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    La Barquita Restaurant

    3.8 (252 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Lionel V.

    Tried a new Mexican food restaurant from a friend's recommendation today. As much as I love to rate family owned restaurants with 5 stars, I just can't do it for this one. Here we go; to start with the salsa was in need of salt, after I added salt it was pretty good. The white corn tortillas, my wife's favorite, had no flavor, needed more salt. My wife ordered the Supreme Fajitas, chicken, shrimp and steak. She loved the chicken and shrimp but the steak was tough. The beans are not typical refried beans but they were ok. I had the Chili Rojo burrito and it's not your typical red chili burrito but I did enjoy it. The beef had good flavor but a little tough. The red chili sauce is not your typical red chili sauce but still ok. If you are looking for typical Sonoran Mexican style food then this probably won't make you too happy but........it's at least worth a try. The place is small but busy, people waiting to get in so who am I to say you will or won't like it. So give it a try, it's family owned and deserved of an effort. For me and my wife, one and done but you might like it.

    MOLCAJETE
    Christa M.

    If you are looking for really good Mexican food in PHX look no further and come here! The area might seem a bit sketch but there is nothing to worry about. We had lunch here on a Sunday and the wait was about 45 minutes. We were told to sign in and provide them our phone number so they could call us when ready. They do no let you wait inside due to it being small so you are told to either wait outside or in you car. Once ready, they called us and we were seated. We were a party of 8 so they sat us in a big table. The server came over a few minutes after and took our orders, we ordered: 6 agua de jamaica - DELICUOUS AND HYDRATING 1 coke 1 Dr pepper 1 Sope Plate - 3 thick corn patties stuffed with beans and shredded beef. Topped with tomato sauce, lettuce, and ranchero cheese. 2 Molcajetes de Mariscos - grilled shrimp, fried shrimp, tilapia, abulon, octopus, crab, grilled cactus, grilled onions, and queso fresco with corn tortillas 1 Molcajete A La Mexicana - steak, grilled chicken, homemade chorizo, queso fresco, grilled cactus, and grilled onions with flour tortillas 1 Menudo 2 Fajitas Supreme Plates - Steak, chicken, and shrimp sautéed with fresh bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Served on a sizzling skillet with rice beans, guacamole and sour cream. 2 Carne Asada Plates - Top sirloin steak served with grilled onions, French fries, salad, rice and beans. EVERYTHING was delicious. The food had so much flavor and it was all made fresh! The menudo was soooo good. It was served hot and had plenty of hominy and meat. The carne asada was nicely grilled and had no fatty pieces. It was easy to eat, thin, and had no chewy pieces. The sopes were loaded with all the good and they definitely did not skimp on the meat. These babies were topped off. The shredded beef was juicy and flavorful. Service was great and we were checked up on several times. I will be back! Total with tip: $335

    Chile Verde
    Janelle F.

    Great stop. I was in the area to meet someone for lunch and we decided to check this place out. I'd been nearby in the past for coffee (same lot) so easy to find. The parking lot is fairly small, but at 11 on a Tuesday it wasn't too hard to find a spot. The front door faces McDowell where you walk into a small hostess station. We waited to good few minutes before being greeted, but were then taken right to a table with some yummy chips and salsa in no time. Our drink order was taken while we looked over the menu. Sodas are canned and they brought us cups of ice. There were so many good things to choose from but we settled on carnitas and chile verde both with their homemade corn tortillas which were phenomenal. I loved that they didn't skimp on how many like ALOT of other Mexican restaurants. All of our food was so good. My chile verde was full of flavor and I left so full. Service was great our entire visit and we even enjoyed their live music while we ate. Don't let the outside building fool you. It is quite old looking, bars on the window, but it's worth the stop. We'll definitely be back when in the area.

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    Jonathan M.

    Delicious food, great reasonable prices. Big portions. They even had live music when we came . And great service. I'd definitely come backs

    servicio 100% y la comida muy deliciosa Gracias a la mesera aquí yolanda. I would recommend

    Molcajete mexicana + sides
    Natalie B.

    Authentic Mexican super cute - mesera bilingüe y se portó muy bonito great service, great food, will return

    Molcajete Mexicana and Molcajete De Mariscos
    Jose C.

    We have been coming to this place for years now. If you want true authentic mexican food, this is the place for you. Great service, request Teresa if she is working. Always takes such great care of us. The place is clean, music in the background. My go to is the mexican molcajete. Has steak, chicken, cheese, chorizo and cactus. It is served in a spicy salsa.

    Junior A.

    Food was good . I got the pozole and my Inlaw's got two plates that my mother Inlaw like and Father in-law didn't like it . Service was super slow even tho it wasn't busy. Drinks came out 5-10 after the food came out and when the food came out it took like 3 or 4 trips to bring our all the sides with the main plate and the girl helping with the food was extremely rude . I asked her about our drinks and she said in not your server so I told her to call my server. The surround was dated but hey for what it is it was okay .

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    OMG!!! Amazing food. We will come back for sure. So authentic. Service was excellent. Food was excellent. Amazing.

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    Wow! Visiting Phoenix and heard they had good Mexican and it was fantastic. The molcajete hit the spot.

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