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    El Fogon

    4.7 (233 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Bill W.

    Rarely do I give a place four stars but the food here is memorable to say the least. The restaurant itself is nothing special, just very casual where you order at the counter and they bring your food to the table. But the food, excellent. It not only looks good but tastes good as well. While a picture shows the look and presentation it can't convey how great it really tastes. While the sauce was a little thinner than most places and the cheese wasn't melted and the chicken wasn't shredded but chunks of white meat it was 4 star. Of the three tacos the shrimp was not my favorite but still way above average. The barbacoa taco was my favorite with the el carbon second. It's probably now my favorite taco and maybe even full Mexican restaurant in phoenix.

    Very bland and salty!
    Keana M.

    We normally go for the shrimp but this time they introduced abondingas which is a fav soup of mine so was very excited to try it. Unfortunately it was very disappointed as it was bland and too salty, not much flavor at all. I did let them know just in case no one else spoke up.

    Smoky chicken poblano.  Almost gone.
    Rosaria M.

    Amazing food. Speedy and courteous service, clean and welcoming place First time here and thankful to be brought here.

    Barbacoa
    Ash T.

    Such delicious tacos and they were so big!! Very flavorful and the tortillas for the specialty ones had great texture. The aguas frescas are very refreshing. Very reasonable price.

    Shrimp Diablo with side of tortillas to make your taco!
    Black Wolf R.

    Food: delicious all the way t through. From the beans and rice to the smoky spicy red sauce that covered the generous portion of shrimp on my dish! Tried the taco with the dipped in red sauce with melted cheese and your choice of protein. They serve nice cold beers, china mist tea and soda! The service was fast and efficient with friendly folks taking your food request at the counter and boot out to your table. Ambiance is nicely decorated and very clean. I will definitely be back to try some other food options.

    Taco trio
    Grace D.

    I've had a lot of takeout from this spot, and I'm never disappointed. We usually order a bunch of street burritos, but I finally tried their famous taco trio and enjoyed the variety. Their shrimp was the best, especially paired with their salsa. They have pretty big portions and good value for the money. I look forward to the next time I'm faced with the difficult choice of street burrito or tacos.

    Mango salad
    Devin M.

    This place is very good. I was impressed. Really fresh ingredients. I got tacos but a few others got the fajita plate and the mango salad. Quick service. You order at the front and then sit and eat. Not expensive. Easy parking. Big fan, we'll be back.

    Delicious chicken inside the street Burrito. I love this thing.
    Mike H.

    Wow have I been missing out. This little Mexican food spot is within walking distance from my house and I stopped in today for a burrito. Dang was this burrito delicious. It was everything I look for in a burrito, big beautiful and delicious. I loved the flavor of the beans and rice as well as the sliced pieces of chicken that were inside the burrito. The employees were very nice and professional, and the food came out in a timely manner...I took a piece of the burrito home for my wife to try, and her eyes got big when she took a bite...I have a feeling we will both be coming back for the Street Burrito. Check this place out, it's awesome.

    Fish taco- my least favorite taco...lacks favor - fish needs more seasoning and too much cabbage.
    Katie R.

    I'm still giving this place 5 stars but because their taco trio has the best 3 tacos in town and everytime we order them they are fantastic. Especially the Shrimp Governador. But when I stray away from those, we are disappointed. The fish taco lacked flavor. The traditional Enchiladas weren't very good at all. My husband gave them 2.5 out of 5 stars because he didn't like the sauce which was too tomato-ey, the meat lacked seasoning, and he said it had too much cabbage. But he wanted to make sure I still maintained 5 stars for my review because the Taco Trio is soo good.

    Traditional enchiladas, asada
    Vega T.

    When you walk in everything is clean and smells like real food! Greeted by a friendly smiling staff with lots of room for big family. The food was perfect. So hot, and yummy needs to be spicier but lots of vegetables and great meat!!!

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    I LOVE this place. Authentic Mexican food from the tortillas to the mangoladas. Everything in the menu is good and made to perfection!

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    Great grilled fish with your choice of sides. Highly recommend all of El Fogon food!

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    Family owned and operated restaurant with amazing Tacos and El Diablo Shrimp!!! Try the Cucumber Margarita with the taco trio!!!!

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