Ayala’s AZ Kitchen Mexican Cafe
8427 W Peoria Ave, Peoria, AZ, 85345
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Address :
8427 W Peoria Ave
Peoria, AZ, 85345 - Phone (623) 979-1121
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 8:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
Categories
Mexican Cuisine
If you enjoy Taco Tuesday, then you have officially fallen in love with the Mexican Food. The main grain of Mexican cuisine is maize. Also known as corn, maize is grown for the past 9000 years after the crop was discovered by the people in Mayan civilization. Mexican empire flourished when they started growing beans, tomatoes, chili pepper, sweet potato and cactus. Till this date these ingredients are used in cooking authentic Mexican dishes and drinks.
Great use of spices, fresh chili pepper dishes like fajitas, tortilla chips, corn chips, salsa, chimichangas, burritos, nachos and quesadillas are invented in America. But when you are looking for authentic Mexican food then you must find a restaurant in the city that serves Rajas con Queso, Garbanzo in a Guajillo Chile Sauce, Pork Filled Chiles Rellenos, Chiles en Nogada, Molcajete Salsa, Pico de Gallo and Frijoles de la Olla. An eye-opening fact – Mexican don't like their food hot. They use fresh chili and other spices to create a flavor that lingers in your mouth.
Mexican food is great for those who are Gluten Intolerant as they use Corn instead of wheat in most of their dishes. Also, you can easily find many beans based Mexican dishes. Another dish which didn't get similar glory as tacos or nachos is the Mexican hot chocolate. If you love something hot on a chilly day, then go for Mexican Hot Chocolate. On merry days, you can enjoy the authentic Mexican Drinks like Tequila, Mezcal, Tecuí, Sotol, Bacanora, Charanda, Posh O Pox, Puebla and Pulque. Mexican Cuisine is for people who enjoy strong drinks and hearty meals.
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Great food, friendly, clean, good service!
(5)Jeanne C.
I saw someone said their green sauce looked like gravy, what? I love the baja chimi. It is a chicken burrito with green sauce and baja sauce. It is not as spicy as I would like, but I add plenty of their hot sauce and it is awesome.
(5)G. M.
We have dined at AZ Kitchen twice. The first time was in early November and I read about it on Yelp. We were greeted right away and it was super easy to get a table on a Saturday night. We started off with the queso and chips and they were great. For dinner we had chicken tacos, kids quesdilla and chimichanga's . For desert we had churros and ice cream which we all enjoyed. We decided to go back in mid-January as we enjoyed it to much the first time. Again, we were seated right away and started off with the queso and guacamole.They still did not have the liquor license. The second time was not as enjoyable as the first experience. The food was average/bland. Our server was a little annoying. She kept coming to our table every two minutes to see if we needed anything. For a Saturday night it our table and another table were the only customers in the restaurant. I do not think we would go back.
(2)Jeremy M.
Would NEVER eat here again. My wife, sister-in-law and I all ate here last night. The service was great, and the food seemed to taste okay... About 6 hours later, all 3 of us were puking our guts out. The only thing that we all had in common was the meat, beans, and rice. I called in and talked to a manager "Steve" the next morning, and he didn't sound concerned at all, the first words out of his mouth were, "We served that all day long and our health inspections and sanitation practices are excellent." Not and "I'm sorry" or let me look into this at all. He was more concerned about covering his rear end. I would avoid this place...
(1)Michael G.
The wife and I love Mexican food so tonight since our normal place is closed Mondays thought we would try az kitchen. It was great a family owned place from the start the greeter held the door open for us we sat down and were served with chips and salsa right away both salsas were very good, I ordered a chicken chimichanga and my wife ordered beef tacos both were very good. We're definitely going back and I'd recommend this place to everyone!
(5)Paul F.
Excellent authentic Mexican food! Great portions, friendly service. I really liked the Spanish Steak.
(5)JEANNE C.
Not sure what Bonnie expected after she wrote, "not much content." We eat here about twice a month and they don't skimp. As you can see from my previous review, there are enough for me to eat at least 2 meals. I am over 6' tall and I don't eat light a bird either. We had the Mexican pizza for the second time now. Whoa, it has two tortillas with toppings piled about 2" high. I love that it has a whole olive on each slice, and a bunch of guacamole. My husband and I shared for a meal dinning in and took half home to share for another meal at home. THAT IS 4 portions. It comes with 8 slices, so it could easily be an appetizer for 8 people.
(5)Jj H.
This was the worst restaurant I have ever been to.The food has no flavor, the red enchilada sauce was brown.The wait staff was horrible . The waitress asked how everything was and when we said horrible she kept walking. . Save your money.
(1)J E.
The BEST service we have had in a very long time. The server was polite, funny, and knew the menu extremely well. I was asking about a menu item having pork in it, and he extrapolated and asked if I eat vegetarian, which I do, so he told me about the meat stock in the green sauce. I am so grateful for people like that. The food was very tasty and fresh and the portions were large, while the prices were good. The chips and salsas were made in house and were muy delicioso. The owner talked to us and told us his brother handles the menu and that they have the very popular fry bread as a special right now, but we didn't order it so I can't tell you how it tastes. I think he also said the menu is Sonoran style. He was very friendly. The mural on the wall was exceptional, but the interior still lacks some ambiance. We will definately be returning.
(5)Heather B.
YUMMY! My hubby and I tried this place tonight and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of food. This is not tex-mex, but it's authentic homemade Mexican food. I had the Baja chicken chimi with jalapeño cream cheese. The green sauce over the chimi was so delicious and the chimi was huge and stuffed with so much chicken!! The jalapeño cream cheese was so good with everything else. The salsa tasted great, too. My hubby had the "pick 3" meal and got a burrito, tostada and enchilada. He also thought his meal was outstanding. The portions were very huge and the prices were so reasonable. We will definitely be back again!
(5)Blanch B.
We read reviews but did not read when the review were posted . They were old. They just opened under new management. When we pulled up front only one other couple was in there. We thought "o Boy". Went inside and was impressed how clean it was, the murals on the walls are worth going to see. They told us they were sprayed painted with a can of spray paint by the top state graffiti artist. We enjoyed looking at them while waiting for our food. They do not have a liquor licence yet as we could not order a beer which we all knows goes with Mexican food. The food came out and it was delicious. I have not had a good shredded beef taco like that in a long time. They use regular corn tortilla instead of store bought one. It was not greasy. The cheese enchilada was full of cheese and the sauce was different than what I usually get at a Mexican restaurant but it was good. Everyone in our party enjoyed everything they ordered and would come back again. Maybe by then they will have a Liquor Licence :)
(5)Kelly C.
Excellent. In town for a week and ate here several times. This is the spot to get a fix!
(5)Brian B.
I love this place Great authentic Mexican food good atmosphere have to have the Queso Dip and beef tocos are the bomb!!! Right next to the new Center for the Performing arts in downtown Peoria I would highly recommend this restaurant
(5)Gary M.
Great fresh tasting mexican food. I always say you can tell how good the food is going to be by the chips and salsa. This place has both fresh chips and salsa with a lot of fresh ingredients along with a variety of entrees, just what Peoria needed.
(5)Steve C.
The food here is great! Huge portions and great quality. Not the usual AZ Mexican restaurant. I will definitely be making this a regular stop. Our server Emily is fantastic. She's very attentive and went out of her way to make sure everything was perfect. Next time I'm going to save some room for their delicious looking desserts.
(5)Erica S.
Best bean dip. Best Mexican food on the west side as far as we are concerned. The prices were fantastic and the portions were huge. Our service was WONDERFUL! We will be making this one of our go to places.
(5)Amy F.
This place was really clean, spacious and inviting. HUGE portions of AMAZING food, and yet somehow I didn't go home with leftovers... definitely recommend the chicken enchiladas and the churros with ice cream and carmel for des
(4)Derek W.
One of the most satisfying restaurant experiences my wife and I have had in a long time. We were so pleased with the atmosphere, cleanliness, friendliness, service, and of course, the amazing food. Prices are very reasonable and portions are enormous. We will definitely be back very soon.
(5)Rick C.
Very good, traditional Arizona Mexican food. The restaurant is clean and well decorated (Mexico-style colors) with a very nice landscape mural over a couple of walls (I understand it was a well-known graffiti artist). The tables are 4 person tables that could easily be combined. It's in the strip mall adjacent to the Peoria Theater, and has some room to grow. I can easily see it as the destination after a trip to the theater. The food was very good, with very large portions. I'm a big eater, but was stuffed with a chimichanga (they come enhilada style). My wife had the carne asada torta and really enjoyed. The rice was unique - not typical of the chili flavored spanish rice in most places, but more of a dirty rice with bits of vegetable, etc. It was very good, and a nice change. For dessert we shared a deep fried cheescake. My wife enjoyed it so much she's bringing a daughter back for the cheescake in a few days for her birthday. The prices are pretty much in the sub-$10 range for entrees, and the portions are large enough you can take some home for tommorrow's lunch. So, we're adding this one to the few mexican food restaurants that we frequent.
(4)Jason G.
I just finished my entree and am trying to think of anything negative to say but I've got nuthin'! The food was fantastic, the service was good and the value was excellent for the amount food. I couldn't finish my plate and that's rare! The last six bites were taken simply because the food was so good and still in front of me. I was nowhere near hungry at that point. We will be back and I highly recommend this place.
(5)Eric W.
Awesome food and proportions. Great service! For under $10 you get a Baja chicken chimichanga meal with rice and beans. The chimichanga is as big as the plate. You can taste that the beans and rice are homemade. Try the churros with vanilla ice Cream and a caramel sauce that is out of this world. Can't say enough good about this place.
(5)Bob D.
Good salsa and chips. I enjoyed my Machaca, but everything else was below average in flavor. I expected more given the reviews.
(2)Jill A.
Very very good Albondigas Soup! Yum...FYI, we almost drove by, it only says AZ Kitchen Mexican cafe, we were looking for Ayala's but it's not on the sign.
(5)Mike Z.
We figured we would try some new Mexican food places around here and see if there was anything we were missing. So far, not missing a thing. Unfortunately the food tasted store bought and right out of the can or jar. We also went on a weekend night around dinner time and at most there were 3 tables eating. So it felt like everyone else already knew this wasn't the place to be. On the bright side, the servers were very polite, but that doesn't make up for the lack of quality products. We each had chicken and I also tried the shredded and ground beef. All meats just didn't taste fresh and we will not be eating here again. Time to try the next place!
(2)Ahmad T.
Solid service, somewhat greasy with some of the food ordered by our group. I had the Mexican pizza....couldn't stop myself from eating the whole thing. Overall I'd say it's worth checking out and at least trying.
(4)Sosa R.
My first time on this restaurant and my last. Me and my wife ordered the machaca burrito enchilada style. My son ordered a cheese crisp with rice and beans. Our food made its way to our table pretty quickly as we were the only customers in the restaurant at 10am on Sunday morning. I cut a piece of my burrito and started chewing. Wasn't that bad but wasn't good either. As I was about to cut another piece I notice a hair in my food. I notified the server and he apologized assuring me of a new burrito being cooked but I politely declined and said I would rather not eat there. My wife didn't like it either. He called the manager over and I explained what happened. I told him I would pay for my son's kid's meal since my son was liking it and wanted to take it. The manager still charged me for my drinks which we didn't even drink. I looked at my wife smh but I didn't wanna argue with th be manager about why I feel he shouldn't have charged me for them. Never coming here again sir. Might I add, your arms and clothes were dirty like you had been working construction before showing up to work. Not a good look.
(1)Dolores A.
Wow we were craving Mexican pizza and they made it "Amazing" we will be coming back again and highly recommend, the food is good and prices are fare
(5)Bonnie E.
I saw the solid 4 star rating and didn't read much further. Now that I read some of the lower number reviews...I can see it. We thought that this was a solid "three-star experience. The food, while tasty, (and looking like huge portion sizes) didn't really have much content (Ie chicken/beef in enchiladas). It was more rice, beans, lettuce etc. The chips however, house-made and fresh, were excellent and they weren't stingy with them and they were complimentary. The salsa was tasty as well! The interior is interesting w/work done by graffiti artist using only spray cans, interior does have something of a cafeteria feel. The staff is very friendly however and made sure we had what we wanted. Note: no liquor license yet! & they do serve breakfast as well, beginning at 10am which is my kind of breakfast start time ;)
(3)Nick V.
This is a nice mom and pop type restaurant. We arrived shortly after opening on a Sunday morning and were the only people in the restaurant. The waitress was friendly and offered us suggestions when we asked. We went with a green chili cheese crisp and a chicken chimichanga. Both were very good. I really liked the cheese crisp and that we were asked if we liked it soft or crispy - crispy all the way! I like the current decor but I think that they could soften some areas by hanging curtains or valances in the doorways or from the ceiling in the back to block the server area. Otherwise everything was very good and I would be happy to try Ayala's again.
(4)Chris M.
Quantity should never outweigh quality when it comes to food. The quantity was there, but the food just wasn't all it was made up to be.
(2)Jonathan L.
Was a fan of Ayala's food in the past. New location has the same great food. Big portions, delicious chips and salsa. Fast service too. Will definitely be back. Can't wait for the bar...
(5)Brandon E.
Nice clean atmosphere set in s newly remodeled strip msll. Service on a Friday night was quick and friendly, maybe because I was one of 2 tables with guests at 7 pm. Could it be the food, I had to ask myself as the parking lot was full. Ordered the carne asada torta and my friend ordered a green chili burro deep fried enchilada style. The food arrived surptisinly fast, it almost beat our water drinks. I will start with my torta, the carne was almost cooked to crisp leather and chopped fine to maybe disguise it. The roll was tossted nicely but the rest made it the worst torta I have ever tried to consume. My friend let me taste her burrito which was very good. I gave up on the torta and claimed half of my friend's burro. The green chili and service raised my rating to 3 stars but the torta might explain all the empty seats on this Friday night.
(3)Dolores L.
Its alright.. Had the red Chile chimichanga and that was great. The sopapillas for desert and they were terrible. Soggy, no honey, thumbs down on the powdered sugar, I don't know what they were thinking. Its like they just put it together quickly. The place was empty and it was a Saturday afternoon. So there it is.
(3)Darlene T.
I sometimes get stuck on ordering one or two things I know I love... Today at AZ Kitchen I decided to try something new: Baja Chimichanga. OMG it was excellent! The chicken was packed in and the flavor was wonderful! Cheap lunch prices, perfect chips and salsa and excellent hometown service. So looking forward to my next visit.
(5)Craig F.
This is a definite local hole in the wall type place that is ran by a family with authentic Mexican recipes. The food was good and my guest and I were able to hang out for a couple of hours talking, the staff was very good and supportive of us just hanging out, near the end, we were the last two in the resturnat.
(3)Albert K.
My son and I eat here regularly. Never a bad experience. I usually ask for a suggestion to try something different. Never disappointed. Chimi's are great, so are the loaded nachos. Great staff. Try it,you'll like it too!
(5)Lisa N.
Best restaurant flan I've ever had! The green chili burrito was great too. Will be back next time I'm in Phoenix.
(5)Kevin P.
Do yourself a favor and avoid this place. The chips are fried in peanut oil, which leaves a horrible aftertaste. The Machaca chimichanga I had was just shredded beef with canned green chilis added and a quart of sour cream on top. My wife had the baja chicken chimi, it came with a whole brick of very salty cream cheese on top. I feel like I want to throw up just thinking about it. Very disappointed. Next time we'll go across the street to Don Lencho's!
(2)Brad W.
It was 2pm and the owner was on his computer in the dining room (uhh they make offices for that stuff), but this was Peoria and the town is not exactly brimming with good food options and I was on a lunch time crush. The town has alot of those annoying, "we close at 2pm restaurants" So, I took a chance and was the only person eating in the place at this time. They only have about seven choices in the lunch special category and once they said that they only use DARK meat chicken, I should have hit the road. These establishments are saving money by not wanting to serve more expensive products. The chips and salsa came out first and the chunky salsa looked like it was ortega with green onions tossed in there, but the darker thin sauce was at least pretty good and the top layer of the chips were crunchy and fresh. The food though went downhill. The sour cream green sauce ground beef enchilada was a disaster, although for some reason I did not mention this to the nice owners when I normally would have a comment. I told him it was "not bad" It was not a sour cream sauce, it was a lob of sour cream tossed onto the food and the green sauce was not present or was tasteless. The ground beef fell into a the tasteless category as well, no seasoning or flavor and the tortillas were not helping much either. Nice staff, but not good mexican food.
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