El Rio Grande Restaurant — Restaurant in Forest Park

I had my partner bring me some tacos from here earlier this week and it was so good that I wanted to go back and sit down this time. We checked online to see what time they closed because we didn’t want to be last minute walking in as they were closing. Online said 10pm. We arrived around 8:30pm and requested to sit down to eat. The older woman that was working the night of 12/10/24 rolled her eyes at us and walked over to our table. She then proceeded to say we had 20mins to order and eat our food. I wasn’t too fond of her attitude so I asked for the food to be to go which seemed to lighten her mood. My partner then asked if we could still get chips and salsa. She rolled her eyes and walked off. When she came back she brought us a quarter full cup of salsa and dropped it and our chips on the table and walked off before I could finish saying “thank you.” At that point I had made the decision that I would NEVER step foot in nor spend another dollar within this establishment. I didn’t appreciate being rushed or made to feel like I’m not worth basic respect just because an employee may want to go home early or is having a bad day. Customers should feel welcome in your restaurant whether it’s 10am, 12pm or...

The worst waitress ever! She forgot our drink order and had to ask us to repeat it several times. She didn't have jalapeños with the cheese dip even though we asked. When I placed my order, she asked twice if I wanted red or green sauce and both times I said red. When she brought out our order, my dinner had green sauce (also missing cheese dip that the menu stated it included). When I told her this wasn’t what I ordered, she insisted it was (two of my three companions heard me order the red sauce and she hadn’t gotten anything correct the entire evening), then she said the item doesn’t have a choice between red and green sauce (although the menu clearly stated the option). She refused to remake my oder with the correct sauce! When I told her I wasn’t able to eat the food with that sauce, she also refused to reimburse me for the meal. I believe we were treated so poorly because we were the only non Latinos in the restaurant and they didn’t care about us or our experience (another customer noted this in an earlier review which validated what I was thinking). I gave one star for the food because I wasn’t able to eat the meal. Don’t go here if you aren’t Latino! You will be...

I arrived and stepped inside, there is a host stand but no instructions so I just stood there. A server walked past me 3x, made eye contact and said nothing. Finally I spoke up and asked her if I seat myself? She then replied yes. That was off putting upon arrival, no hello, no welcome, no signs with instructions just the expectation I am suppose to know to seat myself.

After sitting there for a good 5-8 min someone came by with some chips and salsa and took our drink order. After she returned with drinks she didn’t return for another 10-12 min. They were quite busy for 2 servers.

We ordered the Al Pastor tacos, carne asada tacos and rice and beans. The rice and beans are not very authentic at all in fact I took a bite of each and left those behind. The beans taste of a can and the rice out of a pre mixed bag.

The tacos were so very delicious! The meat seasoned just right the salsa choices from mild to very spicy are all on point I tried them all. The fresh cilantro and onions and radishes were perfect and I have no idea why no one is talking about the FRESH, HAND MADE, CORN TORTILLAS!! if the enchiladas here are made with these I bet they are...