Tio's Latin American Kitchen- Bluffton

Name: Tio's Latin American Kitchen- Bluffton
Address: 7 Venture Dr 106, Bluffton, SC, United States, 29910
Telephone: (843) 757-8467
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3

45 Reviews

$30 and under

Latin American

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Chef Lynden Zuniga never let anything stop him from following his dreams. From a young age, he knew that owning restaurant would be what made him happy and it was! After marrying Sally and working on their own idea together for years they finally opened Tio’s Latin American Kitchen on Hilton Head Island in SC. The locals loved the delicious food as well as tourists who visited too! And now there is another location open at Bluffton, SC where you can enjoy this great kitchen for yourself!

We focus on fresh. We focus on value. We focus on family. Just like our marriage, our friends and our beloved island, Tío’s is a fusion – of Latin food. When Latinos get together to celebrate, we are often surrounded by people from Mexico, central and South America and Spain.

Our menu emulates that of our extended family and friends. Chef Lynden soon partnered with Chef Logan McManus to continue to grow and evolve our restaurant and brand.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Latin American, Mexican, American
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm
Phone number
(843) 757-8467
Website
https://www.tioshhi.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Lynden Zuniga

Location
7 Venture Dr 106, Bluffton, SC 29910
Neighborhood
Bluffton
Parking details
Public Lot
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 45 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
4.4Service
4.1Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

45 Reviews

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MitchS
Coastal Georgia
82 reviews
vip
5.0
82 reviews
Dined on November 15, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Loved it! Great food, great service. The food was great as usual. unfortunately the restaurant was practically empty by the time we had our dinner. I wish there were more people there to enjoy the restaurant as much as we do.
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RalphB
Charleston
23 reviews
4.0
23 reviews
Dined on October 30, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
My wife had Marisco Burrito and I had the Sandwiche Cubano. Both were excellent. Will be going back for sure.
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HiltonHeadIsland
Charleston
50 reviews
4.0
50 reviews
Dined on October 30, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great little Mexican restaurant in Bluffton. A little pricey but the food is awesome.
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Calla
Coastal Georgia
28 reviews
vip
5.0
28 reviews
Dined on October 13, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a wonderful meal! Everything was so tasty! Our waiter Marcus was awesome and coerced the bartender to make me a perfect margarita for this Texas Girl. The four of us cannot wait to go back and try more things on the menu. I had the poblano peppers with Borracho sauce, (so yummy), others had carne asada, seafood burrito and tacos. All good!!
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DianeR
Charleston
24 reviews
vip
5.0
24 reviews
Dined on September 26, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Yum!! Everyone was happy with their meals! Food is fresh and served hot. We'll be back.
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OpenTable Diner
Coastal Georgia
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 5, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Love dining outside on the patio on a nice evening
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Wontbback
Greater Boston
37 reviews
vip
2.0
37 reviews
Dined on September 3, 2021
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great location, very good service and thats where it ends. The margaritas are so bitter you can’t taste the alcohol, even when you ask for hi-end spirits you can’t get past the bitter mix. Margaritas are easy Easy, tequila, fresh squeezed juice, simple syrup, an orange flavored liquor, weather it’s triple sec, Cointreau or Grand Marnier. Add the salt, it’s pretty simple. “Rib Eye” Fajita? It was so overcooked and salty. The vegetable were overcooked but accountable compared to the “ribeye”. The taco salad was average. Price extra for chips and salsa....
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JerryK
Coastal Georgia
15 reviews
vip
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on September 1, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
great place for families and the type of cuisine served
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JimE
Charleston
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on August 30, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Food is good but a little steep in price. 3 tacos and beans and rice cost $16.
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Cavalier50
Atlanta Metro
23 reviews
vip
5.0
23 reviews
Dined on August 20, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Had the Ropa Vieja. Food came out fast and was delicious! Marcus, our waiter was terrific.
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on August 17, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Last minute don’t decision and it was great. We ordered supreme chicken enchiladas and carnitas tacos.. best carnitas I’ve had in a long time. Our waitress was lovely.. I can’t remember her name but she was very pleasant to talk to and she interacted great with our son. We sat outside and it was perfect weather for outdoor seating/dining - noise level was at a minimum even with live music inside.
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HiltonHeadIsland
Charleston
50 reviews
5.0
50 reviews
Dined on August 13, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great Mexican food in Bluffton. Probably the best around. Just a little too expensive. Two people for dinner, one drink, $65 with tip.
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JerryK
Coastal Georgia
15 reviews
vip
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on August 7, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was great and the service was Terrific- great family place!
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OpenTable Diner
Detroit
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on August 1, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My wife and I sat outside. We had the patio to ourselves. Brandon, our server was amazing. He was there when we needed him and was not there when we did not. We ordered an appetizer of guacamole and it appeared in 5 minutes. We ordered chimichangas and they appeared in 10 minutes. All was delicious. I would highly recommend Tio’s all around.
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OpenTable Diner
Charleston
84 reviews
vip
5.0
84 reviews
Dined on July 28, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food as always!
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wendyo
Charleston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 28, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had the most amazing meal. Everything was cooked to perfection and delivered to the table with a smile. My friend and I never felt rushed throughout the meal.
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Beauserboy
Charleston
34 reviews
vip
4.0
34 reviews
Dined on July 27, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
You can tell that quality ingredients are used throughout. Almost every restaurant works hard on great entrees but few put the same care into their sides. My ropa vieja was very good, but the black beans and fried plantains were outstanding compared with other places. No problem with paying $2 for excellent salsa and chips rather than “free” stuff out of a jar and bag.
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ROBERT
Charleston
32 reviews
vip
4.0
32 reviews
Dined on July 24, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Good food good place to eat.
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Jean
Charleston
41 reviews
vip
4.0
41 reviews
Dined on July 23, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Tito’s was a great experience with one exception the noise. Food was delicious starting w the seafood ceviche and the great corn chips. My husband had the marinated chicken, so moist and flavorful and I had Cuban pork w roasted peppers,amazing. Our accompanying beans and rice were delicious. Nice cocktail list , along w beer and wine. Our server was Randy and he was efficient and friendly. We will be back maybe during the week and hopefully it will be less noisy.
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RVAWm
Charleston
284 reviews
vip
3.0
284 reviews
Dined on July 23, 2021
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
High ceiling loudness, varied menu selections, average server knowledge, touristy venue, unimpressive ovrtall.
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Fabuloso
Charleston
53 reviews
vip
5.0
53 reviews
Dined on July 23, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
First - love the decor and tables/chairs. So fun!! The food is really good!! I was impressed! Coming from Texas, I didn’t expect to find decent Mexican food here in SC. Only thing I didn’t like was paying for chips and salsa. That’s just….Weird. And cheap. In Texas, chips and salsa is always FREE. I’ll be back, but won’t order the queso again. It was too watery.
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Scgirl1957
Charleston
16 reviews
2.0
16 reviews
Dined on July 20, 2021
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
Unattentive employees at host stand (4 of them basically all ignored us upon arrival), food was just okay but overpriced for what we got. I had 2 very small tacos, some lukewarm rice and beans. He was delivered a huge burrito on a plate…that’s it. No accoutrements. Weird. We could have gotten better tasting food with larger portions elsewhere..for less. It is great to have a place very close to home but we are unlikely to return.
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SteveE
Charleston
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 20, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food, service, and entertainment to boot!!
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RandyS
Greater Boston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 17, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Very cool vibe, clean and very nice staff. A little on the pricey side but everyone's food was amazing. We will definitely be back.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
20 reviews
vip
3.0
20 reviews
Dined on July 2, 2021
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
the owner manager who helped with the reservations and our server were both wonderful…the reason for the 3 is a complaint about an extremely rude, arrogant bartender who when i questioned the freshness of our wine flat out lied telling us it was the same bottle he had been pouring all night… every glass prior was fine.. he wouldn’t open a new bottle saying it wouldn’t taste any different. finally i said “ the wine is paid for open a new bottle right here in front of me and i will drink it either way”! he did while smirking at his friend who was sitting at the bar being a complete jerk. well my new glass of wine was perfect…… everything else was awesome.
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OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on July 2, 2021
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was fine. They had a live band and they were amazing
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OpenTable Diner
Western NC
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on June 27, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food is great! We love it because it’s not typical “Mexican “ and has more of the Latin American flavor
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HiltonHeadIsland
Charleston
50 reviews
3.0
50 reviews
Dined on June 25, 2021
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Nice place, good food, fresh. Sorry about the strong new paint smell. Hopefully goes away soon. Prices are a little higher than usual. Had to pay for chips and salsa but worth the $2. Will go back.
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Anthony
Charleston
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on June 23, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
We ate at 5:30 pm with few other patrons and the music was outside. I would not recommend the queso, it was too watery for my liking. We order drinks which were good and delivered in timely manner. No more than a few minutes after the appetiser arrived, our entre’s arrived. The rush detracted from our experience. They need to work on that. However, the quality of our main course was very good and we will definitely return.
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Veggielover
Nashville
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 20, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our family enjoyed the veggie nachos, veggie tacos and veggie plate. We would come back!
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GreggC
Coastal Georgia
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on June 18, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Being celiac makes it beyond difficult to find a safe place to eat. Was absolutely astonishing they had so many Gluten Free options! Food was incredible and the wait staff understood my health condition. Which that itself was a beautiful blessing. Looking forward to making this my new favorite safe place to eat!!
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Luvgoodfood
New York Area
12 reviews
4.0
12 reviews
Dined on June 13, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Knowledgeable about Celiac and many GF options.
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CharlesD
Charleston
20 reviews
vip
2.0
20 reviews
Dined on June 12, 2021
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
We opted to sit outside because it was too loud inside formy mother! I had ropa vieja Which was good but salty the rice was hard the plaintains were good the corn tortillas were hard on the edges I ordered a mandarin soda She brought it without offering a straw or a glass of ice I requested a glass of ice and it came in a plastic tumbler that smelled like Clorox This was our second time there we probably will give it a break and not go for a while
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DavidP
Charleston
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on June 11, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delightful update on Latino food. Nice surroundings, good service, excellent food
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BonViveur
Charleston
34 reviews
vip
3.0
34 reviews
Dined on June 10, 2021
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
First visit to this local Latin. Not too busy on a later weeknight. Very good Blood Orange Margarita. We had the Guacamole and the Ceviche for a first course - both very good. We had Roasted Poblanos (Cuban Pork) and Roasted Poblanos (Seafood) for main courses. Both very good. Only issue was that our main course came out when we were just half way through our first course, for which there is no excuse. Our service was very good, other than that issue. We will be back, but we won't order our main until we're ready.
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JamesC
Charleston
31 reviews
vip
2.0
31 reviews
Dined on June 4, 2021
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
My wife's entree came out wrong which was corrected a couple of minutes later when her correct order was delivered to the table. My chimichanga which I specifically ordered without beans came loaded with them.
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Terry
Indiana
14 reviews
2.0
14 reviews
Dined on May 31, 2021
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
Good Food! Atmosphere is too noisy, music too loud, we will not return.
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Maggie
Jacksonville
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 27, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Tio's Latin American Kitchen Bluffton and Tio's Latin American Kitchen Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island locations serve up Latin American cuisine that begins daily with fresh ingredients to include wild caught (delicious) salmon and fresh local seafood, fish and produce.
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Monique
Charlotte
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on May 23, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
Service person unresponsive to care drink order. Manager underwhelming to resolve customer concern. Then charge customer credit card adjustment fee. Otherwise each person enjoy their meal. Kudos great menu selection.
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KarenC
Charleston
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 6, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
Food was great! However, we were unable to hear each other talking because the tables were so close to one another. Forget any semblance of social distancing. If I return, I will choose outdoor seating as I believe it may be less noisy sitting next to a parking lot.
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required

FAQs

Tio's Latin American Kitchen- Bluffton offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (843) 757-8467.

Tio's Latin American Kitchen- Bluffton is rated 4.3 stars by 45 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Tio's Latin American Kitchen- Bluffton

7 Venture Dr 106, Bluffton, SC 29910

Additional information

Neighborhood
Bluffton
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Latin American, Mexican, American
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Public Lot
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Lynden Zuniga
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.tioshhi.com/
Phone number
(843) 757-8467

Tio's Latin American Kitchen- Bluffton

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Additional information

Menu

What 45 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing

Physical distancing

Protective equipment

Screening

FAQs

Does Tio's Latin American Kitchen- Bluffton offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Tio's Latin American Kitchen- Bluffton restaurant rated?

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