El Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant Menu – Independence, KY

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Independence, KY

Based on 665 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery

El Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant 41051

Address:
2015 Declaration Dr, Independence, KY 41051

Phone: (859) 359-0294

Website: http://www.riograndeindependence.com/

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Hours

Sunday 11:30 AM–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
11 AM–9:30 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–9:30 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–9:30 PM
Thursday 11 AM–9:30 PM
Friday 11 AM–10 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM–10 PM

Menu

Vegetarian Combinations
Combination A
Chalupa, cheese enchilada and beans
$9.49
Combination B
Bean enchilada, chile relleno and bean burrito
$9.99
Combination C
Bean burrito, cheese enchilada and bean tostada
$9.99
Combination D
Bean burrito, cheese quesadilla and chalupa
$9.99
Full Menu
Cheese Nachos $6.99
Bean Nachos $7.49
Ground Beef Nachos $8.99
Ground Beef, Shredded Chicken, And Bean Nachos $9.99
Cheese Quesadilla $5.99
Chori Queso $7.99
Bean Dip $6.49
Guacamole Salad $5.49
Tossed Salad $4.49
Cheese Dip $4.09
Guacamole $4.09
Grilled Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken served over a bed of lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and salsa
$10.99
Taco Salad Fajitas
A crisp flour tortilla shell topped with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole and cheese sauce with your choice of grilled chicken or steak
$12.99
Taco Salad
A crisp flour tortilla shell topped with tomatoes, lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole and cheese sauce with your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef
$10.99
Taco Salad Shrimp
A crisp flour tortilla shell topped with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole, cheese sauce and shrimp
$13.99
T-Bone Steak Tampiqueño
T-bone steak served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas
$22.49
T-Bone Steak Ranchero
T-bone steak topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
$22.49
T-Bone Mexicano
T-bone steak with cooked onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
$22.49
Carne Asada
Thin-sliced steak served with onions, tomatoes, guacamole, rice, beans and tortillas
$15.99
Carnitas
Tender and juicy pork tips. Served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas
$14.99
Chile Colorado
Tender steak smothered with red sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
$13.99
Nachos Supremos
A bed of cheese nachos topped with ground beef, shredded chicken, beans lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream
$12.99
Pollo A La Plancha
Grilled chicken breast and shrimp topped with shredded cheese cooked with onions and bell peppers. Served with rice and salad
$14.49
Pollo Monterrey
A grilled chicken breast topped with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, bell peppers and shredded cheese. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
$12.49
Tacos Carne Asada
Three flour tortillas stuffed with thin sliced carne asada steak strips. Served with pico de gallo, hot sauce and beans
$12.99
Taquitos Mexicanos
Four rolled corn tortillas fried crisp, stuffed with shredded beef or shredded chicken. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream
$12.99
Arroz Con Pollo
Grilled chicken cooked with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and covered in cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, slices of avocado and sour cream
$11.99
Casa Fiesta Deluxe
Grilled chicken with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, yellow squash, broccoli and covered in cheese sauce. Served with rice and tortillas
$11.99
Grilled Quesadilla Special
A grilled chicken quesadila served with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream
$10.49
Pollo Bandido
Grilled chicken strips covered in cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
$11.99
Asado
Pork topped with Mexican hot sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
$11.99
Pollo A La Parrilla
Grilled chicken breast covered in melted shredded cheese. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
$11.99
Quesdilla Rellena
A large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of shredded chicken or chunks of beef. Served with rice and beans
$11.99
Burrito Grande
A large flour tortilla topped with lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, shredded cheese and smothered in red sauce with your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef filling. Served with rice and beans
$12.99
Burrito Carne Asada
A steak burrito smothered in red sauce and topped with lettuce, sour cream and shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans
$12.99
Burritos Deluxe
Two burritos stuffed with shredded chicken and beans. Topped with shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and smothered in red sauce
$12.99
Burrito Special
A ground beef burrito topped with shredded cheese, lettuce, sour cream and smothered in red sauce
$9.99
Guadalajara
A shredded chicken burrito and a shredded chicken enchilada topped with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole
$11.99
Enchiladas Suizas
Four tortillas filled with shredded chicken and cheese sauce, smothered in enchilada green sauce. Served with sour cream
$12.99
Enchiladas Supremas
Four stuffed tortillas, one ground beef, one shredded chicken, one cheese and one bean. They are smothered with enchilada sauce and topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream
$12.99
Enchiladas Rancheras
Three cheese enchiladas topped with strips of chicken breast that are cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with lettuce and sour cream
$12.99
Three Amigos
One cheese enchilada with red sauce, one ground beef enchilada with red sauce and one shredded chicken enchilada with cheese sauce
$11.99
Southwest Enchiladas
Three enchiladas topped with a cooked egg, shredded cheese and red sauce with your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken filling. Served with rice and beans
$12.99
Chimichanga
A deep-fried stuffed flour tortilla with your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef and topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans
$12.99
Chimichanga Combination
A chimichanga topped with cheese sauce and filled with your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef. Served with a chile relleno, and ground beef or shredded chicken taco with lettuce, cheese and rice
$14.99
Shrimp Chimichanga
A chimichanga stuffed with shrimp and topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans
$13.49
Especialidad Rio Grande
Steak, chorizo, shrimp, chicken and carne asada cooked with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole, rice, beans and tortillas
$16.99
Steak, Chicken Or Mixed Fajitas
Strips of steak or grilled chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole, rice, beans and tortillas
$15.99
Shrimp Fajitas
Shrimp cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole, rice, beans and tortillas
$18.99
Fajita Nachos
Strips of chicken or steak with sautéed onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and cheese sauce served on a bed of crisp tortilla chips. Served with rice and beans
$13.49
Fajitas Hawaiianas
Strips of steak, chicken, shrimp and chorizo cooked with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and pineapple. Served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole, rice, beans and tortillas
$16.99
Camarones A La Diabla
Grilled shrimp smothered in very spicy hot sauce. Served over a bed of rice and lettuce
$15.49
Shrimp A La Mexicana
Shrimp grilled with onions, tomatoes and jalapeño peppers. Served with rice and lettuce
$15.49
Grilled Shrimp
Grilled shrimp with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served over a bed of rice and lettuce
$15.49
Shrimp Nachos
Shrimp with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and cheese sauce served on a bed of crisp tortilla chips. Served with rice and beans
$14.99
Enchilada
One enchilada smothered in red sauce and stuffed with your choice of filling: Ground Beef, Shredded Chicken, Cheese, Bean, Grilled Chicken, Steak
$3.39
Taco
One hard or soft-shell taco with lettuce, cheese and your choice of filling: Ground Beef, Shredded Chicken, Grilled Chicken, Steak
$3.39
Burrito
One burrito smothered in red sauce and stuffed with your choice of filling: Ground Beef, Shredded Chicken, Bean, Grilled Chicken, Steak
$6.49
Quesadilla
One flour tortilla smothered with plenty of cheese and your choice of filling: Shredded Chicken, Shredded Beef, Grilled Chicken, Steak
$7.49
Chile Relleno
A poblano pepper stuffed with cheese. Topped with red sauce and shredded cheese. Served on a bed of rice
$4.49
Tamale
Pork tamale topped with ground beef, red sauce and shredded cheese
$4.49
Rice $3.09
Beans $3.09
Chorizo $3.49
French Fries $2.99
Grilled Peppers $1.99
Mushrooms $1.99
Pico De Gallo $1.39
Pineapple $1.99
Shredded Cheese $1.39
Sour Cream $1.39
Tortillas $1.09
One Quesadilla, Rice And Beans $6.39
Grilled Cheese And Fries $6.39
Chicken Nuggets And Fries $6.39
One Taco, Rice And Beans $6.39
One Burrito, Rice And Beans $6.39
Xango
Creamy cheesecake wrapped in a pastry tortilla, fried golden and dusted with cinnamon and sugar. Served with ice cream
$6.49
Fried Ice Cream
An ice cream ball covered in cereal, whipped cream, chocolate syrup, cinnamon and topped with a cherry. Filled with raisins
$6.49
Flan
Mexican custard
$4.99
Apple Juice $3.19
Orange Juice $3.19
Milk $3.19
Chocolate Milk $3.19
Fanta Bottle $3.19
Mexican Coke Bottle $3.19
Jarritos Bottle
Lime | Mandarin | Mango | Pineapple
$3.19
Coke
Diet Coke
Coke Zero Sugar
Cherry Coke
Sprite
Hi-C Pink Lemonade
Orange Fanta
Iced Tea
Sweet Tea
Coffee
Regular 16oz. Marg
Frozen or On the Rocks
$5.99
Large 32oz. Marg
Frozen or On the Rocks
$10.99
Dinner Combinations
Combination 1
Chile relleno, taco, rice and beans
$11.49
Combination 2
Burrito, enchilada, rice and beans
$11.49
Combination 3
Taco, tostada, rice and beans
$11.49
Combination 4
Two tacos, enchilada and chili con queso
$11.49
Combination 5
Two enchiladas, rice and beans
$11.49
Combination 6
Enchilada, taco, rice and beans
$11.49
Combination 7
Enchilada, chile relleno, rice and beans
$11.49
Combination 8
Enchilada, tamale, rice and beans
$11.49
Combination 9
Burrito, enchilada and tamale
$11.49
Combination 10
Two tacos, rice and beans
$11.49
Lunch Specialties
Arroz Con Pollo
Grilled chicken cooked with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and covered in cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, slices of avocado and sour cream
$10.49
Asado
Pork topped with Mexican hot sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
$10.49
Burrito Grande
A large flour tortilla topped with lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, shredded cheese, red sauce and your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef filling. Served with rice and beans
$10.49
Burrito Al Carbón
Grilled chicken or steak burrito topped with lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese and smothered in cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans
$10.49
Casa Fiesta Deluxe
Grilled chicken with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, yellow squash, broccoli and covered in cheese sauce. Served with rice and tortillas
$10.49
Chimichanga
Dee-fried flour tortilla topped with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole, cheese sauce and filled with your choice of shredded chicken or chunks of beef, Served with rice and beans
$10.49
Fajitas
Strips of chicken breast or steak with sautéed onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice, beans and tortillas
$11.99
Fajita Nachos
Strips of chicken or steak with sautéed onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and cheese sauce served on a bed of crisp tortilla chips. Served with rice and beans
$10.49
Grilled Quesadilla Special
A grilled chicken quesadilla served with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream
$9.49
Pollo A La Parrilla
Grilled chicken breast covered in melted shredded cheese. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
$10.49
Pollo Bandido
Grilled chicken strips covered in cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
$10.49
Quesadilla Rellena
A large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of shredded chicken or chunks of beef. Served with rice and beans
$9.99
Quesadilla Fajita Grande
A large flour tortilla stuffed with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers with your choice of grilled chicken or steak filling. Served with rice and beans
$10.49
Speedy Gonzalez
A hard shell or soft shell taco topped with cheese and lettuce and an enchilada covered in red sauce with your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken filling. Served with rice and beans
$8.99
Taco Salad
A crisp flour tortilla shell topped with tomatoes, lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream and cheese sauce with your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef
$9.99
Taco Salad Fajitas
A crisp flour tortilla shell topped with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream and cheese sauce with your choice of grilled chicken or steak
$10.49
L1 Combination
Two hard or soft shell tacos topped with lettuce and shredded cheese with your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken filling. Served with rice and beans
$9.49
L2 Combination
Two enchiladas topped with shredded cheese and your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken filling. Served with rice and beans
$9.49
L3 Combination
A pork tamale and a hard roll shell taco topped with shredded cheese, lettuce and your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken filling
$9.49
Drink Menu
Bohemia $3.49
Tecate $3.49
Carta Blanca $3.49
Corona $3.49
Corona Light $3.49
Negra Modelo Dark $3.49
Dos Equis (XX) Dark $3.49
Dos Equis (XX) Larger $3.49
Pacifico (From Mazatlan) $3.49
Bud Light $2.75
Budweiser $2.75
Coors Light $2.75
Michelob Light $2.75
Michelob Ultra $2.75
Miller Lite $2.75
Domestics $2.75
Mexican Imports $3.49
Regular 16oz $5.76
Jumbo 27oz $8.93
Monster 44oz $13.13
Large Pitcher 60oz $18.89
Regular 16oz $7.99
Jumbo 27oz $10.99
Monster 44oz $14.99
Large Pitcher 60oz $23.49
Strawberry $5.99
Peach $5.99
Pina Colada $5.99
Chardonnay
Sangria
White Zinfandel
Merlot
Daiquiris
Strawberry or Peach
$4.25
Pina Colada $4.25
Coke Products
Free refills
$2.36
Milk
No refills
$2.36

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Reviews

Olive D
First time going here, very impressed!! The inside is very clean, welcoming, and fun, and the food was incredible. Our waitress was very attentive, kind, and easy to talk to. Will be going back! The pollo de monterey was one of the tastiest dishes I’ve ever had at a Mexican restaurant and the strawberry margarita was very delicious as well.

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AbrahamBriggs Barnett
My Father and I both enjoyed our meal here. It was an early dinner so there weren’t that many guests yet. It took a few minutes for anyone to greet us. After we were seated, a few servers walked by without saying anything and I didn’t appreciate that our server Chris was wearing his airpods while serving us. we also had to find someone to bring us utensils for our food. The service definitely could have been better. But,Our food came out quickly and HOT. All in all I’d recommend this Independence KY. location.

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Samantha Eldridge
Food was mediocre at best. Presentation looked great but the taste, or lack of taste I should say, was disappointing. Best thing served was the French fires in the kids meal. The salsa tasted like they dumped cheap spaghetti sauce into a bowl.

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Michael Fuson
If I could give no stars or negative stars, I would. Called and placed a to go order, they gave a 25-30 minute estimate, which is reasonable. Arrive at 30 minutes in, food should be ready. Go in and pay, host disappears, 40 MINUTES LATER someone finally brings my food out. The place was half empty and fully staffed. There is no excuse for this. I’ll never give my business to rio grande ever again

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Laura Reagan
This was an amazing find. Huge portions for your money and great flavor. I would definitely come back here again

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TheRealTucker
We have lived in Independence for a couple of years and decided to give this place a try. We went on a Saturday around 1:30 in the afternoon, it wasn’t particularly busy. We stood by the host desk up front, and didn’t see any staff in the restaurant, just a couple of seated tables. There was a bell ringing I assume alerting the kitchen someone was there, after about 10 minutes of standing there and only seeing one waiter who came out and never acknowledged us we left, probably won’t be coming back. Not a good way to draw in new business!

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Dusty Sands
While the food was great, the overall experience was a bit lacking. There seemed to be some mechanical issues that made it a but warm inside. They seemed to be trying to deal with it but people could definitely tell it was a struggle. While most people enjoyed thier service, we were a little shocked when we didn’t get the drinks we ordered until we were almost done eating. Server seemed to forget something every time they came back to the table. Typically my wife and I love Rio Grande but this particular location I’d not one of our favorites. Hopefully they can overcome some of the building issues and iorn out some customer service and this could be a fairly solid place to dine from time to time.

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Amy Leonard
Brought a large group for lunch. The staff was very accommodating. Each of our orders came out hot and perfect. The lunch portions were quite generous.Our server was cheerful throughout our entire stay!

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Bryon leger
Nice place and great food. The service was slow and the was hardly around. She did keep us updated on our food y saying that it was next to come out……we got it 23 minutes later. Also they got my wife’s order wrong. All and all, great food and will try again. Check your bill, also ways incorrect but quickly fixed. Think it was a waitress issue not the restaurant’s fault.

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Jason
I came in because I was craving chips and salsa. They were better than expected. Got greeted and seated right away. Friendly waitress. I got the chicken burrito al carbon, which was a ton of food. It makes for good leftovers! Only weird part of my meal was the sour cream was frozen and I couldn’t get my fork through it. Other than that, $10-15 per plate, good spot for Mexican food.

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