Stale chips. Bland salsa. Old tortillas. Restaurant appeared dingy and dirty. I chose this restaurant because it was highly rated by Yelp. Misrated, actually. read more

This restaurant is phenomenal. One of the parts are the homemade tortillas, and the homemade chips and salsa. The chips and salsa are always to die for. Sometimes I even come in for only some chips and salsa to go! The owner Urbano is always around and smiling and everyone who works here is extremely friendly and remember you when you come in again. I would recommend this place to anyone. I absolutely love it! read more

Worst Mexican food ever!! We order 2 combination plates and they didn't even tell us that they were out of a item we ordered until after we paid. They replaced it with the worst tamale ever!! The plates were messy and all mixed up! You couldn't even tell what food was what! That was the biggest waste of $32.30 ever!! We could even tell the foam container had been microwaved!! Don't waste your money like we did. Their food is CRAP!! Tamara R. read more

Great food and you can't beat their lunch special and reward program. Its not the fanciest location by any means, but it is homey and the staff is always friendly. The chips and homemade tortillas are tasty and their tacos are delicious. I really enjoy the lunches and while dinner isn't bad i'm so used to the lunch its hard for me to come at night :) read more

OVERALL: a little hole in the wall mexican food with outstanding, home-made, must have tortillas, chips and rice. PRICE: is fairly cheap (esp. lunch thats the best time 5.25-6.75 plate) which is always nice! SERVICE: for the most part they attend to your every need and they are the type to refill your drink without you asking and same goes for chips and salsa. Very home like service, meaning there is typically two maybe three servers but they are always helpful and attendant to everyone. FOOD: This is the BEST in sacramento! You can NOT beat the chips (always hot, fresh and home made!) The salsa is just the right mixture of not too spicy..but if you want spicy they can you a special kind (just ask!) Pork Chimichanga is my favorite because it is airy,crispy and never drips oil. The rice is TO DIE FOR! (please just try) Carna Asada is also very flavor full. The tortillas are what make people KEEP COMING, just made hot and fresh thick tortillas. APPEARANCE: this would be the down fall of the restaurant, but hey! it is a hole in the wall restaurant...and the food alone will make you forget of the plastic chandeliers mixed with mexican beer posters and a giant old tv. read more

Chips and Salsa were good, but that's where it all ends. The super burrito barely had anything in it. But the very worst thing is that we had the waitress from Hell! She was upset when I only ordered water to drink. Then when my husband said he wanted water, she rolled her eyes and let out a big sigh. When she took our order, we told her we were going to share the Super Burrito. But then she asked me what I wanted. When I said we are sharing, she stomped off. But wait, it gets worse. When she brought the burrito out, she put the plate in front of my husband and walked away. When my husband asked her for another plate, please, she brought out the smallest plate she could find and put it in front of my husband and stomped away again. I will never go back. Sad because 15 years ago, it was my brother-in-laws favorite restaurant. Now I'll tell the whole family to not go there. read more

Cheese enchiladas are the best!! Staff is friendly and quick with the refills. Best Salsa Ever!!!

I have been eating at this wonderful place for seriously 15 years. It has never changed. I order the beef tacos every time. It's fast and delicious. The staff who has also remained the same, are friendly. The chips are warm and the salsa is awesome. Love this place! read more

Went to this place for my first time last evening with my neighbor. My neighbor assured me that it was AWESOME food and he had been frequenting the establishment for years. I have to admit, he was SO right. I had the #4 dinner special and it was absolutely delicious. The homemade tortillas rocked and their chips & salsa too while we waited for our meals was the best. I'm sure this place has to be getting some more business as well with the loss of La Placita Dos in Citrus Heights, it was a full house. I will most definitely be back and it is only around the corner from my home. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. Service was great and as busy as they were, our meals were served in less than 15 minutes. Urbano's did NOT dissapoint. ;-) read more

I have been dining here for as long as I can remember. Great authentic food, good prices, great atmosphere and friendly customer service. I strongly recommend this place. read more

Love this place! Its always delicious! They are friendly and never disappoint! Pepe is an asset!

This is by far the best. Imagine hot chips every time and service that feels like they care

Good service ordered #3 was very very filling. Couldn't eat it all. Cool environment. Good service will return again for a cheap Mexican place to eat. read more

Llamas & Grill - Ordered #3 dinner. Great meal couldn't eat all. Very tasty, good service. Definitely will return. Reasonably priced! - Mexican Near Me - Carmichael, California

Urbano's is a hole in the wall serving authentic mexican food that has urbanized portion sizes to be enjoyed as a family meal. The staff is polite, very welcoming, and is assertive but not trying to upsell you on anything. I had them make me a asada super burrito with everything and they did not disappoint one bit. The service is on point, and they keep on making these 3's. Urbano's is the go-to for authentic mexican food of Manzanita Avenue. 5 stars. read more

So clean, So friendly, So delicious. My chili colorado was too of top of the line! So much flavor, not mushy (over cooked). Homemade tamales, yes please! Authentic, family owned, and very very good! read more

We ordered through Door Dash two combos, one with rice and one without. Each meal came with tortillas. When the meal came both had rice and no tortillas. I called Urbanos to ask them. The woman who answered the phone kept saying no English. I asked for someone who could speak English. She said no call Door Dash, which I did. How does a business function or even answer the phone with no English? We have eaten here before a while ago it was good. Very sad but I will never recommend this place. The quality of food also has gone down. Door Dash was fantastic and took care of us. read more

Fantastic!! This place never disappoints. Food is always fresh, flour tortillas are hand made, food is cooked with love. Even when I trip them up with a cocktail order...they made it to perfection. It was a Bloody Maria, made with tequila instead of vodka..absolutely keep this in the lunch rotation... read more

I dine at Urbano's probably 3 to 5 times a month. The Homemade Mexican food Real steak taco,s Real homemade corn chips and salsa. Fast service, and very affordable pricing sets this place out from the rest. This out of the way restaurant could be on "Dives and Diners". I bring guest there and talk business frequently. read more

White wash "mexican food" their asada burrito is horrible the meat is burnt & they put melted yellow cheese in it wtf is that about? The chips was okay I felt like I got ripped off they need to burn this place down and start over read more

I have no idea how this place has 4 stars, maybe their other food is good? I ordered the super nachos with beef and it was just not edible so I had to throw it away. Ive never ever came across nachos as bad as these and im always trying different places nachos. I dont know if it was really cheap cheese or exactly what was wrong with it but as I took my first bite, an extremely disgusting taste filled up my mouth. read more

OK......this may seem strange, but when I eat at a place that has me wanting to go back the next day and the day after that, I know I'm hooked. This is a weird story. Back in the day, I had the same affinity for a restaurant called Kico's on Arden (still open). I don't get back there much because of the drive, and now I've found heaven in Carmichael at Urbano's. The food here is incredible. Do you know why? The owners etc. in some twisted way are distantly related to the Kico's folks, as well as good friends and use the same recipe's for their food. The food is EXACTLY the same as it has been at Kico's. Great salsa and chips (same), and awesome Chili Rellenos and Beef/Chicken Quesadillas/Enchiladas (same). They also have coupons on their website with great deals: urbanosmexicanrestaurant.com. Just go and give it a try, and while you're at it....take me too. read more

Urbano's is our benchmark for all other Mexican Restaurants. Few meet it's measure and I'm talking about the food not the ambiance. Chips are always warm and and the salsa is house made. Pair these with a draft Dos Equis Amber for the short wait till dinner is served. Their pork is braised, tender and great. I'll say it again, "the pork is great!" Their tacos and enchiladas are stuffed full of tasty chicken or beef (no skimping) and their sauces are flavorful. I believe the taco cooking method is to fill a tortilla with meat and then deep fry for a few seconds to crisp up everything, then cheese, tomato and lettuce add afterwards. I always order the chicken taco as sometimes the beef can get a little too crispy using the method, but the process makes for wonderfully unified (meat, cheese and tortilla) crispy taco with cold lettuce and tomato. I've been a regular for 40 years and they've served the same good food consistently. Service is fast and friendly and Urbano Tovar is hands on doing much of the cooking himself. Bottom line is that we go to restaurants for their food first and the rest is secondary. We've been to the Lincoln location with the same results. I've nothing to gain by rating them so highly other than I never want them to go out of business. read more

The chimichanga lunch special is very good and inexpensive. I got the carnitas and my friend got chicken. I think the chicken was much better and will get that next time. When you're driving down Manazanita just look for a Mexican food sign. The "Urbano's" part is super small! read more

Good, Authentic Cuisine with great customer service. My husband and I love this restaurant. The customer service is superb. The food is great, and is certainly a value. It is authentic cuisine, and family oriented. The lunch specials are a great deal, and do NOT skimp on portions. I always have leftovers from Urbano's. From some of these poor reviews on here, I must mention this. If you are unsatisfied with your meal, the staff is more than happy to replace it for you, ESPECIALLY if it is not up to your liking. This is a very customer service oriented restaurant. Definitely give Urbano's a try! read more

Being of mexican roots i know good mexican food when I see it and eat it. This place was shitty in all sense of the word. I was charged 35 bucks for 2 regular burritos and 1 special plate. The burritos were filled with hella beans, rice, and barely any meat and guacamole. The special plate barely had anything to really say 'geez this was a great plate' Not worth the 35 dollars. First and only time I'll be there. I was hopeful, but they simply did not succeed in making me feel like going back there. read more

This place was awful!!! My good girlfriend and I decided to go out for some Menudo early Sunday morning. This place has a big sign out front that says "NOW SERVING MENUDO". We walked into this very dusty restaurant and were greeting by a waiter that looked like he was very disappointed that we were their. He brought us chips and very bland salsa and a couple of menus. I asked to order a bowl of Menudo, his response was... "no, nobody made it last night"...... UM okay :-/.... The I asked for a Mr Pibb soda, he said "we don't have Mr Pibb whoever did the menu made it wrong"...... Obviously...... At this point we are pretty annoyed, but wait theirs more!.. I went to eat another chip and their was mold on our chips!!!! No joke. We paid for our drinks and walked out. He must have cared less that we were their because when we said we were leaving his response was "okay" without even looking at us. Terrible terrible terrible. And way gross! read more

Wow. How did this place get so many stars? The dinner tasted reheated from day before. Our "special" dinner was more of a soup than anything edible. Say we finished a 1/3 then threw the towel in. Much better places out there. The waiter didn't even ask how the food was, he saw a full plate and just took it away. Odd place. read more

I tried urbanos Mexican food last night. It was outstanding ! I had a coupon for 2 dinners for 14.99. I expected the food to be good but this was great! They could charge more and people would pay it. Don't let the price fool you. The food is the best Mexican food I have had yet! You have to try it! It doesn't look like much from the outside, but you lose if you don't go inside! read more

Worst worst worst place ive ever been. Terrible food. Terrible service. Water tasted like bleach, food tasted gnarly, immediately made us feel disgusting. Their credit machine didnt work and they wanted to hold our id's to go get cash out for nasty overpriced food when the credit machine is their fault??? Repeat myself this is worst place ever. read more

This is one of Sacramento's most authentic mexican restaurants. They have really great Chile rellano's, Chile verde, guacamole, and best of all they have freshly made flour tortillas. The owner is very friendly and attentive as well as there staff. This is definitely a hole in the wall authentic mexican food restaurant, so if you think taco bell equals mexican food do not go here. read more

My husband and I tried this place today for a late lunch. Their service and food were great, but their math skills were a little challeneged. They charged us twice for one of our entrees, but when we brought it to their attention, they fixed it right away. There prices are very reasonable and the portions are generous. I really enjoyed the tacos, and my husband liked his chicken burrito. The complimentary chips were nice and warm and think, which I like, but the salsa was a bit on the hot side for me (but I am a wimp when it comes to spice). We will come back here again I am sure. read more

Horrible customer service! Asked for a beer, and of course they asked for my ID... literally stood there for one whole minute trying to do their math to see how old I was. Then had an attitude for the rest of the time I was there! Also, had asked for a cup of water, probably most horrible water I've ever tasted, tasted like toilet water. Not a recommended place to go to. read more

Update 10/7/18-Wow! Has it been 9 years since my last review?!? From 5 stars to 2 and here's why... Me and my husband went into Urbano's a few days ago because he was craving Mexican food. It was a week day and not crowded at all. (We bypassed on Chevy's (Tex-Mex) for authentic.) We were greeted by a very jolly man and had us pick a table. He wasn't anyone we recognized but that doesn't mean much when we were there for food. We both ordered chimichangas which were very good on previous visits. This time, not so much. The chimichangas are half the size and lacked flavor. The sour cream and guacamole served on top were almost not but there was so much shredded lettuce it could've made a side salad. (chips tasted old as well) Moving on to the rice and beans. Yuck! The beans were very dry and had no seasoning and the rice was very bland. I don't know what happened to this place and possibly it was just an off day but as previous yelpers stated, it is quite run down with very large tears in their upholstered seats. Although the server was vacuuming while we ate, it still did not hide the much needed shampooing of the carpet that needed to be done. Our server was friendly enough, even asked us at least 6 times if our food was good. Slight overkill. My husband even mentioned how you couldn't smell food cooking. Almost as if their food is now frozen and reheated rather than cooked from scratch, which based on the flavor, may be true. Sorry Urbano's, please go back to the way the food used to be and we'll be back. *********************************************************************************** I have to say, Urbano's is the best Mexican food I've ever had. My family and I started going there on a recommendation when we lived in Roseville. When we first drove by, we were less than impressed because it didn't look like much. (It's located in a tiny strip mall and at the time, most of the stores were no longer in business). We decided to skip it the first time we drove by and made an unfortunate decision to go elsewhere. The 2nd time we drove by we went in. You can choose either a booth or chair seating and there is plenty. The servers are right there with your fresh chips and salsa and the drink of your choice. They have margaritas, beer, sodas, tea..etc. The food is made daily and comes to your table quicker than you can finish your basket of chips. The food is always hot, there's always plenty and the prices are very reasonable. Urbano's is a family owned/operated restaurant and reservations are not required (although you may consider calling in to check on the wait Cinco de Mayo) ;) Go Go Go to Urbano's and don't do the same thing we did and pass it up the first time..Looks are definitely deceiving. 7/4/09-still the best mexican food ever! Always hot, always fresh and still reasonablyl priced. In regards to location..my reviews are based on the Manzanita locale. read more

I only chose this place because I wanted to try out restaurant.com (I got a $25 gift certificate for $10). What restaurant.com doesn't tell you until after your order is that you have to spend at least $45 when you go to the restaurant and they will automatically add 18% gratuity. I'm not sure if this is true for every coupon or restaurant, but it was true here. In the end, we still saved money, so I'm not too annoyed. I wouldn't have tipped our particular server 18%, but oh well! Now to the actual restaurant...the food was delicious. The portions are ridiculous; I don't think any of us finished off our plate (there were eight of us). We all ordered different things off the menu, and everyone was very happy. I got chicken burritos which were amazing!! The chicken was tender and greasy, Mexican-style! Every dinner was served with a great portion of rice and beans, salad (just chopped iceberg lettuce with some tomato) and homemade tortillas. Oh, the tortillas! SO. GOOD. They were freshly made, piping hot. Mmmmmm... Also, the guacamole was pretty good. Same with the chips and salsa. Good, not great. However, if you're looking for a nice place to take your significant other or family, this isn't it. The decor is lacking, the waitress we had was silent and often absent (although our food did come out quickly), and there are a few blaring tvs showing Mexican channels. This is all fine if that's what you're looking for. Summary: Decor: lacking Service: depends on the server. She did ask ahead of time if we wanted to split the bill up, which servers never ask!! Food: Outstanding! Price: Fair (use restaurant.com if you know you're going to spend more than $45) Drinks: My pina colada was fantastic, and my husband's beer was served in a chilled glass without asking for it One last thing...we went on a Saturday night and I think we were the only ones there. That's really too bad, because they do have great food. It's just a crappy location. My mom has lived in that area for 20 years and had never even heard of it, and she loves Mexican food. read more

The service was terrible and the food was even worse. Our waitress seemed like she was on drugs constantly checking on us in the first 5 minutes and then neglecting us completely after we ordered. The food was less than exceptional, the only thing that was worth while were their homemade tortilla chips. The place had an overall weird vibe, we will not be going back. read more

This place is not fancy, but boy is it yummy, the servings are huge, the service is good and it's cheap for the quality and serving size. Homemade tortillas= amazing.. I've been about 4 times now and I'll keep going back. read more

Not being from this area, we decided to stop by and grab a bite to eat after running some errands. Mexican food sounded great and this place popped up. It was the worst decision I have ever made. Besides the tacky and old decor, I was really hoping this place had some authentic tasty dishes. Ordered a beef taco and an enchilada. The beans looked like they were warmed up in the microwave, the rice was mushy and disgusting. The enchilada was mediocre but by far the best thing on the plate. The beef taco was a crazy concoction of taco bell's tacos and big chunks of black beef. Something disgusting you would see on one of those tv shows about horrible food. Being from Mexico, this was an insult to my culture and people. As much as I despise places like Chipotle and other want to be "Mexican" food establishments, I would rather eat there any day. I hope they change it up for their businesses sake. If you are reading this, Google tres hermanas in sacramento. That's real, authentic food. read more

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Reliably good food, good service, reasonable prices, generous servings. Small parking lot, but adequate. The chicken taco and enchilada come stuffed with chicken, more than average. Modest dining room, but clean and pleasant. Nice staff. They have whole beans as a choice instead of refried beans, a nice touch. read more

Food was good like an authentic mexican restaraunt; however, the chips tasted a little like the oil they deep fried them in was old. Service wasn't the best...The waitress looked as if she was very miserable having to be there. Although the owner was very friendly. read more

This restaurant is not worth the aggregate rating of 4 stars. The food is all fried in enormous amounts of fat with a lot of salt. This is the only flavor of the food. The amount of fat in the food was so high, I got a terrible belly ache. We do not recommend this restaurant. read more