The food is amazing the food is amazing and the ambiance is also amazing I love the shredded chicken California chicken tacos are so tasty I get them 2x a week! They are super-fast also we work a block away so we call it in by time we arrive its ready!! They also always have a smile and so happy to be there makes it a great place. TY!! read more

The food was really good. I ordered the Mexican Omelette and it tasted fresh with fresh ingredients. The egg was cooked well, the veggies added a nice flavor and some texture as well. The refried beans were extremely tasty. Even their potatoes were perfectly crispy they just needed some sour cream because they were a little dry. I also ordered some tacos and they were scrumptious! read more

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Great tacos, prices and salsa! Service was great. Hugo and his son were very friendly. The place was spotless. Will be back! read more

Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant - 6 tacos! Carnitas and chicken were . - Mexican Near Me - Sacramento, California

Went midday with a friend to finally try out the food and was rather disappointed. The customer service was sub par and our orders got mixed up even though the establishment was empty. Food was incredibly bland, not appealing and tasted frozen. It was also rather hot inside the building as well. When I brought up my insights to the server he became annoyed and began to make excuses. Would not recommend. read more

These 3 stars are based solely on the food. The staff are super friendly, and the restaurant is a good size for dinner or even for parties! They have a whole over level you can also rent out for large events. It's a fun and cozy vibe. I went with my co-workers and between the 8 of us we all rated the food about a 3 out of 5, it wasn't bad but wasn't the best any of us have ever had either. What we got: 3/5 stars: Cheese Enchiladas with beans & rice 1/5 stars: Chicken Flautas (no flavor) 3/5 stars: Fish Tacos 3/5 stars: Wet Burrito read more

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Great burrito. Friendly staff and very clean. Not busy for 12:30 which was great. Nice place to have a bite and watch a game too read more

Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant - Carnitas burrito and ice tea - Mexican Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Besides being located in downtown Sacramento, the ambiance and service were acceptable. I had the shredded beef enchiladas. They were okay. The flavor was way below average and the price was above average. I might go back and try something else. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant - Shredded beef enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Sacramento, California

I had called Cilantro's and asked what time they would be closing. The person I spoke to said they were closing at 6:00 PM. We got there around 5:30, and the door was locked. Someone opened the door and I mentioned to him that I was told they were going to be open until 6:00. He said business was slow so they decided to close early. read more

Love this place best Mexican food in downtown and the ambiance is amazing service is great

Always has good eats my shrimp burrito with no rice is always delicious and worth the walk from p st so yes I would definitely eat here again and recommend them read more

No Bueno. I tried this place once before and thought it was fabulous. I went back after I saw it was closed for a short time, and the prices increased and the food quality decreased. The Carne Asada was way overcooked, dry, like jerky, Totally bummed and will not be back. read more

Was looking for a nice place with space to host my field trip of students & I while we were visiting the State Capitol, all I could say is that Cilantro's didn't disappoint! We ordered 13 different meals from the breakfast burrito to carne asada fries and all my students were impressed as well as I! Thanks to the single gentleman host ( I didn't catch his name) and the 1 cook on duty who not only gave us a quick meal, they were friendly and attentive! Thank you gentlemen and we'll see you again when we return to Sacramento in 2025! Phil Ayala, San Jacinto Valley Academy, Director of Public Service & Mayor of the city of San Jacinto read more

Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant - Breakfast burrito - Mexican Near Me - Sacramento, California

Food was good! Service I can't complain and ambience was overall relaxing. I'll be visiting again.

This place sucks. We ordered 4 taco salads and they were sad. The meat (carnitas) was SO SALTY. Hardly any lettuce or cheese and olives. The guac and sour cream was sad. The salad had onions and it's not noted there is onions. Couldn't eat more than 5 bites because it was so salty. State workers- bring your food from home. Dont buy here. This isn't a $14 salad. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant - Poor taco salad :( - Mexican Near Me - Sacramento, California

Good food, large servings! After looking around downtown Sacramento, we found this place near to a place we thought we could have a sumptuous buffet. Ended up having mexican food! It was good! read more

Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant - Wet Burrito with green sauce. - Mexican Near Me - Sacramento, California

Called in and ordered a breakfast burrito for pickup. When I came in and paid, I noticed that the due amount was nearly three dollars more than expected. The waiter said that the online menu had not been adjusted to show the correct prices. I said that I understood since everything's getting more expensive and paid. While waiting for my food to be done, I picked up a menu to compare and noticed that it was exactly the same. I pointed this out to the waiter and he sort of rolled his eyes and walked past me. The food was good though... Hope the service and pricing is better for you. read more

Ordered catering for 20 people work party today and it couldn't have gone any better The service and food amazing ad always. They brought the food on time even a little early. We got a great deal on the best Mexican food downtown Sacramento. Highly recommend them for lunch, breakfast and parties. read more

Great stop for a road trip!! Bathrooms, clean building and staff is super nice. Food is amazing!! Love this place!

Staff is very friendly and welcoming which is why I gave it more than one star, but unfortunately the food wasn't good at all. The meat was very tough to chew and had no flavor. As for the enchilada, well the picture tells it all. Almost no cheese anywhere on my plate. Enchiladas are supposed to be filled with cheese and all this was was a wet tortilla filled with nasty tough meat. If it wasn't for me being starving I wouldn't have finished my plate. They never even served us chips and salsa and the people next to us each got their own which was odd. Probably won't be back. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Sacramento, California

Great downtown Mexican place for lunch or after work drinks! The a la carte menu is reasonably priced for lunch, good portions of delicious and authentic plates. Try the chile rellenos, or chilaquiles if you are really hungry. Nice family has run this place for a long time read more

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Menu states items that they don't serve and service is a bit indifferent. Birria tacos were mid.

Okay so I will start off by saying that the restaurant is very clean and staff is so kind and very helpful. But I will have to say that I was disappointed with the food unfortunately, I went in with high hopes of getting some delicious birria tacos and they ended up being edible but not good. Very little flavor and barely any cheese, like I said it wasn't gross but not good enough that I'd go back and try again. I wish I had like it because staff and restaurant were 5 stars easily. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Sacramento, California

I think this place is great for downtown breakfast and lunch seekers. I haven't been there in the evening. It's a good spot on J, and thankfully no homeless tents nearby even though it's getting worse downtown with drug addicts and psych patients living on the streets. But I digress. Back to the food. They have lunch specials with beans and rice and a drink included for less than $10. I'm used to paying $15-$25 just for lunch and sometimes not even get a drink with that. Tasty food and fast/friendly service! read more

"Great food, great vibes, and even better people! I had the crispy steak and chicken tacos, and they were absolutely delicious. Highly recommend checking out the nightlife too - it's a vibe!" read more

Great food and service. The drinks are really good and strong! It's right by the stadium too!

The food was wonderful. I had the fish tacos and they were so good. The person who was waiting on us was so helpful and so good. She was lovely. I don't remember her name unfortunately but she was wonderful. It was quick service. I think that it's a family run restaurant. They were so good to us. Thank you so much. I will be back. read more

My coworker and I eat here AT LEAST 2 times a week. Considering there is not many Mexican restaurants walking distance, Cilantro's has been our Go-To. Unfortunately the last few times we've ordered, our order has been wrong, items missing (like sour cream, that we pay extra for) and quality has never been consistent. When I call for the lunch special, i'm told something completely different than what is posted on the wall when I walk in to pick up. Also, When ordering online you can only add ONE additional item and they will charge for any substitutions. read more

I come here for lunch every Monday when I work in the office here downtown. They never disappoint and you can't go wrong with $9.99 daily lunch special. The service is always quick and prompt, absolutely love it there. Especially the ambiance there is amazing and for some read makes me feel right at home! read more

I love this place. It's just a little tiny hole in the wall with great service and really friendly staff and they make good Mexican food. Their salsa is also fantastic. read more

Amazing lunch, the fish tacos are off the hook. This is a family owned restaurant and they make some great food. If you go try the fish tacos.. best around!! read more

This family owned business has some Amazing food. Highly recommend the Chilli Reyeno and their fajitas. Also best Micheladas in town read more

Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant - Michelada - Mexican Near Me - Sacramento, California

Third time and still not disappointed. Mexican food made better. Everything is very very good.

Hands down one of the most UNDERRATED restaurants in downtown town sac. Great food, great drinks, and great vibes. They have many flavors to choose from when it comes to mixing up a margarita (prickly pear and peach are my favorites) and the the tacos are amazing! read more

When we walked into this place we noticed there was no host to seat us. We were a bit confused as we ended up placing our order at a little stand and then seating our selves. The ambience was unique and had a nice little bar. I ordered the 6 classic tacos and they were delicious. Definitely would recommend this menu item. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Restaurant - 6 classic tacos - Mexican Near Me - Sacramento, California

I hate to do this seeing as Covid is already tearing people up financially but 3 of us came in biirria was definitely not birria maybe carnitas dipped in Pozole juice with NO FLAVOR at all just tasted like hot oil and water no onions or cilantro or MEAT floating in the juice like usually would be done Friends taco looked literally like burnt little nasty dry I swear they put crumbs on meat and fried it the meat looked like burnt little pieces of cheese my friend didn't even eat her food as soon as we left she handed it to a homeless Mine wasn't horrible I ate it but the meat was definitely old and very very dry shells weren't crisped liked at Northgate location which is very good location We ordered fountain pop and omg how was every soda flat and every juice nastty 40 something dollars down the drain plus parking read more

Ordered a vegetarian burrito to go from host. I asked if it came with rice and beans, got a cold burrito no rice beans. Host acted like I made the mistake and said "I thought you meant inside he burrito " I explained I wanted the sides but they didn't really give me the option to buy it, tho burrito was cold once heated it turned out pretty good. read more

The service here is amazing !!!! And the food is so delicious! I had the chilaquiless and a michelada To die for :) thank you Hugo for everything! Definitely coming back soon : ) read more

In all honesty, I am not a picky eater whatsoever. Very few times have I had unpleasant food experiences. I'm not sure what is going on behind the scenes in this kitchen but I ordered a fish taco, and I got a shrimp taco. Unfortunately I am allergic to shrimp and I had to send it back. The first round of food was actually pleasant but when they brought my fish taco out, I'm not sure if it was even fish. It definitely tasted fishy, but it was cold in the middle, it had a yellow tint. I asked what kind of fish and I was told "I'm pretty sure it's just regular fish." Red Flag homie? My rice tasted like it was from the bottom of the garbage and reheated in a microwave and the chip in my beans was CRAZY stale. I was disgusted. I will never be coming back to this place again, however the margarita that I ordered was pretty good. read more

I have to say I always end up here as a second or even third choice to the restaurants in the area, but I have to say each time the food is pretty good. You have to order and pay at the counter. The service is okay, food comes out about 15-20 minutes after ordering so that's good if you are in a time crunch. However, the biggest con is you have to pay extra if you want chips and salsa, which is probably the biggest downer for me since chips and salsa is my favorite part of getting Mexican food. Yes, I'm that person that gets full off chip and salsa before my food arrives. Lol. But their salsa (red) is the bomb!! You have to ask for the little salsa containers and they only give you two even if you are two people. They will provide extra if you ask. As for food, crispy tacos and chicken quesadilla is delicious!! The food comes out hot and fresh! With everything going up downtown, the food here is priced reasonably as well. Overall, a great hole in the wall to grab a quick and tasty lunch! read more

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No... i really just can't with this place. Hella nasty. Omg went for the 4th time here... cuz it is close to work and they are the only place we know we can find seating at in the area with a large party at lunchtime lol cuz they are always dead... but just no. Ordered a ground beef taco and a shrimp taco and a drink... $13 for just that. Got the tacos. They were basically a soggy mix of oil and water in my plate. Unedible. Totally disgusting. It's like they tortillas were wet and falling apart from water?? Hella. Nasty. $13 down the drain. I left hungry and disgusted at the same time. I'm refusing to go here again lol I just can't with this place. I give 2 stars only cuz I ordered a fish taco here and it was at least edible... and they carry Pepsi products. I loooove diet Pepsi lol. read more