Chile Verde Cafe
Columbus, OH 43235-7264
Phone: (614) 442-6630
- Price:
- $$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Mexican Food 2007
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri 11am-10pm, Sat 12pm-10pm
Editorial Description for Chile Verde Cafe
Located in the Carriage Place Shopping center, the New Mexican restaurant serves large portions and offers frozen margaritas.
User Reviews for Chile Verde Cafe
05/12/2008 Posted by wolfwood
I should preface this review by saying that I lived for a number of years in Arizona, where I routinely had FANTASTIC Mexican food. Ever since moving to Columbus, I've been looking for something that stacks up. And so, after seeing that Chile Verde Cafe won Citysearch's Best Mexican Food of 2007, I had to try it. In my opinion, it fell way short. I went for lunch and tried the BBQ fajita burrito, which many other reviewers have suggested. First of all, $10 for a burrito at lunchtime WITHOUT any rice OR beans on the side is way too much, but I was willing to try it anyway. I wasn't impressed. The quality of the meat was pretty poor, and I didn't care for the combination of sweet BBQ sauce and chile con queso topping the burrito. I realize that they were going for a "sweet and spicy" type of taste, but in the end, it just wasn't very good, at least according to my tastes. I barely finished my meal. On the other hand, my wife's tamale lunch was fairly tasty, and more reasonably priced, so the experience wasn't all bad. Perhaps it's unfair for me to compare Ohio Mexican restaurants with Arizona Mexican restaurants, but I have yet to find what I consider good Mexican food in Columbus. The search continues...
05/08/2008 Posted by lovemesomegrub
This place is awesome. It is the first mexican place where I have taken one bite and been like WOW that's good. It beats the Don Pablos type of mexican food, this is the real deal. Pretty inexpensive too. Only downside really is the amount of seating, but honestly I have never had to wait more than 5 minutes for a table.
Pros: good food, inexpensive
Cons: small
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