Filiberto's Mexican Food — Restaurant in Mesa

Went through the drive through tonight to get Taco's on the "value menu" and I asked the speaker if it was $1.49like their menu states and he said no, it's $2.39, I said, what, it's supposed to be $1.50 and he said, oh, that changed a long time ago and I said how long ago and he said a week. So disgusted, I ordered 3 tacos and pulled to the window and I asked how much are they regular and he said around $5 dollars. I was shocked. Who in their right mind would pay that?! He handed me the bag and it was like a quarter pound weight (with 4 sauces). I moved it up and down in front of him and said, "really?" This is what I get for $8 dollars? They were basically half filled taco shells with some meat some lettuce and a sprinkle of cheese. Fine. I will never go to Filiberto's again and back in the day it used to be a good restaurant with some value. I suppose I can't totally blame it on Filiberto's as the tyrannical government has mandated a private business pay $15+ an hour for uneducated unskilled labor plus all the other regulations. Now we all pay for the losers of the world. Never again for me! I can't imagine a couple or heaven forbid a family of 4 going there, with regular pricing you would be looking at $40-$80 for fast food. I can't understand how the average person would pay this... Btw - The taco's were...

Cowboy Fries are especially LEGIT 👌 AT this Location. Be prepared to bust out your wallet, though !! They are more pricey than other locations if you want extra anything, but they do not skimp!! The staff is beyond phenomenal, and that is worth the extra $$$ to me personally

EDIT 8/28/2024 I'm straight addicted to Fili B's Cowboy Fries and admittedly eat them 3 times minimum a week. I travel the whole valley and have had them at every location at this point. I've needed to update this review for a long time now. This location has THE BEST COWBOY FRIES IN THE VALLEY that are true to the og Fili B recipe. The lower Buckeye location is straight fire as well but prepared differently than any other location. This location at Broadway and ValVista has beyond excellent staff from the first order of the day until the last order they are consistent and an amazing example of the Filibertos brand. I slightly knocked them for being a bit pricey in my previous review, and I can honestly say not only are they the best example of food and staff, but they are the most cost-effective location by far. Thank you, guys and girls, for your hard work...

The 3 stars is an average. Usually I'd say this place is about a 4, but the crew working tonight (Feb 24th at 10:00 pm sucked and would have received 0 stars if that were possible. I was waiting at the counter for someone to come take my order, meanwhile listening to the crew giggling and flirting with each other in back. Since there was a couple sitting and waiting for their food, I figured the workers were preparing that and that was the reason no one had come to take my order. Except a petite female with dark hair leaned around the corner and looked directly at me, but without saying anything she turned back and never came to take my order. So I moved a couple steps over to see what she was doing that was stopping her from waiting on me, and the answer was flirting. She was not making anything. She was giggling and hanging on the arm of one of the male workers. She must have seen me move some, so she again leaned out and looked directly at me again, but yet again she ignored me and went back to her...