CilantroMex

First off, we love Cilantro’s of Cranston and Providence. Always hot food and large portions.
Now, the Coventry branch cannot be recommended. The service we had tonight was iffy at best. Worst of all, the food was cold. Yes, the beans, chicken, rice… all cold. My wife even had a quesadilla and it was cold and the cheese wasn’t melted. Don’t go to this location.

Superb catering service. The manager is always very helpful. The selection of «make your own taco» ingredients are always a hit with my guests. We have catered several events with them.

I used to love cilanto’s, but the Coventry outlet has unfortunately experienced a substantial decline in quality. No matter what meat I get, whether it’s the pulled pork, the chicken, or even ground beef, it is always very dry. A lot of the vegetables also seem to have wilted. And no matter what burrito I get, even though I watch them warm the tortilla, it seems cold, and becomes unappetizing. The rice also seems bland and undercooked.
I used to frequent the location a lot, but recently I find myself not wanting to go there. The only thing I can say I like from there now is the chips and salsa, although the last time I went the salsa was basically tomato water with some spice.
Besides the low quality in food, the staff is definitely eager and happy to serve you, which is a plus, but not enough to keep me coming.

This location needs a major update to their menu sign and pricing, and their staff should be better trained to properly handle customers. On their menu sign, they have new prices printed on white paper, taped to the board to cover up the old prices and it looks tacky. Additionally, the posted price for pulled pork was $ 6.99. At the register, it rang up to $ 8 something. After inquiring about the price and notifying them of the $ 6.99 advertised price, I was told that the price was raised to $ 7.25. I understand economics and the need to raise prices, but when I requested to be charged the advertised price, I was rudely told, «It is only a 25 cent difference». This is not how you interact with a customer. I have a college minor in math, and can add and subtract faster than probably any of the workers at this restaurant. While $ 0.25 doesn’t make a dent in my wallet, I expect to be charged the advertised price — no more, no less.
On the positive side, it was good food — comparable to Chipotle. I did especially like their Chile tortilla on the side, with my burrito bowl.

I know Bullritos and you sir are no Bullritos!
Cilantros has copied everything about an excellent restaurant named Bullritos with the exception of the most important aspect… food freshness.
While both Bullritos and Cilantros assemble your food to order, it is obvious that the ingredients Cilantros use were cooked and prepared many, many, many hours ago if not days ago.

In love! with Mexican food that is!
This is by far my favorite Mexican joint to go into. Ya you have the chain Chipotle that popped up on bald hill road but I’m big into supporting local growers which this company does! I used to get the huge burrito and would fill me up in no time, But now I stick with the burrito bowl and get all my chicken with black beans and all the veggies I can get. I will say their guac is amazing and if you haven’t tried it try it. Get it with a small bag of home made chips of just eat it with a spoon, simply amazing and fresh every time. and one added benefit they do give a military and fire discount with id only.

I would have given it 3 stars if it would have not cost $ 10 for sub par burrito. You are better off at Moe’s or Chipotle. The spiced pulled pork was flavorless and I had both the mild and hot sauce added, but never tasted either. I had to keep using the generic got sauce at the table to get a kick. On the bright side, the ingredients were fresh and the staff was very friendly, does not make up for bland food at high prices though.

I really wish this place was as good as it used to be back when it first opened. I’m not sure if it was just an off day but my fiancé and I stopped in yesterday for lunch and it really fell short. My fiancé got a chicken quesadilla and I got a pork burrito, the burrito meat wasn’t seasoned at all and to top it all off many stray items were floating around inside too… I guess that’s the drawback to having the cafeteria style items behind the counter. Nevertheless we both became very sick afterwards, the only thing that made up for it was the Pats wining the Super Bowl!
My only suggestion is that if you’re going to give Cilantro a try, stick to the Downtown Providence location which is always very constant!

Uh, YUMMMM!
If you like totally completely casual Mex and you happen to be in the area, you will not be disappointed. You don’t come here for the atmosphere, but the food is delicious, cheap and huge portions. A fave for me when I am in this area serving my clients.

3 stars at best really. The hot food want very hot, the flavors were weak, a bit pricey and pretty ugly inside. Good quick service was appreciated.
Just a note; they do offer a 10% discount to veterans! This brought a smile to my face as the kid behind the counter asked the guy in front of me in line without any prompting. Very cool. +1 star

I had the best vegetarian burrito bowl here! First of all, this place is the only place around for fresh, healthy food. If you are in the «Centre of New England» area your choices are fast food, chains or Cilantro. The choice is obvious, right? The portions are huge, the restaurant is clean and the staff is really cool. The menu is kid-​friendly and they have free wi-​fi. I love the fact that they are a local company and they partner with RI farms to supply many of their ingredients.

Food was fresh and tasted great! Only gave 4 cuz it could use some cleaning but our verity I bowls were excellent!

I just can’t get excited about this place. Let me say outright that the food quality is excellent and it’s obvious they use fresh ingredients. The guacamole is absolutely delicious and reason enough to go here.
But…if you get the tacos or burritos, the ingredients have a lot of water in them and end up making a big soupy mess. The first two tacos are ok but the last two will just fall apart and you end up with taco salad. I’m not going to stop going, but my trips are going to more sparse now.

Great food. Seems more fresh than Chipotle and also with more options.
Did kind of feel like I was getting shouted at from behind the glass by the employees for toppings, rather odd as the store was nearly empty and nobody in line behind us.

I live in South Florida where we have our choice of some pretty great Mexican restaurants. When I visit my sister, who lives in Richmond RI, the nearest Mexican restaurant is Cilantros in Coventry.
Every visit (around 5 in the past few years) has been an extremely pleasant experience. You order what you want on your taco, burrito, or salads. I have always found the ingredients to be extremely fresh, not to much sodium, nor greasy. Just right. I’m always amazed at how «plumb» the tacos become after you’ve added all the yummy offerings! I’m always impressed that if you ask for a side of jalapeños, you’ll receive freshly sliced jalapeños! Every time I leave Cilantros, I look forward to my next visit when I’m back visiting! I just wish they’d open one in Hope Valley :) I believe it would do stupendously :)

Quick and tasty. We had two soft taco orders. Each order came with 3 big stuffed tacos. Pulled pork and buffalo chicken plus beans, salsa and more. We were traveling I95 and this place is just 4 minutes off exit 7.

Delicious! …there isn’t much more to say! Lol
I really do like it here, I get grilled chicken on a spinach wrap. I do think their guacamole price is a little ridiculous, but everything else is pretty reasonable.

The chopped salad was disappointing. Not enough chicken… and beans. I didn’t want the rice. I know I’m whiny. I’m still hungry. For the price…9.00?
They should have put more beans on. There was nothing really to it.

Great Mexican burrito place that offers your regular seasoned ground beef, carnitas, and chicken from a Mexican grill. They do offer specials such as «Fresh catch of the day» for fish. (This is unlike some other Mexican grill place… that starts with a C…)
My fiancé got the grilled Tilapia in the Belly Bowl which was very good and did last two meals. I got the burrito with the spicy mexican beef. We both fully load it with mild and corn salsa. I had an extra kick of jalapenos while she had a dollop of sour cream. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. We even got the the chips with Guacamole which was delicious as well.
I would recommend it if you want a change of scenery from that other mexican grill place.

A small burrito café — which also offers Patron? I’m in! Our party of 6 stopped by on Saturday for a well-​deserved lunch, o how we were satisfied! The location is small and configured to appeal to «commuter dining». The ordering counter is front-​and-​center, a few tables and chairs of to the side, and then three high-​seaters at the «bar”/high counter top. Burritos AND you have Patron behind the bar?! — talk about one-​stop-​shop!
The only veggie option is the Veg burrito (what you’d expect: all the toppings for the meat burritos at an inflated price). I ordered a Veggie Burrito Bowl (ooooh, with *free guac*): $ 6.99 I ordered mine light on the rice and piled high with everything else! Was happy to «splurge» for an EXTRA: Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. I loved that the take away container was biodegradable (definitely had that «I’m made from recycled content» look and feel), the «dollop» of «free guac» was at least ¾cup (overcompensating for the lack of protein?), so the whole thing turned into a sort of green paste. Nevertheless, perfect amount of spice, the rice was cooked properly, and a little lime juice *smooch* perfecto! The beau ordered a BBQ pulled pork burrito in a smoked pepper tortilla (smelled like sweet meaty HEAVEN).
It’s a decent lunch option if you’re in the area, but I wouldn’t plan a pilgrimage to this plaza. Average pricing, good flavor, and the possibility of a tequila sidecar… it worked for me.