We had a very disappointing experience. Granted it was busy hours on Friday, and they apparently had some problems in the kitchen, but we were served sub-par chicken sizzler, cheese enchilada, chicken taco, and grilled margarita chicken. Tortillas were way too cold. Sizzler never sizzled. Wilted rotten lettuce were mixed in taco. Everything was cold; all in all, it was a mockery of great Mexican foods. It took an hour and twenty minutes to get our foods. Still no big deal; we tried to be positive to give them a benefit of the doubt. The server kept us updated and apologized for the delay (left tips for this reason alone), but what really bothered us the most was the way the owner/manager acted; she simply lacked courteousness and professional manner. She arrogantly chose to ignore us--not just once, but three times--when she passed our table to talk to nearby tables. Quite strange. This may also explain why they have problems in the kitchen and beyond. read more

Garcia's has long been our favorite Mexican restaurant and we go here often. Tonight we ordered take out and am super disappointed. The online menu lists no prices, my bill was way more than I had expected and they got my order wrong. When I called them to resolve, I was put on hold for over 5mins before I hung up. Called back and asked the manager to call me but no response. I won't be back here anymore. read more

This Garcia's is the worst one I've ever been to. My family and I go to Garcia's often. This location always has terrible service. "Kelsey" is a slob of a waitress and looks like she just rolled out of bed. She was right when she told us "she was the worst of her staff". Kelsey has a piss poor attitude with no clue of what good quality customer service is. Her manager "Maggie" was on duty at the time and said Kelsey's behavior was acceptable. If you ever want terrible service from a fat slob waitress please go here. My family and I will not be coming back. read more

Just dined at Garcias. 1 star is being generous. The food was tasteless and didn't seem fresh. The service was soooooooo slow. Ridiculous really. We have dined here regularly over the years as well as catered food from here. Sadly, we will never be back. read more

Food was good, but nothing spectacular. Service was good and fast so no complaints there. Hope this location makes it unlike the other restaurants there. It's really a nice neighborhood. read more

I love this place and eat here regularly. The food tastes great, the servers are friendly and efficient, the atmosphere is relaxing (casual-but-nice), and the prices are very reasonable. The complimentary tortilla chips and dips are delicious. read more

Dude, people in AZ must have no standards for Mexican food. Our friend hyped it up so much and it all was disappointing. At least the chips were good. read more

Ordered from this location on Postmates. So much worse than the AZ Mills restaurant, which we order from often. Everything tasted awful. One of our orders was wrong and both meals went into the trash. Even the chips were too salty to eat. Will never eat at this location again. read more

Mexican food with some history! Read up on the history of the Garcia's and you can appreciate it more. This obviously isn't the original Garcia's, but it'll have to do. On a Sunday whim, my bro needed some Mexican food. Garcia's is actually one of my favorite places to attend because of their bean and salsa dip they offer at every table. The bean dip is the best! I ordered their beef tacos and tamales. The taco itself was nothing to rave about and I was totally disappointed by the tamales. I've had some bomb tamales and this one didn't pass. It was too hard and couldn't really taste the beef. Everyone at the tables ordered drinks and when the bill came we thought we had a deal. Not with the food I guess. The service was good, once they knew we were Yelpers! Arrr! I hate it when my secret identity has been compromised! The place itself has the old southwest decor and some pretty murals of random Mexican traditional paintings; overall a very beautiful restaurant. - Enjoy! read more

I had a coupon for $5 off a $20 meal and was told that the happy hour price of the Margarita would not be honored because I was using the coupon. According to the coupon alcohol was not counted toward the discount, so it should not have mattered. The meals were well over $20 and after asking the waiter if he could just separate the bill with liquor on one and meals on the other, waiter Zach told me Manager would not allow it that way. What a bait and switch if ever I heard this! We will not be back and I will also let social media know how you handle these situations as well. So unfair and what is the point of the coupon. Better add this information to your useless coupon prior to us ordering drinks and also during dinner time. You don't keep long time customers by treating them this way. No Class! read more

I don't expect to have great Mexican food here when I visit, but it does in a pinch, and visit often due to the convenience of the location. The service is so slooooow. I don't think we have ever had anyone come and check with us during our meal. Not to mention I have not seen the same wait person more than once. I pay attention to that kind of thing. Make sure you ask for the "hot sauce", it is good. read more

We went to this place to visit a friend who was working and decided that we would have lunch as well. I am normally a picky person when it comes to Mexican food but this place was actually A-Ok in my book. Is it 100% authentic, probably not but they do have some things that are actually pretty good and decent. They start you off with chips, salsa and some kind of bean dip. The salsa was good but the bean dip I thought was amazing! I had the red chili burrito with rice and charro beans. The burrito was good, the chili had good flavors. The charro beans were good as well but the rice was a little overdone. My bf had the chicken/steak fajitas which looked and smelled really good. There was a ton of food left over that he took half of it home! The decor is really nice and they have a beautiful outside patio. If you go there sit in Rich's section, he will take care of you! Oh and thank you Garcia's for putting an extra large bottle of Chalula on the table! read more

Early lunch, had the combo chicken-steak burrito which was delicious. Served with your choice of beans and Mexican rice and chips with dips. The bean dip was bland while the salsa dip tasted fresh. Average experience. read more

Really enjoyed this Restaurant Very Nice decor and Patio Great Margarita and Chips and Bean dip excellent. We had a Rest.com Coupon so we had dinner with Perks $15 off $30. Staff Friendly And Service decent We'll be back They have a decent Happy Hour as well with half off Appetizers and House Drinks (can't be used w coupon ) of course but good to know about read more

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This restaurant is on the corner of Warner and McClintock in Tempe. The staff is great and the food is delicious! They have some "light" items on the menu, too. I had the tortilla soup and a garden salad. Both were excellent. They also have a great Happy Hour and Open sitting area outside. read more

My boyfriend and I decided on mexican food for dinner. We had not been this Garcia's location (tempe) in ages. We arrived Round 5:00 on a Saturday night. We were seated right away. The server was quick to the table and we ordered our drinks, then began to review the menu. We then ordered our food and waited. The server was not very attentive and a bit short when we asked her questions. We were done with our entree (I asked for a box to go) she then proceeded to give us the check. Did not ask if we needed anything else, just seemed to want to move the table. However, it was not busy and no waiting for tables at the front. Food was good but felt like we were more of an inconvenience to our server. Not sure we will be going back. There are so many other good choices for mexican food. read more

So let me start with the note that the food was excellent. A family friend and I went to lunch and it was totally affordable! I had the cheese enchilada, beans, and rice. It was amazing and my friend was very satisfied with her meal. However, the service was AWFUL! We asked for salsa a few times because the salsa was amazing! Every time they came to our table they'd kind of "toss" or roughly slam the small bowl down. The woman who sat us and took our drinks was very soft spoken, when my friend asked what she said the woman scoffed and rolled her eyes and said louder and slowly like we were stupid. When our food came I was trying to make room and the waiter still went ahead and tried to put the plate down which burnt my arm. It wasn't a horrible burn it was more like a small ouch and a red spot that went away. After she burnt me and I jerked my arm away she slammed the plate down a bit rough and smiled at me and told me 'careful the plates are hot' and left. I work in retail and I understand some customers are irritating and can ruin your whole day but in the end customer service determines your customer flow. I definitely won't be coming back to this Garcia's. The food was excellent but didn't make up for the horrible customer service. read more

I love eating at Garcia's. I love their bean dip and salsa before you order and I like how you can call and pick up. Plus it's fun to try different dishes but I usually get the seafood fundido read more

Great hidden treasure in chandler. Great tasting food, big portions and at a decent price.

used to be the only place I would eat tacos. Just got take out and the tacos are sopping wet and have a previously frozen taste. I would rather pay twice as much for taco bell. I ordered extra bean dip in LIEU of salsa and still got salsa. read more

I have mixed feelings about this place. The chips and salsa is great. The decor is nice. I can't really say much about the service because I always order takeout. The food really varies depending on what you order. I think my favorite thing is the Enchiladas Trio. However, the heartbreaking thing is...the Chimichanga. I used to go to Garcia's all the time when I was younger, specifically because I loved their Chimis. Well, something has changed, because it's nothing like it used to be. Plus, my daughter has ordered the shrimp tacos a few times, just hoping they'll be good, and she says it never is. I dunno, maybe we're just ordering the wrong stuff. read more

Terrible Experience! Very negative experience. Had lunch with family at this restaurant service was extremely poor my waiter just showed up for the order and then to bring the food after that she disappeared never to show her face again even for the check. Other thing if a customer is confused about a menu item your job is to explain what that menu item entails and what your going to get on the plate. Please hire some new waiters and properly teach some common sense. Then at the end she did not even show up for the check i got up to find a attendant at the register and asked her so i could pay my bill. read more

Came in for dinner today. Food was good, welcoming hostess, great server. Will be coming back soon.

Decided to try Garcia's for the first time. We were seated right away for a Friday evening then it went south from there. The waitress (Alex) was very rude and seemed to be in a hurry to take our order. When I told her we weren't ready she basically stormed off. We asked for more salsa when our cheese crisp arrived and chips and she ignored us. A waiter brought out our main course and asked him for the salsa and he brought it but basically dropped it on our table. We will never go there again. I would rather go to Taco Bell and get better service. read more

Share review Embed review Write an update Edit review 6/8/2020 My wife and I stopped in for dinner. We sat at our table for 10 - 15 minutes waiting for someone to walk up to our table. We finally asked the hostess for someone to wait on us. A server from another section took our order then proceeded to give it to the server who was supposed to be waiting on us. The server from the other section brought us our drinks and our appetizer. The server who was supposed to be waiting on us brought our dinners. She dropped off our food and never came back to check on us. The manager stopped by our table and apologized for us having to wait to be waited on. We said we were fine. After dinner, we proceeded to wait again for our bill so we could pay and leave. We waited for another 10 minutes before asking the manager for our bill. At this time our server appeared out of nowhere. I told her that her manager was getting our bill since she never even came by to check on us. The manager said well due to social distancing, I cut her off saying don't tell me that social distancing is an excuse for us to not be waited on. If you can't wait on people then why is the dining room open? She gave me my credit card and we left. Terrible service and mediocre food at best. I was very disappointed. This is the second time experiencing this at this particular Garcia's. We won't be back. read more

Tasty Mexican food. I love their enchiladas and tortilla soup. Not to mention the guacamole.

I have been to many garcia's before that were pretty good. We were sat next to the only other table that had people, it took an hour to get our food, the service was horrible, my food looked like it had been baking under the heat lamps for 20 minutes, a complaint was met with an EXTREAMLY rude manager, and to top it off I am now horribly ill... Skip this location. read more

Our "go to" place for Mexican, especially for their happy hour. Great appetizer offerings, along with their drinks. Service is outstanding; servers and bartenders get to know you when you frequent here. Very goodentrees as well.We love this place. read more

I want to give them zero stars! When we first walk in there is already a family waiting and no host or hostess around to greet us. When the host walks by he tells us all we're gonna have to wait as he delivered food to someone outside. He comes back in and instantly walks to the back without a word. He comes out with a smug attitude, claps his hands and says "alright, no ones getting sat for at least 20 minutes" even though the restaurant is half empty!! When this is brought up he says that they are short on servers, which is understandable, however it was dinner time!! They should've been a little more prepared. Unfortunately this was my second time coming here, and although the food was good last time, I experienced the same terrible customer service the first time. It's too bad I will never ever go to this location again! read more

Mediocre food, and overpriced for what it is ($10 taco salad was a joke)... Admittedly I was debating between a 3-star and a 2-star, since we had pretty decent service. Would I go back? Perhaps, for appies, and without the kids...and if we're hungry and nearby. I normally have more to say, but this place totally didn't wow me, even with a $5 off coupon. read more

I enjoy the food here most of the time but here is a HUGE tip. Plan on asking for your food to go unless you have 3.5 hours to kill waiting for a taco salad and soup. Terrible service 5/5 times read more

I would say food was just ok Definitely better options out there. Tried the sampler chimis, tacos, pollo fundido and flautas. The only one that was good was the pollo fundido and that's prob because it was very cheesy and i love cheese. Salsa and bean dip they give were good but nothing outstanding. Prices were normal for a sit down restaurant. read more

I love this place. I judge a place by it's salsa and Garcia's does not disappoint! I am a vegetarian and the spinach enchiladas are amazing! I come here for lunch with co-workers and dinner with my man. I have not ever had a bad experience :) read more

Restaurant looks and feels very dirty . Horrible servers . One black hair shaved in back , heavy set waitress with tattoos on arm Started shouting at a table with A family of 6 , she waited on question a few dishes that cane out wrong and then the over charge on their bill . They express their horrible experience and over charged bill . The waitress shouts across room tell me what wrong with you, tell me what it is your not liking , what's wrong with the food now !!! Our waiter was straight to the point very quick to correct you on anything , not very concern that we had no forks to eat out food with ! We had to ask the bus boy for water , sauce n chips and forks . Our waiter never brought them . Lived in this neighborhood over 26 years always supported this family own restaurant but never will we return , out of the 3 of us, 2 of us our stomaches are upset and the other can't stop wirh the gas and feels like a hard rock in their stomach . Sad to see this place in such a horrible state . No one cares that works there The food and service shows that . read more

I've gone to Garcias multiple times but this specific location has given me some troubles. While the food is good the service does not match. I had an issue with my order and couldn't eat it and the server did not come back to check on us until everyone else had finished their meal. Needless to say my entire meal went to waste due to lack of service, and not ringing in the order correctly. read more

Any time I am in Arizona, I go to Garcia's. I think that they have the best authentic Mexican food in town. I recommend getting one of the sampler plates or at least one of he chimichangas. I'm only giving four stars because it took an incredibly long time at this location to get menus and our order taken. Aside from having to get up and ask for menus and drinks--everything else about the experience was great! Eat at Garcia's! read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS LOCATION---------------The hostess was sitting at the bar and didnt even acknowledge us for a few minutes. Finally, she came over and brought us to our table without saying a word or cleaning it off. She then proceeded to throw our menus on the table and told us to "enjoy" while already walking away. We had a coupon for another location apparently, the manager came out and said "next time.. look at the location on the email", like we were stupid. (The email had another address but stated nothing about it not being valid at other locations) over all a terrible and gloomy experience from start to finish. We left before even finishing our chips due to the terrible and unwelcoming staff. Avoid this location at all costs. read more

Tried this for the first time on Friday. Our server was great and the food was good. We will definitely be going back.

We live close to this location and have eaten here twice now. First I will say they have a great patio. But other than the patio both visits have been horrible experiences. The first visit we sat on the patio and ordered "Fajitas for two." When they brought it out we had a total of 2 taco sized tortillas and not enough meat to even fill one. Our second visit was this weekend. Again we sat on the patio. The help brought out chips and dip right away which was great because we had been working all day and we were hungry and thirsty. Well twenty minutes go by... our chips are gone, are mouths are dry and nobody has come by to even take our drink order. Finally relief we order drinks I ask for lemon... receive drinks. Guess what? No lemon. No biggie, we order our food. My wife orders enchiladas No onions please, I order a chimichanga. Wife gets enchiladas with onions (still not a big deal), I get a "wet soggy" chimichanga (still no complaint), but thinking to myself WTH I could have gone to Filibertos and at least had a warm crispy chimichanga. Then finally some good service.... here come refills for our drinks :) ... except the waiter drops one on me. Then he says he will get me a some towels and I stand there for 5 minutes dripping Pepsi everywhere watching him ring out another table before grabbing my towel. We didn't ask, but we received no manager apology or discount. read more

Great huge patio when the weather is cooler. Nice menu with lots of options. Atmosphere inside is just ok. I love the spicy bean dip that comes with the chips. read more