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Real Mexico Restaurant Y Tienda

89/100 (4234 ratings)

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"One of the better if not the best Mexican food restaurants in Columbia. Free chips were fresh and warm and the salsa was good. I had the steak..."

Tony Flowers

"This place is amazing. Drive out of my way just to eat there amazing. We started out with the spinach and poblano pepper dip posted on the door and..."

Jen Cohen

"Real Mexican food. We travel over an hour to come here pretty often. This is the only "real" Mexican restaurant in this state that we have found so..."

Lori Davis

"Probably the best Mexican food in all of South Carolina, and likely a few states beyond that. Let's just say East of the Mississippi. Barbacoa tacos..."

Ben Snow

"Our server today was excellent and the food was the Real Deal!!! It was soooooo good! This IS the place to go for Mexican food!!!! ..."

Allison Abbott Chatfield

"We always love coming here for the tacos and salsa! Our 3 year old especially loves the food and atmosphere. The barbacoa consome is one of the best..."

Ellen Morrisson

"This place was awesome. Great staff, they were polite, attentative, and kept us full of food and drinks. The food was authentic and cooked..."

John M McLees

"Our favorite Mexican restaurant in Columbia, and on our list of top 5 favorite restaurants in the area. The food is hot, fast and delicious and the..."

Liz Yturria

"My husband & I used to frequent a place by the name of Tacos Al Carbon in Lake Worth, FL. Since moving to South Carolina last year we haven't found..."

Rosaye Suprius

"I eat here every time I come to Columbia! I will NOT ever miss an opportunity to eat here! Definitely worth the..."

Dwight Decker

"Great food!!! The TortAs are amazing and the tacos are great. This is the best spot for real Mexican..."

Daniel Robinson

"Absolutely the most authentic Mexican restaurant around! I’m from Texas and I know good Mexican food and this is the good stuff! The staff are..."

Heather Garza Fagan

"First time we've been here, very good authentic Mexican food. It's small but worth the wait. Great wait staff. Great..."

Patricia K Pierce

"Everything from their drinks and food was awesome, the staff was friendly..."

Terri Hayes

"This was fantastic. When we are back in the area definitely will be back. The staff was..."

Melanie Lorenz

"Great food, great atmosphere, great service and a reasonable price. My personal favorite local Mexican..."

Michael Steven Coffey

"Good food at a good price. Four friends and I went here for lunch and we were all pleased. They bring out chips and salsa as an appetizer which..."

Will S.

"Food is Very Good.Prepartion of the food is differ for other Mexican restaurants.Service is good. Recommended for those who wants to try..."

Karrie Bree

"Ordered takeout so I can't comment on the service. However, the food was very good. The fajita burrito was something different from other Mexican..."

Tsmartucci

"Hidden Gem! I loved every bite !! There were so many people we almost didn't get a Table. I'm glad we came. Mole enchiladas proved to me they were..."

Cecilia

"I live right next-door and this place is absolutely amazing. The quality of the food and the service is always second to none. This is probably the..."

Ra'na H.

"The Yelp 100 Challenge officially kicked off Tuesday, 9/1/15, at Real Mexico. Real comes up #1 in the Mexican Category on Yelp in Columbia, so it..."

Lunch Men

"This has been my 2nd time here, I just ordered shrimp tostadas and they are absolutely amazing. Salsa has a slight kick but flavorful. Very authentic..."

Corey Stevens

"Busy Place. Fast service, good food. Just which sopapilla's were the puffy donut type and not the flour tortilla with cinnamon and sugar like they..."

Bilko

"I've been here before.... I chose this place based on the Urban Spoon 93% like rate and when we got close I remembered having lunch here about six..."

Jack Edward Holdford

"Delicious fish and shrimp tacos, for real. giid service, nice locals only place, in and old 7-11. only once in several years did we have bad..."

Marc Cardwell

"Very good and will endorse the "Real" within their name. Huevos ala Mexicana and Fish Tacos were very good and reasonably priced. Will come back when..."

D-Man

"Love the tacos! The tortas are huge. If you want dessert, save some room for the churro..."

Liliana Figueroa Garcia

"Fantastic! Very friendly and welcoming. Everyone in our party was very pleased with each order. We eat at a lot of Mexican restaurants and this is..."

Vegetarian

"Absolutely nothing not to like.... Real Mexico is my kind of place. The prices are good, the food is great and it has that hole-in-the-wall feel that..."

Karyyk

"Great food, great people. Their food is always top notch. They always use top quality products in their foods and do not put lard in their beans. The..."

Shirls

"Wonderful, authentic mexican!! Great service, great prices, great food; you cannot go wrong with this..."

Accadian

"Love this place! The are super friendly and the food is fantastic! Kid friendly and reasonably priced, Real Mexico is a must try. Chipotle chicken..."

Aaron

"REALLY GOOD!. My friend took me there the other night and I was pleasantly surprised at how wonderful this food was. I felt like I was sitting in the..."

Anna

"Very good. I think the food is really good and an excellent value. I live in Texas and eat Mexican frequently and this food compares very favorably...."

Ilene

"Amazing authentic Mexican food and the margaritas are spot on with house made mix. And the staff are so nice and hospitable. Will look no further for..."

Jilly Bean

"I don't think I will be going anywhere else soon! Great prices and excellent..."

Meagsandbacon

"The food was really good u can tell it's..."

Elizabeth

"This place is awesome! Chile relleno is the best I have ever had! $2.99 margaritas FTW. If you speak Spanish they really take good care of..."

Julian

"Really good. I normally don't like to stop at a new place without a review, but I was desperate to avoid Cracker Barrel so I gave them a shot. Glad I..."

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