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| - We were so excited to try this place today! We are from Dallas Texas, where you can throw a rock up in the air and it will probably land on a taco joint. Since we are new to Cleveland, and haven't found much for authentic Mexican cuisine, my husband and I were thrilled to hear about Barrio. Today we tried one of each of the brunch tacos, as well as chips and salsa and guacamole. The chips were fresh, and this place even gave us chip refills without us needing to ask. They are not stingy with the chips! Pretty good salsa as well. The brunch tacos seemed rather experimental. The chicken and waffles taco was kind of gross.. especially with the collard greens. The salmon taco was weird but.. I mean.. what do you expect ordering a salmon taco? I enjoyed my other two brunch tacos of huevos rancheros and huevos con machaca. They could have been warmer and had a little too much sour cream for my taste.. We will definitely return to try the regular tacos! I also loved the atmosphere! Really cool walls and decor overall.
One suggestion: soft corn tortillas would be much appreciated and make these tacos more authentic.
Update: I have eaten at Barrio two more times and tried all sorts of tacos and both times were disappointing because I feel this restaurant has potential to be so much better. Are cold and creamy tacos the hip cool popular thing here in Cleveland? I didn't want to finish mine. I couldn't. For the price, these tacos should be much more fresh, and definitely hot! The last time I visited Barrio, they didn't even get our order right. I'm confused. On a cold rainy weekend night, people pile into Barrio by the bunches and stand around with mediocre margaritas waiting for a seat at the bar or a table. So good for Barrio! The demand is there. I think the issues here is Barrio's ability to deliver quality tacos to such a continuous high capacity and demand.
So again, Barrio, I may return in a year to see if the tacos have improved because I really want to like this place but I have had really below average tacos here 3 times in a row.
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