Veracruz is a gem of Mexican restaurants on the west side. It's a step up from the normal Mexican restaurants. Fresh ingredients are used and you can tell. Great outdoor seating to enjoy your ice cold cerveza. Definitely a place to go for any occasion or just if you're in the mood for good Mexican cuisine. read more

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Hidden gem in the city. Great service and very authentic Mexican food! Friendly staff and nice atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating.

The food here is good! The chips and salsa were fresh and fantastic! The fajitas were very good... the rice and tortillas were delicious as well! They also make their own hot sauces which were very good. The taco was delicious but the beef enchilada was very dry and not very flavorful. The restaurant itself was a little dated and the back patio could be a little less cluttered. The inside is a little cold as well. The service was great and the workers are very friendly! 3.5 rating read more

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We thought Veracruz Mexican Grill was great. We arrived at lunchtime during the week. It was not crowded and we opted to sit outside. The back patio looks fantastic. I can imagine it would be extra fun with the tables filled with patrons enjoying their great food. The guy helping us was very pleasant and helped us order. I ordered a Torta, a sandwich that kicked butt! We absolutely enjoyed our meal here and look forward to returning. We plan to bring my nephew's family here soon, so yeah, it's good! read more

Veracruz Mexican Grill - Tortas - Mexican Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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I've had this place a couple of times. Good food and great portions. I went in person during the week one time and it was slow and quiet, but it's a great place for mexican food in Price Hill read more

Amazing lunch visit. Their chips are crispy and light, and service was prompt. The lunch portions are a good size, and I was able to eat half of my chicken fajitas the next day for another lunch. read more

Veracruz Mexican Grill - Lunch chicken fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

5 for food, service and ambiance! We came for breakfast (8-2 weekends) Aug 20 and had wonderfully delicious Veggie Omelettes beautifully prepared, with potatoes and toast on the side...generous portion all around. The accompanying jalapeño and tomato-chili sauces were a great sidekick! We had coffee with the baked goods we bought from their attached panadería! The Mexican Cheesecake and Creme Croissant were fabulous! Our waiter Armando was attentive and helpful. We will definitely comeback for brunch again! read more

Veracruz Mexican Grill - Veggie Omelette with potatoes in Breakfast menu - Mexican Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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One of my all-time favorite places. The food is always fresh and delicious, they are happy to adjust for your special requests, and the staff is so friendly. The owner, Pablo Aulis, is always glad to welcome newcomers and goes out of his way to accommodate special requests. Also, their covered patio is a sweet spot for party. read more

We heard good things about this place so we decided to try it for a late lunch (it was after 2 when we arrived). Our server brought us all waters right away and took our drink order. Three of us ordered unsweetened tea. We don't know what it was but it didn't taste right. I put Stevia in mine and it tasted ok. Their chips and salsa are homemade and delicious. The chips are different and very crunchy. They came to the table warm. We ordered guacamole and it was very good. It came with pico in it. My husband ordered the lunch chicken fajitas. They didn't come to the table sizzling, which we like because the smoke bothers us. It came with refried beans, rice and typical fajita fixings. I ordered the chicken tostada with cheddar cheese instead of feta. (Feta cheese is on a lot of their dishes but they are happy to accommodate and give other cheese). My husband said it was the best seasoned fajita he's ever had. And he's had A LOT! My mom and our friend split the Burrito Loco. It was huge! They said it was just ok. It wasn't bad but when we come back again they said they would try something different. read more

Here's why you should try. 1. The Chips 2.The Queso 3.The Standard Margarita's 4. The Service 5. The Friendliest staff and owner Tucked in the other side of town from where I live, is this adorable spot. If you're in or near Price Hill head on over. read more

Fly in my water, took 5 minutes to even get a new one, hair in my burrito. My boyfriend's burrito was absolutely disgusting but I politely asked for a menu to get him something else after waiting 15 minutes to even find the waiter again, found her sitting on her phone in a booth. winded up just taking my food to go to get ready to leave because we didn't want to wait any longer. Went to pay and got charged for the burrito that the waiter had took back because we didn't want it. The manager came over and tried telling me that once it was ordered I have to pay for it regardless of liking it and said his taste buds were off so I had to pay for the burrito. Terribly rude manager!!!!! Said that he ate the whole burrito knowing that he didn't and knowing that he didn't even see the burrito talking about its weighed ?????? Yeah i don't know terrible waiter ever worse manager place dirty also. A big no for me !!!! read more

Great place for Mexican on the west side! Comfortable and airy and great service. I had the nachos because I can just never resist getting nachos. They were very filling with lots of guac and all the fixings that I like. My friend had some enchiladas which were very professionally made and just overall delicious. I would definitely come back to this place! Good Mexican food can be hard to find in the Cincinnati area but this is definitely one of the good ones. Willing to try out new things and see what they can do! Parking is on the street and it seemed easy enough to find. read more

This is a hidden gem of a place. No idea why I didn't try this before! This is a family run restaurant in East Price Hill, and the food is so good! The space is adequate, and the interior is interesting. The walls have paintings that reminded me of the movie Coco. We went for Cincy taco week, and ordered one of each- Pollo, Beef and Barbacoa! All were so good. The tortillas were fresh. The meats were well seasoned. The pollo was probably my favorite! Also they give a free chips and salsa for the table, and those chips are really good! They have many other things on the menu, which I'd definitely return to try. The service was very prompt and quick. read more

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We showed up at the last minute with a large group, and the staff handled everything with grace. The restaurant is lovely, and the food was delicious! The chips and salsa were very tasty, and if you like shrimp, the Camarones del Sur was wonderful! read more

Friendly service, great tasting good, nice varied full menu! Good for take out or dine in, nice dining room, margaritas.

Lovely staff and great offerings but Veracruz has a lot of room for improvement. I started with the spicy margarita - it lacked any heat - it also didn't have any jalapeños... so I am wondering if they forgot to follow the spicy recipe. In similar fashion, the Tom's Fajita was missing key items; it didn't have the mushroom, jalapeños or cactus. Cactus sounded fun and was a huge reason for ordering this particular dish, but it sadly it was left out. The guacamole had a good chunky texture but the flavor was lacking: no spice, no tangy lime twist, nothing. Since the dishes were generally lacking any bite, I asked for some hot sauce (and I was delighted that two were offered, both homemade). The issue was that they weren't particularly great: one had some sort of odd fermented flavor (couldn't place it, but not for lack of trying it a few times over the course of the meal), and the second sauce was just OK. Presentation on all of the dishes got an A+, as did the attentiveness of the staff. The star of the night was the one al pastor taco that I shared with a friend as an after thought. It was truly delicious, and probably is the sole reason I'll give Veracruz another try sometime. read more

Veracruz Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

The burrito was delicious it was good and it was a good idea ... it's not my favorite Mexican restaurant but I'll go again.

A hidden Gem in a sleepy little slice of a big city. Driving around in early hours sure that when my work was done breakfast was going to have to be a fast food chain, I was dreding it. I turned to yelp to find a restaurant; this one came up. WOW Impressed is an understatement. Great service, good food, and appropriate pricing. Thank you for being a good meal in the morning to start my day!! read more

Nice family atmosphere. We arrived here to live music that greeted us at our table. The food was yummy. They have made in house fresh flour tortillas with homemade salsa. Our party had Birria tacos, chicken quesadillas & beef/ shrimp fajitas. I would like a little more seasoning but everyone loved their food. read more

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Food tastes really good. The servers are very nice but dang it took over an hour to get two entrees. This will be a 2 hour meal and weren't expecting it to be. The queso was cold but tastes better than most others I've had. I had the house special which had good flavor and came out hot. read more

Brought a group of 4 to Veracruz for some tacos at 530 last night. Had drinks, ordered 16 tacos and 1 gordita between us... Watched as every table sat after us got there food... Inquired about our food, was told twice it would be out any minute. Over an hour has passed, people who sat after us are leaving. We politely ask to speak to a manager, the lady claims she is the owner and that once again our food is on the way. We simply explain our situation and ask what happened, she blames the server twice(he inputs orders on an IPAD at the table, hard to mess up), we ask for an apology or explanation. She rolls her eyes, gives a dismissive hand gesture and walks away... We left. I'm disappointed to say the least. read more

My husband and I were recently going back and forth about dinner; I wanted Mexican food smothered in cheese and he wanted something more fresh. Enter Veracruz Mexican Grill! They have a great mix of those belly filling, cheese dripping burritos as well as fresh tacos. The ambiance was nice, a bit industrial and artsy. I really liked the lighting fixtures as well. We ultimately decided to sit outside in the fenced in patio area, which was awesome. There were multicolored lights, fun, festive banners, and you could see the tv from out there, which would be useful if you're going to, say, watch football on the patio on a Sunday or something like that. The waiter was super polite and quick to get our orders. He also helped us with making some decisions about the menu. When the chips and salsa came out I was impressed to see that the chips looked like they were made fresh daily and the salsa was savory, fresh, and thin, which I think is the best! We ordered margaritas, which I will say were a little pricy at $8 for a medium, but that's just because I'm used to ordering basic margs at Cancun. Veracruz definitely make some more upscale and smoother margs, so while its pricy, I wouldn't say the value isn't there. They were very delicious and so easy to drink, no overwhelming sour or sugary flavor at all. On to the food! It was SO good. I got the shrimp burrito, which was so exciting to me because I can never find shrimp burritos anywhere. Usually I can only find shrimp chimichangas, so definitely want to give some kudos for that! It was covered in quest, which was so, so good. I couldn't finish my plate, which is not something I can say often. I took the leftovers to work the next day and they were just as good a second time around. read more

Veracruz Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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I used to eat here about twice a month. I always order Camaronne Al Mojo da Ajo it comes with three tortillas that I eat the shrimp,rice & beans on , than the shrimp,rice & beans I eat on the chips . For many years if I finished the chips before the shrimp,rice and beans the waitress would ask if I needed more chips.After waiting a half hour for my food the last time I was there when I asked for more chips to finish my meal the same way I have in the past. I was surprised when the waitress said I would have to pay $5 dollars for an order of more chips ! I just needed a few more to finish my meal not a $5 basket.I told the owner this & his response was that they were high quality chips . I told him that I was never charged for a few more chips before & he reiterated they are high quality! I let him know I wouldn't be a regular customer anymore & he didn't seem to care.Their service is poor & the food has gone downhill! read more

The salsa is awful! I have had a lot of Mexican food in my life. If the chips and salsa is bad runnnnnn! The food wasn't even good! Had the enchiladas verdes which had absolutely no flavor! Server didn't even come back to our table! Had to go find my own boxes! read more

Popped in for Cincy Taco Week with my husband and kid. It was nice to be served fresh home made chips and salsa to start. We enjoyed chicken, beef, and carnitas tacos. Added in some guacamole and chorizo packed queso (huge serving of the latter), and it was a nice meal. The carnitas were a little dry d the chicken was our favorite. read more

Veracruz Mexican Grill - Top to bottom traditional tacos (chicken, carnitas, steak). - Mexican Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I had high hopes for this place after seeing reviews. The family was working late in the area so I thought I'd feed everyone a nice hot meal. Ordered chips/salsa, enchiladas banderas, a big burrito and steak fajitas. I only gave 2 stars because service was really fast. That should've been my first sign because the place was empty at 5pm. The salsa had zero flavor. Chips were store bought. Everyone had one chip and tossed it. Enchiladas were dry. My son said his burrito was bland & dry. The fajitas were heavy on onion and slim on steak. There were no tortillas or plastic wear. read more

I went to Vera Cruz restaurant. THe food was good but I had a $25 certificate that I had brought for $10 and they would not honor it even thou it said on the certificate "Does not expire". I pointed this out but the waitress (who barely spoke English) just kept saying the owner said that they no longer except those certificates. I certainly will not go there again. No way to run a business. read more

Haven't been here in a few year's. Chips were terrible. They use to make their own. Asked about top shelf margarita and was told it is 23.00 but they are out of an ingredient. Beans were like liquid and no flavor. Quesadilla & ambiance ok. Staff is friendly. read more

The staff seem a little impatient here. I've been a few times now and that part hasn't changed. It's a typical brick and mortar Mexican place with the same offerings you'd get anywhere except more pricey. They charge $3 for chips and salsa if your party finishes the complementary chips that come when you're seated. Not necessarily a deal breaker but felt like we were being nickeled and dimed. They have a beautiful outdoor covered patio and the interior design is nice. It's worth a visit. I haven't completely made up my mind about the place yet. Not so humbly submitted, Michael C. read more

We came to the restaurant for the first time on their anniversary celebration because they were going to have a live mariachi band! The place has a cool vibe, nice covered patio with lights. But The tables were not 6 feet apart, we could barely get into the table because they were so close to the others. Then the service was absolutely horrible. We waited about 10 mins before anyone came to take our drink order And that was simply because we flagged somebody down and asked who our server was. Then we waited another 15 minutes to get our drinks and order our food. After 45 minutes of waiting for our food and watching the servers just walk past the tables while the manager/owner sat and watch the mariachi band and recorded them with her cell phone, we finally were able to flag someone down to ask where our food was. One of the employees came out with the food and wandered around the dining area looking to see who's food it was or what table that it was supposed to go to before turning around, after completely ignoring us waving and calling for them, and took the food back to the kitchen. Then the manager/owner came back to the table with our food and I said to her we've waited 45 minutes for this food and she acted like she didn't understand me. At this point our food was cold and disappointing. No one seems bothered at all by the complete lack of service and quality. Also a $25 pitcher of margaritas that was like water and completely full of ice. The picture is after filling one glass half way. All in all, the mariachi band was great because that is something we don't have often in Cincinnati. But this place was not worth the $87 bill! read more

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About two years ago when Veracruz was pretty new I wrote a fairly critical review. At the time I had said that, although we really wanted the place to succeed in our neighborhood, our several trips there had been disappointing. We'll, now I have to give credit where due and say that, from my perspective, VC has really gotten its act together. We've been twice in recent months and have been won over. Service is friendly and attentive. Menu has good selection. Food is pretty good. Facility is clean and inviting. Congrats to the owners and staff for turning things around. We're very pleased to have a good spot for Mexican food that we can walk to. Crowds indicate others agree. Gone are the large, greasy flour tortilla wedges/chips they had in our earlier visits. I'm still more a corn tortilla chip fan but the current flour chips are crispy and salsa is pretty decent. You should have no trouble finding something appealing on the menu. If you haven't been for awhile or have yet to try it I think you'll find it worth the trip! read more

The Incline District is a charming neighborhood with several local gems when it comes to dining. Vera Cruz has a large menu with yummy drinks to match. Service has always been amazing and the food keeps me coming back! Two thumbs up! read more

Was a huge fan of Veracruz, but seems like prices have gone up quite a bit, quality of food and service are rock bottom. I've been here probably 30 times in the last few years and was my favorite spot when I moved to Cincinnati. In the last year or so they raised prices, which is understandable given the challenges in the industry, but they seem to have raised them disproportionately(30% on a lot of items), and at the same time lowered their quality. The chips used to be fried in house and delicious. Always would get their trio (guac, salsa, queso), and amazing habanero salsa to eat their chips with. Now they are store bought chips, and not even good ones at that. The potato taquitos are pretty good, and the only enjoyable experience of our last visit. The enchiladas were a joke. They were tiny, barely any filling, the sauces on top seemed all store bought (and didn't have good flavor), and worse than that is everything was cold. Not to say it wasn't hot, it was like it was left sitting out at room temp all day. Luckily as one falls, another rises and there are plenty of good Mexican options around, as this one seems focused on getting more people in, giving them mediocre food at really high prices for the area, and not worried about actual customer service. The service is spotty, asking for items that are forgot about, and waiting for refills with empty cups while having half your food left isn't good, especially when over half the restaurant was empty. Saw plenty of service staff, ours just never seemed to be around read more

Brings a great taste of authentic Mexican to cincinnati west side. The tacos are so delicious . This is a Tuesday treat for us with helpful and friendly staff read more

The food was decent and was flavorful enough. My boyfriend got the Mole and I got enchiladas, mine were very bland but his Mole was delicious. I got a frozen margarita and it tasted so sweet I could barely drink it (I like sweet stuff). I took one sip and didn't touch it after that. The service was one of the worst experiences I've had. I asked our server if there was anything that could be done or if they could take my margarita off the bill since it was not touched. The server in front of us shook his head and seemed very upset about this. Proceeded to be very rude to us while checking out, we don't get out for dates very often so this was very disappointing. Maybe another server would have been better and we just had a bad experience. I believe this is the case. read more

Wow! If you're looking for some seriously delicious Tex-Mex, look no further! All of the food came out piping hot and the flavors were outstanding! Our server was friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. Definitely check them out if you're in the price hill area! read more

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We ordered six street tacos (delivered). Chicken, steak and carnitas. All of the meat was very bland. Carnitas were okay if you doused in verde sauce. Chicken was raw. Will not try this place again. read more

Veracruz Mexican Grill - Raw chicken street T2. Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I came to Veracruz for lunch with a friend yesterday and was very pleasantly surprised. First of all, it seems they have expanded and redecorated since some of the pictures on here have been uploaded, because it looks completely different, in a good way. When you walk in, there's a bit of a lobby-type area with a counter that appears to be for take-out orders. It was a little confusing, because it seems like there should be someone standing at that counter to act as a host. But an employee walked by us as we walked in and pretty much said, "sit wherever." This works for me, because it gives me the opportunity to be the standoffish person I am and pick a table in a corner away from everyone else. Once we sat, we were brought chips and salsa and our drink orders were taken. We decided what we wanted to order pretty quickly, but we were left waiting to actually order for a good 5-10 minutes. I might normally be OK with this, but I was starving, so I was annoyed. When our waiter did come to take our order, I asked for more salsa, as there is nowhere near enough salsa provided in one bowl to accommodate a basket of chips. We were informed than anything beyond the first round of chips and salsa, there was a charge. I said that was fine, but that all I wanted was salsa and no chips. It really didn't matter, because he never remembered to bring me more salsa. When it finally dawned on him, I had my meal and didn't want it anymore. Oh, well. My friend ordered a Hawaiian Quesadilla, which I had a bite of and we both agreed it was INCREDIBLE. It was loaded with cheese and pineapple and ham and it was such a cool twist on a quesadilla, I really wished I had ordered it! I had gotten the Veracruz salad with the house dressing. I really enjoyed it EXCEPT for the cactus, which was gross and I ended up picking off. The salad was served with the house dressing, which the waiter couldn't even describe to me, "I think it's some sort of ranch, but I don't really know." Well, he wasn't wrong about that. It seemed like some creamy lime and avocado ranch, maybe? But the waitstaff doesn't know, so how can I be sure? Pricing is a little higher than your standard Mexican restaurant (even for a lunch special), however, I believe the atmosphere and the food is way better than you get at somewhere like Abuelo's or Cazadores. Our waiter was slow, forgetful, unknowledgeable, BUT he was friendly and polite, and that's why this place still gets 4 stars. read more

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The super nachos and tacos are my favorite. They are fast and always friendly! The outside eating area has the best ambiance.

Can't say enough for this place. I will be back. Many times! The restaurant is clean and welcoming. The staff are super friendly and attentive. The prices are very reasonable. And the food is not your typical Mexican. Ingredients are fresh and there are many unique (but not pretentious) options - like the salad I got which had green beans, cactus, chicken, fresh avocado, feta, and a fabulous cilantro avocado dressing (which my friend said she'd like to put on every food she eats!). Love the homemade chips and yummy salsa and guac. read more