Ended up at Juanita's Kitchen from a recommendation by our AirBNB hosts when we visited the area! They said that they have the best Mexican food AND salsas. The recommendation did not lead us astray. We had the Green Chile burrito and chicken quesadilla meals, along with an array of their salsas/toppings. They have an AMAZING salsa bar, and they offered a bag for all the containers of toppings and salsas we filled-- wonderful pickled onions and pico de gallo with cucumbers. We also ordered a side of chips and they gave us plenty! Everything was delicious. You definitely get your money's worth! We enjoyed their food so much that we came back the next day to grab breakfast burritos for the drive home. Highly recommend this quaint little restaurant for anyone passing through. read more

Juanita's Kitchen - Don't be deterred by the rundown gas station located next door!! This place is worth the visit! - Mexican Near Me - Cottonwood, Arizona

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The food we ordered was excellent. The service was quick even though they had a steady flow coming in the door and very friendly. The patrons seemed to be a mix of locals and tourist. Jaunita's is located in the end of a gas station but don't let that fool you. It's quaint and has tables set up inside and outside. We will come back again. read more

Best Mexican restaurant in Cottonwood the best restaurant in Cottonwood. All gourmet food.

Food is authentic and really good, service is very friendly, a great little place. Order at the counter and get your food fast. They are always busy! read more

We ordered fish tacos, carne asada burrito, and a shredded beef chimichanga. The fish tacos were awful, I am amazed anyone would serve such a thing. They were pretty much cheap store bought frozen fish sticks that were chopped up into the taco, WTF. The carne asada burrito was okay, but nothing special. The chimichanga was good. The salsa bar is good with great cilantro salsa. The restaurant is small but comfortable. The service is good for ordering at the counter. If you go, don't get those horrible fish tacos. If the owners see this message please make some legit fried fish tacos or take them off your menu. read more

Best chorizo burrito in town. Everything is good. If you want good home cooking, Juanita's is the place. Great service.

This place is bomb. Great food. Good prices. Friendly service. I normally order take out and it's always the same quality. It's a hidden gem off the beaten path and I love it. read more

To anyone considering eating here. Me and my woman ordered carne asada burritos and got beans and rice , the rice we ate gave us food poisoning . Threw up many of times for days. We called and tryed to talk with the owner. Couldn't get a refund or any kind of customer service to fix the suffering which we went through. Would never recommend this place to anyone . I will never eat here again and has lost all bussiness from me and my woman. read more

Went to Jaunitas for lunch. I got the special Chicken Mole w rice and beans. Drumsticks I got two drumsticks as my chicken. That's it for 13.99 mile wasn't sweet enough. My wife's carne asada quesadilla was good. Be aware. read more

Their food is delicious and fresh ingredients ! Clean location.... Friendly staff. The only problem, their location is too small. They need to expand. read more

The menudo is as authentic and delicious as it could get. Staff was extremely pleasant and made suggestions on what to try. Place is a small but welcoming spot. Staff checked on us periodically to ensure we liked the food and if we needed anything else. I truly appreciate the warm welcome. I'll be back read more

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All the food and amenities are excellent at this restaurant. I consider the food gourmet.

A great find. Excellent food and friendly staff. We will be back. Get there early for a parking space.

Food was nasty I ordered the #25 sea food coconut soup and the shit was literally ice cold. Who eats shrimp crab ect cold. From the south and have had gumbo jambalaya ect and we all eat sea food hot and mame this isn't sushi. Wasted over $20 on this horse shit never eating there again highly over priced and the talk was not what I experienced . I'll be lucky if I don't get the shits. read more

Spotted this place on Yelp. Ratings looked good, so we came here. Family-owned, and run. Very limited seating, and they seem to be very busy all the time. A lot of people ordered take-out. I ordered albondigas. They were good. Simple flavors, but good. A characteristic of traditional Mexican cooking. The birria plate not as flavorful as expected. Normally you would expect an explosion of flavor from that dish. Rice and beans also were bland. The tamale had a very firm masa shell, and the flavor was good. All in all, not bad. The birria plate, rice, and beans, need *more*. More flavor. The albondigas and tamale were very nice. Really, 3.5 stars. But I'll round-up to 4 for the friendly service. read more

Juanita's Kitchen - Albondigas - Mexican Near Me - Cottonwood, Arizona

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Nice very small,but clean restaurant.90% Mexican clientele so you think the food would be authentic homemade good food. I ordered a shredded beef and bean burrito,what I got was a burrito filled with small chunks of extremely chewy "beef" and zero beans. Not homemade,not authentic just so-so. I will not be back,and my search for a really good burrito continues. read more

Great food and really friendly staff! Had the street tacos and they had good amount of very tasty meat.

Really enjoyed the food. As a true Mexican the food is authentic and delicious. Highly recommend

Undeniably the best Mexican food in the area. The Salsa bar is amazing, always fresh and CLEAN with some of the tastiest salsas in the Verde Valley. The parking lot is small so be cautious but that's out of their control. read more

Loved their crunchy tacos. Everything else looks amazing as well. Full of local workers at lunch time. I knew it would be good.

We stopped in Cottonwood on a little business trip and came across this little Taco Shop in town near a gas station around 12:30 in the afternoon. We looked at it and it was kind of well why not. We were greeted as soon as we walked in. I ordered the Asada Torta and my wife had a Beef taco plate. Both were very good. Now this is a very small place, but we were asked by 2 different very nice ladies how we were doing and how was the food tasted. Not like an average "Mcplace" if you know what I mean. The employees were very nice. Food was great and we didn't eat again until about 7:30 at night, so the amount of food was plentiful. The restaurant is very clean, it's a tiny place and the outside was clean but it was an older business. But guess what, I'm definitely going back!! read more

AWESOME PORK BURRITO!!! I love trying New Mexican restaurants but I'd say it's about 50/50 on quality. Juanita's Taqueria has LITERALLY the best Pork Burrito I've ever had. Quality meat, good mix of fillers, doesn't need any added sauce. AWESOME. read more

This small restaurant was a great surprise. The food was excellent. The service and friendliness were far beyond expectations and would put many fine restaurants to shame. You order at the counter and our food was brought to the table. We had the chicken burrito plate and the enchilada plate. The burrito was at least 70% chicken Both with fantastic flavor. The meal was even served with real silverware. If you are looking for ambiance this is not your place. For everything else it is fantastic. I am only sorry I live more than an 1 hour away. read more

Order 100 tacos for the Christmas party at work. Everything was delicious, the tacos were very well reported and they sent us the vegetables in separate containers and 3 different salsas. Everything was very delicious. Many thanks to the staff, always preparing everything the best. read more

Small, but who cares? The staff, service and food is great. Wide selection of dishes, and the food is definitely homemade with generous portions. Regardless of any negative reviews, overly finicky doesn't cut it. Highly recommend! read more

Found this spot after a few days camping in Dead Horse Ranch Campground. Just needed something substantial after a hike in Sedona. The food was soooo good and fresh and the lady at the counter was so kind and helpful and made sure I was able to sit and eat my meal. The chips and salsa were amazing! Love little homey places like this with incredible pricing! read more

Juanita's Kitchen - Chicken enchiladas with no beans extra salad. - Mexican Near Me - Cottonwood, Arizona

Run away from this place. We were the only people there at mid day (never a good sign) and when the person behind the bar approached us she had a long list of all the things that they were out of - basically everything good including guacamole, fish and half a dozen other things you might actually want in tacos. How can a Mexican restaurant be out of guac? Go to Safeway and buy some avocados - it's not like there were any other customers there requiring your attention. Hell, I think you might even be able to buy avocados from the corner store that is a 2 minute walk away. My burrito was disgusting - basically ground beef and potatoes with some cheese on them - almost impossible to eat. No sauce of any kind and nothing substituted for the missing guacamole. I went with a couple of other people - one had the street tacos that were also awful. The other (the smart one) declined to eat anything and had a margarita that was actually ok. There was a choice of 3 salsas all of which were bland and boring. There is wifi but it's not actually usable because of shielding from the pretty roof. Suffice to say the roof is the best thing about this depressing place. Go there, have a cocktail, have some chips with bland salsa, don't expect your phone to work and enjoy the roof and don't try to eat anything or engage the cook in any conversation - he doesn't care. read more

Best Mexican food in Az you won't regret it. Chips and guac are 10/10 and tacos are fabulous

Amazing food and salsa bar. Great service! We came all the was from Prescott. Will come again for sure! read more

Juanita's Kitchen - Carnitas taco plate - Mexican Near Me - Cottonwood, Arizona

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Juanita's was recommended by a colleague when I was working onsite in Cottonwood. All I can say is what an amazing recommendation their carne asada tacos are DELICIOUS! I have literally craved their tacos and am so glad I got to come back onsite so I can have them for lunch. The restaurant is small but clean and the salsa bar is also delicious. The staff is very friendly and they also have an outdoor patio. I would say you definitely need to stop at Juanita's it is phenomenal! read more

Tiny place, big flavor. Juanitas is my go to for carne asada street tacos. They use authentic Baja style tortillas and they are very tasty. They offer spicy Pozole on the weekends until they run out. They offer a self-serve salsa bar that you can use to jazz up your order. Parking is a bit of a pain but worth the effort. A combo plate splashed with salsas and with an ice cold Mexican cerveza gets me quickly to my happy place. read more

First time here after searching all of Cottonwood for good Mexican food but being disappointed time after time. Guess what--Juanita's!!! No frills but the food is authentic and the service prompt and friendly. Finally read more

Pretty good food and pretty good service. Just in the area craving Mexican food when we stumbled upon this. Had a little outdoor area so we could bring our dog. Had a few beers and the food was great. Wish I tried the oysters but will try next time! Rice and beans were great read more

Juanita's Kitchen - Tacos and torta - Mexican Near Me - Cottonwood, Arizona

Best Mexican food in Cottonwood-kinda small and always busy, but after trying Juanitas I will not go anywhere else.

Hands down a quick spot worth visiting. This place is what you would call a little hole in the wall, more like best hidden secret. You get some great Mexican food with self served salsa bar and beautiful views of the red rocks: they have inside and outside seating with great service. Oh ya and if you want to enjoy a quick brew aka beer they have some too! Or if you are looking for a fresh juice aka aguas frescas, this place has it! read more

Friendly staff. Slow prep. Extremely small dining/waiting area for takeout orders. Food is so-so. read more

If you're a construction worker/tradesman, you already know about this place, and don't need me to tell you about it. But if you are not, this is the scoop. This is a tiny hole in the wall, with 6 tables crammed in and very limited parking. You will not get a table at lunch, since the tradesmen already are there eating. And it seems they have a full hour for lunch, so nobody is in any hurry to clear their tables. So you have to get takeout. But there is even no place to stand to wait for your order; people are going to be crawling over you. I'm not opposed to small hole-in-the-wall restaurants. For example, El Zarape in San Diego is a fabulous hole-in-the-wall. But they have a creative menu, which Juanitas does not. Apart from not having fun choices on the menu, the total killer for me is that there are no black beans. This is the crucial distinction. A Mexican restaurant where I will go back to will be one which gives me black beans. read more

Best Mexican food in town!!! We used to go to Eribertos... but they have gone down hill. The food they serve at eribertos is awful! So we now come here. Food is consistently great! Women behind counter always pleasant. Worth the wait!!! read more

This is a busy little restaurant right on 89A. The facade isn't spectacular, and the parking isn't ample, but this just emphasizes its authenticity and you only need one parking space. The food is delicious. It seems the owners had a hard time finding authentic food like back home, so they decided to make it themselves. The constant stream of cusomers attests to their success. We remember that they serve sopa de albondigas on Thursday after 5 pm, and sometimes we time our visits to the Cottonwood area so we can be at the front of the line. That stuff is delicious! read more

Cute little old-school hole in the wall Taco Shop always the best food and the staff is very friendly