Lots of really fun veggie options They have 3 types of beans (more than chipotle) and more vegetables Quick ordering and fast service It's local to Cleveland and more pure Mexican Ambiance. I think bowls of veg are healthy options and more people should try. Highly recommend Cilantro for health and affordable fast casual cuisine. read more

Cilantro Taqueria - Monday $8.99 bowls Vegan Chorizo Taco I got vegan chorizo and lots of veggies - Tacos Near Me - Shaker Heights, Ohio

Salad was ok drink was watered down. I definitely would try the fries or walking tacos next..

Cilantro Taqueria is my new go-to spot whenever I'm craving quick Mexican food! They have so many options (including lengua!!!) and different ways you can eat! Bowls, tacos, torta and more! Horchatta is good and omg, you have to get their Choco flan. Delicious!! Service is so quick and everyone is super friendly! You can sit down to eat or take it to go! read more

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Food great. Barria tacos amazing. Give it a try. Stopped as it was close to the tesla charger.

Love the Spanish rice base. Gives it a great overall flavor. Prompt service. Healthy portions. Great kick to the chicken Tinga. Friendly staff. Authentic food, staff, & service. Casual atmosphere. I also noticed an outdoor patio. I have a nice leftover bowl for tomorrow's lunch!! read more

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I made an order today which I specifically asked for my food to be done by a certain time due to me fasting; however they made my food early and it was left getting cold. After consuming I felt sick, I tried to push through it but my bowels said otherwise. The only reason why I didn't rate it any less was solely due to customer service. Also don't try calling them because they'll not answer. There are definitely better Cilantros out there. read more

I eat here while I charge my tesla. I've never been disappointed. The salsa is great, but almost too spicy for my wife (medium hot). Salsa and guacamole portions are generous. One serving is enough for a family of four. Peace. read more

Cilantro Taqueria - Steak Bowl - Tacos Near Me - Shaker Heights, Ohio

The food is great and everybody's very nice, but be careful by the register because they help themselves to your money without you even knowing it read more

This place is unreal. So reasonably priced for the insane amount of food you get. Fajitas can be split between 2 people that's how much food there is. The tacos overflow with food. Kind staff with a quick time of service and good vibe in the restaurant. Don't go anywhere else read more

Cilantro Taqueria - Steak and Chicken & Steak Fajitas - Tacos Near Me - Shaker Heights, Ohio

Listen guys, I love chipotle. I admit it. Been eating there since 2004 and I admit by own bias. I simply just like the taste of it, it's consistent taste has become a safe haven for my stomach and taste buds. That being said, Cilantro Taqueria is BETTER THAN CHIPOTLE. BY A LOT. Burritos honestly blow chipotles away. But they also have corn tortillas if you'd like some authentic Birria tacos. The location in Van Aken is my goto close to work, but the one in Coventry is the original and took over the chipotle next to The Grog Shop. Both are amazing. read more

Cilantro Taqueria - Barbacoa and Chorizo tacos - Tacos Near Me - Shaker Heights, Ohio

Consistently flavorful food and quick service. The locations can vary in ambience and set up. I usually pick up. Decent value for the quality. read more

Love!! So much better than chain restaurant; great service and quick! Fresher ingredients. Our go to is bowls, with side of street corn. There is a bar of pickles available on pack to go for your meal; it is great way to try how hot you would like your meal to be. There are plenty seat inside and the music is not too loud to sit down and enjoy your meal and beverage. Staff is friendly; quesadilla is also delicious if you are switching up from bowl! read more

Cilantro Taqueria - Tacos Near Me - Shaker Heights, Ohio

This is a great place for tacos and Mexican bowls. Yes I said bowls. They also have slushy Margaritas which are delicious. You can also sit either inside or outside of the restaurant. Reminds of Chipotle but on another level. read more

Cilantro Taqueria is one of the best! The atmosphere is vibrant and welcoming, making it a great spot for casual dining or a quick bite. Love getting a carne asada bowl with all the fixings! Service is always friendly and attentive. This spot is a staple in my dining out routine. read more

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Service is amazing and food is immaculate and freshly made and you can definitely tell it's fresh and made with love

The food here is really good. It is a popular lunch spot or quick dinner. I like their many options

The food is always wonderful and the staff is fantastic! The birria tacos are a favorite!

We had a tough time deciding on dinner, but glad we chose Cilantro Taqueria! We got chips and queso, tacos, and fajitas. The prices were great for what we ordered. Food was delicious, serving sizes were perfect or even bigger than expected. Even my son who does not eat (he is tube fed) kept asking for more bites of food. Everyone was nice, and special order came out quick. Already recommended this place to others! read more

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very inconsistent portion sizes, gave me less but charged me more makes no since. i get the exact same thing every time i go and for some reason its a different depending on whose there. it's so annoying never knowing what my real total is or will be once you get there read more

Chipotle.... It's just worse. There was not many flavor in any of the 3 dishes we tried. Quick service, same style as a typical quick service read more

Food is flavorful and amazing! Service above board, plenty of meat unlike their competitors. Ambiance is nice for dine in or to go. I always end up having tons of left over, menu is extensive, Barbacoa is good not spicy, Carnitas great list goes on. read more

Food is always a 10, love the people and the music. Service is amazing. I love the Salmon Bowl as well as the Birria Tacos.

The food is cheap but very delicious. I go there every week and always order a cup of margarita. I definitely want to come again.

We were going to order for carryout and had such difficulties with the updated website and fixed longer pickup times (used to be 20 minutes and now default about one hour after you order!?) that we abandoned the attempt and went elsewhere. We love Cilantro's food, but this matters little if one cannot order/pickup at lunchtime. read more

one of my favorite mexican places in the area! i usually order takeout from here and they always get my order exactly right :,) they also have a salsa bar for free which is amazing. and of course, food is delicious. i love their barbacoa read more

Cilantro Taqueria - barbacoa stuffed quesadilla - Tacos Near Me - Shaker Heights, Ohio

This place is amazing, best Mexican restaurant around. Had a burrito and kids had quesadillas. Service was fast and food was super good. We'll be back! read more

I'll upgrade it to a five after I hit it again I am sure. Got the corn shell tacos, oh hell, damn this place is great! I'll be back, just a hop from work. Three street tacos killed them! Now to post the pic... read more

Cilantro Taqueria - First time order, very happy. Next time I'll be even happier! You go to Chipotle Grill? Ha! Ha! Ha! - Tacos Near Me - Shaker Heights, Ohio

My wife and I stopped by this place on a Sunday evening. It reminds me of Chipotle with a Mexican twist and better ingredients. Everything looked delicious but I took the employee's recommendation and tried the Al pastor bowl. It was amazing! So flavorful with pops of brightness from the pineapple. The guys were so welcoming and explained all the different choices and helped me make a bowl that I loved. We ordered Mexican cokes and decided to eat in-house. When I went up to order an additional soft drink from the fountain, the guys gave it to me at no charge. I felt welcomed here and the prices were excellent. I want to come back to try their fajita special on Sunday nights. The place was large and clean. A great addition to the Van Aken neighborhood. read more

I left San Antonio, TX in 2017 and Southern California in 2011. Tacos in both places are vastly different, but the few similarities are foundational. Good tortillas, quality ingredients, and care. I never really ~loved~ the South Texas soft tacos, but they were tacos that weren't the Americanized gunk. For what it's worth, those gunk tacos were what I knew as tacos growing up, but once you taste a SoCal taco, there's no going back. Anyway, Cilantro. I ordered three tacos - barbacoa, carnitas, and steak - as well as the mexican street corn for delivery through Uber Eats. I was visiting from out of town and really didn't have the highest expectations. It was late, there was a hockey game on, and I just wanted food. But whoa. The meal started with the corn and just wow. Juicy and crema with just the right amount of correct spicy. Put it down, put it down now. Move to the tacos. Fabulous! My only mistake was not asking for extra cilantro and putting the pickled jalapenos on all of them. I put lettuce and sour cream on one and that was overkill, but not a total disaster - I just won't repeat that. Next time I'm in the area, this is a guaranteed stop or delivery must. It was definitely not a place that was "on my list" but it will be forever more! read more

First, I didn't realize this was a fast casual restaurant. I thought it was a sit down restaurant. It's not really close to me and I was so excited to visit not knowing it was a neighborhood taqueria. Not a bad thing, by any means. I just built this up in my head to be something it wasn't. Anyway, my SO and I got here to find that the menu is up on the wall above a serving station (like a Chipotle, Subway, cafeteria). He ended up getting 3 tacos. Shrimp, Barbacoa, and Chorizo. I got Birria tacos with consomé and an order of street corn. Everything was hot and fresh tasting. It mostly lacked seasoning, surprisingly. Nothing was bad and nothing was all that great either. The beef in the Birria was probably the best thing but the overall birria taco experience seemed lacking. Again, maybe I built it up to be something it wasn't. There's so much hype around birria tacos right now though so it should have been more...something. I don't anticipate going back. Service was fine, everyone was friendly. It's disappointing that margs aren't available. Just "meh" all around. read more

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Food to die for! If you're looking for something quick authentic, this is your place to go the service is always top-tier. The line continues to move no matter how packed they are in the ambience gives you a authentic Latin restaurant! read more

Menu states one thing but when you go to order certain food options, it isnt there. Can not call to address these issues. Website suck and there's zero customer service. read more

No cilantro and onion on a $4+ taco. Extremely greasy. Do not order carnitas. Do they know their food looks like this? read more

Cilantro Taqueria - Greasy carnitas - Tacos Near Me - Shaker Heights, Ohio

I had a delicious bowl, and my sister had Birria Tacos. We shared the queso and chips. We ordered through Door Dash. We really enjoyed it!

The food is generally good, and they get the order ready fast (too fast since we have to drive a ways to get there). However, if it weren't for the fact that my husband loves them, I would never get take out from there again for one simple reason- THEY DO NOT LABEL THEIR BURRITOS. Like how hard is that? This is very consistent. Weeknights, Friday, Saturday all but one of maybe about 10 times we've been there, over the last few years (so it's not just one person, they obviously are not trained to label them or they aren't enforcing the training) my husband and I get very similar ingredients, one of us is half way through when we realize it's wrong and then I haven't started yet and his is something I don't like. We have to open up the burritos and inspect them like exploratory surgery. This makes a mess and a poorly formed burrito. If I want that, I'll make them myself. Goodness forbid you had a dietary issue, you'd have to have someone else inspect all the burritos to make sure you have the right one. read more

Finally ventured out to visit this place. This place was pretty busy. Cost was pretty much in line with competing taco type places. It was interesting seeing how diverse and how many people kept coming in. I was quite happy with my food selection but will definitely need to return to try more of their menu. Also hand sanitizer is provided. Will be back. read more

Cilantro Taqueria - Al Pastor Tacos - Tacos Near Me - Shaker Heights, Ohio

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Food is fast! Good birria tacos with fast service! Margarita is delicious and u can get them to go.....

big fan of cilantro taqueria! i'm glad there's so many locations. the meat is all flavorful and excellent textures. there's a huge variety in meats, toppings, sauces, etc. you can get og no frills tacos meat, onions, cilantro or you can top tacos/burritos with as much as you can until they burst. i'm a fan of the lengua (tongue) or the birria tacos. they have daily specials as below as well: monday - $8.49 bowls or burros (excludes seafood & lengua) not valid at our van aken or n olmsted locations tuesday - $11 for 3 tacos & a fountain drink (excludes lengua & seafood tacos & bottled sodas) wednesday - $8.49 quesadillas (excludes seafood & lengua) thursday - $6.99 margaritas (16oz) sunday - $11.99 fajitas (chicken or steak only) read more

Omg! Omg! OMG!!!! So, I'm a HUGE fan of Chipotle but I wanted to try something a little different so I googled restaurants and this quaint little one popped up. I put the address in my phone and was on the way! I walked in, looked at the menu, and decided upon a vegetarian bowl (cause I'm vegetarian). I got Mexican rice, black beans, vegetables, 2 scoops of queso, pico de gallo, corn, onions, cheese mix, and medium salsa! It was SO GOOD! EVERY LAST BITE WAS FLAVORFUL! Next time I won't get the medium salsa cause my insides are on fire but it's so worth it, this time that is. Chipotle whooo? It's Cilantro Taqueria ! read more

Tonight I order the veggie bowl with lettuce, cilantro; corn, roasted veggies guacamole, black beans and I must say it was good. The fiber of the food was well balanced. I had the habanero mango and red salsa. Everything was fresh. We order through Uber eats and the food was still hot when it arrived. I also tasted the street corn and it also full of flavor. I also like that there menu lets you know what is vegan friendly. I would definitely eat here again! read more

Cilantro Taqueria - Veggie Bowl - Tacos Near Me - Shaker Heights, Ohio