Long overdue review, a classic place for great Mexican food, opinion from a Mexican gal. Didn't have a wait this Sunday afternoon so that was even better. Nomz: Had the chilaquiles and added steak. Pro tip: ordered the eggs scrambled and mixed in and damn every bit was packed with flavor, spice and deliciousness. It was the perfect amount of saucy and the steak was delicious - although pricey I was pretty full for most of the day. Drinks: Had the strawberry margarita, came with house made Tajín on the rim and chunky pieces of strawberry in the drink, good flavor. Service: We had some miscommunications on the order but they were able to remedy. Ambiance: Cute, cozy, cool with outdoor seating available. Nope or Dope: Dope, it's hard to find good authentic classic Mexican food in Manhattan and this is one of the ones that keeps giving!
Whitney L.
Excellent service, food with flavor and tasty drinks. I love Barrio Chino and am so glad it has survived the pandemic. It's a cozy spot in LES, very warm and inviting. The service is wonderful. Personable and accommodating. I love their drinks. They have a nice happy hour M-Th, from 4 to 6pm. I ordered the tamarind margarita with mezcal. DIVINE!!! Food is tasty and so well flavored. I highly recommend and can't wait to come back!!!
Great American
great food and margaritas!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heidi Boettinger
Cool restaurant. Great food and the bartender makes good drinks and music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashlee S.
Great food from such a small spot! We started with drinks - two of us got the hibiscus margarita which was so damn good! The guacamole is also a great appetizer option as it comes with chips and salsa too. For our entrees, we went with the Ensalada Cesar de Tijuana, Enchiladas de Mole (contains peanuts), and the Camarones Borrachos. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals! I only gave it four stars because I really wanted to try the Tuna Tostada and they ran out on the day we visited.
Lilly Grace Masiado
Love it here sm!! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kary Sartan
Best tacos I have ever ate outside of Brooklyn!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arturo Dryjanski
I went for a beer, but I didn't like the atmosphere very much. The prices are high.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 2
Hunter S.
Consistently good tacos, reasonable prices, fantastic margs. And if you get here before noon on a Sunday, it's a great place to beat the brunch crowd. Service is always laid back, but on top of it. My go to on the LES when I want great, but easy. This time I had the cauliflower tacos, light but spicy! Please see all my other reviews for this awesome spot.
Abigail N.
I frequent this place for their fantastic margaritas with a ton of house made flavors to try. While the food is a bit pricey, I often just order a small bite or guacamole. It's a cozy spot, perfect for a date or a relaxed time at the bar with a friend. The servers are nice and drinks come fast.
Great place to eat, definitively overpriced considering the portion size and quality, even by NYC standards though. Would be 5 stars if the prices were 25% lower. Everything on the menu is great.
SY SJ
Friendly, delicious, hip and everything ♥️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason M.
I found myself at Barrio Chino for my work holiday dinner. As the resident Yelp Elite in my department, I was asked to find a place for us to celebrate the season - my only limitations being that it wasn't Italian (since we had that last year), and it wasn't a place I had been to before. Taking those factors into consideration and the fact that we were a party of 10, I did some exploring and found BC. The menu, good reviews, and the fact that they could accommodate our party size sold it for me - so off we went. Located in the Lower East Side, Barrio Chino primarily serves up Mexican fare. Like many restaurants in the area, it's not large - the bar in the back serves as a focal point with a few tables scattered throughout the space. We were seated at a long high top table in the middle of the dining room which I figure allows them to easily take reservations for large groups. The aesthetics are super casual - exposed brick, worn accents, and casual music playing in the background. The menu has a good selection of apps, tacos, soups, salads, entrees, and drinks. We decided to start with drinks - I had one of their tequila-based craft cocktails which was quite good, strong but tasty. For round 2 I had a watermelon margarita which was tasty as well. For food, we started with some apps to share - chips with salsa and guac, tuna tartare, cauliflower tacos, and two types of quesadillas - cheese and chorizo. Everything was tasty - the real standout for me was the chips as they were kinda thick and really crispy mmmm. For my main I decided on the enchiladas mole which were stuffed with shredded chicken, queso fresco, crema Mexicana, onions, and lettuce. I thought it was really good - I could tell the ingredients were fresh and it had great flavor. The dish was a little sauce heavy, but I didn't mind too much since it had great flavor. Black beans were served on the side but they were atypical in the fact that they were pureed - an interesting take, not sure how I felt about that but I ate them so there's that. Service was great - everyone was super friendly, the food came out at a good pace (and each course all at once which I appreciated), and overall I really felt we were taken care of. I had a great first experience at Barrio Chino, and would definitely return for another meal.
Gabriela V.
At this point we've been here twice. It's a great place, great atmosphere and definitely a twist to traditional Mexican food in many ways. This time around I ordered the tortilla soup and it was a delight of different flavors, and in a way I had never tasted before. The texture was more like a cream, with a dark color, and smoky flavor. The margaritas were good and strong. Our server was extremely kind, and I appreciate that they are constantly taking plates away since the tables are very small. There was one instance in which they took my corn away before I finish eating, but it's okay I understand it looked like done and the server just grabbed the plate and left without asking. I laughed about it. If you are in the area, definitely stop by! Beware It gets quite noisy since it's a very small space.
Long overdue review, a classic place for great Mexican food, opinion from a Mexican gal. Didn't have a wait this Sunday afternoon so that was even better. Nomz: Had the chilaquiles and added steak. Pro tip: ordered the eggs scrambled and mixed in and damn every bit was packed with flavor, spice and deliciousness. It was the perfect amount of saucy and the steak was delicious - although pricey I was pretty full for most of the day. Drinks: Had the strawberry margarita, came with house made Tajín on the rim and chunky pieces of strawberry in the drink, good flavor. Service: We had some miscommunications on the order but they were able to remedy. Ambiance: Cute, cozy, cool with outdoor seating available. Nope or Dope: Dope, it's hard to find good authentic classic Mexican food in Manhattan and this is one of the ones that keeps giving!
Excellent service, food with flavor and tasty drinks. I love Barrio Chino and am so glad it has survived the pandemic. It's a cozy spot in LES, very warm and inviting. The service is wonderful. Personable and accommodating. I love their drinks. They have a nice happy hour M-Th, from 4 to 6pm. I ordered the tamarind margarita with mezcal. DIVINE!!! Food is tasty and so well flavored. I highly recommend and can't wait to come back!!!
great food and margaritas!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool restaurant. Great food and the bartender makes good drinks and music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food from such a small spot! We started with drinks - two of us got the hibiscus margarita which was so damn good! The guacamole is also a great appetizer option as it comes with chips and salsa too. For our entrees, we went with the Ensalada Cesar de Tijuana, Enchiladas de Mole (contains peanuts), and the Camarones Borrachos. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals! I only gave it four stars because I really wanted to try the Tuna Tostada and they ran out on the day we visited.
Love it here sm!! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best tacos I have ever ate outside of Brooklyn!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went for a beer, but I didn't like the atmosphere very much. The prices are high.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 2
Consistently good tacos, reasonable prices, fantastic margs. And if you get here before noon on a Sunday, it's a great place to beat the brunch crowd. Service is always laid back, but on top of it. My go to on the LES when I want great, but easy. This time I had the cauliflower tacos, light but spicy! Please see all my other reviews for this awesome spot.
I frequent this place for their fantastic margaritas with a ton of house made flavors to try. While the food is a bit pricey, I often just order a small bite or guacamole. It's a cozy spot, perfect for a date or a relaxed time at the bar with a friend. The servers are nice and drinks come fast.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great place to eat, definitively overpriced considering the portion size and quality, even by NYC standards though. Would be 5 stars if the prices were 25% lower. Everything on the menu is great.
Friendly, delicious, hip and everything ♥️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I found myself at Barrio Chino for my work holiday dinner. As the resident Yelp Elite in my department, I was asked to find a place for us to celebrate the season - my only limitations being that it wasn't Italian (since we had that last year), and it wasn't a place I had been to before. Taking those factors into consideration and the fact that we were a party of 10, I did some exploring and found BC. The menu, good reviews, and the fact that they could accommodate our party size sold it for me - so off we went. Located in the Lower East Side, Barrio Chino primarily serves up Mexican fare. Like many restaurants in the area, it's not large - the bar in the back serves as a focal point with a few tables scattered throughout the space. We were seated at a long high top table in the middle of the dining room which I figure allows them to easily take reservations for large groups. The aesthetics are super casual - exposed brick, worn accents, and casual music playing in the background. The menu has a good selection of apps, tacos, soups, salads, entrees, and drinks. We decided to start with drinks - I had one of their tequila-based craft cocktails which was quite good, strong but tasty. For round 2 I had a watermelon margarita which was tasty as well. For food, we started with some apps to share - chips with salsa and guac, tuna tartare, cauliflower tacos, and two types of quesadillas - cheese and chorizo. Everything was tasty - the real standout for me was the chips as they were kinda thick and really crispy mmmm. For my main I decided on the enchiladas mole which were stuffed with shredded chicken, queso fresco, crema Mexicana, onions, and lettuce. I thought it was really good - I could tell the ingredients were fresh and it had great flavor. The dish was a little sauce heavy, but I didn't mind too much since it had great flavor. Black beans were served on the side but they were atypical in the fact that they were pureed - an interesting take, not sure how I felt about that but I ate them so there's that. Service was great - everyone was super friendly, the food came out at a good pace (and each course all at once which I appreciated), and overall I really felt we were taken care of. I had a great first experience at Barrio Chino, and would definitely return for another meal.
At this point we've been here twice. It's a great place, great atmosphere and definitely a twist to traditional Mexican food in many ways. This time around I ordered the tortilla soup and it was a delight of different flavors, and in a way I had never tasted before. The texture was more like a cream, with a dark color, and smoky flavor. The margaritas were good and strong. Our server was extremely kind, and I appreciate that they are constantly taking plates away since the tables are very small. There was one instance in which they took my corn away before I finish eating, but it's okay I understand it looked like done and the server just grabbed the plate and left without asking. I laughed about it. If you are in the area, definitely stop by! Beware It gets quite noisy since it's a very small space.
Everything I ate was very delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5