Macayo's is an Arizona tradition. I've been going with my family since the 70s. Even when we moved out of state my family would get their taco sauce by the case until we could get back. It's not what it once was. This location is OK. We like to go on Tuesdays for the taco Tuesday deal. It's a good deal and the tacos are good but it seems like they never have enough staff. A few weeks ago we went and sat on the patio. Most of the tables and chairs had bird poop on them. This last week we went back and the poop had been cleaned, the tables looked a little better but there were three tables that hadn't been bussed before we got there and they stayed like that the whole time. It wasn't just a few glasses, every table had several dishes of half eaten food and of course it didn't help with the flies. To sum up, tacos are good, happy hour drink prices are good, service and cleanliness could be seriously improved. read more

Wanted to give this place another try after not coming for a while . Honestly, this place isnt it. If you are going you're not ordering a full meal from here. Everything was mediocre! Anything that was fried looked too brown. Bad cooking oil? Nothing tasted good. When the kids complained about chicken tenders being burnt ... well then you know. (Kids ordering things like chicken tenders at a Mexican restaurant lol ) Ordered a Cadillac margarita ... i have never hated Cadillacs in my life until i had this locations' . Ordered beer instead Bartender ? Super sweet ! But she was running the whole floor by herself. Nothing was memorable . Service slow . This just wasnt it . Never again. Oh and the floor under us? Had a left over spill that never got cleaned up and was super sticky! read more

Macayos are closing at 9pm this very sad employee are just don't care anymore it looks they just want to close and not taking care this restaurant in Litchfield So sad Macayos used to be the best read more

This use to be my favorite place to visit so imagine the disappointment when I went here. After an afternoon of shopping, my friends and I decided to eat here because I love it. Happy Hour (drinks) started at 3p in which I thought it was at 2. No worries because I didn't drink from the menu but they had one for lunch. There was nobody up front so we went around the corner in which a young lady greeted us and told us it was free seating. The waitresses were amazing so kudos to them. Upon ordering, I always get the carne asada fries. I don't know what happened but they used some old fries which to me I didn't even finish. The meat was flavorful so that wasn't bad. The whole meal was just dry. My friends ordered a pizza and the other one an enchilada in which they both liked theirs. One got a house margarita that looked delicious. I love that they had Pepsi available so the waitress made sure our drinks were never empty. In all, this place is no longer the Macayo's I use to frequent. read more

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Listen, isn't the best Mexican food? No. There are items that are good, when you find them, they do them well.....for me, that's about 4 items on the menu. The service is always super slow, so if you're in a hurry, this isn't the place. The cooks are pushing the food out quickly, but the servers and bartenders take forever to get your order and a box and a bill, they are nice though, just slow. read more

This location has management issues. You have to wait for a host almost all the time. There seems to be a big turnover for servers, and it's gone down hill. Today we were served dinner before we received water or the drinks we ordered. Do servers get any training? Always short-handed, and tables & floors are not kept clean. Food was off the last time too.; problem with kitchen help too? So disappointing because it was a convenient place for us to go This review wad meant fir the Verado location read more

It's been approximately 20 years since I've been able to revisit this establishment. Menus have changed a little, but the food was still outstanding. Staff was great and making sure that everything was good to go and that we were being serviced well. Restaurants seemed very clean and well taken care of. Don't forget to try the fry ice cream, it's a must. read more

Macayo's Mexican Food - Middle dinning area. - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

Been in Goodyear for ten years. Always loved the Goodyear Macayo's but lately things have changed in a negative way. Service is very slow and apparently to few servers. Employees are either new or have a bad attitude. Orders not correct or poorly done. Not sure if server or kitchen staff. Not sure what's going on but management needs to pay attention. I looked at reviews after my last visit and complaints are numerous and similar for most locations. Guess owner just doesn't care any more. No longer best in valley. read more

We scheduled a large family dinner at Macayos the day after Thanksgiving. Easily the worst experience I've ever had at Macayos. There were 26 of us and only one server who seemed overwhelmed (There were three other servers in an almost empty restaurant. At one point all three of the other servers were sitting down talking). We had drinks, but were never offered refills. My Dos Equis Amber was flat (it turns out they ran out of co2 for draft beer. How did the bartender not see this when they poured the beer?). They replaced it with a Room Temperature Negro Modelo. The food took quite some time to come out. My beans were cold. Other peoples cheese had congealed. The waiter did not track who ordered what. We've been here for other family events, with a somewhat smaller party, and had much better experiences. In those cases the servers worked together. read more

Absolute waste of time going to Macayos. Overpriced, bad service because of understaffing and their online ordering for takeout is not user friendly. Oh yeah, food isn't good anymore either. You can't even order at the location for takeout as they make you do it online which does not allow for any substituting or changing. We have been going to Macayos for over 20 years and yesterday was the last time. Just put them in the category of not caring anymore and just waiting to go out of business. It's inevitable from what I experienced yesterday. read more

Don't answer their phone. Called for a takeout order. Rang for 10 minutes. Seems they should be able to have multiple phones ringing if someone gets busy read more

FOOD IS AMAZING! Chanel the server was so amazing and her service was the best I've seen in a while. The ambiance was great and very clean. and I will DEFINITELY come back here. read more

Macayo's Mexican Food - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

I have been to about every Mexican Restaurant in the valley. I always order the carne asada burrito with pico degallo and guacamole put inside the burrito. I also just wanted the burrito ala carte. It came out and there were the rice and beans that I don't eat. The guacamole was on top of the burrito. Mind you, I'm an old guy and have had hundreds of carne asada burrito's from lots of different restaurants. I hate to say this but this burrito was almost inedible. My son ordered the bean and cheese burrito, he only ate a few bites and asked me to taste it, well I did and it was just as bad as my carne asada burrito. I don't know how you mess up a bean and cheese burrito, but they did. I asked for hot, hot sauce, I must say that it just might be the worst sauce I have ever put on a tortilla chip. The only redeeming thing about our time there was the waitress, she was very nice, funny and I'm sure if she could have went back and cooked our food, it would have been better than what we got. We pretty much had the choice of booths, not very many people there, A mariachi was singing to a table where someone was having a birthday, gave a nice touch to the time we spent there. Only if the food could have been what I expected and didn't get. I don't usually ever leave a bad review, If I do, there is something terribly wrong there. Good luck. Edited review to state that if a manager had come around to check how our food was, I would have been able to tell him or her instead of writing this review which hopefully they look at and learn by. read more

Food was good up until 4 years ago it's trash, bland and portions are not with the price. Just go to PoPos read more

Macayo's Mexican Food - Chicken chimichanga with releno and guac, a side of rice and calabicita - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

There was an odor like sewage as you entered. No wait and sat in the bar. Only two people. We ordered first and waitress took our order to other table. My order was wrong. Wanted a choice of two with a beef taco and beef burrito. I received a bean burrito. Chips and salsa was only one type and had to ask for the smooth salsa. Waitress was very nice but would walk pat fast looking at her phone so it was hard to get her attention. This place is slowly going downhill. If I was to guess the owner has lost interest. read more

We ordered through door dash and the price for what we got was a good deal! We had the chimichanga plate and everything tasted really good. It was a little greasy and very filling. You could probably split one between two adults really. The beans were good too! And the order came with chips and salsa for free! All tasted fresh and made in house. read more

It took a few minutes to get seated but the service was good by our server. I enjoyed an order of 6 mini chicken chimis that came with rice and beans. Good chips and salsa too! read more

Macayo's Mexican Food - 6 Mini Chicken Chimi Meal - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

Decided to give Macayos a try since it's been a while and we were sorely disappointed. We arrived BEFORE the dinner rush but did not get served our food until after some of the dinner customers got their food. Our food tasted like it had been sitting under the heat lamp for a long time. My son's nachos were stale and soggy. Our chimi's tasted old. There was only one server and she was new a second serve came to help but it was too late. The restaurant was clean for the most part. read more

We have been going to Mayco on Baseline & Dobson for over 40 years. After our last two visits there we will never go there again. The place was half empty and we had to wait for 20 minutes to be seated with four of us. The host was very unfriendly The chimi beef was small hardly any meat and small. The prices have increased but food less. I have friends that Say the same thing. They ruined a good thing. BYE read more

We come here regularly, which is why I'm leaving two stars rather than one. Today, we waited to be seated for more than 10 minutes even though we were passed by servers more than once. Another patron told us she would alert them to our presence, but still nobody acknowledged us standing there. Finally, a server told us the restaurant doesn't have a hostess right now and it's "basically open seating." No apologies. No mention of menus. We left at that point. If getting a table was that difficult, I could imagine food service. read more

Done with Macayos. They've gone the way of shrinkflation. Too bad. Ordered the burros with shredded chicken. Enchiladas style red sauce and cheese. Rice and beans. Pathetic. Consisted of exactly four bites of chicken. Used to be packed. Won't be back. . Update. Late night issues after dining here. read more

Macayo's Mexican Food - All tortilla. No chicken. - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

We arrived with a group of 8 and the restaurant was empty, but once we were seated, we waited 5 minutes before being greeted by our waitress and once orders had been taken, it took another 10 minutes to get our drinks. Our table was actually two tables put together and they were uneven, leaving the middle person without a flat place for their plate. The one table was very uneven and we had to prop it up with napkins to keep it from rocking. The salsa tasted like tomato sauce and when the food arrived, it was anything but special. It was hard to call the food Mexican. read more

After 2 bad previous visits we gave it one more chance. Waited 10 minutes for hostess to show up then ignored us finally asked table or booth we said table, she said no tables. She had serious attitude. We left. Will never return. read more

The service was relatively good. The ambiance is okay as well. The food just needs more. It is very bland. The rice was kind of dry. The beans taste canned. The burrito was disappointing and very greasy. Wouldn't recommend wasting your money here. read more

Macayo's Mexican Food - Carne Asada Burro - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

Jeanette is awesome we have been coming to macayos for couple of year at least 2 time a week Jeanette is the best bartender and server works always their does the be service ever . read more

Jeanette is the greatest server in the world!!!! She is attentive and loves her position here . read more

food was ok, drinks are usually good, but I was drinking my margarita and felt something in my mouth. I was able to pick it out, and it was chip of glass! I showed the waitress and she didn't really seem to be bothered by it. The more I think about it and wonder how much glass I may have ingested, I am getting mad! especially the lack of concern. ps, we were using the ceramic macayos refill glasses so it didn't come from the drinking glass, it was from somehow the mix? read more

I love Macayo's for their great food and margaritas. Admittedly, I sometimes run into a bar tender that could be friendlier, but life goes on. read more

Went to the tamale making event last night. This is my second year participating in the event. The staff and organizers did an excellent job of making this event fun and entertaining. The gift bags given were a nice touch we got the Maccayos margarita mix but their was no small bottle of tequila read more

Be a while since we had eaten at a Macayos. We we so disappointed in the service and the lack of staff available. The food was so-so, but nothing like the Macayo's of old when the original owners were in charge. Probably won't return for a second visit at this particular restaurant. Maybe a 2 out of 5 rating. read more

Service was terrible, the waitress acted like we were bothering her and she had an attitude, our drinks took 30 minutes to get. The food was cold and dried out and very bland. Time to find a new place. Won't be going back there. The only way to improve is add some seasonings to the food and hire people who don't have attitudes. read more

Context: 2 young kiddos, parents and grandma looking for a casual family friendly weekday dinner. Food: I got the carne asasa chimi which was absolutely delicious. The creamy sauce on top I believe was the spinach queso. The other adults enjoyed the spinach enchiladas, and the kiddos enjoyed their kids menu tostada. The kids menu chimichanga was huge, we were expecting mini ones, so there was plenty left over. The appetizer was ok, we got the dip trio but wasn't impressed with the Guac or tomatillo, though the creamy spinach queso was good. The house salsa is great, and we got the spicy salsa which was ok. For dessert the chocolate drizzled churros were a hit with the kids. Drinks: Wifey and I enjoyed our frozen house margaritas very much :) much needed with the kiddos on school break. Service: Our waiter was very kind and patient. He checked in on us several times which we appreciated. Ambiance was as expected, many booths and big space overall. Price: We went on a Wednesday which was one free kids entree with adult entree purchase, and during happy hour (4-6) and so the whole meal was a steal in my opinion. Great value! read more

If you're wanting a sweet treat, I definitely recommend the deep fried ice cream! Was the best in the whole area of phoenix arizona!! I'd post a pic of it but I eat that right away read more

I had an amazing experience thanks to Adriana From the moment I sat down, she was friendly, attentive, and clearly passionate about her job. Every drink was made perfectly -- balanced, flavorful, and exactly how I asked for it. Great Job Adriana read more

Why dos Macayo's have to suck! Where do I start, no one greets you as you come in went in to the bar area and sat there for the longest time while the bartender had her face buried on the phone. I had to keep my self from going up and ask her the gossip most be really good! Anyway, this was us giving it a second chance. No wonder it's so empty all the time now. read more

July 10 2023 our family had lunch at Macayo's. Our server was Larry. Lsrry did a great job. He also educated us about the Guiness Book of World Records Chimichanga. Eat it in 20 minutes - Free! Macayo's food for a year! The ambient lighting is low, pets are allowed on the patio. I mean, dogs are allowed in the patio. Cats and iguanas must stay home. The family has eaten at Macayo's at least 70 years. Mosr Macayo's have been closed. We saw this one and had to eat. And when I do eat, my favorite meal is Chicken Poblano - if I can afford it. read more

Macayo's Mexican Food - Macayos - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

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Service in bar extremely slow. Ordered case home and guacamole as an appetizer after about 15 minutes. I finally went up to the bar and asked the bartender where our appetizers were when they came out the guacamole was OK. The queso was so thick that you couldn't even dip a chip in you literally had to spread it on your chip. Food came out my spinach. Enchiladas were cold. The rice was hard my husband's fajitas were overcooked must say we are very, very sad that another restaurant in Avondale is failing to keep customers coming back. read more

DON'T order a side of Baja Sauce. It used to be served in the same size bowl as the salsa. It's like $3.95 for approximately "2 oz". Manager said it never came out in the bigger bowl and that the kitchen was sending out bigger portions than should be. They are also under new owners, Horizon. Manager would NOT discount for size difference. (Gaslighting) Our server was good. read more

From 4 stars my rating dropped to 1 star . Why is that ? Because of the way they handle tips, it's very bad business practice. I will start with my negative review and then add what I liked. Yet ... I keep my 1 star due to the way they handle finances and tips. I went in with my friend and ordered an item from the Happy Hour priced at $10. They brought a bill for both of us , not a separate one although we were paying separately. They did not charge the Happy Hour menu and instead added a random $17. This was noticed upon the review of the recipe and brought to the server attention. We got another revised receipt with all kind of "manager" discount . Whatever ... the bill seemed to be right . My friend paid cash including her tip and I asked to be charged $13 including tips ( for the $10 happy hour menu ) on the card . I got the receipt and at the tip I mentioned that it was included in the price. Shortly after I got home I noticed that I was charged an extra .99 cents ! Was this for additional tip or what ? Did they charge my account without my approval? A lot of questions. It's not worth for me to fight the $1.00, but be careful if you eat here . Check your receipts and make sure you get charged what you're expecting to pay. The server was a nice girl but man ... it took forever for someone to come at the door and greet us although it was not busy and take us to a table. The only thing I liked was the cute place and the food . I got a quesadilla which was a pretty good portion for a happy hour. But seriously! Again ! I am so mad at the way they "steal" from you. Check your order and make sure the total makes sense. read more

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Went to Macayo's for lunch today 4/1. Sat ourselves in the bar area. 3 adults, 3 children. Awful service. So bad the table that left as we were waiting for our drink order to be taken said "good luck" as they left. Our server was super short tempered. Started taking our drink order then left to tend to another table halfway through, then came back and took our drink order again. Watched her walk to the bar well and use the glass cups to scoop ice into the glasses. So unsanitary. She proceeded to bring out half our tables drinks and then 15 minutes later, after walking to the bar and asking for the rest, made the wrong drink and had to remake it. The chips tasted like old dirty fry oil. The salsa which is usually my favorite was watered down and tasted like nothing. The food order, same thing...took half the order and tried to walk away and I was like "can we finish ordering before you leave", she then took the rest of our order. Had to ask for refills every time. Food came out, wrong. Tasted like all the grease that was used was on the plate. It was all around an awful experience. Before the food came out we were definitely planning on not saying anything and chalking it up to just a bad day, things happen. The food did us in. Asked to speak to a manager and she took care of the bill but only after acting like us trying to give constructive criticism was wasting her time. Over it. A month ago came for dinner and waiting at the host stand for 20 minutes and not a single person came to the front of the restaurant so we left. Decided to try again and unfortunately after today, we'll never be back. read more