Been here an hour and a half, 45 minutes in I barley got my drinks. I had to remind them about the drinks... a hour n a half later still no food, two tables got here after us and they got served before our group. do not recommend go to El Gallo. read more

I had the absolutely worst experience at the Mayan Palace tonight. #1 The drunk owner #2 Foil chunks in my food. #3 Bugs in food #4 Accused us of lying and that our picture wasn't at his restaurant, wasn't his tables and plates and that it was from a Chinese food restaurant. ... Details: I told the waitress that my food had chunks of foil in it but I just picked around it. I still had a taco, full plate or rice and beans to eat and she took it away, I figured I would get another plate. Then my 15 year old son found bugs in his enchilada and rice (pictured above) the waitress took both plates away. Then the owner came out and at first I thought he was joking/teasing but he continues to berate us and say that we were lying. Saying we didn't even have food and that his picture was from a Chinese food restaurant. The picture clearly shows an enchilada +fly. The owner then demanded to show my son the kitchen, which was a disaster (don't eat the chips)! The owner tried to intimidate my son with an overly forceful handshake. The whole situation was backward and highly inappropriate. We then were back in our seats for a long time just sitting there with no food so I told him my son we should leave. The bartender then said that we were leaving and didn't pay, I said yes, we had food that was taken away for the mentioned reasons and that we had no replacement and no bill and that the owner was drunk and inappropriate. Then another drunk patron started butting in and said why was I defending my son and that he should handle his own business. I said he might be 6'3" but he's only 15 and it's my job. The wait staff seems to be intimidated by their drunk owner and didn't say a word, one did whisper sorry to me. I feel very bad for the staff. The owner still professed that we were lying as we were trying to leave, I told him to stop drinking. I eat at this restaurant all the time, I love Mexican food, and I was just here at this restaurant on Monday with my husband. Sadly I will never eat at the Mayan Palace again. Beware. read more

Taco Azteca - Fly in enchilada - Mexican Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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i had the chicken enchiladas with rice and beans. The chicken had no flavor. The refried beans were as runny as soup and were very salty. My first and last time going to this restaurant! read more

Microwaved chips and cheese for nachos, literally. The burrito is too big. The "asada" is ground beef when it should be steak. The guacamole is store bought. The beer is good. The service is passing. Overall a waste of time and money. Dont eat here. Vale vergas to my vatos out there. Don't eat this Alaskan food. It's not Mexican. Mexico deserves better. read more

Taco Azteca is a great place to eat if you're visiting or living in Fairbanks. My favorite meal was the lengua dinner. I love lengua so I had to get it. The service is great and love the traditional Hispanic vibe within the restaurant read more

Friendly local owners great burritos and tacos but I especially love the shrimp scampi nice and garlic buttery yumminess with rice and a little salad Also Mayan Palace (2 sides to it, and even a huge back room for large parties) read more

Now Mayan Palace,has by far the BEST Mexican food in Fairbanks. Having spent most of my life in Texas, the biggest thing I miss is the food. It's better than most Mexican food I've had in the upper 48. The server I had was singing along to the music playing overhead and I asked who the singer playing at the moment was. I asked because it was one my mother liked but I couldn't remember his name. She informed me it was, and it immediately clicked. ( It was José María Napoleón ) Now I admit I'm a bit impatient for food, what can I say? This place isn't fast food. So it felt slightly long to wait for my food but the entire experience was worth it. I wouldn't say it was longer than any other restaurant like The Banks Alehouse or Fenders. read more

Chimichanga was pretty yummy, but the tortilla part needed to be a little bit more fried to become more crispy. Other than that, the flavor was yummy. read more

Taco Azteca - Chimichangas - Mexican Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

If I could give this restaurant 0 stars, I would. We were in a bind and needed to find a quick dinner - checked Google and somehow this place had 4 stars. The waitress was nice but she wouldn't have known if they even had sodas without asking her boss first. We ordered 2 chicken tacos and 2 fish tacos. We are dairy free so we asked her if it was possible to not put cheese on the tacos and you would've thought we asked her to figure out a rocket science equation. She got really nervous and almost looked like she was going to cry because she didn't know. The tacos came and I kid you not, you could've smelled the fish from the parking lot. It was a repulsive smell. One bite of the chicken taco and we asked for the check. The tortillas tasted like toasted paper towels - the chicken was chewy and stinky. Do not go here, I'm shocked it has so many positive reviews. read more

I'll start with the only positive thing about the place - the queso was very enjoyable, the tortilla chips could stand to be salted. The rest of the experience was very meh. We both ordered the Torta with Carne Asada. It came on stale bread, with meat that was tough as well as unseasoned. The refried beans were over seasoned with chili powder and I can't comment on that rice, as I didn't even bother to try it. The restaurant itself is rundown with chipped paint and scuffed walls. They could stand to turn the heat up, as it was -7 the day we ate in there and it was not a warm place. The waitress mumbled at us from another table to sit anywhere we wanted. She was polite, but not thrilled to be there. read more

Taco Azteca - Queso - Mexican Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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Terrible customer service and overpriced poorly made food . I do not recommend this place . read more

Taco Azteca - a close up of a taco in a styrofoam container - Mexican Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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Not a bad place, but be ready to wait a long time for your meal. They look to be short on cooks half the time. Alcoholic beverages have a strong alcoholic taste, waiter was nice, but she was also running around from the bar and sometimes we went a good while before getting drinks. Food is not the best aways but you can see the dedication and uniqueness in flavor. The issue being that they might get your order wrong so bear that in mind. read more

Do Not Eat here! The food is overpriced and underwhelming to say the least. To top it all off they steal from their customers! I had my wallet stolen right off the table and they acted like it didn't happen! Save yourself some trouble and just go somewhere else! read more

Of allllllllll the restaurants in Fairbanks that I have visited over the last 26 years, most of which have A) sub-par food B) horrible service or C) (most common) Both, Taco Azteca has ALWAYS, even over yeaaars, been consistent. That is saying something. I know I'll spend $20, get fantastic tacos and enchiladas and tamales, and have great service. This has always been my favorite place for not just Mexican food, but for going out to eat in general, as this town is just plagued by mediocrity and an attitude of "where else are you going to eat?" Taco Azteca has NEVER disappointed me. The portions are always generous, the food is always piping hot, the food is always good, the wait staff is always welcoming and attentive, and I have never left upset about spending my money there. That's a lot of "always," and that's what I love about this place. It's just ALWAYS good. I have counted on and enjoyed Taco Azteca for years, and when I'm in town, I make it a point to come back and enjoy the food. The restaurant is split into two sides, one side is for more leisurely sit down and be waited on, the other side is walk-up, order, a person brings out the food, you refill your own beverages, get your own condiments and silverware, and leave. The food is from the same kitchen. The sit down and be waited on side you're provided chips and salsa. Today I had the two tamale and one crisp taco. I usually get the two enchilada one crisp taco. Well, you can't go wrong with any of it. The tamales were fantastic, and the taco was great as usual. The Azteca Chicken Taco is one of my favorites as well. I just love this place. Its one of the few restaurants in Fairbanks that appreciates it customers, has consistent food and service, and is actively trying to always be better for the customer. I highly recommend and will definitely come back! read more

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Good food, but unfortunately, my experience was marred by the server's rude behavior. She snapped at me, telling me to get my own silverware and seemed annoyed by my asking for hot sauce. Throughout my visit, she was loud and seemed to boss around other employees. Her demeanor made me uncomfortable, and as a result, I don't think I would return to the restaurant side. On a positive note, I found the service at the bar side to be much better. read more

I don't know what other people are seeing, but this place has been consistently good to us. From Los Angeles and this is the most authentic and reasonably priced Mexican we've had up here. So good and the services has always been amazing to us read more

I've eaten here 6 times and love it. Never at rush hour though. Azteca Tostados are as good as I've had anywhere. Bar has pico de Gallo, verde, jalapeños, sour cream and three salsas read more

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Decent tex mex night with friends! I came here on a balmy 20 below evening and was happy to see the arctic entry! It is a must have for small restaurants. Taco Azteca is connected to this joint, but that side is more for the meal on the go. We were seated in a booth and quickly watered and chip & salsa'd. I ordered the two item combo, one taco one burrito, and my dining companion ordered the chimichangas(?). Both came with the standard rice and beans sides. The food was the standard good, but not amazing. Total bill came to $27.00 which is a little higher than the prices in Anchorage, but maybe it's because it's harder to live in Fairbanks in the winter when everything is 20-40 below. Service was okay. Actually, we had two servers :a tight lipped Ukraine girl, and a sassy jerry-curled Latino, good mix. I would come here again, I like the food here much better than at Los amigos off of S. Cushman. There you actually have to ask for the chips and salsa, new policy... read more

Order: Veggie Burrito no sour cream and a blended margarita with salt Price: $21.90 before tip Time of day: 515 pm Service: fast and efficient Amount of food: massive burrito! 2 meals worth... Including the marg! Chips and salsa provided upon arrival Quality of food: decent, not too impressive Not recommended for a vegetarian or vegan read more

Taco Azteca - Veggie burrito no sour cream - Mexican Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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We dined in here and thought we would get free chips and salsa for dining in, and instead we had to pay for it. What they gave was the smallest basket of chips that we ate in less than 5 min with 1 tiny side ketchup dish of salsa. When we asked for refills they said we would have to purchase another order of them. The food took quite awhile to be given despite there being hardly anyone in the establishment And they brought me the wrong food. We ordered a pitcher of margaritas and it literally tasted like we were drinking straight lime juice. We were very unsatisfied especially for the price of the food and choosing to dine in. We won't be re-visiting read more

This is the worst restaurant to go to during Cinco de Mayo. My friends ordered some drinks and food. It took 45 min to get our drinks, but we waited over 2 hrs to get our food and we still did not get it. read more

Probably the worst Mexican food I've ever tasted. I got the california burrito, with some WAY over priced queso and salsa. My favorite part of both the queso and salsa was eating it with chips so I could FINALLY taste the chip. A complete waste of 50 bucks . read more

I've been here many times. Love the queso dip! Now for my review.... the service was quick and our order arrived in like one minute! This is not a good thing in this case though. The beef in the tostada bowl was the consistency of cat food, had no seasoning and the whole thing was soggy wet due to the amount of wet lettuce in the bowl. The whole thing only tasted of sour cream from the dollop on top. My husband had the taco salad and his complaint was the same. Extremely wet lettuce and very bland! I keep trying different things on the menu but this was finally the worst of the worst. It seams the quality of food is steadily going down hill. Don't think we will be coming back for anything but the Queso dip. read more

was told that if you eat the taco azteca grande in person in 1 sitting you get free ice cream. made me sad cause I've eaten like 12 of them in the past 2 months but theyve all been doordashed. burrito is amazing and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who has a bottomless pit for a stomach. read more

I tried to eat there March 27, 2018. The prices were extremely high for everything so I kept looking as I drank my Tecate from a salt-rimmed glass with a squeeze of lime. The medium hot salsa was, I am sure, Pace right out of the bottle plus fresh cilantro. The hot hot salsa was brown colored with black stuff, horrible. My seat slid out from under me so I had to grab onto the table to slide out then sit on the other side in my booth. The waitress did not apologize but shook and pushed the seat back into place. The chips were huge and tasted like cardboard. I finally decided to order a single enchilada ala carte with shredded beef for $4.95. The waitress came back and said shredded beef would cost $1 more; I said "Go ahead." My order came but it was a large, brown hot tortilla stuffed with some weird pieces of meat; the plate was very hot. I sawed it open with my serrated blade and began picking at the cuts of meat. The waitress saw me picking at the guts of the meal and apologized that it was beef steaks and took the plate back. I had a second Tecate with a fresh glass. I kept thinking the hot salsa was Pace. The hot hot salsa was awful. My second "enchilada" arrived on a cold plate. The flour was gooey. The shredded beef was flavorless. I finished my Tecate, paid, and left. I used to work in Mexico on an Official US Passport but was never served such crap. I lived in McAllen 3 miles from the Mexican border and used to eat often at Sam's in Reynosa. Sam's would never serve such crap. read more

I was debating between 2 or 3 stars; but, I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. Good salsa, good margaritas, but, the food was another matter. What we decided was that if you order items that are prepared fresh like the enchiladas and tacos, then, the food was delicious. However, the chile rellenos and tamales are prepared then frozen, thawed and warmed when you order them (I asked) . And, they taste like it. They are chewy and tasteless. I always wondered how Gordon Ramsey knows when food has been frozen. Now, I know. Stick with the fresh items and you should be OK. They have a spinach queso dip that is excellent. I hope the restaurant management see this review; because, if they prepared all their food fresh, then, they would be really good. Mayan Palace shares space with Taco Azteca with a walk-through between them; but we were told that they are two separate restaurants with separate menus. And, you can't sit in one and order from the other's menu even though it appears the food is prepared in the same kitchen by the same people. When we were there (Father's Day at 7 PM), Taco Azteca had 2 people eating in the restaurant while Mayan Palace was just about full with people. read more

I frequent this establishment once per week with new coworkers every time. They all enjoy the items on the menu. The family who owns this restaurant preaches perfection and genuinely cares about their product. The salsas are amazing! Fresh, flavorful, and compliment everything on the menu. Enjoy the food here as this fast casual meal will hit the spot every time! read more

Ate at the newer chena pump location. Excellent real Mexican food. The burrito Azteca grande is amazing and very tasty. It's $16.75 but enough food for two or three meals so worth the price. Can't wait to try other items. read more

Taco Azteca - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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My boyfriend ordered chips and salsa for $17 and left a $3 tip and got the asbolute worse service. The hostess gave us about 10 chips and 2 cups of salsa. We asked her for more chips & said that is all we were getting. Terrible service. read more

I love Mexican food, good Mexican food. There is nothing that compares to home here in Fairbanks but this place is great for the city. I am so glad just to have this as an option now!!! It is just the other side of Taco Azteca, they serve alcohol but also have a bigger, better, more expensive menu. The Flautitas are my thing! They do not open until later, like 2pm, so I have asked the Taco Azteca kitchen to make me them from the Mayan Palace menu and they totally do it!!! read more

The Azteca Grande Burrito is where its at. It's about $15 dollars, but will defititely fill you up more than once. The whole burrito nearly fills a styrofoam takeout box. Once upon a time, we bought 4 of them for our work crew and they gave us a huge ball of friend ice cream on the house. Also, they have fresh made salsas that are to die for! read more

Just ate there. Food was OK. However I ordered 4 fish tacos and was only served 2. When I asked where the other two are. I was told I was only charged for 2, if I wanted my other 2 it would be 8.95. The original 4 that I wanted was only 12.95. So basically to get what I had originally ordered I would have to pay twice as much. To make matters worse when I did the math, because I felt I was charged too much for 2 tacos, I realized that I was charged 15.95 for 2 tacos and rice and beans. Which means that rice and bean cost 7 dollars, almost as much as the tacos themselves. I think this place is a rip off. Ok food, bad service, and not worth the price you are charged. I don't know why they think this is the way to do business. But I do not think this is how you should to do business, and I will never do business with them again. read more

we came here for a caLaila dinner and they messed up what I ordered originally. then they took a long time to offer a refill and we couldn't find a person to wave down to ask, then we waited about 30min for them to get our bill after we had asked two people for the bill. didn't appreciate the attitude that was given for no reason. read more

Awful experience ....margarita tasted like no tequila in it! Waitress was soooo rude ...my husbands food had a part of the plate that was broke off in his food ....we showed her and she just said sorry! Chips were cold and served in a basket that had no wax paper liner in it and food served barely warm! More like MexiCan't Palace! We drove in from Talketna today and was looking forward to a good food and drinks....very disappointed! read more

My wife and I came here for Cinco De Mayo 2015. I understand that it's Fairbanks, Alaska so the Mexican options are slim to none but sheesh, fully cooked, even halfway cooked chicken would be amazing. That and hairless salsa! read more

Service was lackluster, to say the least. When I tried my fish tacos the flavor of lime was so overwhelming I made a sour face in pain. When the waitress finally came by I tried to tell her that the fish tacos were not very good, but she completely cut me off. She said, "some people don't like the fish tacos because of how much lime we use." Well if you knew that maybe you should warn someone. She offered no replacement or way to make it better. Overall a weak dining experience. Never again. read more

Fun atmosphere with friendly helpful staff. Usually sit at the bar for quick service while watching a game on their great tv's. Great family atmosphere too. Great tequila selection....as you would expect, but not always see in a Mexican restaurant. Try the Barbacoa burrito. Pretty tasty. read more

No, no, no! This was nasty. Greasy slop on a plate. We all ordered different things and all of it was gross. Even the sides were gross- my rice was hard and crunchy and the beans were tasteless. I had asked the girl at the register if I could get double rice and no beans and after repeating in three times I realized that she didn't speak English. But she didn't tell me that or even ask another employee for help. She just stared at me blankly. I happen to speak a bit of Spanish, but I don't think she spoke even that. After she nodded her head like she understood me I still got rice AND BEANS. My husband got the California Burrito-- it was NOT. Ugh. read more

This place has decent food but has never been a place I willingly choose to go back to. Their drinks aren't worth the money.

North Pole Taco Azteca WORST service I've had in a restaurant! When we got there, it took a good 5 minutes just to be seated and it wasn't even packed. We also felt like we were being rushed to order our food. After getting our food, I picked up my fork and it was dirty! I then asked for another fork, and they brought ANOTHER dirty fork out to me. I waited while my food was getting cold till someone came to ask how everything was going, another good 5 minutes. After we were done, another 5 minutes went by and still no ticket for our order, but then they brought out a flan. They did not ask me what kind of desert I wanted on the house. (I absolutely HATE Flans.) After another 5 minutes, we finally get our ticket to pay. If I'm paying $40 for my food, I EXPECT it to look a little decent instead of just thrown on my plate. We had mentioned the dirty fork situation to the manager and all he had to say was he was sorry. Excuse me, but if you wanted to keep me coming back, you would have discounted my meal or at least ASKED if there was anything you could do to make my service better, I will NOT be going back. EVER. read more