Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, known for being home to the original sweet pork barbacoa, is introducing a new, limited-time protein. Available this summer, Mexican BBQ Brisket is a slow-cooked brisket covered with a smoky Mexican BBQ sauce and topped with sweet & tangy pickled veggies. “It’s where Mexican meets BBQ,” says Todd Smith, Chief Concept […]

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill will reach a monumental milestone on October 13 at 10:30 a.m. when the doors of their 100th location open in Lehi, Utah. The company started in 1997 in St. George, Utah, with the goal to satisfy the community’s cravings for fresh Mexican cuisine. In 2004, with four locations, Cafe Rio was […]

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill announced that Steve Vaughan has joined the company as president and CFO. After 23 years at Sonic, Vaughan will join Cafe Rio July 1 to work shoulder to shoulder with the executive team and oversee the growth of Cafe Rio as it continues to bring high quality, made-from-scratch Mexican food across […]

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill will open its second East Coast location on Wednesday, July 13, in Manassas, Virginia, kicking off a week of customer appreciation events and offers for the local community. The dates and events are as follows: July 13: Opening day A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will take place at 10:45 a.m.at 7803 Sudley […]

Just as it is Academy Award season for the entertainment industry, the restaurant industry is also staging its top awards, and Cafe Rio Mexican Grill just took home an Oscar. Announced this week, Cafe Rio Mexican Grill received the "excellent" status in every category in Sandelman & Associates’ Quick-Track Award and was voted No. 1 […]

While most industries are stagnant or growing at a slow pace, Cafe Rio Mexican Grill has taken the opposite route by continually expanding, adding jobs and soaring in an otherwise tepid marketplace. Cafe Rio is scheduled to open its seventh California restaurant on January 10 in Redlands. In the past 18 months, Cafe Rio has […]

From his Colorado office, Boston Market CEO Lane Cardwell is targeting some free agents—dining free agents, that is. “There are some customers out there open to where they’ll be eating, and Boston Market is happy to capture that business,” Cardwell says. Cardwell is referring specifically to the significant chunk of diners who are in limbo […]