Home of the Original Sweet Pork Barbacoa! Cafe Rio Mexican Grill brings you made-from-scratch Mexican food with fresh ingredients. Come experience for yourself why guests proclaim they would drive 47 miles for our Sweet Pork, bathe in our queso or drink our tomatillo dressing. We’re proud to craft scratch-made, chef-inspired masterpieces in our kitchens every day using fresh ingredients and a heaping of flavor. #CafeRio.
Counter-serve eatery dishing up Mexican classics including hand-rolled tortillas, burritos & tacos. Based on 869 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.0 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
5150 S Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: (480) 500-7411
Hours
| Friday | 10:30 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 10:30 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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10:30 AM–10 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 10:30 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:30 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 10:30 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
Brian Gray
I love Cafe Rio but have never given a location 5 stars until today.
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Dena Quezada
This place is disgusting!! Everything is dirty tables, floor, soda machine EVERYTHING! There is homeless people coming in and out filling up drinks using restrooms, it smells dirty and it’s obviously dirty! My 3 yr old kept touching things and I couldn’t stand it, I kept repeating myself to her to not touch anything, we as customers should not have to worry about coming to a place to eat and think omg when was this table last cleaned. I was so grossed out I didn’t even eat my food I threw it away and left! I will never come to this location again $35 down the drain.
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Eric Sechrist
The young gentleman who gave me my food was excellent, the location was clean, the food was good.
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Dakota Kildoo
I love me some cafe Rio. Proudly bring people to it when they haven’t had it, however, this cafe Rio… well, one time mess up an order, okay. But the second time in a row? Ya, no thanks. They’ve continuously messed up my orders. Not just a little like, oops, but a completely different item than i ordered. Receipt even shows one thing, but the food is completely wrong. Last time I ordered from this one, hopefully find a different one that does a better job.
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michelle moya
Horrible experience! Food was cold. This place needs a deep clean. There is no excuse for it to look this way. The place was well staffed and they were all standing all around doing nothing. The green chili was jelly like, not even a sauce
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MICHELLE
Night time staff is always amazing. Amazing both shifts actually ! My food was so delicious and the taste was so very yummy! I come to this location about 5 times a month! Can’t get enough of the juices and food
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rising star
Super delicious and great value for money! I ordered a salad with succulent chicken and beans, lettuce, guacamole, salsa on a fresh homemade and it was huge. 3 meals and so savory. First time here…won’t be the last!
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Bob Melamed
A favorite amongst us fast Mexican food lovers. Best place in town for the money. Always fresh. Great service and good food. We had gift cards for 6 months and kept goi G and forgetting to use them. Finally we remembered for this visit. So good. Definitely one of my favorite chain restaurants. There are a number of locations in the southwest cities like here in Phoenix. Hope you enjoy.
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adyson maves
Tried coming to this location because i had a poor experience at another and the only thing consistent about this company is their prices constantly going up and the quantity of food going down. I had a worker go through my salad with her hands then proceed to charge me for meat that was never put on. Take your $16 elsewhere for a salad
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Elizabeth Wilcox
While the food was decent (not as well prepared as another location I’ve tried, but still yummy), all of the details of my pickup order were wrong. The main items were there, but all of the sauces, dressings, and add-ons were either missing entirely or wrong (we ordered rice, beans, guac, sauce, dressing, sour cream… Got a single sad side of sour cream and some lettuce we didn’t actually order instead). It’s like they got just enough wrong for us to be disappointed, but just enough right for it not to be worth the hassle of going back to get it fixed. Won’t be trying this location again, which is a shame.
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