I must be living right! My oldest daughter asked me out of the blue, to go have lunch and SHE WANTED TO PAY! She loves the salads at Cafe Rio ...without lettuce. I love burritos, their specialty.
Their sweet pork is my favorite. I order mine with with double beans (pinto) rather than beans & rice.
There are a couple of things I like about Cafe Rio.
1) All of their food is prepared fresh, including their handmade tortillas which are cooked on a traditional smooth, flat griddle called a COMAL, typically used in Mexico.
2) They are a company that started in a small Southern Utah town, that has grown to over 100 restaurants, so even though they are big, they are local too!
3) Their food is very good! It is the kind that when you want it, there really isn't any substitute.
Cafe Rio's portions are very large and a single burrito will feed two, but we wanted separate things so we ate well! One thing - we were there at lunch hour and it took a long time to get our food, but that just tells me not to go during lunch!!
By the numbers:
Food: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Price: 💲💲💲💲(on the pricey side $20 for 2)
Service: ⭐⭐(just because it was slow)
If you have never eaten at Cafe Rio, you should. If you don't have one nearby, you probably will soon...they are expanding fast!
This is my 64th Thanksgiving, although for the 2 years I lived in Mexico, they passed unnoticed because the 4th Thursday in November is just another day. What I am giving thanks for here is all of the family, friends, and food that have marked this holiday for many of us. Thanksgiving is special because we come together with no expectations of gifts or doing anything but eat...and watch football, of course. but several stick-out in my memory:
- Thanksgiving, 1975. I had just met been on my first date with the woman that would become my fiancé and has been by my side for almost 42 years. She was many hours from her family and wouldn't be going home, so I invited her to join us. We were eating at my dad's new wife's parents house. I probably should have asked my step-mom in advance, but boy, had I fallen hard for this girl. Everything was fine with my step-grandparents and dinner was great. My dad had season tickets to the Utah Stars basketball team and they had a game on this Thanksgiving, but he gave his tickets to me to take my date. We got there, and it during the game they announced that the ABA (American Basketball Association) was folding, and that would be the last game the Stars would play.
