Was in Mesa and always on the lookout for a good, authentic Mexican spot -- and hot dang, this was it! I ordered the albóndigas, and they were on point. Full of flavor with just the right amount of spice -- easily a 10-star dish for me. The place is clean, set up for counter ordering, and the guy taking orders was super friendly. Thanks again -- I'll definitely be back! read more

El Grullo Restaurant - Albóndigas - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Enjoyed the last drive through meal I got here, so brought a friend here for lunch. Woman at front counter obviously did not want to be there today. Barely looked up, barely took order. Not even attempting to be civil. Ordered rolled taco combo, and lime Jarrritos soda which turned out to be the best part of my meal. Rolled tacos were not so good. Dry stringy meat and rather greasy shell. Beans and rice mediocre at best. On the plate were precut radishes which were starting to turn brown. Did not enjoy this meal! Can not recommend. They were not busy at lunchtime and I see why. read more

Best caldo de birria in town! Everything I've tried here has been very good. Definitely worth a try. Great service!

Good service but it took a long time tho the food I got was a torta with ham lettuce and other things very yummy in taste the soda is mostly the best read more

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All ima say is nasty, the food looks like it's over cooked. Zero flavor. And the chicken feels and tastes fake. I'm not one to stop and leave a review but I had to with this read more

I have tried a few places with menudo and it's good but, this place has the BEST menudo I've had in my life. It reminds me of my grandmas menudo. It's so flavorful and the carne has sooooo much flavor and it's cooked to perfection. It's not rubbery or chewy, it's prefect in every way. I had never been to the restaurant in person but I had finally went a couple weeks ago and the people who run the restaurant are so kind. It makes sense as to why their food is so damn good. The ladies there you can tell KNOW HOW TO COOK AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD!! I won't be eating menudo from anywhere else in AZ as much as I will from this place. read more

We tried this place for taco Tuesday recently and I loved it. I will definitely need to add this restaurant to my taco night rotation. I got a few different taco meat varieties which included steak, pork, and shredded meats. All of them were awesome. I highly recommend trying this place! read more

El Grullo Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Todo súper rico! Come hace mamá en casa. Yo ordené el caldo de pollo y también pozole y vino con salsas, todos los toppings para el pozole, y tortillas! En serio me encantó y voy a ordenar otra vez muy pronto! read more

good food, good service, they always have the food fresh and horchata is super goodd i always get there quessabirrias and they ALWAYS come out good read more

The service is quick and food tastes like home. The pricing is definitely worth it! Service is very quick and humble. I enjoy their 3 taco combo. The meatball soup is spicy but is it definitely good. The place is loud and a tricky location. Once you figure it out it's a good time! read more

Fantastic torta Cubana! Best in the valley! Fast service for really fresh food. They make their pickled carrots on site! Lots of local clientele always a great reference. Authentic Mexican food read more

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Food is delicious and the prices are very reasonable. Drive thru is slow because food is fresh.

Been going here for years and have always considered it a 5-star eat, as my first review from years ago indicated. But the last time was a miss on my campechana. Instead of the large high quality hunks of fresh chewy but tender octopus and the tender fresh shrimp cooked to perfection that I have gotten here for the past 15 years, my campechana was made from inferior seafood mix like that I've seen precooked and on sale at Food City. I hope it was just some kitchen emergency and not their new way of making campechana. This meal only deserved one star, but since I've had 97/100 5-star meals at El Grullo's, they get 4 stars from me today. read more

I ordered three small tacos, tripa, asada and al pastor and albondiga soup. It's hard to find a place that does albondigas soup correctly and not all restaurants offer it on their menu. I did a delivery order and was surprised that it came with a lot of the sides that usually come with it that restaurants don't bother to add. Sides like chopped Cilantro and onion, pickled Jalapenos and carrots, sliced Radish and quartered lemon. And it even comes with a couple corn tortillas and Mexican rice. I was glad to not have paid extra for the rice as it already comes with the soup. The soup itself was pretty good. The broth was flavorful and the albondigas were good size. Feeling under the weather, this soup really hits the spot. For the price it's really filling. The tacos were good too. I got the small tacos and they were filled with meat. Although some of the meat tasted a little dry, adding salsa, and lemon to it masks the dryness. But it overall was good. read more

El Grullo Restaurant - Soup de albondigas - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

El Grullo has the best caldos in town!! I got the pozole and my friend got the caldo de rez both were excellent choices. Fun fact they sell 120 lbs of menudo a day!! Caldos are made fresh daily!! read more

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This will be the family's go to spot from now on. Their food is so good & so fresh. The prices are inexpensive & the employees are nice. We just went to sample a couple tacos & ended up going right back through the drive-thru to get more to take home. Everything was SO GOOD. We tried 7 different tacos & my son got a quesadilla kids meal. Treat yourself to a cheek taco. Yummm yummm yummm read more

El Grullo Restaurant - Shrimp taco,carne taco, cheek tacos Yummm yummm yummm - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Heard about this place from our furniture delivery driver from Sunshine Acres! Oh my some fabulous food! Service from the owners grand-daughter was amazing!! Food is out of this world! We had the Super breakfast burrito, we shared it because it was huge and full of goodness!! Come visit and get you authentic Mexican food!! read more

El Grullo Restaurant - Empty plate!! Lol - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Stopped by for a breakfast burrito very very good... fresh made and came with hot carrots, peppers and tomatillo. It was also huge. 12/10 Would go again. read more

Everything is so good! My favs are the carne asada fry's and the asada torta with fry's on the side the owner and staff are all amazing!

WE LOVE THIS PLACE!!!! We come here a lot for taco Tuesday, all there tacos are bomb.com! This morning I had the soup and I could cry lol! I've been wanting a good bowl of soup for a minute and I finally found it! Not sure why I never tired it before but you know everything happens for a reason! Now I have a belly full laying on my couch reminiscing! If you looked at this place and decent not to go for whatever reason ..... YOUR MISSING OUT!!! read more

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Best Arizona burritos and Machaca in Arizona and prolly the world. Love this place. Especially when they make the Az burritos with crispy potatoes and all their goodness. Always great, just sometimes even better. They cook how I would when I can't. Also the tortillas they use keep me tummy happy. A lot of places use some crap tortillas and I fight digestion all day. This place goes down happy every time. Seriously love the food and the gals are always very friendly. read more

Inexpensive real Mexican food eatery. We ordered: Chips and salsa-5 stars Chili Reno plate - 4 stars Ceviche tostadas - 5 stars Fish taco - 5 stars The chips and salsa were not complementary, but extremely tasty! It also wasn't overly hot. Everything else was great This place must have been awesome pre-Covid, The good old days before they closed the salsa bar. Regardless, the staff gave us plenty of salsa and even more when we asked for it. read more

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I love this place! Service is amazing, food is always delicious, never ever had a bad experience. The pozole is absolutely delicious!! My coworkers and I tried the albondigas and it was some of the best I've ever had. And you have to try their tostada ceviche. read more

Trying new places along main street and decided to try this spot. I like to compare similar items so I tried the carne asada burrito (classic). The meat and tortillas were fresh and delicious. The meat was well seasoned, as was the rice, beans and salsa. I'm looking forward to trying the different menu items from here. What I really appreciated was the to-go bags filled with the yummy sides for my burrito. read more

El Grullo Restaurant - Huuuge asada burrito with the yummy sides. - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

This is how you operate a restaurant. Always a good time with El Grullo! I first came for the Quesabirrias, then stayed for the Menudo! Always flavorful! I don't know what they do to their bread (which can be requested with the Menudo), but I feel as though I need 40 loaves of it. The only pain point I have, (which is of no fault to El Grullo in particular) is that they are rather "far" from me, and UberEats and Grubhub hike up the prices so insanely that I can no longer justify ordering from El Grullo using those meal delivery services. When I'm on that side of town, I'll be sure to pick up my favorites however. read more

Here's the deal. I'm a white boy originally from Chicago. I've lived in the East Valley 15 years. I grew up in a neighborhood that was predominantly Mexican. I've had good Mexican food in Chicago. In Mesa & Tempe, not so much. Filiberto's is nasty. Los Favoritos is so so. Tacos Chiwas is overrated imo. I finally asked a co-worker who is Mexican where he liked to eat that was a little more authentic. He recommended El Grullo. I tried a bunch of tacos on a Tuesday last summer and they were pretty good. This past weekend I got a chorizo, egg & bean breakfast burrito and it was really good. My wife had a steak and egg burrito and said hers was really good too. My only complaint was that we were the 5th car in the drive-thru and waited at least 40 minutes for our food! This was on a Sunday morning around 8:30am and it was packed. I didn't mind since I was able to have a nice conversation with my lovely wife. I just wasn't expecting such a long wait. It's in an older part of Mesa and some of the folks who live in the fancier neighborhoods might not be comfortable around there. Otherwise, I would go so far as to say this place is a hidden gem. read more

This is literally the best breakfast burrito I have ever had and I have tried many! I used to live in Yuma and this surpasses the ones I love there. The wait was more than I would have liked, but I can see why they were so busy! I recommend calling ahead. Looking forward to going back! read more

El Grullo Restaurant - Potato eggs and cheese added bacon - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Excellent place for a breakfast burrito in Mesa. I visited on a Sunday morning, and it was fairly busy, even though the street was under light rail construction and it wasn't easy to access. Many Hispanic families were eating in the restaurant as I walked in. There were quite a few orders of menudo going out as I waited for my order. I knew right then that I found a good place for Mexican food. The bacon burrito was large and filling, with a soft tortilla and tasty ingredients. I enjoyed a Mexican Coke and a soft and hot churro with my burrito, which were delicious additions. I will definitely be back! read more

The Food was very good but the wait just for one burrito at the drive through is insane. Although I have never been inside this place is one of my favorite places to get burritos because it's near my house and the salsa is good. Overall it's a good place to eat if you're not in a hurry. read more

I've been here before for the MENUDO which is absolutely AMAZING! I have been sick the past couple of days and know mendo is exactly what my body needs but most places only sale MENUDO on Saturday and Sunday. Not El Grullo! They sale their soups ALL DAY, EVERY DAY! If you are wanting some amazing soup, this is the place to go! Thank you for wonderful food read more

Hire faster staff or hire more staff period. People shouldn't wait for over 45 minutes for a simple lunch. Ridiculous wait times, see other reviews. If your establishment has long wait times you should communicate it & not cause people to be late for work or appointments. read more

Took 20 minutes in the drive thru to get 3 rolled tacos. The menu board is too small to see, so I'm not even sure they are on the menu. I asked for shredded beef, but the meat inside did not look or taste like beef. Pretty much a disaster. Only two bites was eaten and rest was tossed into the Mesa streets. read more

El Grullo Restaurant - 4 buck waste - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Good portions for the price. Food was great but greasy. The taco shells were a little disappointing as I thought they were going to be homemade hard shells like the pictures but they came out like tacobell premade hard shells. I will go back to try the fish! read more

Long wait for average breakfast burrito. Save yourself some money and time and go to Los Favoritos

I ordered a menudo and a horchata yesterday thru uber eats. The packaging was well secured. The Horchata was a extra large which I didnt expect. I expected a medium one for $4ish dollars. Very happy because It was delicious The menudo was very tasty and still hot. They did not skim on the menudo. It came with toasted buttery bread and a generous amount of the cilantro, white onions, oregano, lemons and limes. The dry red chilies added a good flavor. Very happy about selecting this restaurant. I will be ordering again from this place for sure. read more

Ordered through door dash and I was very happy with the over all price and quality of food! I got sopes and chicken mole which are some of my favorite meals that aren't typically found at Mexican restaurant. The mole came with corn tortillas which you have the option of picking flour or corn I just didn't pick. The mole tasted authentic and like the stuff I make at home! Rice and beans were decent I did order late so I think I got the end of the night left over kinda stuff but still delicious! The sope was mouth watering and delicious! Also pleased with the tacos we decided to get to try: trip, cabeza, lengua, and al pastor. All delicious except they were all in one foil so it was hard to tell a few of them apart but they were flavorful and delicious! Definitely going to be a new #1 spot for me read more

Everything me and my family have gone here the food has been amazing, they treat customers like family and their environment is very comfortable. read more

We were in Mesa at the Mesa Performing Arts center and decided we deserved a nice breakfast burrito. We decided to be adventurous and set down the street and found El Grullo Restaurant. When we parked, the lot was busy which is always a great sign. We entered and walked toward the counter and noticed there was a great deal of choices. Which is also a good thing. We decided to order two egg, potato, and cheese breakfast burritos. There was a bar set up for salsa and other fixings. Everything looked fresh and delicious. Now, if you read my other posts, you will know that I am an avid breakfast burrito eater. That being said, our burritos were delicious. They were hot and the tortilla was amazing. They are large too. I cut mine in half and shared with my daughter. She thought it was good too and she's a picky eater. Hands down, this place was fantastic. I am glad that we ventured in. read more

El Grullo Restaurant - Egg, potato, and cheese burrito - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Had a chimichanga here they are deep fried a bit disappointed it was soggy everything else has been delicious!

Incredible breakfast burritos! -- I recommend calling your order in ahead if you want to avoid the 20 min wait (it'll be the same whether you're in line at drive through or dining inside) read more