El Nuevo Taquito — Restaurant in Phoenix

Haven't had El Nuevo Taquito since I was a kid. I have a close friend who keeps telling me that this is his go to spot......and he is right! Today we ventured down to the South side to try it out. Now I haven't been down Central Ave. for many years. The light rail construction has Central confined to one lane weaving left to right. So be prepared for a little traffic (this will probably go on for another year). So I get to where I thought Nuevo Taquito was and it has since moved. It is now about a half mile further south in a larger restaurant. You walk in and it's a no frills restaurant with an extensive menu on the wall. The prices have gone up over the years but that can be expected of any restaurant now a days. Me and my wife both ordered combination plates that were about $12 each. You get a meat of your choice,rice,beans and tortillas (corn or flour). I had my favorite carne asada and she had her favorite carnitas. We were both blown away my the portions and the great taste of the food. I almost didn't finish my plate and she had enough left over for tomorrow's lunch. It's worth the drive and the traffic...

I had High hopes about this restaurant. We ordered a Carne asada Burrito, Coctel De Camarones, a side of beans amd chips amd salsa. The Carne Asada burrito wss good but small. Just a little Larger then the frozen burritos one can buy in the freezer section in the grocery isle. At $9.50 it was a little lean... The chips were made fresh, but one has to add salt to them because they are served unsalted. The salsa was so watery and no flavor that at 1st I thought it was soup broth. We just threw it away because there was no salvaging it. The coctel de camarones came in a huge 32 oz container for $13. But when I went to eat it. It was mostly watered down tomato juice with 6 medium shrimp and was very bland. dumped the juice to see how much stuff was in it. And will attach a picture so you can see what I mean. I wanted to give this place a 2 rating but gave it a 3 because of how friendly and professional the employees are. If you want super bland over priced food,...

I ordered over the phone and she tells me it'll take 15 min. I get there 15 min later and she tells me it'll take 10 minutes. 45MINUTES later i ask if my order is done. The cashier asks me if it was 2 orders? I told her no and showed her my receipt, she looked lost and tells me 5 minutes. Then someone else comes and tells me they dont have the meat for the tacos I ordered! HOW DID NONE OF THE WORKERS NOTICE AND SPEAK UP BEFORE I WAITED AN HOUR FOR AN ORDER THAT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE MADE? AT LEAST SOMEONE IN THE KITCHEN COULD OF SAID THERE IS NO TRIPAS SO THE CASHIER COULD OF INFORMED ME RIGHT AWAY ON THE PHONE WHEN I ORDERED OR AT LEAST SAID SOMETHING WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES OF WAITING. WORST EXPERIENCE DUE TO LACK OF COMMON SENSE AND COMUNNICATION. 05-May 2020 2:27:32 PM Order:...