I'm from Texas where Tex-Mex is king. This food not only holds up but is BETTER than any Tex-Mex I had in the 20 years I lived in Texas. I love this restaurant for many reasons. The food being a huge part. It's the best Mexican food in NYC hands down. The staff is also outstanding. I've been a regular here for a couple years and always get treated with kindness and great service. Best staff in NYC. The drinks are also incredible. Many memorable nights spent here having drinks. I love this place and am sad to be moving out of the neighborhood. A huge thanks to the whole staff for being a spot I knew I could get a great meal and enjoy myself. All the best. read more

So disappointed. My friend orders from here a lot and recommended but because of the city shutdown we had to order for delivery. Despite being a couple blocks away it took an hour to deliver, fine, it takes time to cook food and probably light staffed. Food was cold and incorrect, missing a drink and entree. We called to give them a chance to correct it because duh, mistakes happen. I am writing this two entire hours later from asking for the food and drink to be delivered. Food and drink never showed. It was not until we called them asking where the food was that we were informed that our address for redelivery was written incorrectly (despite the previous person on the phone repeating it back to us correctly) so they hadn't delivered. They again offered to have it delivered which at this point it is 9pm, a little late for that so we ask to have that portion refunded and they said they will do that. Ten minutes later they call us back and say actually the manager isn't there and they can't refund it and offer a third time to deliver. Clearly they have the phone number so why couldn't they have just called to double check the address when they couldn't find our apartment for redelivery? We are going through seamless instead for a refund. read more

This place is amazing. Go here for drinks and food all the time. Only reason I'm giving a 3 star and not a 5 is cause the last time we had ordered a chicken salad that was not good. The dressing was sour smelling and didn't taste fresh and the chicken tasted and smelled off. This was brought up to our waiter who is normally great but he really didn't show any concern in the matter. He took it back and did remove it off the bill however I feel the owner should be made aware of what comes out of his kitchen because that was a dish that could of possibly gotten someone sick. I regret writing this. I just wanted to let the business know so that meals like that can be avoided. read more

Ah yes, my go-to delivery place. I order via Seamless, and this place always gets me my food faster than the website says it does. I usually get the Chimichanga special because it comes with refried beans, chips, and rice. As I type that out, I'm realizing how much carbs that is, haha. Anyway, it's pretty good. The chimichanga is about the same size as a Chipotle burrito but fried. I end up splitting it up into two meals. I don't like the rice, plus they put peas in it, so I switch it out for MORE refried beans, which is fun. They're really good about accommodating that. I find the food really delicious. The fry on the burrito is very crispy, flaky honestly. It's super heavy, and I get really sleep afterward. My only gripe is that it's kind of expensive. The chimichanga special plus a Jarrito and tip came out to over $20. I guess that since it'll be two meals, it's not terrible, but wow, that just feels like lower Manhattan prices I guess. read more

Their steak meat has that burnt grilly taste. I don't find that taste to be authentic.

Service tonight is terrible. The waitress with brown hair pulled back did not acknowledge that I was standing in front of her. Ignored me totally. So unlike the usual staff . no smile on her face. Walks like a zomby read more

Absolutely delicious Mexican food in Upper Manhattan! I got 2 enchiladas, rice and beans, and chips and salsa, and everything had such a great, rich flavor that you want but don't always get at Mexican places! read more

Ordered the steak burrito for delivery... a bit disappointed with the food quality, esp with how pricey the meal is with delivery. The steak bits were very chewy and had a not so fresh like flavor. Idk if they changed chefs, but the steak has been pretty lackluster the last few times I ordered from this place. Not sure what's different now considering that their food used to be very good (my opinion). read more

This is my FAVORITE restaurant in Washington Heights! -Great food (Try the Fajitas or the Chili con Carne Burrito!) -Yummy margaritas -Friendly & welcoming staff What else can I say? Simply the best :-) read more

It has been my favorite place for years but unfortunately the last two times that I've been there have been disappointing. Their frozen margaritas now have a weird after taste. In addition, they raised the price to almost $10 and they serve it in a much smaller glass. The quality of the food is not the same as before. Its a shame cause this place used to be amazing. read more

I ordered nachos for delivery from here recently. We all know that nachos aren't the best choice for delivery bc they get cold and soggy but not from this restaurant! They did such a great job keeping the ingredients separate in the bag. The chips were crisp and the topping were yummy. Thank you for making this pandemic just a little easier. read more

This is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in Washington heights besides Rincon Mexicano. I honestly never actually sat down and ate at Refried Beans,but I always order take out from here. Whenever I order from here I usually order the chicken nachos, or seafood soup with rice. The prices on the food is average. I definitely plan on checking out this restaurant in person, their food is always on point. Very tasty, and delicious. I usually order between the hours of 3-5pm. I notice delivery is usually faster between those house vs me ordering at night time. read more

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A friend & I arrived for lunch on a Saturday afternoon & were immediately seated upon arrival. We ordered the loaded cheese nachos which were super yummmy. I ordered the chicken fajita and my friend ordered the shrimp fajita. The food was very good. The space is really small & can feel as the party seated next to you is literally on top of you at times. read more

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To be honest, this place does not deserve a star at all. This review would have been left with UberEats, but nothing annoys me more when I hear a hostess repeat my order over the phone, but the manager yell in the background that he never got my order. Let me just point that the hostess expressed that she recalled my order so I found it baffling that the manager could just not be honest that he forgot to place my order from 9:30pm and I had to call at 11pm to hear they had closed. Dear Manager, be honest and make things right rather than lie that you never received my order. The manager at this place sucks! read more

While living in Washington Heights, a roommate of mine introduced me to Refried Beans, as one of his favorite (probably only, to be honest) places to order delivery from. While it is a tad on the more expensive side compared to other places, it has never been one to disappoint. My roommate was not one for roaming around the neighborhood for some reason, but while walking one day I passed by the restaurant and saw it was decently packed, and had some outside seating, to boot. From that point, I vowed that I would get someone to dine in with me, and see how it compared to delivery (btw, no complaints about delivery at all, but food generally is better at the restaurant!). My husband and I stopped in earlier this month before moving to Queens, and thankfully we got to stop in around 1pmish on a Saturday and it wasn't super busy yet, so we got seated instantly. Their alcoholic drinks are rather tasty. I ordered a blood orange margarita, and a frozen margarita. My husband was pretty happy with his Mojito and Corona. The burritos are rather large, and most people will likely have left overs for later, unless you're ravenous (which they are so damn tasty, you might be!). I highly recommend them. The service was excellent and attentive. We had our water refilled without asking, checked on our food, and they made sure we were content. Our server was Ricardo, and I want to thank him for being so wonderful. read more

Margarita Mondays are cool. I don't know where else in NYC you can get a $6 margarita while eating a huge plate of tasty ceviche in an outdoor seating area. The host and waitstaff were very friendly and accomodated switching tables so we could sit outside. Great service. read more

Found a rock in my food. Once i asked management for a refund they laughed at me. Quite possibly the worst service and restaurant in Hudson Heights. read more

Just had a late lunch here. It was after 4PM so no happy hour and no lunch specials. I had two steak tacos, a side of guac, a side of refried beans and a beer (6.25!). The tab was 25.00 with tax. The food was tasteless. I'm a native New Yorker but I lived in Cali for years so I'm spoiled. Still looking for good Mexican food in NYC. I'll take Dos Toros over this place any day. read more

The food here is always good. The portions are large. The frozen margaritas? To die for. The service is great. Bathroom is always clean. You can never go wrong with this place. read more

The food is good but don't order delivery. It takes over an hour to get food delivered around the corner. They flat out tell you to not expect what you get at the restaurant to be what's delivered. We ordered from here several times because we really like the food and the delivery is always horrible and by horrible I mean missing food and you have to wait forever. For a local restaurant, they sure don't care too much about their locals. Sad. read more

We get the triple combination platter and pork burrito for delivery. It's perfect. The refried beans are delicious and the burritos are always super satisfying. Lovely service, too. Thanks for being so awesome!!! read more

Looks wise this place is cute, however, the food is mediocre. I ordered tacos al pastor and I got something that I don't even know what to call.... tacos al very wet? Just take a look at the picture I'm posting. I wouldn't recommend eating at this place if you are really hungry or are looking for authentic Mexican food. read more

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POSSIBLY THE WORST MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN THE CITY Be prepared for hours of heartburn after you eat there. Really, no kidding. We ordered the chicken mole and the vegetarian chimichanga, both were prepared in the worst possible way and both tasted horrible; basically inedible. The vegetarian chimichanga was a thick mound of over-fried dough that I could not even cut into and all it contained were a few pieces of pepper, no other vegetables. The chicken mole was a leathery piece of over-cooked chicken, so spicy hot, it barely could be eaten. I am no stranger to Mexican food, and really do enjoy it when cooked properly, but this was all wrong and showed a total lack of how Mexican food should really be prepared and taste. Anyway, we brought all this to the attention of the waitress and she said the manager would come to the table to rectify any problem. No such luck - she ignored us completely, even when we passed by her leaving the restaurant, as if to say " I don't really want to deal with it." This kind of attitude speaks poorly of any establishment, but especially one that relies on repeated local neighborhood support, like myself (albeit no longer, sorry to say). I don't like giving poor reviews like this because I know it can adversely affect business, but this place needs to do better. A lot better. P.S. the only good thing I can say about this place is that it served good guacamole, but here again, there was an issue. The menu shows a order of guacamole for $4.50, which we thought we were getting, but in the end what we got cost almost $10 (obviously, a different dish, but this was not conveyed to us by our waiter). read more

I've been to Refried Beans in person last year and had a great time but this review is focused more on how they're doing delivery during this COVID crisis. I ordered through Orderfood.google, Google's order service. I ordered fajitas de tierra y mar (shrimp and steak fajitas), salmon Veracruz, and 32 oz of frozen margarita on a Tuesday evening. My phone notification told me the order would take 15-20 mins and when I arrived at the restaurant, it was all there waiting for me. No extra waiting necessary. When we got back home, everything was still nice and warm. The portions were generous and I had leftovers for the next day. Fajitas were delicious and my mom enjoyed her salmon. The sides were great--my fajitas came with a side of flour tortillas, the refried beans were creamy, the guacamole was tasty, rice was seasoned well, and we also got small containers of crema and salsa as well as a little baggie of tortilla chips. The frozen margaritas were strong in the best way and it made me wish that I had dined in more often, so I could have enjoyed more margaritas in the restaurant. I'm looking forward to dining in again when COVID is over and I hope they'll still be in business. read more

Absolutely perfect tostadas. Best of my life. Artistically constructed--tortilla perfectly fried, ratio so exact, a stabilizing foundation of refried beans thoughtfully layered, not too much on top, everything with a purpose. You could eat most of it by hand and every bite was perfect. I'll go back for this. But the worst salsa I've ever eaten. It was 99.999999% roughly chopped onion with trace elements of other ingredients. Maybe this is a business strategy to make your salsa terrible, so that people don't fill up on it--I don't know. Don't even take a bite, just ask for the tostadas. But, please, someone who is prepping at Refried Beans, just Google "salsa." This person has clearly never seen or heard of salsa. The only salsa that looks like this is on some onion planet. read more

Tasty drinks food and a nice atmosphere. You can dine in or outside and enjoy a margarita pitcher in various flavors such as mango or lime read more

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Refried Beans - formerly Ta Cocina... but don't let the name change fool you, it's the same menu, same great service, same everything. just a new awning out front. I finally took advantage of my winning bid from the Leukemia Date Auction with the lovely Jean P. I was quite excited about this, maybe even slightly nervous at first, as I couldn't wait to see her. note: if you are meeting a date here, get here a few minutes early, and go right around the corner to Frank's Market and get that girl some flowers, nahmean? they have a small selection, ranging from roses to asiatic lilies to mums, etc. plenty for you to pick from to create just the right amount of awkward when she arrives. So Jean arrives (absolutely gorgeous,) I create a bit of floral awkwardidity, and then we go in and get a table in the back. I'm glad we were able to get a table back there because, although the tables are tiny, it wasn't nearly as loud as the front section of the restaurant. Jeanie-Jean gets the pomegranate margarita, I the Long Island Iced Tea. This is my drink, and it's either horrible or awesome. I tip my hat to TaCo...I mean Refried Beans for knowing how to make an excellent LIIT. Perfect. By the time my (awesome) ceviche appetizer arrived, half the LIIT was gone, along with any anxiety. So the main course - she gets the steak enchilada, which I thought was quite good (she made me eat half of it, I swear.) I'm not a huge fan of steak, but that was some pretty tasty and juicy meat in that tortilla. I got the Mexican linguini special, which was done with a spicy red sauce, with tomatoes and peppers and chicken. Quite tasty as well. She didn't want dessert, but I wanted flan. I had to have me some flan! So I ordered flan. The flan was quite flavorful, but a bit "mushy" for Jean's taste; and really, can you blame a girl for wanting some firmness with her flan? I could see her point, but I still thought it was pretty damn good. Or maybe I was caught up in how the rich, sweet caramel was so reminiscent of Jean Gorgeous herself... Oh, and the bathroom was very clean! read more

I'm being a bit generous with these three stars. Bordering on four years of living in this neighborhood, and I namely avoided this restaurant for two reasons: 1.) I heard it wasn't great when it was T.A. Cocina back in 2010. 2.) THE NAME! Ooooh, the name! Eating at a place called Refried Beans does not appeal to me. While tasty, just the image of a pile of hot brown mushy beans that is conjured up...I just don't know... Well, something spurred me to mention it last night as an option for dinner, so off the beau and I went. The small space is tight yet colorful and animated. We snagged a table for two along the side near the rear. Service was friendly yet a tad sporadic. We got our water, chips, and salsa promptly filled and subsequently refilled. It was a good 15 minutes before our orders were taken, though. I'd call the chips and salsa and our respective drinks the better part of our meal, for better or worse. Adam's piña colada was the perfect blend of rum, pineapple, and coconut. It was creamy and not overly icy / slushy as some tend to be. My margarita did not skimp on the tequila. Oy. That really constituted my use of the phrase "for better or worse"; better because I needed to unwind, worse because it was a rough walk home afterwards. Ha! The empanadas were good; the cheese seemed bit processed, almost as if it was filled with American cheese, though in not complaining; the steak one we ordered was also good, though it tasted like chicken..because they gave us chicken instead. Oops. We each got enchiladas: I got Suizas, he got plain ol' cheese. Each plate was much smaller than I had anticipated, with two enchilada wrapped in a small corn tortilla, served with rice and refried beans. My enchiladas were so spicy, I could not finish. In fact, Adam switched plates with me. (Yes, he's in contention for the World's Best Boyfriend Ever Award.) And his...in a red sauce...were still too spicy! The menu did not indicate they'd be spicy dishes. Those that know me know I'm adverse to anything spicy, though most green sauces with Suizas I can handle; I order this at many Mexican restaurants. I'm not a person ignorant to the fact that some of these dishes have heat. It just bowled me over. I was miserable. The rice and beans did little to cool my mouth down. Even Adam, a spice enthusiast on quite the opposite end of the spectrum as me, was a bit overheated by meal's end. The food did absolutely nothing to win me over, which was too bad. I merely did not enjoy what I ate. I'd say it's me, not so much them. Adam was happy with his meal, so that's good. If / when I ever come back here, I'd be more than happy (quite willing, actually) to get drinks and chips, perhaps a benign appetizer that I know can't be spicy (cheese quesadilla, perhaps), but a meal? I'll be fine eating elsewhere. I wouldn't discourage you all from eating there, however. The irony: the refried beans were the best thing I ate. read more

Definitely pretty good, no real complaints. The size of my chimichanga could've been larger, but 'eh...I was full in the end. The complimentary chips and salsa were really tasty. We also ordered a pitcher of sangria and it definitely hit the spot. Between the two of us it may have proved to be a bit too much, but believe that was only the case cause we were both on an empty stomach. I would definitely come back. read more

I'm picky about Mexican grill places. I always get the same thing, so that's how I judge a place. I get the chimichanga and this place went all out. Their beans (as the name implies) are AMAZING. They are creamy and perfect. They were prompt to refill our waters and get our food out in a timely, fresh manner. I definitely will be back when I get a craving for great, and affordable Mexican food! read more

There is everything to recommend about this neighborhood spot. The husband and I had only ordered delivery before, but tonight we had reason to go in. Food is GREAT!!! Taquitos appetizer was terrific, I had the fish tacos which were to die for and husband had the three part combination platter (two pork tacos and a chicken enchilada) - delicious and a steal at around $17! The Margaritas were also delicious and the service was excellent too. Go. Eat here now. You'll be glad you did. read more

Let me preface by saying I had so much hope for this place. My Mexican friend from Texas picked it out and it's so far away from the rest of Manhattan so I figured it was legit. It's not. I came here for a huge birthday party so I will give them props for serving us all. read more

Popped in here for lunch with my boyfriend on a whim and wasn't too impressed. We were drawn in by the pleasing aesthetics of the place, but neither the wait staff or the food measured up. Our waiter was brusque and had a look on his face like, "I have a million better things to do than serve you guys food". The place had just opened and we were the only customers, so I honestly felt like I was ruining his afternoon! I ended up ordering the Nachos Supreme. When they were delivered to the table I started munching away, and was delighted to discover that they were quite good...until I munched my way past the top layer. Gah! The restaurant had committed my #1 Mexican food pet peeve! They'd failed to layer! Any good Mexican restaurant knows that you can't just put a whole heap of chips on the plate and only put toppings on the outside! You have to layer! Suffice it to say that once I'd gotten past the top layer, all I had left was a rather sizable heap of naked corn tortilla chips, and the very little bit of cheese that remained wasn't even melted. What a waste! read more

I ordered delivery for the first time today... The Taquitos Rancheros Lunch Special served with rice and beans. Well, it came without rice and beans. I contacted Grubhub who told me the restaurant said the dish no longer comes with rice and beans, and apologizes that they haven't updated the menu. Well, that's all fine and well, but you still owe me rice and beans, because that's what I ordered.Grubhub said they refused to honor their description. So there I was, with two taquitos and nothing to go with them. I had to appeal to a manager at Grubhub and asked that my rice and beans be delivered per the description, or I wanted a full refund. After the second attempt of Grubhub negotiating with Refried Beans, they finally agreed and sent me the rice and beans, which came about an hour after the original delivery. After I heated everything up it was pretty damn good, but it took all of my persuasive consumer rights knowledge and application tactics to get the full meal together! Great food but exhausting process. I wouldn't order again for those reasons. read more

Pretty damn good take out. I agree with Leah Y. as I'm not sure why the terrible reviews. I've been in the neighborhood a week and ordered take out from them twice already. Very flavorful. Not too greasy. What else could you ask for? read more

As a new local neighborhood resident, I wanted to like this place, but after two visits, I can't recommend this restaurant to anyone. I had ordered a chicken quesadilla during my first visit and it was awful. The beans, rice and chicken all tasted the same. I figured maybe I'd return and try their taco salad lunch special. It tasted worse than the quesadilla. Flaky taco shell, and again, no real flavor to the food. I have good taste buds, too. The customer service / wait staff is not good either. Never returned after delivering food to ask if my food tasted ok nor offered any refills on drink. I had to get up from the table and go to the bar and ask for my check. Some rude woman took my credit card, gave me a receipt and turned away. Never said "thank you". You've lost a customer today, Refried Beans. My best recommendation for those wanting to try this place would be to look elsewhere. read more

Because this is the only Mexican restaurant close by it has quickly become know as 'the best' Mexican restaurant at my apt, which isn't necessarily the most true statement. Their seafood burrito is off the chain, but also pretty steep as far as price goes. I got a taco salad which was tasty, but I was definitely pissed that I was paying $11 for shredded iceberg lettuce. The happy hour is the only thing I'd go out of your way for... read more

This place is okay.. I went there once and my sister ordered a salad and it came w/ a dead fly..Disgusting!! The waiter said that it came from outside b/c the kitchen's window was open.....! Really? We decided to give the place another shot and we ended up ordering out.. And they took forever to deliver our food and they messed up our order and the poor delivery man had to come TWICE b/c they forgot something in the order... This place could definitely be better .. Not highly recommended! read more

Solid 3.5 stars. Came here for lunch prior to an afternoon in the cloisters, which is a short walk away. Lunch menu was VERY reasonable and the portions were generous. Food was good and decently flavored, but I've definitely had better Mexican fare elsewhere. Service was good, and the restaurant itself was appropriately decorated and even has an outdoor seating patio that is open during the summer months. A solid option if you want some food that's near Ft. Tyron park. read more

This place is called refried beans for a reason! These are quite possible the best refried beans I've ever had, they're creamy, smooth and ever so tasty! This is definitely one of my go to place in the heights, be it take out, delivery, or eat in. The decor is festive with out being over the "mexican" the service is good and the food is fantastic, they even have garden area seating available which is really nice in the summer, I'm not sure if it's open in the winter. I have so many favorites in the this place but I'll list a few: The steak burrito- is HUGE and delish, the steak is seasoned and cooked to perfection The enchiladas Mole- one of my over-all favorite mexican dishes, these are made to perfection every time This place is great for a casual date, dinner with a friend, or family dinner. read more