The location is right next to GCU by Lam's market. I ordered the soft shell tacos (fish and the pork) and I wasn't a huge fan. The battered fish tasted a little bit burned, and the pork was alright - nothing special. I've had way better tacos elsewhere. Also the photos on the menu had toppings on it, but the restaurant just has it plain (although there's a place where you can get the toppings yourself). I wish I would have known though so I could have ordered something else. Also when you check in to the place, it says you can have a coupon for a free bean and cheese burrito when you purchase a drink but the guy didn't order it since he hasn't heard of Yelp before.. Maybe they should let their employees know of the promos they have. read more

My favorite tacos in the Phoenix area. I miss when they had one in the Mesa area. I love the sirloin tacos

Came back today to try this place out again. Was craving some chips and tortillas so I came down. Unfortunately, it will probably be my last time :-(. I appreciate the follow up comment by the manager, but this place just isn't for me. I ordered a chicken adobada taco and a regular grilled chicken taco. That, a small drink and 3 corn tortillas was almost $12 bucks! That is one reason I won't be coming back. Its way way way too expensive for what you get. The chicken was decent. The adobada was pretty flavorful and the grilled chicken was alright. Skimp though. $3.39 for ONE taco. The flour tortillas were good. Not as good as last time but still homemade and good. My side order of corn tortillas were just ok. Free chips and fixings were decent. The place was pretty much empty yet it still took a good 10 minutes for my food to come out. Meh....not the worst meal ever but far from great and nothing from this visit improved upon my first time there. I highly doubt I will be back. read more

El Taco Tote - Grilled Chicken Taco. $3.39! A bit skimp! - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Not Good Disappointing This was my first visit to El Taco Tote. In my opinion the food just isn't very good. On this visit I ordered the green chili chicken enchiladas, rice, and beans and my lunch companion ordered the chicken tacos, we were both very disappointed with our entrees. My lunch companion told me that the chicken tacos were flavorless. To be perfectly honest, the tacos looked flavorless. The Chicken taco consisted of chunks of chicken in a warm tortilla and the tortilla didn't look very appealing. The Green chile chicken enchiladas did not have a lot of flavor, were slightly overcooked, and just had a strange unappetizing taste, as did the rice and beans. El Taco Tote offeres a salsa bars with various options, cilantro, salsas, everything and anything you would want on a taco. However, once again the salas did not have a good taste. The food just wasn't very good. read more

El Taco Tote - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Suvieron los precios mucho y tedan lo mitad de carne en lalas familiares parpara 4 asia casi 2 años no venia y la verda no bolvere

Portions are very generous. I do wish the carne asada had a little more char on it than mine had. The nachos I order were enormous! They were also very tasty and so we're all the trimmings and salsa they had at their toppings bar. read more

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If your looking for a Mexican food chain restaurant, El Taco Tote is the place to be. Definitely check out the salsa bar. Try the salsa Tatemada if you want something spicy. We got the plate for 2 with corn tortillas, beans and rice. Order yourself a baked potato and your choice of drink. Omg those cebollitas are amazing read more

El Taco Tote - Salsa Bar, cebollitas, limones, pepinos and salsas - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Quick and simple 3 starts for the steak tacos, hand made tortillas are bomb as hell. I subtracted two stars 1- kid taking my order was rude as hell and 2- Beans and the rice were cold, refrigerator cold. Been craving Taco Tote for years, literally for years and the tacos didn't disappoint. read more

I love how fast past the place is yet the meet is not grilled until ordered (from what I saw). They have a very awesome implemented system of work that allows ven to work fast and efficient. They have a Large Chip dispenser and you can have all the chips your heart desires BUT they are a bit stale because they are exposed to the air. I love that they have a condiment and salsa bar so you can serve yourself all the salsa and taco condiments you need! The green salsa isn't that good, their guacamole salsa is pretty good, and the grilled chilis (although cold) taste really good. The meat was nice and juicy which I appreciate. Needs a little More flavor but definitely grilled fresh to order which I love! The tortillas were good too. They are warmed on the grill as you order. read more

El Taco Tote - Selfie after eating! - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Homemade tortillas are their specialty and their fajitas taco is very good but plain. Next time just get fajitas quesadillas. I tried the cheese quesadilla and it was excellent. The sirloin steak taco didn't have much flavor and I tried the barbacoa and its okay. I'm sure it would be great for someone who likes that flavor. It's just not my favorite. read more

No apples in the empanadas, just a gel like substance. Very disappointed to pay $3.99 for hollow empanadas. read more

El Taco Tote - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Picture your average ----berto's but with a beer and a salsa bar. No scratch that, at least those places put some effort into your food. Got the biggest burrito they had "huge burrito? Buritto Tote? Something like that. Just barely warm. Adobado had decent flavoring but was masked by ample lettuce and cold, shredded cheddar. Recommended red salsa tasted like paprika and liquid smoke. They have some groovy options here, no doubt. Their tortillas are obviously above average, but what goes inside of them is disappointing. If you have the patience to find out what does and doesn't work in lieu of a dozen options nearby, get at me and I'll reconsider. read more

It's funny - I wrote a review about another location of this restaurant and wasn't too impressed, but now I come a couple times a week. I usually get the lunch special of two tacos, beans, and rice. It comes with a drink and is a good price. They have the bar with various sauces and fixin's. I like the green and the brown salsas the most. I have had the chicken enchiladas, the potato, and the nachos (not the small nachos, the pachos). All are good. The tacos and enchiladas come plain and you dress them up yourself on the bar. Pick up the free chips at the counter. This is one of my two most regular lunch time establishments. If you go at lunch around 12:30 it has been known to be packed. I try to get there at 12 and there are a few people in line, but not as bad. read more

Such good food. Fast service. Plenty of comfortable seating. Definitely recommend to all who love authentic Mexican food.

Great service, hand made tortillas, and very clean. The agua frescas here are amazing! Very reasonable prices and they even have family packs for large groups. They have ample seating and cool AC. I've been here about 5 different times and find myself constantly coming back. I would suggest this place to anyone I know. Their salsa bar has an amazing array of salsas and that's that I am VERY picky about salsas. Thanks for giving me a go to option that never disappoints. read more

Bad service here!!! 20 minutes waiting for our food, and they didn't bring us napkins, forks, spoons, straws, and lemons!!! We had to get those things that they didn't bring us!! The food wasn't good at all. I don't recommend here to eat. read more

Food was fresh and I loved the salsa bar but one thing is clear here. Poor customer service....I walked in and was starred at by the employees as they called out some lady. The lady comes out some corner while counting money (manger lady?) and says in a not so pleasant voice "go to other register". Okay, so I go to other register as I wait for her to finish counting money. Keep in mind I've been waiting to have my order placed for about 6 minutes and I was the only customer in line to place an order. So she turns and gets upset at someone while taking my order and never once smiles or seem cherry throughout my experience here. So, I get my order and sit down to enjoy my Mexican food and I notice that every employee here seems quiet and down. I've been to several Mexican restaurants and they seem very happy and welcoming. Then I here the same lady who took my order scold her the employees in front of all the customers! My goodness lady does someone need a career change? Overall food was good but I think next time I'll hit a friendlier environment. read more

El Taco Tote - Deals&$ - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I feel completely ripped off right now!!! I paid $9 for 2 tacos( which is my dumb ass fault) that were not worth $2 no wonder the place was empty.... neva again!!! read more

El Taco Tote - There version of a fish taco no cabbage no salsa no cheese...no return! - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

First and last time ,won't be coming back ever again ,super rude poor service,food not good ,very dissatisfied with this place ,the woman that takes the food to your table doesn't even ask for help she just pushes everything off the table with tray and boom you have to manage so things don't fall Zero stars read more

I was so impressed with this place. My husband finally took me after years of him going on his own. I had pretty high expectations since he'd talked it up so highly. It's a huge restaurant, and for good reason, the place was packed! We walked up to the line in front of the counter, they had a large selection of meats to choose from and you also select corn or flour tortillas. My husband ordered sirloin, shrimp, and chicken. I ordered shrimp, sirloin, and fish. We also ordered our free yelp check-in item which was a bean and cheese taco and and drink. They give you your number once you pay, and then seat yourself. Once in the main dining area you are able to fill our soft drinks and they also provide little containers for you to scoop chips into. From there they have a pretty awesome salsa bar. All of the salsas have some zip to them. On the bar they also have items like lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, pico, red onions, marinated onions, limes, and cilantro. The food took a little while so it was good that they had the chips and salsa while you wait. Finally we got our food and the tacos all had a good amount of meat to them. The fish was good, but a tad bit dry, it needed a creamy element to it. The sirloin and chicken were good and had nice flavor. The shrimp scared us at first because there was a bunch of mystery sauce that the shrimp had all over it. But overall I think the shrimp and sirloin were my favorite. I'd probably just get those two next time. 100% recommend and wish there was a location closer to us! read more

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Disappointed they removed the 3 Tacos Mixtos from the menu. I hope they bring it back soon!

This place has so much potential but their food was not the best. Their horchata was to sweet didn't even taste like horchata. But they are very understaffed as well which makes the food bad. I don't think I'll go back :( read more

El Taco Tote 35th Ave & Camelback Cost: $3.5 Service: 1 of 5, I couldn't understand the order person, took me 4 minutes to order a beer while one of the staff just looked at me. Actually gave us the wrong tacos. Presentation: 4 of 5, can put on your own toppings, and some of the tacos are big, and some are small, we couldn't tell the difference in how to order the big ones since we got the wrong ones on 2 of 3 orders. Taste: 5 of 5, great taste and fresh. If the service wasn't bad I'd go back. read more

El Taco Tote - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Adela the manager is so rude when taking orders , this place has awful customer service , they don't care about their customers. I was really shock when I realized she's a manager . We just ask a simple question and she literally rolled her eyes. read more

To hard to rate this one. I need to break it down: - flavor of the meat (sirloin) : 5 stars, excellent - quality of meat : 3 ,stars very fatty - chips : 2 - salsas : 3 - tortillas : 5 homemade! Over all the experience is nothing short of well, chaos. The service was polite and helpful but it had a generally feeling of disorder. The family style ordering is unique for a casual Mexican food restaurant. It's definitely different. The portion size is good and it is definitely popular. They get a lot of people through quickly but it feels like it. It's a little crazy in here. read more

So I didn't realize El Taco Tote was a chain. I had been passing by the place forever and figured it was a Mexican fast food joint. (As if we need another in Phoenix.) But after having lunch there, I can say IMPRESSIVE. Not bad at all, folks. On this particular day my tummy called for immediate attention, so I sprung into action and scouted out the choices on the W. 35th and Camelback intersection. Can't tell a lie. ETT is the best looking spot in the area. I originally asked for my grub to go. A baked potato, a couple of veggie empanadas, and a portion of cheesecake. Being a newbie - and a moron - I also requested for a small side of guacamole which the cashier promptly rang up at $2. She handed over a ticket-number stand with my change. I sat at a table while the kitchen prepared food and got comfy. Hmmm, nice ambiance so I changed my mind to dine-in with the afternoon crowd. Wait, wha-? What? What's that in the middle of the restaurant? Is that a SALSA BAR ?? Oooh. Magical words. There were more than a dozen bins of fixin's at the bar. When I saw the $2 side of guac was the same mini serving cup from the bar I felt a little jooked. So word to the wise. Don't be a moron. Don't ask the cashier for sides, help yourself to refills of ample fixin's at the bar. It's okay. I made up my loss by tasting everything there: pickled onions, chiles, veggies, etc, and each of the salsas. At the time, I saw no labels but the website gives the names of sauces: guacamole, cambray, pico de gallo, roja, verde, tatemada, chipotle. (The website also mentions a veggie mushroom taco, but I don't remember seeing that on the menu. I'll look again the next time I go.) Anyway, the food: - Baked potato was perfect. Medium size topped with butter and wrapped in foil. - Pumpkin empanada was okay. Not too sweet but I would have preferred it warm. It worked better as part of the meal instead of as a dessert. - Pineapple empanada was yucky. Overly sweet. Not real fruit. - Cheesecake was okay. I think it was made with condensed milk, or with the same type of one of the milks used in tres leches cake. - Salsa bar was fresh. Veggies were very spicy; especially the chiles. Pico de gallo was spicy too. One of the salsas I didn't like because it tasted like a hint of coffee. ETT opens early and closes late night so if you're on the west side needing a quick bite to eat, def check out this spot. Worth it! read more

So I really enjoyed the food but the employees were beyond rude and impatient. The restaurant still had an Hour till close and their food runner just kept eyeballing us and when he dropped our food off and we thanked him we didn't even receive a youre welcome he just walked away. Don't eat in just take out :) read more

Never have had issues here, food is made to order so it is always coming out hot & fresh. Love their combo deals, they are very affordable.

Service was fast and friendly. Food tasted great, and I was glad to see that there were so many possible toppings for your food. I thought the flavors were excellent and the opportunity to "build" your own food ensures that everyone can have it how they like it. Went around 12pm on a Wednesday, it was decently busy and people were still rolling in. Only suggestion is to wipe off the tables a little more often. Will come again! read more

Honestly kinda over priced for the meat you get on the price Kinda skimpy on the meat n not that flavorful for the price read more

Not the place to go for a cheap taco. I ordered the Guisada plate. Rice was soft, light and fluffy, the beans were warm, the meat was flavorful, however, the meat was actually cold. read more

Not only does the food taste bad, the prices are so high for the area. I thought the burrito prices included sides and a drink but the prices are a la cart. The meat tasted old, lots of rice and lettuce in the fajita burrito - cheap fillers. The salsa I had was watered down and flavorless, hot but flavorless. read more

This is my new fave authentic Mexican restaurant. The Asada and adobado are fab and the salsa bar! Already hit it up twice and will come every time I am in the area! Don't pass this place up! read more

Salsa bar is great. Our one bad experience was enough to keep us from going back, mainly because the quality and value of the food isn't as great as it used to be. We've been long time customers to see the difference. We ordered carne asada by the pound, and it was more like half of a pound. I barely had enough to make two tacos (3 people shared, 2 adults, 1 kid) and that's one spoon serving of meat. You are better off to buy the 6 tacos for $15 deal. You'll get more than spending $30. The last couple of times, we had more meat than tortillas, this time we had 4 tortillas leftover and made rice burritos with it. The beans were watery, more juice than beans, the rice is good but had more salt than I like. Tortillas are bomb. read more

I been passing this place so many times and I finally got the chance stop by. And let me tell you this place is delicious. My sister of mine had been telling me about this place. We live about 10 min away. I stop and visiting my sister and ask lets do lunch El Taco Tote. It is the first thing I saw on the menu, cause I'm a sucker for street tacos so I had the Tripitas . It is the first thing I saw on the menu. And my wife and sister had the Carne Asada Taco plates. These Tortillas are made fresh, great high quality grilled meats and overall very high quality food. Yes, salsa bar is great. I love that they have cilantro and onions separate. They even have cucumber slices and your different kinds of salsa. This could be my new hole in the wall. Will be back to try some other menu items.... can't wait come back read more

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Good food, plenty of it! A bit pricey for what it is...tacos! No table service, order at the counter. Nice condiment bar, all the chips you may want. read more

It wasn't that great and way over priced for what you get and way way to packed,a Filiberto's is better than the food here....would not recommend place is dirty and the salsa was bland read more

I'm a native of El Paso, TX, so my love of this place is by no means new. I can remember when the only place I could get their food was in Juarez, Mexico, which is literally a hop, skip and jump away from El Paso. My friends and I usually made a day of it; a little shopping, a "little" drinking, and a lot of tacos. This was probably like 18 years ago. Imagine my excitement when they opened their first restaurant in El Paso. It was right next to the university I went to (UTEP), so as a "starving" student, I used to fill up on their cucumbers and guacamole salsa at their condiment bar. My husband I moved to Phoenix back in 2000. Needless to say, I really missed the food from El Taco Tote. Holy crap! I was ecstatic when they opened a restaurant in Tuscon. I'm famous for saying that I'll go anywhere for food, this was certainly no exception. A little two hour trek for DELICIOUS tacos was well worth the drive. OK, so obviously, I just about shit my pants when they opened one in Phoenix on Camelback and 35th Ave. I went on their grand opening week and relished in their amazing, hot off the grill, beef fajita tacos. They have something called the "Taco Tote Pack". It comes with two tacos of your choice and a gigantic baked potato. I agree, that's a little weird, but that does not take away from it deliciousness. You are seriously getting incredibly fresh ingredients, as you can even see the ladies making fresh tortillas as you wait for your food. Where this place gets even better is at their taco-topping wonderland. You have every conceivable salsa and topping that allows you to have your tacos "your way". I agree with the last review by John V. that the place a bit chaotic, but I think that's part of it's charm. So if you're in the mood for an unpretentious place, with fantastic tacos, El Taco Tote will definitely hit the spot. read more

So, one day my co-worker asks me if I want the other half of her breakfast burrito. Being the nice co-worker I am, I say yes. I ate the half of burrito around 10am. I was not hungry until nearly dinner time. Not only was the burrito very filling but it was delicious. Even without salsa, the burrito was seasoned very well and you can tell it was homemade versus being typical fast food. Ever since then, when I have $4 I head over for a breakfast burrito to eat for breakfast and lunch. I had their chicken enchiladas as a platter for lunch and the green salsa was so yummy. For $8 I got 3 homemade enchiladas, nachos, re-fried beans, and rice. El Taco Tote is a great place for a lunch or dinner date. It's not formal like Friday's or Carraba's but if you don't have a bunch of money but want great Mexican food, this is the place to be. read more

El Taco Tote - Panchos - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

You can smell of the sizzling fajitas from outside of the restaurant. I have stopped by around 12PM expecting a very long line, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. I had ordered 1 pound of top sirloin and 1 pound of beef fajitas. I figured that might not be enough to feed 4, so added a super quesadillas. The fajitas were juicy, savory, and accompanied with handmade tortillas. They have a pretty impressive salsa bar. A huge selection of flavorful salsa's range of spice levels, fresh guacamole, large jalapenos, and salted fishes. The chips were very good, freshly made and warm. I had waited at least 25 minutes before getting my order. I definitly will call ahead next time. read more