Cafe Rio Fresh Modern Mexican
253 E 17th St, Costa Mesa
(949) 335-6800
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Creamy Tomatillo Dressing
Shredded Chicken Breast
Enchilada Style Burrito
Kids Chicken Quesadilla
Shredded Chicken Salad
Sweet Barbacoa Salad
Sweet Pork Barbacoa
Shredded Meat Taco
Double Enchiladas
Chips and Salsa
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My favorite restaurant.
This place was STRUGGLING for a few years. Always messing up orders. Terrible. I held on bc the food was so good.
Last couple years (July 2023?) they started to get better and now they’ve really turned it around. Props cafe Rio!!!
This place was STRUGGLING for a few years. Always messing up orders. Terrible. I held on bc the food was so good.
Last couple years (July 2023?) they started to get better and now they’ve really turned it around. Props cafe Rio!!!
Had a chicken quesadilla. This quesadilla was great tasting with chicken. The homemade flower tortilla was good. Chips and queso. The queso was awful tasting. Switched it to guacamole 🥑 perfect flavor. Chips were lite. Salsa was fresh. They looked like they were short staffed and tables were not being cleaned up. Restrooms are not clean.
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The restaurant itself is the nicest Café Rio around, because it’s cheery (brightly lit) and clean.