Los Potrillos

The food is pretty good but they’ve gotten my order wrong ²⁄₃ times. I want to try eating in to see if it’s any better but if ordering carry out be sure to check your order before leaving.

Great food, lots of tasty margarita for a good price, and the service is always super friendly. I come here whenever I need to cheer up because you really can’t have a bad time at Los Potrillos.

Tonight is a date night and we were craving Mexican. To our surprise, this place is right next to Esquire Theater! You will have to park across the street or I. The parking lot on the other side. They don’t have a parking lot in the back. If you’re early enough or get lucky, you might be able to find a spot on the street.
The location is much larger than expected. From the outside the restraint front looks small but upon entering it appears to be endless going to the back of the building. The menu is vast and has something for everyone. Even if you’re not in the mood for Mexican. They also have several kids meals to select from as well.
I ordered chicken soup, peach margarita and my husband ordered chicken quesadilla, an iced tea and for desert, fried ice cream! Everything was great! The food was normal, average portions. I love the soup so much I ordered another bowl while my husband ate his dessert.
Also the margarita was perfect!!! This is definitely a place we will be frequenting when coming to Clifton for date night.

Got this place via the Seamless delivery app a couple times now! It’s been great! The Asada tacos are fantastic! The pico de gallo was very fresh tasting! The guacamole was great, and the salsa was good too! I’ll definitely be eating from this place many more times in the future! Can’t wait to try some other things from the menu!

Looking for an enormous burrito with flavor that will blow your mind? The burrito barzon is so delicious it hurts. Every meat imaginable, savory cheese sauce, sweet pineapple. I can’t even write this without my mouth watering. Enough food for two or to have leftovers. This is not fine dining but if you want to stuff your face and have margaritas I definitely recommend it. The staff is lovely, sometimes hard to find but they couldn’t be sweeter and more eager to please. You can park across the street behind the businesses (entrance to lot on Howell Ave) and they will validate.

Disgusting. The meat was CLEARLY reused– regrilled to leathery horror. My entire dinner party was nauseated. The «remodeling» of the physical space is laughable – giant toothpaste-​tube-​shaped lines of caulk that scream incompetence and the worst kind of do-​it-​yourselfism. A day later: diarrhea for my whole family. I really wanted to support a local business. But this place is awful.

Went to this place for lunch as it was the only Mexican restaurant close to work. Maybe broke or drunk UC students would appreciate it but I quite frankly thought it was bland, the portions are small compared to other places I like and the staff was unfriendly, inattentive and slow. Not surprising that there were only two tables occupied at 12:30pm. The next time I have A lunch craving for something resembling Mexican, I’ll go to Chipotle. It gets two stars only because I didn’t feel sick afterwards like I normally do with Taco Bell.

Good good, tasty margaritas and fast service. If you’re looking for Mexican cuisine before watching a movie next door, check them out!

Severely understaffed and poorly managed. Waited 15 minutes at our table until anyone so much as looked at us.

Being Mexican and from California I’ve been searching for good Mexican food. Food is okay. Not legit Mexican food but, really great service. Everyone knows that if you go to a real Mexican restaurant they don’t serve ground meat or taco shells for tacos. Sadly, my search continues for good Mexican food in the Cincinnati area.

Great service! Delicious house lime margaritas for only $ 5! The piña colada was good as well. Just be sure you to ask for the small because they will automatically give you the medium which is $ 8.99. Chips and salsa as long as you’re drinking and the house salsa is really mild and flavorful. I just got an a la carte chicken enchilada for $ 2.50 and it was a really tasty snack. The décor is certainly mexican themed but very tasteful.

Solid Mexican food + margaritas. I think this is a fairly new restaurant on Ludlow Ave, but definitely worth checking out if you’re trying to get away from the campus hubbub and enjoy a cheap dinner.

I have been here a few times and I love it. There’s not really many «authentic» Mexican type places around Clifton (we have a lot in my hometown and I was on a mission to find one). It’s one of those places where you are greeted by friendly servers and handed free chips and salsa when you sit down. Margaritas are really good and just the right amount of strong. Portions are big and fairly priced. One time I wasn’t hungry and they allowed me to get a kids meal which was nice. Definitely a good place to go for drinks, dinner, or both!

The taco bowl was good. But made my stomache hurt since there was so much cheese and sour cream. The atmosphere is nice.

Pretty good Mexican place. I had dinner with a group of about 15 on a Wednesday and it was about 80% filled with customers.
The service was quick. Some order mistakes were made but were quickly resolved. I appreciated that they rushed the orders of friends who arrived late so they didn’t wait while others ate.
The food was good and cooked in an authentic manner.
I only had a beer but friends said the margaritas were a great size and tasted good.

Good music and margarita deals but the food is disappointing.
I already knew going in that this place might be lacking in the food department. A good friend was originally not impressed with the food until she tried the seafood fajitas. She has ordered it now the times so it’s good enough. I figured eating here was worth a shot just in case.
I opted for the Yucatan Shrimp in the Garden (~$ 12) because it was supposed to be «grilled» shrimp with lots of veggies (peppers, onions, zucchini, yellow squash, etc.) It came with a large helping of rice and some lettuce, a little bit of guacamole, a tablespoon of cheese and some crema or sour cream. (After I was well into eating, the waiter offered to bring tortillas but I said no.) The shrimp and veggies were not grilled, more like stir fried and with too much oil still on them. They also had no seasoning. I had to add pepper, lime and hot sauce for flavor. The rice was way too salty for me. Surprisingly the table chips had almost no salt.
The margarita was good at least and strong. I like the renovations to the décor. Also the place was packed (on a Friday night around 6/6:30).
If I go again, I’ll have to try something else. Worse case scenario, I’ll get another margarita to wash it down.

Had to check out the new place on the block. While Cincinnati has become a land of gourmet tacos, I was always surprised that there was not a mexican place near UC-​you know, the kind with a list of numbered specials, burritos smothered with cheese sauce and every plate having rice and beans. This place fits the bill for that… and cheap margs. If you’re looking for fancy tacos and craft beer, head to Northside.
In an epic post-​work drink turned dinner turned how many margaritas has it been ?? sorta night, I had the chance to try this place out, and I’d say it met my expectations, but I wouldn’t recommend it for a quiet, intimate dinner. There are a lot of tvs, which is nice, but ratchets up the noise.
I had an item from the pork menu-​the meat was served with salsa verde, rice, beans, and tortillas. The pork was good quality and the flavor was good (maybe a little salty) and the portion was hearty. It doesn’t seem like the kind of place that uses the highest quality ingredients for its dishes (the other plate on the table was topped with pineapple rings, clearly from a can) so the price point seems a little high, but it seems what’s lacking in quality they provide in quantity.
The star of our night was the $ 2.50 16oz margarita special that was happening all day. I couldn’t tell you if this was every day, Mondays, or just the day we were there, but we took advantage. Not the best marg I’ve ever had, and every one tasted different and didn’t seem well mixed, but the competition for margaritas in walking distance is pretty slim. I’m told the frozen margaritas were pretty good and more consistent (which makes sense).
The real kicker of the evening was the ambiance of the place. When we showed up, there were maybe 2 other tables with customers. As we sat enjoying our evening, the room filled up and got loud… and I mean LOUD, like yelling across the table at each other. I guess a cheap marg special does that; but the crowd was pretty diverse.
The service was good-​ish. They get credit because we were honestly there for at least 3 hours and weren’t pushy (except with the alcohol). However, it almost crossed the line to the other end of the spectrum. We clearly communicated that we were finished drinking, and yet the check never came… it took probably 20 minutes for it to show up, then another 10 for us to get our cards back, and then another 5 to track down a pen.
I’d say it’s a good edition to the international food scene on Ludlow, and at least offers something different from what’s already available in Clifton/​CUF. With all of the other options nearby (Cactus Pear, Northside, Bakersfield), it’s hard to make a strong case.

I’m sorry guys but the food at Los Potrillos is just not good. In fact, the tacos I had were probably the worst I have ever had in my entire life. Dried out, mealy meats with no flavor at all. I could barely bite through my steak taco. There was no moisture or flavor in the meat what-​so-​ever.
We also order the super quesadilla. It was a GIANT platter with nothing of quality for $ 10.99. Sure it will fill you up, but again no flavor, quality of ingredients is not fresh.
Food — 0 stars. It’s expensive, and mostly inedible.
With that being said that is not the reason people come here. People come here to get wasted off cheap margaritas and hey — there’s nothing wrong with that.
Happy Hour runs from 2−7pm
Margaritas:
16oz $ 3.15
27oz $ 5.99
32oz $ 7.99
Beer:
12oz $ 1.99
20oz $ 2.50
24oz $ 2.99
Also note that the margaritas taste like a gallon of fake lime syrup dumped in a bucket with a salted rim.
Again, not my cup of tea, but I know plenty of people (and tons of college kids for sure) who would love nothing more than to drink themselves silly at this place and not mind the quality what-​so-​ever. If this is you you’ve won the jack pot.
Side note: Mario our server was extremely charming and even gave me change for the meter outside. I love him, but that is where the love affair ended.

Great food! I ordered the tilapia salad and oh boy was it full of flavor. It was grilled to perfection, not overcooked and dry, just delicious. I asked for a side of salsa verde and you could tell they made it fresh. It was tasty with a slight kick. Our server was nice and our overall experience was a good one.
This is a great dinner spot when you’re on your way to see a movie next door.

Great food, very tasty. I’m sure we’ve all had Mexican food that is just so so and filling enough that we don’t really care about the taste. Well Los Potrillos (Sp. for Colt or young horse), delivers very delicious food for a great price in a convenient location. Service was fast and friendly. The decorations were Mexican themed and one did not see much leftover from when this place was Thai Café, save for the unique revolving door (use it to keep the cold out please).
I had the #29 from the vegetarian section of the menu and it was a Chalupa, been burrito and cheese quesadilla. Excellent flavor including fresh guacamole, which was a bit lemony but great. Ask for a side of salsa verde as it will add a small punch to the flavor.