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    El Gordo Mexican Grill

    3.5 (20 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Huevos Rancheros
    Diele K.

    Always a solid place for tasty eats that are affordable. I usually Ubereats order, and the food is always spot on and fresh. Definitely a great Mexican breakfast, and will be a regular whether visiting the location or ordering through Ubereats!

    Pastor Regular Taco, Taco de Birria y Carne Asada Regular Taco
    Kendra M.

    My husband and I have been watching the Taco Chronicles on Netflix, last week we finished the Al Pastor episode and let me tell you, we have been craving it ever since. We knew we'd have a few days in Apache Junction this week, so we started searching for a place, and as soon as we saw that this place had good reviews for Al Pastor, we plugged it into the GPS. El Gordo's did not disappoint! My husband ordered three regular tacos, the Al Pastor, Birria and Cabeza. I ordered three regular tacos, Al Pastor, Birria and Carne Asada. The Carne Asada wasn't my favorite, it was good, just not a ton of flavor. But the Birria and the Al Pastor were the best! Absolutely delicious. I only put 4 stars because my father in law ordered the Carnitas taco and the Carne Asada and he didn't care for the flavor or texture, just not tender enough. But everything else was muy bueno.

    $3.25 and 2 Tacos. Deceptive at best!
    Greg E.

    Sun 3/20 at noon I ordered 2 of the taco plates! Their menu SHOWS 2 tacos with "$3.25" next to it. I naturally expected 4 Tacos with "2 orders". Instead I got one box with 2 tacos! I said I wanted 2 orders. He opens the box and said "there's 2". I said again I paid almost $8. I wanted 2 orders. Apparently the tacos are $3.25 EACH even though the menu clearly shows 2 TACOS with $3.25 next to it!!! Then, he acts like I'M stupid! For one thing, I do high end tech support, and you're a cashier at a taco stand, and you're gonna act like I'm dumb?!? For another thing, they can't even make their menu accurate. AND 2 orders should come in 2 boxes!! Hello!! Put an "Each" on the menu. Don't treat your customer like they're stupid just because you have no clue how to make a menu correctly!! I absolutely won't be back!!!

    Carne Asada Regular Taco plate
    Levi B.

    Okay I stopped by here a few minutes ago and was pleasantly surprised. I ordered the carne asada taco plate it was good. The staff was friendly and the convenience of a drive through food truck was awesome! I'm usually not too impressed with most food trucks but folks this is a good one. Also there is a drive through liquor store in the same parking lot which is where I purchased the Dos Equis XX pictured. Last but not least everyone remember to post the GOOD reviews not just the angry Bad reviews. It's easy to forget to post sometimes when you had a good time.

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    Best street Tacos in Apache Junction! This food trailer is serving delicious Mexican food with a convenient drive thru. Serving tacos, burritos, quesadillas and more. Stop on in next time you you want a fairly priced meal.

    This is the hot sauce I got.  I lifted it out of the cup.  Kind of scary since it wasn't frozen.

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    It's better than expensive Filiberto's! At least the food is seasoned and has good flavor.

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    Showed up at 9:30 and was closed half the time there out of beans so have to replace my side and no bean burrito.

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    4 years ago

    Amazing Birria tacos and the Al pastor is absolutely worth the drive! Friendly service...highly recommended!!

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    Real carne asada plate with amazing rice and beans! Thank god some real Mexican food in this hick town

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    3 years ago

    Best birria in town. Fast, fresh, good price. Plenty filling. Food truck you can drive up to.

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    4 years ago

    Got the super burrito after a day of hiking and that burrito slapped so damn hard. Perfect amount of everything and every bite was amazing.

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    The Carne Asada wasn't my favorite, it was good, just not a ton of flavor.

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    Sol Azteca Mexican Kitchen

    Sol Azteca Mexican Kitchen

    4.5
    (777 reviews)
    4.4 mi
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    I was looking for a quick lunch spot on my way out of the valley to golf in Gold Canyon and saw…read morethis place on Yelp with the great reviews. Authentic Mexican food sounded perfect and I knew good things were in store when I arrived at 11:30am on a Friday and all of inside and outside tables were full. The inside is quaint but has quite a few tables. They also have tables out front in the shade (to call it patio seating may be a stretch, just simple tables and chairs on the exterior of the entrance). You order your food at the counter and I didn't study the menu ahead of time but the ladies taking my order were patient with me. I ordered a shredded beef taco and a cheese enchilada with rice and beans. Nothing fancy for my first time as it's hard to golf on a full stomach! I found the only open table and then hit up the salsa bar. They have 4 or 5 different salsas/hot sauces and a few other goodies. I got a small cup of each sauce and all of them were quite good. My food was colorful, flavorful and just the right away to give me some energy without being lethargic. I could go on about a few other nice things but it seems most of East Mesa already knows about this place given the high scores on Yelp from a lot of reviewers. Nothing to prevent me from giving a 5* review at this time. I look forward to trying some more dishes in the future.

    Great authentic Mexican food. Order at the counter kind of place. Friendly efficient service.read more

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    Chilaquiles Modern Kitchen

    4.0
    (143 reviews)
    3.0 mi
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    Takes reservations
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    Well, I was craving Menudo and we were in east Mesa, so I convinced my family to come for lunch at…read morethis location. Only to be reminded by my kid that menudo is only on the weekend. Sooo annoying. Staffs were friendly and the decor is nice like the west Mesa location. Well tried something new, ordered birria ramen, taquitos, and chilaquiles pastor. Menu was little confusing because I thought it was extra for eggs on the birria but I guess its included. Never tried birria ramen so I was little skeptical. Well well, too my surprise, ramen birria was pretty tasty. Ramen quaily was little better than I expected, nice and chewy. Broth was tasty but definitely was not spicy. Dish also came with I guess tacos with melted cheese? Ate one and it was tasty. Eggs cooked perfect to my order. Taquitos was tasty but nothing special. Chilaquiles was tasty but pastor was little bit on the blend side but still tasty. I really like this place, can't go wrong with their food. I'm just bummed it was not the weekend. Guess I'll have to try again on the weekend.

    6/2/26 Short day, Late lunch OTW home…read more Parking 4/5 Arrived ~ 12:30. Always busy shared parking lot. Short two lap hunt and bingo. Atmosphere 5/5 This is my third visit. The vibe is modern Latin Fusion, light and bright. Modern contemporary wall pattern designs Art and logos are notable throughout. Table to ceiling windows let in a tremendous amount of natural light. Some say music sets the mood; well it surprised me today. It was almost like the couple fighting over which radio station to listen to. When it's playing I enjoy the Rumba Rhythms and similar beats but today was all over the place. Service 3/5 I'm being a bit generous with the 3. We were greeted quickly by the hostess who seated us immediately upon entering. The Resturant was after the "lunch rush" and appeared to be at about half capacity. Dispute this our server stopped occasionally hardly breaking stride to get an order twice because he couldn't stop long enough to get the orders properly. Same for refills. Food 5/5 I really looked forward to this revisit. Last time we had table neighbors who both got this delicious concoction of Latin inspired bowl with Birria taco, meat and Roman noodles. That was top of mind for this visit and included 3 skillet fried jalapeños. The food was amazing. The Birria bowl was built around some papas fetas, Birria broth with the roman well cooked in the broth. The bowl was topped with three Birria and cheese tacos which I removed to a side plate to enjoy separately. The bowl in also accompanied by fresh diced Onions and Cilantro. The dish and the fried jalapeños were fantastic. I definitely would have this again. Get your Fusion confusion on my Friends- SYOY!

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    El Gordo Mexican Grill - mexican - Updated July 2026

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