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    La Placita Express

    4.3 (41 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Mushroom,  cactus, and steak quesadilla with sour cream.
    Colleen L.

    I'm a visitor to Flagstaff. For lack of restaurants near the theaters we came to the mall. I love Mexican food!! This place did not disappoint. I ordered the steak, mushroom, and cactus quesadilla. This is a very different quesadilla than I'm used to. Homemade corn tortilla is very flavorful. It was a thicker than what I'm used to, but it was delicious! Plenty of filling that was very tasty. I ordered it with a side of sour cream. Only down side, I should've had then cut it in half and grabbed extra napkins! This place will let me taste before I ordered which was great because my original item was a little too spicy for me. Delicious, but I want in the mid for spice today. Overall, when I come to Flagstaff, I will definitively come to the mall ti eat here again!!

    Ona B.

    This was my first time eating at La Placita Express . I was greeted by a smile and " Hi, how are you doing?" By the manager Maria. I ordered the taco asada dinner and was going to take it home. Maria suggested I eat it while it was hot, or at least one taco. She was so right! Everything was good! Everything was fresh. I have to say from the awesome service to the food these are the BEST TACOS IN TOWN!! I will definitely bring my peeps here and come back again. Can't believe how many times I've walked passed this place while at the Mall. Glad I stopped this time

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    Coronavirus and they dont even wear gloves. The lady at the counter is so mean as well.

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    7 years ago

    A little expensive but WORTH IT! The rice has very good flavor and so do the flautas.

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    Maria is amazing she has great food and wonderful customer service. I love the corn quesadillas

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    Props to Maria P. for being one of the most attentive and friendly people I've ever had the pleasure of receiving customer service from.

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    Soooo Good taco plate was off the hook the service was beyond excellent and they were so very nice! ! Our new favorite place

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    Excellent nachos! My brother also really enjoyed his carne asada tacos. We will be back.

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    I was incredibly impressed with the food quality and service for me the best Mexican food in Flagstaff

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    Yelp sucks! But La placita express is to die for, the best I've had since I've moved to Flagstaff

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    We went there at 8:00 pm. for our dinner. Family of 2, plus a two years old. We were sat right the…read moreway. Ordered our food and got them right just in no time. We ordered (Tapatio Enchilada, Burrito De Camaron, kid cheese quesadillas) a margarita and kid's meal. Food were excellent 10/10!! We were impressed with everything, bussers or food runners they were super intensive. We got our drinks refilled, our boxes and dessert ordered by one of them. Also ordered another margarita once we ordered a fried Ice-cream. We love this place, would go every once in a while, because their food is so good and my fiancée is in love with their margarita. But here it comes, we asked for the check from our saver. Everything came right, but last one was 18% fees which was $22 something. And on the bottom of the check said gratuity is not included or tip is not included (something like that, didn't think of taking a picture). So we asked the saver and he said don't worry we will fix it. We ended up tipping him $30 cash, which we could have given it to bussers or food tunners instead. My question is, was it really the system error or was it because we were Asian and people assumed we don't know English? We love this place, and we're local here and now we have to think twice before returning who would be our server. Double check your bill before you pay.

    #OMG!!!! This is the…read morefirst time here. We didn't know what to expect. Our friend likes the place and said she thought we'd like it. We came for taco Tuesday and we had the happy hour margaritas. We thought they were small (and they were the small ones) but they were as large as the large margaritas at the chain restaurants. Thinking the tacos would be small I ordered three. I had to take one home because I was full after two. And that's without rice and beans Please come here hungry! You will lot be disappointed. The service was great. So attentive. They stopped by often and asked, how is everything? Really welcoming. Can't wait to come back. Everything was amazing. ENJOY!!!

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    Tons of liquor on display
    Tons of liquor on display
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    Enchilada with rice
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    MartAnne's

    MartAnne's

    4.2
    (2.5k reviews)
    4.2 mi
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    This place was beyond our expectations! My mom and I had a girls trip in Williams a few weeks ago…read more On our way, we stopped in Flagstaff to have lunch. We were craving Mexican food and found this gem on Yelp! It had great reviews, so we decided to give it a try. I'm so glad we ate here! I had the chilaquiles with red sauce and chicken. The food was amazing! They give you a lot, which I couldn't finish, but I totally took the rest home and ate it! The red sauce had great flavor and not spicy at all. The chicken was seasoned well. My mom had the chimichanga with green chili and she loved it! She said the meat was not dry and the green chili was delicious. Our fave were the chips and salsa! We loved the salsa so much, we bought a pint to take with us on our trip. As for the restaurant, the atmosphere was very upbeat, colorful, and full of culture. The inside is a little small, but when we went about 11am on a Thursday, it wasn't busy at all. Although, I did hear this place gets packed. Parking appeared very limited as this place is located in a small plaza area. Despite this, this restaurant is totally worth a try! My mom and I plan on coming back when we visit again!

    The food at Martanne's is the best! My husband and I shared the Emmet which is an all vegan…read morechilaquiles dish served with seitan, beans, rice, hash browns and a tortilla. Insanely delicious and what a great portion size. We were a bit surprised to learn chips and salsa are an extra charge which is not like most Mexican restaurants. We ordered them anyway and they were fantastic. The chips are light and crispy ( I don't like thick chips) and the 2 salsas were divine. I especially like the red and could have bought a gallon of it. We thought our server was attentive and friendly and the food and drinks came out pretty quick. They have some very cool Day of the Dead style artwork on the walls which was fun to look at.

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    Tacos Los Altos

    Tacos Los Altos

    3.9
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    Rarely 5 stars..always room for improvement…read more That said...once you find this place it's a gem it's hidden in a marketplace with crappy signage and directions from Siri sucked. But, when we found it...parking is ample and the entry is loud and proud. Bright interior colors and lots of Mexican pastries and other items before the order desk. The menu is ample and service is friendly...they acknowledged the poor directions ‍ I had the rolled taco special which came with rice beans and a drink (the horchata is AMAZING!). My friend had a huge breakfast burrito. In small places like this a salsa bar usually is a huge indicator of good food for me. The salsa bar was beyond impressive. All made in house...and do NOT bypass the pickled carrots and jalapeños. OH MY The interior is huge and it is definite a local take out place. I will be back to try more!

    Stopped for lunch at the recommendation of a friend who lives in town. Order at the counter and…read morethen pick a seat, they'll bring you your food. The staff was very attentive and offered exceptional service. There is a cold bar with salsas and toppings in the seating area. My food was good - but some complaints. The carne asada taco was excellent and tender and the beans were exactly as expected. The carnitas taco had a strong nutmeg or allspice flavor that overpowered the taco and the rice was dry.

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    Here's the adada tostada, in the background are tomatillo sauce, guacamole sauce, and spicy red salsa
    Here's the adada tostada, in the background are tomatillo sauce, guacamole sauce, and spicy red salsa
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