Chi'Lantro

180 Springtown Way, San Marcos, TX 78666, United States

Chi'Lantro

About the Company

rating: 4.2

Modern eatery known for Korean BBQ tacos, rice bowls, kimchi fries & other Korean-Mexican eats.

Categories

  • Korean restaurant

Contact Information

Phone: +1 737-266-5401

Website: http://chilantrobbq.com/

Address: 180 Springtown Way, San Marcos, TX 78666, United States

Working hours
  • Sunday: 10:30 AM–10 PM
  • Monday: 10:30 AM–10 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:30 AM–10 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:30 AM–10 PM
  • Thursday: 10:30 AM–10 PM
  • Friday: 10:30 AM–10 PM
  • Saturday: 10:30 AM–10 PM

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Reviews

Review №1

Rating: 5

Bowels are very unusual and very tasty. K-pop chicken and vegetarian options are many. Highly recommend

Date: 9 hours ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

The food here is an absolute 10/10! I eat here so often that I ve tried nearly everything on the menu and I can without a doubt assure you will LOVE this place too! Everything is super fresh and loaded with fantastic & unique flavors! The portions are large, the service is fast and friendly, and this location is light, bright, very clean.

Date: 5 days ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

The first time I had Chi Lantro I was at a work event and they had their food truck there. It was love at first bites I have been obsessed ever since. I ve been going to the San Marcos location for a while and the service is always top tier. The restaurant is very clean and basic. It is usually pretty quiet. One important thing to know is the store is cashless. I usually order through the app and I love their rewards program and birthday rewards so signing up for their rewards is a must. The food is a little pricy for fast food but it is really good. My favorite drink is the Basil Peach lemonade. I like to switch up the meals. I love the Kimchi fries, the fried wings and sometimes I will do a build your own bowl. Give them a try you won t be disappointed.

Date: a month ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Scott is the best! Above and beyond!

Date: a month ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

Delicious build your own bowl. So glad theyve finally opened a spot south of austin! Love the options and decent pricing for the amount of food you get.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

Great food, great team. Every time we come here the team is super friendly and helpful. Food is always good and place is clean. Love it.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 2

This place is super weak, small portions and bad food

Date: 2 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Great vegetarian choices served by the most enthusiastic staff!

Date: 2 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

This place never ceases to amaze me! I am so happy that theyve created this San Marcos location, and I think it fits in perfectly! The service from all of the workers, always the sweetest, and the food portions when dining in are heavenly! :-) I will certainly keep coming back for more! Yum! Edit: Tuesday, July 16th, 2024- Still as beautiful as ever! Vegetarian options: Tofu is available as a protein option! -and its delicious, too!

Date: 2 months ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Fantastic food and great service! Ive loved this place for years and every time they just get better. I just had the K-Pop Chicken on the classic Kim Chi Fries. I cant recommend this place enough. 10/10!

Date: 2 months ago

Review №13

Rating: 3

I got the BBimbap it was okay but overpriced.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

There was one guy, behind the counter, doing what 5 people usually do. He had a great attitude, hustling and making it look easy, he was checking temps of the food, served several customers efficiently, good was great, my daughter said it was 10xs better service, and food quality than the one she visited in Austin TX 2 months ago. We didnt catch the young mans name. But we were there Saturday 7/6/2024, around 2pm I believe. I only see people move like him in the video games I play on my phone. It was my first time, and he was very patient, letting me try a few sauces before taking my order, but he never stopped moving he was doing something all the time. Vegetarian options: You can make your own bowl, has plenty of options to leave stuffed.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №15

Rating: 1

Don t bother coming after 8, they don t want you here. Chairs are up on the tables and they are out of almost everything and refuse to make more, even though several customers are coming in. How you gonna be out of rice and noodles and most of the proteins before 9? What are you expecting to serve customers who come in during the last hour or hour and a half of business, just kimchi? Frustrating! I love the food but it would be nice to be able to get it when I come in.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

I Absolutely, recommended place to eat love ChiLantro service great

Date: 3 months ago

Review №17

Rating: 2

Service was great! Everyone was friendly and helpful. Food wasn t fresh. Chicken was cold and hard there was no way to heat it up. Not a huge deal! But taste is not there . There are much Better options for bowls. The fried egg was fresh !

Date: 3 months ago

Review №18

Rating: 4

They have a good variety of bowls on the menu as well as build your own. The ingredients are fresh and the bowl is made in front of you. Pleasant attitude of the staff when serving people over 50, like me. I will definitely return to try each bowl on the menu. The prices are in line with what we pay now. You should certainly put them on your list of places to eat at.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Great food! Build your own bowl or choose a curated bowl. Great choice of Korean BBQ and even has kid portions. Kimchi fries were so good. I will be coming back. Vegetarian options: Vegetarian and Vegan options Kid-friendliness: Perfect kid size portions

Date: 3 months ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Great bowls and chicken wings are delicious! Kpop chicken and bulgogi are also delicious!

Date: 3 months ago

Review №21

Rating: 5

Fast and friendly service

Date: 4 months ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

First I need to sincerely thank the staff for taking the time and being patient/awesome for our special request for our son who only wanted white cheese in his quesadilla. They took all the yellow cheese out and made it with just the white. Thats going above and beyond and we cant thank them enough. We got the KPop chicken on bowls and one also got some of the beef. Food was hot, fresh, delicious, and well definitely be back. Didnt get a chance to take pictures but will next time! Kid-friendliness: Again, they have options and were willing to help us meet our kids special request.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №23

Rating: 3

Food is meh, staff is great

Date: 5 months ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

The food is amazing and the service is always nice and efficient!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

ChiLantro in San Marcos has quickly become my favorite spot in the whole city. My default go-to now! The staff are always kind and the place is always immaculately clean. Such a great alternative to all the other offerings of food in town. The staff have also been so inviting that I anticipate seeing them with such joy. Rebecca and Scott are two that have been amazing employees there that make my trips even better. The food is phenomenal, the kimchi fries are a must try and my usual are the ssams. Try one with magic sauce! Theyre heavenly! Thanks Chilantro!!!!!!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Best staff ever best customer service ever I won t say what happened but I just know it s all love here !!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №28

Rating: 1

HORRIBLE SERVICE!! Don t waste your time or money here. We ordered more than 30 minutes in advance for a quick pick up, got there and was rudely informed by a little man that the order wasn t ready, waited another almost 40 minutes without ANYONE apologizing or explaining why this one order was taking so long but everyone else was getting their food. We finally had to as to cancel the order, and still didn t seem like anyone cared. DISGUSTING SERVICE.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №29

Rating: 4

Date: 6 months ago

Review №30

Rating: 3

Food quality was good and on par with Chilantro s in austin. The portion sizing was really disappointing. I got the Kimchi fries with tofu and it felt like I got only half the amount of food that I d normally get at another Chilantro. With that in mind I ll probably stick to Fresco since their portions dont skimp out at all.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №31

Rating: 4

It was delicious and very nice young man who helped us.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

We really enjoyed trying this place. The food was fresh and delicious, and the atmosphere was nice and chill. I recommend the KPop chicken bowl. I cant wait to go back and try other menu items.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №33

Rating: 1

Date: 6 months ago

Review №34

Rating: 4

My only complaint is that the portion sizes are seriously small. The wings looked like Cornish hen wings. The kimchi fries are delicious but they are in a very small boat that you would find in a gas station hot food item. I recommend increasing portions and raise the price if necessary. With flavors this good people will pay more for more.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №35

Rating: 3

The food is okay but not great. It s about what you would expect from fast food and the portion sides are average. The staff were friendly and helpful. It s worth a try.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

I love this place with all my heart. The workers are super friendly and the food is always fresh and so good!!

Date: 7 months ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Love this location!! Cecil and Both Emily s were amazing, superb service!

Date: 7 months ago

Review №38

Rating: 5

Restaurant was clean, staff was beyond friendly. It was my first time and they were extremely informative and helpful. The food is absolutely amazing.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №39

Rating: 3

The food is okish. It s just a little too expensive

Date: 7 months ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

I had an amazing experience. Customer service was great and the food was good as well.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Andres was the kindest, most patient server I ve came across. I watched him diligently give food to customers, take my order, and tidy around. I appreciate him, he is making this establishment worth coming back to due to the great service. Food is excellent as well.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №42

Rating: 3

The chicken was dry and chewy.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

The best food and service in San Marcos!

Date: 8 months ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №45

Rating: 5

my first time here ever & I loved it so much. Gwen was AMAZING!!! BREATHTAKINGLY SWEET AND KIND AND PATIENT AND DID NOT RUSH ME IN MY INDECISIVENESS. SHE WAS SO CALM AND COLLECTED AND SO SWEET. SHE DESERVES A RAISE. ONE OF A KIND EXPERIENCE. I WILL GO BACK JUST FOR HER. 10000/10 recommend. Food was really good too!

Date: 8 months ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

Quick service and great flavor!

Date: 8 months ago

Review №47

Rating: 3

3rd best of that type of restaurant in that immediate area. Took my family there. I feel like it cost $10 more than it should have. Want a rice bowl, go to Fresco. Want an Asian rice bowl, go to Hawaiian Poke. Korean, take the trip to K-Bop. ChiLantro does not stand out. Eh quality + high price = bad. We probably wont be going back. ================== But to avoid be a total Debby Downer, my wife & I agree that the beef was very tender.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №48

Rating: 1

The menu is anoying and confuseing the whole place feels super corprate and starile. There are plenty of other local places to go in san marcos that deserve your patronage before this place.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №49

Rating: 2

Pretty space. Friendly service. Food was meh at best. Expensive for the portion. Better bowls in town elsewhere IMO.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №50

Rating: 2

Not that great of bowl food and it s expensive.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Great flavors and lots of healthy options

Date: 8 months ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

Wow! Amazing flavor combinations! Kimchi Fries were fantastic.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Really loved the food today! I went for the tofu noodle bowl and it was surprisingly good! I am not a vegetarian or vegan but the flavors were absolutely delicious. The kimchi fries were good too. Staff was very nice. We will definitely come back!

Date: 8 months ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Nice staff, lots of food variety, and healthy food that taste great

Date: 8 months ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Great selection of Korean and Mexican inspired bowls. Kpop bowl with queso was great. Dont forget to try the fries topped with fresh kimchi. Build your own or preselected options.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №56

Rating: 5

staff was so kind especially the woman with the kermit earrings. food smells so good and is delicious!!!!!!

Date: 8 months ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №58

Rating: 5

Food was absolutely delicious! I got the bowl with Japchae noodles, spicy chicken(very flavorful), fried egg, caramelized kimchi, grilled veggies, lettuce, onions, korean esquites(which was alright), shredded cheese, chi jeu queso, magic sauce, and red pepper flakes. Idk if it was the queso or the magic sauce but whatever sauce it was it was delicious!! I was nervous all the toppings I was getting wasnt going to taste good with the Japchae noodles but it was so good. Definitely coming back!! Shout out to my roommate for buying me a bowl Vegetarian options: Tofu noodles , umma s salad Kid-friendliness: They have a kids menu

Date: 8 months ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

New location just opened, food was delicious, service was a tad slow, but that is to be expected with a new restaurant/ staff. Employees were friendly and helpful. Would definitely return.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №60

Rating: 5

Wow!!! Food is phenomenal. We can t wait to go back. We got two bowls, kimchi fries, queso and guac. Honestly, their queso was surprisingly delicious. Fries were a hit and we loved our bowls. Get extra magic sauce!

Date: 8 months ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Malisa took great care of me she s an exemplary employee!! Vegetarian options: plenty to choose from Food : 5/5 |

Date: 8 months ago