Chile Verde — Restaurant in Columbus

7/27/25 Here for my birthday 🎉 Join their Loyalty Program! I received $5.00 off our bill and received a free dessert 😋 Our server Airreana did a great job great service and great food as always! I had stacked spicy beef enchiladas, rice and beans really delicious! We also tried the new queso tasty! Thank you Tom and all your staff👍❤️

5/10/25... Here for a early Mother's Day lunch. Always great service and delicious food. Thank you Tom and all of your staff!!

5/5/25.... Happy Cinco De Mayo💃🕺 Delicious food 🥑🌶️🌮🌯🍹 and fabulous service today with Rachel! Very attentive and pleasant. We enjoyed our meals 😋

4/5/25... Great service from John, great food every time we come here! I had spicy beef burrito with Roho sauce, rice and beans. My husband had a shredded beef chimichanga with queso on the side, rice and beans. We love the service, food and atmosphere.

7/9/24... Back for lunch I had 2 cheese enchiladas with rice and rojo sauce. My husband had the traditional chimichanga shredded beef rice and beans with rojo sauce on the side. Austin was our server great service and great food 😋

2/19/24... Had lunch today with our 2 youngest granddaughters. One is 16yrs and the other is 10yrs young!! We always enjoy our time together ☺️ the service today was great Ellen did a fantastic job!! Thanks Tom and all your staff for such a wonderful menu and delicious food 😋😋

1/30/24.... New menu today. Back for lunch John T. is our server always does a great job! Very prompt, polite and checks on you frequently for refills etc.. I went with my usual cheese enchilada rojo sauce and rice. My husband did a shredded beef burrito with rojo sauce, rice and beans! Can't get enough of Chile Verde 😋😋

12/14/23... Back for lunch with our daughter and oldest granddaughter. Celebrating our granddaughters acceptence in the autumn of 2024 @ THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY!!! Thank you John T.

7/25/23.... Here for lunch. Dax is our server today. We had queso to start. My cheese enchiladas were delicious! My husband had a shredded beef taco, cheese enchilada and shredded beef burrito with rice and beans. Awesome service and definitely delicious food 😋 Thanks Dax, Tom and staff at Chile Verde Cafe!!!!

5/11/23 Brandon was our server he did a great job providing us everything we needed. Our lunches were delicious as always! New comfy booths, a beautiful new patio 🌺🏵️🌞🌹Come see for yourself, I highly recommend!!!

2/9/23... THIS LOCATION IS NOT CLOSED I EDITED THE WRONG LOCATION 😞 SORRY!!! We're looking forward for their expansion including a patio! We'll miss the location at Sawmill. We can't get enough of Chile Verde 😋

5/10/22... Back today, we were greeted and seated right away. Chips are stale and cold asking for new 😔 this is the 1st time I've experienced stale, cold chips! Only worthy of 4 stars this visit ☹️ service was slow not attentive possibly a new employee Baylee C?

2/28/22.... As of today we saw a notice on the front door. They're NOW CLOSED ON MONDAYS!! Heading to Bethel Rd and Sawmill location 😋 I called there to confirm that they are open ☺️

Back here 9/2/21... My husband and I after our Dr appointments. I'll get my usual Cheese enchiladas with rice and beans. My husband is having shredded beef taco, cheese enchiladas with rice and beans delicious 😋😋

Took my 3 granddaughters for lunch today. Isabel "Bel" was truly patient, polite, friendly to all of us 😀 We all know exactly what we want we LOVE their menu, so much to choose...

“New Mex”, not “Tex Mex”

Well, the family was ready for Mexican style food (finally to my delight), and we decided to try this establishment. We were greeted quickly and seated at a booth per our request. Our booth was at a front window, so lighting was not an issues. It seemed that the back of the dining area lowly lit. Our server (Meckenie L) arrived and presented a very “bubbly” attitude, she did not appear to be discontented by her job. She knew the menu and made some suggestions as to what we may want to try.

We read over the menu and quickly made our decisions. We started with drinks; I had a local beer, the wife ordered a margarita, and our son had a Mountain Dew. For our appetizer, we ordered the Nachos Supreme ($10) “A large bed of tortilla chips topped with chorizo. topped with melted cheese, pico de gallo, jalapeños and black olives. Served with sour cream and guacamole.

We also placed our entre orders at the same time. Whenever I try a new Mexican restaurant, I ALWAYS have the Chile Rellenos, this give me the ability to compare establishments on a base line. I order the 3 piece plate with beans and rice. Overall, the were OK, mine was topped with an egg (a nice touch and flavor) and I have the combination of mild and hot sauce to top it off with. I wish they would use more cheese inside the chile.

My wife only wanted a soup, so she tried the Green Chilie Stew ($7). She was not a fan of this item and ended up not eating it all. The waitress offered to correct the bill, but we declined. I am sure the stew was made to their standards, it just was not up to ours.

Our son ordered the Green Chile Mac ‘n’ Cheese with shrimp ($14) and cavatappi pasta in a creamy green chile garlic cheese sauce. Topped with pico de gallo and crispy panko bread crumbs. My son is a Mac & Chees expert, he gave their version a 8 out of ten.

The major issue that keeps this establishment from getting a better rating was that when they brought the appetizer, about 5 minutes later they brought the entrees. The restaurant was not busy, but this action made us feel compelled to leave sooner that we would have liked. The appetizer should have been brought out sooner, so as to not leave us eating chips and dip so long, and then the entrees should have been given enough time for use to enjoy the appetizer.

With everything said and done, we got out of there for under $65.00 not including the tip. Not too bad for an evening meal.

Overall, the ambiance was better than average, the waitress was great, the service mediocre and the food about average. I would have to give it thought in...

The top travel site on the internet rated the Sawmill Rd location as the third best Mexican restaurant in Columbus. Sadly, that location closed so I popped over to their other location - this one.

I arrived during Happy Hour, so I gave that menu a look first: It's basically all the appetizers and a couple of sides at discounted rates. Not discounted deeply enough, I thought. So I moved on to the main menu and decided on the $20 Combo Plato, which came with three entre items among six choices and sides of rice and beans. I chose the burrito, enchilada, and tamale with the chili verde (hot) sauce: they were all pretty good- especially the tamale. And the platter was definitely filling; I'm a fat guy and even I couldn't finish it. On the bright side, the leftovers made for a nice midnight snack.

As for the service, the waitress was as ideally cheerful as you would hope a real Mexican mama would be after she invited you over for supper. And the atmosphere, with a front façade that's actually a large garage-like door that opens to the outside when the weather is nice, was exceptionally pleasant due to sunny, mid 70s weather on an early Autumn day.

The bill came to $30 with a $5 tip. I will return if I'm in the area. For...