Came here for taco Tuesdays and they did not disappoint. They have $2.25 carne asada tacos which I have been wanting to try for sometime. Tacos were good and have cabbage and onions on top. They also have a red sauce which to me is pretty close to a salsa that they add as well. The meat was good, had more flavorful other places, but the portion size made up for that. Tacos are amazing with the amount of meat you get thus the five stars. Definitely will be back. They also have a drive through which is a plus. read more

Backyard Taco - Carne Asada Tacos - Tacos Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

A new taco place (new to me) that I'll be visiting as much as possible! Got turned onto this restaurant thru a local PBS show called Check Please. Their review of this place was spot on. When I walked in I stood back to view the menu and the Mgr/Owner approached asking if it was my first time and how I came by them. He told me that episode was filmed in their location and then covered the entire menu with me explaining the different meats and items you could have the meat in. They have 4 choices of meat: Carne Asada, Birria, Al Pastor and chicken. The way he described how the birria was cooked made me want to try it (I don't eat beef and wanted it). The first 2 are beef, Al Pastor is made from pork. I have had Al Pastor in Mexico many times and once at a Latin festival in Phoenix and absolutely love it because of the chili seasoning and pineapple marinade. You can have your meat come in a choice between tacos, burrito, tostada, Gordita, quesadilla, bowl or my choice the crazy potato. Currently they don't have rice for their bowl dish however, just that day he was trying different cooked rice recipes for an addition to it. After you get your order their is a salsa bar and an assortment of pickled veggies to compliment your meal. In the crazy potato they top it first with sour cream and cheese. Only disappointment was a lot of the cheese ended up on the side of the foil surrounding the bowl. The especially nice part is the potato is already chunked up for you so you can get potato with every bite! The Al Pastor rivaled what I had in Mexico. It was tender and flavorful. You get plenty of meat to satisfy. After eating the crazy potato and horchata I left satiated and happy. The manager came back later and asked how I liked my dish. Really enjoyed the friendliness of him and everyone who worked their. They know the meaning of customer service. The restaurant was spotless. As soon as someone left a person came out and wiped down their table. Oh something else that impressed me the modern dispensers for your napkins and utensils. A machine gave you exactly 2 napkins (usual amount needed for one person) and the utensil dispenser gave you exactly 1 fork or knife. Why was I impressed by this? It was sanitary and reduced unnecessary waste! How many times have you pulled the lever of other machines and gotten 2 forks that fall out on the counter? People always take more napkins than they need and they end up thrown out after their meal. Keep up the good work Backyard Tacos you have a diehard fan that will be back to try more on your menu! Please open a location in Ahwatukee or somewhere along I-10 please! read more

Backyard Taco - the front of the restaurant - Tacos Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

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My new favorite Mexican restaurant!! BEST beans and rice I've ever had. Fresh, delicious tacos and quesadillas, guacamole and salsa. Love the salsa bar complete with fresh, crunchy veggies. And the fresh grilled jalapeños and onions are scrumptious. Did I say the food is fresh? Management and service were also excellent. My only regret is that I wish I had tried Backyard Taco sooner! Highly recommend! read more

Not super impressed but will give this place another try. Went on opening weekend and the girl at the drive-thru wasn't friendly and hardly acted like she wanted to help me order. Quesadilla was good and the burritos were very large, however the chicken seemed dry. The Asada Burritos was very scrumptious and I loved the hot sauce options. I wanted to love this place but I think I need to try again in case I had a bad experience towards opening. read more

First-Time Customers Due to Covid my family and I decided to go through the drive thru. Ordered 1 Chicken Taco Family meal ( Half corn tortillas and Half flour) and 3 Beef Tacos flour tortillas. We was given enough condiments for our meal (Red & Green Salsa & Guac? Idk we didn't eat that one because it was runny & suspicious) The meat though!!!! Very flavorful and tortillas well made not too doughy or hard. The only SUGGESTION I would provide would be to invest in the separation of your ground shredded lettuce, sauteed onions, roasted whole peppers, and grilled onions!!! Having all provided on ONE styrofoam plate covered with foil doesn't make good, (maybe small separated styrofoam CUPS WITH LIDS), especially when you don't ask patrons if they even would like any of it, or just a couple sides. Our mouth's were on fire!!! read more

Backyard Taco - Tacos Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

Staff is always friendly and food is delicious. Frequent this location and they are pretty consistent. I usually switch between the carne asada or birria burrito. The drive thru is pretty convenient too. read more

I am so bummed! Every time I watch "Check please Arizona" I go running to the highly recommended restaurant and it is such a letdown! Recently on that show they said these tacos were GREAT!!! Yech- mediocre at best- NOT FOR ME ... one and done. I will not return... read more

Food was delicious as always! The cashier guy was super friendly too! (I'm sorry I missed your name) It's very clean and orderly and I love their salsa bar. People need to come here often it's a nice spot. Their steak is superior so I always get their carne asada tacos with both regular corn soft tortillas and on a tostada! Horchata was really good (not grainy)! read more

$7.31 out the door for a bean and cheese burrito and the cheese was non existent. There are 4 other Mexican restaurants on Gilbert Fast casual SB $5.60 LF $4.80 Fast food DT $1.70 TB $1.69 7.31 for beans cheese and tortilla is absurd and this location has had notorious problems with drive through quality and getting everything you ask for. I've never loved a place so much and been so constantly disappointed. read more

This place is just 4 miles from the house and I've seen it under construction waiting for a good opportunity to try. Service was quick and friendly. One of the managers (brand ambassador) was making sure everything was good. Nice clean airy atmosphere. The Al Pastor tacos are delicious. The carne asada and pollo tacos are quite good too, they do need the sauce on them otherwise a little dry. Simple menu done well. read more

Backyard Taco - Tacos Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

Very Convenient and good food. I celebrated my son's birthday with him (we both work from home) and had this delivered. It was absolutely perfect. Knowing I could count on their quality and speedy service, I brought my mom for lunch a week later. As usual, great service and great flavors. Thank you so much. read more

Backyard Taco - The Burrito Bowl with Chicken....I had the cabbage put on the side so I could save it for 2 meals. - Tacos Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

Just went through the drive through and had a simple order messed up !!! Check your order when you go there. Clearly ordered 2 tacos 2 tostadas and one chip and salsa. Got 2 tacos 1 tostada and 2 chips and salsa. But the "we care less part about what we are doing" Is the 12 sides of limes to go with the 2 little tacos . . . read more

Backyard Taco - 24 lime slices to go with 2 tacos !!! Would rather have my order right. - Tacos Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

I was hesitant when I saw the popular Crazy Potato on the menu. How could an authentic taco restaurant have something as silly as a Crazy Potato? I tried it and I absolutely love the flavors together. The toppings are all full of authentic flavor ! I went for carne asada meat and was very pleased with the tenderness , quality and flavor. It's the carne asada this area has been missing. I've been back about three times with my family and we have tried several items. My favorites are the birria or carne asada Gordita , birria tacos, any of the crazy potatos - so delicious. The kids like the chicken bueno bowl and chicken crazy potato. Salsas ! Many to choose from and all are wonderful. The birria sauce was good but too hot for me. So I stuck with the pico and guacamole salsa. You can never have too much pico and cilantro . Now if they would just add a machaca and egg burrito for the weekend crowd that would be amazing. read more

Wow! Incredible food for a fast food Mexican joint. Ever since they have open we have been picking up the food a lot. Have not been disappointed with anything yet. Steak burritos, steak tacos, steak potatoes, are all very delicious. We've gotten the family steak taco meal multiple times as well and have been very very happy with it. The only reason we give 4 instead of 5 stars is because of how much sodium is in the food. If you eat too much of it you will feel bloated. Incredible tasty Mexican food. read more

Not the first time this happens. First time writing a review. But I went in tonight again to give it another try. I got the tostada and it was burned, a burned tortilla doesn't taste good. It did not have any topping but lots of cheese which I requested less of. I forget that this place you have to ask for toppings. But shouldn't it come with it already? Like pickled onions or radish on the side or anything a taco or tostada should come with. And Why ask for a tip through drive through if you're not going to do a good job. Tip stand is "to insure proper service." It's annoying, when there is no service. Another time I asked for toppings and the girl said she'd have to go around the restaurant because she didn't have those topping on hand. They don't want to be bothered. But as a restaurant you should provide the toppings of a taco. I shouldn't have to go in and grab it. What's the point of the tip if you're getting burned food. I'm not going back. read more

My dog and I went through the drive thru tonight and had a great experience! The food was delicious as always, the staff was extremely friendly, and they even threw in a little treat for my pup :) made my night to see that and my dogs at home were especially happy! read more

I love their carne asada!!! The Birria is pretty good too. Be sure to try the jalapeño salsa.

It is great to now have a Backyard Taco in Gilbert. The restaurant is 'huge' inside its plenty of open seating. The outside patio is also very large. The staff is all 'masked and gloved up' for Covid requirements that are strictly enforced. The wonderful aroma of the charcoal grill cooking some very amazing steak, chicken and pork smells amazing. The quality is top shelf and the quantity of meat in the tortillas is crazy. We have now been to this location twice in the past week and both times it was very enjoyable. I highly recommend supporting our new friends at BYT ...Enjoy! read more

The tacos are good. They've got flavor. I'm from California so Paying more than $1.50 for street tacos to me is absurd but their price was about the average for the area. I'm keto so it was nice to get some keto options. I got a custom ketodilla (trademark pending). I asked for a chicken melted between cheese. They put it in a bowl so close enough lol it was good. Then I got a Birria Bueno bowl with no beans, added cheese and sour cream but they forgot to add it so it was just meat. The birria was good tho. My bd enjoyed his tacos and quesadilla Overall I'd eat there again. read more

Backyard Taco - Birria Bueno Bowl - Shredded Beef/Birria no beans - Tacos Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

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What kind of kitchen doesn't put cheese on a quesadilla? This is chopped, grilled chicken and a tortilla... Actually ridiculous considering the overpriced portions. Can guarantee I will not be returning. If you don't want to be disappointed with the food you're paying money for, DO NOT EAT HERE. read more

Backyard Taco - "Stuffed Chicken Quesadilla" - Tacos Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

Cinco E Mayo and what no Margaritas. It wasn't completely full so I got the Message. I really wanted a drink but decided to stay anyway. My taco was not bad but the burrito was way too big for my belly. Next time I would just have 2 tacos. I thought the food was tasty and I would return. read more

Not bad. But the chicken and steak tasted a bit weird. They had a strong stove after taste . Maybe they don't clean the stoves frequently throughout the day and it leaves an aftertaste of other foods that have been grilled on it. It wasn't too pleasant to be honest . However , the orchata tasted great and kudos for keeping this place clean. read more

Tried this for the first time. I thought the food was good the tacos were excellent, they are street taco size. The Al Pastor taco was especially good, good flavor. The salsa bar had lots of choices, the red creamy sauce is super hot I could just use a little. The Tostada was a little disappointing it was just a tortilla, beans and cheese, that's it, tasted good but I would probably not get it again. The chips and salsa was average the chips were ok but the salsa was good, also it was a serving for 1 maybe 2 people. This place is not for everyone, obviously if you read other reviews, but it's good to me and I will be back. read more

My family and I ordered from this location last minute from a third party app, quite satisfied. The food came fresh and fast. We had the family pack (1 pound of a Birria along with 16 tortillas and salsa) quite tasty along with beef gorditas. The gorditas alone were full of meat and cheese and satisfying. The to-go bags were full of napkins, assorted salsa's, and of course the food. We will definitely be ordering from here again! read more

I had this before at the mesa location. I absolutely love there tacos . And that crazy potato is pretty good as well. Reminds me of street food in LA . Well closest to it at less. LA is forever my home and always has fire ass food. Anyways... service is always great and this location in chandler the restaurant is super huge and very clean read more

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Food was amazing, but the side sauce..not so much. Unless we just got a bad batch. But regardless, I'd come back. They're good portions and affordable. I'll probs just bring my own hot sauce next time. read more

I love this place but this time I was disappointed. Went last night and ordered thru drive thru. I got a birria quesadilla and when i got home and took a bite there was something hard in my quesadilla so i looked into the meat and found a round metal piece mixed with the meat. Im not really too sure how they can missed it when it was pretty big. It was round metal with little holes on it and 2 big metal pcs sticking out. I was so disappointed and did not eat my food. read more

Backyard Taco - This is the metal piece i found in my birria quesadilla. - Tacos Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

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Regretfully tonight was the last time I will be going to this location. While the food is great, the only thing consistent about the service is something will be left out of your order. Too many nights someone in my family had to dig in the fridge for leftovers because we discovered their dinner was missing once we got home. If you choose to brave this place be sure you check your order before you drive away. A note to the manager - refunding me for the item YOU missed in my order after arguing with me is not called customer service, it's called not stealing my money. Customer service (if you really cared about it) would look more like offering a coupon for our next visit for the trouble. A strategy like that might actually encourage me to give you a fourth try after screwing up 3 orders instead of getting on yelp to share your shortfalls. read more

Some great authentic tacos. We do have to modify some of our order because of all the onions for the kids but for the most part we don't have any problems with that request I love their salsas and chips and desserts! read more

This place gets all the stars. I ordered dinner from here tonight and I'm so glad I did! I ordered via doordash, so the delivery was contactless and that could not have gone smoother. Now on to the food. I ordered two tacos: one chicken, one al pastor, (both on flour tortillas) chips and beans, and flan. This was not only my first time trying backyard taco, it was my first time trying an al pastor taco. The chicken taco blew my mind it was so good. I honestly wish I'd have gotten 2. The al pastor was alright - I don't have anything to compare it to, but I can say that, in my opinion, it was not as good as the chicken. The chips and beans were also really good. The chips had a delightful crunch and were nice and thin. The only disappointing part of the meal was the flan; It was surprisingly dense and bitter. I was looking for something sweeter and lighter, so I was a bit disappointed there. Overall, my experience was worth what I paid and I would totally come here again. read more

The food is great, but the staff not so much. There is always the same girl at the window whose rude, doesn't say a word to you, and shuts the window super fast before you can even ask for anything. When you ask for salsa she gives you attitude. I ordered a Birria burrito and asked for no cilantro, drove all the way home to see it LOADED with cilantro. She obviously didn't listen. Came back to get my burrito fixed and the cook was rude handing it to me.. if I were the owners of this location I'd find new staff immediately I won't be coming back to this location. read more

I ordered the Birria tacos and there was nothing birria about them. they were dry, had no cheese, didn't come with any consommé for dipping.. there was no sauce on them at all. i got a side of refried beans & they were cold. read more

This was one of the worst meals I've ever paid for. The meat was so dry that it reminded me of dog kibble, you can't just use hot holding for meat all day long. It was so dry and flavorless that I almost spit it out. It was pricey too, $20 for three tiny tacos with beans and rice, so I wasn't even full either. Pretty much a complete waste of money. read more

Went here last night...Absolutely disgusting. The gal who took my order was unhelpful and super impatient. I had never been here so I didn't know the ins and outs of the menu. I watched them make the burritos, the 2 kitchen cooks kept looking at me suspiciously. Which made me suspicious and was afraid they would do something to my food. Next to the food an employee was cleaning the grill and spraying degreaser which I'm sure was getting sprinkled all over the food. Yuck. We got home and our burritos had been soaked in grease. They purposely dipped the tortillas in grease. Spent over $40 and we could not eat our food. The manager needs to contact me after reading this. read more

I love this place (and all other Backyard Taco locations). We love the carne asada tacos on corn tortillas and the quesadillas. Horchata tastes pretty fresh too. The flavor of the meat is BOMB Highly recommend. Did I mention the fresh salsa and stuff? Yum. read more

Maybe the best tacos ever. Hard to beat for the price. Usually street tacos have almost no meat but that was not the case here. I will be back for sure. read more

Tried Backyard Taco for the first time today on Taco Tuesday. Went thru the drive thru and got Al Pastor, Birria, 2 Carne Asada tacos and beans. I asked to try all the salsas and they were happy to oblige. It was delicious and now I know which salsa I like. So glad to have this new location close by. read more

Backyard Taco - 2 carne asada, 1 Birria and 1 Al Pastor taco with beans and all the salsas. - Tacos Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

Well, this place wasn't as I expected. Especially for the price. They offer no rice and burritos taste very bland.

Always fresh and the quantity of food is always consistent. Love their salsa bar. It's always fresh and available

I just want to say -- my pals and I were helped by Lydia and she absolutely passed the vibe check. She was *so* patient as we made four separate orders with four separate forms of payment. Then she offered a whole bag of salsa without even having to ask!! Like, what? Can you remember the last time you had a truly over the top amazing experience with a server? This girl needs a raise. I'm serious. If her manager is reading this, our girl needs some serious recognition. We will be back again and again in hopes she is there, or someone else who can meet the example of quality she set. Amazing energy. Oh, and the food was really good too. read more