Food and drinks taste is crisp. No lingering taste it’s so full of different flavors. Service was awesome. I highly recommend this place. I’ll be back many times. Thank you.
Amazing food and wonderful service. Our server Aida is a sweetheart. She suggested for us to share Cazuela Mexicana and I will recommend it. It was so good! It's good for 2 people and we actually took some home. Aida gave us salsa and corn tortillas to take home. A+++ for this place and Aida! By the way, the chips were warm and crispy and the salsa is amazing! Great food, great service and great atmosphere!
My first visit here and it's really nice inside and out. I like the artwork inside and the painted wings outside. The food I ordered was good but the pollo en mole poblano tasted different than traditional Mexican mole. I appreciate that the meals are slightly different than traditional style Mexican food but coming here I wasn't aware of it. So I had mixed feelings about the flavor. The rest of my group wasn't very pleased with their dinner choices which I was disappointed to hear. My agua frescas was good, Jamaica, not very sweet though. I'd still give it another try.
What a shame! This is a beautifully decorated restaurant with terrible food and below par service. Nothing was good. The margheritas were watery, the food was Luke warm and the servings were sparse. I had a mole enchilada. It made me angry that the food was so disappointing. Even the salsa and chips sucked! How do you mess up salsa? Barrio does! The prices are really kind of high considering how small the portions are and flavorless the food is.DON'T WASTE YOUR $ OR TIME ATTHIS PLACE.?
(An honest review from someone of Mexican Descent) I feel almost sorry to write this one but it's well deserved after what me and my family experienced. This place has been on my Foodie List for quite some time after seeing how popular the location in Tempe was. I was excited to learn a location on the West side of Phoenix was finally open so it was more accessible but it was just a huge disaster. I'll start with the pros.Pros: Interior design is modern, pleasing to the eye and colorful. Latin themed with art and sugar skulls to make it more "obvious". The location was clean and seemed to be well organized.Cons: the food and drinks were absolutely horrific. Being of Hispanic and Mexican background myself along with my family who joined me..we were so so upset. The course went as such:Chips and Salsa - Chips were glistening with grease and the salsa had zero flavor. It was neither spicy or salty or anything...it kinda just tasted watered down.Queso Fundido - or also known as "Cheese Fondue". The menu mentions a lot of Oaxacan inspired dishes including Oaxaca Queso for the fundido. If you know anything about that you'll know that Oaxacan cheese is extremely stringy when melted and you should actually even be cautious when eating it because you could choke but never complain because once it cools it becomes a delicious solid chewy cheese perfect to enjoy with tacos and other dishes. BUT this was not the case. The cheese was soupy when hot and when cooled it curdled. It looked like you were scooping ice cream almost.Quesa-birria tacos: the taco is listed on the "special taco" area on the menu. Insinuating it must be better then the other tacos right? since it's also priced higher as well. What you'll end up getting is a small corn tortilla the size of a child's palm with melted cheese and a two-finger pinch of actual Birria (meat) with raw onion and one leaf of cilantro. FOR FIVE DOLLARS.Chorizo Tacos: what were those? Soy? Because they weren't flavorful at all and I could see just how dry they were as they were being brought to the table. The grease from Chorizo is where the flavor is!THE WORST PART: Torta de Pollo with Poblano Chile, seasoned fries, and consome.The torta was not toasted at all. The bread was very soft but dry! I should've had the sides of my mouth cut from the buttery flaky goodness those torta rolls are able to achieve. The chicken was thankfully well seasoned but the only thing that saved it was that grilled Poblano Chile. They forgot the consome at first and then I regretted asking for it at all. The whole top layer of the, what is also known as the mexican "Au Jus" was OIL and GREASE. Someone could've used that for their 8th grade Density Science Diagram project. And the FRIES??? The one thing I thought would be impossible to mess up on but boy was I WRONG. THEY WERE LIMP AND SOGGY?! the fries were Steak style fries that someone forgot to leave in the fryer for a longer amount of time to get crispy.Grilled Chicken with Rice and Beans Platter:Rice was weak in flavor, beans were okay, chicken was DRY. (forgot the tortillas, (corn) when we got them they were sad looking and broke when opened from the foil wrapper)The SERVICE: we kept having to ask for everything and received attitude from waitresses. Didn't bring us any Silverware or napkins until the main courses got there. We did not have small plates for appetizers. It was very painful to continously ask for attendance.So in conclusion, all of that (1 complimentary Chips and Salsa, 1 Queso Fundido Appetizer, 2 Birria Tacos, 3 Chorizo Tacos, Grilled Chicken Torta and Fries, 1 Grilled Chicken Platter with Rice and Beans, and 3 Aguas de Piña) for a whopping $130.The meal ruined the rest of our evening and we had to save ourselves with a desert elsewhere.
We love the barrio queen… Our server Marissa was amazing and friendly…the food was amazing and and the presentation impeccable! We sat outside on the patio and had the whole patio to ourselves that felt like an island oasis… Thank you to management for making such our experience so much fun!
The takeout process with the window was convenient, but I was disappointed in the food quality here. I’ve eaten at Other Barrio Queen locations and I don’t remember it being this bad. Shrimp and fish tacos were bland and very soggy. Not that much flavor. The enchiladas were the most disappointing. The tortillas are very thick and there is barely anything inside them! A little spinach and cheese. Not that much sauce either so they were very dry. What a bummer, I was hoping this would be a regular place for us!
The ambiance was very nice but in my opinion the prices are too expensive for the food. I order a flight of tacos 3 for $14 but they were street tacos. I think that should be explained on the menu also I waited 30 minutes for my drinks to come to the table. The food took way to long to come out. Our drinks were already gone so was the chips & salsa by the time I was able to place the order for the food. The food is good but I won't be returning due to the long wait I experienced. The waiter took so long to check on our table. It seems as tho he was more concerned about the tables that had a big party then our small 2 table party
First time in this restaurant and I was very pleased! The food was amazing, our server Brianna really helped me in deciding what to get and she didn’t steer me wrong my tacos were SO Good I will be craving them! Our server was also very sweet to our special needs son. Will for sure be returning!
Had lunch with friends on the weekend, and our waitress was also the bartender at the time and she was amazing!! Erin was attentive and didn’t skip a beat! The food and drinks were great! The Atmosphere was welcoming. House made chips were the highlight for me, thick and crispy paired with the amazing salsa…I suggest requesting the “Hot” salsa and mixing it with the house salsa. Great experience, definitely will be back!!!