Went here with a really good friend to eat and catch up on our lives. This is a new location, but have never been here to try their food...always wanted to. It is definitely an "American style" Mexican place...so don't read too much into this place. Anyway, my friend and I liked the food we ordered and this could be our "hey, let's catch up" place. It's hot at this time in AZ (July) and usually we would sit inside with the a/c, but it was really cold and we opted to go out to the patio area under the shades and misters. It's funny how it reminded us being on the jungle ride at Disneyland, lol! My friend ordered the spinach enchilada (had a bite and it was really tasty, especially with the spinach cream sauce). I ordered the seafood enchilada and that was good too. The next time I order that, I will ask them to put the pineapple "cream cheese" sauce on the side because it was a little too much, but tasty otherwise. I took home half of it because it was filling, so it was 1st dibs whoever wanted the leftovers when I got home (hubby won!). We both totally loved the chips and the warm bean dip, what a plus to serve with alongside their salsa. I want to go back for the breakfasts the next time. Thanks, Gecko! read more

Gecko grill has a unique and sweet taste on to their meals. Mango Sweet Shrimp Quesadilla is what I had...... MANGO.....Who thought of that? Put mango in a Quesadilla or anything else!! Very Very tasty. My experience here was great, our waitress Alexis did a wonderful job. Made sure our cups were always full and brought us chips and salsa prior to our main course arriving to our table. Very clean place and environment. All the workers are all friendly and acknowledges you once you walk in. I highly recommend one of their chimichangas or burritos. Definitely will be seeing me here. read more

This was the first restaurant we ate at seven years ago when looking at houses in Arizona. We've been back several times and have never been disappointed. First of all, they have a shrimp quesadilla with mango. And tacos with mango. How many times do you find that? Both are yummy. All meals start out with a good pile of chips and three dipping sauces: mild red salsa, sweet green salsa, and bean dip. Today my friend and I ordered the same thing, a chili relleno stuffed with crab meat. But what made it so delicious was the creamy sauce on top. We knew we couldn't lick the plates, so attempted to scoop up leftover drops with broken pieces of chips. Pretty sad. We should have just run our fingers over the plate to get the rest of the sauce. This was ordered a la carte, although you can order the meal, which comes with tasty rice and beans. But we're both tamale lovers, so split a side order of two sweet corn tamales with green sauce. Note: The restaurant charges extra for the sauce, which seems odd since who eats a tamale without any sauce? But the tamales were soft with a nice corn taste. The mild green sauce added an extra depth of flavor. The restaurant lost a few points due to service. We interacted with young two servers, one of whom couldn't answer our questions, and the other spoke zippity fast and then gave us about 34 seconds to make up our minds on our order. Decor is average. In milder weather, there is a very nice covered patio. read more

Shrimp tacos are the best! The salsas and bean dip that come out with the chips before your meal is delicious too. Hands down my favorite sit down Mexican restaurant. I came here with my family today and the service was excellent too. read more

New Location---- so glad it has finally opened and is now closer to us again! Starting with chips that are not greasy or over-filling, crisp and thin, served with their Gecko bean dip, green and red salsa on the side! Try and eat just one...We adore the chicken enchilada - never had them so delishly simple and tasty; I don't know how they prepare their chicken but it is consistently moist, tender, flavorful. The green sauce served over is just yummy and the cherry on top! Such amazing value... The service has always been great, and tonight was not any different. Attentive, eye contact, sense of service and sense of humor. So appreciated on a Sunday evening with my family. Looking forward to the liquor license coming next month! Cheers and congrats! p.s.- this is what food from scratch tastes like when someone cares! read more

This was a great choice for me tonight! I had been to the Moreno's on Arizona Ave. and thought it was good so I checked out their website and found this place. When I got there the place was very busy. I was eating alone so it didn't take all that long to get seated. I had a nice convo with a guy was there with his significant other. That passed the time very well. I looked at the menu and asked my very friendly server his opinion. After consultations were finished I settled on the Arroz Con Pollo. It was so good! My only complaint was there wasn't enough of it. The only legitimate problem I had was I couldn't access the Wi-Fi. My guess is there had been too many users before me and it needed resetting. I'm definitely going back!! read more

Salmon tacos were delicious. Chips/salsa/beans excellent. Very friendly staff. Will be back to try more!

Great service, good prices, our favorite place to go before movies at Fat Cats! We had the fajitas, margarita, and menudo!

My wife and I came here for a late breakfast. They let us choose between either the breakfast menu or the regular menu. Even though it was breakfast, they started us off with chips and salsa. They all tasted fresh and home made. The chips were just right and, although not spicy, the two slasas were also good. They brought a red salsa and a sweet green salsa. We starte with horchata to drink. My wife ordered a breakfast burrito with chorizo, which was bigger than she expected. She said it was really good. I got the machaca plate (shredded beef with peppers and eggs mixed in.) It came with a side of hash browns and a side of refried beans and fresh tortillas. It was all very good. There was a minor issue with one of the tortillas, but they handled it well and the owner/manager came to our table and apologized and gave us a discount, which was unnecessary, but very appreciated. We both appreciated how clean and new everything felt and the service was excellent. We will definitely be back here. I am looking forward to trying the lunch or dinner menu next time. read more

Always a great time at Gecko. Shrimp tacos are my fave, but still haven't come across anything I didn't like. read more

Gecko Grill - Bean dip's the best! - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

The food was MUCH better than I expected!! I reviewed the menu online and decided to try the Seafood Grande, which is a fundido-style dish. It contained charbroiled fish, sautéed shrimp and crab, all in a crispy flour tortilla (natch!!) and covered with a delectable cream sauce AND cheese (I'm guessing it was Pepper Jack, but I'm not complaining)!! Ever heard of the phrase, "you had me at hello"? Well, this delish dish had me at first bite!! Their bean dip is far and away better than another place (which I won't mention, better safe than sorry!!), the flan was fantastic, and yes they have actual sodas imported from Mexico!! I am so glad they are just a stone's throw away from where I live...the price was worth each and every bite!! Give Gecko Grill a try!! My only complaint is that they didn't have any t-shirts for sale, but I'll be back, that's for sure!! The WB read more

I love Gecko Grill, my family and I don't go out to eat much, but when we do Gecko Grill is one of the top choices. I've tried lots of things on the menu over the years and am convinced that anything I order would be good. I recommend the Chicken Mango Quesadilla! read more

Very nice and friendly staff. Food is excellent and authentic, their street tacos are exactly like the ones I've had anywhere in Mexico. Their red menudo is always a cooking and it's always great! The large bowl is muy mas, stick with the regular bowl, it's plenty. Excellent menu, bottled cervesas, and a couple of great margaritas. Good times and friendly atmosphere. Family will be regulars at this place! read more

Thoroughly unimpressed. Very weak salsa selection. The red salsa reminded me of Taco Bell. The strawberry margarita was AWFUL!!! Definitely won't be back. Want some good Mexican food? Come up to Pinetop and go to Los Corrales. read more

Was super disappointed that several of the kitchen staff wasn't wearing masks while preparing our food. What?! Crazy! The entire front doors of the place say you cannot enter without a mask! The wait staff wore masks. When I brought it to my waiter, John's attention, he went to check into it. Really! Worldwide pandemic and the chef's preparing the food-no masks! One guy had a mask under his chin, but mouth and nose exposed. And the Manager never even came to the table. Not good putting the owner at risk of being shut down by the health dept. read more

What can I say? I'm addicted to this place! Heat food and great servers! I love the shedded beef taco patron and the corn. It's hard for me to order anything other than these. Their chips and green sauce and bean dip are addictive too. Cant get enough of their food! read more

Love the food but this restaurant never gets our order right. Never. And not once have they ever offered to comp anything in all the times that they've messed up our order. We are weekly diners there because we love the food but they need some better management. read more

The food was amazing, good size portions, staff was friendly and the place was bright and clean .

The outdoor seating area is beautiful, although, you have to watch out for the birds. The seafood tacos were quite good; although, not my favorite in the area. The margaritas are large and a great bargain. Service was friendly and timely. read more

let me put it this way - i dislike guacamole and refried beans - i love their food. the is lotes of other stuff to eat there and i never leave hungry. the chicken questadilla is really good. read more

Love this place all the food and especially the green salsa and chips are amazing! We get them at least once a month! The gecko burro enchilada style is the best burrito there can never go wrong with that with carne asada read more

My son C was disappointed with last nights visit to Chipotle, I told him we could try another place tonight. I Yelped Mexican and found Gecko Grill. I was suprised by how large the place was. Dining on both sides of the door as you walk in plus a good sized patio. The hostess sat us at a 4 top & we almost immediately asked her if we could move to a duece next to the stone wall. She oblidged. It took awhile for our server Francisco to show up so after he took our drink order & started to leave I told him we were ready to order. I wasn't sure when we would see him again. A busser eventually brought us the chips, salsa duo & bean dip. Both salsas were very good as was the bean dip. C wasn't overly impressed with the burrito he had last night so we tried again. C ordered the Carne Burrito, $5.99, with Carne Asada, cheese instead of beans, salsa fresca on the side. He loved it. It was just what he was looking for. The steak is grilled & chopped really small. Not overly seasoned so don't expect much spice. C loved it though. I ordered the Tejano Burro with adobada pork. $7.19. It was fine, nothing special. Of all the ingredients inside the burro; pork, anaheim green chile, cheese, beans, guacamole and salsa fresca, the guacamole had the strongest flavor. Francisco was m.i.a. most of the meal but eventually he brought our bill. M.i.a.again, it took another 5 min or so for him to run the c.c. and bring it back to our table. Really good chips & salsa, good food, slow server. 3 Stars. read more

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Our new favorite breakfast and lunch spot. We had almost given up on finding a great authentic Mexican restaurant and we finally found one in our own neighborhood. Breakfast are excellent! We get the chorizo plate( best Chorizo we've ever had), Menudo, and the breakfast quesadilla. All are fresh, homemade and delicious! Staff is always friendly and attentive. read more

Gecko Grill - Chorizo plate - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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We had them cater a family lunch. All of the meat was extremely salty. The Carne asada tasted like it had been refrigerated and then reheated. Honestly, the worst Carne asada I've ever had. The shredded beef was juicy and pretty good, besides being so salty. The pork was super salty, but had no flavor otherwise, and was overcooked. Prices are great, service was great, but food is bad to mediocre. read more

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Second time back was much better. Food was brought quicker, as it wasn't as busy a time. I think maybe I just caught them on a bad night.

Casual, comfortable atmosphere. We always have great service and amazing food. The salsas and bean dip they bring it with the chips are the best! read more

Great breakfast....pleasant servers, fast seating!!! Every other place has a 30 minute wait for Sunday breakfast here but you can get seated right away and the breakfast is just as good. read more

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We're craving some Mexican Food. Cantina Laredo was a lil far from where we were, so we opted for Gecko Grille. We ordered Nachos Supreme Asada. We love that the chips were thin and flavourful, and crunchy. However, the meat were overcooked, rubbery, and salty. For the price, it was not worth it. The place was a mess when we arrived. There were wet seats, tables were dirty, and music was a lil loud to carry a normal conversation. Our server was pleasant, a lil slow, but pleasant. Overall, It's just ok for us. read more

Pretty good Mexican food place, esp. by Gilbert standards.

Came here a few weeks ago. GREAT food, loved the patio with the fountain! Will 100% return

My parents are visiting from out of town and they were craving Mexican food as was I. So my dad called ahead and was placed on hold for over 15 minutes. For a Monday evening that's insane. He ended up driving over to the restaurant and was told there was an hour wait for anyone wishing to dine in. Half of the restaurant was shut down inside due to lack of employees, (thanks to the federal government for contributing to this issue)! So we did take out and once the food was received it was not a pretty sight. My mom is diabetic and can't eat rice and ordered a chimichanga with no rice, there was rice in the chimichanga. My dad ordered nachos and there were hardly any toppings on the nachos, they looked gross and the chips were all soggy. I ordered a quesadilla which was $10 and it wasn't very large and there weren't any types of sides included with it (sour cream, guacamole, salsa etc.). I'm extremely disappointed for how pricey the meal was as well as how gross it was. I ate inside The Gecko Grill last year, June of 2020, and the meal was terrific then. This place has clearly gone downhill. Gecko Grill is not worth the money and the time waiting to sit down and eat nor is the take out any better, clearly. I do hope changes are made to improve the food and the service here, mostly the food. I won't ever be returning. Do yourself a favor and eat elsewhere. There are plenty of other Mexican restaurants that are far superior to this place. We all deserve better than the the less than sub par food at this establishment. Do better Gecko Grill! read more

Very clean , good + service, very good menu. So far all the food has been very good to excellent. Two salsas , one is a sweet mango the other is a classic mild red. I wish they had a real hot sauce to offer . Carna Asada is one of the better ones around. We will be back read more

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Wish we weren't hungry enough to take that side table by the front, but unfortunately, we did! I repeat, do not make our mistake and sit at the little table by the front!! Other than that, the food was delicious. My husband got mini chimichangas with guacamole and loved them. I got the taco salad with fajita steak. The fajita steak was seriously so juicy and delicious! Probably the best steak and Mexican salad that I've had in a very long time. I would definitely recommend checking this place out if you haven't and try to sit on the patio since it's cooled down here! The patio's ambiance looked amazing - sigh. read more

The food is great, I'm so sorry to say that I will never go there again. Hit up Morenos, Tia Rosas, and even the original Rosas, if you like this, food is very similar. I have been a patron since they opened but since COVID they, like everyone else have taken the customer for granted. I will pay their high prices, I get it, I will endure being asked for a tip when I do pickup (100% since 2020) but I draw the line when I can't get enough hot sauce for my meal. I ask for it and they make me feel like a heel. Yeah hell I know they sell it, they always have, and when I had parties I would buy it. But when I pay over $40 for a meal that used to be $20 I don't think I should have to pay for what I want to use for the meal, I will go somewhere else. RISE UP takeout crowd and rebel don't take this, push back on the management that are taking for granted the fact that you are not taking up a table, water, plates, server time, AC and sometimes even still tipping, but are still paying full price, yet denied .25 worth of hot sauce. read more

I gave their old location a 1 star due to customer service. The new location is like night and day compared to the old. Much better layout and customer service was great. The food is fantastic! My favorite is the crispy beef and chicken tacos, Ariba used to be our favorite now it's the new Gecko Grill!!! We usually call our order in so as to avoid the wait many others have complained about. read more

Food was yummy, service was excellent. I got the "camarones al mojo ajo" it was very buttery, but I liked it. My hubs got "southwestern shrimp burrito" it was super creamy and heavy, but also very good. Our server was amazing! He was attentive, polite, but also gave us our space. I look forwArd to going back. Their mango shrimp quesadilla is legendary. It's my favorite things on the menu so far. read more

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I come here once in a while with my in laws, as they love it and get the same burrito each time. If you are a creature of habit and order the same thing every time because you liked it the first time you got it, this place will work with you if you get lucky with what you order. But I like to order something different every time and get disappointed a lot. I ordered a salad the last time I went and it was made with the cheap iceberg lettuce and wasn't very fresh. I have ordered the lettuce wrap taco before and that had been my favorite dish yet. My husband ordered the spinach enchiladas with the spinach cheese sauce and could hardly finish one enchilada because the sauce was too overpowering. My mother in law got the same thing but with the green sauce and loved it. They do have nice bean dip and green salsa with the free appetizer chips though, so I can usually try to fill up on those. read more

Gecko Grill - Outside view - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

We really enjoyed dinner here the other night. I got the Pollo Fundido which is a fried chimi stuffed with chicken and covered in cream cheese and cheedar. Seriously....how could that not be good? My only complaint is the salsa is a little thin. I like a chunkier salsa, but that is hardly anything that would stop me from going back. We had no waiting and a quiet dining experience. Two thumbs up! read more

First time at this restaurant. It is pretty good Mexican food, although I am more of a fan of New Mexican. The bean dip is a little spicy, but good. The chips are plenty and the salsa right on the money for heat and taste. We both had the same dish, Pollo Fundido, which was quite tasty and favorable. They were a little busy and had to wait for water. But the overall service was great. While we live a little far away, we will go back! read more

I went here with a friend for the first time and I have to be honest in all my reviews she ordered some flautas and I ordered a cheese enchilada, The cheese enchilada was very small and I ate it in three bites! Her flautas were so hard I thought i broke my cap taking a bite out of it! But also!, they had melted American cheese on the outside, and i mean the cheap pasteurized version!!! The worst part is they nickel dime you on everything !, they charged extra for sour cream and they charged me almost 3 dollars for a side of rice, But I had to try it but will never go here again read more