Garcia's Mexican Restaurant

In all fairness, we had wanted to go to Garcia’s in Chandler but apparently it’s closed and maybe not even the same franchise. However, we were promptly seated and within seconds I smelled sewage coming from the restroom. I asked if we may be moved to a different table and they said yes, except they didn’t bother to help us move our apps or drinks. The smell subsided but briefly. Then our food came. There is something about AZ, where ordering green chile can be a hit or miss and 9/10 it’s a miss, so for that sake I won’t even touch that issue. Our food did not taste pleasant at all. I did not know you could remove the flavor of pork out of carnitas! The chile verde was over seasoned with something we just could not pinpoint. The pinto beans were an odd color and taste. The Spanish rice was of course dry as per usual in places where Mexican style food is Americanized. My mom couldn’t even tolerate her stuffed poblano pepper with shredded chicken where the chicken was submerged in a cream of chicken sauce without shredded chicken. The meal did not reflect the description. The elote tasted as though it was coated in Parmesan Kraft cheese. It was wholesale awful food to put it lightly. The service was also subpar, because the waiter never bothered to even ask about the quality of the food or what was wrong. He seemed to just accept it and carried on. He was generally polite though. We opted to pay and left our food mostly uneaten.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

Katie was absolutely awesome, she makes a mean cocktail, she’s personable, funny. The food was great and my husband and I had a great date night!! Reasonably priced too! We will be back Katie!!! Thank you so much

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

The food is terrific and the staff are always friendly and helpful. Their margaritas are HUGE!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I've been going to Garcia's for years. The food is consistently very good, and I usually don't like bran dip, but I love theirs. All of the locations I've been to have good levels of cleanliness, and consistently good service. I'll continue to be back, and I'll bring friends and family.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food and drinks were great! Sat at the bar area and the bartender was an absolute delight! Will definitely go back.

The only bad thing is the plumbing smell coming from the bathrooms. It’s pretty strong so you don’t want to sit anywhere near the bathrooms. It smells like a plumbing issue, like bad pipes, not like dirty bathroom.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Server was great we stopped in for a late dinner after work thank you for your patience

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loved the food went on my birthday and was not disappointed

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had stopped coming to any of the Garcia's after a couple of lackluster meals and service, especially our fave- the original on 35th Ave. Was talked into coming to this one on east Thomas as family was visiting and was surprised at how tasty the food was. Red Chile burrito & shredded beef Taco with charro beans and rice and an enormous chicken Taco salad was super satisfying. Our servers were great handling our crowd with several very little ones but felt a bit ignored by management on our exit...no thanks or a goodbye (hard to miss nearly 20 people leaving at one time).

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Food is phenomenal and only surpassed by the staff.... Michael, your the man!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael was our server and he did an amazing job super attentive and a overall good vibe

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I really wanted Mexican food and had heard some good things about this place. We have a large party, and that always gets us wait staff with either a real annoyed attitude or a chill one. The initial guy was pushy with getting our order right away and didn't write anything down. Which I honestly hate, with 4 kids, because if their food comes out wrong it's a whole thing. Luckily other staff were stepping in to help and the majority of the order was correct. As far as the food it all tasted the same. There were no distinctive flavors. I don't think I'd go out of my way to eat here again. Then they accidentally gave me a ticket for half the total bill, I told them, and paid for what we ordered.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

BEST MEXICAN FOOD .GREAT SERVICE!! GOOD PRICES!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Steak Fajitas

Ordered a chilie relano tasted like something out of a freezer but saw it might have been covered in a tortilla instead. Drank water with my alcohol beverage and got a parasitic infection. Waitor didn’t check on us he was mad taking our order

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The food was mediocre. I didn't order alcohol so, I guess that means I dont want refills or dessert

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 1

I never eat here, the Mesa location was always the Garcia's we ate ate. I was in Phoenix for work and had dinner here. The sever was very nice, the restaurant was nice but the 3 amigo ar the bar ver loaded and LOUD It was unnerving thus I could not totally enjoy a QUIET meal feeling safe.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4