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Barrio

210 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215
at 3rd St.   See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-965-4000 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    6.6 out of 10

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    5 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Mexican
Photo by Patrick Siggins

Official Website

barriofoods.com

Hours

Mon-Wed, 3pm-10pm; Thu, 11:30am-10pm; Fri, 11:30am-11pm; Sat, 11am-11pm; Sun, 11am-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

2, 3 at Grand Army Plaza; F at Seventh Ave.

Prices

$11.95-$18.95

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Hot Spot
  • Lunch
  • Outdoor Dining

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

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Profile

Restaurateur Spencer Rothschild (Rain, Calle Ocho, BLT Prime) has created a candy-colored Mexican favorite for Park Slopers, who descended on the place immediately after its opening in 2008. The one-room spot’s success is centered on the excellent food by chef-partner and Patria alum Adrian Leon. For starters, guacamole, a good measure of a cantina’s worth, is creamy, tangy, and arrives accompanied by steaming-hot fresh corn tortillas. The chicken enchilada deserves similar praise, with generous portions of luscious breast meat and a tangy red sauce enhanced with smoked chipotle chiles. There are only a few flaws, like the Puebla pork tenderloin, smothered in spicy peanut gravy but overcooked to dryness. Cocktails, however, earn nothing but the respect that’s given to them; a Perfecto Nestorindo of blue agave with chile piquin and fresh tamarind and pineapple juices, served in a glass rimmed with house-made chile salt, is exactly want you want while people-watching on a hot day under the marquee tent outside.

Recommended Dishes

Guacamole, $7.50; sweet plaintain & black bean empanadas, $6.95; chicken enchilada, $14.25; Puebla pork tenderloin, $16.75

6.6 "Recommended"
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Food: 6.8
Service: 6.4
Décor: 7.6
Value: 6.8

Do Not Go Here

dgiampietro from 11217 | Posted on 4/12/09

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Food: 1
Service: 1
Décor: 5
Value: 3

I have been to Barrio twice now - the first time, just the service was horrible; this time, the food became the star of the worst meal of the month. The "fresh" guacamole consisted of avocado with some chiles on top (because I asked for it spicy) - that's it; no salt, no lime, no garlic, no onion. It's sad and quite telling when a Mexican restaurant fails on its guacamole. Both my and my fiancee's entrees (vegan chile poblano and hanger steak churrasco) looked and tasted as though they sat under a heat lamp for hours. We slid the plates aside after our first bites. Oh, and did I mention our drinks (beer and sangria) did not come out until our main courses arrived? Our waitress must have been sitting in the back somewhere the entire time; I think I saw her twice the entire meal. In short - do NOT go here.

Margaritas

CatherineNYC from 10019 | Posted on 2/9/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 9
Décor: 9
Value: 9

Celebrated my girlfriends 26th birthday party there last week. Loved the food but the drinks were unbelievable. The 'special' margarita has an organic orange liquor in it called Combiere or something like that. It was SOOO yummy;) Had a great night! -C

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