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Cafe Rio
Mexican Restaurant$$$$
Manhattan Village, Manhattan Beach
Ranked #2 for Mexican restaurants in Manhattan Beach
"I love the barbacoa burrito with the mild green sauce on top."(11 Tips)
"Delicious chicken burritos enchilada style and vegetarian salads!!!"(3 Tips)
"try the Owner's Special - sweet pork burrito!"(10 Tips)
"Shredded Chicken Tostada with everything"(2 Tips)
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David A.November 27, 2012Crazy delicious food. Vibrant and energetic staff (they sing and call-back when you order certain items). They get busy for lunch, so head over early if you want to skip the line.
Tracy CaldwellMay 29, 2017The quesadilla with grilled chicken was delicious. Service was a bit slow. Perhaps, they need to hire more staff. The guac is better than Chipotle's, in my opinion.Upvoted May 2
Holy crap, line is out the door by 11am on Tuesdays. Come early for the $5 deal!
A chain, yes, but the pulled pork is excellent and it's an easy lunch option.
The chicken towards is awesome and is just the right amount of food for the right price.- Delicious food! I love the barbacoa burrito with the mild green sauce on top.
Love C.August 3, 2011Holy moly! Their portions are huge! The pork babacoa is delish... And I'm not supposed to even eat pork. It's sweet... So you gotta like it that way if you order it.
Food is fantastic. Tortillas are freshly made. They could improve on the customer service front. Employees seem unhappy to work here. Every single table is uneven so it makes it hard to cut your food.- Get the barbacoa salad, with house dressing. But on weekdays, get in before 11 to avoid the line!
Barbacoa nachos are insanely good, especially with the queso sauce instead of shredded cheese! The pork is sweet, but oh so yummy!
Mitchellee PerreraDecember 4, 2013Taco Tuesday is tasty but very busy during lunch hours. Barbacoa tacos r my favorite
Rachel SheffieldApril 28, 2010Their salads are famous and really good. Pick the creamy tomatillo house dressing. It is epically good.
Order the pork salad... like everyone says, it's the best! And it's so big that I eat half and have the other half the next day!
Joanne MillerAugust 15, 2011Pork barbacoa burrito, green sauce with a little spicy sauce, enchilada style = super!!!
- Shredded Chicken Tostada with everything is the best deal on the menu!
If this is your first time let the servers in line know it! You're in for a treat.
The best special is on Thursdays. Nothing beats two barbacoa tamales and a drink.
Dave MattinglyMay 7, 2010Tastes good. Same format as Chipotle and Qdoba...homemade flour tortillas, more cheeses...yum...Diet Dr. Pepper :)
amazing service and absolutely looooved the food! chicka chicka chicka!
Thorsten RNovember 9, 2011When you order, be prepared to have your order sung back to you. Just sayin'
Get the Pork Tacos, less food than the salad and burrito, but equally delicious!
amber nakamuraFebruary 22, 2015had a burrito. the brown rice wasn't cooked all the way. the rest of the burrito was just okay.
Food is good! But they seem to run out of avocado by 8:30 pm :(
Banana LazerFebruary 26, 2010Order pork barbacoa salad. Best thing here!!! Yummmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmm
Alex MaxwellApril 12, 2010WHOA. since when did Cafe Rio come to California? Amazing... Veggie salad, nuff' said.
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Cafe Rio
1800 Rosecrans Ave Ste G (Aviation Blvd)
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
United States
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
United States
Closed until 11:00 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Sat
- 10:30 AM–10:00 PM
- Sun
- 11:00 AM–10:00 PM
(424) 456-3800
Features
Reservations
No
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. American Express)
Wi-Fi
Yes
Outdoor Seating
Yes
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