We've been coming here for a few years. It's my favorite go to spot for tacos and margaritas. Great for groups or nights when you feel like just taking yourself out! They have a nice variety of tacos as well as chips, nachos, and kids' meals. Their signature Rusty margarita is perfect but they have different flavors too. The staff is always really friendly and I especially appreciate the ones who have been there for awhile and know us. Erin makes us feel like family and is amazing. I just met Layla who is super sweet and has great customer service too. 5 stars for RT! read more

Love the brisket! Nachos are fabulous! I recommend anyone to go here. They have fantastic chips and salsa and their queso!

By far my favorite place to grab food! I always get the Crispy Shrimp Tacos and brisket tacos and they've never let me down! Everytime I take someone to dinner I always go to Rusty Taco. Again, you can never go wrong with Rusty Taco, their chips and queso are absolutely perfect! read more

Food here is very good and satisfying! The cops and queso's is really good! Definitely worth checking them out

The black lady working at this location is a brat. She straight up lied to us about our tacos and was upset when they got it wrong and we called them on it. We took it back and they gave us a tiny piece of fish in our taco I brought it back and she said they all come like that. We also received the wrong nachos and when we brought it back we were told that they were correct and they wouldn't fix the problem. Everyone else was very kind but this lady specifically has awful service! read more

Dan, the Man! Very nice guy and seems to care about the place that he's running. His staff were slacking a little and it shows that some didn't care to be there! The Lady who started making my tacos placed 2 pics of chicken on the shell and left it sitting for 5 min before he, Dan came and finished it off(after he wiped down tables and was cleaning up) ! The employees were not organized nor the most helpful from what I was noticing. Dan was a 1 Man crew. I bet the employees run over him. Poor guy Give this Man a raise and a promotion I won't go on about what I really thought of the 2 employees behind this station because, Dan is the Manager and was doing a fantastic job. I do suggest speaking with the 2 employees who were hanging out when they could've been making orders, as well as, about cleaning up the station and being organized. If the Health dept were to have come in, I don't think that they'd be happy to see some of the mess. Js read more

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So my wife and I went to Rusty Taco Monday evening. They were busy, always a good sign. My wife ordered the #1 and the Spicy Fried Chicken Taco, I ordered 2 of the Spicy Fried Taco's. I ordered a large order of Queso and Chips to go with our meal. Which was a mistake. The tacos are of a decent size 2 will fill you up. Mine were fantastic and Janna enjoyed hers as well. We ended up with over half of the Queso and Chips left. It was just so much food. We will definitely go back, I was referred to this place and they weren't wrong! read more

Rusty Taco - "Keep it simple: Love, Laugh, & Eat Tacos" - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

TL;DR tasty food, affordable drinks, louder atmosphere but sure to please everyone that loves a good taco. Would recommend! I have eaten at Rusty Taco plenty of times...let's not put a number on it I would probably be ashamed. Suffice it to say, I know my way around RT, Gilbert. You can't go wrong with any of the menu items at Rusty Taco, the Tres Grande is a must if you have a group as it's the perfect appetizer and with free chip refills you can keep snacking through the meal on the queso, quac, and salsa. I love all their tacos, I've had nearly all of them and I like anything with brisket, the texican is a classic, and for something a bit different the fried chicken is delicious, but definitely don't sleep on the shrimp taco, either. They also have some tasty margaritas and the beer is always cold. I think they have a happy hour but it may depend on location. The only real con in my book and the reason I didn't rate it five stars is because ultimately like any fast casual spot there are employees who are more attentive than others so I've had experiences where they got several of tacos in our order wrong or didn't pay close attention to amendments of the typical toppings and send it with everything. That being said, they are always very quick and kind to fix the order and make it right! Rusty taco is not the spot for the most authentic street tacos you've ever had. But they have an upbeat atmosphere and a great mix of unique and more typical taco creations with great seasonal specials and some great alcoholic beverages if that's your thing. Plus they have a patio (at least at the Gilbert location) that is dog friendly! read more

We love grabbing lunch or quick snack at Rusty Taco. Great location and plenty of seating, even an outside patio where we can bring the dogs. Price is pretty affordable. They have the best chips, very light and crispy! read more

Rusty Taco - Grilled Steak Nachos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Rusty Taco was just ok. Nothing truly exciting or unique. The meat to toppings ratio was off and none of the ingredients tasted fresh. The cauliflower taco was much better than the meat taco but both lacked seasoning. Service was good though and food came out quickly. read more

Rusty Taco - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Stopped by last night while visiting family in PHX area and saw that nachos have returned to the menu; the brisket nachos used to be a favorite a few years ago and were big enough to be a meal by themselves for at least 2 or 3 people. Unfortunately, quality and quantity didn't return with the nachos. My order was heavy on the chips, really heavy on the bbq sauce, light on cheese, and not much more than a sprinkle of brisket. Chips and queso would have been a more economical choice. The restaurant was also nearly empty at 7:15pm but tables weren't cleaned, and during our 30 minute visit we saw no attempts to clean them. Overall another disappointment from this restaurant that used to be almost a daily visit while we were in the area. Thankfully there's no lack of excellent taco places to discover as Rusty fades out. read more

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Amazing food, top-notch service, and margaritas that rival any upscale Mexican restaurant!

I enjoyed eating at the Rusty Taco at Scottsdale and I thought this place would be just as good. However I was wrong because my girlfriend got food poisoning a few hours after eating here. I ordered 3 original fried chicken tacos with flour tortillas. We also ordered some churros. They were good but I could care less at the moment. My girlfriend ordered the vegetarian bean taco and breakfast taco with potatoes. My girlfriend is vegetarian and because of that I never expected her to get food poisoning but after she got sick and queasy and starting barfing all night to the point that she could not get up and away from the toilet and do anything. We concluded that she has salmonella and it was because there was cross contamination with our orders and that the kitchens were not cleaned during the making of our orders. We understand that places can make mistakes and that is fine and normal. We are not the kind of people to jump to conclusions. However, all signs point to this place being the sole reason why my girlfriend has salmonella and because of how bad the food poisoning was for her, she has become scarred to go out to eat again and I don't blame her at all. We recommend others to go somewhere else or to be cautious when ordering from here. Even I wouldn't want people I dislike to go through what my girlfriend went through. read more

Rusty Taco - Caramel Filled Churros. My girlfriend is usually not a fan of churros but she liked it. I am not usually a fan of caramel but I liked it. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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My boyfriend and I came here a couple weeks ago. We got at least five different tacos off the menu, and we didn't really like any of them. The best out of all of them was the Philly taco. But there was a short black hair in my carne asada taco. The women's bathroom was gross. The customer service was very dry and the staff didn't seem fazed when I told him that there was a hair in my food. Maybe we came in on an off day cause I've heard this place was good, but I won't be back. read more

Yummy! Fast and delicious! Loved the tacos and margaritas will come again. Great space and service

Last 4 visits they did not get my order correct. Being vegan I asked for no cheese and every time it showed up with cheese. Staff was nice and remade my meal each time. Food is always good and highly recommended. Complaint is tables and floors are filthy. They are not cleaned properly and a simple repaint of the picnic tables would go a long way in appearance. Wash the floors and hose off the patio concrete daily. Also, turn the music down!! Older couple in line in front of us took over 10 mins to order because cashier was soft spoken, and they couldn't hear him because of the LOUD music. They were very frustrated. I completely agree music is too loud. read more

Rusty Taco - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Love the convenience and quality of these great little tacos! Street style and I get the flour tortillas-always. Smoky brisket and chicken or beef fajita are my jam! Get the chips-warm and salty and the queso-same, I e warm and salty. read more

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Family and I came here when they first opened and now, alot of different taco choices! I felt like we got one of everything just about! Unfortunately, we didn't have any favorites, everything was just good. They were edible. Nothing jumped out at us, nothing was bad. Just very average tacos for us. We wouldn't go out of our way to come back though. Staff was friendly and knowledgeable. Atmosphere was nice, great music selection while we were there. read more

Rusty Taco - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Family dinner outing. We started with salsa and queso. Service was very good and the young lady at the counter was very helpful with the high volume of the music and just an overall great personality. Food was hot but the overall taste was lacking in some of the tacos we ate. The fajita taco was very spicy for my daughter so I switched with her. It had good flavor but was spicy. Overall not to bad. Would go back to try more. read more

There is a taco spot on every corner in Gilbert. These tacos were just so so. Dry bland corn tortillas are a deal breaker for me. Service was good. Fast casual ambiance was good. read more

Fast fresh amazing service! My favorite street taco place. Also the best queso and I like that they post the calories.

Layla was Adorable and our food Delish!!! Can't wait to come back! Perfect kind of night!

The food was solid and quick service. Good location away from the rest of the San tan mall mess. Larger place than I expected with plenty of seating. Friendly service. read more

Nothing special. That's the short version. The slightly longer version is that it is overpriced for "just average" tacos that were relatively small. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great, either. The people were great. Helpful in selecting tacos. But I can't get over how small they were for the price, and then the flavor was just OK. At these prices, I expect more. And I've had more/better elsewhere. read more

We just figured out why this place was empty at 7 pm on a Saturday night. It's probably my last Trea Grandes and I'm sad. A few months ago we raved, and have been coming here since it opened, but tonight my husbands taco was maybe one tablespoon of filling. We asked if it looked empty and the cooks looked at us like we were crazy. I had a shrimp and he had a brisket. Look at the difference. ‍ read more

Rusty Taco - Empty brisket vs full shrimp. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Great food great service! Loved the taco Tuesday specials. We ordered for to go and the service was super quick :)

Always had a good overall experience in Rusty... This is my quick to-go taco place. If you have not tried, then give it a try. Better than most quick taco places I have been to in Mesa/Gilbert/Queen creek area. read more

Always the BEST service! Every one SO kind ! And... it's my kids favorite taco spot! Delicious!!!!

We love rusty taco and have been coming for years! The food is amazing. Caydan was very kind and got our order quickly and correct.

Gilbert isn't my scene, but they always get some new and exciting places to open up. I was looking forward to coming here after attending a school concert nearby. Normally there's another location that offers tacos, but I'm always game for trying something new. I have to admit when I walked in I was really excited (because they had alcohol as an option) as the menu gave us plenty of choices. On paper, the options looked great but I have to admit we were disappointed once the food arrived and started to make our way through them. In all, we ordered 10 tacos and mixed them up for us to gauge. The one we could agree was good was the Brisket taco... very good. We also did the Grilled Fish Taco (too much sauce and messy), Fried Chicken taco (don't waste your time, no seasoning), the Picadillo, Rusty, some chips n salsa, margarita, and beer. The one issue with most of the tacos was the lack of flavor. It seemed very bland. We found ourselves adding salsa to everything or it had to much sauce from the order that didn't really compliment profile. Towards the end, we were trying to figure out who was finishing off a taco from someone else at the table. "wheel of taco".... ding ding ding. I'll give them another shot when in the area and will look for something different to try on the menu. read more

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always wonderful service! One of our go tos for tacos and drinks! we love their fish tacos and the queso always hits

I love their nachos! I've had their tacos which are good too but the nachos fill me up. Right now they have the prickly pear margarita which is amazing! Service is fast and I enjoy the indoor or outdoor dining options, read more

For some reason, wanted a snack on our way to Trader Joe's and found this place nearby. Though this place definitely doesn't feel "authentically Mexican," I think it's a solid choice for Mexican-American hybrid tacos. The menu ingredients are definitely a bit strange like fried chicken and BBQ style beef, but all-in-all I enjoyed the food here. read more

Rusty Taco - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Got invited to a work HH at the Rusty Taco. We sat on the patio outside. It's an order at the counter go pick up your meal type of joint. The service was really good - the girls were attentive and checked in. I ordered the steak Fajita taco and the breakfast taco (eggs, bacon, taters, cheese). The breakfast taco was basic, it was totally edible, but easy to replicate or improve anywhere else. The steak taco was disappointing. The menu said it was skirt steak, however it looked and tasted more like balls of ground beef. On the plus side they have beer and margaritas. Overall tacos are ok, and I would give them another shot and try a different taco. read more

Rusty Taco - Fajita taco - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

I liked that the food service was quick and the food was amazing. The employees there were very helpful with ordering food.

Not good, unless you want to choke on some fatty, horrible brisket. In my brisket taco, I was picking off some cabbage and discovered a huge fatty piece of meat that definitely could have choked me. When you have two teenagers preparing your food, this is what could happen. Disgusting. Owner should be ashamed of this performance. Chicken fajitas taco had similar issue, but just one giant piece of cold chicken was involved in this taco. Check your food or skip this place. read more

Rusty Taco - Death by Brisket? - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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The food was absolutely amazing!! And the worker Layla was an absolute sweetheart!! She definitely deserves a raise!!! I would totally come back again! read more

Love the tacos here! The first time we came and ate inside and left not a fan. We gave it another chance and it was actually really good. The tacos were very flavorful and filling. They he nachos we were not a fan of. There is a lot of seating inside and out too. Service seems to be pretty quick. read more

Rusty Taco - Tex-Mex Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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When o found Rusty taco we started going quite often. After cinco de mayo, they did massive changes to their menu, got rid of a lot of good stuff. Can't get tacos as a salad anymore. They only have certain bowls. I would definitely recommend staying away from the Birria tacos. They were soft and soggy, the flavor was not Birria Flavor. I was pretty surprised. My wife ate half of one and did not eat the rest. I'm pretty disappointed. read more

We love to come here! The tres grande is always a fav. Layla was wonderful at helping our large group on this visit. Thanks for always providing a great place to hang out with our friends! read more