One star for trying! I had asked for a Torta de Asada and a Coke and this lady gives me a Milanesa. "Esta carne esta dura" I ended up paying 13dlls for one torta and a coke bajale de precio ni esta bueno. read more

I LOVE the flavor of their asada, I just hate that I end up spitting out most of it, because there's more fat and gristle than there is meat. Their super burrito with asada is husbear's favorite, and we both love the machaca and egg breakfast burrito. I add cheese, sour cream, and potatoes, to the breakfast burrito, along with the green salsa, and it's just *chef's kiss*. Please try it! read more

Staying at an airport hotel I used Grubhub to order from here. TWICE. The food was great and delivered quick. The burritos are large. The rolled tacos were a great side item. The cheese enchiladas tasted restaurant quality. And a well sugared churro never hurt. The horchata had a good cinnamon flavor. This made for a great in-room meal after a long day. read more

So bomb. I love their burritos and carne asada fries. Both the red and green salsas are good but I prefer the green. Wonderful Horchata too.

I ordered through ubereats at this place the service was good and they made sure to provide extra green sauce as well as asked. The food is always good and they will make sure to keep the food hot. read more

I really like the food here. But tonight they lost my love for them. As I was ordering the drive through, some random red car U-turned and got in front of me. I thought they would tell them to go to the back of the line but they actually took their order from the window. Now I had to wait longer for my food when I got there first. When I got to the window I asked the girl how they were able to cut everyone. the girl told me they got there first even though they didn't order from the intercom. So because they let privileged people cut I can't spend my hard earned money there. Horrible. read more

Walked in and order 16 burritos, very respectful and fast given the circumstance. Clean inside and has nice decorations. Staff is friendly and helpful salsa bar was clean . read more

The food was OK for a grilled chicken burrito with beans and guac. what I didn't appreciate, was having to go inside to get my own sauces because the person at the window gave me my bag and stormed as quick as she could.. so I put my vehicle in park and went inside to grab some sauces that I wanted because she only gave me one red cup sauce. That was about an ounce.. the food is OK but their customer service is as*. read more

Love this place! Just moved to Tempe from Phoenix 4 months ago and hate the Berto's chains, way too inconsistent. Seen the reviews for bad customer service, but that hasn't been our experience. All the girls there have been nothing but sweet and gracious and helpful! We go every week, sometimes twice a week. Carne asada burrito- good, bean and cheese burrito- excellent!: yes, they do charge an extra $1 for adding cheese, well with it! Also, I accidentally got a beef burrito when asking for bean, happy mistake! It's amazing! Plus their green salsa is delicious, the red is average. read more

So bomb, best authentic Mexican food in the valley! Just like how grandma makes it!!!

Quite a small place but their food is absolutely delicious!! I've ordered the same thing twice (despite typically wanting to try a new thing at a restaurant every time) because it's just that phenomenal. I came in and ordered and within about 5 minutes got my food even though there were cars in the drive through non stop. I think this might just Ben the best Mexican food I've ever had! read more

Vaqueros Carne Asada - Carne Asada Burrito Special - Mexican Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Customer service from lizbeth after I looped around 3 times to get my order corrected. Argued with me and raised her voice plus laughed at me and assumed the order was made correctly by the cook. Horrible I will not be returning I'm disqusted. You should not be in the food industry if you don't have basic customer service knowledge. Also this is not the first time I've had bad service or my order wrong from this place. Thumbs down and do not recommend. read more

All i have tried from here is their shrimp cocktail and it was NASTY. Some of the shrimp still had the sh*t in it. Also it tasted very fishy and the cocktail juice was very sweet which personally isn't my favorite. Haven't tried their other foods though. read more

Average food but they just raised their prices about 30% so I'll never be going back. There's a similar restaurant with better food and pretty much the same menu called Torres a mile away read more

Hands down the best Chile Relleno burrito I've had. Service was relatively quick and the portion size of the carne asada fries is humongous

Food is great! But the customer service sucks if you don't speak Spanish. I'm finding that to be the case with a lot of these small, mom-and-pop Mexican food restaurants read more

I should have read the reviews before I chose to eat at both of the dueling Mexican fast food joints, right next door to each other. I will be cutting and pasting this review, edited appropriately for each establishment. When it comes to mediocre, yet delicious and fulfilling dive fast food Mexican, VAQUEROS CARNE ASADA blows its neighbor out of the water. I ordered 2 carne asada tacos at both places and the meat at VCA was so much better. Moist and flavorful and as a whole was a pretty great taco. Riliberto's was dry and flavorless and had the texture of fatty pieces of meat that sat on the floor all day. read more

Must be under new ownership. I have been a fan of this place for many years. Averaging easily 5-6 a month. Lately, I have noticed the food isn't quite the same. This week was the last time I eat there. I went inside with a buddy from out of town. I order my food, Carne Asada fries no pico. The girl taking my order (young heavy set with glasses) tells me "they don't come with pico" "cool" I say. My buddy who has been looking up at the menu this whole time not paying attention orders the same thing as I and says "no tomatoes". The girl straight up yelled at him "I said no pico in them which has tomatoes" my buddy asks her "what's your problem I didn't hear you". To her credit she half ass apologized. When I get my "carne asada" fries, there's no carne asada. It's ground beef and in top of it was cold. We finished eating, i go back to order more food for my family. No carne asada fries this time. It's a new girl this time. Although both were wearing the same exact glasses. Thick white brimmed 80s style. Don't know if this matters. But this one was even worse. I order a quesadilla, a breakfast burrito and a Mar y Tierra. First she looks at me and says "mar y Tierra what"? That look with her head cocked to the side. They only have an item by this name and it's a quesadilla. So I tell her that. She's playing dumb at this point. She charges me $17 which is too low. Quesadilla is like $11 alone. I tell her the total is low, she turns the screen around but doesn't say anything. After deciphering her system, I noticed my Bfast burrito isn't there. I tell her "oh it's missing my burrito" she replies "you didn't order one" I tell her "yes i did" she switched it up and says "well you didn't specify what type of bfast burrito you wanted" at this point she's just making things up. In summary, a lot of the staff is new and rude which isn't a deal breaker, but they're using ground beef as their "carne asada" that cheap 70/30 with the cartilage. You can be rude and have amazing food or have cheap food and super nice but you can't do both! read more

The rolled tacos were dry, despite the enormous amount of cheese and "guacamole". Quotes around guac because it's a poor excuse for it. Also got the breakfast burrito with bacon cheese potato and eggs. There's more cheese than any other ingredient and the potatoes are rock hard. It's very rare the food will be so bad i can't eat it. This is one of those times. Stay away read more

This spot is the best! They gave me 2 plates that were absolutely so full where other restaurants failed to give me the amount I wanted. Perfection read more

Vaqueros Carne Asada - Mexican Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I ordered some carne asada fries with shrimp and extra pico de Gallo and all they gave me was the fries with shrimp and pico de Gallo

This place was pretty good! I ordered carne asada and it was a greater portion than expected. I couldn't finish it all. Could be shared amongst 2 people. I ordered mine with an en extra side of tortillas so that I could make tacos. The meat wasn't flavored the best but it tasted great with the sides that came with it. I would definitely eat here again! read more

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Moved here from Chicago about two months ago and we are on the internal search for a good taco. I was in Tempe and I thought I would try it. What a mistake. The girl at the cash register was so confused. I got the Carne Asada taco and the grilled chicken taco. They both came out, you couldn't tell the difference and they both look gray. My wife ordered the gordita it looks like two tortillas together with American cheese in the middle that wasn't even melted. Don't waste your money you're better off going to Taco Bell read more

YUMMY!!! The breakfast burritos are so so good!

I come here very often, today will be my last time since my order has kept getting messed up. Sucks it keeps happening, ordered #15 special to get a whole different one, got carne asada fries just for it to be completely plain, I think I just gave them too many chances since I've always been nice about it... read more

I found a bar code sticker and various other foreign objects in my burrito. It's not safe to eat.

Proceed with caution: both my girlfriend and I got terrible food poisoning. I now understand how King Joffrey felt when he was poisoned, because I feel they slipped the same poison into my carne asada fries when they served me the meal. This is most definitely attempted murder - I'm sure of it. By the time I felt better, I literally looked like Gollum on meth. Fuck you guys. read more

Is there some sort of secret war to see who can serve the largest burritos in the valley? If so, Vaquerros just dropped a huge bomb on the competition. I was straight INTIMIDATED by my burrito. I questioned now only WHY someone felt the need to make them so huge, but HOW it was able to cost significantly less than the competition. They prepare their meat a little differently. It seemed to be tenderized and rather finely chopped. It was marinated in...well, I can't put my finger on it. But the meat, pico, and guac inside seemed to pack quite a bit of lime. The salsa was bold, and I appreciated it not seeming to have any salt at all. Look, it was like 2am when I went here so I can't recall all the details. Just know this tastes different than all our local chains, and is well worth the change of pace. read more

Okay so I ordered through door dash a quesadilla with sour cream on the side specified on the side and they put it inside the quesadilla it was absolutely revolting and inedible do not order from here I can't believe anyone would ever do this read more

This was my first time in. I was in the mood for a burrito from a "Mom and Pop" spot, no Chipotle today. I live near this place and I have yet to try it out. Today I took a chance and it was just okay overall, but I'm sure I will go back and give them another try. 1. The environment is cool and it has a Mom and Pop feel. The customer service was good and I didn't have to wait long for my food. 2. The Carne Asada Burrito I got was the size of my forearm. After I added Rice, Beans, Cheese, and Sour Cream. I'm from Oakland where we have excellent Mexican Food and the Best Burrito Trucks in the world so it's weird to me to have to add those things to a Burrito, but in Arizona that's the culture. 3. The Burrito wasn't rolled as tight as I like, and the taste of everything together once I mixed it a little with a fork was pretty good. I would recommend it to anyone that wanted a quick burrito to eat for lunch and have some left over for dinner. The next time in I think I'm gonna try a Carne Asada Torta. That's something I have yet to see a place fumble on. read more

Vaqueros Carne Asada - Carne Asada Burrito with Rice, Beans, Cheese, and Sour Cream. Pretty nice size. You can eat off of it twice for sure. - Mexican Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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I dont know if im a fair judge of comida...i always get the same thing...beef tacos and/or rolled tacos. But its always,good. The green salsa is TRUTH and i mix it with the spicy red one. Lots of locals eating here and lunch crowd. I have noticed this since it changed hands the beans and rice taste better less dry and more fluffy. Everyone is always nice and. The cooks bring it hot and quick. Ive never used the restroom...so i cannot advise on that read more

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So .... so..... so good. These tacos and burritos are fantastico !!! It's an authentic Mexican flavor and great variety. I would recommend them any time, try them out I don't think you will be sorry ! read more

I absolutely do NOT recommend this place at all to anyone. I ordered a torta de lengua and noticed it was a bit off from the smell and taste I took a few bites of the half and made my brother try to see if it was just me he said it did taste off it had a really bad taste like coins and looked like it was old. A few hours later I became sick and was with diarrhea same with my brother I called the place to let them know that their lengua made me sick the nice person who did talk to me confessed that the meat is always left out without refrigeration and for hours, she then told me to speak with the manager and gave me her number. A few days after that I spoke with the manager Anahi and she was the most rude person I've ever spoken to, I was letting her know about me getting sick from the torta and she just kept asking why I ate it and why would I not just throw it away, she even said she wouldn't even feed it to her dogs so why did I eat it if it was off smelling. She was so rude about it I just wanted to let her know that she should be careful about leaving out meat without refrigeration for long periods of time but she kept insisting that they refrigerate the meat but I was told by her own worker that they don't keep it in the fridge. In the end she was just down right rude and I never want to eat there again I would stay far away from this place they have no consideration for their customers. Eat anywhere else but here. read more

Asada burritos savory asada plate tender lengua perfect and beef taco juicy n cheesy everything with great salsa!

Hell to the yeah!!! This Mexican eatery is all that. I'm talking about the food and quality! I've been going here for years and they have not diminished at all. The quantity and quality and taste is great AND Fresh! When I'm on this side of town and hungry this is it for me. They have completion right across from them but meh.... Vaqueros is it. Highly recommended by me! read more

Don't think Ill be doing this place again. Looks like a little more home style than the place next door to it, so I tried it out. I Ordered a "Super Burrito" I got a super "dud" it had BARELY 5-10 pieces of gristle bits, which happened to not be chewable. Not a spec of real meat. super watered down beans, and no flavor what so ever! The salsa bar was the biggest tell. Red/green thats it! read more

Regular here. Love the flautas and their tacos de pastor. Everything in the menu is worth a try. Even the seafood. Their deserts are pretty good too. The salsas are great tasting as well. read more

I gave it a shot again! GROSSSSSS carne asada burrito and the carne asada was chalky. I don't know if it's because it's almost minced, boiled, or if it's cheap/not beef. It's disgusting. read more

1st visit here! The food was decent, good portions for the most part, but greasy. I ordered the street tacos which consisted of pork, carne asada, and fish. While the other 2 were good, the fish taco was not. Over half of it was batter and not fish, I was going to take it back, however by the time I got my food and noticed it the store was already closing. read more

Come here a couple times a year when I watch the Angels in spring training. Been here about 6/7 times. What I order: Carne Asada plate cooked Medium (beans + rice+ corn tortillas) and/or chicken tacos. Carne Asada is seasoned well, not tough, two large thin pieces, easy to tear and put into a tortilla. Chicken tacos are loaded with juicy chicken. Beans and rice aren't out of this world but are delicious. Condiment Bar: very well taken care of, clean not all sloppy, 3 types of salsa ( I like the green one, not spicy, just good flavor), crisp cucumbers, fresh lime wedges, carrots, chips. Cleanliness: very clean and not cluttered. Everything is in order. You can see back into the kitchen, also looks clean and orderly. Staff: I have never seen them just sitting there chatting to each other or on their phones. They're always working! Wether it's re stocking, cleaning, etc... Other menu items: large selection to order. All your typical orders plus traditional ones like cabeza, lengua, adobadas, breakfast plates, chorizo, machaca, menudo, large delicious looking shrimp cocktail, and Mexican soda. All those items seem to be very popular. In fact, they've ran out of menudo when we've tried ordering it before. They have a drive thru as well. Price: very reasonable! I can't believe everyone here for spring training baseball (Tempe Diablo stadium is 1 mile but I think less) isn't eating here!! read more