Had an amazing time didn’t know what to expect not being local to Columbus but the tacos and quesadillas were delicious and got to enjoy a car meet as well
Seth Kulka
This (Powell Location) place used to be awesome 5 years ago. Now there food is absolutely disgusting. Inconsistently bad at best; just levels of how bad it is that night. Ordered several bowls of chicken chili because it has been so good the past few months. Then is the course of a week they managed to give us beef chili(which almost put me in urgent care as I haven’t eaten red meat in decades), then on the reorder they couldn’t count the correct number of bowls to include in the order. It was 3, received 1. Then to make it “better” they gave me a 20$ gift card to cover the 40$ in inedible carry out we received and paid for, and then to cover the actual food they “replaced” it tonight with not even half full containers of watery beans and a ton of pepper as the “replacement.” I was told when I called that the way it came tonight was packaged by the owner himself; which speaks volumes in itself about the state of the restaurant anymore, but also the way it was made tonight is the exact recipe as should be. It’s absolutely horrid and nowhere close to what I’ve received before from this location as well as the Lewis Center location. In fact if you’re going to go to Yabos, which I don’t recommend, do yourself a favor and head to Lewis Center. Only a few miles further and you won’t be wasting your money on what another reviewer accurately described as “cat food”. Thanks for nothing Yabos, it used to be great, now I wouldn’t eat there for free. The owner signed off this whole experience and told the manager there was nothing more they could do. Which if you have worked in food service, you know is code for “make them go away, we screwed up bad but this isn’t going to cost us enough money in the long run to care about this customer at all in the short”. Good luck Yabos, be interesting if you’re still there in 6 months as when I ordered originally on a Saturday at a sports bar they were closing early at 8:30pm and not 11:00 due to lack of customers. And this is an almost everyday occurrence as noted by other reviewers. These kind of service experiences should really help that. Save your money. I truly hate doing these kinds of reviews, but with the price of food anymore these days I feel obligated.
Seth K
This place used to be awesome 5 years ago. Now there food is absolutely disgusting. Inconsistently bad at best; just levels of how bad it is that night. Ordered several bowls of chicken chili because it has been so good the past few months. Then is the course of a week they managed to give us beef chili(which almost put me in urgent care as I haven’t eaten red meat in decades), then on the reorder they couldn’t count the correct number of bowls to include in the order. It was 3, received 1. Then to make it “better” they gave me a 20$ gift card to cover the 40$ in inedible carry out we received and paid for, and then to cover the actual food they “replaced” it tonight with not even half full containers of watery beans and a ton of pepper as the “replacement.” I was told when I called that the way it came tonight was packaged by the owner himself; which speaks volumes in itself about the state of the restaurant anymore, but also the way it was made tonight is the exact recipe as should be. It’s absolutely horrid and nowhere close to what I’ve received before from this location as well as the Lewis Center location. In fact if you’re going to go to Yabos, which I don’t recommend, do yourself a favor and head to Lewis Center. Only a few miles further and you won’t be wasting your money on what another reviewer accurately described as “cat food”. Thanks for nothing Yabos, it used to be great, now I wouldn’t eat there for free. The owner signed off this whole experience and told the manager there was nothing more they could do. Which if you have worked in food service, you know is code for “make them go away, we screwed up bad but this isn’t going to cost us enough money in the long run to care about this customer at all in the short”. Good luck Yabos, be interesting if you’re still there in 6 months as when I ordered originally on a Saturday at a sports bar they were closing early at 8:30pm and not 11:00 due to lack of customers. And this is an almost everyday occurrence as noted by other reviewers. These kind of service experiences should really help that. Save your money. I truly hate doing these kinds of reviews, but with the price of food anymore these days I feel obligated.
Justin Hunter
I thought Taco Bell was bad, but this place is much worse. The chicken quesadilla tasted like cat food with barely any chicken inside the quesadilla. The Chimi Bites had a really weird after taste. I was throwing up in the toilet minutes after eating this garbage that they call food here. Don’t order food here save your money.
Justin Kendle
I thought Taco Bell was bad, but this place is much worse. The chicken quesadilla tasted like cat food with barely any chicken inside the quesadilla. The Chimi Bites had a really weird after taste. I was throwing up in the toilet minutes after eating this garbage that they call food here. Don’t order food here save your money.
J Stephens
The food was excellent, tons of choices and our server Gabe did a fantastic job. Everything he recommended was absolutely fantastic and cooked to perfection. They also have a selection of sauces to add to the food and the hardest part was trying to figure which one I wanted on my food.Parking: There was plenty of parking in front over 40 spots.
Michael Matta
The service is outstanding! Food value is great. Tacos (fabulous) margaritas and beer, what more can you ask for!
Rohit Chand
Came here for the first time with family. Had a draft list, the first 2 I chose they came back and told me they didn't have anymore so drink menus need to be updated. Tacos were amazing. Food tasted really good. The restaurant itself is a bit dark and could use some updating, Tables are mostly high tops but they do have some booths. I will say they do need to clean and refill/replace their sauce bottles. Some of them appeared old. My table most of the bottles were empty. Otherwise will come back to try their other tacos
Emily RoseRich
Some of the worst food i've ever tasted in my life. I don't know if it was just because it was late at night and they were serving whatever they had left that day but good god I almost puked. The nachos dip was horrible, the meat had ZERO flavor and was clearly unseasoned and was heavily undercooked. Ordered beef birria tacos with hard shells, and got the most dry unflavored meat ever. The shells themselves were soggy and fell apart the second I touched them and everything had a foul odor to it. The only thing I can say I actually enjoyed in the slightest was the chimi bites. Will never order from this restaurant ever again, paid 50$ for an absolutely rancid meal. That's money better spent at Dos hermanos or El vaquero.
Mark guith
Worst food I've had in a restaurant. Fishy Mahi Mahi tacos were bad but better than pork. Chicken taco salad mushy and un appetizing. Beer was best part. Service soso. I'm not one to complain about restaurants but this was bad bar food. Mgr apologetic but that's it.
what a wonderful establishment! I started off with the Mexican mule to drink, made with tequila and was delicious. In addition I got the chicken wings which I ordered plain with no sauce and requested to seasoning they use on their chips to make my own dry rub. Although impressive, it wasn't the food that was my favorite part but the service. Talk about a commitment to a job, I was waited on by Gabe and will definitely be back to visit on his shift.
Mary Tekaucic
This was the 3rd or 4th catering order I have placed with Yabo's in Powell and this was probably the best. I didn't have to wait long after I arrived and nothing was missing. The food was amazing, as usual, and, as always, there was plenty for everyone! Definitely recommend if you need easy food for a group.
Paul Helms
Server was pleasant and professional. Atmosphere was decent. The food wasn't great. Chicken and beef were really dry. Guacamole wasn't very good. Chips were not fresh like the menu claimed they'd be.
Steve G.
My wife and I have been coming here since the opening and will ALWAYS continue to do so. The STAFF is EXTREMELY friendly and make you feel special whether it is just for a cocktail, lunch or dinner. Love these folks!!! Steve
Leslie Clarkston
Tacos were awesome, I love that they offer fish and shrimp tacos. Margs were fantastic! Flights of margarita is an amazing idea! Service was meh but the food and drinks were great.
Had an amazing time didn’t know what to expect not being local to Columbus but the tacos and quesadillas were delicious and got to enjoy a car meet as well
This (Powell Location) place used to be awesome 5 years ago. Now there food is absolutely disgusting. Inconsistently bad at best; just levels of how bad it is that night. Ordered several bowls of chicken chili because it has been so good the past few months. Then is the course of a week they managed to give us beef chili(which almost put me in urgent care as I haven’t eaten red meat in decades), then on the reorder they couldn’t count the correct number of bowls to include in the order. It was 3, received 1. Then to make it “better” they gave me a 20$ gift card to cover the 40$ in inedible carry out we received and paid for, and then to cover the actual food they “replaced” it tonight with not even half full containers of watery beans and a ton of pepper as the “replacement.” I was told when I called that the way it came tonight was packaged by the owner himself; which speaks volumes in itself about the state of the restaurant anymore, but also the way it was made tonight is the exact recipe as should be. It’s absolutely horrid and nowhere close to what I’ve received before from this location as well as the Lewis Center location. In fact if you’re going to go to Yabos, which I don’t recommend, do yourself a favor and head to Lewis Center. Only a few miles further and you won’t be wasting your money on what another reviewer accurately described as “cat food”. Thanks for nothing Yabos, it used to be great, now I wouldn’t eat there for free. The owner signed off this whole experience and told the manager there was nothing more they could do. Which if you have worked in food service, you know is code for “make them go away, we screwed up bad but this isn’t going to cost us enough money in the long run to care about this customer at all in the short”. Good luck Yabos, be interesting if you’re still there in 6 months as when I ordered originally on a Saturday at a sports bar they were closing early at 8:30pm and not 11:00 due to lack of customers. And this is an almost everyday occurrence as noted by other reviewers. These kind of service experiences should really help that. Save your money. I truly hate doing these kinds of reviews, but with the price of food anymore these days I feel obligated.
This place used to be awesome 5 years ago. Now there food is absolutely disgusting. Inconsistently bad at best; just levels of how bad it is that night. Ordered several bowls of chicken chili because it has been so good the past few months. Then is the course of a week they managed to give us beef chili(which almost put me in urgent care as I haven’t eaten red meat in decades), then on the reorder they couldn’t count the correct number of bowls to include in the order. It was 3, received 1. Then to make it “better” they gave me a 20$ gift card to cover the 40$ in inedible carry out we received and paid for, and then to cover the actual food they “replaced” it tonight with not even half full containers of watery beans and a ton of pepper as the “replacement.” I was told when I called that the way it came tonight was packaged by the owner himself; which speaks volumes in itself about the state of the restaurant anymore, but also the way it was made tonight is the exact recipe as should be. It’s absolutely horrid and nowhere close to what I’ve received before from this location as well as the Lewis Center location. In fact if you’re going to go to Yabos, which I don’t recommend, do yourself a favor and head to Lewis Center. Only a few miles further and you won’t be wasting your money on what another reviewer accurately described as “cat food”. Thanks for nothing Yabos, it used to be great, now I wouldn’t eat there for free. The owner signed off this whole experience and told the manager there was nothing more they could do. Which if you have worked in food service, you know is code for “make them go away, we screwed up bad but this isn’t going to cost us enough money in the long run to care about this customer at all in the short”. Good luck Yabos, be interesting if you’re still there in 6 months as when I ordered originally on a Saturday at a sports bar they were closing early at 8:30pm and not 11:00 due to lack of customers. And this is an almost everyday occurrence as noted by other reviewers. These kind of service experiences should really help that. Save your money. I truly hate doing these kinds of reviews, but with the price of food anymore these days I feel obligated.
I thought Taco Bell was bad, but this place is much worse. The chicken quesadilla tasted like cat food with barely any chicken inside the quesadilla. The Chimi Bites had a really weird after taste. I was throwing up in the toilet minutes after eating this garbage that they call food here. Don’t order food here save your money.
I thought Taco Bell was bad, but this place is much worse. The chicken quesadilla tasted like cat food with barely any chicken inside the quesadilla. The Chimi Bites had a really weird after taste. I was throwing up in the toilet minutes after eating this garbage that they call food here. Don’t order food here save your money.
The food was excellent, tons of choices and our server Gabe did a fantastic job. Everything he recommended was absolutely fantastic and cooked to perfection. They also have a selection of sauces to add to the food and the hardest part was trying to figure which one I wanted on my food.Parking: There was plenty of parking in front over 40 spots.
The service is outstanding! Food value is great. Tacos (fabulous) margaritas and beer, what more can you ask for!
Came here for the first time with family. Had a draft list, the first 2 I chose they came back and told me they didn't have anymore so drink menus need to be updated. Tacos were amazing. Food tasted really good. The restaurant itself is a bit dark and could use some updating, Tables are mostly high tops but they do have some booths. I will say they do need to clean and refill/replace their sauce bottles. Some of them appeared old. My table most of the bottles were empty. Otherwise will come back to try their other tacos
Some of the worst food i've ever tasted in my life. I don't know if it was just because it was late at night and they were serving whatever they had left that day but good god I almost puked. The nachos dip was horrible, the meat had ZERO flavor and was clearly unseasoned and was heavily undercooked. Ordered beef birria tacos with hard shells, and got the most dry unflavored meat ever. The shells themselves were soggy and fell apart the second I touched them and everything had a foul odor to it. The only thing I can say I actually enjoyed in the slightest was the chimi bites. Will never order from this restaurant ever again, paid 50$ for an absolutely rancid meal. That's money better spent at Dos hermanos or El vaquero.
Worst food I've had in a restaurant. Fishy Mahi Mahi tacos were bad but better than pork. Chicken taco salad mushy and un appetizing. Beer was best part. Service soso. I'm not one to complain about restaurants but this was bad bar food. Mgr apologetic but that's it.
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what a wonderful establishment! I started off with the Mexican mule to drink, made with tequila and was delicious. In addition I got the chicken wings which I ordered plain with no sauce and requested to seasoning they use on their chips to make my own dry rub. Although impressive, it wasn't the food that was my favorite part but the service. Talk about a commitment to a job, I was waited on by Gabe and will definitely be back to visit on his shift.
This was the 3rd or 4th catering order I have placed with Yabo's in Powell and this was probably the best. I didn't have to wait long after I arrived and nothing was missing. The food was amazing, as usual, and, as always, there was plenty for everyone! Definitely recommend if you need easy food for a group.
Server was pleasant and professional. Atmosphere was decent. The food wasn't great. Chicken and beef were really dry. Guacamole wasn't very good. Chips were not fresh like the menu claimed they'd be.
My wife and I have been coming here since the opening and will ALWAYS continue to do so. The STAFF is EXTREMELY friendly and make you feel special whether it is just for a cocktail, lunch or dinner. Love these folks!!! Steve
Tacos were awesome, I love that they offer fish and shrimp tacos. Margs were fantastic! Flights of margarita is an amazing idea! Service was meh but the food and drinks were great.