Where do I begin! The food was delicious and fresh. My husband had the chicken chimichanga and I…read morehad the Olmeca bowl with chicken. The service was amazing! Gilbert was friendly and helpful. The ambience was casual and made us feel very welcome.

It's unlike any other Mexican restaurant, the best restaurant in Portsmouth. The quality and…read moreflavor, combined with excellent portions, low prices, and customer service, ensure your experience meets your expectations and demands. The atmosphere is warm and relaxed. Do you like country music? Guess what? They have the best country music; you won't want to leave and miss the next song. I highly recommend it.

Absolutely the food is authentic the service is great very friendly environment love it allread more

WOW!What a great place for some great mexican food!The food is always so good.The staff is…read moreawesome.They are right there for your every need.They work as a team and the good service and food shows!One of my all time favorites!Keep up the great work!Check this place out!

Most authentic restaurant in the area. Food is always amazing, fresh, and good prices. Been here…read moreseveral times and never left disappointed or hungry!

A wonderful addition to the Portsmouth area. The most traditional Mexican food. The service was…read morevery good, and everything was clean.There were three of us, one had fish tacos. My daughter had lengua and chorizo tacos. I had the carnitas with corn tortillas and a side of grilled jalapeños. The salsas were home made and absolutely great. We were happy with everything we ordered. This is my favorite Mexican restaurant in Portsmouth.

I have been a fan of Mex-Itali since it was located in the small, brick building on St. Rte 239…read more The Temple family were the original owners, and while it has changed buildings and owners over the years, the basic nice, friendly service with good, inexpensive food is still the norm. If you enjoy American-style Mexican food or Italian entrees, you should try this restaurant.

Last 2 takeout orders they have messed up the order. Food is not what it used to be and won't be…read moregoing back

Our favorite Mexican restaurant!! Sandy is the best, and the food is delicious. Last time we got…read morelunch there it was so much food.

Food was horrible, bacon was burnt beyond recognition. Pricing is terrible. We were charged a…read morerefill on a soda of 3.00 and 6.99 for an extra salad plate. A bill for two with one entree, two fountain drinks, queso and an extra salad with tip was 43.00. Way overpriced, horrible table service to boot. Would not recommend to anyone. Have been going there for many years but will no longer patronize.

Darren and the gang at the Scioto Ribber aren't running a restaurant. They're preserving a national…read moretreasure with a smoker attached. I'll give you 20 top reasons this is why I believe this is Ohios best steak house : 1. Darren welcomes you with such casual hospitality that five minutes after sitting down you start wondering if you've accidentally been adopted. 2. The Scioto Ribber is so unpretentious that if a New York food critic walked in wearing a $3,000 suit, the steak would still be the most impressive thing in the room. 3. Some steakhouses sell atmosphere. The Ribber sells steak and lets the atmosphere happen naturally. 4. The menu has less ego than most restaurant owners. 5. The steak arrives looking like it just won a bar fight and a beauty contest on the same day. 6. Every bite tastes like somebody figured out how to barbecue a memory. 7. The char-smoked flavor is so unique that if you served it blindfolded, half the table would think they were eating at a ranch in Montana and the other half would think they died and went to beef heaven. 8. Fancy steakhouses spend millions trying to create authenticity. The Ribber accidentally has it. 9. The wait staff are professionals disguised as neighbors. 10. The service is so genuine that when they ask how you're doing, it feels like they actually want the answer. 11. Other restaurants train employees. The Ribber seems to raise them correctly. 12. The place has more Ohio character than a Reds game, a church festival, and a Fourth of July parade combined. 13. Some restaurants are experiences. The Ribber is an institution with mashed potatoes. 14. You don't leave feeling like a customer. You leave feeling like you attended a family reunion where everybody liked you. 15. The steaks aren't cooked. They're respectfully introduced to fire. 16. The outdoor wood-fired grill does things to beef that should probably require a permit. 17. If a steak could earn a blue-collar PhD, this would be it. 18. The flavor isn't subtle. It walks up, shakes your hand, and tells you exactly where it came from. 19. Most restaurants want to impress you. The Ribber doesn't care. That's why it does. 20. The value is so good that halfway through dinner you start looking around for hidden cameras because surely somebody forgot to charge enough. Bonus Five : 21. Darren runs the place with such affection and quiet pride that you get the feeling he'd rather lose money than let a guest have a mediocre meal. 22. In an era where every restaurant wants to reinvent dining, the Scioto Ribber has spent decades perfecting the radical idea of serving great food by great people. 23. The steaks have more smoke than a political debate but leave a far better taste in your mouth. 24. This isn't just Portsmouth history. It's Ohio history with a baked potato. 25. The Scioto Ribber proves that you don't need valet parking, mood lighting, imported marble, or a sommelier named Sebastian. Sometimes all you need is wood fire, great beef, hardworking people, and an owner who treats guests like family. The two blonds behind the bar are so sharp that hemophiliacs have to file a restraining order The Scioto Ribber is what happens when Americana, hospitality, common sense, and a wood-fired grill get together and decide to show the rest of the restaurant industry how it's done.

Scioto Ribber is definitely good for the area. Friendly service, huge portions, and the kind of…read moreplace where your plate arrives looking like it's preparing for winter. I've heard people call it "the best steak I've ever had," which mostly made me wonder... where else have y'all been eating steak? Feels like the philosophy here is: "Why focus on quality when we can simply give you enough meat to feed a youth baseball team?" That said -- the service is great, the atmosphere is classic local favorite energy, and you will absolutely not leave hungry. Cheers to you, want rush back-but may find myself here again.

Great place to eat. Nothing special just the regulars but good selection. They have an ice cream…read moreparlor and grocery store connected and the store is one of the only places you can buy potato chips called The Whole Shabang and they are the absolute best and worth the trip alone.

Really good food and service! Swiss burger was very flavorful, and the place looked and smelled…read moreamazing (smoked meats smell.).

The bottom line- this food is way overpriced for what they give you- both in quantity and quality…read more $4 for fountain sodas- each soda. $15 for a small basket of "loaded fries" Food was subpar- me and my partner split the 12 oz steak dinner- it was supposed to come with a salad. The salad never appeared. The waitress told me the vegetable of the day was peas- and corn showed up on our plate. I would have questioned or asked for a correction. But I was just cold and wanted to go back and relax. Our bill total was $75 for subpar food. Garlic potatoes were cold. They didn't even ask us how we wanted our $45 steak cooked. I would go drive to go elsewhere at a real "smokehouse" which btw- isn't even their restaurants name anymore. Service was slow with a practically empty dining room.

The food was overcooked. The hummus heaven the chips were so overcooked my granddaughter and I…read morecouldn't break them to eat them. I had the crab cakes. They were good but someone decorated to with nasty mayo all over it, nasty. Mac and cheese was soupy. Child's tenders were over cooked and hard as a rock. Waited over an hour for the food that was not edible. Over $80.00 for me and my granddaughter. Nasty...