Backyard Taco - Gilbert

1420 S Higley Rd, Gilbert
(480) 247-2775

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Bob JR

Cost waaaaay to much to ask for a tip on top of it. It's drive thru... Or inside you walk up and order and then pick up your food... Also I ordered 4 tacos they rang me up for one. So I had to turn around go back in drive thur order three more. Told them they messed up and they didn't say one word. I then asked for hot sauce and they gave me 2 of each sauce.. lmao learn Ice ice baby. Learn English. Your menu is English....

Brady Ewing

The food is excellent, but beware any sort of large or online order. It will be incomplete.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Daniel Wison

They hit you up for a TIP at the drive-thru. Before I even get my food. And guess what happens if I don't tip. Because of this, I will never come back. Pathetic. Asking anyone to tip for drive thru.

Shelley Cooper

It’s super great. The food is yummy.
And fresh

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Oisin Hughes

Was ok. Did not think the food was cooked fresh etc

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

M M

The girl Emery working there is a gem! Food is consistently good and they've got a good condiment bar! The milkshakes are so good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Miguel Pacheco

Mexican music for a Mexican restaurant would be nice

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

J

Update-
Since franchising food tastes different and smaller qty, with higher prices. Seems that’s the pattern with places that expand. They do use msg in some items like the rice. Carne asada was not the same, chewy and not as flavorful in Sept 2025. Sadly we stopped going😢. Getting the correct salsas was a crapshoot, plus we all thought they were more watery. Originally you had 5 stars from us.

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This was a long time favorite for us for years.
Carne Asada was always good.
Chicken is mostly good but maybe one out of 10 times seems weirdly off in flavor. Not sure if it’s the spices or who cooks it.
-beans and chips are too plain.
-potato loco comes with butter, cheese and sour cream wrapped in foil and you cannot get it without dairy. Honestly potatoes don’t need to be cooked in foil. It’s a waste and harmful. I wish these were just cooked with Avocado oil and salted on the open fire or oven, and could get without dairy, because they would be a wonderful option if you are not doing grains.
Traditionally, the tacos and burritos do not come with cheese(which is my preference) and come with cabbage.
Wish they had bigger menu like; salads and lettuce as an option, a veggie burrito(like taco bells previous 7 layer burrito but no MSG)and cinnamon sugar chips, but nope!

Unfortunately, they have a hard time getting orders straight as far as if you say you want pico or guac added, and getting the salsas on the side, correct. Sometimes they only fill tiny salsa cup 1/4 full so that’s ridiculous.
The burritos are huge and the tacos are quite small not as small as street tacos.
They keep raising their prices, so unfortunately, our weekly to biweekly choice has become less, but I’ve never gotten sick from the food and we still love the carne asada.
Fyi-They use msg in the rice!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Mo

Always sooooo good and good price!
Here every Tuesday!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tim Askelson

I liked the birria taco, but the chicken was tough.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Gabriela Daniela Torres

Backyard Tacos always satisfies my taco cravings, especially the Al Pastor ones with their tasty toppings and spicy jalapeño sauce. The food is fresh, comes out fast, and the place is clean with plenty of seating, making it an easy favorite for me and my family.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bee Happy

Major cross-contamination alert!!!
I told them about an allergy I had and they wanted to remake it, after I told him I did not want it remade and I wanted a refund. The girl in the picture gave me so much attitude.
Instead of apologizing for something that was their fault, she kept saying that it was just cabbage… When there was onion, obviously mixed in with the cabbage, whether it was a couple of slices or not, I’m still allergic….

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Rico918

9/30/25 17:00hrs. I ordered their chicken bowl and let me tell you it is fully loaded! Fresh ingredients you cannot go wrong. I thought the price is fair.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

RichC

The food was excellent as always.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christina Taylor

The food was absolutely amazing. So much better than Chipotle. I had the bowl with shredded beef and it was amazing.

Food: 5

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