50 Best Mexican Restaurants in Cincinnati

“Anahi was a great server and took great care of us.“

“Come and enjoy nice people and great food“

“Crown Cantina provided a exceptional dining experience last night. The kitchen is 100% gluten-free, offering a unique and refreshing change of pace. We started with the tostadas and salsa, which were delicious and had a nice kick. We also enjoyed the Hamachi, the Tijuanero (steak taco), and the large plate chicken enchiladas verde, all of which were made to order and full of flavor. The margaritas were also a highlight, with the ghost and guava margarita being a standout. All of their margaritas are crafted in-house, making them a healthier option. If you're looking for a high-end Mexican meal, Crown Cantina is a great choice.“

“Alex was amazing! Great food! Pineapple margaritas are to die for! Def recommend!“

“Manuel is the best server ever !!!! From outside the facility to inside we had a wonderful experience. We were greeted , seated , and serviced promptly . My cousin experienced a nice birthday celebration, we were encouraged to have a good time. Thanks again to Miguel and his team !!!!! We will be back .“

“Excellent food ! The Sope s I had were fantastic. My husband’s burrito was exceptional and sauces we’re great too.“

“As a Mexican I say probably the best“

“Awesome food. Great prices ;)“

“Update: I posted the below over a year ago. I'd just like to add that every time I get food here it's amazing.

Food is great. Bit expensive but I'd come here before going to Chipotle now.
Wish they had more topping options but it's a lot of food and very filling because of the rice. I got a bowl with steak and shrimp. Love the 1st customer coupon by purchasing online also.
Employees work fast and are very friendly.“

“Had the al pastor tacos, fries, and the chicken quesadilla. Everything was delicious and made with love. Will be back regularly. Service was wonderful, very friendly. Had a nice talk with the chefs about their weekly special. Highly recommend you try it.“

“Amazing food! Amazing owner, and hands down the best authentic Mexican food around! Chefs kiss!“

“Is the best Mexican food in Cincinnati? Definitely. In Ohio? Probably. In the US? Gotta be top 25. This place is truly a gem and I can’t say enough good things about it. Everything we had, which was a lot, was a 10/10.“

“Very good and great service“

“Extremely disappointed that you no longer have hour on the weekends. This is my favorite restaurant. Planned on coming for my birthday. I will rethink.“

“The enchiladas are divine!!!“

“What a GEM! Food was amazing and the staff was very nice.
If you're in the Eastgate area, its just a few minutes away from the mall.
Blows away 90% of the sit down mexican restraunts I've been to.
You wont be disappointed!“

“Decent restaurant nearby. Decent size parking lot. Complimentary Chips & Salsa (didn’t ask if they have spicy salsa). We came in on a Friday evening and got the last table for 8. Friendly server and decent foods. Our grandkids like it, thus we will probably come back. I had the special “Cubed Steak with White Rice, and Corn”, quite good.“

“Our go to for Mexican food always. Delicious food. Great service. Highly recommend“

“The food was good for the most part. My daughter loved the Mexicano Burrito. I got the Seafood California and I was a little disappointed. While the fish and shrimp components of the dish were very good, the other seafood (mussels, crab, and octopus) was absolutely not. I only had 1 piece of octopus but that's OK. After that 1 piece I would not have wanted anymore. The crab was imitation crab and it was so overcooked that it was like rubber. The mussels were good but there was some sand and that grittiness just ruins it. I really was looking forward to some great Mexican seafood given the name of the restaurant. While I will probably be back to give this place another try given the Google reviews that speak so highly, I will stick to the shrimp and fish. I have had much better service at other Mexican restaurants. The service tonight was definitely the bare minimum.“

“Excellent authentic Mexican cuisine. Food truck meets Abuelas kitchen. The only place I go to when I want that authentic fresh taste. Definitely needs another location in Clifton or even on the banks or OTR. More traffic more for great food. ❤️❤️❤️“

“Great food and service as always!! Great to see Christine's nod to one of the West Side's nicest guys Dan Wenger who's sadly no longer with us, "The Schmoe", excellent sandwich.“

“This is the best Mexican food in Cincy and NKY. Drinks are phenomenal too. I highly recommend it.“

“My husband and I tried this place one evening because it is only 2 minutes from our house and we were so happy with what we received. We decided to order carryout today as well and try something different and it was the same as the first time, great. Food was fresh and tasted great. The homemade tortilla chips were still warm in the bag when we picked up our food.“

“Great food, great service. Loved their nacho trio and 3 taco combo. Great GFDF options available.“

“We hosted a birthday/Baptism at Bandito’s for our children and it was perfect! Excellent food, reasonable price, fun atmosphere, easy to book! Highly recommend!!!“

“Excellent service every time, food is always delicious.“

“We got 10 tacos and one quesadilla with a tip for $60 - so it's affordable! Good quality meat and corn tortillas, very authentic. Nice spicy red sauce and refreshing green sauce. They don't skimp on the meat, cheese, toppings and sauce! Good place, just slightly sketchy area, but it's all good. They were busy enough and speedy to make the order.“

“Love this place. Like another review stated there are some items that are not in the menu and if you ask they will may make for you. When it came time for dessert the server said that they had churros and I’m glad we ordered them because they were delicious. We had fajitas and and a taco salad and both of them were amazin as well.
Coming back to this one for sure.“

“Amazing food! Amazing owner, and hands down the best authentic Mexican food around! Chefs kiss!“

“This place was beyond amazing and offered sooooo many choices and delicious dishes! We can not wait to go back & try other plates of deliciousness! ☆☆☆☆☆“

“Loved this place completely until today. I've been here probably 40-50 times in the last 2 years. It's always been pretty good and good service. Today I met a friend there for dinner and we got Ismaelas a server. He got mad at us because our drinks weren't right. All we did was ask for something different. He did not like that. We got our new drinks after about 10 minutes. We ordered our food and he even repeated back to us what we were ordering as he was writing it down. Once our food came mine had onions and pico. Neither of which I eat. We waited a few minutes for him to come back around and I told him about my issue. He looked mad that I did not want the onions on my food. Literal just gave me a dirty look.I told him to just take it back and I do not need a replacement. My friend did eat his tacos. He didn't come back over to our table for a while. My buddy ran out of his drink for maybe 15-20 minutes. We told the lady at the counter but she didn't seem to care. Hopefully someone does. I've brought a lot of people to this establishment and I myself have spent a ton of money there bringing my family of 5. Ive left good reviews and always spoke highly of this place. I've always bragged about how they have it figured out. Well, today has somewhat ruined it for me. Never once were we rude or out of line. I'm guessing Ismael was having a bad day. Maybe I'll come back later in the future, maybe not. That's sucks because I really like their food.“

“the food here is very amazing“

“We've been going for years & never disappointed. Once we had cold something & the Owner/Mgr had it made fresh & on the table quickly. Always a joy when we leave. Staff if all great!“

“$5.25 for 3 tacos. Not sure if I hit a lunch or NYE special, but I stoped in for a quick lunch because the food looked great. I ordered 3 carne asada tacos, and I was only charged $5.25 total! Bomb tacos as well, served freshly grill with a grilled sweet onion and I think shishito pepper. Anyways, absolutely bargain.“

“Great staff and dinning experience.“

“Food is pretty good. We all manage to find different things that we like. Have gone here atleast a dozen times and most of the experiences are good.
Twice we've gone and the same server forgets to bring out our queso or any other appetizer we order. Last time we had to ask not to have him as our server. Everyone else does a really good job and again the food is very good.“

“Everything was fresh and delicious, but the birria ramen was the star of the show! So good!!“

“Es el mejor restaurant de comida auténtica mexicana al q he ido.. la atención y la comida son excelentes y un menú muy variado.“

“Excellent food,service and price. Very friendly service! I will definitely go back again.“

“My favorite Friday night Mexican! Good food and reasonable prices! They are also so so friendly and my kids love the staff! They are always so sweet to them!“

“Food was good .. but cut back on pine-Sol and sweet tea a little sweeter … clean facilities, and friendly workers … but can use some hygiene products..“

“My experience here today made me so glad of the honest workers at Currito across from Kenwood Towne Centre. I treated my mom to lunch here for the first time. I’ve been going for years. Will made my mom a special chicken and cheese burrito to which she loved. We made all the way back home to Burlington Ky just to find out her purse was left at Currito. I’m my mom caregiver and missed getting that for her. I called the store right away and Will put it in a safe place. I fought Tuesday afternoon traffic and was greeted as soon as I got there with my mom’s purse. So so thankful for Will and his co-workers keeping her purse in a safe place. Thank you so much! You saved me.
So grateful
Sandy Renko“

“Everyone was very friendly and acknowledged me right away even though they were 30 minutes from closing. My food was phenomenal which I was very happy about since some places don't serve quality food up to time of closing. I paid for extra chicken in my burrito and they really loaded it up. This was a much better value than Chipotle right around the corner. The flavor was amazing, the chicken wasn't over cooked, and the rice wasn't crunchy. I highly recommend this restaurant!“

“This is our third time here and the food and service are just as great as our first time. Has become my favorite Mexican restaurant! HIGHLY RECOMMEND Don Chago’s if you like Mexican food!!“

“Muy buenos precios y ambiente familiar“

“Broke my Gomez cherry last nite after bloom and omg their turtle southwest chicken 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 even had left overs tonite after work and it was just as banging 🤏🏼🤏🏼🤏🏼🤏🏼🤏🏼🤏🏼🤏🏼 FOUND A NEW AFTER BLOOM SPOT AND ITS RITE NEXT DOOR 💋💋“

“I had the strongest margarita of my life. Drank half and my mom had to drive me home. Service was great, the chips and salsa plentiful, and the lighting was perfect for people who prefer low lighting. The food was alright, it wasn't bad. I'll still go back though, especially on hard days at work because that Margaritas memory will follow me.“

“The margaritas are so good and reasonably priced. The verde sauce and cheese dip are highlights! The service is always great and the owner is so kind and personable.“

“El Barril is a really awesome Mexican joint we found in Mount Adam's in Cincinnati. It had both indoor and outdoor seating but on this day we decided on the inside. The restaurant looks really super fun with lots of tremendous decor with even the chairs being unique (and comfortable too.) They had a lot of unique takes on Mexican dishes (lots of unique burgers on the menu for one) as well as some classic favourites. We started with an appetizer of Buffalo Chicken Dip which was a straightforward take on it. It had lot's of chicken, a very flavourful but not too spicy Buffalo sauce, and some blue cheese mixed in. It was served with chips. This was as good of take as I've had on a Buffalo Dip that I've had from anyplace. For my main course I tried the Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos which was 3 hard tacos served with grilled shrimp topped with spicy Bang Bang sauce as well as cilantro. This was very unique but very delicious all the same. The shrimp was cooked perfectly and that sauce I would describe as zesty with a slight punch but not too much. Really liked them a lot. My wife enjoyed her Margarita as well as her food (I believe it was a pork dish but I forgot to take a picture). This was a super fantastic lunch and I for one can't wait to come back.“

“Can't go wrong with tacos from Alberto.“