Yet another five star review! Hooray for consistency!! I have been transitioning out of the bedside nursing and into more of a marketing role for the past six months. I have now met four different people here for lunch or picked up breakfast tacos for meetings. Every time the food is stellar. And all four times no one had heard of this place. Why are people not screaming about Lowrider Café from the rooftops? The food, already said hands-down amazing. The service? Always spot on! The owners should be on the shortlist for Toledo philanthropic business owners. When you come in here, you can also purchase a meal for someone who's homeless. They employ people that others wouldn't, and honestly, I'm here for it! I love seeing a local business that gives back to its community. You want specialty coffee? They've got it. Do you want fresh salsa to rival any other salsa in Toledo? They've got that too. You want to buy some great locally handcrafted bags/clothing/unique gift items? They've got you covered. You want a chill spot with a great vibe that just radiates good karma? Come on into low Rider. Bring a couple extra box and buy a taco for someone else too. You'll feel great about the Boy Scout deed. It's a karmic double win- not only are you feeding a local business, but you're also feeding someone who couldn't otherwise afford to feed themselves. This is food that doesn't just feed your belly and feed your soul. read more

Lowrider Cafe - Chimichonga - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

I'm going to start this one by stating I've spent probably the last 16 years working and living in Texas and on the west coast for work contracts so I am a bit biased when it comes to Mexican food here in Ohio. My man has been talking about this place forever and raved about the tacos. So now that they got on GrubHub I can get delivery because they have some very odd hours. We ordered a breakfast taco with chorizo and egg chips and quesabirria tacos and the man was extra hungry so he even added in a couple hot dogs with fries. Now at this point it was almost closing time and I always tell him do not order food when it's near closing but he wanted it so we got it. So we didn't get any queso with the chips which is a little bit of a big deal for me because I don't particularly like salsa so if I get chips I get queso so since I didn't get any queso the chips are still sitting on the counter 3 days later. The breakfast taco was okay. Way too much cilantro in there. He ate his quesabirria tacos and he seemed to be mostly pleased. The hot dog completely sucked. Just no flavor and we threw the second away. Fries needed salt added. But.. I would have never ordered it from here myself personally but I tried it because hey it's here. It really didn't taste very good and there's no option to take off like onions or anything if you order online. Something for lowrider to think about for their online orders. Not everybody wants onion and relish on their hot dog. I'm impressed with the place because I know they do a lot for the homeless community but as for the food it's just average to me I've had way better in Texas and out west. read more

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I was here again and dined inside this time with a friend and colleague. The ambiance is very casual and somewhat quirky in a good way. I have to say, however, that their booths need replacing because the springs bulging up under the seat make it less than comfortable. I nevertheless had an extremely enjoyable lunch with my friend. We both ordered the taco chicken bowl along with an order of guacamole and chips. We both enjoyed our meals and raved about the fresh guacamole! I definitely recommend that you check out this restaurant for its delicious food and reasonable prices! read more

Lowrider Cafe - Chicken taco salad with a side of guacamole and chips (chips aren't pictured and weren't eaten). Highly recommend this delicious combo! - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

been twice in 2 weeks! love the mariachis locos. the refried beans are delicious. and everyone is so nice in there!

Some of the best food! I was able to have it while I was pregnant and they are accommodating to making sure I don't have avocado on my order (I'm allergic). I absolutely love coming here! read more

This is an EPIC FIND. It's pretty unassuming to walk into, but you're so warmly greeted, it's hard not to smile from the moment you sit down. The food? Crazy authentic Mexican food, easily the best tacos I've ever ordered. NO LIE. High praise for the Quesaburria, you'll want two of those. And the Elote is absolute perfection! read more

Lowrider Cafe - Quesabirria - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

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I am a terrible person. It's taken me WAY too long to visit Lowrider, and I blame no one but myself. Everyone is unbelievably friendly, and as a first-timer, I immediately felt at ease. And the food? It is outrageously perfect. The menu covers a lot of ground, and the variety of options for something as simple as a taco begs you to come back again and again. Of course, the delicious flavors and fresh ingredients don't hurt. While parking isn't super apparent, there is almost always a spot or two right in front, and there is also easy street parking and parking lots within a block. That is to say, don't let its slightly odd and easy-to-miss location scare you off. Add it to your to-do list for lunch options if you work downtown, and if aren't often in the area, I 100% suggest going out of your way to check Lowrider out. And if you ever go to the Downtown Library, you HAVE to add a stop to LC. Simple, authentic, delicious, and super friendly. Lowrider is a perfect downtown cafe for anyone who likes good food and wants to keep their money local. read more

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Awemazing!!! (Awesome service and amazing food!) LOL! The ambience definitely gives West Coast vibes. If I could make a suggestion, it would be to have consistent hours of operation. There was a few times I visited during what I thought was the restaurant's hours but, discovered they were closed. read more

Lowrider Cafe - Breakfast Taco - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

Just tried to go for the first time. Parallel parked on the busy street, paid the meter, walked over, and alas...closed. It's 4:30 on a Friday and Apple Maps clearly indicates them as open until 8 pm. Extremely frustrating when companies do not abide by their listed hours. I probably won't even give it another chance because that just burns my biscuits. What a shame, they're probably as amazing as the reviews claimed...I guess call before you try to visit. ‍ read more

Lowrider Cafe - Hours that are inaccurate - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

First time eating here. Breakfast tacos were great! Cute place. Had some street parking directly in front of restaurant. read more

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The neighborhood is iffy, lots of homeless folks and dingy streets. The food was OK, a nice selection of Vegan if you are into that. Our food was tasty but served lukewarm. Nice server, fair prices. Overall, I won't go again. read more

First, the vegan menu is extensive. So much to choose from. I had the loaded vegan taco with corn tortillas and the chorizo vegan burrito. I started with the taco, and it was, by far, the best vegan taco I have ever had. Then I started on the vegan chorizo burrito and I found out what heaven tastes like. Amazing! The staff is incredible, the owner, Jacob, personally greeted me, and my server Veronica was so nice! A must visit and eat in downtown Toledo!Vegan Chorizo Burrito read more

Lowrider Cafe - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

I am new to this area and went in last Tuesday 4/8/25. I ordered the 3 amigo omelette and it was awesome. Today 4/10/25 I ordered the El Rey King Nachos and it is a full meal. The owner Jacob is very nice and the staff friendly as well. Kudos also for what he does on Sunday offering a church service and paying it forward to the community. read more

First time to this cafe. Being a Toledo native, it reminded me of the cafes out in East LA, really dope ambiance and vibe, great service and makes you feel like home! Always great to see La Raza doing good, bringing the culture to Toledo! Definitely recommend here, great food also will come back Órale! read more

Lowrider Cafe - lowrider cafe sign - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

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Hands-down the best Mexican food in downtown Toledo. The owners and workers are some of the friendliest people in the business and you cannot go wrong ordering anything at all here. Check them out if you're in the area and, if you're not, make a special trip. It'll be worth it, I promise. read more

Lowrider Cafe - Breakfast tacos with chorizo. Even better than they look. - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

Cannot give it enough Stars for genuine customer service, one of the coolest experiences we have had yet dining out. Great location by the downtown library (check it out, worth it). Walked in and was greeted right away, and told it may be a minute due to crowd (end of lunch), no problem. Plenty of comfortable sofas to chill while u wait. Once seated, service was spot on and friendly, our waitress was awesome & made my 1/2 cut sweet tea perfect. We ordered the street taco sampler, and you get four tacos, each one was so loaded u could have 4 more out of the meats, plenty of it. The tacos were awesome, very tasty & fresh. My wife and Cousin did the Chimichangas which I tried and they were also very good. Prices were right & everything was delicious. The best part of our dining experience was that it was my Cousin's Birthday and she was treated to a Birthday Serenade that was unexpected, but beautifully delivered. Very well done (Thank You). Definitely will be back when in Toledo !!! read more

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Just as good as always. This is THE best spot for tacos in Toledo. The owners are some good a$$ folks. They employ some of the people most business owners wouldn't look twice at. And those people are so genuinely HAPPY to be present and working. I can't say enough about the food or the atmosphere. It's a whole vibe. I wish they had a a liquor license. If the coffee and smoothies are that good I can only imagine what they could do with some tequila and fresh lime juice. read more

Lowrider Cafe - Best tacos in Toledo!! - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

I ordered for 12 people today and everyone loved their food!! Also our whole order was there without mistakes. I had the mean and green machine and it was delicious. This is a great place if you are vegan or vegetarian and eating with others who are not. I also thought everything was priced reasonably. Can't wait to come back! read more

Best Mexican food in metro Toledo, excepting maybe, maybe Deseo. The food is delicious, the staff is kind and courteous. .

Very good food and a dedicated staff. I had the Cubanito which is a different take on Cuban sandwich (roast pork + ham etc.) and my wife ordered enchiladas. Not on the menu but recommended by the staff. "It's my mother's sauce." And it didn't disappoint. This team tries hard and is super friendly! And their food has love in it. read more

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Very good Mexican food! You can taste that everything is very homemade! The chips and queso were some of the best I've had! The inside could use some work but at the end of the day you're there for the food. They have a cute program called love tokens. You purchase a love token for $5 and anyone struggling can come and claim a love token and receive two tacos and rice and beans for free! Give them a try! read more

The lowrider taco hit the spot. Can't wait to come back to try more of the great looking food I watched being prepared as I ate. Eat in, carry out or delivery no doubt in my mind this place will have you wanting more. The teamwork making things happen here is a joy to see. To the owners and staff, keep up the great work and you'll be blessed with many years of good business. Thank you for a wonderful lunch today. read more

I'm telling u all right now this place is awesome...the staff goes above and beyond to make sure your food and experience is top notch....not only is the food delicious classics but also with their own twists on them...I found this cafe while on business (not a local) and couldn't be happier with the delicious food and amazing personable staff. read more

This small Mexican joint is so delicious! I had a taco salad and it was so fresh and the perfect portion! I was traveling for business and this was a great surprise! read more

Ok before I begin, I want to preface that I have enjoyed excellent Mexican food from LA to Boston and just about everywhere in between, including Tijuana Mexico (best street tacos anywhere?). So I am no expert but I know what good Mexican is all about and that includes Tex-Mex, whatever the heck that means. There is one thing that burns my tamales and that is a bad lunch that I had to pay for, especially one that was to be the highlight of the day. Even worse is when you get burned on something that should be as simple to make as warm oatmeal and that's street tacos and enchiladas. That is what the wife and I ordered at Lowrider, street tacos al pastor and chicken enchiladas. I'll start with what we started with, chips and salsa which was an additional $3 which also boils my grits as most Mexican restaurants offer them complementary and those that try to charge for them soon learn you shouldn't. The chips were homemade and as a famous local restaurateur put it "homemade doesn't mean it's good" and in this case, I couldn't agree with that axiom any more. Somewhat over cooked (dark brown and falling apart when dippin' in the salsa) flour tortillas, not corn. The salsa that was ordered "hot" was orange and not hot and didn't taste like any salsa I've ever had anywhere. Then the meals arrived. To place this all in context, we arrived half hour before close. My so-called "street tacos" al Pastor were horrible. The only reason I finished my meal was that I was starving but I struggled to get through the last one or four. I don't know what they consider Pastor meat but that ain't what I got. The closest thing that could have possibly resembled what they put on my one (not two as they usually are served) corn tortilla (which was soaking and falling apart thus staining my fingers and nails) was birria meat stew in a sauce or aus jus. It was so sweet with sugar, I felt I was eating a melted snickers bar, no kidding. The four tacos were literally smothered in cilantro (actually, it may have just been parsley but I couldn't tell because the taco meat sauce was so overpowering). In fact, there was so much parsley (maybe cilantro) on each taco, it covered up the miniscule lime slices and my first bite into a taco resulted in a surprise lime wedge in my mouth! Disgusting. I can only speculate that as we were literally the last customers of the day and they were in the process of cleaning up (they actually shut the lights off on us in the dining room and were stacking chairs on tables as we were eating), they just threw whatever slop they had left over on my tacos and figured a gringo wouldn't know any better as apparently the 60 or so people that have reviewed this place and given it 4.8 stars didn't. The chicken enchiladas had no flavor, none, zip. Epic fail but at least not as over-sweetened as the Sloppy Jose taco meat. The decor is in the style of the post modern, semi-hispanic, rando car enthusiast, basement man-cave. There is an art deco style black naugahyde leather sofa on the wall taking up valuable dining area floor space for apparently no reason other than that was probably taken from the same basement man-cave that the artwork and paraphernalia came from (taco lounge). There are bars on the front door and judging by the pan-handling locals buzzing about on the street in front of the joint, rightfully in place. The seats are also art deco fifties style steam bent plywood matching the sofa decor theme. Quite uncomfortable. The sparse arrangements included tables that were stark and utilitarian and a bit wobbly. Overall, not an inviting atmosphere (no music either), not even interesting other unless you like strange. So we were in Toledo for the day on business and thought we'd try this highly rated (4.8 at the time of this writing) Mexican place and were so disappointed that it left a bad taste in our mouths (literally and figuratively) and our drive back home to Detroit where we enjoy authentic Mexican fare from excellent restaurants such as El Ray and Los Tortugas, among others in the Mexican district in Detroit (possibly the best Mexican food east of the Mississippi) was somewhat downbeat and filled with conversation on how #1: Good reviews with low review counts are a red flag, #2: most people have no idea what good food is and #3: why many restaurants can't get even the basics right even though their investments in time and capital would dictate otherwise. To top it all off, $29 for four street tacos, two enchiladas and two drinks is nuts ($20 tops!), especially when the food sucks and the service seemed uncaring as if we were imposing on them. Maybe since we are used to such great Mexican food in Detroit that we are a bit over-judgemental but I cannot recommend this place at all, even to someone I don't like unless they are the type that enjoys over-priced burritos stuffed with lettuce, rice and beans as to look overly large. read more

Good food, great prices, awesome atmosphere!!!! Stumbled upon this place by a happy accident and we're sure glad we did! read more

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An amazing dining experience sitting at the counter last week witnessing the cohesiveness of the staff and genuineness of owner. The vegan options are many!! The vegan nachos were very good. My wife's Vegan Mean Green burrito was definitely enough for two and phenomenal. The cook Modesty along with her mother and rest of the team offered some personal discussions about our families such as music. Moreover their willingness to ask for information about our son's band name SØNØS and Instagram handle iamsonos showed that they display a passionate interest in the customer. The only negative thing I have to say is I regret not posting this while everyones names were fresh in my mind. Posting a week after the lunch probably caused me forget about other details like the atmosphere of spiritually within the restaurant. PTL John 316 read more

Great food, great people. We had street tacos and the lowrider taco. Can't wait to come back and try more

Stopped in after a trip to the zoo. Food and service was very good. Decor was fine, the theme doesn't do anything for me, but it's a lunch place, so who cares? I got the breakfast burrito, which was much larger than I expected, and three crunchy tacos. All were very tasty and I had to take half the burrito to go. My wife got a breakfast bowl, which was also quite tasty. Strawberry smoothie was just okay. Overall, I definitely recommend Lowrider! read more

Don't get me wrong I was in love with this place until today when I witnessed the owner count a wad of cash, took an order, took that customer's cash, went back to prepare the customer's food. Without washing his hands and with grabbing the meat for the tacos with the same dirty germ filled hands. I was disgusted. I couldn't believe my eyes and the kitchen is out in the open where your customers can see you. read more

Nice location, across from the main public library. Hipster Mexican restaurant with breakfast served all day. They have sandwiches, Street Tacos and a Good bowl dish with lots of flavors packed in a bowl. Cool murals on the walls and casual cool atmosphere with plenty of seating available. read more

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This spot is a taste of real west coast mexican food street tacos and big ass burritos along with a coffee shop flair jacob is awesome and sylvia is sweet everyone that works there is always in a great mood and always making good food and fun 5 stars for sure and more tacos and burritos for me read more

Lowrider Cafe - Amazing California burrito Wet made by Mike - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

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First and foremost I need to say that when I first opened the door I knew I was in a family welcoming restaurant, on this occasion I was in a hurry and didn't get the full experience of sitting down and dining a full meal, I bought a special order burrito and it was made exactly the way I wanted it PERFECT, this is a must try at least once if you love real Mexican cooked food, from the atmosphere to the friendly people who cook and serve I give this place a 10 and look forward to going back and dining in, I will be sure to update this review soon after. Thanks to the owners and staff, I appreciate you ! read more

If your lo ok king for that Socal feel and dining experience this is it. Food was great and the owners were a pleasure to talk too. I would def return. Thx for the great experience. read more

Lowrider Cafe - Socal burrito. - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

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Great food and great service! We had the King nachos, traditional chicken tacos and the street taco sampler. All were delicious. It was easy to park right out front and we plan to be back. read more

The food was good. We had a variety of different things and no one had anything we would not get again

I looooove it, here! The tacos are amazing, and the price is also pleasant. The service is so kind. My boyfriend also got some nachos. They were plentiful and had a lot of toppings. Our drinks were good, as well. The place is clean. I love their flour tortillas; they were fresh and fluffy. I definitely recommend coming here. read more

Great authentic food & great staff expecially Linda she's awesome! Prices are fair and have great music to listen too. If interested they do karaoke and have bands that come into play. We'll be back read more

Lowrider Cafe - Today's special 4 tacos for $7 Steak, pork, chicken & beef Very flavorful and friendly staff expecially Linda! She's the best - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

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Lowrider cafe catered our corporate event for 115 people. The food received raving reviews from all. It was very authentic Mexican food. Jacob and Sylvia were fantastic to work with! Hands down, amazing food! read more

I enjoyed a great lunch today! The Silverado bowl was big and filled with all the meats! Easy to get to location downtown. read more

Lowrider Cafe - Sandwiches Near Me - Toledo, Ohio