1622 reviews

El Barrio

Name: El Barrio
Address: Birmingham, United States
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.7

Birmingham

2211 2nd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203, United States

Mexican restaurant Bar Latin American restaurant Restaurant

Service Options Dine-in Kerbside pickup Delivery

+1 205-868-3737

About

El Barrio is a mexican restaurant, bar, latin american restaurant and restaurant located in Birmingham, United States. The average rating of this business is 4.70 out of 5 stars based on 1622 reviews. The street address of this business is 2211 2nd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203, United States. El Barrio is closed on Sunday and Monday, and other days it is open from 11:30am to 08:00pm.

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Where El Barrio is located at?: El Barrio is located at 2211 2nd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203, United States.
What is the contact number of El Barrio?: The contact number of El Barrio is +1 205-868-3737

Reviews

3 kendra shorter 20 months ago

Absolutely excellent food. I had the chicken quesadilla met with a side of spring salad with house dressing and feta. I would absolutely go back again in hopes that there's a new host at the front door, The young lady with long brown hair has and disgusting disposition. Upon arrival I was met with an eye roll with no response to my HI. Hello, as I walk through the door, my party was already seated so I continued to the table. Our server was awesome. Young male with long hair with great customer service.Just hoping to be Welcomed next time upon arrival.

5 Katlyn 19 months ago

Plan for a long wait (1 hour 30 minutes) and visit some nearby bars!
The taco options are unique and tasty with flavorful protein! Staff is friendly and very knowledgeable about the menu.

Corn tortillas are available for gluten allergies. The kitchen uses canola oil rather than soy for any soy allergies. These accommodations are up to date as of 2023.

4 Hardik G 20 months ago

I liked the mix of modern and traditional interior. The food was excellent! Service was great. Make sure you reserve before hand, it is a popular place and is almost always packed.
Street parking available.
I would definitely go again!

5 Steven Spada 21 months ago

One of the best Mexican restaurants I've been to, El Barrio is a massive surprise. Having lived in San Diego most of my life I've never experienced anything quite like El Barrio's fusion of local flare with Mexican classics. I first visited in 2019 for a birthday dinner and had the chance to come back this past weekend (June 2023, twice) and was equally impressed. If you like cilantro, I highly suggest the Elote Asada for an appetizer, while not cilantro-forward it does have cilantro in it, it is fantastic, the veggie quesadilla is a work of art as well as the fish tacos. The service, the atmosphere, and food were all fantastic, I can't wait to go back.

5 Camille Dow 20 months ago

Absolutely delicious!!! We were visiting Birmingham this past weekend and happened to find El Barrio on a Google search. We were expecting such a long wait (over an hour ????), but there are tons of places around to grab a drink while you wait (we went to Tom Collins!). I had the chicken quesadilla which was so flavorful. My husband had the trout which he really enjoyed as well. The margaritas were also delicious. I wish we had a restaurant like that close to home!

5 Tokyo Blues Man 21 months ago

What a fantastic restaurant!!
Our younger son is best friend with the son of the owners and he’s been to this restaurant so many times and he raves so much about this place. And he took me and my wife out for our anniversary dinner.
We ordered several appetizers and I got their famous meatloaf, my wife got ceviche and our son had bacon Cascadia. Everything was just delicious.
Plus price is so reasonable - we had all that food plus several drinks (3 beers and ice tea) and it was less than $70. If it were other restaurants, it would had been over $100.
I love that every food has such a nice flavor yet nothing is overpowering. No wonder this restaurant is so popular. For that, please be aware that you’ll have to wait 20-30 minutes even on weekdays. But definitely worth the wait!
I highly recommend this restaurant!!

5 Sara Bauer 24 months ago

We’ve been trying to eat here for about a year now and always get there too late to avoid an extreme wait time. We finally made it in when we went to eat with some out of town friends last night and it was worth the wait!!! We sat in one of the booths and Kate was our server. We tried the fundido queso with and without chorizo. Both were delicious but we couldn’t get enough of the one with chorizo. The salsa is a STEAL, and the guacamole was very smooth and flavorful. Kate kept fresh, warm chips on our table too. I got the seasonal margarita, pomegranate, but they offered to make it spicy and who can say no to that?! Delicious. For entrees, we got the beef barbacoa quesadilla, the Al pastor tacos, and chicken enchiladas. All were wonderful, but you just can’t beat the flavor of the beef barbacoa! Then for dessert, we got a tres leches and the pot de creme which were presented beautifully and tasted just as good. They accidentally brought us the citrus cake and the whole table was not a fan. It was beautiful but the topping was slightly bitter, but maybe someone else’s piece of cake ???????? anyways, definitely check out El Barrio and if you have time to burn, run down to The Collins Bar for a drink while you wait for a table!

5 Steven Smith 21 months ago

Even better than I expected! More high end than I thought and not mad about it. There was a long wait on a Friday evening but we got lucky and got a spot at the bar after maybe 20min. Bar selection was good, and the staff was super friendly. The chorizo meatloaf was good but the Barbacoa Quesadilla was absolutely AMAZING! I would come back just for that!

Business Hours

Thursday	11:30am - 08:00pm
Friday	11:30am - 09:00pm
Saturday	11:30am - 09:00pm
Sunday	Day off
Monday	Day off
Tuesday	11:30am - 08:00pm
Wednesday	11:30am - 08:00pm