I actually ate at the sit-down restaurant portion part of Taco Azteca which is called Mayan Palace - they're in the same building and connected by a doorway. I got the vegetarian sizzling fajitas. The rice and beans, and guacamole were all fine but the vegetable filling for my fajitas consisted of not only sliced green peppers and onions but also what appeared to be previously frozen carrots, peas and potatoes...it didn't necessarily taste bad, but it kind of threw me off. The salsa they serve as an appetizer is pretty good though. On the plus side, they give you enough food that you'll definitely have leftovers. read more

Just finished eating dinner with my wife, mother in law and sister in law. I ordered a taco salad, it was absolutely the worst meal I have eaten in a long while, all that I got was taco meat on top of lettuce for $11.95. Will be a long time before I eat here again read more

Best Mexican food in Fairbanks. I've eaten here on multiple occasions and have never been disappointed. The servings are more than adequate and the price is reasonable. I love the burritos and carne asada. Great service and comfortable setting. Give it a try! read more

Good atmosphere, clean, good service. Waitstaff was great. BUT---the food was not fresh or well prepared at all. Ordered the shrimp burrito to try something new. Filled with gritty, sandy, old-tasting cocktail shrimp and way too many of them. Rice was old and dry. Veggies in burrito were mechanically cut potatoes and carrots (in a burrito?) that had been frozen. Yes, the burrito was HUGE, but who wants to eat something big and bad? Husband ordered 2 beef enchiladas that had ground beef in them, not shredded, which seemed kind of cheap. His rice was also old and dry. Sad, because I used to think this restaurant was great. Service is still good, but food sucked. read more

Very clean restaurant and attentive wait staff. We ordered the chimichanga meal and it was good. Their salsa AND chips were homemade. Yum! But it was over priced. read more

THE WORST PLACE TO GET MEXICAN FOOD IN FAIRBANKS save your money and go to Taco King. I ordered "adobada" tacos and first off they were given to me in flour tortillas (I didn't even have an option) they tasted terrible to say the least, the rice they served alongside was stale and I could tell it was old, and he salsas they have to offer taste as if they are all canned not made in house and to top it all off their customer service is terrible ! read more

I love the enchiladas. Anything you order is always fresh and very prompt. Their chips and salsa are very fresh and yummy. Highly recommended if you like Americanized Mexican food. read more

Given we had lunch only, it was pretty good. The service was very good though. Our server was very friendly and attentive. The food was good, but not anything remarkable. read more

Food came quick. Good chips and snacks. Good waiter. Ok texmex food. Good for Fairbanks....

Food is ok.. The deluxe burrito is half the size of taco kings for the same price tho. And they don't have the complementary jalapeños either. read more

Really good. I always get the chicken Azteca burrito.

One of my favorite places in Fairbanks! The staff is always friendly and the food is always delicious. I love the chorizo con queso and the beef flautitas. read more

$14.50 for the worst looking quesadilla and cheese enchilada ever. Got it to go and ate it when I had a buzz going at home (which should make me pretty easy to please food wise), but this was the worst! Tell your crappy cook to keep his damn cell phone out of the kitchen BTW! Gross! This is weird because I've had good food on the Mayan palace side and it's the same kitchen somehow?? read more

Taco Azteca - Beef quesadilla: no flavor, barely cooked through! - Mexican Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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If I could give no stars I would. I went there with some friends for some drinks after a movie and appetizers. We ordered a pitcher of margaritas. Our server went to go start preparing our order and the manager, who I believe is also one of the owners starting berating the server for apparently not doing some procedure correctly, I believe he said she needed to enter the order into their system before starting to make the pitcher, or something. Anyway, he was doing this in full view and hearing of the dining room. There were only two parties, ours and another couple so we could hear everything. He kept going on and on, and it was incredibly uncomfortable and my friends and I were so concerned about this poor young lady that he was just laying in to. He was also slurring his words, so it was apparent he was drunk. It went on for like five minutes until my friend finally got up and went over to him and told him he had no business treating the young lady like that and that he should apologize to her. We ended up leaving before we got our pitcher of margaritas. This business is a bad employer that does not treat their employees with dignity. We couldn't stand to give our business to this horrible person, but at the same time are so concerned about the young lady and other employees, and can just hope he didn't take it out on them. I believe the owners of this restaurant also own Taco Azteca and Gallos. They will never get my business again. read more

The food is both delicious and authentic. True to form for Mexican restaurants of this type, you order at the counter but food is served at the table. I'd prefer full table service, but it doesn't detract too much. Our party had tacos, enchiladas and burritos, all of which were very good. read more

I ordered the veggie burrito and asked them to hold the queso. It came out grande y delicioso. I especially liked the spicy salsa that came with the the chips. Nice beer selection for a Mexican place, including some Alaskan micros. Friendly service from a wait staff that seemed to be mostly foreign exchange students at the local university. read more

At first the place well taken care of. But no matter how much lip stick you put on a pig it's still just a pig. The chips and salsa they served were absolutely disgusting. I've had better salsa from a can! The chips were so damn stale I couldn't even eat them. My margarita was so watered down there was little to no flavor left in it. Our food was so poorly presented which normally would not have bothered me, however it had no flavor as well. First Mexican restaurant I've tried in Fairbanks and was not impressed at all. Had a better experience at Taco Bell.Very friendly staff though but food was shitty. read more

I was hungry for a taco and the Mayan Palace came through. I ordered a combination plate with two chicken tacos. The food was served quickly and was cooked to perfection. If you are looking for flavorful Mexican food in Fairbanks, this is your place. read more

Because zero stars was not available. Service was below average and if the people of Fairbanks knew any better, they would all agree that this is some of the worst Mexican around. Don't say I didn't tell you so. Enjoy read more

For Taco Azteca Dos- clean, nice folks-- BUT felt short-changed on the food. Al la carte Tacos (2) were about the dinkiest tacos I've ever had for $7. The BEEF chimi I got to go for dinner was a bigger disappointment; made with hamburger, not shredded beef like one typically sees on a chimi. I'll stick with Taco King. read more

Food was great. Service only brought the experience down a bit with appetizers coming last and one of the enchiladas having the wrong feeling. Drinks are great! read more

I've been to Mayan Palace/Taco Azteca a number of times. The good: It's a heaping plate of Mexican food, served very quickly. The servers are always attentive & friendly. The bad: this time we got fish tacos and chile rellenos. The fish tacos were akin to eating a tortilla wrapped around a lime--any fish flavor was completely overwhelmed by the lime juice. Wasn't able to finish them. The chile rellenos were okay, but not nearly as flavorful as I've had at other places. read more

For what I paid for my meal here, you'd expect it to be somewhat decent. Burrito was bland and my cup they gave me had a scummy film. The pork tasted like it came out of a can and the rice was worse than Minute rice. Will not be back. read more

This is a disgrace to Mexican food everywhere. This was the saddest experience of my life. My chimichanga had beans like a burrito. Nachos were a plastic glue of cheese, burnt tortilla chips while the rest dissolved in the wet sour cream. Truely memorable meal and not in the best way. read more

Horrible customer service and not real Mexican food. Will not come back. The manager has very poor customer service skills. Should be more tactful when talking to customers. read more

queso was a spinach dip with jalepenos? that was really awkward and cold...the tacos were good asada aztecas. not all impressed, I'll stick with taco king. read more

I love taco azteca! I have been going since it first opened. I like the carne asada gordita and also the carne asada quesadilla. I love their horchata it's the best read more

Ordered fish tacos and they are the worst I ever had. They drenched it with salsa, and microwaved the crap out of the fish (which wasn't fresh) I'm honestly surprised I didn't get sick. This is Alaska where you can get plenty if fresh fish in my opinion and I was so disappointed. read more

Anyone who leaves a positive review for this place either lacks an understanding of Mexican cuisine or is leaving a fake review. The food here is nothing short of dog food. The ingredients are the lowest processed sourced ingredients available. The preparations are not indicative of traditional or even modern Mexican dishes. I ordered an enchilada that was brought to me without the cheese even melted, the bean burrito was cold and clearly came from a can. The two items were swimming in some unidentifiable sauce that mimicked the likes of purina wet dog food. The beef tacos were adorned with cold toppings that were frozen and had chards of ice on them and the beef was lukewarm with the texture of potted meat. Despite all this the bill reflected the purchase of artisanal cuisine made of quality which is not what we received. We informed the manager that this wasn't acceptable and was fraudulent however she was indifferent and apathetic. This establishment is preposterous, representing themselves an establishment privy to Mexican cuisine when it is anything but that, serving dishes that are lesser quality to that of prison food. Aside from that the service was wonderful. The young ladies working there do care about the service they offer. Don't spend your money here. Don't support a business that misrepresents it's self, disrespects the Mexican American culture by masquerading. Don't support a business that only cares to profit from the people without giving back to its community. read more

It was really busy when we went, so it took a long time for them to take our order, which is the only reason that it didn't get 5 stars. The food came quick once ordered. Margarita was great, and the chipotle burrito was the best we've ever had. read more

Had dinner here for girls night out and was not impressed. The waitress was flaky and took forever to do anything. She finally brought our chips and queso right before our meals arrived. Ordered a pitcher of margaritas, they barely had any alcohol but cost $$$. Food wasn't bad but nothing amazing either. The place wasn't full but waitress was rushing us out as soon as we had our plates Will definitely try a different restaurant next time we want Mexican...maybe one with mojitos read more

My husband and I agree-best steak fajitas we've ever had! I never would have thought I'd write a review about fajitas, but the flavorful sauce and plenty of diced garlic made these phenomenal!!! Probably the best deal on the menu, with plenty for the two of us to share. Otherwise we had a couple beers and the chips and salsa. The regular salsa is ok, the hot is better and the pico and guacamole are both very tasty. Good service! read more

I found their Mexican-style chicken soup to be the absolute worst I've ever eaten - even after removing the dark meat, the remaining broth still had a bad taste. Told Dennis (my waiter) that the soup was horrible and he didn't care one way or the other - and still charged me $8.95 for the soup. This is one of the few times that no tip was given and if I could give a zero star rating that's what it would be. BUYER BEWARE !!!! read more

These guys were great to work with for a large birthday party. They provided 2 large vats of enchiladas (one beef, one chicken) that were the hit of the party! The restaurant is clean and pleasant, the staff are very friendly and patient, and the food comes to your table FAST. We eat here 1-4 times a month. read more