Cafe Rio Mexican Grill - Bakersfield

I used to frequent this restaurant every week while I was completing my Master's degrees because it was close to my school. The tortillas were once light and fluffy, and the staff was very friendly. However, in recent months, when I started visiting again, the tortillas were thick and gummy. Despite this change, most of the staff are still friendly and the rest of the food is still enjoyable.

I prefer this place over Chipotle. It has a more authentic taste. I've only been twice, but if there was one on the east side, I would definitely go more frequently.

I went here every week while earning my masters degrees since it was by my school. The tortillas were heavenly (light and fluffy) and the staff was very friendly. However, in the past few months since I started visiting again, the tortillas have been really thick and gummy. Most the staff is still pretty friendly and the rest of the food is still good.

I like this place better than Chipotle. it has a more authentic taste to it. I've only been twice but if there was one on the East side, I'd go more often.

Came here for taco Tuesday with a 5 off coupon they sent in the mail. Came around 6pm and it was packed, line almost out the door. Took about 15 minutes to get up to finally start ordering. Place is very clean inside and the employees all seemed energetic. The food options seem a bit limited and the prices are fairly high for what you get as what others have said. The food itself is pretty good at least the steak and pork tacos were. And the rice and beans. Got 4 tacos altogether, 1 vegetarian, 1 fire grilled chicken, 1 fire grilled steak, and 1 sweet pork. The pork was the best in my opinion and my girlfriend said the vegetarian one and chicken were both very good, the chicken has a Smokey flavor as well. Also get the lettuce on the side, they put way too much in the tacos for how big they are haha. Virtually everything costs extra , sour cream is .59, avocado is 2 , rice and beans are 2 if your entre doesn't come with them. All in all if we had to pay full price for what we got I wouldn't be that happy. They do give you a lot of chips and dip. The dip is mostly tomatoes with some spicy stuff in it. The drink bar is pretty awesome and gives you tons of choices and options with some in house flavors :D Overall plan to spend a little more than you prolly want too but it will be pretty good. I took pictures of everything so hopefully that helps