Rio Mirage Café- Surprise Location

There were 18-20 of us who called for seating. Not only were we accommodated, but truly welcomed approximately 1 hour later. Our server, Josh, went out of his way to make sure our first visit was outstanding. The food was delicious, served in timely fashion and plentiful. Thank you Josh & staff for such a great experience. We highly recommend Rio Mirage in Surprise, AZ.

Five of us came for dinner and we all enjoyed our food immensely! Between us, we had some enchiladas, tacos and tortilla soup

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love Rio Mirage. Salsa and chips are so good. Bombero picado is my go to, it says it’s spicy, it’s not. Carnitas were delicious as well. Always good food and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Disappointing

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

This is always a great place to eat. Very friendly staff and the food is great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Enchiladas Del Mar

Great place to have mexican food. Nice emplyee's.

The fish in the mahi mahi was very dry and overcooked.

We live in Sun City Festival, and have been going to Rio Mirage Cafe in Surprise for nearly six years. It’s our go-to restaurant for Mexican food, and I think we’ve tried every Mexican restaurant within a radius of 20 miles of Surprise. The food is always the best, and the service is consistently great. Their menu is creative and extensive. Not cheap, but reasonable prices with generous portions. If you don’t want the standard ho-hum tex-mex, they’ll make up whatever you ask for. They’ll first bring you complimentary chips and salsa; I find their standard salsa a bit wimpy, so just ask for a little of the hot stuff, and you can mix it in (I’m a kinda salsa snob). But be careful with the chips, as you want to still be hungry for your entree.

But we’d never been there for lunch, and yesterday was our first time. They have a very nice selection of $11.25 lunch specials. I had their beef enchilada which comes with rice and beans, or a very nice salad. I had the salad. As with their dinners, their lunch portions are similarly quite generous. My wife had a couple beef tacos ala carte, one of which we took home, and some guac for the chips.

Grace was our waitress, and she took good care of us…checking back, and keeping our Coke and iced tea refilled. We normally ask for Mark, but I guess he doesn’t work lunchtime. Amazing and fun guy. And if you treat him nicely, he’ll sing for you! But don’t tell him I told you that. ??

They recently received some sort of award which I’ve included in this write-up. Don’t ask me what it actually is, but it seems pretty impressive. So try Rio Mirage if you haven't already. You’ll be wanting to give them an award, too.

Great food

This is a great place to eat!! The food is authentic. My mom is Mexican and loves to eat here.

We live in Sun City Festival, and have been going to Rio Mirage Cafe in Surprise for nearly six years. It’s our go-to restaurant for Mexican food, and I think we’ve tried every Mexican restaurant within a radius of 20 miles of Surprise. The food is always the best, and the service is consistently great. Their menu is creative and extensive. Not cheap, but reasonable prices with generous portions. If you don’t want the standard ho-hum tex-mex, they’ll make up whatever you ask for. They’ll first bring you complimentary chips and salsa; I find their standard salsa a bit wimpy, so just ask for a little of the hot stuff, and you can mix it in (I’m a kinda salsa snob). But be careful with the chips, as you want to still be hungry for your entree. But we’d never been there for lunch, and yesterday was our first time. They have a very nice selection of $11.25 lunch specials. I had their beef enchilada which comes with rice and beans, or a very nice salad. I had the salad. As with their dinners, their lunch portions are similarly quite generous. My wife had a couple beef tacos ala carte, one of which we took home, and some guac for the chips. Grace was our waitress, and she took good care of us…checking back, and keeping our Coke and iced tea refilled. We normally ask for Mark, but I guess he doesn’t work lunchtime. Amazing and fun guy. And if you treat him nicely, he’ll sing for you! But don’t tell him I told you that. ?? They recently received some sort of award which I’ve included in this write-up. Don’t ask me what it actually is, but it seems pretty impressive. So try Rio Mirage if you haven't already. You’ll be wanting to give them an award, too.

Good food, fair pricing, good service.

Atmosphere is very authentic. The server was very helpful and the food was very, very good. This dining experience was very enjoyable. I would highly recommend this establishment. You will not be disappointed.

Not good. Enchilada was incredibly salty and looked more like gravy. Entire taco was fried , not just the shell resulting in a super tough chewy taco with meat inside that was crispy.

Seated promptly and had a very good server - Kat R. My husband had the Carnitas Picada (burrito) and I had the Pollo Con Verduras (Chicken strips covered in vegetables). Both were excellent and we both had enough left over for a second meal.