• Barrio

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Fast food
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Take-out
Mexican
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Mexican food taqueria and bar. Options to build-your-own taco with fillings like tofu, beans, or mushroom. Lunch only available on Fri.


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6 Reviews

First Review by VeganUSA

GiselaVoyage

Points +852

Vegan
18 Aug 2021

Tasty vegan options

Overall, I enjoy the variety of vegan options for tacos. The wait is also quick and the price is not expensive.

Honestveganreviews

Points +64

Vegan
09 Sep 2020

Mass produced and bland

As a bar-restaurant chain this place isn't exactly for those looking for a great meal or nice atmosphere. The place is loud, the food is bland, and the vegan options leave a lot to be desired. I imagine this place is centered around the bar, as the food is both trendy enough to be ordered and only good when you're looking for something to soak up the booze. Popular with college students, it's hard to maintain an actual vocalized conversation (opposed to texting back and forth) in most Barrios. You'll find that better options are abound in just about every neighborhood Barrio's seem to find their way into.

Pros: It's a bar, so if that's your thing you get it.

Cons: Bland and basic tacos. Trendy to a fault. Loud.

ElizabethMae

Points +421

Vegan
11 Oct 2018

Vegan options are not very tasty

Meat eaters go crazy for this place and I appreciate that they have something vegan on the menu, but the vegan options are bland. It’s one of those where they only have something to say they have it, which I somewhat appreciate, but I wish they would try to have a vegan option that was developed by someone who knows vegan cooking.

Pros: Good beer list, Fun atmosphere

Cons: Bland vegan options

maddie.eats.plants

Points +48

Vegan
22 Jun 2018

Amazing!

There are many vegan options and all are labeled. The food is delicious, not too expensive and easy. You can call in to go orders as it is usually busy during normal meal hours.

Pros: Great Food, Very Vegan Friendly, Accommodating

Cons: Crowded

alexjae74

Points +21

Vegan
11 Feb 2018

Barrio is always a win

The greatest thing about building your own tacos is mine can be easily vegan!the food never disappoints.

Pros: lots of vegan options , inexpensive

Cons: usually crowded

VeganUSA

Points +8601

Vegan
02 Feb 2018

First experience was negative

Barrio is part of a regional chain of restaurants in Northeast Ohio. You can order tacos that are already named and prepared or fill out a form or custom make your own taco. Also available is just the fillings by the bowl.
The food was fresh and the service efficient. The Cleveland Heights location, just a few miles east of a University and a few more miles from Downtown Cleveland, is one of the newest ones in the local chain offering.
Like other Barrios, it is noisy, even in the earliest hour of lunchtime, which they offer on Fridays only. On our winter visit, the place was freezing, owing to the open floor plan and the blasts of cold from the entrance. Several customers including us kept on their winter coats, the people next to us moved to try to avoid the cold blasts, but to no avail.
The tacos are amply filled; the offering by the bowl was small. Filling ingredients are fresh, and crispy tofu squares are available as a filling option along with mushrooms, beans and rice. There is an upcharge for multiple proteins ordered. Sauces and salsas were also good.
Food is served with a single plastic spork. The staff were asked for a knife, needed for the bowl fare, but they said they do not provide knives. The concept is high-priced and not cost effective. It mirrors the build-your-own concept found at Mexican fast food chains, the latter which are more affordable and ample.
Based on our experience, we will not return. The chain, however, is popular, particularly with the younger cohorts.

Pros: Efficient service, Fresh food fillings, Tofu, mushroom, and bean fillings

Cons: Loud and noisy; cold inside in the winter., Small portions for bowl option, Plastic cutlery; no knives provided per staff.




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