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    Picante Grill

    4.7 (22 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating

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    3 chicken tacos and 1 carne asada with a cheese quesadilla
    Mark M.

    In central Mesa you will find the Picante Grill. This place is excellent for large family sizes orders. They specialise in charcoal grilled chicken. Decided to take a seat at one of the picnic tables on the patio on a nice day. Ordered some chicken tacos, one carne asada and a cheese quesadilla. The quesadilla was one of the best I've had, delicious cheese and tortilla, made fresh. The house salsa was not too spicy and made fresh daily. The tacos were excellent as well. Chicken was very tasty with lots of guacamole and made with a unique marinade. The carne asada was excellent. A great spot for tacos or a mesquite roasted chicken to go spot. Service was friendly and prompt.

    1/2 chicken
    Matthew G.

    Have been here several times now and the food is beyond amazing every time, staff is always nice and helpful, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu here!

    Dry Tripa Taco
    JM H.

    So ive been a regular customer for years, it was always one of my favorites. I dont know if management changed or whats going on but the quality has dropped tremendously over the course of the last few months. Went last night for tacos de tripa and was disappointed again, over cooked tripa, one tortilla per taco, no cilantro and onions on the side that we asked for, jalapeno looks like they just dipped in the fryer and threw in the box, no fried onions like they used to have. For 4 dollars a taco i expect it to be top notch. Wont be back very unfortunately.

    Beans, rice and salsa
    Tina F B.

    We've been wanting to stop by this place for quite awhile; however, it only has outdoor seating and as all you Arizonans know... IT'S BEEN TOO DAMN HOT TO SIT OUTSIDE!! With cooler temperatures finally coming around, we stopped today. We were welcomed by the gentlemen inside and he gave us some recommendations. We went with the 1/4 of a chicken, which came with beans, rice, salsa & tortillas and the Chicken Rolled Tacos!! Both were huge servings and delicious. We will definitely go back and if you're ever in the neighborhood, stop by!!

    1LB Carne Asada
    Kevin K.

    We drove here from Queen Creek because of the ratings. The smell of the grilled meet greets you as you approach. The seating is outside, but it was a nice evening. The Carne Asada was outstanding. The chips were unique and delicious. My gf had the carne asada quesadilla and the grilled elote. Both excellent. Plus they play 80's music. Nice. Oh the Churros were the 2nd best churros ever. The best were in a small village near Cancun.

    Tacos asada and pastor
    Kyle C.

    Cool little spot with outdoor seating. Ordered asada and pastor. The pastor was really good! Asada was good nothing too crazy but decent. Would come back for the pastor alone. Kids got a cheese quesadilla with some side veggies that they liked. Would definitely eat here again and try something else on the menu.

    Pollo Vampiros & Asada Fries
    Blanca M.

    Hands down best food I have EVER had! I ordered drive through and everything on the menu looked mouthwatering. We ordered chicken vampiros. Oh my goodness it was so delicious. There was a nice crunch. It was so cheesy and had guacamole drizzled on top mmmm mmm mmmmmm. We also had an order of carne asada fries, the fries are crinkle cut and they were perfect. I would pick these over Filiberto's any day. I'm excited to take my son back to try them because he loves carne asada fries and I know he will enjoy these. These prior reviews don't do this place justice. It's not a sit down restaurant but it's better than Taco Bell and jack in the box.

    Carne Asada Burrito & sauces they give you 5/2023
    Ben A.

    Decent spot if you wanna grab a quick bite through a drive thru but don't want fast food. The team members were super friendly which is a plus. My carne asada burrito was a good size for the price & I liked that they gave me a grilled pepper with my burrito (it wasn't spicy). It was an above average carne asada burrito for the area & will probably try it again. It was lacking flavor with it only having asada, grilled, onions & cabbage (that's all I could see & taste) it would have been better with either quac, sour cream, cheese or some sort of salsa inside. I used to really like A-burrito that used to be in this location & felt they had more going on in their burritos, I'll give these guys another shot though.

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    Kent M.

    Picante Grill grill chicken is on point! All the sides are really good too. Must try the beans and the macaroni and cheese (a little spice on the Mac is just right). I also get the carne asada and look under the amazing steak and you find the yummy grilled onions. Lastly, ask for chips and salsa. The chips are made to order and salsa is made fresh every day. Eat on site, walk up and take out or drive thru. There is no reason not to check this place out. Staff and owners are great people! Restaurant is very clean and service is amazing. Great experience each week I come by.

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    So good, authentic and fast service!!! Love the salsa too!!! There is even a drive through, so I can grab stuff on my lunch break!

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    I used to live in Phoenix, and I tried this place for the first time literally the same week I was…read moremoving to Denver. Out of all the restaurants I had before leaving Arizona, THIS ended up being one of the places I couldn't stop thinking about after I moved away. Ever since leaving, I've randomly craved these tacos constantly. I've tried other taco spots in Denver hoping something would compare, but honestly nothing really hit the same. So when I came back out to Phoenix recently to visit some friends, this was one of the first places I knew I needed to come back to because I had built it up so much in my head over time. And somehow... it was just as good again. The meat tastes incredibly fresh, flavorful, and well-seasoned, and you can literally watch them prepare everything right in front of you, which makes the whole experience even better. There's something so satisfying about seeing the tacos being made fresh instead of food just appearing from the kitchen. You can tell they care about quality and consistency. The servers were also super friendly and welcoming both times I came here, which honestly makes such a difference. Everyone had great energy, the service was quick, and the whole place just feels inviting and authentic. I honestly think the fact that I remembered this place so vividly for so long says everything. Usually when you revisit a restaurant after hyping it up in your head for years, it ends up disappointing you. But this place tasted exactly how I remembered it, fresh, flavorful, comforting, and absolutely worth the obsession. Safe to say this place is officially a mandatory stop for me anytime I'm back in Phoenix now.

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