My first letter to the editor ever….

Three cheers to Stephen and Joel of Barrio restaurant fame. In this day and age where everything seems so bloody expensive and vendors skimp on quality, these two have reset the bar on great food in Bend. (I would put them head to head with the best in Portland, Seattle and San Fran)

Though I miss my daily interaction from the cart days, it’s great to see the two of them doing so well in their new digs.

If you haven’t eaten there yet, you’re missing out.

This article appears in Mar 15-21, 2012.

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Props to the Barrio Boys

by Source Weekly, The Source - Bend, Oregon
March 14, 2012

<h1>Props to the Barrio Boys</h1> <p class="byline">by Source Weekly, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />March 14, 2012</p> <p>My first letter to the editor ever....</p> <p>Three cheers to Stephen and Joel of Barrio restaurant fame. In this day and age where everything seems so bloody expensive and vendors skimp on quality, these two have reset the bar on great food in Bend. (I would put them head to head with the best in Portland, Seattle and San Fran)</p> <p>Though I miss my daily interaction from the cart days, it&apos;s great to see the two of them doing so well in their new digs.</p> <p>If you haven't eaten there yet, you&apos;re missing out.</p> <p><em><br /></em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/props-to-the-barrio-boys-2140194/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=18522&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/props-to-the-barrio-boys-2140194/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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