It was 9 pm on Saturday and we went downtown to check out Urbano. As we approached the front door, two security guards said we couldn't go inside. The bar was completely empty so we thought they were setting up for the night still? After waiting for a couple of minutes I asked when we can go in and their response was that there is a $20 cover charge per person... Well that didn't answer my question and $20 to get into an empty bar in Modesto with rude security? No thank you. We left and went to the Tiki lounge instead. read more

Delicious choices, great ambience. I tried their salads and burgers they are amazing and their new appetizer menus w the ceviche shooters to die for! read more

I really wanted to like this place, but it didn't happen! We went in during the lunch hour and ordered drinks first. We were the ONLY people in there (4). The boss ordered a gin and tonic had no bubbles. Tonic was old? Us girls ordered lemon drops because they didn't have the ingredients for pomegranate martinis. They tasted like powered, cheap ready to pour crap. They went back. The second round was much better, but still NOT great! I ordered the calamari steak. Good presentation, little chewy. Probably not fresh! The girls each shared he mahi mahi tacos and salmon. They weren't very impressed. The salmon was supposed to come with rice, but came with potatoes. When we asked about the rice, the answer was "oh, we're out of rice". Uh, what?! 1 - who runs out of rice; and 2 - why didn't you say so beforehand??? BOTH of the girls went back to the office and got sick! Vomiting and nausea. Not good! The boss had the steak salad, he said it needed some seasoning. We will definitely NOT be going back! read more

My name is Henry Bertelson and on Wednesday February 4th I told my wife that I was taking her on a dinner date that night and she could pick a downtown Modesto restaurant to eat at..She said let's go to urbano. I asked what's that? She told me about walking by it a few times and then she went online and read me the menu and prices ..when she said mahi Mahi ( which us my favorite fish ) u was excited... I had Mahi Mahi she had chicken Alfredo and we shared a pesto flat bread... All I can say us the food was awesome.. Great taste and I taste the fresh ingredients...atmosphere was nice and price was reasonable for the fresh food I definitely will be back and I recommend it to anyone in town looking for a great meal and great dining experience.....can I give it 10 stars...... read more

Worst place ever stay away terrible service they forget to order food for the whole party and they brought it 15 minutes late it was raw and didn't even say sorry but they sure charge you like nothing happened, go somewhere else. read more

Went with a group of 6, not much choices on the menu for dinner. We were not offered bread. The restaurant was not very busy at all and we still waited 40 minutes for our food. I would not recommend this restaurant unless you don't mind a long wait for ok food. read more

I just had the most disgusting rib eye steak I've ever had in my life. Delivered from foodtoyou.com I mean it tasted like pure charcoal, just burned crisp, over cooked, tough, bitter tasting disgusting never will I ever EVER try that again.. read more

We made reservations for 16 one month in advance two weeks before our reservation we all chose the food item from the menu. We had 5:00 reservations. At 6:00 we were served bread and 6:30 we were served our salad and promptly at 7:00 our food. What kind of service is that?? Are they on a schedule??? Food was dried out, lukewarm, vegetables were horrible. Save yourself the misery. I believe McDonald's across the street would had better service and better food. Honestly as a whole the group said they would not recommend or return to this restaurant. read more

Well get here soon! With only one table occupied on a Friday night, they won't be here much longer! Their salad and soup were actually pretty good. I had the New York Steak and it was tough ax s rock. Almost needed a better steak knife. They definitely buy the cheapest grade of beef. Service was very good but we were the only one there! read more

Love the strawberry ginger salad. The food was great and the staff friendly. Will definitely be coming back very soon.

Service is fair on the high end..food was fair, price is right.. we came for the Elvis show which was good

We enjoy coming here for a great night of dancing and having amazing drinks. The staff is friendly and they always make sure we are taken care of. read more

Phenomenal!! I went last night (Monday Open Mic Madness). Margaritas for $1, a nice variety of music and comedians, and best of all hands down the very best Calamari steak I've ever had. Mind you, I've had Calamari everywhere and nothings compared! Bartender, staff, and entertainers were on point. Had a fabulous time! read more

Ok where is everyone, this is a great place, we had it to ourselves. Service awesome food perfect. Great place to eat before a show at Gallo however no one here. Come Mo Town support your local businesses read more

Great atmosphere, great food, great people!! One of my favorite places to enjoy a nice dinner and a fresh/crisp glass of wine. Totally recommend it their new appetizers and pasta dishes are pretty amazing!!!! read more

Wanted to like Urbano more than I did, ultimately. Slow service, despite the small crowd, and a below-average meal at best. Can't recommend.

Bad bad ... this is my second time,we had an event for the holidasfor 20 people, today was the worst...took forever to be served. they ran out of chicken and the service was horrible. So sad to see a downotn restaurant going down the drain. Definitely i will not gave an event there. read more

They didn't have strawberry flavoring for margaritas. I ordered just a burger add cheese I got no cheese, and when they took it back they put the wrong cheese. No one else was in the restaurant! read more

It not very sanitary for people to sleep at the same place they cook. It appears the owners/workers live or at least sleep in the restaurant. As a service person don't ask me about their kitchen just look up the health dept reviews. Their bar is always lacking a selection of wines and hours inconsistent. Rather visit somewhere the menu doesn't change daily and you see them carrying the beer in from the car when you pull up. read more

So this is actually my 3rd review that I have re-written due to the circumstances that unfolded. My family (9 of us) decided to try this new restaurant. The ambience was fine. We were the only people there, and then there was a Christmas party that was slowly arriving but enjoying drinks at the bar. We were the only ones who ordered food. It took them about 40 minutes for us to receive the food and an extra 20mins to receive my own. The food was something to be desired. It was JUST OK. Nothing great. Flavors were a bit on the bland side. After our food, it went downhill from there. We asked for our tab after we finished eating. We kept on asking our waitress where our tab was since it had been 20 mins. She kept on saying, "I'm getting it right now." Well, 20 mins turned into 40 minutes. I got very upset and asked her to bring out the manager because this was unacceptable. Something needed to be done for us. She kept apologizing and I just wanted to speak with the manager. She brought us our tabs, which were not correct. I said that this was no Ok and that I wanted to speak with the manager. Something should be done for us. She collected the tabs and we waited another 10 minutes. She came back with the tabs and we looked and just one tab had changed, but she gave us a $20 "gift card" and said it was for next time. I said, "there's not going to be a next time." The manager comped part of one of our bills. I said that I still wanted to talk with the manager and she said that he would not come out because he was busy. I asked her to go get him again. She did try, but he would not come out. My family was trying to pay for our bills and I see the manager in the kitchen and asked the server if that was the manager and she wouldn't answer me. I walked over to the window and said, "Hey are you the manager?" This man in a ball cap turned around and said, "Yeah." I said, "There's a problem out here and you're hiding behind your wait staff." He denied this and said that he was busy. I said, "You're in a customer service industry and you're the manager! You need to be handling problems, not your staff." He said to me, "I'm busy and I gave you $60 off your tab. What else do you want from me?" I said that I would like an apology to start. So he insincerely said, "I'm sorry. What else do you want?" I said, "Shame on you for being a manager, hiding behind your wait staff. You should be ashamed of yourself." And he just looked at me for a second then turned around. I am so frustrated that this restaurant has such a horrible manager working there who is hiding behind his staff AND he's blatantly rude to his customers. He shows no work ethic here and the owner of the business should consider firing him if that's how he's going to treat the business. And if he is the owner, he should do the city a favor and fire himself! I WOULD NEVER EVER RETURN OR RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE! read more

well, what can I say. I won the girls night out with limo ride to urbano from Sunny 102 so we were all excited about going out on the town. the first thing we were told as soon as we walked in was they do not have any steaks to serve for dinner! WHAT??? how does that happen? the other girls said the fish was delicious, which is nice, but I don't like fish. I wanted steak. the drinks were good and the company was relaxing but no steak? then we ask for dessert and the waiter didn't even know if they served dessert (which they don't)., not sure if I will go back, disappointing read more

Great food and friendly staff. I got a small salad and a small Alfredo for $10. It was a high quality meal for the price. I ordered a small of both items and the quantity was still on the large side. A four star rating is more accurate in the global food world but I rated them a five star because they help set the standard for quality food in Modesto. read more

Walking/driving by this place mace might be missed but once you enter, Urbano is such a cool space! The murals on the wall gave me a good vibe right away. I had been there for a paint night and lunch in the past but this past weekend, Urbano blew me away! I planned my teeny tiny wedding very extremely last minute and was looking desperately for a venue and was running out of options. Once I called Urbano and spoke with Marlén, all my stress was relived right away. Marlén was super helpful and after explaining my situation to her she said it could be done. Once we met and I brought my now husband in there, we immediately knew this was the place. Marlén made sure tables were set up for our little group of guests and that I had a ceremony space. What I did not expect was for the tables to look so nice! And the food... OMG! I have a bunch of picky eaters in our group but not one left anything on their plate. We started with a salad with your choice of dressing and bread followed by a very good portion of tri-tip, chicken Marsala, mashed potatoes and sautéed veggies. For the children, we chose chicken nuggets and fries and they loved it! The bar was up and running for our guests. Staff was very attentive to our guests. I will definitely be going for lunch/dinner and to check out the nightclub/lounge soon! read more

I really hoped I could give more stars, but was really disappointed. My husband and I came here on lunch break, showed up about 11:20, we were the only ones in the place. Ordered the gorgonzola burger and salmon tacos. It took 25 minutes to get just the burger, when the server brought it out he said the salmon tacos will be right up...we waited another 15 minutes and still waiting...in these times we were waiting, no apologies for the wait, or hey here's a soda for waiting 40 minutes for your food and your the ONLY guests in the place. Finally went up to where the server was standing (a window to the kitchen, where they were all chatting it up) and told him if he could please just check us out and box up the tacos because we had to go back to work. He brought us the tab and tacos and did apologize, and said they were just "waiting" for the salmon, they were out. Really?!?! Totally understandable if your out of something (still could of informed us when we ordered) but should have said something in all that time we were waiting! Anywho, I always give places another shot, but was excited to eat here and was let down. We shall see. Maybe we'll try dinner there sometime. read more

Came here for a paint night and made the mistake of ordering food. We should have noticed that there were ZERO people in there at dinner time and taken that as a hint. But since it was a girls night out we had wanted to enjoy a nice little dinner together prior to our paintings. We all got the same, the a1 burger and OMG it was disgusting! It tasted like soap! One of us didnt even touch it since it was bleeding like heck, sent it back to be cooked more and came back out almost exactly the same so she didnt even touch it! She was lucky in the sense that she didnt get food poisoning like us other 2, but she was unlucky because they clearly saw she did not touch it and still charged her for it! Very bad management and I'm sure the meat was way past its expiration date ...my cousin and I were just the dumb ones who were so hungry we decided to eat more than just 1 bite and have regretted it since! So much so that i am writing this from the loo considering it's where i have been since 5am thanks to this shithole. Please stay away from their food! You and your a$$ will thank me later .. read more

A group of us went for lunch and everyone was pleasantly impressed! All the burgers wee amazing and the food was fresh. Great decor on the inside. The only thing it needs is people, the place is pretty dead! It's too bad, a nice little spot for downtown modesto with good food! read more

The food is delicious and the service is friendly/good. I have the hardest time figuring out their hours of operation and the website is not helpful at all (except for the menu). read more

Had the pleasure of enjoying lunch at Urbanos twice in the past few weeks. The menu has a number of delectable items, the service is excellent and the lunch itself was fantastic. The food was well prepared and quite tasty. I would not hesitate to go again and urge you, the reader, to give it a go. read more

Good and bad: It was cold in the restaurant, and I ordered hot tea. Tea came (nice selection of 3 flavors) , but no cup. After 10 minutes, I asked for a cup. This was an event where a glass of wine or champagne was to be included, but I had forgotten about that and no one reminded me. My rib(?) steak was not rare....more like med-rare, and pretty tough for a rib. The menu said that a house salad was included with dinner...no salad arrived. There was to be a choice of two desserts and although I had pre ordered one, there was only the other one available. Server said they ran out, but I saw on another review that they don't serve dessert. SIGH. The garlic mashed potatoes were good, and the green beans were perfectly done. I MIGHT try this place again. read more

We went to Urbano when it first opened last winter. We were underwhelmed-- they didn't seem ready for prime time. They were closed for awhile this summer but I recently saw they'd reopened and decided to give them another try yesterday. I was very impressed-- had a gorgonzola burger with a side green salad-- everything fresh and very tasty. I liked it so much that I went back today with a colleague. I had a veggie burger with a side caesar salad and she had the gorgonzola burger with a side salad. All tasty and fresh with good service. Highly recommended. They aren't as busy as I think they deserve to be, so I'd say Modesto we need to support this place and help it thrive. read more

WOW! What a difference Urbano's has made from when it first opened! Service was prompt, food came out twice as fast and the quality/presentation...outstanding! Keep it up Urbano's, you will catch on around this town and abroad now for sure. read more

Serendipitous! We really enjoyed our dinner! Edgar, our waiter, was friendly and helpful. We ordered the bruschetta appetizer, which had a topping of gorgonzola cheese, green olives, tomatoes and artichokes. Quite unique and very good. The bread was only slightly toasted so that all the topping didn't fall off when taking a bite. My entrée was grilled salmon with a vegetable mix consisting of sautéed Kalimata olives, mushrooms, red bell peppers, asparagus; and also garlic mash potatoes. Came with a fresh mixed greens salad. Very good. My husband had grilled New York steak with sautéed mushrooms and asparagus and garlic mash potatoes. He really liked his entrée, also. This restaurant isn't busy at night because it gets most of its business from the office buildings during lunch time. On "H" Street behind the Gallo Center. read more