San Luis Grill & Tacqueria

Yuk!! The tamales were so dry and hard that they were inedible. My hubby's chicken mole dish tasted burnt and was served with old rice. My soup was tasteless and had two shrimp and 3 pieces of plantains. With so many other options for Mexican and Central American food, GO ANYWHERE ELSE.

Small local spot attached to a Mexican grocery with standard offerings ranging from desayunos (breakfast), almuerzo (lunch) and Platos fuertes (dinner meals).Prices are very reasonable. We got queso fundido ($4), 4 tacos at $2 each, 1 plate of fried plantains and agua horchata ($2.50). Everything was very good and served quickly. The pollo taco was more chicken tinga than cubed chicken. The beef was more ground beef than sliced carne asada. The carnitas taco was very good. All were served hot with two grilled tortillas, cilantro and onion. Chips and salsa were served as we sat. The horchata was my favorite - clearly homemade and not powder. Service was very fast - it was one girl working the restaurant and cashier and was very attentive.Highly recommend for well priced, true Mexican fare.

So today my mom and I went to get lunch here to try it out. We arrived around 12pm and we were waiting for at least 5 mins and there weren't any customers. There was one woman who was grabbing ice but had her coat and hoodie up. We nicely asked if they were open. She said in Spanish, "yea". That's it. So we sat down and waited a couple more minutes to be served. She never greeted or said anything and just stood there. We said our order and left. Then another worker came around and they both were just talking and she was on her phone. We heard talking about what we had ordered but didn't hear exactly what was said. It was just quiet and awkward there. I went to the restroom and there was dead ROACH in the restroom. I wish I would've taken my phone and forgot to go back. We thought maybe the food would be okay.... It got worse because a few more minutes went by and the server got on a phone call on LOUD SPEAKER!!! She continued to talk on the phone on loud speaker the entire time. EVEN when SHE CAME GIVE US OUR FOOD. She never saw her wash her hands in between using her phone and handing our food. We were so SHOCKED because I can't imagine the amounts of germ and bacteria on her phone. We could still hear her entire phone conversations which just made us uncomfortable. The food was okay maybe like a 4/10 but it wasn't to die for. We both got the seafood soup. Everything was just MEH. The vibes were just weird and the server was not nice whatsoever.

I was looking for a place that was "kind of" between downtown and Harrison, to meet a friend. Upon arrival, I realized that one side is the restaurant and other side is a grocery store. The food was pretty "traditional Mexican restaurant in America" aka not great. When I want more traditional Mexican cuisine, I tend to lean more toward taquerias than restaurants. So, this taqueria was a huge disappointment. I only gave this restaurant one star bc there are just too many other options for Mexican food in Cincinnati to hold this one in high esteem. Also, I wouldn't recommend ordering alcohol here. We ordered margaritas but couldn't taste alcohol at all. We asked for another shot of tequila to add to our drinks. Our extra shots cost about $7 each, plus the price of the margaritas. I'm not sure if the restaurant was trying to supplement costs for not having many patrons but unfortunately, IT WASN'T WORTH IT!!!!I think I'll stick to the Mexican cuisine I know in Cincinnati from now on.

My husband and I stopped in here for dinner tonight. The restaurant was empty and the TV was on so loud you could barely talk. When we were seated we asked the server if they had margaritas,he said yes and I asked if it came out of machine. He said, no we make them. We ordered two margaritas and a woman showed up at our table with two glasses of a frozen machine mix. It tasted very artificial and when we asked the server if they could not make a margarita he said they had no tequila. At that point we decided to leave and go to another restaurant so cannot comment as to the food.

Man, I really wanted to give this place more stars. I've been driving by this place and there's always so many cars. I thought it was an indication of the food. Unfortunately, it was nit the case. Ordered a chicken taco and tamale. They were both dry. Ordered the fajitas supreme and it was over cooked. Maybe it was a bad day. I'm not sure, but it is what it is. I'll give it another go and hope I can update this review, but for now, 2 stars. The extra star was for the corn tortillas. They were home made.

I stopped in for dinner hoping to find authentic Mexican food on the west side as good as La Mexicana Restaurant in Newport, KY. Cancun is okay for some, but once you've had homemade tortilla chips/salsa along with a fresh Torta sandwich from La Mexicana it's hard to like anything else. I promise I do not know the owners or have have any vested interest in that restaurant. It's just really that good in my opinion and I was hoping to find a similar restaurant a little closer to my house. Unfortunately this place left me craving for Cancun, which is hard to do. The tortilla chips were from a bag and not warm. The salsa tasted and looked like tomato juice. Some of the food was okay but most of it didn't taste very fresh. As for me, I'll need to keep searching on the westside for a non-chain Mexican restaurant that serves really good food.

This is a hidden gem. Very authentic. Had the chicken tacos and they were amazing. Then salsas are very very good. Staff was very friendly. I highly recommend this place. Reminds me of California.

Want truly authentic dive Mexican food... This is it! You might want to brush up on your Spanish but the food is awesome, the people are friendly and the prices are reasonable

No es justo que vendan la carne toda seca vengo de comprar hoy tacos de carne asada y todos vienen con la carne seca y dura no se pueden ni comer!!!