This is the best mexican place in Cincy hands down. I mean Nada of course but, This is the best AFFORDABLE mexican restaurant in town! The staff greets me when I come in, they remember me. They have awesome margaritas. The coupons are awesome too, makes me able to eat there a lot! Ismael special and queso dip!!!
Review Source:Cute atmosphere, great staff, typical menu, HUGE margaritas. Great for groups. We came here a couple of times with our football fan group to watch college games. The staff was amazingly accommodating. They went above and beyond and did a great job keeping our huge beers full while we cheered on our team!
Thanks guys!
Your typical tex-mex (enchiladas, tacos, burritos) with a lot of specials... most involve a lot of cheese. Â The main reason I come here is for the margarita specials. Â $15 pitchers on Fridays and discounted other sizes throughout the week. Â The margaritas are good with and are fairly strong.
I have gotten the cheese dip a few times. Â I've found the white cheese dip at some of the other Mexican restaurants to be very running and very thin. Â At Cancuun, they have a perfect consistency and flavor with their cheese dip
They do have a small porch area for when the weather is nice. Â Parking is plenty and is connected to a hotel. Â Service is normally good. Â Their is the occasional forgotten silverware or need of a refill, but their are enough servers walking around that you can flag one down.
Nothing really special, decent food with cheap margaritas.
My initial impressions of the restaurant were positive. Â The decor is beautiful. Â The pyramid on the back wall caught the sunlight and was shimmering like it was made of gold.
The food was very good. Â The flavors, textures and temperatures were all as expected. Â The salsa had a little bit of kick, but not so much that it was overpowering. Â We also ordered the cheese dip for the chips, which was fantastic.
The service we received was OK. Â The staff was friendly, however, they were a bit slow. Â Normally, this wouldn't bother me too much, but the restaurant was nearly empty and there were several staff members having lunch/dinner in the main dining area. Â We also had a coupon, but the staff seemed at a loss for how to process it.
The pricing is fairly typical of sit-down Mexican restaurants in the area. Â Our meal would have come to around $25 without the coupon, which included two dinners, the cheese dip and one drink. Â With the coupon, it was a steal at $17.00.
All-in-all, we enjoyed Cancun Mexican Restaurant and will definitely visit again in the future. Â I think most of the issues we observed were due to the slowness of the restaurant and, probably, much of the staff being on break. Â The positives so outweighed the negatives in this case, that I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt in any case.
I went there for lunch today and I was very surprised!! The food was great and the prices were cheap! The servers were friendly and attentive. Â I would definitely recommend this place!! I picked up a take away menu because I will be ordering food from here again! My only problem was that my friend asked for a side of sour cream and they charged her $1.00 for it.
Review Source:Good food, low prices, strong margs, cheeky-but-not-creepy servers - what more could you want from a Mexican restaurant?
Came here with a few friends the other night for dinner. Service was a little spotty at first, but once our orders were finally taken, the food and drinks arrived quickly. I got the vegetarian combo of rice/beans, cheese quesadilla and tortilla-wrapped veggies; the flavors were great, and I ended up eating way more than I planned to (whoops). The chips and salsa on the table were pretty good too, if a little bland.
In short, I'd come back, and that's saying something as Mexican isn't really my top cuisine choice. Pro tip: go early on weekend nights. We were seated around 6:15, and by the time we left the lobby was full of people waiting for a table.
I had dinner here with some friends on a recent Saturday night after a Bearcats game. The restaurant was packed, but everyone kept moving quickly and did a great job getting people seated and taking orders.
The chips were ok and the salsa was very bland, I had to had some salt and pepper to the salsa for my liking, and would have liked the salsa with a bit more heat.
I ordered a dish with grilled chicken breasts with chorizo sausage and served with a guacamole salad and rice and beans.  It  was good, it seemed the beans were straight out of a can.
A bonus tip- UC and XU students get 20% off the total bill when shown student ID to cashier.
Was just here the other night and had an "A-OK" time. Â The food isn't bad mexican for being in Ohio and the service is acceptable. Â Get the queso dip for the chips its good. Â I will say the chips weren't bad but could have been better. Â Having been to Mexico quite a bit I feel like i'm maybe to picky about mexican food but its just so much more bland than down there. Â The food for the area however isn't bad at all.
Review Source:Let it be known that I love Mexican food. When I was living abroad, it ranked next to my family as things I miss the most. And while you can get decent Mexican food here in the Queen City. There is something to be said about finding a new great American-Mexican restaurant. And Cancun Mexican is (for me) that new place. And overall, it was a good meal.
Before getting in to the meat of the review, lets start with the Mexican restaurant staple: chips and salsa. The chips were decent though a bit dry. I really liked the salsa. Though it was a soapy slightly spicy salsa then chunky salsa. As for my entree, I went with fajitas. Because if they don't have good fajitas then it might as well not be a Mexican restaurant. The fajitas came with plenty of grilled veggies and ample amounts of shredded steak. And overall it is was good fajitas. My sister, who went with me, had the Steak Mexicana. She said it was good though she ate most it so I think she enjoyed it more then she let on.
The service was decent. The atmosphere is great you can almost forget that your eating in a hotel. Also I was amazed at the painting of the temple on the windows.
Overall, it was good. And if your in Norwood where your only other option for Mexican is Chipolte, then give it a try. If you live or are in any other area of town there is a Mexican place closer to you. It is worth it only if your near by.
Had dinner here with friends on a weekend trip to Cincinnati. The service was good- food arrived quick. Typical large portions as at most Mexican restaurants. The chips were delicious and I liked everyone got their own little bowl to pour salsa- no problems double dipping! We also enjoyed a bowl of queso- spicy cheese sauce. I had the enchiladas suizas which were good. My husband enjoyed his vegetarian combo of enchilada and tostada.
Review Source:This place is not far from home and makes some really good food. Sure, it's not the authentic food you get at Taqueria Mercado et al, but a reliable option.The margaritas alone are worth a visit!!! The service is prompt and friendly. The decor is colorful and the place seems quite clean.
Review Source:I've only been here twice and only had margaritas and queso.
The interior is pretty cute, I've been to this place before and I'm always amazed at how it looks the same and not at all the same. Lots of neon birds and a pyramid in the middle makes this place pretty cute.
The margaritas are so-so - about even with most places - but the strawberry one was pretty darn good. The queso I felt the same about - it was just so-so. This restaurant defines "A-OK" - it's a positive okay.
Service is pretty decent, chips are warm and not too salty.
I hate giving reviews with low ratings. I really do.. but I feel like my experience was a huge letdown. I met a few friends there, and the atmosphere was great! We sat outside, the place was nicely decorated inside.. I loved the painted chairs and scenic vibe. The place was jumping. I thought I'd have a great time at this little place.
Well I ordered the Monster Margarita and it was great, actually the best part of my visit to Cancun. The food, eh.. I just really didn't care for it. It was very bland, and just didn't sit right with me at all. So I figured I'd make up for it with dessert.
I ordered the fried ice cream, because lets face it.. what is better than deep fried ice cream right?? If you can think of something better, then you need to let me know so I can try it too!! Well, apparently Cancun has a different idea of what "FRIED" ice cream is supposed to be.
They bring it out to me and it's covered with whip cream. So at first I don't notice... that it wasn't FRIED. They simply took ice cream and threw it into some corn flakes in a tortilla shell. They lathered it up in whip cream and threw a cherry on top to pretty it up, but it surely didn't pretty up the flavor. I took two bites of it, and was pretty dismayed.
I complained to my server, which I hardly EVER do, but this was something I'd had my heart set on, and to be let down like that.. boo. He explained that they use the tortilla shell to replace the fried portion. WHAT? That doesn't even make sense!! The tortilla shell tastes like the bottom of a cereal box.. probably the box you used to get my frosted flakes from now that I think about it.. UGH. Now, don't get me wrong.. I'm not a total jerk. I didn't say that to the server.. I just expressed my dismay.
He simply shrugged his shoulders and brought us out the bill. It still had my horrible ice cream concoction at full price on the bill. I don't know if I'll ever go back unless it's only for the margarita alone. I will never eat their food again. There's a Frishes next door that I think I'd have better luck at for my taste buds. No Bueno.
It is difficult for me to decide whether or not I liked the food at Cancun. To start, the salsa was mediocre. It was soupy and did not have much flavor to it. Second, the entree was OK. I had ordered the chicken-chorizo plate. The chorizo had the basic flavors one would expect but the entire plate was covered in cheese. Third, the service could have been a little bit better. Maybe they were busy at the time, I am not sure.
This is a good location for a large group but there are better options for Mexican food in Cincinnati. (I think I should clarify and say that there are better options for "authentic" Mexican food in Cincinnati)
PS Be warned of their birthday celebrations!
I drove past this place before thanks to a bad sense of direction. It got no love from me mainly because it was connected to a Marriott. According to prior experience, restaurants connected to hotels serve average, overpriced food. But I'm glad that a friend suggested we come here for Cinco de Mayo, because it completely superseded my expectations.
There was an outdoor patio and the inside of the restaurant was large and spacious, even though it was packed with people. My friends waited about an hour for a table, but it was totally worth it. We all got jumbo margaritas which were very strong, and the waiter brought around chips and salsa as appetizers. Even though it was Cinco, the food and drinks all arrived fairly quickly, which impressed me right away! The menu is extensive, with lots of combos/a la carte choices -- basically all the Mexican dishes you can think of, even mole -- and whole sections dedicated to seafood and steaks. It's also fun to laugh at the fobby descriptions on the menu -- ie. the Enchilada Especial comes with "just a touch of salad". Loll what?? Anyway, I went with the chorizo quesadilla, which was a huge portion that tasted great and made my belly happy. My friends polished off all their orders too and were very satisfied. And tipsy. Yay margaritas!!! I can't believe I came across TWO authentic-style Mexican restaurants here in the same week...someone's trying to make me all fat or something...
They wouldvt received 5 stats if the service was better. Went here for a friends birthday the song they did was nice for her as they slapped whipped cream in her face. I ordered a Cancun taco salad it came with shrimp steak and chicken which was a good deal and good eats. As far as service goes they never cane back and checked on us had to ask repeatedly to get things but not the bill lol Would like to go back next time I'm in Cincy if the service allows me. Also, the decor was great they had hand painted chairs and tables which were cool
Review Source:We loved this place. great food and they have outside seating. coupons for this place are super easy to find. Look on the back of your Kroger reciept or look your neigbborhood flyer. I was a little nervous at first because it is located in a hotel but it was worth it. Check it out and get your coupon
Review Source:Let me just say that I love Mexican food! Ok... I love Americanized Mexican food... ok I love fajitas. lol
But this location recently opened up down the street from me, and I had a Val-Pak coupon, so I decided to hit it up with the bf. I was a little leery at first as it's attached to the Holiday Inn (or maybe it was a Comfort inn... not that it matters) and it seemed that it took forever to open! But when we walked in I was totally and pleasantly surprised! This place was huge! and had plenty of seating options! There were also big screen tv in easily viewable yet inconspicuous places throughout so if you wanted to watch the game you could, and if not, you really didn't notice them.
I felt brave that night and decided against my normal fajita or enchilada combo that I get just about every freakin time i go to a place like this. Hey go with what you love right?! But I wasn't sure what I was craving, so the Acapulco Special for me it was! It was a mix of steak and chicken and shrimp, and veggies and guac, and even fajita wraps if i wanted them! Perfect for my I-don't-know-what-the-heck-i-want tummy. It. Was. A-freakin-mazing! even the bf's food was really good.
The margarita's were incredibly low priced, and incredibly strong as well! I was thinking about docking it a star maybe a half, as the server wasn't around as much as I'd have liked during the meal, but then 1. I realized he was also tending the bar, and 2. the food was just too freakin amazing. I will definately be back here, and this may just kick me out of my normal Mexican/American habit!
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