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    Macayo's Mexican Food

    3.3 (641 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    MACAYO'S MEXICAN FOOD ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Our Famous Cheese Crisp and a frozen prickly pear margarita
    Emily C.

    Macayo's is my favorite place in town for a cheese crisp and margarita. I like that they have lots of different flavors and you can get them frozen. They also have some of my favorite Mexican rice in town and the chips and salsa are always delicious! The service was fast and friendly. The only thing I didn't care for was the music. The restaurant used to have a cool vibe, it was very colorful and they played mariachi music. Since the remodel it just kind of looks like a generic hotel restaurant and the music was random pop songs and elevator sounding music.

    My left over bean rice and beef shredded chimi, so much you will love the left overs!
    brittini a.

    Walked in for our reservation at 4pm. Empty at the time being between dinner lunch rush hour. So was nice and quiet. Sever was a male, he was very on game, and helpful. Right when we came in he got drink orders served our table with chips and salsa .. our fave , chips and salsa I give 4stars it was great! Order the prickly pear margarita and in my opinion can't go wrong, was in point. Server top notch made sure we all were happy and had every Ty ing we needed. I ordered the chimi with shredded beef. We had a party of 15and everyone left happy. Unfortunately my PICTs do no justice since I forgot to take while I was there.. chimis served with a plentiful helping of rice and beans chimis made crisp served with toppings or toss em on the side of unsure. Had plenty enough to have left overs so here is what I am left with my photos.. but take it from me service and chimis are a hit!

    Baja Chimi Grande, chicken
    Steven L.

    Food was really good this time. Server was good and kept us refilled. Place was busy. Will we go back? Of course!

    Red & Green Tamales

    We returned to this Macayo's because the food and service is always very good, but the atmosphere is even better. This visit we sat on the rear patio overlooking the little lake. We were welcomed by several ducks and some other fowl. Our server was Tyler and he out did himself. It was a perfect ending too a great day.

    Shredded beef mini chimis.
    Mayra C.

    They did it again! Always great food and excellent customer service. The GM, Mirna, made sure our large lunch order was ready right on time, and even helped me take the food to my car. The food was delicious as always, and we will continue to order lunch for our office on a regular basis.

    Mex-mix meal. Crunchy taco, enchilada and rice
    Jennifer W.

    We were seated immediately on a Friday night at 7:00ish. Quiet atmosphere so it was easy to have a conversation. Salsa was delicious! It took the server a few minutes to come take our drink order but after that she was very attentive. The food was amazing! Best enchilada red sauce!

    Outdoor dining area
    Savannah R.

    It's been about 20 years since I've stepped foot into this establishment, but I thought I'd pop in for their celebratory anniversary special. To celebrate their 78th year in year business, they were offering .78¢ crispy shredded beef & chicken tacos, which they honor every year. Large establishment that offers lakeside patio dining & upstairs bar. Luckily for us, we only had to wait about 15 minutes for a table, and our server was amazing! She was so sweet and very attentive. She first brought us chips and salsa, and the chips were great! Salsa- not so much, it was very bland. We ordered the cheese crisp appetizer as it's complimentary with any Yelp check in. I LOVED it. Super thin, with melted cheese and excellent flavor. I also ordered a Michelada, and although it looked pretty, it tasted quite bland. We also got 10 chicken & 10 shredded beef tacos. I'm grateful for the price I paid, but I just expected more-in terms of flavor. I asked for a more spicy salsa, as the one we were given was quite bland- but this one too had very little flavor. Overall, our experience as to the service was excellent. The food itself was just so bad, and very Americanized. We won't be returning, I wish them well.

    Margarita de Macayo
    Wisdom S.

    I was actually at the Tempe ASU location The service was so fast and very courteous and the food was so good I didn't even remember to get the photo first! In addition to the fact that a late night Happy Hour topped off my "happy" with the prices and sis not skimp on the margarita! SO WORTH IT!

    Two item combo - shredded beef soft taco, chicken enchilada w, green sauce, beans and Calabacitas! Also our gorgeous view of the lake.

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    Thanks Jennifer! We hope to see you again soon!

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    Amber, our server was awesome! She was very professional and attentive. Good atmosphere and the food was amazing.

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    Nick and Candace were friendly and great conversation while waiting for the food to come out. Food was great, atmosphere was relaxing.

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    The service was amazing! Candace has a great personality and made us feel very comfortable! We want her to be our server every time!

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    Food was greasy and service slow . Barmaid had an attitude. This restaurant has gone way down in quality since Woody Johnson owned

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    Brad and Jerzee were absolutely amazing. They did great working the floor together. Food was hot and delicious.

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    Thank you Lesleigh!

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    Thank you Anne! We love to hear this. We hope to see you again soon!

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