This place has been great to have in the area. We come back for the family size meals, great value and everything is hot and delicious. Kids destroyed the steak and chicken. read more

Writing more for the curious Californian than the assiduous Arizonan, these are some things you may find succrous when looking for something good and cheap in Phoenix. It goes without saying you will order beef - carne de res. The name on the sign clearly states 'Toro.' I recommend a caramelo campechano, maybe three. Now, "campechano," as we know it, applies to ceviche (what with our proximity to Baja). In both cases, it means that there will be a mix. In the Arizona/Sonora case, the music is carne and tripa (intestine) asada. And a caramelo is analogous to the mulitas you find in SoCal. Something like a fat man's quesadilla, except open faced. It should also go without saying that the preferred tortilla shall be flour. Note too, the neighborhood is borderline sketch; seeing as how it borders the Phoenix hood of Maryville. Nevertheless, you'll be fine. read more

Asadero Toro - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Friends, This little hot spot located next to the Arizona State Fairgrounds is amazing. The food here is super high quality authentic Mexican food. Always hot, always fresh, large portions. The food consistency is solid, from visit to visit. The menu is pretty large. The tacos are amazing. The tortillas are made in-house. The salsa bar has multiple salsa varieties. This prices here super low, see the menu. Lots of parking. This place isn't your typical "bertos" brothers type of fast food place, this place is times better. Fast service, exceptional customer service, great tasting food, can't say enough great things about Asadero Toro!!! One of my favorite taco places in town!!!! Chefs KISS!!! Grade: A+ read more

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Food is very good. Have been here several times. Service depends on the waitresses attitude but i have zero complaints about the quality and flavor of food. Definitely recommend the tacos for anyone who stops by. Portions are Bigger than the average street tacos. Horchata is a go to as well read more

Lacks flavor. I used 3 salsa for barely half my Carmelo burrito and it still tastes like shit. 100% would not recommend will not go again. I ate 1/4 and left it at the table. Definitely come here if you like bland food or if ur a white Mexican read more

We live right down the street from this place and we decided to give it a try. Everything we ordered was definitely delicious. We ordered a carne asada burrito and quesadilla (could do without the rice and beans), chicken tacos which we could also do without because the asada itself was too good. It's right across the state fair so if you are there, might as well swing by and check it out because it's worth it and they have a drive thru! read more

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This has been our go to spot for a few years now, we usually get it to-go because the few times we eat there as empty it'll be the service will still be slow. We have to call our waitress to ask for stuff, and it sucks that bad service makes a restaurant look bad please take the time to re-hire new people because the food is bomb! read more

I'm not sure how this place has stayed in business so long. The food is mediocre. The staff is slow. I've gone here twice hoping the second time would be a better experience but sadly it was not. It's in a stand alone location right across from the state fair grounds. The place looks abandoned most of the time and very little customers inside. I don't recommend this place. I have definitely had better Mexican fast food at Filiberto's. read more

I was overcharged and they never reimbursed me, I spoke with the manager at the time and they told me they would

This was sorely disappointing. I ordered the barbacoa combination. It comes with "beans," "rice," and "meat." I put those items in quotations, because they were so watery I could hardly identify what they were. My husband commented on how watery and goopy everything was, too. I've never had Mexican food so soggy. Only thing that was good was the tortillas. Hardly worth $12 - are you serious with that price? Can't win em all. read more

This will always be my favorite mexican restaurant! Best place for tripas tacos in my opinion!

We have only ordered through the drive thru but it's always been delicious. Their Lorenzas, burritos, tacos, caldos are so good. Their tortillas de harina are thick and flavorful. Their tripa is just the way our family likes it! They always give you a good portion of veggies when your going thru the drive thru so there's no need for us to get off. I recommend this whole in the wall! read more

4.5 Stars! Three words; Flavor, Value, Service and Charm. Ok, 4 words. Great little gem. The service was very friendly and prompt. Very welcoming. But your reading this for the food. Ordered the asada combination. Comes with some of the best handmade tortillas. I chose flour and I was not disappointed. Good chew and very hot!. Creamy refried pintos and rice. Kicker was the side roasted Mexican Pickle (jalapeño) and roasted onion wedge. The asada was tender,beautifully char grilled with loads of flavor and juicy. $9.99 is a value and I hope they keep that for as long as they can and hold their head high. If your in the area or 15 min away, you must try. read more

Asadero Toro - Carne Asada Combination. Ooooh the fresh hot flour tortillas are ! They have corn too. $9.99 and bring a empty stomach. - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Went for my COVID-19 vaccine today and the kid was hungry (as always), so we stopped at this place to grab a bite before baseball practice. Had planned to get it to go but the restaurant was empty so we decided to sit. We both ordered the carne asada combos with flour tortilla no pico side because neither of us like it. The meat was flavorful and juicy. The tortillas were good and appear homemade but a little on the greasy side. Too much Manteca maybe? The sides were a nice array of fresh cabbage, radish, lime and cucumber with a salt shaker. There were two sauces a tasty traditional red with a mild (to me) zing. It didn't have that overly roasted flavor that I feel makes them taste like spaghetti sauce just straight up red chili flavor. The green was a mild guacamole sauce that had a hint of flavor but was perfect for my tacos. The rice was basic and the retried beans are flavored with red chili. I'm more of a fan of just plain beans but they were good. The people were super nice a d the kitchen looked immaculate from what I saw. I'd come back if I'm in the area for sure. read more

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By far the best Pollo tacos in the entire state. Perfectly seasoned grilled and the servings are huge. You can easily make 6 or 7 tacos from 4. Staff is friendly and orders are always accurate. read more

This place is the spot! My husband and I love this place. The meat is flavorful and tasty, the facilities are clean and they took the pandemic seriously. They require masks and you must wear gloves at the salsa bar. The tortillas taste homemade every time we go. I prefer this place over Ta Carbon anyday. read more

This was my rebound dinner after a horrible first experience at Whataburger. What-a-difference. The carne asada and pollo were delicious but the barbacoa was kinda eh. And what was the story with the salsas? They're set out on the three shelves of a rolling cart, some low enough that you have to crouch down to serve yourself. I realize that you guys were near closing but that's just too close to the floor for my taste. The salsa thing puts 'em at risk for loosing a star but after such horrible food at Whataburger this place tasted like food from Heaven. 2013 #3 / 365 read more

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Yelp gave me a notification to review this place while I was eating there, it said they needed more pictures of dishes... unfortunately I ate my food far too fast for pictures. Great little spot, super friendly staff, good food. read more

Passed by this place a few times, and finally decided to stop. I get a hankering for some street tacos every now and then. Placed my order for 3 tacos total. One carne asada on corn tortillas, one carne asada on a flour tortilla, and one pollo asado on a flour tortilla. Total was $6.50 ($1.99 each). Paid the lady my money, loaded up on some condiments (limes, pico, pickled onions and hot sauce), and took a seat. A few minutes later, they brought out my tacos. Here is how they were........... Pollo Asado- Their tacos come plain with just protein of choice and tortilla. I added some lime, onions and hot sauce to my pollo taco. Very tasty! It was cubed chicken breast, chopped up. It has a nice smokey flavor and was piping hot! The tortillas are made in house (flour ones at least) and they provided a nice little crunch, yet soft chew at the same time. The red hot sauce they have is pretty hot! Made me sweat a bit. Definitely a good taco. I would even go as far as getting a pollo asado burrito next time. I was impressed! Carne Asada- I've found a few spots in town that have respectable carne asada. I can safely say that Asadero Toro is now in that group. Their asada had a nice smokey flavor, no gristle, and a great taste to it. I topped my asada tacos with pico, limes, onions and hot sauce. They double up the small corn tortillas and they tasted great! The flour ones were a little bit better, but the corn tortillas were definitely good, too. Same as the pollo, I would not hesitate to get a burrito stuffed with this carne asada. It was really good and reminded me of some of my favorite joints from San Diego. Overall, I was glad I stopped. If I am craving some legit street tacos, this place definitely fits the bill! Cashier was friendly, place was clean, and prices were pretty good for the quality of tacos. I'm not down in this area much, but even then, this is a spot I could see myself driving to from Surprise. I will grab a burrito next time and maybe try out some of their other meats. If they are as good as the carne asada and the pollo, I will be a happy camper! read more

Asadero Toro - Pollo Asado on flour (top left), Carne Asada on flour (top right), Carne Asada on corn (middle). Very good street tacos! I was impressed! - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

My husband and I drove here from Avondale, AZ (half hour drive). We decided to dine-in because we were starving. Our order consisted of a verity of meats, 20+ tacos, barbacoa, rice, beans and lorenzas (crispy tortilla with beans and meat). I bit into one of the tacos and realized I was in so much pain, I had bitten into pieces of glass! The manager didn't apologize and had the audacity to charge us the full bill. I now have pain and a chipped tooth. He made sure to keep the pieces of glass as well. read more

It has been a while since our last visit, but this an authentic carne asada restaurant, a hole in the wall I must say...but they have a nice and fresh salad bar, and the waitresses are very friendly and attentive, and patient with kids! This is a busy restaurant but they have drive thru as well. The food is GOOD!!! I will recommend to get the "Lorenza Jaz!!!" It's very similar to the "vampiros" Prices are affordable, so you don't really break the bank while visiting. read more

Best Tripas!! Highly recommend the molcajete with carne asada and tripas. The caldo de cabeza is delicious. The tacos are great choices also If you want something small. The plates are shareable. read more

Doesn't look like much from the outside but we were excited to see lengua tacos on the menu!! The lengua, Carne, and barbacoa tacos were all great. Fresh & large serving of pico & veggies were amazing! I cannot wait to try the menudo blanco!!!! read more

This is a very authentic Mexican food. I came here with my best friend after enjoying the State Fair Festivities. We were looking for somewhere to hydrate and refuel from walking around most of the day. This place is defiantly a hole-in-the-wall establishment. Everything is reasonably prices and the Jamaica (drink) is absolutely delicious. I order two beef tostada's and went to their condiments bar to get the other ingredients to add on to it. read more

Delicious, fast, cheap, friendly, what more could you want? All the tacos were delicious, 2 of us for dinner out the door for under $30 with tip. Such a great find read more

If you don't like to eat cow, then turn back now! As the name suggests, this is a Mexican restaurant specializing in beef, carne asada, and grilled steak. The good: This asada is cooked very well! $6 gets you a giant burrito, even if it is The bad: As good as it's cooked, it's pretty much unseasoned. But still though, I'm sure you can dress it up yourself! ...the salsa is incredibly mild, unfortunately. Like they're afraid of scorching anyone. In the end, this place is OK I guess, but not even close to the premiere taqueria you'd expect it to be from the looks of it. read more

Delicious authentic food! We got 4 chicken tacos, one chicken burrito and 2 sides of rice and beans which came out to $18... not only great food but affordable! The meat was delicious and lean chicken breast, not greasy grizzle meat. They have an assortment of authentic Mexican meats as well. Yo top it off the salad bar was fresh and delicious. I'll be back read more

Asadero Toro - Chicken tacos, chicken burrito - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Best carne asada in town. Fresh made flour tortillas and the fresh salsas are so good. It really taste like you're eating in Mexico. We don't live in that side of town but it's definitely worth the drive! read more

Asadero Toro - Carne asada taco with flour tortilla. - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

This place is legit. Don't expect much from the area or the neighborhood. But when you go in the staff is courteous and the place is clean. I was just driving wanting to try something new. I had passed this place several times. But what caught my eye was the painted sign on the window "Birria de Chivo" and Menudo served all week. Wow, most places only serve menudo on weekends. I pulled into the lot and decided to look them up in Yelp to see what if anything others had experienced. Looked good. I ordered 2 days worth of food. The torta de carne asada, and the birria de chivo (shreaded goat meat in a lightly seasoned broth) and a large horchata. She asked if I wanted the torta meal with beans and rice or just the torta. I replied just the torta. She also provided me with a small sandwich style container for putting in veggies from the salsa bar and said if i needed another to just ask. I helped myself to the fresh sliced cucumbers, radishes, cabbage, wedges of key lime and pickled onions on the bar and filled a few small cups of salsa. The red was spicy with a vinegar base. The green was quite tasty as was the pico de gallo. The birria came with corn tortillas and small containers of fresh onion and cilantro. Again this was served as a caldo (sans veggies) but that is what you toss in the onions, cilantro, lime juice and some salsa. Yum! The torta was huge. Warning it doesn't come dressed. I was expecting the mayo, avocado, tomato to already be on this. But luckily I had picked up all the fixings at the salsa bar to make it work. And boy did it work. The pickled onions, cabbage, pico, avocado crema, salsa verde....Mmmm.... read more

Hmmmm not sure why a place like this that seems to be in a busy area of a large City Phoenix had NO reviews?, oh well guess I get first!. I've had my share of bad Mexican food through Arizona but that stops here at Asadero Toro, they have a nice selection of meats along with the usual Tacos, Burritos, Tortas, Platillos and Caldos incliding Birria de Chivo, some of the food we had was as follows. Burrito de Barbacoa - (forgot photo) I was a little pissed when I saw the $7.00 burrito that was so small, the menu also said it had beans and when I cut it open to take a photo I saw no beans!, I opened it up and told the lady it had no beans and she showed me that it did, well.......when they say beans it's re-fried beans that they spread very sparingly on the tortilla like mayo on a piece of bread for a sandwich, almost invisible!. The barbacoa was good not the best I've had but the burrito leaves you still hungry and not worth $7.00. 2.5-Stars Taco/Flour de Carne Asada - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/LrA0tRts4UI2JxGdzavY2w?select=UesCgSAa2WXX8Agm7A_SqA They do tacos in flour and corn tortillas, the carne asada was very flavorful wrapped in what seems to be hand made flour tortillas, some delicious tacos http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/LrA0tRts4UI2JxGdzavY2w?select=1-jzVDNjJrDmAKdLUBlLfQ 4-Star Taco/Corn de Carne Asada - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/LrA0tRts4UI2JxGdzavY2w?select=taCr4PMTUIUTzCckrIVMqw If you see the little layer of brown on top the tortilla this is the beans, this is what was on the burrito and barely noticeable in a burrito, even on the taco it's not enough to give it flavor so not sure why they do this?, but taco was very good http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/LrA0tRts4UI2JxGdzavY2w?select=2hHvnTHVkDomX0b6d5DZaA 4-Stars Birria de Chivo - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/LrA0tRts4UI2JxGdzavY2w?select=DjbKORyEUoXQnoo2WGKX0A For those who don't know what this is, it's a goat meat soup that when made right is delicious and this one was very good. The caldo or broth had a nice flavor and was fat free *(meaning they must strain off the fat from the caldo) good job!, the meat was tender and flavorful with very little fat http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/LrA0tRts4UI2JxGdzavY2w?select=rlrJouGZ9oJbDyswTpSCdQ I'm picky about the birria that I like but this one was very good 4/4.5-Stars Stay away from ordering a burrito!, other than that we were very satisfied with all the food eaten here and glad to finally have some good Mexican food in Arizona "The Racist State" read more

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This ain't no place for one looking for gringoized Mexican food. The menu has mostly torats and tacos, what it does not have are chips or many veggie options. The inside is surprising nice for the area and type of place. The salsa bar is great, with pico de gallo, picante and even a guacamole dip and cabbage. I had a small cheese quseadilla and it was fine, my co worker had a torta with rice and beans he really enjoyed. I want to say more but with a lack of non meat options and a Spanish only menu I had a bit of a hard time here. If you want a Mexican food adventure and eat meat give it a try. read more

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Really great place for carne asada. Asadero Toro takes the minimalist approach and it works well. The carne asada tacos and burritos just come with two things: carne asada and a tortilla. From there you can go to the salsa bar and add what you want to taste. To get away with this you have to have good carne asada and this place does. It has a nice balance of spices. Most places either add too much or too little. The salsa and pico are fresh. If you order the rice and beans you can get them inside the burrito if you want. One thing that I didn't like: can sodas. I tend to drink a lot of fluids when I eat and going through cans kinda sucks. Other than that it's a place worth checking out. Really easy access, easy parking, fresh, and cheap (under $10). read more

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SO GOOD new favorite authentic mexican restaurant in phoenix. drove from tempe and it was very worth it!!

NOT FRESH VERY PLAIN And food took a long time even though the place was empty. We went here for dinner after work. We eat Mexican food often and chose this place because of positive Yelp reviews. We were very dissapointed. read more

Took a while to make it out here because this spot is a little west of me but man, I make the trip at least once a week if not more!!! The best tacos in Phoenix in my opinion. I factor a few simple things into the "Best Taco in Phoenix" equation. Taste+Salsa/Sides+Price= Best Taco's in Town The Asada is very delicious here, always cooked fresh and leaps and bounds better than anything I've ever had in a Bertos style spot. At $2 each the portion is solid, bigger than most taco shops in the area. You can choose corn or flower tortilla and there are several meat options to choose from: Asada, Pollo, Lengua, Tripas, ect... The best part is the salsa's and sides. Even when I hit the drive thru, I receive a huge container of shredded cabbage, fresh sliced cucumbers, fresh pico de gallo, and slices of limes all included without even having to ask. Their avocado guacamole sauce is better than anyone else's, I always ask for extra green sauce!! Asadero Toro is a clear cut winner in a city riddled with taco joints, worth the trip if your reading this :-) read more

Food was dry and just blahhhh definitely expected better but who knows maybe they have there days. Sever wasn't very attentive either

I've said this before and I'll probably say it again.. you really can't mess up a carne asada taco. I had been here before once a while back and today I opted for the drive thru. I ordered two crane asada tacos on CORN tortillas. Guess what? They gave me flour. Of course I didn't realize until i was already home so I just ate it. The tacos were really good and I appreciated that they sent me home with all the fixings even though I went through the drive thru. If you really want to please your customer, try listening more attentively and getting the orders right. read more

They have very friendly and familiar service, but the food is average. Will suffice as a quick stop to eat.

Dry tripa, no cilantro and onion, food seems to have been sitting and cooking for hours and not in a good smoked way. Asada was dry, beans are bland. Service was mediocre nothing stood out. On top of that, overpriced. read more

Hole in the wall take out or full service. A salsa bar with radishes and a yummy fresh avocado sauce. Loved the steak and cheese burrito. Was so filling didn't even try my rice and beans. Hubby liked the carne asada tacos but they are pretty small. Son had the shredded beef torta. It had an interesting smoky flavor. Dinner for 4 with tip was about $20. Can't beat that!!! read more