Rey Azteca

This location is now closed.
The new location is a few miles away at:
3440 William Penn Hwy
Wilkins Township, PA 15 235

This is the best Mexican food in Pittsburgh by far — my fiancé and I have been to Mexico this is the closest to authentic you are going to get in the area. It’s the only place we go for Mexican! TRY IT!

As a vegetarian, I was not impressed with the veggie options. My friend, who eats chicken, seemed to like her food, so unless you are a vegetarian, take this review with a grain of salt.
All the veggie combos are sort of uninspired. Almost all of them include chalupas, so if they’re not your thing, your choices are limited. I had the two anaheim peppers stuffed with mashed potatoes and cheese. They were interesting, but not as good as chiles rellenos. The restaurant is a converted fast-​food joint, but manages to have some character. Service was a little slow. They have a good drink menu and good happy-​hour deals.
Overall — not terrible, but I have experienced better. If you live in the city, I don’t think the vegetarian food was worth the drive.

Of all the Tex-​Mex type restaurants I’ve been to in the Pittsburgh area this is in the top three in terms of quality and authenticity of the food. The other two are El Campesino and Emiliano’s. The lunch menu is very reasonably priced too!

I had lunch here on Tuesday with a couple employees. I know Ray really likes mexican food and found out Jessica did as well, so thought we’d try this new place conveniently located just a couple miles from the office. I didn’t notice it for a while even though I practicaly drive by it every day. The restaurant is in a converted burger king, drive through window still attached. However, they did a pretty good job of redecorating the relatively small space inside with plenty of booths and a few tables and what you’d expect with respect to the rest of the decorations. We sat at a booth and the place was relatively empty, however service was still a bit slow. They brought over a complimentary basket of chips that were warm and tasty. The first basket is on the «house», but it’s $ 2 a basket after that the salsa was a bit meh’, kind of lacked a crisp flavor due to a lack of cilantro I’d guess and wasn’t spicy at all. After a relatively long wait we were greeted by a nice enough mexican guy who took our order. The lunch prices are super reasonable. You can get a really good portion of good mexican food for about $ 6. I ordered the mexican burrito, which is I guess a little different from a regular burrito because it’s served with beef tips. It was really good. The rice was somewhat forgettable and the beans were good. I also tried a hard taco on the side which was really good. I think Ray got some type of chicken chimichanga or something and I think Jessica had a burrito as well. everyone liked the food and it is definitely authentic mexican competing with El Campesino. I’d say the prices are a bit more reasonable than El Camp’ and the quality almost as good. I’ve been to El Camp’ a ton of times, so I think I need to try more options here befoere I can give it the same rating. Either way, I’m happy to have a new authentic mexican joint so close to home.

We moved out here from California and for 3 years have lamented the lack of good mexican food. Now, with Rey Azteca, our search for quality mexican food is over. This place is seriously the Best Mexican food in the area. So much better than El Campesino or Mexico City. fast service, friendly staff, good prices, awesome food.
first basket of chips and salsa is free. the salsa is fresh and yummy (could be a little hotter for my tastes though). Hubby was impressed with their vegetarian options. the carne asada tacos are among the best I’ve ever had, and the tomatillo sauce they come with is to die for!!! if you’re really hungry (or want leftovers for lunch for the next day) get the Special Dinner — taco, enchilada, tamale, chalupa, and chile relleno, with rice and beans. all that for $ 11 bucks — total value!
my complaints are minor — a tad pricey for the sides (come on now, $ 5 bucks for a side of rice and beans?) and saying «no substitutions» then listing what the acceptable substitutions are.
they have restaurants in johnstown and butler as well. had I known that before this one opened I would have been driving to butler. I cannot say enough good things about Rey Azteca. You must try it. :)