A really great place to hang, eat some great food and have drinks. Service is fabulous! read more

Arriba Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

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Great food, excellent margarita. Bean dip is top notch. But I must shout out for Carolina, our very kind and patient server! Checked in with us often, with a smile, but never pushy. I really appreciate her service. Thank you also to the manager Alba. We had a great overall experience today. Will be back! read more

Alright, I've been to Arribas before and it was always just "okay". However, this was the worst experience I have had before at any restaurant. I had a QT drink that I brought into the restaurant, not even thinking. Our server was getting off and we would have a new server. As I was in the restroom, I was informed by my friends that the new server tried reaching for my drink really awkwardly and they had no idea what was happening. They told him I was in the RR and would be back shortly. Right when I come out I'm getting bombarded by him telling me I can't have any outside food or drink. He was very flustered and you could tell he didn't really know how to handle the situation. I told him that it wasn't a big deal, handed over the drink and proceeded to sit down. Now, this wasn't the big deal. I felt that this situation was handled in the worst possible way. If this was such a big deal, the manager (who had greeted us and directed us where to sit) should have told me that I could not have the drink. By placing the responsibility and urgency on the server, he in turn got very flustered. I felt bad for the server. We did not order any food and my friend paid for her drink. On our way out I talked to the manager. This was the most unprofessional manager ever. He denied seeing us walk into the store. Would not listen to what I had to say, and turned the story so that it was the servers fault. This manager wouldn't even listen to me or my friends when we explained the situation! Very very horrible customer service. Needless to say, I will never be returning and I will not refer anyone here. P.S. The menu has so many pictures nothing stands out. Everything looked the same and it was a very difficult menu to "read". read more

WARNING! PLEASE READ! I was so astonished by how bad the service was here, not to mention the RISK that I made a yelp account just to warn others. Coming from a native New Mexican, I will echo what so many people here giving the one star reviews have said (and if you read on you'll see why), the service... I came here for mine and my girlfriend's one year anniversary. It was suppose to be a special day. We are both originally from New Mexico so the idea of being able to order the food we grew up on sounded great. We were very excited to go here, but that was very short lived... As I walked up there were two girls and one very young boy at the front counter. I saw they had a very nice patio and asked if we could sit out there. They said that it might be a problem, that a party would be coming and when they got there we would be asked to "leave." I found her choice of words very odd and the other girl tried to explain we would have to relocate. I looked at my girlfriend, already with a bad feeling about the place and asked if she wanted to stay, which she did. Now this is when things get important, remember this: I said "I guess we'll eat inside." and the girl replied "Okay, I'll seat you in the bar then." I looked at her crooked and said "Um, no...? Is there a table in the dining room? We don't drink or smoke..." I looked around and the dining room had plenty of tables, not even half full. The girl sighed and grabbed some menus with haste, then took us to the very back, in a gloomy little corner and tossed them down on the table. I was amazed and almost walked out but my girlfriend was still excited some how. I will say, our waiter was very friendly but he was a terrible waiter. It took him well over 10 minutes after my drink ran and me having to actually get up (flagging him down didn't work) and ask him for a refill. About 5 minutes after that, I finally got one, the thing is... There was something INCREDIBLY strange tasting about my drink. It was non alcoholic, a simple glass of water that tasted like swamp water. I gagged and spit it out. The smell of it was FOUL. To add on, the food was VERY mediocre for being in the $10-$15 a plate range. It was very bland and the spices weren't done quite right in my opinion. Again, coming from some one who grew up in New Mexico. The entire time, the manager kept giving us these odd looks, staring us down and making us feel uncomfortable. I thought it was all over, but it wasn't... I had a family member pass through Phoenix and decide to eat here, they told me their story a bit too late however, I should have checked with them first knowing they've been through here. He told me that when he went here on a trip, they insisted on sitting him at the bar because he was alone and were very rude about it. They would not sit him at a table, even though he didn't want alcohol, only food. The place is very poorly managed and that makes me very sad. I wish my great home state was better represented here in the Valley of the Sun. PLEASE BE WARNED, before eating here. You will be treated terribly and who knows what they might do to your food (or drink) if they don't like you. read more

Ok...so its your standard Mexican food with a very nice Mexican atmosphere. I like that they have pictures of all the dishes on the menu...considering I have a hard enough time with the food names. Except Taco...we all know what that is. But here is what I like about the place over others. The service! Our server was super nice and fun and quick and attentive. I told here I was a salsa junkie and she kept me supplied...and I do like their salsa. its fresh made as are the chips. The margaritas are really really huge and very well made. So,,,if you want an inexpensive, a-ok mexican food with exceptional service....I recommend Arriba! read more

Been here 10 minutes and no drinks. All we ordered was water. Horrible service maybe six people in the place. So sad you can't get service anymore. This place used to be good. read more

Been a while since we have eaten here. Steak Fajitas not worth $15.49...served luke warm, over cooked charged for extra tortillas and a few slices of jalapenos...sever Joaquin, ignored us for 15 mins when we arrived and was less than friendly or attentive...won't be back... too bad Arribas use to be much much better... read more

Arriba reminds me of this mix of a Quick Serve Restaurant and and a full service joint. The margaritas we had were FN awesome and massive. They were served in these hand blown blue glass via Mexico. As for the chow, my feed bag was already partially full but I made space for the Tortilla Soup. It was delish. However, Papa Chulos has the coolest presentation on theirs. My beauty, Twyla, had the pasole (spelling) and she dug on it. Our waiter, Pawnee, was both fun and efficient. He tripped us out with his name which actually stems from Syrian kings; how cool. Good food and good drink. Many locations in the Valley of the Sun. Check one out. #vinosquared #vino2ultimate read more

Arriba Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

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Put our name in for dinner and was told it would be a 30 minute wait for a party of 7. Sounds ok normally with that many but there were only two adults. We wanted 2-3 high chairs since we had our grandkids. So we didn't need a huge table. After being told 30 minutes, I walked over where most of the big parties sit. There was only one party with around 8 ppl. The rest of the big tables were empty. I asked up front why they were not seating at the other tables? They said they were short staffed so we had to wait for that one table to be taken care of. I eat out a lot so right now short staffing is a huge problem, but only for restaurants that don't pay a competitive wage! I went and sat down to wait my turn. In about 5 minutes, two parties (one for 6 ppl and one for 7 ppl) showed up. Well guess what? U got it!!! They were taken right back to those empty tables that we should of been sitting at!!!! I have patience for short staff! BUT NOT FOR BEING LIED TO!!! This ARRIBAS needs new management immediately! Not only bad service but food has gone downhill with it! This is the ARRIBAS AT THE ARROWHEAD LOCATION!! read more

Ok, first I want to say, this place is a must for out of towners. It's where the locals go to eat. Second, the food here is always delicious and amazing but with that being said.... I went last night and the food was simply outstanding!! You guys are outdoing yourself! Be careful with such excellent you guys set the bar high! So, what do I recommend? The Hatch Chicken Especial; it's a green chile chicken with jalapeño cream cheese on top. Sooo fantastic, but it does have a kick! Also the White Sands Chimichanga with that delicious white queso smothering the entirety. Third, the service is always friendly, I want to give a shout out to Logan for continued great service. Fourth, they brew their own beer and have these giant margaritas! So all in all, thanks arribas for being a staple in the area and Kudos for such a great job recently! read more

Very dark and gloomy. The server was unfriendly and didn't give us refills or refill the chips n salsa. They started the get angry when we went in the kitchen to get more salsa. Not epic. read more

We frequent this place and I just have to comment on the service by the manager the last time that I was in. I ordered the White Sands Chimichanga (usually scrumptious) and it wasn't anywhere near the exception that it usually is. For some reason the meat was not that good. We mentioned it to the manager and she was quick to take it off the bill. We weren't expecting that or inquiring for that reason, we were specifically wondering if there was something about it that had changed, which she mentioned that they haven't changed a thing about it. She was exceptional and took it off the bill no questions asked. The food here is always good (minus this instance) and I will continue to go back regardless of my latest experience with the food. Besides, kids eat free on Sundays... hard to beat that! read more

Pay attention to the poor reviews on here, because they are spot on. Our party of four had an awful experience. For starters the server was not happy to be there and not attentive to our table. There was a problem with the Coke, but he brought us out nasty tasting Cokes anyways. We told him that the Coke was off and he told us that there was a problem with the machine. That left us wondering why he brought us the Cokes when he knew they were bad. It only got worse from there as we waited forever for our food. It was seriously over an hour after we ordered before our food arrived, and when it did it was cold and wasn't made properly. We had to send it back because of that, but when they brought out the food again it seemed like it was the same food that had probably been microwaved as my friend felt the taco shell. It was really gross and we had to speak to the manager as we were not going to eat that. He disappeared on us for awhile, but he finally came back and apologized and removed the bill. We were still disappointed though, because it was a waste of time and we left hungry. read more

Very disappointed. I have never eaten at this restaurant before and after today will never set foot in one. We were seated right away and it did not seem overwhelmingly busy. It took us several minutes to figure out what we all wanted (we have never eaten here before and the items on the menu looked good.) Went to the restroom to wash my hands and a man was seated at a table and when I came out the man was getting chips and salsa and so one came over to take our order at our table. We sat for a few more minutes, no one came over, so, we got up and left. What do you think of that? read more

Was a bit dissapointed after reading reviews here! I had the fijitas, wife had tacos. Didnt think the inferno (green hatch chili)was all that hot!!! The Taco meat was not spiced bland. Best part of the meal was the bean dip and chips even the salsa was nothing great!!! At least the beer was cold ut at 13.00 a pitcher it better be!!! read more

We went in and no one was attending at the entrance. We had to walk up to the bar and ask if they were still open. One of the servers said yes you guys can sit anywhere and she continued to talk to 2 other coworkers. We sat down and waited to be helped out and they just continued talking to each other. We ended up getting up and leaving. Not the greatest experience read more

I use to come here quite often for their happy hour. 99 cent margaritas and half off all appetizers. How awesome is that?! All that and comes with chips and salsa and bean dip, which the dip is really good. I stopped coming because my boyfriend got food poisoning from this place. (our thought is its from the salsa, because it's the only thing I didn't eat and he did) Well anyways, we came back last night with some friends and I ordered a 99 margarita. It was hard. Our waiter kept trying to get me to order the $8 margarita because the 99 cent one is watery and has like no alcohol in it. I don't care! It's 99 cents and I'm a lightweight anyways, so just give me that dang margarita. Then we came to ordering. Now let's keep in mind we had dinner and we came around 930 at night. We ordered beef chimis and a cheese crisp to share. Our waiter said, that's it? In a 'really, Wow' tone. Alright... He says, and leaves us. He just wanted us to buy more in the end and make us feel bad about getting just happy hour. I'm sorry, but if you don't want people ordering 99 cent margaritas, then don't have it on your menu. read more

Ordered the Stuffed Chicken Breast and it was very unique and delicious! It consisted of a chicken breast stuffed with jalapeño cream cheese, sautéed (fajita style) vegetables & topped with queso fundido. Very rich and creamy. I'd order it again because I've never seen anything like it anywhere else. Our server was Lance and he was great. He was very knowledgable about the menu and he kept up with everything we needed. The only area of improvement is the chips and salsa. The salsa was just okay and the chips were a tad stale...but I still ate a ton of them. I'd go back next time I visit Arizona! read more

We have been going to Arribas for many years, and used to be our go to place. As time goes by, unfortunately, the service and the quality of food has gone way down, as the prices increase. My wife and I used to like to go there for breakfast on Saturday mornings. The past few Saturday's, they never have the bean dip ready, and when it finally comes out, it's like soup. We order the side of queso dip, comes out clumpy and cold, as if they leave it on the counter, and you have to fight to scrape it even onto a spoon, much less using a chip. I order a chorizo and egg burro, they forget the chorizo. And so on! I think what's more irritating than anything, is we are the first or second couple in the door on Saturday at 9am, and as we sit, waiting 45 minutes for our order, we watch dish after dish come out for people that came in long after we did. I can't believe we are ordering above and beyond their capabilities, or ordering off a different menu. We pretty much order the same thing every time, and it's the same braided bearded server every time, which you would think, eventually, he would get it right, especially, since we still tip him very well. What's more, we were just double billed last Saturday, and now we have top go back there, not to spend more money, but to retrieve money we should have never been billed for in the first place. By the way, $65 is alot of money for breakfast. read more

Stopped in for some tacos. The shredded beef was very salty. It really turned me off to be charged $2 for two tablespoons of sour cream. I used to love Aruba but that love story has come to an end. $28 for 3 tacos and iced tea is ridiculous! read more

We have been eating at Arriba's for many years. Their style of Mexican food is different from the rest of the restaurants. They claim to be New Mexico style. I am not sure exactly what that means since I have eaten a lot of Mexican food in Albuquerque and it is not like Arriba's. The real difference is Aribba's food is much hotter. They have several dishes with Hatch Chilies in it. This is what I come for. I love Hatch Chile. I used to bring suitcases full of Hatch Chile from Albuquerque, grill them and put them into the freezer. Some times the chilies are a little hot other days it can be really hot. Much of the time the chile is not that hot even though they will warn you when you order anything with Hatch in it. You can tell when the food enters the mouth just how hot it is going to be. Before the food touches your mouth you get that, this has the best flavor and it has not even hit your tongue yet. Your next thought is this is going to be painfully hot. Water does not help. Four different times I have had Hatch that was almost to hot to eat. Take a bite, wait 10 min. before taking another. Unbelievably good. Unless you like it hot order something that does not have Hatch in it. They serve corn chips with three sauces. Bean (This can be pretty hot at times), Salsa (This is usually pretty tame), then the hot sauce. It can be pretty hot but not near what the Hatch is. They have daily lunch specials that are very reasonable. Every year they bring Hatch Chili in and roast them for you. Take them home put them in the freezer and when you fix you some soup put in a piece. Very Good. My favorite dish is the Chicken Especial. I am giving them 4 stars. The food deserves 5 stars the service at times is spotty. They seem to go through a lot of waiters and waitresses. Service is about a 2.5. Give them a try! There are several of them around town. I have only been to the one at Arrowhead. read more

I've been coming here for years with my family. The bean dip they serve with the chips and salsa is awesome! So yummy! I usually get a bean tostada or a bean burrito with queso fundido sauce. I recommend giving this place a try. Definitely try the bean dip and queso fundido sauce. So worth it! read more

My husband & I have nicknamed this place Dogfood Cantina & only go here when we are forced to for a family members birthday dinner. Whatever you do dont get the Machaca, or as my husband calls it the Macacka. It litterally tastes like dog food that had been frozen then thawed in a microwave. We were also informed by a former employee that the site & smell of the kitchen will make you never want to eat there again. We're hoping our latest family members birthday dinner there will have the whole family convinced to never choose it again for their birthdays!!! read more

I really can't give a star. (Yelp forced me to) Fernando never asked if we would like more chips or salsa and he walked by nearly 4 times. Fernando did not refill our tea or even attempt to. I love their shrimp enchiladas but this time there was no sauce and there was sandwich cheese slightly melted on top. The side of lettuce and tomato has a wedge of tomato on the plate instead of dicing it. No one was up front to talk to and I am sad to say we will not be coming back. read more

Good food. Friendly service. Cant wait to go back! There is a place in PHX that has spicy Mexican food!! WOOHOO!!! The waiter was new and you could tell...actually, there was a few new waiters. I read that they do have a revolving door here. Honestly, who cares as long as I get good service and good food at a great price! Chips and 2 types of salsa when I sat down. The bean and cheese dip is YUMMY! my chimicanga was YUMMY! My drinks were always filled and the waiter didnt overly bug us! This may just be my favorite Mexican food!!! read more

The food was delicious, something for every palate. The margaritas were generous and tasty. The service was EXCELLENT. Ask for Joaquín; he took the time to explain the specialty dishes, even brought us out a taste of the filling and sauce for one of the dishes (White Sands Chimichanga-- highly recommend) read more

OK...but why are people flocking in here like it's the best Mexican they have ever had? Maybe it is for them, but I've surely had better. Ordered the fajitas. That was an experience: I don't think I've ever had meat cut into different sizes like that before when I ordered fajitas. They were ok, tho. The hard sour cream that sat in a clump (what happened to soft, creamy sour cream?), the watery guacamole, the sloppy cut fajita meat that needed more spicing and definitely needed a better grade of skirt steak all added up to a big, fat meh from me. Meh. read more

My husband & I went to the Arriba's on 79th Ave In Glendale tonight & were told by the girl at the front it would be about a 15 min wait. We were there for at least 40 min & watched several people & groups come in & were seated right right away. Okay, so they were seating the people with reservations before us; no problem there. I went up to her about 40 min into our wait & she said we were next. There was only one other person sitting there waiting either to be seated or was waiting for his order We were the only walk-Ins. Right after I checked with her, in walked another group of people & they were seated right away. I finally said enough & walked out the door! My husband told her I was upset & we were leaving. She didn't even offer an apology. I don't know if the manager was aware what was going on but something was apparently not being handled right. I am not sure if I will ever go back because the hostess blatantly lied to us & I don't appreciate being lied to. She should have been honest with us & told us to expect a long wait due to reservations. Not the best way to run a business! Better training needed for sure! read more

I've eaten here before, and it's never been great, but NEVER has it been this bad. The first thing I want to mention, is that I have very little tolerance for heat. As in, their regular salsa that comes with the chips is on the 'just-a-bit-to-warm' side. Started the night with mini-chimis. These were OK texture wise, but a small dip into the sour cream obliterated all pretense of flavor. My Grande Margarita arrived sans alcohol. I didn't order a virgin, but there was either no alcohol in it or so little that there was no sign of buzz on a 6 hour empty stomach. I ordered the Carne Asada, which normally comes with salsa and hatch chilies. I asked for them to hold the hatch, however a few bites into it - when it finally came out - the intense heat hit me. I rolled back the cheese on top to see a healthy serving of hatch underneath. Yeah, no. Half my virgin Grande Margarita later and the heat finally started to subside. To boot, the steak had been boiled and over cooked. When we informed the waiter, he was very apologetic and removed it from the bill. My partner ordered the white sands chimichunga with a side of hatch. (yeah he's a heat nut) Since it's fried and smothered with sauce, it was fairly obvious that it had been sitting awhile given it's sogginess, lack of temp and the beginnings of film on the cheese. My son's grilled cheese and fries were hot. (painfully hot actually) The waiter was nice but food was poor and service was very slow, which is why I'm listing at 2 stars. If you MUST have Arribas, spend the gas and head to the one in Scottsdale. read more

This is my second review of Arriba Mexican Grill in Glendale and I'm sorry to say, this will be my last because I am not going to return to this place again. Again, the stacked beef enchilada's were void of any flavor at all! Although the food presented well, I mean, it looked good but my goodness, it was just terrible. The bland meat was simply browned in a skillet without any flavoring at all and then shoved on to a corn tortilla and then covered with what was supposed to be red chili sauce. There was supposed to be some of those world famous Hatch green chilies mixed in with the meat as well but again - zip, nothing. When our waiter finally came by I asked for some chili on the side and a beer thinking I could salvage this mess but after a long long wait, still no chili and no beer. Finally, my wife caught his eye and a few minutes later I had my request on the table but it was no use, this meal was dead. What a disappointment. I know this restaurant can make pretty good New Mexican food but something has changed at this store - either the manager is cutting corners by saving money on spices or she is just incompetent because this place is capable of better service and better food, I just haven't seen it in a long time. What a disappointment. I was anxious to leave this bad experience behind but it wasn't that easy. No check. Again, poor service - then at last, after about 15 minutes our AWOL waiter finally shows up with our check and we are at last able to leave our 1/2 eaten meals behind. read more

Sat for over 10min and not one of the staff even came over to say hello, no chips put on Table. Will never go to this location again

Margarita was great! The chips and salsa was good! my husband loved his dinner but I had the fish tacos and for me it was just ok. I decided to go out of my comfort zone and try something different and this choice I wasnt pleased with..I will go back and try something different but I wasnt so pleased with my choice! The waiter was great and helpful.. read more

We've been to Arriba's several times but never tried the shrimp fajitas. One word -- disgusting. $20 for about 8 boiled, unseasoned shrimp on a plate of bell peppers and onions. Very dissatisfying. Service was incredibly slow but that is not why I gave a 1 star. The chips were stale and the salsa was bland and tasteless. read more

We thoroughly enjoyed our meal due to the excellent service provided by Natalie. How refreshing to find someone who cares about her customers. Also had manager Armando stop by our table for some great conversation! read more

This is my second time here. I thought I'd give em another try. This visit really isn't different than my last one. I ordered a Green Chile cheeseburger. The waiter had to advise me it'll be hot. Lol ok whatever. So I finally get it. The presentation of the food looked half assed. Very sloppy. I take the top portion of bread off... There's hardly any green chile on it. I ask for a side of chile. It shows up. The green chile was hot. Which is good. It tasted straight out of the can tho. Gross. I'm sure they get Hatch food service cans or something. My girlfriends meal wasn't much better. She got The Green Chile Chicken Especial or something to that extent. The presentation of the food was horrid. It was a conglomeration of rice, beans, and cheese. With a little boat of chicken soupy something or other. She said that it was too salty. The food isn't New Mexican. It's Tex Mex style food using Hatch Chile. read more

Sadly this place has gone way downhill. The patron margarita tasted like well tequila. Sitting in the bar and on 4 TVs we have a Keranique infomercial, a soap-opera, the Disney channel and one TV on ESPN. I asked almost immediately for a TV channel to be changed. After trying two remotes they simply gave up. The spicy salsa is no longer spicy and it is not simply because I have become accustomed to it. Then, to top everything off, the waitress forgot to put our order into the kitchen. What once was our "go-to favorite" mexican restaurant has fallen sharply and drastically from where it used to be. With the abundant selection of Mexican restaurants we will now begin our search for a replacement. Too bad because we used to really like Arribas. PS - Full transparency...they did finally change the channel but we were almost finished with our meal. read more

Our waiter sucks. He is sitting down at another table while we ask other servers for service. Extremely rude and poor service. Took forever to get our order taken. I even took a pic of our waiter sitting at another table. Somebody els brought our food finally not even him. read more

Arriba Mexican Grill - Our waiter sucks. This is him sitting down at another table while we ask other servers for service. Horrible service. Great food. - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Second Uber eats order they have screwed up with me. Last one was over $100 order. They "say" my Uber driver forgot half the order. But yet took 40 min for me to call them. So for 40 min they watched my food sit there and didn't bother to call anyone. Chris the manager used the poor excuse that this is ubers fault. And says it's not there responsibility to call anyone. Maybe you just should do deliver service if you can't have the customer service for it. $100 of hard work money and a family in town Iv seen once over last year is paying the price because they don't think they should pick up the phOne even though they watch my food get pick up and half get left behind. Instead waited 30 plus min for me to call them. This was one my fav places but good food only gets you so far. Teach your managers to own up to there responsibility instead blaming others. read more

OMG! The margaritas are the size of your head. Too bad they're not legally allowed to doggycup the margaritas cause you can't finish it all. Check out their weekday daily specials. They have 99 cent tacos. You have to wait awhile to get in. Thankfully, the outdoor fish pond helps to mesmorize you while you wait. Parking is tight. read more

Not my favorite place for Mexican food. But it is decent. Usually is packed so they definitely appeal to a lot of folks. Place is clean and the staff is nice. I get the chicken chimi, it is okay. Chips and salsa are good, so that is a plus. If you want Mexican food and are close to Arrowhead Mall. Drop in you may find something you like. read more

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