This is an excellent Mexican restaurant, makes me feel like I'm at rocky point. The carne asada burrito is delicious. The sauces are fantastic and fresh. And the white sangria is the best one I've ever had. A must go to in the area! read more

Caramba Mexican Food - Inside - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Back in the Valley after being gone for almost 20 years and this still hits the spot! We had beef and chicken tacos and a chicken enchilada between the three of us and they were all tasty. First time for my MIL and while she prefers a sit down restaurant she said she'd definitely go back. "They know what they're doing and are very friendly." read more

This is our absolute favorite location of Carambas! They have such a great staff and make the best margaritas of all locations. We absolutely love the salsa bar that they offer at Carambas, and usually we just get burritos because they're so filling my husband had the Kearny Asada, which came with guac and pico inside and he said it was absolutely delicious. I had the shredded chicken green chili burrito which was full of flavor and so filling! I highly recommend getting a Primo margarita because it is well worth it and will be the best margarita you have ever had in your life. read more

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This is one of my favorite Mexican food places, I love how they make their chimichanga especially. I also really like their salsa, tacos and enchilada's. They also put in the effort to make sure your order is ready at pickup time so it's as hot as it can be by the time you get it home. The one item I would NOT recommend is the Pastor Burrito. I ordered one the other day and I was so disappointed with the amount of chewy pork fat that I ended up throwing the entire thing away after a couple bites...it was gross. I know pork can be a challenge because of the fat content but if you're going to offer this on your menu, you really need to do a better job sorting out the fat. Before this burrito, they were 5-stars no question. read more

It's always great! Great food, great value!! Carambas never disappoints! We drive from Mesa to enjoy it! read more

Best Mexican joint in Phoenix. Been going here since I was a kid, now I can enjoy the $5 margs (which are best in the valley). I get the vegetarian burrito and I think it's a sizeable burrito. They also have the BEST table chips and salsa! Big props to Carambas for having a vegan + vegetarian friendly menu and cheap prices Also everyone is SO friendly! This is the type of place I'd make a weekly occurrence. Family friendly too! Outside patio for fur-babies as well. ‍ read more

They are clean but one of the most expensive guacamole tostadas in town. Its a small salad on a flat shell for over 8 bucks. Then on top of that they have the nerve to look at you funny if you don't stick a dollar in the registers tip jar. read more

Ordered a Chile relleno #8, got home and it was a #16, stuffed pompano. I haven't been there in over a year because there was an error in the order I called in. Now, this is the 2nd and last time I will go there. If their can't tell the difference between 8 and 16, she should be fired.​ read more

The food is fantastic and if you love authentic Mexican food you will love this place! Great food and great atmosphere as well as great service. You won't be disappointed! read more

Caramba Mexican Food - Chicken tacos - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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The place is very clean and bright, large menu with lots of choices. The food is always fresh, and tasty. The refried beans have a nice little heat to them, the meat on the tacos is always tender and juicy, tortillas are fresh and crisp and the salsa is nicely seasoned. The margaritas are nicely balanced and cheap! In fact, the prices are reasonable and excellent service is very friendly, efficient and top notch. Staff are hard working, good people. read more

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I still love this place even though I haven't lived in Phoenix for 15 years. It's a must visit for me every time I'm back in Phoenix. My new favorite is the machaca cheese crisp. It's pretty much perfection. read more

Caramba Mexican Food - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Great authentic family run Mexican food. Very friendly and fast service. Been there forever, a must try. They won't disappoint.

Where do I start. Besides being one of my childhood favorite spots growing up, the Mexican food and hospitality here is amazing. My grandparents go here often, and the staff at the restaurant treats them INCREDIBLY well. I feel good knowing they are taken care of even when they go out to eat. The people who work here are very kind and want to help in any way. That aside let's get to the food. I am biased as I only order one thing here. The machaca cheese crisp. I could eat that for every meal for the rest of my life, and I'm not exaggerating. It's crispy, cheesy, meaty goodness is what brings me back to this location time and time again. My wife loves their nachos and is a fan of their tacos. Thank you for changing my life with your food. read more

Caramba Mexican Food - Machaca Cheese Crisp* - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Best tacquitos fair price come here during lunch and havent had no issues near dealer so if your servicing your car and waiting for service to be done come on down read more

Caramba Mexican Food - Seat waiting for you - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I've been wanting to try this place for years but just have never gotten around to it and I'm so mad at myself for it. If you're on keto this is the spot! The lady was very nice and informed me of all the customizations they have for low carb or keto. I will definitely be back and will highly recommend! The food is good for the pricing as well! read more

Caramba Mexican Food - Beef fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Treated my sister and her husband to dinner delivered. The food was cold when we got it and I don't know who's fault that is. The burrito was pronounced good the nachos were a sad excuse for the price we paid and the Mexican pizza ended up costing $20 because I had to add-on vegetables and guacamole to make it interesting and the beef was so tough you couldn't eat it. They have crossed this off their list of places to go. read more

Delicious!! And the service was speedy! We will be back. We got the red beef enchiladas, shredded beef tacos, carne asada tacos and we tried some of the combos. It was all amazing! read more

Not a fine dining atmosphere, but the best Mexican food in Phoenix. If you're after good Mexican food and great taco deals on Tuesday this is the place. Not fancy at all but like they say it's where the best food is.. only give it five stars cause it won't let me give you 100 read more

Last night we went to Caramba. I had the chicken & black bean bowl. My partner had chicken nachos. We both enjoyed our food! The salsa bar has many options from pico de gallo to fuego. I tried and loved them all. We also tried the Primo margarita which was delicious. Service was great. Our cashier was friendly and the food was served quickly We would go here again for sure. read more

This is how I know I've done my job well raising my oldest son. I offered to take him to dinner last week and he asked for Mexican food. I nearly cried. But I didn't. Instead, I drove us to the nearest Caramba. The first time I tried Caramba was several years back when he was a youngster. We stumbled on the Glendale location and enjoyed it very much. This was some time before I signed up for Yelp! Then about a month ago, my fiancé and I were out and about when she chose the Deer Valley location for lunch. Instantly, I recalled this great little fast-Mexican style restaurant that serves sit down quality food. Seriously, these guys don't charge enough for what you get. Just look at the amount of food I got with my $11 entree! I couldn't eat it all. Thank goodness my son was with me, cause he never stops eating. We had a chance to sit down outside on the patio, enjoy the great weather, and catch up while discussing the quality (and portions) of our meal. He agreed that the food was very, very good! And he remembed those early visits to the other locations in the Northwest Valley. There are a lot of Mexican food options across Phoenix. And for the most part, the cost of any meal, anywhere won't set you back much. But seriously, the bang for the buck can't be beat at Caramba. Especially when you consider the huge menu, the quality of the ingredients, and how good their take on Mexican food is. I've never had a tamale smothered in enchilada sauce until this last visit. It's good! The next time you are hungry and near a Caramba, you are doing a disservice to yourself and your children if you don't stop in and give it a try. You can thank me later. read more

Caramba Mexican Food - I seriously thought they brought me the wrong order when I saw the amount of food... - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Our first visit and even though I said "perhaps our last" I need to retract that comment because the food was excellent and told the chef. Our cheese enchiladas were cheesy with lots of sauce and flavor. My chicken Cesar salad was excellent. The chicken cooked perfect, flavorful and tender with crispy romaine. The dressing wasn't to fishy tasting. There are two issues: 1. The gal who took our order was RUDE!! I ordered 1 margarita on the rocks and 1 blended. I wanted to make sure she heard I wanted sat on the rim so I reiterated that to her and she replied "I heard you" with an attitude. Unfortunately the blended totally lost its flavor but my husbands blended was spot on with both taste and alcohol content. I said to my husband "return the blended and let them know it has no taste and basically tastes like water". When he did, the same gal who took our order wanted to charge us for another margarita instead of kindly replacing it with a margarita on the rocks. And of course, all with an attitude. I realize it's a small place but when I was a server, I ALWAYS made sure my customers likes and dislikes came first. That's how it's done to keep customers happy and returning. I did tell another gal who was diligently cleaning and sweeping the dining area why the blended lost its taste and she replied "the "on the rocks" is the best" and I totally agree!! So much, we bought another "on the rocks". Nice place. Not a restaurant style, more like a take out with tables and cushioned chairs but clean. They have a fresh salsa bar for the free chips you get with your orders and both chips and salsa choices are yummy. They keep the restaurant very clean at least the day we were there the gal was diligently cleaning which is nice to see. My biggest complaint was the gal who took our order and her awful attitude!! I was in the service industry and the customer ALWAYS CAME FIRST no matter what their gripe was. Anyways, come and enjoy the food and the yummy margaritas "on the rocks" only and hopefully you won't wnxountwr the RUDE gal we did. read more

Caramba Mexican Food - Chicken Cesar Salad and two al'a carts chicken enchiladas. - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

We are big regulars at this location. I know we've said it a thousand times...Summer is coming! It's time to put up some SHADE on the west side of the patio. It will make such a big difference! We love the patio, but it's already getting so unbearable! I can even provide you with a quote to get it installed. It's a great investment for your guests and your other locations have shade. Still big fans!!! read more

Salsa bar is good other than that the food is totally mid. Ambience is tacky. Good service.

Great food very nice people. Place is very clean and the food is awesome, tried their menudo last night it was mostly hominy. Very disappointed read more

Always fresh and delicious. We eat in and take out and they are very reliable and consistent.

Food is good. Staff it very friendly. However..... Customers feel the need to bring their dogs inside. Allow them to lay on the chairs. We are not talking outside on the porch. I mean inside the dining room. Sat there last time listening to a dog throw up and gag. Leave your dogs at home. Disgusting. Have watched the dining room staff wipe tables down with the same towel they used to clean the trash area. Disgusting. **This review is for the 23rd Ave & Bell location only!** read more

Great tacos for $1.99 on Tuesday! I got one chicken and one beef! So good! Oh and good margarita too!

I tried this place for a breakfast burrito a while back and was really disappointed. I am Caucasian, but I know a tortilla needs to be warmed before you add eggs, etc., apparently the cooks here don't know that. I like to support local restaurants, so, I tried again. BIG Mistake, ordered cheese enchilada combo meal It was greasy and disgusting. So much sauce on top of the measly enchiladas, I had to dig through the grease to find the actual enchiladas. I ate in the restaurant, the food was served cold. In addition to this, they have a "self-serve" soda dispenser, which is typical. (However, there is a collection box next to it). They want 25 cents from you for a refill on your drink!!!!!! Totally WRONG! DO NOT EAT HERE!!! Shame on the owner of this establishment . read more

Nice Change Caramba's is a mix between fast food and sit down, with a great prices and excellent food. Tonight we were looking for fast, reasonable priced, delicious mexican food and we found ourselves at Caramba's Mexican Food. We ordered "to go" so we didn't get the complimentary chips but that was okay. My nephew and sister ordered a la carte burritos and said they were delicious. I ordered the chili relleno and cheese enchilada and I have to admit both were really tasty. We look forward to going back again and tryng other items off the menu. read more

My order was on time. I ordered the Combo #19 Fundido Chicken Burrito, it had fresh ingredients and was just got enough to eat and enjoy. I'd order it again. read more

Caramba Mexican Food - My Combo #19 Fundido Chicken burrito is fresh and hot. The taste is really delicious and fresh ingredients. - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Cheap and great food! For 3 of us, 3 enchiladas, huge quesadillas, and beef fajita with 3 drinks and fresh chips and salsa for $44. Tortillas were thin and huge, we enjoyed it. read more

Potato. Rolled. Tacos. I have been looking for rolled potato tacos for years, literally. Southern California has this vegetarian option at many a taco stand but not here. A few weeks back I just happened to search for that magical combination and was blessed with the suggestion of Caramba - a place I have driven by but inexplicably never visited for like 10 years. The potato taquitos/flautas are incredible - topped with lettuce, cheese, green onion, and tomato much like a Bertos. Crispy without being too greasy. However, the potato mini chimichangas are the absolute JAM (#18 combo). Deep fried to flaky perfection, topped with all the deliciousness above. 10/10 highly recommend. Would eat them every day if possible. I also ordered cheese enchiladas (included a side of rice and beans). I've been looking for a replacement for Ajo Al's/Macayo's (both have rice made with chicken stock). Again, Caramba provides I ended up with a metric ton of chips as one cheap order of chips is a full bag (Grubhub didn't mention that part)! The hot sauce is amazing without being too spicy (it still definitely has some heat) as is the pico de gallo. The only thing that wasn't mind blowing was the cheese sauce. It was good, not great. I definitely ordered again 5 days later. I'm so very pleased to have a vegan/vegetarian mexican option with more than one item available on this side of town. read more

OY CARAMBA! The last time I ate at one of these Caramba's someone there highly recommended getting the Salpicon Salad saying that it was delicious and tasty and he thought it was the best dish they make. It's listed as a salad so I was expecting a salad. I did ask them to leave off the cheese and sour cream to lighten it up a little for me. But all this salad appeared to be a fried flour tortilla smeared with beans topped with a small amount of lettuce with a very small amount of fresh made plastic tub like chunks of chicken and topped with a big glob of guacamole. To me it looked like a tostada. It was a $6.25 tostada. I read on a sign that the chicken and a bunch of other stuff is made fresh every day and is never from frozen. I also didn't eat the fried tortilla the food seemed fresh but it was a small amount of food. TWO STARS for the Chicken Salpicon Salad I also had a Margarita and it was so strong I thought I tasted AntiFreeze in it and I also thought it might make me grow hair on my chest. My husband liked the Carnitas Plate. He said it was nicely seasoned and the meat was moist. It came with rice and beans and a giant flour tortilla that could hold a small body. I'll leave them at three stars because my husband liked the carnitas here. We were going to have a donut next door at Lamar's but it was after 12 and they were almost out so you might want to check out Lamar's before lunch. All the Caramba locations are open everyday for lunch or dinner. read more

Caramba Mexican Food - Salpicon Salad with Chicken MINUS the Cheese and Sour Cream - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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The Giant Carumba Burrito for $5.95 are you kidding me, this is 3 meals for me. Burrito takes up the entire aluminum tin with lettuce tomatoes and sauce. Even though it is huge still has good taste, I get the beef and it is served wet in the enchilada sauce. Also comes with chips and has a small good salsa bar. You order at the counter and they call your number to pick up the food. If you are looking for a fast inexpensive good quality clean Mexican restaurant, this is it, They do live up to their motto "Where you don't PESO much!" For the money you spend and the food you get it is a 5 star, but 5 star is an over the top restaurant for me. Use to go to the one in Glendale, but with work have been coming for lunch to the one on Bell Road. Same good service and food read more

unauthentic and low quality food. uncomfortable place to eat and has a weird smell to it

We stopped at caramba to have lunch. I thought this would be a good restaurant to have Some good Mexican food. The food was okay, nothing really espectacular. The restaurant have a salsa bar, where costumer get their own salsa or Pico de gallo. The salsas wasn't to spicy, maybe the restaurant caters to people that doesn't eat spicy salsa, However, I believe that a Mexican restaurant should have at Least one spicy salsa.... isn't that what makes Mexican food tasty many times? I believe so! The price was a little in the higher side. read more

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DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. If I could give zero stars, I would. Apparently his restaurant can afford to be rude to its customers. I ordered shrimp ceviche, a tamale, and super nachos with delivery by Grubhub. I was planning to make meals for two days with the order. First, they told the driver that they didn't have the order. They were rude to her and did not want to discuss. Then they supposedly made up the order while driver waited. All the food was cold. The nachos were supposed to have fajita vegetables (which they didn't) and no beans (which they did). The tamale was also cold and mostly cornmeal. It was inedible. The only item that was worth the money was the ceviche. They probably could not mess that up since they probably made the batch this morning and just had to spoon it into a cup. It DEFINITELY was not the $40+ I paid for it. I did increase the driver's tip since she had to wait. read more

We get this delivered by Grub hub a couple times a month. I get the shrimp tacos and hubby gets beef tacos or cheese crisp. The shrimp tacos are addicting! The grilled onions make it! Sliced fresh jalapeño is a nice touch. The sauce is delicious. read more

Always great fresh and fast Mexican food, never a disappointment and amazing margaritas.

This is the place to get a quick bite of mexican taste. You follow a lane, order your food , pay at counter and wait for your number to be called. Orders are quickly served and there are many options including few combos. Quantity is not so much but manageable. Don't try burritos here, ours was dripping water and chicken felt like just boiled one. Don't go for authentic experience of mexican food. Taste wise I would just rate 3/5 but it's not meant for dine-in experience. As I said quick mexican bite. And yes they are incredibly cheap. read more