Caldwell County Mexi-Q — Restaurant in Gilbert

My my my. Please read this review while also imagining the considerable amount of restraint I used to avoid cursing the entire time. That’s how good this place is. I want to curse in every single sentence.

My wife and I got some to-go dinner from here tonight. We ordered the brisket tostada, birria tacos, Mac and cheese, elote cream corn, Mexican Twinkie, and the el general Patton sandwich. The only negative I’ll mention up front is that we didn’t get the Mac and cheese. They probably just forgot. Who cares. The food was so good that when we noticed the side missing, it didn’t even matter.

Brisket Tostada - Rating 8/10

Crispy on the bottom like it’s supposed to be, piled with ingredients, and especially savory shredded brisket. It danced upon our tongues like a flavor party or “fiesta de sabores” if you will.

Birria Tacos - Rating 9/10

Exactly what you want a birria taco to taste like. Juicy and flavorful. The broth has a special attention to detail, it’s not an afterthought. The meat is VERY good. The tortilla is fantastic. I could eat six of them. I’d hate myself but I could do it with a smile on my face.

Mac and Cheese - Rating Pending.

Can’t rate this one, but I’m going back. So I’ll rate it later.

Elote Cream Corn - Rating 10/10

Since my side was missing, my gracious wife said I could share her cream corn with her. I took one bite. My wife ate the rest because she loved it so much. The bite I has was a very “what the f*ck” moment. (Sorry). We were both like “how is this tasting this good?” We were puzzled. Like, is there a corn scientist there? Very very good.

Mexican Twinkie - Rating 6/10

Take this rating with a grain of salt. It’s a Twinkie with bacon and jalapeño, which for me, is a little much. I didn’t eat a whole one. But what I did eat I was surprised by. It’s original and worth a try. If you like these ingredients, you will like this.

El General Patton Sandwich - Rating 9/10

The amount of meat they give you on this sandwich is comical. It’s bigger than a standard meat plate at a bougie Texas glamor bbq restaurant and they cram it between bread. The sausage is tangy and savory. The pulled pork was super juicy and SO GOOD. The meat is the star. Which it should be, I get it. But they took this seriously, and you can taste it.

Eat here. Like….don’t even have another thought....

UPDATE... 1/8/2024

My son likes to get there birria tacos. I've come to this location for that reason. My initial interaction with this establishment I purchased more than the tacos. I tried there bbq (which is the REASON) for this place.

Well now I see why they had to branch out to other items for the menu. The bbq was not tasty and the side items were basic with over seasons to accommodate the bland food.

However, tonight's interaction has caused me to leave this review out of total shock of the lack of customer service.

I walk into the place, barely greeted by the young caucasian. Then while I'm trying to determine if there might be something I could try that would be edible besides the tacos.

The guy attached to this post wad told by another young caucasian staff; "we're closed"!

I truly thought he was kidding. So, I looked at my cell to realize it was EXACTLY 8PM! I said "are you serious?". He then replied "yeah we're closed!"

I then walked back in because technology shows that I took the picture at 8:01pm. With this type of service & the inflation this place should be closed soon!

Do BETTER!!!

Their birria tacos 🌮 😋 are the BEST for the East Valley. The beef brisket is cooked to perfection. I'm so glad this place has birria tacos because driving to the West Valley was not happening.

And, the cookies 🍪 were just...

Been looking for good BBQ & this place looked awesome. Wanted to try numerous unique items, so we splurged, ordered the Mexi BBQ Platter. While pricier than I'd like....WOW! I don't mind paying if it's worth it! Drove about 12 miles to pick up, everything was well packaged & nothing that we asked for (pickles/onions/sauce) was forgotten....in and of itself, a minor miracle in takeout. The sauce was a bit chintzy...only one small cup per style, but that's minor quibble.

Platter includes: 2 Brisket Birria Tacos: INCREDIBLE 1 Brisket Tostada: Surprisingly yum 2 Mexi-Q Twinkies: Jalapeño poppers 1/3 lb Brisket: Excellent Pulled Pork: Very good Sausage: Tasty, if basic Creamed Elote: Sweet & different Mac & Cheese: Delicious w/green chile

You can pick from two other sides, but highly recommend what we tasted. And we sample all three sauces....all good, but unfortunately none were spicy.

Overall, an A+ experience. We liked or loved everything with exception of Mexi-Q Twinkies. The poppers retained jalapeño seeds, so were quite hot. Bacon wrap was nice, but jalapeño ate raw....very crisp and chewy. Would have been more successful softer.

Definitely going back for three favorites: birria tacos, Brisket and...