El Taco Tote

Everything was very fresh and the salsa bar is always great. The food is just a bit expensive but I guess for freshly made tortillas and freshness you will have to pay a little more. You can order a la carte, meals, or family platter for larger groups. The platters are the best deal for your money.

My favorite! Try the Barbacoa tacos with corn tortillas. It will change your religion. I’m sad they don’t have the Mesa location any more.

You ever drive around wanting some authentic Mexican food but everything seems so blah and pretty American?! Well Taco tote is the place to go for that homemade Mexican food! Fresh tortillas is the first sign it’s authentic. They do have a fresh salas bar with chips!

This is the second time here and it didn’t disappoint. Took the family here today and they were impressed with the food.
The food was delicious and tasty. I ordered the chicken burrito, shrimp taco and a fish taco. The burrito was full of flavor. The shrimp taco was outstanding and the fish taco surprised me to see just the fish and tortilla by itself. I thought it would have some cabbage and cream sauce on it, but nope. Not a bad thing, but it did surprised me. A few condiments later and it was gone like the rest.
Let’s go to the amazing salsa bar! The avocado salsa was my favorite. There were a few more that I liked as well. This place knows how to make a good salsa.
The staff was very friendly and courteous. They did their best to keep the place clean and stocked.
Can’t wait to go again…

Really authentic Mexican food! I moved away from AZ a few years ago, and on the east coast Mexican food is nothing like in AZ. Whenever I go back to AZ I always go here to get some yummy Mexican food just like I would get in Mexico!
Highly recommend but don’t expect 5 star dining… authentic Mexican! It’s just like eating south of the border!

Nothing beats seeing homemade fresh tortillas made right in front of your eyes. Barbocoa and bean and cheese are my favorite tacos here. on flour tortillas. Employees were very friendly and helped me feel comfortable and safe with the staff. Will be back to try some other menu items. My only issue is that is is a bit far from where I live and work but I do go by on Camelback from time to time.

The tacos tasted good, but its over priced for sure. I’ve gotten better quality at a cheaper price. Beans and rice were a disappointment. I did like the chip and salsa bar as well.

The Tacos ARE Over Priced. The beef meat was full of fat. I was not pleased with the food quality or the service.

Taco Tote used to be our favorite. We ate this once a week maybe. The problem is that the food quality isn’t always good, I guess it depends who’s cooking. Sometimes the food doesn’t taste as fresh. My biggest complaint, the prices on the menu went up but the quality and service is the same. You pay more if you go during dinner hours for the same food you would eat during lunch. This does not make sense.

Tonight I had to choose between Great Wall, nearby, or El Taco Tote. I chose El Taco Tote because Unilocal has a check-​in special. The menu was very confusing. The décor was updated. The service was below par. The restaurant was very busy, and kids were everywhere and out of control. It is obviously a local favorite.
My biggest complaint is the price.
$ 2.19 for a fountain drink? $ 7.99 for four meat-​only taco’s? With the Unilocal freebie, my total came to $ 11.02, and that was the cheapest thing on the menu. It’s $ 3.79 for a SLICE of cheesecake.
The price is likely going to deter me from future visits, and it deterred me from purchasing that cheesecake; which might be a good thing for me, but bad for them as a business.
Was it good? Sort of. I wouldn’t put it any better in quality than Filibertos though. The salsa bar was good, but sad that I had to hit it up twice to get full.

We live nearby and have visited a few times. Every time we go, the dining room looks trashed. If they cannot keep the restaurant clean, then I would hate to inspect the kitchen.
The food is somewhat tasty, but pricey. Too expensive for eating in the messy dining room. I don’t mind paying for good food, but if I cannot enjoy it without worry over my health then it is definitely worth skipping this place by driving down Camelback Road toward the city center.

One of my favorite Mexican food places in the valley. So fun to go here and eat family style. Buy meat by the pound and try a couple different flavors and fresh tortillas come with it. All you can eat Chips (made fresh) and a huge salsa bar with so many choices. Best salsa bar in town!
So I’m deducting one star because most of the staff does not speak English. Normally I wouldn’t complain as many small excellent restaurants have this problem. But I have had trouble ordering, and I have one friend who refuses to go because of it.
However, the prices are great and the food is wonderful.

The cashier was so rude, maybe we were too «gringo» for her, but our food was great. I ordered tortilla soup with no cheese and the cashier snapped that there was no cheese in their soup. Unfortunately it was served with soup and I had to take it up to food counter for a new one. I was in a rush and couldn’t enjoy the new soup because of the wait, but it looked delicious!

Las mejores salsas que e probado… todo muy rico los desayunos muy especiales y el personal muy amable todo muy limpio un lugar para volver a ir en familia …

The only good thing this restaurant has going on is the salsa bar but besides that everything sucks the food, the service, the price… Super over priced for mexican food and the meats are not cooked well or even seasoned it’s not real mexican food… Will not ever go back

Brightly lit and clean. Good selection but I think they are too pricey for what you get.
I had 2 taco combo with rice and beans. One taco was barbacoa and the other was adobaba (sp?) chicken. The chicken was absolutely awesome… the barbacoa, not so much. The meat looked like a turd. Sorry but that’s just what it looked like and the flavor was not there.
The salsa bar and all you can eat chips is great. I loved the salsa verde and the avocado salsas. My GF and daughter both loved the pico.
So I may be back if I’m in the area but still think they need to check their pricing.

Best street tacos I’ve had in a very long time! And they have a awesome salsa bar and free chips!
The price adds up real quick but definitely worth it! I will be back. :)

Food was fresh and I loved the salsa bar but one thing is clear here. Poor customer service… I walked in and was starred at by the employees as they called out some lady. The lady comes out some corner while counting money (manger lady?) and says in a not so pleasant voice «go to other register». Okay, so I go to other register as I wait for her to finish counting money. Keep in mind I’ve been waiting to have my order placed for about 6 minutes and I was the only customer in line to place an order. So she turns and gets upset at someone while taking my order and never once smiles or seem cherry throughout my experience here.
So, I get my order and sit down to enjoy my Mexican food and I notice that every employee here seems quiet and down. I’ve been to several Mexican restaurants and they seem very happy and welcoming. Then I here the same lady who took my order scold her the employees in front of all the customers! My goodness lady does someone need a career change?
Overall food was good but I think next time I’ll hit a friendlier environment.

This has been on my list of places to try for a while now since it is so close to school. Finally decided to try it last night with a friend of mine. She got two carne assda tacos on corn tortillas, I got the supreme quesadilla, and a bean and cheese burrito for my boyfriend. My friend thought the tacos were delicious and I absolutely loved the quesadilla which came with some guacamole on the side. The bean and cheese burrito was pretty big, and was also enjoyed. All this food was only $ 18 – 19. They also have a deal for 6 flour tortilla tacos for $ 5.50.

I had to wait for a tire to be put on my Gold Wing and came here for lunch. I thought this place was crazy good. I started off with fresh hot tortillas, fresh salsa bar, & all you can eat tortilla chips. I had the Chili Relleno combo plate with rice & beans. Everything tasted fresh & hot. This place was great, I will be back.

Came back today to try this place out again. Was craving some chips and tortillas so I came down. Unfortunately, it will probably be my last time :-(. I appreciate the follow up comment by the manager, but this place just isn’t for me.
I ordered a chicken adobada taco and a regular grilled chicken taco. That, a small drink and 3 corn tortillas was almost $ 12 bucks! That is one reason I won’t be coming back. Its way way way too expensive for what you get. The chicken was decent. The adobada was pretty flavorful and the grilled chicken was alright. Skimp though. $ 3.39 for ONE taco. The flour tortillas were good. Not as good as last time but still homemade and good. My side order of corn tortillas were just ok. Free chips and fixings were decent. The place was pretty much empty yet it still took a good 10 minutes for my food to come out. Meh… not the worst meal ever but far from great and nothing from this visit improved upon my first time there. I highly doubt I will be back.