Cafe Rio Mexican Grill Menu – Missoula, MT

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Missoula, MT

Counter-serve eatery dishing up Mexican classics including hand-rolled tortillas, burritos & tacos. Based on 952 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill 59808

Address:
2230 N Reserve St, Missoula, MT 59808

Phone: (406) 829-5190

Website:

Hours

Monday

(Labor Day)
10:30 AM–11 PM

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

Menu

Famous Cafe Rio Fan Favorites
Enchilada Style Burrito
Say hello to the enchilada-style Burrito. If you didn’t bring a knife and fork, that’s ok. We’ve got one for you. You’ll need it. A fresh, homemade tortilla is packed full with black or pinto beans, cilantro-lime rice, and your choice of protein. Then, we smother it with cheese and one of our signature sauces and bake it to perfection. Your life will never be the same! #TheObsessionIsReal #CafeRio
Sweet Pork Barbacoa
Welcome to the Home of the Original Sweet Pork Barbacoa! It’s quite possible our Sweet Pork could be outlawed for being too addictive. This delightful goodness is slow-simmered for hours in our secret spices until ready to tempt your taste buds. Make sure to stop by and try out this signature taste that made us famous! #TheObsessionIsReal #CafeRio
Creamy Tomatillo Dressing
It’s been said that our Creamy Tomatillo Dressing should be its own food group. Sure it’s great on our salads, but people love them on our tacos, quesadillas, burritos, chips, and even by the spoonful. Our Creamy Tomatillo is made from tomatillos, jalapenos, salsa fresca, cilantro, and a blend of flavor-packed spices. #TheObsessionIsReal #CafeRio
Chips & Queso
We know. Hot melted cheese is totally awesome. But our queso is made even more awesome by our mix of Mexican peppers and secret spices. Better get extra chips! #TheObsessionIsReal #CafeRio
Shredded Chicken Salad
Dive into this life-changing bowl of deliciousness! A fresh, hot-off-the-comal tortilla, black or pinto beans, cilantro-lime rice, and our shredded chicken are all nestled in a bowl of freshly chopped romaine, pico de gallo, guacamole and topped with our creamy tomatillo dressing or cilantro lime vinaigrette. #TheObsessionIsReal #CafeRio

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Reviews

reanaa
Before the pandemic this was one of our favorite places to go for lunch. Staff was always amazing, the food good, the prices reasonable. That has changed. The last two times we went there the place was filthy. Sticky tables, food on the floor, and the drink station was scary enough for me to assume if it looked that bad from the outside, I can’t imagine the potential mold and slime on the inside. Food was slopped everywhere in the food service area, all over the counter and intermixing. I’m not real picky but this is beyond acceptable. I decided we were better off eating elsewhere.

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James P
Food was ehh. Undercooked beans and rice, meat was good but way too salty, small guacamole scoop. Tasted fresh but didnt look like it at all, which was odd. Nice workers though. Lots of napkins and easily accessible.

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Rebecca Orford
I love the food here. Definitely a good choice for that. House made tortillas! But the service is lackluster at best. I feel like I’m back at school in the lunch line and the food is being slopped on the tray. Also all over the counter and the floor. I don’t think they talk about cross contamination with the employees at all. The serving bar is always a mess. I don’t really know about the atmosphere I always take out.

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Darcy Williams
I love love love Cafe Rio. Taco Tuesday is the best where else can you get a fabulous Taco for$2.50 and one taco is enough to fill you up. The people that work there are so very nice. I know it’s a corporation but it seems more hometown , .I really appreciate that attitude.

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Maria Laughlin
The entry, bathrooms and windows are pretty disgusting. My to go order process went smoothly as did pick up. But the lack of cleanliness made me wonder what was happening in the kitchen. Must have some pride of place. It’s a reflection of management and the staff who work there. Maybe corporate needs to pay a visit or the health dept? We have long enjoyed Cafe Rio, but this visit makes me rethink our relationship.

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Paul Weber
I usually enjoy this place. Recently I placed ordered online for pick up. I showed up when my order was supposed to be ready and they had just pulled the ticket when I got there. No line, so ordering online was pointless. Staff was bickering with each other. When i got home i found out they did not put rice or meat in my burrito and the tacos were thrown together and tortilla was over cooked. I give 4 stars because normally the food is good.

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Sarah Jacklin
Filthy, under cooked rice and cross contamination of meats and other items just a big mess, took a couple bites even with appearance thinking maybe they just got slammed etc…. Nope just lazy staff who complain of sweeping cause they have to catch a bus, told them their fountain machine is leaking and they just told me yeah it’s fine it does that….we never finished our meal and tossed it, only gave it a star because I had to.

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Nathan Fournier
Terrible service. Asked for for rice and beans and the server rudely says “what”. Then asked for a little ranch on my lettuce and continues to put a giant scoop on my burrito ruining my food and giving me a soupy bowl and smirks. Terrible food and service and wouldn’t go back again.

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Margo Jacobsen
We ordered dinners to go on 3-15-23. We got home (we live 40 miles from town) only to find that our order was missing one of the dinners. I called and was told that they would refund one of the dinners since it was too far to come back to pick it up. I’ve called 3 times now and have still yet to see any kind of refund. It has been well over two weeks. There are plenty of other options for dinner in Missoula that will actually get your order right. We won’t be going back. Very disappointed in the error and lack of effort to resolve the error.

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Heather Mires
Service was good! Atmosphere was nice. We ordered salads and the lettuce was slimy and really old. Not a great food experience.

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