I came to this Mexican restaurant called La Barquita , and it was absolutely amazing. It honestly makes sense why everyone was standing outside waiting the food was worth it. The chips and salsa at the beginning were good, but I was a little surprised the salsa wasn't spicy at all. I was definitely expecting a little kick, especially from a Mexican restaurant, so that was a bit shocking. The beans were a no for me, and the guacamole could use a little more flavor. Now the food itself in the molcajete absolutely delicious. The meat tender, and full of flavor, and the cheese was perfectly melted. The chorizo was really good too. I didn't get to try the chicken, but the sauce, I will say I've had better before; this one was very tomato-forward, so it tasted a little more like tomato sauce not what I expected. But the quality of the meat made up for it. The menudo was absolutely delicious as well. The restaurant is small, but it has a very warm, family-oriented atmosphere. Service was great definitely a team effort from the cashier/hostess to the waitress. Jazmine was my waitress and she was the sweetest. Overall, I really enjoyed it and would definitely come back. Great food, great vibe, and clearly a local favorite. read more

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So I'm only raiting the MENUDO. I've been coming here for the last 6mnths. I always get the menudo with the foot/hoove whatever it's called. However today no foot just the soup, meat, and hominy. And it's delicious! I've put 2 pics you will enjoy either one read more

La Barquita Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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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. read more

La Barquita Restaurant - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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The food was pretty good, I will say this, the pancakes are a little sweet but overall they are good. The lady that was taking our order was very nice, excellent service. The place is a nice, little cozy restaurant. I recommend going here. read more

La Barquita Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I was here about 6 months ago and the food was decent for the price $1.50 enchiladas a la carte now they are $4.50 that's $20.00 for the same 4 little tortillas with sauce on them. I'm no math major but $5 is cool 20 is nuts. And yes I get that everything has gone up everywhere but not like that. Needless to say i was there for the last time read more

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 read more

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Very good Mexican food seasoning with plates from Guadalajara and north of Mexico style. Molcajetes ( Chicken , beef and Mexican sausage, queso fresco , Nopal and a sauce ) *Caldo de Res : Beef Soup w/ veggies *Guacamole is killer *Tostadas : Ceviche and Mixed amazing *If you need to bring your electrolytes up , order The mineral water with fresh squeezed lime , salted rim , cold cup. *The servers team is great *Nice and clean ambience *Sometimes a Mexican gentleman pops in to play his guitar to sing nice Mexican mellow music. You can request a song and tip him whatever you want. *Parking : Plenty around restaurant read more

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. read more

La Barquita Restaurant - Chile Verde - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

This by far the worst Mexican restaurant I have been to in the six years I have lived in the Phoenix area. I took my wife and daughter yesterday. I ordered a chicken enchiladas dinner my wife some folded shredded beef tacos and my daughter a simple bean and cheese burrito. I also ordered a carne asada burrito to go so I could have it for lunch today. 1. My daughter's burrito showed up 28 minutes after mine and my wife's food. And that was only after we complained to two people. 2. My chicken enchiladas had little chicken and had no cheese in them. They had peas inside, never heard of that. the sauce was just tomato sauce not enchilada sauce and rather than rolling them as it should have been done they were basically soggy fold tacos with tomato sauce. Horrible. 3. Say burrito was Grosse. Had peas in it too. Beans were very liquidy and had a reddish tint To them. 4. Wife said here tacos were barely ok. But tortillas were overcooked. 5. We saw the waiter very little. He was probably spending most of his time checking his makeup. Not cool. 6. Now I am supposed to let it go but now I heat up my burrito for lunch today. It's not raven carne asada. Is ground beef with those horrible beans. Not pico de gallo or salsa at nothing. Worst place ever. Never again. Do not go eat in this place. read more

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

La Barquita Restaurant - Milanesa - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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

La Barquita Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Friends!!! Hands down, GREAT FOOD!!!! The shrimp fajitas, quesadillas fritas, and the caldos & menudo are FANTASTIC. Now, this all has to do with our favorite server Tere!!! Teresa is amazing, fun, and makes great recommendations. Tere ensures that we are taken care of from the moment we walk in, till the moment we leave. I highly recommend this awesome Mexican gem of a restaurant!!! Grade: A+ read more

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

La Barquita Restaurant - Molcajete mexicana + sides - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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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. read more

La Barquita Restaurant - Molcajete Mexicana and Molcajete De Mariscos - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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 . read more

La Barquita Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Food is decent but not amazing. We ordered sopes, caldo de res and pozole. Pozole tasted bitter and was sent back NO BUENO. Sopes meh... The only item worth the visit was the caldo de res! Service was great too! Not sure I'll be back. If I do I'd order the caldo de res. read more

I got taken here for my birthday lunch. The molcajetes were outstanding, the server was fine, they had a musician playing, and the birthday cheesecake and singing was nice. It was a little noisy inside and challenging to hear people talk but that could be expected during the busy lunch hour. Definitely would return in the future. read more

I've been to Barquita quite a few times now. It's a cute little hole the wall spot, always clean and decorated for each season.I have to say the food is always amazing, it comes out quick and hot. The quesadilla fritas are one of my favorite dishes. I have to talk about the best part and that is Teresa, shes been our server many times now and when we arrive we always ask for her. She continually makes sure that we are taken care of on drinks and as soon as the food comes out she delivers. She always makes sure each visit is special! read more

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

We tried the two most popular items and our expectations were exceeded. This was the best Mexican food I've had in a long time. We walked in and the restaurant was almost full of locals- to us this was a good sign that we were in the right place. The Birria was hot and fresh, falling off of the bone. So tender and flavorful. The Molcajete was piping hot with a good amount of spice. We got a mix of flour and corn tortillas- everything was fresh and made in house. We asked for two dozen tortillas to take home with us (24 tortillas came out to $9.00). Everyone at the restaurant (servers and other patrons) were pleasant and had no problem answering our questions. I'm excited to bring my family back here to try it. read more

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Looks a little sketchy on the outside, but the food and service is authentic and excellent. Had the molcajete a la mexicana, and it was fantastic! Servers were really fast and very friendly. Said to try the birria as it's a house speciality. Definitely will next time we're back! read more

really upset I made an order through the phone I asked for birria and my two sides to be beans when I opened the bag i didn't receive what I wanted not only that it didnt have no salt at all and worse part no salsa!!!!! read more

NO ES LA CANTIDAD, es la acción. ROBAN AL COBRAR MÁS DEL 8.6% (cobraron lo doble en Taxes) sobre la comida. ROBAN al hacer cargo de $1 por pagar con tarjeta, y no advertirle a los clientes Antes de pagar con tarjeta. En mi compra de $13.50 más Taxes, el cargo del banco por procesar sería aproximadamente $0.40 centavos. Le sacan jugo, robando. Uno de tantos días que he ido. Pero hoy si me di cuenta que cobran de más. No importa que tanto más, importa que están "robando" en "operación hormiga". Mi comida, para llevar, costó $13.50, más Taxes 8.6% $1.16 = $14.66, pero ellos cobraron $15.66, lo doble en Taxes. Al pagar con tarjeta de crédito, hacen un cargo extra de $1.00. Les pregunté porque, me dijeron que ellos hacen un cargo extra, sin previo ni aviso. Les pregunté que donde estaba el letrero o aviso para hacernos saber a los consumidores, a lo cual la mujer, déspota, me dijo "EL DUEÑO LO QUITÓ". Ahora, $1.00 extra por una comida de $13.50, están cobrando lo doble del promedio del 2.7% que les cobraría el banco por procesar ese pago. AUNQUE A DECIR VERDAD, EL RESTAURANTE DEBE CUBRIR ESE GASTO, PORQUE ES UN SERVICIO PARA ELLOS AUMENTAR SUS VENTAS, Y NO QUE LO PAGUE EL CLIENTE. Desgraciadamente, esto pasa en su mayoría con restaurantes HISPANOS/LATINOS. Nunca en otro restaurante me ha pasado. Dejen de robar al estilo "Operación hormiga" (poco a poco), es ilegal. read more

La Barquita Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Please do not come here. Service is very rude and disrespectful. I asked to speak with manager and they refused to provide me info. They don't care about customer service. I asked to please replace chicken with chorizo because my dad is allergic to chicken they didn't, they only put little and did the order wrong. They are ignorant and horrible. I called to try solve issue with manage but the lady refused to solve anything and just hanged up. I will be doing a formal complaint. read more

I am just loving exploring the authentic Mexican food in downtown. Came here with two friends and had a cute Friday night sit-down dinner. The chips and salsa they brought out before we even ordered were pretty good, but not hot, and I wish it was. I got the birria, and I love how different it is from other birrias I've had. The goat was delicious and so flavorful. I swear that goat was killed that morning, it was so fresh. The portion was just right to leave me full, but enough to make you feel like you got your money's worth. Friends loved their meals, too. Come for an authentic, casual, quiet meal! read more

I've been in Phoenix for 10 years. This Mexican restaurant is TOP PICK for me!! The tortillas were fresh. The tacos were amazing. We had margaritas. They were excellent. We ordered flatas and chimmies. Everything was wonderful. We need to flood this place with business. It's definitely the most Athletic spot I've had. We Will be back next week with friends ! read more

My husband ordered a molcajete which was delicious! I ordered the chilaquiles with an over medium egg, my egg was slightly burnt but the chilaquiles had a great flavor. We also ordered queso fundido con chorizo, it lacked chorizo like we are used to. My son ordered flautas which had tomato sauce inside, he is not a fan of tomato so he hardly ate his food. Overall the waitress was extremely kind and the food was good read more

We were in Phoenix and ended up having dinner at this little joint that I found on yelp. Thank you again for rec. Wife had the caldo she gave it 5 stars. Son had the carne asada plate 4 stars. The chile verde burro was 4 stars. Good food and good service. Not a fancy place but a good ol Mexican spot. I would go back whenever we're around that side of Phoenix. read more

La Barquita Restaurant - Carne Asada plate, chile verde burrito and caldo de res - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Omgish the speciality of goat birria is phenomenal!!! Hostess's were very friendly and had suggestions. Clean and very nice --- small, which is perfect for a special meal with that special someone. Or just doing a drop by for a lunch. Will be back. read more

I was driving by and decided to try it randomly and I'm glad I did! My server was nice and seated me right away. I often rate places by the taste of their water and La Barquitas was really good! I ordered the enchilada suiza (pictured). It was fantastic portions and come with veggies, beans, rice, etc. They were also hosting a holiday party there in the main room so they do accommodate for that. It's holiday time at the time of my visit so the ceiling was decorated in string lights. It set the scene for a lovely, cozy dinner. I'm excited to go again. read more

La Barquita Restaurant - Enchilada Suiza, pollo - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

We are from Williams, Az and we stayed in Scottsdale, Az. A hole in the wall place. January 9, 2024 We found in Phoenix, Az, for excellent Mexican Food !! Very good prices. Our waitress Diana was very friendly, helpful, and was awesome. My girlfriend had (3) Chicken Mole Enchiladas, rice, and beans and it was Delicious!! Best mole sauce!! I had (2) Chili Rellenos, rice, and beans with homemade corn tortillas (5). We will come back!! We highly recommend La Barquita!! read more

Our first time was no failure in this whole in the wall. The staff was immediately attentive and brought delicious salsa con tortilla chips. The salsa was made fresh with chunks of tomatoe, onions. The chips were crispy totopo style. With that we ordered licuado and pina (pineapple) refresher. The pina was freshly made. We ordered huevos rancheros which were uniquely made out of the ordinary ingredients from other previous Mexican restaurants we visit. The Caldo de Res was amazing. The soup was perfectly warm and filled with all the vegetables. The meat was a little chewy which I prefer it to automatically fall off. But over all the Caldon was great and prices average for home cooked meal. We are definitely making this place our go to Caldo stop in Phoenix. It is a hole in the wall but with a home feeling of Mexico. My review 8 out of 10. read more

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This is such a great restaurant. Authentic food of the region that brings me back to my Moms home cooking. I've been coming here for over 10 years and have never had a bad meal. My favorites are the fajitas (you can get steak, chicken or shrimp or all together), the chile verde, and of course the strawberry liquados. It's always festive, you have traveling musicians that occasionally stop by and will perform if you're lucky enough to be there when they are and, the staff is always friendly. Great ambiance and music selection. Be prepared to wait outside if it's too packed, and remember, even though the building is a little rough and the area is also, you will not be disappointed if you know the flavors of Guadalajara. read more

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

The mole was savory and delish, the sopes' shells were soft and not soggy (chicken was my favorite), the enchiladas were fresh and the green sauce was flavorful. It doesn't look like they have any alcohol beyond beer. Waitress was very nice. The twinkle lights were a little excessive, but it's cute. read more

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This is our favorite Mexican Food Restaurant in the entire valley. They have great, prompt service and the food is superior. It is authentic, they have a great variety and it is always fun and enjoyable to go there. The prices are reasonable. I especially like their enchiladas with green sauce. To me that is the litmus test of Mexican food when done correctly, and this certainly is. read more

I come here for the Molcajete which includes chicken, steak, chorizo, yellow chili's, green onions, cojita cheese, nopales, tomato, and the molcajete chili sauce. This is amazing and the best and gotta say only thing I ever get. My and my business partner shared on because they come a single portion or two portions. It also has beans with cojita cheese on top, guacamole, and flour or corn form tortillas. #TeddyCFoodGame ig: @IamTeddyCastro read more

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Let's just say I know authentic Mexican food and this is it! Amazing food can't wait to go back! Service was bad that day, ladies had an attitude but I was able to express that to the manager who said she will speak with her staff read more

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Food is beyond yummy the portion they give is large. I'm always able to only eat half and I take the rest home. I mainly have gone for the chilaquiles the green ones are my favorite the horchata is to die for. Staff is very helpful. read more

I would like to thank this restaurant for being one of the few opened on Christmas day. Kudos for working. I was in town looking for a michelada and some ceviche and came across this place on yelp. I was a little dissappinted with the michelada because of the spices used inside but I was happy to hear other people at the restaurant enjoyed it. I was also a little surprised by the tostada de Camarron cause it felt like it was shrimp with pico de Gallo on top (that's usually what it is but looked like it was just dropped on top). The juice of the tostada was very good though. Im a person that can't take super spicy, but the chilaquiles were just right. However, they had a lot of sauce, which made them get soggy read more