Satiate your appetite for south-of-the-border sustenance at one of these authentic Mexican eateries.
Abuelo’s Garcia’s Las Avenidas El Heroico Guaymas
Constructed to look like a Mexican hacienda, these Texas-based corporate restaurants offer hearty Mexican food with a Tex-Mex accent. Favorites: steak and enchiladas, fajita chimichanga, brisket tacos and chile con queso. Other location: Chandler (480-855-0960).
16092 N. Arrowhead Fountains Center Dr., Peoria
623-878-8282, abuelos.com
This is where the famous restaurant chain started, and it still remains in family hands. All of the original dishes are still on the menu: machaca, tacos al pastor, albondigas and more.
2212 N. 35th Ave., Phoenix
602-272-5584, garciasmexicanfood.com
You’ve had Sonoran cuisine – but have you tried Sonoran coastal cuisine? The menu features the usual mariscos – seafood apps, tacos – as well as Guaymas region specialties like fish ceviche tostada, strewn with avocado and drizzled with gutsy salsa negra.
6750 W. Peoria Ave.,
Peoria 623-248-1734, heroicoguaymasrestaurant.comThis article first appeared in the 2023 City Guide, published by PHOENIX magazine in November 2022.
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