I don't hate Cafe Rio.

[Green Lantern]

Also on the list, coming in at number 2, Las Vegas original Cappriotti's. Tasty subs, although I'm a bit surprised to see it at #2. And FTR, I'm not a fan of the Bobby.

Oh man I love the Bobby. I wish we had a Capriotti's closer than St George.

[Fiyero]

Today Gov. Herbert (Utah) decreed April 5 to be Cafe Rio Day, in honor of the chain named Best National Mexican Food Chain. Their first location was in St. George.

[FMCoug]

Today Gov. Herbert (Utah) decreed April 5 to be Cafe Rio Day, in honor of the chain named Best National Mexican Food Chain. Their first location was in St. George.

Fitting that I am in Texas then. And had real Mexican food for dinner.

[falafel]

Fitting that I am in Texas then. And had real Mexican food for dinner.

Cool. I had real Mexican food for lunch (Cafe Rio).

[TripletDaddy]

Fitting that I am in Texas then. And had real Mexican food for dinner.

cafe rio in lake forest is getting torched on yelp. there is one really funny review by a woman who wanted to know why all the meat tasted like cinnamon.

fortunately my wife hasn't really bothered much with that place, although my EQP has mentioned it often.

I will be downtown tomorrow so I think I will head over to Chano's for real Mexican food.

[YOhio]

cafe rio in lake forest is getting torched on yelp. there is one really funny review by a woman who wanted to know why all the meat tasted like cinnamon.

She thought it tasted like cinnamon? lol! That is really funny!

[falafel]

cafe rio in lake forest is getting torched on yelp. there is one really funny review by a woman who wanted to know why all the meat tasted like cinnamon.

Seems to be averaging 3 out of 5 stars. If that's "getting torched" I guess you've got a different definition of that word.

Manhattan Beach location averaging 4/5 stars. Sounds like they're getting torched too.

[Surfah]

Seems to be averaging 3 out of 5 stars. If that's "getting torched" I guess you've got a different definition of that word.

Manhattan Beach location averaging 4/5 stars. Sounds like they're getting torched too.

Chano's gets 3.5 stars.

[TripletDaddy]

Seems to be averaging 3 out of 5 stars. If that's "getting torched" I guess you've got a different definition of that word.

Manhattan Beach location averaging 4/5 stars. Sounds like they're getting torched too.

3 is average. it doesn't surprise me that you would find average to be a good designation when it comes to Mexican food.

[TripletDaddy]

Chano's gets 3.5 stars.

yes! above average!

[FMCoug]

Seems to be averaging 3 out of 5 stars. If that's "getting torched" I guess you've got a different definition of that word.

Manhattan Beach location averaging 4/5 stars. Sounds like they're getting torched too.

I guess the more white bread the SoCal burb you get, the more they like Cafe Rio. Fits the pattern. I have now been to CR 3 times. Not a single latino customer any of the 3 times.

For those who say that's because it's Utah, the Mexican place we DO like to go in AF we are quite often the only white people there.

[falafel]

3 is average. it doesn't surprise me that you would find average to be a good designation when it comes to Mexican food.

I don't think average* is a good designation. Nor do I think 3 is evidence of being "torched!"

*technically 3 out of 5 is above average.

[TripletDaddy]

I guess the more white bread the SoCal burb you get, the more they like Cafe Rio. Fits the pattern. I have now been to CR 3 times. Not a single latino customer any of the 3 times.

For those who say that's because it's Utah, the Mexican place we DO like to go in AF we are quite often the only white people there.

actually, if you look at the yelp ratings, almost all the 4s and 5s (if not every single one of them) were within a week or two of the opening, most likely by BYU alum anticipating the opening. If you look at the trending graph, the ratings are now consistently below 3 as more and more people go over and check it out.

[falafel]

I guess the more white bread the SoCal burb you get, the more they like Cafe Rio. Fits the pattern. I have now been to CR 3 times. Not a single latino customer any of the 3 times.

For those who say that's because it's Utah, the Mexican place we DO like to go in AF we are quite often the only white people there.

Cafe Rio in Utah is full of white people?! Crazy.

Today in Las Vegas the customers at the Cafe Rio I visited seemed to be equally distributed among whites, latinos, blacks and asians. This led me to conclude that all the world loves Cafe Rio.

[FMCoug]

actually, if you look at the yelp ratings, almost all the 4s and 5s (if not every single one of them) were within a week or two of the opening, most likely by BYU alum anticipating the opening. If you look at the trending graph, the ratings are now consistently below 3 as more and more people go over and check it out.

Works for me. In any case, you could provide hard data that 99 out of every 100 Amercians think Cafe Rio is great food and I'd still think it sucks. I'm crazy that way. It's about what I like, not everybody else.