15 of us ate here and all universally agreed we would not go back. We had chimicangas, burros, taquitos, green chili sauce, etc. None of it was good. Salsa is watery. Green chili tasted like cream of chicken soup with green chilis. I wish I could write a good review for this meal but it was not good at all for all of us. read more

Yeah, a little let down.... Everything was water down. The salsa that came with the cops was like a spicy ketchup and spicy is an understatement... The food was bland and nothing to write home about... Used to be an authentic Mexican place... Unfortunately not the case any more... read more

We love El Charro, it has become a family tradition for us to go there on Saturday and get the Radio Club special. The food is great, the service is great and we love the folks there. Try the #2 on Saturday, Chicken Taco, Chicken Enchilada and rice and beans.... Can't go wrong for $5 and that includes the drink AND tax. Love this place Well the special changed to Monday...but who cares....love El Charro, wish I was eating there right now. read more

Service was great, very nice staff. I had the charro beans & guacamole, my wife had the tamales. Charro beans were a bit stodgy, I like them more soupy, and the tomato flavor was a bit overwhelming. I had the small dish, it was quite large, cheese on top was a bit much. Nice hatch peppers on top. I would not recommend the guacamole, it was around $3 ( I can't remember exactly) and it was just a green paste presented in a tiny plastic container. If they are going to charge that for a tiny side I think that they should at least make a nicer presentation in a dish with maybe some chopped tomatoes and onion as a garnish. I know that avocados are not cheap but this wasn't worth it. The tamales were ok but too much masa. Very thickly and unevenly rolled. The rice & beans were excellent. Also they only serve pre-made margaritas in a can, beer selection was ok. On the plus side the bill only came to $29 and that was with 3 beers. I'd probably try another Mexican restaurant next time. read more

If I could give a zero I would food was so burnt I asked for my money back. Terrible food I chose the red chimichanga

Horrible service plus cold food. You tell me. Don't waste your time like my family did

The food is ok the restaurant feels very old and outdated. A lot of people working. But not a lot of people focused on customers. I ordered taco, tostada and enchilada. The meal was cold in spots and grease. Salsa is in a squirt bottle. read more

El Charro Restaurant - The wall - Mexican Near Me - Safford, Arizona

Great place. Good prices and great options and combinations for kids which is a must for us! The shredded beef is really tasty and well-flavored. I'm picky and I love that they use crushed ice for their beverages! The beans are really good and the burros and chimichangas are legit. 2 things could be improved and I'd give 5 stars....1. Fresher complimentary chips ...they weren't terrible, but I expect an authentic Mexican restaurant to have hot/warm fresh tortilla chips and these seemed like old "trying to get rid of" version. Now they're free so I'm not pissed, but going to a Mexican joint has expectations of that ;) 2. Improve the rice. It was kinda bland and not well seasoned. Seemed too dry. I get excited for Spanish rice and so was kinda let down. Outside these though, quite impressed! read more

Nachos with chicken was AMAZING! Glad to have found this place, I am sure I will be here many many more times. Server was good, hostess and manager up front were phenomenal. Earns every bit of it's five star rating! Keep up the awesome work guys! read more

We were pleasantly surprised. Because they only had 3 stars we were a bit skeptical. However we ordered a variety of different things and we found nothing we didn't like. The Charro Beans were great, the chalaca was super, green chili verde on the indian bread was fabulous. Just a great meal and service was awesome. read more

I love to eat. I will eat almost anything. I got the nachos and well, they were some of the worst nachos I've ever had from a Mexican style restaurant. Seriously, Taco Bell has better nachos. The meat was a grayish white color and had absolutely no flavor, the chips were stale, and so on. We were on a tight schedule while eating here and it was so unappetizing that I didn't even ask for a to go box, I just left half a plate of nachos sitting there. Also, their lemonade tastes like it's made from powder. It was part of the Radio Lunch Club special that one of the local radio shows puts on so it was only 5 bucks, and maybe for that reason it was made the night before or something, but honestly it was bad. Will not be going back. read more

Good restaurant! Nice service, good food, nice environment. Also, the bathrooms are clean!

Best Mexican food restaurant in town, really great specials, and service. It's also I really good place to work.

The food and service here get 5 stars! 2 delicious salsas are offered with very thin corn chips. There is a deep fried flour tortilla with cheese, poblanos (?) and jalapenos that we liked so much we *had* to order another. (They are heavy with the cheese...so the 2nd one we ordered '1/2 cheese' & it was still a lot) We ordered an entree that was a masa bowl filled with a meat mixture (the name now escapes me) and if I'd had room I would have ordered another of those too! You can't go wrong eating here. YUM The server endured multiple questions from us out-of-towners with a smile and a genuine caring, which added to our happy experience. Next time we drive through Safford, we'll be stopping here for sure. This is a very casual atmosphere BTW...not a 5-star. But if you are hungry for a good, satisfying meal, stop here. read more

Used to be one of my favorite spots. Not sure what happened, overheard it was the minimum wage increase. Higher prices and fewer employees. The food was not really hot and it took a while to get here. The service was not as friendly and uplifting as before. I really like this place and have been here with large groups before. Not so quick to recommend after this trip. Will probably try again at later time. To be continued..... read more

picked el charro after a longggggg work day out of town. the hostess was very nice. we sat at our table for about 10 minutes before the waitress came up. she didn't even offer us anything to drink. she just wanted to take our order. the restaurant wasn't even that busy yet. after she took our order and brought us our drinks, chips and salsa, she would look over at our table occasionally. i made eye contact with her a couple of times, hoping she'd come to bring us more chips. instead, she awkwardly avoided our table. maybe i creeped her out, haha. the food was okay. i said no beans, and expected them to substitute with rice, but that didn't happen. probably wouldn't go back to el charro if in this area again. but not because of the food, mostly because of the service. read more

This is my favorite mexican restaurant to eat at when I come visit all the family in Safford. I grew up eating here so maybe I am partial but the rice is just how i like it. I like the salsa and everything on the menu is yummy. I can't believe how inexpensive the food is too. I can feed my family for almost half of what it costs in the valley. read more

Good price good food and good service. Really love their enchilada sauce flavor and their salsa is amazing!

This Mexican food restaurant needs to get their act together. We were sat down relatively quickly but that is were my compliments end. We sat for 15 minutes before we saw our waitress. People that arrived after us placed there order before us and got there food first. ALL of the wait staff were a hot mess. It seemed that not one had a defined job duty. The food was ok at best. When I went to pay for my meal the casher let a customer cut right in front of me because she had a payment issue. I went to the bathroom and it is filthy. Across is the kitchen. DON'T look in there! In all I was in the restaurant for over an hour. I will never go back again. read more

Service was bad, it took three waiters for us to get our drinks and it came after the food. The guy who showed us where to sit was rude and was BSing with another employee the whole time. read more

Good Mexican food, fast service, and priced right too. Its probably the best option in Safford.

I do a bi-annual group drive from Phoenix to Alpine, AZ by way of Safford, Clifton, and Coronado Trail. For as long as we have been doing this event, El Charro has been the official lunch stop. The food here is absolutely basic, but very tasty and extremely well priced. I enjoy the lunch specials all at $5.95. The little daddy (an oversized and green chile loaded tostada) is my favorite, along with the red burro enchilada style. You can't really go wrong here with anything given the quality service, cleanliness, and tasty food. read more

The food here is usually pretty good, and the service is the fastest of any place I've ever been. The chalaca is definitely worth a try.

It twas ok. I had the Chalaca and while it was good I wouldn't order it again. Only because I would have preferred something in a flour tortilla instead of the masa. They have a good kids menu which is great because my kids will not even eat a bean burro. My husband had Nachos that came with the wet nacho sauce you get at a ball park, not melted cheese. He was thrilled. He eats like a five year old. We got the cheese crisp since it was mentioned above. It was very good. They had Diet Dr. Pepper IN CANS (be still my heart). If for this reason only I loved El Charro. Seating was NOT comfy. The booths must be original to the building and by that I mean 50 years old. NO PADDING. Prices were inexpensive and the food around us looked good. I think I just ordered something I didn't love. I would try it again for sho. read more

The food was decent but nothing to get too excited about. The locals claim this is the best Mexican in town.

One of the best mexican food places in the Gila Valley. Great value and I always enjoy there lunch menu and service. If you are having a party of around 25 or so this is the best place to go, as there party room is the most private one in the valley. I recommend the red chili burro with a baby cheese crisp. read more

This was our first and last time here. We were seated and the waitress saw that we had a child but didn't give us a kids menu, then when I asked for one she gave it to us. I then had to ask her for crayons for the kids menu. ‍ We waited a long time for anyone to take our drink orders. The person who took our order was very rude. After we got our order our waitress never came back to see if we needed anything. We had to stop her from walking by to get a drink refill. Our food was cold. Overall it was not worth our time and money. I would advise every one to try another restaurant. read more

Perhaps the best mexican food in Safford, although it may be a tie with Casa Mañana.

This place was awful. I can appreciatie non-authentic Mexican, which can be fine, but this was bad Mexican American. To add insult to injury the owner was obnoxious, loudly blasting away his (what I found to be offensive) opinion on African Americans. Blech. read more

Was not impressed with their food. Salsa bland tasting. Green chili pork burro enchilada style had no flavor, bland enchilada sauce and green chili pork also had no flavor. Refried beans were good. read more

Traveling through on motorcycle, decided to stop in based on other reviews. I had the Mexican Pizza and Husband had the Indian Taco. Both were amazing!! Service was quick and friendly, will definitely stop back again! O, and the beer was perfectly cold read more

The Food was O-K! The staff was alright! My bill was a bit too expensive for what is worth! I've had way better for cheaper! It's just another restaurant in town! read more

Probably the best place in Safford. Nice food, nice people, nice ambience too! Loved the fried ice cream.

Once again the food was very good. I tried the Chalaca filled with green chili meat. Full flavored. I had it with red chili last time. I preferred the red but it is a preference thing. The fried ice cream was excellent. read more

My wife and I had not been to El Charro for over a year. We live Texas and only make it to Safford about once a year. El Charro had changed ownership since our last visit. They should have changed the name with the change of ownership, the new owner is destroying the old one's good name. On this visit I had a shredded beef burrito enchilada style, my usual, and it was barely fit to eat. The beef was virtually tasteless except for the gristle, and the greasy taste of the meal is still with me 16 hours later. My wife had a combination Plate which included a bean burrito, she said the beans were obviously canned beans. I can't emphasize enough how truly bad the food was. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your money on this El Carro, the old one had excellent food, this one does not. read more

highly recommend there mexican pizzas were so fresh and tge waitress know how to have a safe and work environment. they also know how yo be funny and shit like that. this place 100% fresh like more fresh than adam sandler's comedy special on netflix read more

It was really busy during lunch and our group of 8 had our meals out in less than 10 mins. Food was hot, fresh and tasty. Beans and rice are just right. read more

This is an excellent Mexican Food Restaurant! Maria and Brook served over 40 guest I had this week for a seminar. Food on time,service exceptional and everyone loved the food. Thomas the owner or manager did everything to make our guest feel welcomed and special. This is the place!!!!! read more

The food is American-Mexican. It's mostly pretty good. The service leaves a bit to be desired. It's slow and the wait staff is inattentive. The tables are very closely placed and the place is noisy beyond belief! Don't go there to have a conversation! read more

The food was delicious and Stephanie was the BEST server we've ever had, hands down! The chimichangas are delicious and the atmosphere is very nice. We eat at El Charro every time we are in Safford. read more