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Buy your holiday gift baskets starting tomorrow in Park Meadows, Greeley, Fort Collins & Denver. Our holiday gift baskets include: Choice of 6 pack margaritas- classic or big tex Choice of 2 or 4 glasses Complimentary bottle of red hot sauce Bag with Rio logo and bow tie, carefully tissue wrapped to not break Call…

Rio Marg Holiday Gift Baskets are now available in Greeley! Now you can bring a Rio gift basket to a loved one!   We have several different gift baskets to choose from: Classic Rio Marg Basket Barrel-Aged Big Tex Marg Basket Hibiscus Big Tex Basket Call 970.304.9292 for details      

Have you ever wanted to enjoy a specialty Rio margarita from the comfort of your own home? Well, now you can! Recently, our Food & Beverage Director, Erich Whisenhunt met with the Bartender Magazine team to showcase this delicious Rio margarita recipe in their signature cocktail edition! Ingredients: 6 oz. ice 2 oz. tequila, Maestro…

CATCH A DOUBLE FEATURE. Our featured Skirt Steak and Portabella Taco is grilled to *chefs kiss* perfection and then topped with pickled Mexican veggies on a fresh flour tortilla. For sipping, our Anejo Smash puts a twist on the traditional with Centenario Anejo tequila shaken with lemon and mint. Back to back, they’re something you…

KICK OFF FALL WITH SOME SOLID FINGER LICKING. Ribs are back at The Rio. Half racks are served up with a side of honey-chipotle BBQ sauce, and 5-Pepper Smashed Fingerling Potatoes, classic slaw, charro beans, and all the fixings. Wash it down with our Rocky Mountain Peach Sangria—a refreshing, bubbly combination of champagne, hibiscus-infused Maestro Dobel Diamante tequila, and…

Come enjoy the Rio’s delicious new Summer menu items! We’ve reached peak summer with our famous Watermelon Marg and Esquite Lobster Taco. Rocky Ford watermelon and freshly grilled Olathe corn taste like they’re straight off the market stand. And a little lobster never hurt anyone. Put one in each hand before they’re gone for another…

    Summer of 1986. The Challenger Space Shuttle disaster had rocked our nation earlier in the year. The Chernobyl Nuclear disaster left us wondering if we’d survive. Many of us were rocking mullets and mustaches. We were listening to Hungry Like a Wolf by Duran Duran. Yes, frightening and uncertain times.   And yet we…

COVID / COLD WEATHER UPDATES: With winter essentially here, we wanted to update you on what we’re doing to keep you safe, warm and fed during the ongoing COVID crisis. MERV 13 filters (recommended by the CDC and Ashrae to help prevent the spread of COVID) have been installed at all 5 locations. Our patios will stay…

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For a fun start to the week, join us in The Agave Room at Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant in Fort Collins for Salsa Dancing every Tuesday Night!   FoCo Salsa hosts “Salsa Night” in The Agave Room at Rio every Tuesday starting at 7:30 PM with an hour-long beginner-friendly salsa lesson, followed by a Salsa…