- Location: Located in Capitol Hill neighborhood at 1825 Broadway Ave E. Convenient location near lots of other restaurants and shops.
- Atmosphere: Casual, lively atmosphere with colorful decor inspired by Mexican street culture. Large communal tables encourage mingling. Gets loud and busy during peak times.
- Food: Offers modern takes on classic Mexican dishes. Highly rated tacos and appetizers like guacamole. Good selections for tacos, fajitas, enchiladas, etc. Large menu with vegetarian and gluten-free options.
- Drinks: Full bar with creatively named cocktails that feature lots of fresh juices and spices. Large selection of tequilas and mezcals. Beer list focuses on Mexican and local brews. Varied margarita menu.
- Service: Friendly staff that maintains an energetic pace despite getting busy. Knowledgeable about menu items. Drinks delivered promptly.
- Value: Prices are fair for the quality and portion sizes. Appetizers and tacos provide lighter casual options. Entrees, drinks and crowd make it more suited for special occasions than everyday dining.
In summary, Barrio is a festive, authentically inspired Mexican spot that makes a lively atmosphere for enjoying flavorful food and creative cocktails especially on weekends. Better for groups looking to share plates than a quick weeknight meal.
Barrio Restaurant Menu: Lunch & Dinner
Starters
- Street Corn – $11
- Fire Shrimp – $14
- Prawn Ceviche – $17
- Braised Pork Taquitos – $12
- Grilled Quesadilla – $12
- Classic Nachos – $18
- Vegan Nachos (v) – $17
Soup & Salads
- Chicken Tortilla Soup – $9
- Chipotle Caesar – $17
Add-ons:
- Achiote Grilled Chicken or Braised Chicken – $7
- Grilled Achiote Prawns – $9
- Vegan Chorizo – $6
Taco Duos
- Two tacos, served with rice & beans – $17
Choose any two tacos:
- Chicken Tinga: chipotle braised chicken, red onion, cilantro, cotija
- Baja Fish: tequila battered rockfish, cabbage, pico, chipotle aioli
- Pork Al Pastor: caramelized pineapple, cilantro, avocado salsa, shaved red onion
- Braised Brisket: grilled onions, radish, cilantro, jalapeño salsa
- Pork Belly ‘báhn mÃ’: cilantro, cucumber, pickled carrots & daikon, jalapeño, sriracha aioli
- Fried Chicken: pickled relish, romaine, sriracha aioli, cilantro
- Dungeness Crab & Shrimp Cake: roasted poblano caper aioli, cabbage, red onion, cilantro +$3 each
- Tofu ‘báhn mÃ’ (v): cilantro, cucumber, pickled carrots & daikon, jalapeño, sriracha aioli
- Crispy Artichoke (v): chipotle aioli, pepitas, pico de gallo, cilantro
- Spiced Cauliflower (v): pickled fresnos, crispy onion, cilantro, spicy cashew cheese
- Vegan Chorizo (v): romaine, pico de gallo, cilantro, spicy cashew cheese sauce
Entrees
- Beef Birria Quesadillas – $23
- Chipotle Braised Chicken Enchiladas – $20
- Carnitas Cazuela – $23
- Shrimp Enchiladas – $24
- Sautéed Kale & Mushroom Bowl (v) – $18
- Carne Asada – $35
Sweets
- Churros and Xocalatl Chocolate – $11
- Dulce de leche creme brulee – $10
- Chocolate Mousse (v) – $10
Barrio Happy Hour Menu:
Happy Hour Hours:
- Monday – Friday: 4pm – 6pm
$5 Tacos:
- Chicken Tinga:Â chipotle braised chicken, red onion, cotija, cilantro
- Baja Fish:Â tequila battered rockfish, cabbage, pico de gallo, chipotle aioli, cilantro
- Pork Al Pastor: caramelized pineapple, cilantro, aïoli verde, shaved red onion
- Pork Belly Bahn Mi: cilantro, cucumber, pickled daikon & carrot, jalapeño, sriracha aioli
- Tofu ‘Bahn Mi’ (v): cilantro, cucumber, pickled daikon & carrot, jalapeño, vegan sriracha aioli
- Spiced Cauliflower (v):Â vegan cashew cheese, cascabel salsa, pickled fresnos, crispy onion, cilantro
- Vegan Chorizo (v):Â romaine, pico de gallo, cilantro, spicy cashew cheese
$10 Snacks:
- Chips and Guacamole:Â onion, cilantro, tortilla chips
- Grilled Quesadilla:Â oaxaca and jack cheese, roasted pepper and onion rajas, cascabel salsa, guacamole, crema
- Braised Pork Taquitos:Â guacamole, cascabel salsa, crema, escabeche slaw, cilantro, cotija
- Queso Fundido:Â oaxaca and jack cheese, roasted poblano peppers, mushroom, tortilla chips
- Small Classic Nachos: queso, pickled jalapeños and carrots, cascabel salsa, crema, tomato salsa, guacamole, cilantro, thick corn tortilla chips
- Small Vegan Nachos (v): spicy cashew ‘cheese’, pickled jalapeños and carrots, cascabel salsa, tomato salsa, guacamole, cilantro, thick corn tortilla chips
$10 Cocktails:
- House Margarita: tequila, cointreau, lime juice, salt rim (mas grande! pint · 15)
- Blood Orange Margarita: tequila, blood orange juice, lime juice, tajin rim (mas grande! pint · 15)
- Paloma:Â tequila, lime juice, grapefruit soda, salt rim
- Classic Sangria:Â brandy, spanish red wine, triple sec, fruit juices
- Green Chile Pineapple Mule:Â st. george green chile vodka, pineapple juice, lime juice, ginger beer
Beer & Wine:
- Draft Beer:Â Stoup Cervecita (7)
- Tecate:Â 12oz can (4)
- $1 off wine pours
The Triple T:
- Tequila + Tecate + Taco:Â blanco tequila + tecate + happy hour taco (15)
Barrio Brunch Menu:
Brunch Cocktails:
- Bloody Mary:Â $12 (vodka, tomato, house spicy mary mix)
- Bloody Maria:Â $12 (tequila, tomato, house spicy mary mix)
- Oaxacan Maria:Â $13 (mezcal, tomato, house spicy mary mix)
- Mimosa:Â $12 / Carafe $40 (Spanish sparkling wine with your choice of juice – orange, blood orange, pineapple, grapefruit, or orange/pineapple)
- Mexican Coffee:Â $12 (available hot or iced, reposado tequila, chile liqueur, coffee liqueur, drip coffee, whipped cream)
- Carajillo:Â $14 (cold brew, licor 43, Spanish brandy, cacao)
Starters:
- Chips & Salsa: $3.5 (pick your salsa(s): roasted jalapeño, salsa verde, habanero)
- Chips & Guacamole:Â $12 (onion, cilantro)
- Street Corn:Â $11 (chipotle aioli, cotija, cilantro, chipotle salt, ancho oil, lime)
- Braised Pork Taquitos:Â $12 (crema, cascabela, cotija, escabeche slaw, guacamole)
- Barrio Chopped:Â $16 (romaine, red cabbage, pickled red onions, avocado, corn, tomatoes, cotija, pumpkin seeds, buttermilk dressing – add: vegan chorizo, pork carnitas or chicken +$7)
- Classic Nachos: $18 (queso, pickled jalapeños and carrots, cascabel salsa, crema, tomato salsa, guacamole, cilantro, thick corn tortilla chips – add: spiced beans or roasted mushrooms +$3 | vegan chorizo, pork carnitas or chicken +$7)
- Vegan Nachos: $17 (spicy cashew ‘cheese’, pickled jalapeños and carrots, cascabel salsa, tomato salsa, guacamole, cilantro, thick corn tortilla chips – add: spiced beans or roasted mushrooms +$3 | vegan chorizo +$6)
Brunch Plates:
- Chilaquiles:Â $16 (two sunny side up eggs*, corn tortilla chips, mushroom, onion, cherry tomato, corn, cotija, crema, cilantro, choice of red or green sauce – add: pork carnitas or braised chicken +$7 | roasted mushrooms +$3)
- Classic Breakfast:Â $17 (two eggs, bacon or spicy pork sausage, toast – choice of: breakfast potatoes or fruit)
- Carnitas Hash:Â $16 (tostada, corn, roasted pepper and onions, breakfast potatoes, charro beans, queso fresco, sunny side eggs*, chipotle hollandaise)
- Pancakes & Fried Chicken:Â $18 (3 buttermilk pancakes, chicken tenders, sunny-side egg, fresno chiles, maple syrup – pancakes only +$10)
- Dulce de Leche French Toast:Â $15 (strawberry, whipped cream, hazelnut, maple syrup – add: fried chicken +$7)
- Pork Belly Benedict:Â $16 (english muffin, two poached eggs*, chipotle hollandaise, fried jalapeno – choice of: breakfast potatoes or fruit)
- Veggie Scramble:Â $16 (scrambled eggs, kale, roasted peppers and onions, mushrooms, scallions, cilantro, avocado, sun dried tomato, jalapeno salsa – choice of: breakfast potatoes or fruit – *can sub tofu scramble for eggs)
- Brisket Skillet:Â $25 (two sunny side eggs, braised briskest, roasted peppers & onions, guacamole, pico de gallo, crema, cotija, cilantro, breakfast potatoes)
- Breakfast Burrito or Bowl:Â $12 (bowl) / $13 (burrito) (scrambled eggs, oaxaca & jack cheese, roasted peppers and onions, pico de gallo, guacamole, salsa verde, breakfast potatoes – add: pork carnitas +$7 | braised chicken +$7 | vegan chorizo +$6 | chorizo +$7 | bacon +$3)
- Beef Birria Quesadillas:Â $23 (Mexican french dip) corn tortillas, jack cheese, onion, jalapeno salsa, cilantro, served with broth for dipping
Taco Duos:
- Two tacos, served with rice & beans – $17
Choose any two tacos:
- Eggs & Bacon:Â cheesy scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, bacon, salsa verde, flour tortillas
- Chicken Tinga:Â chipotle braised chicken, red onion, cotija, cilantro
- Baja Fish:Â tequila battered rockfish, cabbage, pico, chipotle aioli
- Pork Al Pastor:Â caramelized pineapple, cilantro, avocado salsa, shaved red onion
- Braised Brisket:Â grilled onion, radish, jalapeno salsa, cilantro
- Tofu ‘Báhn MÃ’ (v): cilantro, cucumber, pickled carrots & daikon, jalapeño, sriracha aïoli
- Crispy Artichoke (v): chipotle aïoli, pepitas, pico de gallo, cilantro
- Vegan Chorizo (v):Â romaine, pico de gallo, cilantro, spicy cashew cheese sauce
Sides:
- Fresh Fruit:Â $5
- Breakfast Potatoes:Â $4
- Bacon:Â $6
- Spicy Pork Sausage:Â $5
- Toast:Â $4
Kids Brunch!
- Buttermilk Pancakes:Â $10 (seasonal fruit and breakfast potatoes)
- Cheesy Scramble:Â $10 (choice of bacon or avocado, choice of breakfast potato or fruit)
Barrio Restaurant Drinks Menu:
Here’s a breakdown of the drinks menu at Barrio Restaurant:
Margaritas:
- House Margarita:Â $13 (regular), $18 (mas grande – pint glass), $14 (scratch), $21 (scratch double) – Blanco tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, salt
- Blood Orange Margarita:Â $13 (regular), $18 (mas grande – pint glass), $14 (scratch), $21 (scratch double) – Reposado tequila, blood orange juice, lime juice, TajÃn salt
- Prickly Pear Margarita:Â $14 (regular), $21 (double – pint glass) – Blanco tequila, prickly pear, lime juice, salt
- Spicy Mango Margarita:Â $14 (regular), $21 (double – pint glass) – Ghost chile-infused tequila, mango, lime juice, TajÃn salt
- Mezcalarita:Â $15 (regular), $25 (double – pint glass) – Banhez mezcal, Cointreau, lime juice, Oaxacan salt*
- Cadillac Margarita:Â $16 (regular), $26 (double – pint glass) – Corazon reposado tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice, salt
House Cocktails:
- Sangria:Â $12 – Spanish red wine, brandy, triple sec, fruit juices
- Green Chile-Pineapple Mule:Â $12 – St. George green chile vodka, pineapple juice, lime juice, ginger beer
- Paloma:Â $12 – Blanco tequila, lime juice, sparkling grapefruit juice, salt rim
- Oaxacan Old Fashioned:Â $15 – Reposado tequila, Cuentacuentos mezcal, demerara, chocolate & grapefruit bitters
No Booze Cocktails:
- “NO”Groni:Â $14 – Wilderton Lustre, Pathfinder, Giffard Aperitif
- Garden Paloma:Â $9 – Seedlip Garden, grapefruit, honey, soda, lavender bitters, TajÃn rim
- Diablito:Â $8 – Black currant, lime, ginger beer
Wine:
- L.A. Cetto:Â $11 (glass), $44 (bottle) – Brut, Chardonnay/Columbard, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico NV, crisp, citrusy, 13.0%
- Paoloni:Â $15 (glass), $60 (bottle) – Chardonnay, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico, bright, crisp, 12.5%
- Carrodilla ‘Ir y Venir’:Â $15 (glass), $60 (bottle) – Sauvignon Blanc/Chenin Blanc, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico, floral, herbaceous, 12.8%
- Monte Xanic:Â $13 (glass), $52 (bottle) – Chenin Blanc, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico, tropical, mineral, 12.8%
- Paoloni: $15 (glass), $60 (bottle) – Dry Rosé, Sangiovese, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico, crisp, citrusy, 12.5%
- L.A. Cetto Private Reserve:Â $15 (glass), $60 (bottle) – Nebbiolo, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico, soft, complex, 13.5%
- Monte Xanic ‘Calixa’:Â $15 (glass), $60 (bottle) – Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico, bright, juicy, 13.8%
- Carrodilla ‘Canto de Luna’:Â $16 (glass), $64 (bottle) – Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico ’21, rich, jammy, 13.9%
Beer & Cider:
- Make it a Michelada! Add housemade savory mix to any Mexican beer for $1
- Farmstrong La Raza:Â $9 – 4.0% ABV, 16oz draft, Mexican-style lager
- Negra Modelo:Â $9 – 5.4% ABV, 16oz draft, Dunkel-style lager
- Metier Chasing Days IPA:Â $9 – 6.4% ABV, 16oz draft, hazy IPA, 30 IBU
- Victoria:Â $6 – 4% ABV, 12oz bottle, Vienna-style lager
- Tecate:Â $5 – 4.5% ABV, 12oz can, pale lager
- Modelo Especial:Â $6 – 4.4% ABV, 12oz bottle, pale lager
- Estrella Galicia 0.0:Â $7 – 0.0% ABV, 11.2oz bottle, non-alcoholic beer from Spain (makes a great Michelada!)
- Georgetown Lucille IPA:Â $7 – 7.0% ABV, 12oz can
- 2Towns Prickly Pearadise:Â $7 – 5.3% ABV, 12oz can, prickly pear apple cider
- Metier Black Stripe:Â $10 – 5.5% ABV, 16oz can, coconut porter
- Tepache Sazon:Â $13 – 7.0% ABV, 375ml bottle, spiced, fermented pineapple
Non-Alcoholic:
- Estrella Galicia 0.0:Â $7 – 11.2oz bottle, non-alcoholic beer from Spain (makes a great Michelada!)
- Lemonade or Limeade:Â $5 – Made to order, still or sparkling, add prickly pear or mango for $2
- Horchata:Â $8 – Dairy-free! Rice & oat milks, cinnamon, vanilla, add prickly pear or mango for $2
- Mexican Coke:Â $6
- Jarritos:Â $5 – Bottled Mexican sodas, grapefruit or tamarind
- Topo Chico Sparkling Water:Â $6
- Fountain Seattle Sodas:Â $4 – Cola, diet cola, or lemon-lime
- Cock ‘n’ Bull Ginger Beer:Â $5
- Sparkling Grapefruit Juice:Â $5 – Sweetened with apple & grape juice
- Juice:Â $5 – Cranberry, pineapple, grapefruit, orange, or tomato
- Hot Tea:Â $4 – English breakfast, green, peppermint, chamomile berry
- Barnes & Watson Tahitian Iced Tea:Â $4
- Herkimer Coffee:Â $4
- True North Cold Brew:Â $6
Kids Menu
- Kids Cheese Quesadilla – $8
- Flour tortilla stuffed with Oaxaca & jack cheese, served with fresh tomato salsa & crema
- Kids Nachos – $9
- Oaxaca and jack cheese, crema, pico de gallo, thick corn tortilla chips
- Kids Taco Duo – $11
- Choose from braised chicken, crispy cod, brisket, bean & cheese
- Kids Taquitos – $10
- Braised pork, cotija, crema
- Kids Cheese Enchiladas – $10
- Cheese enchiladas, red sauce
- Kids Burrito – $11
- Rice, beans, lettuce, Oaxaca and jack cheese
Kids Brunch (available during brunch on the weekends)
- Kids Cheesy Scramble – $10
- Choice of bacon or avocado, choice of breakfast potato or fruit
- Kids Pancakes – $10
- 2 buttermilk pancakes, choice of breakfast potato or fruit