op. We enjoy Trinis out here:) read more

LOVED Trini's! The fajitas and tacos were amazing! Margaritas were on point, too. The location is what seals the deal here! It's almost like an old time speakeasy. The vibe is laid-back and quiet. The service was exceptional and I would recommend coming here while in Omaha. I'm so glad we did! read more

This place is a downtown staple! The owner Rich and waitress Jada are absolutely amazing!!! I would recommend this to anyone! read more

Trini's - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

I'm from San Diego, so I am used to good, quality Mexican food. I know this is Omaha, but this is the worst Mexican food I've ever had. I came here for my birthday, and was very very disappointed. The guacamole is really expensive, but one of the only things I liked. I got the fish tacos, which weren't good. My friend got the chicken combo and the only other thing I liked from this restaurant was the chicken mushroom enchilada. The service is also horrible! We had reservations and weren't seated for a while. The hostess told me to go wait "over there." After I was seated, I saw other people come in to the restaurant and nobody greeted them for so long. I saw staff just standing around doing absolutely nothing. My waitress spilled water all over by my feet. I also felt very rushed eating. I was in and out of the restaurant in 30 minutes, which isn't good at all. I want to be able to enjoy my dinner, especially on my birthday. I won't be coming back here. read more

This is an underground restaurant in Old Town Omaha. The service was great, the food was fast and delicious! I would come again.

Ugh loved this restaurant. Too bad i'm not from the area because I would return. I went here on a friday night and got a seat right away. The beautiful brick flooring was stunning however it did cause some problems in the shakiness of the tables. No need to worry because our host fixed it right away! So thoughtful! Loved our waitress she was so kind and fast but I did not catch her name:( I drank a water which was SO GOOD. I seriously loved the choice of straw because it was nice and thin and made me want to drink more water! I ordered two beef soft shell tacos with cheese and tomatoes! Splendid! Nicely cooked meat. Tortillas were excellent. I also got a side of rice and it was so good! (I am a rice lover) Let me tell you the ambiance of the establishment is so so pretty I loved all the bricks. The outside of the restaurant was beautifully covered in all sorts of plants (If you have read my past reviews you know how much I ADORE plants). read more

Trini's - Outside of restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Overall this restaurant is okay. I would say to check out this place for the ambiance since it's in the heart of the Old Market Passageway (very beautiful might I add). I got enchiladas (one beef, one cheese) that came with rice and beans. It was good but not wonderful. We also took part in the margarita special that they had at lunch. FYI: PinPoint card users: get $10 off your purchase (I ended up paying something like $2 for my meal) read more

Trini's - Dining area - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

My husband and I visited Trini's a few weeks back. Overall, I feel like three stars is as much as I can give this place. Pros: Great food, great atmosphere. It's tucked away in a quieter area of Omaha market with lots of exposed brick and greenery. I had fajitas, boyfriend had a chimichanga. The food was good, nothing memorable. Cons: Service. It took the waitress forever to take our order, and after she did we barely saw her. Multiple tables seated after us got their food before we did, to the point that we wondered whether or not she forgot to put our order in. Unfortunately, we haven't been back since. read more

I was headed to a different place, but when I asked a couple who was leaving it, I ended up going to Trini's based on their comments. I wasn't disapointed. I ordered a steak fajita, and got a plate of broiling hot (still sizzling on the platter) steak, green peppers and onions, a separate dish with cheese, tomatoes, guacomole and sour cream, a separate plate with beans, rice, and lettuce, and three soft shells that were perfect. The hot sauce had a nice zing to it as well. The atmosphere is interesting - tin ceiling, lighting that is low and romantic (for those of you so inclined), and a brick floor. The food was good, the service was good. The beer was a bit warm, or this would be an easy 5 stars. Finally - a place to get decent Mexican food in Omaha. read more

Good food! Tasted authentic and fresh Nice staff! Found this gem just walking around the Old Market area. read more

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Always consistent, good Mexican food. Puffy tacos are very good. Prep time and service are fast. A good place to visit in the Old Market Passageway. read more

Great location, but just okay Mexican food. The vegetarian options were "ok"- but underwhelming. I ordered the "Big Juan" vegetarian dish, which I was told would be smothered in a sauce but was not. Ordered it without cheese, but it came with cheese. The salsa is good, and server was very pleasant. Overall, not some place I would seek out or return to again when visiting Omaha. Just okay run-of-the-mill American Mexican food. read more

Ate at Trini's tonight. I've been living in Omaha for many many years now, and this was maybe my 3-4th trip here. I don't go often as we always try different places downtown when in that area. The ambience is awesome as it sits in the Passage Gallery area in the Historic Old Market part of town. I great little hip part of downtown Omaha. I got the new item; Chicken and Portebello enchiladas. They might have been the best enchiladasa I ever had. Freaking awesome! That plate alone will make me wanna eat at this place nearly all the time when in the area. This dish was like $14.00 which to me is not bad at all.....considering the great food and atmosphere. The wait service was the downfall. Trini's apparently opens at 4 for dinner and I'm not sure how many wait ataff they had....but our lady was very slow. Even so much so that some other guy finally came around to use over 1/2 way through our meal to check on us and he ended up getting out refills. Come to think of it....our waitress did have a little sense of overwhelm-ness to her throughout most of the evening while dining there. Hoping next time eating there we'll get a new server....but we will go back. Our party of 3 all ate for approx $36.00. That was with a 12% tip as well (I cut some out for the waitresses bad service). My wife and daughter both got the seafood enchalada's and they enjoyed them as well. I did as well....as I snuck a bite form ym daughters plate. ;o) Lastly, I also really enjoyed the flavor of the rice. The beans I cant comment on, as I don't eat beans. I just had them replacs with double rice. Good place and GREAT Chicken & Portebello's enchaladas. So freaking good. read more

Trini's - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Came in on a weds night at 6pm. Got the blackened chicken salad. Was a great size and the lemon poppy dressing was light and yummy. My bf got the chimichanga which was good but a smaller dish compared to most Mexican dishes. Small and quaint environment. Chips and salsa were cheap and good! read more

Trini's - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

I am really glad that I tried out this place for dinner. Old market is full of random restaurants in strange spaces, but this one takes the cake. Its hidden in the basement of a neat little building, and the food was spectacular. I had the seafood combo, and was quite impress. Our waitress was top notch. read more

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A few days ago, my boyfriend and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary and went on a lovely dinner date. We walked around Old Market trying to find a place that looked appealing to what we each wanted to eat. We found a sign outside the Old Market Passageway that read $1.99 house Margaritas, we automatically went inside. (I know he wanted a Margarita too lol) In my opinion I rate this restaurant with 5 stars because we had an overall great experience. Once we walked the hostess seated us in the patio area and then the waitress came out to assist us. I had ordered the Combination 3 which has: a chicken flauta, 2 beef enchiladas, rice and refritos (refried beans). My boyfriend ordered some hot Chili and a chicken fajita salad. For some reason my first thought before going in was, it might be pricey because of the location and how fancy the place looked, but the service was great, the food and Margaritas were great and at the end when the bill came out, it wasn't that bad for dinner for two. read more

Trini's - Bad picture but this is combination #3! Chicken flauta, beef enchiladas, refrito (refried beans), & rice! - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Trinis is always good!!! My favorite restaurant!! Highly recommend. Also, the atmosphere is so beautiful and romantic, I Always look forward to date nights here. read more

Food and service were great. I would definitely go back. I had the chicken soup that had great flavor. I had one fish taco with rice and beans. I didn't read the menu correctly or I would have asked for refried beans over the black beans, I thought they were a little bland. The restaurant is tucked down in the old market alley. This alley is beautiful and has many different shops to check out. Definitely recommend the restaurant and this area. read more

Maybe the best fish tacos we have ever had. Really love this place. Service was great, small business, location and ambiance is very unique.

Trini's is a small Tex-Mex restaurant in Omaha with a fun happy hour. The restaurant is nestled in a hallway that makes you forget that you're in Omaha for a moment. Seriously, you could convince me that video game studio Naughty Dog used the hallway as some kind of inspiration for Last of Us. Trini's website menu helpfully segments out vegetarian options. The cheese and mushroom enchiladas were fine, but I tasted some chicken in them, unless the mushrooms had chicken-like texture. Now that would make them a hit among America's youths. The nachos during happy hour were cheap too. Not I-bought-it-at-a-yard-sale cheap, but certainly affordable. The nachos couldn't blow away the most discerning of tongues. It was a plate of chips with melted cheese on top. THEY (re:nachos) ARE WHAT WE THOUGHT THEY WERE, AND WE LET THEM OFF THE HOOK! Great sports moment. Anyway, two of the three friends I ate with had nachos for their entree. I didn't have that much self control; I needed more food. I'll have to try the Diablo stew or Big Juan if I return. read more

Trini's - Cheese and mushroom enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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Love this place! The food, margaritas and service are amazing!! I recommend trying the hot sauce if you like spicy. So amazing!!

Food was oustanding and the area it's in is super cute. It doesn't feel like you're in Nebraska anymore. It is a small setting so if you have a large group, I would suggest making a reservation. They are fairly busy and I think the wait staff may have been over tasked. But overall great experience. read more

Trini's - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

We are visiting Omaha and decided to try this place. We both loved it! It's in the basement of an old building downtown and has brick floors and walls and a tin ceiling. The service was great. The food was delicious. My food was under 10 and included a $2 margarita. I was full but not stuffed. It wasn't greasy and even the beans were good. I honestly feel like we under paid for the food and overall experience. I think even the biggest critic would like this place. read more

Trini's - Such a quaint atmosphere! - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Staff was amazing. Server did an amazing job. Food was spectacular. I got the fajitas combo. My wife got puffy tacos. And my son devoured his crunchy tacos and refried beans. Was a touch noisy but easily drowned out with the food.. looking forward to coming back next time we make it to Omaha. read more

Worst experience ever... will never go Back again. It is my wife's birthday today. Went there for dinner.lHad a reservation for 7:30. At 7:50 when I enquired about how much longer we have to wait, the Host/Manager rudely told us to go somewhere else if we cannot wait. He went on further about how he cannot kick anyone off as soon as they are done, but if we want to, he can find us a table and kick us out as soon as we are done. Such rude behavior to a customer on their birthday is unacceptable. If you want to have a good experience, don't go to Trini'sz read more

Thought the underground passageway would be a unique date idea 3 years ago and now come back here once a week. Food is very reasonably priced. You have to pay for the chips because other places that give it away build the cost of chips into all of their meals... Whenever I've gotten drinks, they've been tasty and contained adequate alcohol unlike other Mexican places in the old market that have watered down over the years. I've gotten enchiladas every time and never found another restaurant with one nearly as good as this one topped with their spicy salsa. read more

We went here for lunch the weekend of 8/3 2019. It was around 11:50AM and the place was not even 1/3rd full. We were seated. We waited for several minutes but the waitress never showed up. We waved over the hostess but she did NOTHING. We waited a bit more, then we got up and asked the hostess to get us service, but all she did was shrug her shoulders, and her mouth was agape, as if she had no idea how to handle disgruntled customers. This place is horrible...if you want good service do not go here. read more

Best green chili in town, amazing fish or shrimp tacos that come with black needs and rice. So good. Not the same with out bob but still very much an iconic staple of the old market read more

Amazing fish tacos fair prices. Busy but quick seating and service. Great margaritas!

Nice. Fabulous server Marilyn. Delicious authentic Mexican food. Not too shabby happy hour. Place is very busy. I mean 4.95 Tall Jack n Coke. Love this place. Great atmosphere. Great job! read more

Trini's - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

The Passageway is such a wonderful spot to walk around and an incredibly cool space to have a restaurant so I really wanted to like Trinis but unfortunately it was a little lackluster. The servers and managers were definitely working hard together to try to get people taken care of quickly but there just did not seem to be enough of them and we frequently had to wait for refills, to get orders taken and ask again for items forgotten. The Queso was also just plain not good, it tasted like beer cheese soup... The rest of the food was good but nothing to write home about. read more

I thought Trini's was very good. It's a nice little restaurant In The passageway of downtown Omaha. It has a nice cozy feel to it. The service was excellent! We didn't have just one waitress, all of them helped us which was nice. I ordered the chicken fajita which was delicious! For $12 I thought it was worth the price. The prices on the menu I thought were reasonable. read more

Trini's - Starting out right! Delicious strawberry Margarita! - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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My Dad wanted to try out Trini's because someone once told him "it's the best restaurant in Omaha" so he wanted to see for himself. So he called us one night to invite us downtown with them to go to Trini's. So I look on Yelp and immediately see their mediocre ranking, but who's going to turn down a free meal? We went on a Saturday night and it's a bit hard to find if you're not familiar. You have to walk down the stairs to this narrow corridor with a bunch of other restaurants and shops. (Tangent: I couldn't help but think that the decorative plants along the corridor really make a narrow space MUCH more narrow. Functionally pointless) We were able to sit down immediately and get our orders in. I order the "Big Juan" beef burrito and my husband got the Enchiladas. We ordered a blackened chicken dish for our kids and as we were cutting it into small pieces I could immediately tell the chicken was raw in the center. The strange thing is when I told our waitress she didn't seem surprised...guessing it happens a lot? The food was very mediocre...good enough to eat, not enough to ever crave. I honestly would have been more satisfied eating at Chipotle. For 6 adults and 3 kids we spent around $110 with tip. For downtown, I suppose, that's decent. Would I recommend it? Chipotle, yes! Would I be back at Trini's? Not unless you're buying. read more

Trini's is in the Old Market Passageway, which is beautiful. I used to see people eating in the passageway and think "oh, i wish i had your life". I guess I just assumed that any restaurant in the passageway would be expensive. Now, thanks to Trini's, I've realized that I can have their life. Apparently, $8.99 can buy you a nice mexican dinner in the beautiful Old Market Passageway. Like other yelpers have said, it definitely not the best mexican food in omaha, but if you want a cute little place for a date that doesn't cost much, this is it. read more

I should have stuck with my gut instinct on this one. We were in the Old Market and hungry for Mexican., of the mex places down there, this one scored the highest on Yelp. Yuck! We started with chips and salsa. The mild sauce is like tomato paste. We asked for hotter sauce and he brought a roasted garlic jalapeno and a habanero. They were both spicier, but were salty and lacked flavor. I had the blacked chicken taco and rice. The taco was good, the rice more like a lard ball without flavor. My husband had a fish taco and refritos. He couldn't eat the beans! That NEVER happens. Next time we are in the Old Market and hungry for Mexican, we'll drive a couple miles to South Omaha for the good stuff! read more

Trini's was a pretty big let down. We started out with a couple of margaritas which tasted like a premade mix. I would say it was the worst margarita I have ever had. My boyfriend and I each ordered a combitnation plate. Everything was edible, but that's about all I can say for it. It was all pretty bland. Beyond the lack of flavor in the food, it was very over priced. Unless you are unwilling to leave the Old Market for dinner, good Mexican food can be found for significantly less than Trini's. Our waitress was nice; her supervisor was not. Overall, I would not recommend Trini's. If you are going to stay in the Old Market, you can find much better food. If you are looking for good Mexican food, you can find it for a lot less and with much better flavor somewhere else. read more

A friend and i visited Trini's for the first time in years. The last time we visited, years ago, we weren't overly impressed. This time, things have changed. The restaurant is under new management and you can tell. In the past, one of the things that stuck out the most was the dimly lit area with a dungenous feeling. (if you weren't sitting in the passageway). The owners have obviously started to invest money into the restaurant. It seemed brighter (and cleaner) this time. The tables also seemed to be new. However, the atmosphere hasn't lost it's charm. I had the fish tacos (2 huge tacos) for $11.99. They were awesome. They came with a generous portion of black beans and rice. I was surprised that there were so many menu choices under 10 bucks. It's difficult to find good food in the old market under $15 bucks a person. If you are in the mood for good Mexican food in a great setting, check out Trini's. You won't regret it. read more

Trini's does not have the best Mexican food in Omaha. But they do have a very cool atmosphere and super cheap Margaritas on Tuesdays and Thursdays ($1.49!). The puffy tacos are pretty darn good, as are the fajitas and enchiladas. Again, is it the best in town? No. But the food is good and with Margaritas that cheap, who cares? I usually went here more for the charming atmosphere and the proximity to my house. And of course, for the cheap drinks. read more

You guys... I just can't. I can't. I gave this place one star because of the ambiance. It's in this amazing brick alleyway with a gorgeous historical vibe, and plants everywhere- just take a walk through it and you'll be in love! Beyond that, this is without question the worst Mexican food we've ever had in our lives. I cannot fathom how this place has such a good overall rating- is this what people in Omaha think is good Mexican food? I can't imagine that but just can't understand the positive reviews. Our service was weird... our margaritas were pure sugar (seriously where was the tequila?)... and the food was the greasiest, blandest pile of blaaaaaahhhh. I could go on- but I won't. Just skip this place. And it's definitely NOT kid-friendly- not sure why it's categorized that way here (no kids menu or anything of the sort). read more

I can see not very busy an have waited 45 minutes for a burrito. Really it better be good if it gets here. I might have to go feed the meter before I can eat. The margarita is OK at least. Quaso cheese is not Campbell's nacho cheese from a can. If you want good Mexican food better try another place. read more

Trini's - Margarita yup - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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