I puked everything I ate up when I got home, usually have a good experience here, but something just felt off about tonight. (I got a strange feeling like this location will be done by the end of 2026) read more

I've been eating at Garcia's for years. It's always been a go to when my family gets together. The problem always lies with the chips and salsa, like any other Mexican restaurant, I can't stop eating them and then I can't eat my meal! The cheese quesadilla is always a go to or even just the cheese crisp. But you can also throw some fajita meat in your quesadilla. The restaurant always seems clean and the staff is always friendly. I recommend Garcia's for a night out OR a family outing. read more

Garcia's - Chips & queso and salsa - Mexican Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

If I could give zero stars, I would. I ordered a lunch delivery from this Garcia's because it was relatively close and the delivery time was pretty quick. I ordered a two item plate that came with one side. I ordered a bean and cheese burrito and a shredded beef taco, along with fried ice cream. I received an enchilada and a burrito that I couldn't eat and no fried ice cream at all. There was also bean dip in the bag, which was moderately warm, but overall pretty icky. I was beyond disappointed because I was really looking forward to the fried ice cream above anything, and I didn't get it. I was also disappointed in the quality of the food I did receive, too... the whole thing was an inedible mess. Luckily, I ordered through a third party so my money was credited back. If you feel like not getting what you ordered, I guess give this place a try. Otherwise, steer clear. read more

My family loves this restaurant so much! It's our go-to for good Mexican food. It's quiet and decorated nicely, the food and drinks are delicious with great portions (the bean dip is a MUST), and we always get our food so quickly after ordering! Dani is the best and my fiancé and I are excited to have her as our server for our rehearsal dinner at Garcia's in October! read more

Just ate at thus Garcias at the beginning of 2026. Got the 2 item lunch special. It was enough great food for two meals. This is one of the best Mexican Restaurants in the state, and I try most of them. Staff and management are very nice and friendly. Highly recommend. read more

Food overall was good - crispy chips that weren't greasy or overly salted. Bean dip is really good. Beef tacos good and tamales very good. I did not like the chile relleno - kind of a soggy, cheesy mess. The rice is a no-go. Doesn't taste like Mexican rice at all. The charro beans are ok. The margarita was good! As was the service. All-in-all it's a good Mexican restaurant. The food is what you expect. read more

Have not been here in several years so after driving all day to the valley decided to stop in at 7:30 for "taco Tuesday" but was told the kitchen was closed. Won't be back again as there are MANY great Mexican restaurants in the east valley! read more

My first time to this local chain restaurant and It won't be my past. Dani my server was fun, professional and friendly. Really made you feel comfortable in this family style mexican restaurant. The salsa was delicious and flavorful. Chimichangas were light but well filled. The chicken and avocado salad was almost too much for us both it was so big. Very pleased to find such a great place to sit on the patio have good conversation and great food. Thank you to the mgr and Dani for looking after us! read more

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Very friendly wait staff Special street tacos okay. Beef over cooked and no sour cream or guacamole. The music was not very upbeat and offered no ambiance. Chips were hot and fresh but lacked salt. Salsa and bean dip complementary. read more

Garcia's - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Hubby & I had dinner here last Friday night. This time we were super disappointed. We were seated right away. Hubby got beer & I got Sangria. It wasn't like the ones I've had here before. It was really sweet. Hubby created his own combo. He got a tamale, an enchilada & a burrito. He ordered black beans & rice. He received refied beans, but our server fixed it. The food hubby had was just not very good. My fajitas were good. We won't be back for awhile. read more

Went for lunch with 11 co-workers around 12:30p. We made a reservation and our table was ready immediately. The waitress was prompt at taking our drink order and the complementary chips and salsa came quickly. We all placed our order at the same time and all but one dish arrived at the same time, the last one came about 5 mins after the last person received their dish on the table. The good tasted good. I'm not a Mexican food expert by any means and while some of coworkers were not impressed, it was good to me. The ambiance of the restaurant was your typical Mexican theme. It was slow for that time of day. Not loud at all. read more

Garcia's - Lunch Combo. Chile Verde burrito and Chile Relleno w/refried beans and rice - Mexican Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

The food needs to improve. It was horrible. I took one bite out of my enchilada disgusting the quesadilla. The chimichanga only thing was good. Was the margarita $169 later I will not be going back. Only reason why I went was because of my grandson and his 17th birthday he wanted to go. It is not recommended at all read more

We've hosted a year-end work event out on the patio for the last 4 years. The management has been wonderful to work with, and the service to our 40+ attendees has been great. There's a nice variety of food options and group packages, and everything we've chosen thus far has been really tasty. Thanks, Garcia's! -Club One AZ read more

Went there for one or two of their world famous Magnifico Margaritas! Dani was the bartender . The bar was busy but she kept everyone laughing with her quick whit and jokes. She makes an excellent drink . We ordered food and as usual it was piping hot and delicious. Hands down the most entertaining bartender I've seen for a long time. read more

First of all is the food! Delicious, authentic Mexican! But the SERVICE was phenomenal! Dani took charge of our group of twelve without a hiccup and made us all laugh and our drinks and food came out on time and in sync! She made the entire experience wonderful for our group! I would definitely book this place for a big group!! Thank you Dani! read more

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Service was excellent but food is trash!! I'm sorry but that's all I have to say!! Because if you know you know!!!

Unfortunately, This will not be a positive review. 0 STAR!!! Several times I've dined at Garcias in Tempe on Warner and McClintock hoping the food would be drastically better. Taste and the look of the food is poor! Food tastes and looks like the cook was not excited about preparing and cooking the meals and dumped it on the plate or in a bowl, depending on what dish was ordered. Just because there's a cook that may be of Spanish heritage doesn't mean they can cook. Service is fair, and plenty of room for improvement. Ambiance 1 STAR!!! Decor, outdoor patio and convenient Tempe location is spot on. It's very very unfortunate that the food is POOR, deserving NO STARS!!! read more

I want to love this place but I just don't. The food is ok not terrible. Even the chips and salsa I have to rate below average. I thought the bean dip was good but then the second bowl had a weird taste. I got relleno and green corn tamale which are my two favs so I was excited to see that on the combo menu. The Diet Pepsi was tough to swallow even with lots of lemons. I will say we had a supper nice server I would say this place is one notch above Manuel's but barely if you like that place you will love it here. And I would give macayos one notch above here and I'm not a fan of that joint either read more

Garcia's - Beef taco - Mexican Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

We ordered that Avo platter with the black beans, rice, tomatoes, corn, rice, avocado. We chose steak. Mistake. That steak had no taste and a hard texture. read more

It pains me to leave poor reviews but we did not have a good experience. Waited 20 minutes to place our order. I am pretty sure the seafood enchilada ordered was on flour tortilla not corn(gluten intolerance). The server forgot my strawberry daiquiri and my husband's chicken tortilla soup was cold. He checked on us after 20 minutes too late. I suspect they are understaffed. If you decide to try this restaurant, they have a really nice patio and go for the fajitas . read more

We absolutely love this location!! Service is always super quick and food is delicious!! Nothing beats the chips, salsa, and dip at the table! read more

Annoyed that the entire patio was closed off for a birthday party. There were plenty of open tables on the patio that the party was not using and yet we were told we could not sit outside. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. Why would you close the patio off to other customers for a birthday party that's only taking up half of the space ? Super annoying. read more

The food was great and the service spectacular. The lunch specials are a deal. We've been going to Garcias for years and it never disappoints. read more

Have you ever had or heard of an Arizona Cheese Crisp? It's a thing. Google it. They're cheesy and they're delicious. And you can order a cheese crisp here at Garcia's! We ordered a Cheese Crisp, Enchilada Especial, a Michelada, another fruity drink I forgot the name of, and the Tampico Chicken. If you follow me on Instagram, you would have seen the insane cheese drag I got lifting the first slice of cheese crisp off the pan. The taste? Just like a hot piece of Heaven on a crispy tortilla! I had the Enchilada Especial and it was good. We're talking juicy chicken, a robust flavorful green sauce, and topped with some jalapeño cream cheese that tasted nothing of jalapeño. A small helping of beans and rice were served on the side and it was decent. This place brings you complimentary chips, bean dip, and salsa as soon as you sit so you know you're gonna have a great meal. Come to Garcia's! They have seven locations in Arizona and one location in California, Idaho, and Utah. read more

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Garcia's on Warner is a wonderful place to go! Food is always good and service is great! This Garcia's has a great patio! read more

Garcia's - Chili Relleno - Mexican Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Perfect for our family of six with a baby! We were able to nab a spot in the back corner of the restaurant in case of fussiness, and with ample space for our stroller. Great service - so friendly!! The chips and salsa were replenished as needed and their chips and salsa are very good. Our orders came out, just as expected - full of flavor, hot and delicious... burritos, tacos, tamales, flautas, and chimis. This place did not disappoint. Thanks a bunch for the great service and yummy dinner. read more

Was in AZ for business and decided to try Garcia's. Food was good but might want to ease up with all of the salmon the chips. Way too much salmon the chips which made me stop eating them. read more

The service was great im a big fan of the bean dip that comes with the chips and salsa. The portion sizes are okay could be better. But would defiantly go back for the bean dip. read more

Doggone it! I wanted Garcia's to be great. It's a neighborhood restaurant that attracts lots of locals, so I thought, surely, the food was good. We went early so we could enjoy the covered outdoor patio, which is shady and quiet - perfect for conversation. The margaritas were good; the beer was cold. But soon a 2-piece "band" arrived and beginning at 6 pm, the music was so loud that even the server couldn't hear us give our order... and she was standing right beside me! We asked 2 different servers more than twice to request they turn down the amps - to no avail. As I looked around the patio, a table of 2 gals were listening to music... the rest of the diners were trying to talk. Bottom line: Food was bland. Music was deafaning. And it was good music, too! It could have been a fun evening, had it been at a reasonable level. read more

The hostess was rude, the service was slow and the food was average. However, it wasn't a bad experience. The atmosphere on the patio was really nice. They have a great fire place which is pretty to look at, the bougainvilleas lend a pretty pop of color and this time of year it's so nice to enjoy the outdoors. The chips and salsa were delish and they serve some other dip like beans? Whatever it is, it's good. The margarita was very weak. Not sure if it even had alcohol, but it tasted nice like lemonade. The food was average like I said and you can tell it's institutional and somewhat bland, but we were starving so it worked for us. The portions are very large. read more

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My wife and I have eaten at this restaurant on the the Corner of Mclintock and Warner several times. Always have had great service, and the restaurant, is quaint, in a Mexican kind of way, it is small, but quiet. The food is always good, and never have a bad meal. Till this last time. I ordered off the appetizer menu. Thinking it would be small, well it was enough for 3 or 4 people. I ordered the nachos, with shredded beef. It arrived burnt. My idea of nachos is a creamy cheese sauce. This was not that, was just overly melted cheese that made to the chips soggy. This was the worse meal I ever had at Garcia's. Do yourself a favor and order any thing else on the menu. read more

ACCOUNTABILITY. I was there Sunday 7/28 at 2:15 pm to pick up a DoorDash order. It's the slow time between lunch and dinner so I'm assuming they only had a host, bartender/manager, and one server maybe. I walked in to a few tables of people eating but no staff, went to the bathroom, still no one at the front and the DoorDash i-pad is still dinging loudly. As I was there to pick up a DoorDash order. I went to the bar and finally spoke to the bartender who lied and said the girl was "working on it" in the back and to look for her. Okay don't know what she looks like but yeah the girl with "to go" bags. She comes out with bags, not mine. I ask about my order she turns around and says "uhmmmmm yeah like 2 minutes... (pause) maybe 3." I realize that for sure i am just being told whatever. I just look directly at her and ask her "okay but could you please go and check" (keep in mind i just want to tell the customer how long i will be at the store as they can see where i am at) The bar tender or manager comes up to the front not realizing it was me and continues to recite excuses about how he hates DoorDash and that the drivers show up too soon. I was complaining that no matter what the restaurant almost everyone always says "it'll be a couple minutes" when it's OBVIOUS that they didn't go check. Why i care about this. I have made working in restaurants my career for the last 20 years (I'm 35 and have worked everything from busser to GM). I know that the DoorDash i pad going off is annoying and that sometimes you can't put the order in on time because you forgot or were too busy. SHE SAID 2 maybe 3 minutes!!!! HE SAID AFTER POINTING OUT MY ATTITUDE THAT IT WAS A LARGE ORDR AND "TO MAKE MYSELF COMFORTABLE". And yes when he said "ThIS AtTiTuDe isn't getting you anywhere" while gently waving his hand in my direction. MY ATTITUDE WAS CONSISTENT OF SOMEONE BEING BLATANTLY LIED TO. I was calmly telling him that they are lying without straight up saying "lie". I started off explaining to him that everyone is negligent to delivery people. But he and his staff ARE THE PROBLEM. Bottom line. If you say 2 minutes and i message the customer and i don't leave the store for another 10-15 minutes. The customer is mad. Because now im the one not giving accurate times. DoorDash lets you unassign with no penalty if it's going to take too long. Which is what I did, and if the staff wasn't ALL HIDING in the back I would have politely let them know that someone else will be in to grab that order. I have more respect from someone that says "hey i just put that in let me go get an actual time for you and here please enjoy this water, okay it's exactly 7 minutes out.... " EASY!! Don't even have to apologize if you're telling the truth. Would have dined here before but the taste in my mouth is soooo bad from the staff ... shame. read more

Stopped in for a quick bite at our local Garcia's in Tempe. Shrimp enchiladas were on the special and we couldn't resist. Combine that with the beans chips and salsa and you've got a great meal. We love our Garcia's. read more

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2nd visit. Ken was our fantastic server. Very pleasant and quick. If you asked for a drink refill he was back with seconds, I did you not! Great combo meals. We had a burrito and enchiladas. Live music on the patio. We were here on a Friday. read more

Garcia's - Live music on a Friday night. - Mexican Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

We came in a group of 7 and were seated immediately to an ample table toward the back. I chose the tortilla soup as lunch entree. I know Garcias is not the place for highly seasoned authentic Mexican fare and this indeed was the case. The complimentary chips came warm, a plus! The salsas were mild and I was craving a bit of heat so I asked for a hotter salsa, which was a bit more pepper forward but not much. When my soup came I caved to a bottle of Cholula, which did the trick. The soup was filled with chicken, tortilla strips, avocado slice and all the usual staple items of soup. I added a tablespoon of cholula to give it some authority and then it was fine. Service was prompt and efficient. The ambiance was fine... tiled floors, the predicted painting of a cactus on the wall. I know it's a chain and there's sadly little room for local artists. I did polish off all the soup and a bowl of chips and salsa. read more

Tonight when we arrived at Garcia's I noticed a sign asking people to post reviews, so here I am. We usually really enjoy going here but tonight we ended up leaving to go to a different Mexican restaurant. They were pretty busy when the 3 of us walked in so we expected there would be a wait, but we weren't expecting this: The hostess told us to follow her then halfway into the dining room stopped and told us there weren't any tables. She asked if we wanted to sit outside.... it was in the low 50s tonight so we said no. Then she offered us seating at the bar... I'm an old woman hobbling along with a cane and unable to get up on a stool, so we said no. We asked how long the wait would be and she told us 15 to 20 minutes. THEN she said, "I'll go look for a table." She quickly came back and said there were no tables. We asked her about the empty booth right next to the hostess stand. SHe looked at it and then told us we couldn't have it because it was being saved for larger parties. Folks, it was a normal 4 person booth and we were a group of 3 so she wouldn't let us have it. I don't know what more to say. read more

Really great food. Call ahead though, they are very popular in Tempe on the weekends and the wait can get pretty long.

As a SoCal kid, my family invariably enjoyed a restaurant called "Acapulco's" every Sunday after church. Sadly, the chain went out of business several years ago, and it is missed. While there is no shortage of awesome Mexican food restaurants in SoCal, we've been on the lookout for something that might replace those pastoral days enjoyed as a family, dredging through the chips and salsa, ordering off-menu items made special for us by the chefs, and with amazing service. On one of our frequent long family road trips, we happened by Garcia's just about the time our family was feeling peckish... and a nice sit-down Mexican food restaurant sounded good. Yelp offered up plenty of stars upon our cursory examination, and we parked and headed in. We were greeted by a friendly hostess, and seated quickly. There is something to say for a smile... it cures most problems in a restaurant... it contributes to compassion and patience for patrons, and it somehow makes the food taste better. ... Not that they need it here. The kids enjoyed the cheese enchilladas as much as I enjoyed my chile verde. Everything comes with plenty of rice and beans, and the guacamole can't be beat. ... Unless you're into dessert, and then the awesome dinner is eclipsed by the freshest and tastiest buñuelos I've enjoyed in a long time. Too bad we're so far away from our friends in AZ... this place would be on the regular rotation. Alas, we'll have to settle for the occasional visit as we scream through town to points unknown. read more

HUGE shoutout to dani!!! we had a huge group for my aunts 75th birthday and dani hands down did such an amazing job, usually we don't get this good of service! she was funny, quick and food was amazing! 10/10 read more

I like the Garcia's restaurants, but this location in particular has served consistently delicious dishes since it opened. We just returned to this location to celebrate the end of quarantine and it did NOT disappoint! First, the complimentary bean dip was fantastic and had a little spiciness to it. The complimentary chips and salsa are good, but I recommend requesting the hot salsa, which is much tastier. I come here for the fish tacos and they continue to be my favorite fish tacos in Phoenix. Other standouts include their shrimp fajitas and taco salad. The restaurant is well maintained with a large patio that I really want to try out when the temps cool off. This Garcia's is definitely worth visiting when you're in the mood for solid Mexican food. *Tip 1* They have a full bar! Add them to your South Tempe pub crawl/bike crawl! **Tip 2** They have a special events area, which is definitely important when you need to throw a baby shower! read more