La Canasta Capitolio Menu

  • Appetizers
  • Soups
  • Salads
  • A La Carte : Chimichangas
  • A La Carte : Taco
  • A La Carte : Tamales
  • A La Carte : Flautas
  • A La Carte : Tostadas
  • A La Carte : Enchiladas
  • A La Carte : Burros
  • Take Home and Make : By the Dozen
  • Take Home and Make : By the Pint
  • Take Home and Make : By the Quart
  • Take Home and Make : By the Pound
  • Take Home and Make : Dips
  • Sides & Extras
  • Desserts
  • Drinks

Healthy Meal suggestions for La Canasta Capitolio

  • Appetizers
  • Soups
  • Salads
  • A La Carte : Chimichangas
  • A La Carte : Taco
  • A La Carte : Tamales
  • A La Carte : Flautas
  • A La Carte : Tostadas
  • A La Carte : Enchiladas
  • A La Carte : Burros
  • Take Home and Make : By the Dozen
  • Take Home and Make : By the Pint
  • Take Home and Make : By the Quart
  • Take Home and Make : By the Pound
  • Take Home and Make : Dips
  • Sides & Extras
  • Desserts
  • Drinks

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  • Kelsaw P.

    Thanks for the burrito de vomit No pico Second time and last I waste my money here...

    (1)
  • Nick L.

    Out of all the La Canastas in town, this is my favorite. Mostly due to the chip and salsa bar. The flour tortilla chips are so good! The salsas are really good too. I have not had a bad meal here. I really like the Nana's Bowl either red chili. Their red chili could be the best in town. They also have great lunch combos. You will definitely be full when you leave. It does get crowded from time to time, but they have an outdoor patio. Too bad the patio is only useful for part of the year.

    (4)
  • Alex R.

    Want way too much food for lunch? This is the place! Every time I come here I get placed into a food coma. Feeling like treating yourself today? Go for the sopapillas with honey.

    (5)
  • Michael A.

    I really love this place. I use to live really close by. The enchiladas the tacos the quesadillas and the nanas bowl are all really delicious. The service is also really great. The chips and salsa bar are great. The two different chips are the best. The only thing i think that they can change and why i knocked off 1 star is because half of the dining area is always closed off. Some time i am forced to eat next to dirty dishes or a dirty table that they haven't had a chance to clean. Giving us that extra space and using it for what it is intended for would be nice.

    (4)
  • Lisa C.

    So I have been here before and thought all was well so I'd try it again. Big Mistake. BIG. The boiled meat was way to chewy and guacamole was almost sour. It was particularly the fly infestation that grossed us out. Flies everywhere and this was inside not the patio! Beyond gross and the tables were disgusting. Won't be back again. Ever. Ever.

    (1)
  • Felicia T.

    I go here for lunch whenever I am close by. Everything that I have had is delicious, but the chimichanga is my favorite. I also like the thicker flour chips that they have on the salsa bar. It gets really busy at lunchtime, but I never have to wait very long. They are usually really fast.

    (5)
  • Rich V.

    Good food (best cheese enchiladas), but please do something with all the flies I won't be back until then , customer for years but find it hard to come back as the flies attack me and my food .

    (2)
  • Ryan L.

    Best breakfast burritos downtown. Wait can be a little long at the drive thru so don't come here if you're in a rush.

    (4)
  • Eric L.

    There's a reason everyone calls this place La Canasty. Only saving grace is I can get a breakfast burrito at 6 am before I get to work. Other than that the meat is grade D, like boiled meat, and the tortillas are really thick and never toasted on grill. Place is dirty as hell and prices are too high.

    (2)
  • Jessica C.

    I love this place! I used to eat here all of the time when I worked downtown. I wish I could eat here mor frequently, something about their chicken enchiladas makes me want more

    (4)
  • Mr. J.

    I have eaten here for years and have never had a bad meal. In my opinion, they have the best red and green sauce around. I usually stick with the tacos, nana's favorite, the chili, and the beef and cheese burrito. yes, it is basic sonoran fare but it is better than most mexican joints i have been to in the valley.

    (5)
  • Alex Z.

    The food here is pretty good but horrible service. We went for lunch on Monday and stopped in about 11:15. After ordering one person waited 50 minutes for their lunch. The table next to us waited just as long. We asked where our food was each time the waitress came by and they said there was a problem. After asking the 4th time and asking to speak to a manager, they said the manager was busy. If you don't mind waiting 50 plus minutes for lunch this is the place for you.

    (1)
  • Austin T.

    Venue is clean, and has good amount of both indoor and outdoor seating. There is a drive through. Service is friendly. Food is good - pretty much on par with other similarly priced Mexican restaurants.

    (5)
  • Nick S.

    This is a little hole in the wall place that has great lunch specials. It's not particularly clean or delicious, but its fast Mexican food at decent prices. The lunch combo 5 is awesome. Bottom line: it's a fast & filling lunch place, but I'll never come here expecting a special or gourmet meal.

    (3)
  • Evan B.

    The Pico de gallo is gone, the water cups are big again and they have new green number tents. Not much else has changed sinch my last review update. The flour tortilla chips are still the gem here. The red picante sauce is smooth and good enough to drink. Al la carte is still where the deals are at. The Patio is the place to be in this weather. Chillie rellleno burrito is still eggy and unique.

    (4)
  • James G.

    Diane and her staff did an AMAZING job catering our son's wedding rehearsal dinner at Encanto Park Clubhouse ! Our guest loved La Canasta's Fiesta Buffet from the catering menu, it had a little bit of everything. The evening would not have been a success without them. Thank you thank you thank you La Canasta Capitolio !

    (5)
  • Daniel O.

    I go very often... Serivce is ok sometimes its GReat! I guess you have to cath them on a good day. Foos is pretty good if you dont want to ook it yourself. One of their salsa is amazing flour tortilla chips r AMAZING! NANAS Chile bowl is YUMMY!

    (3)
  • Robert M.

    It was my first time ever eating at this restaurant and I will never go back again. I had the Nana's Breakfast and there was something very strange about the over easy eggs. The yolks were very pungent and were way to thick for my liking, almost gummy. I could only eat half of one and moved the rest onto a small side plate. I am not a finicky eater at all but I just could not finish it. Then I moved on to the red chili. I could not eat this stuff. I was soo spicy hot, It was inedible. I did however eat the hash browns which was difficult because the egg was starting make a reappearance via a burpy aftertaste. So now I will forever respectfully refer to this place as La Ca-Nasty!

    (2)
  • Rachel Q.

    I had the chili on Wednesday.. the green one. It was as yummy as it looked! I had to give it one more star!

    (3)
  • Dan G.

    I've eaten here many, many times because it is close to my work and there are very few options within walking distance. Usually I get breakfast on days when I need to get breakfast, because at lunch I have time to drive someplace else. The food is usually pretty good and the service OK, too. But I've gotten sick to my stomach on a few occasions as well. If I didn't work close to here, I probably wouldn't return, but as I said options are limited.

    (3)
  • Tracy K.

    Great, greasy Mexican food. I always enjoy their two taco lunch meal with rice & beans. The ground beef is very flavorful (although a bit greasy at times), and I enjoy their salsa -- it isn't chunky but it has a kick to it. And, perhaps, what may make El Capitolio most intriguing is its close proximity to the Capitol and state offices. If you are a bit of a politico like me, it is a great place to politician-watch. You may be just minding your own business, enjoying a taco, when low and behold several politicians, big named lobbyists or state agency heads pull into a booth behind you. Tuneup your ears and you may just get some good gossip. So, with a yummy taco in hand, and your eyes & ears open, you may just find yourself having a great meal and a possible "You won't believe what I hear" moment all in matter of a one-hour lunch.

    (3)
  • Rose D.

    Following the La Canasta tradition, this location hits it out of the ballpark. The food is great, the prices are extremely similar to the other La Canasta locations and they have a chip/salsa bar!!! The flour chips are delicious; not greasy and very easy to consume too many if you aren't careful. My boyfriend and I thoroughly enjoyed our meal.

    (4)
  • Alexander C.

    Took 5 friends here for Sunday brunch, awesome as usual! The red chile is the best in town! They all agreed that it's old school Mexican worth driving from Scottsdale for.

    (5)
  • Sunny B.

    I really was not very impressed with the quality of the food. The meat was very dry and the sauce they used to disguise it in was bland and greasy. Yea, yea I know it's mexican food so I should expect some grease, but a puddle of yellow oil surrounding the plate? Yuck. The only redeeming quality was the chips and salsa bar. The tomatillo and adobo salsas were excellent. Not good enough for me to return, but made the wait bearable.

    (2)
  • Ian B.

    I think I am cursed when it comes to this place. First time my cuddle buddy and I hit this place, we sat at the drive through window, in 104 degree heat, for 1/2 hour waiting for our food to come out. At the drive through. For a half hour. At the drive through. Fast forward a few months, we head back over for lunch one afternoon. I order the same thing, a carne asada burrito. My chief cuddle granter orders a salad. And then 20 minutes pass. On the upside, they gave us one drink this time, and it was only 89 outside, so this was a 100% jump in service? My cuddle buddy loves this place, I'm unimpressed. It might just be my curse that keeps me from loving it, as it is spicier than Bertos, but when my ever expanding gut line demands fast food burritos, it wants them quickly. La Canasta could take a lesson or two for dealing with junkies from any one of the several meth and crack dealers near by. Don't keep us waiting for our fix, we tend to get nasty.

    (2)
  • Melissa H.

    I am giving La Canasta 4 stars mainly because of location and their chips. I work in the Executive Tower at the Capitol and if you have been in that area, then you know that there are like no options for lunch other than the cafeteria at the DES building or the cafeteria in the basement of the Executive Tower. Frankly, there are some days where we want to escape the building but don't want to risk going downtown, which makes La Canasta a great option for those days. Also, if you want political gossip, La Canasta is a great place because you can see the whos-who in politics at lunch and possibly overhear some good tidbits. Or you'll just hear staffers like myself and co-workers complaining about our jobs! As I mentioned previously, the chips and salsa are delicious at La Canasta, but the rest of the food is just OK. It's nothing spectacular that warrants a special trip. Soda and iced tea are $2.25 (unlimited refills) which is a tad high in my book. The patio is nice to sit on especially when your office has no windows. However, today upon leaving, we saw three birds on a table eating off some plates that were sitting on an empty table. I could have done without seeing that.

    (4)
  • Rebecca P.

    Great place for local Mexican food. Very popular place for State employees working on the Capitol Mall. All the lunch specials are great and inexpensive (I love the rice and beans). Regular combos are much larger than the lunch combos (food coma anyone?) They have a salsa and chip bar for dine-in only. If you want to take out, I suggest ordering over the phone. Otherwise, service is slow.

    (4)
  • Esther C.

    EVERYTIME I go here I say to myself, LAST TIME. I have given this place too many chances to redeem themselves. Service is horrible. The staff there speak better english than they put off. When they "try to" fix their mistakes, never do they offer to be of further assistance and they try to pretend they dont speak good english. I suppose they dont know a smile is the same in all languages and can speak a thousand words. They are not helpful in providing food either. Too much small print for food that costs them nearly nothing. ie. chips are only served if its after ten am, you spend more than six dollars, you get your food for dine in (even though you wait FAR too long for your food), drink orders etc. The prices are outragous for mexican food, you would at least expect to be served kindly. Four dollars for a regular sized burrito that I can make in my kitchen for probobly .50 cents and a priceless amount of kindness is no charge! Dont dare ask for anything special like "light ice" or extra salsa (even though they are served in one ounce looking containers). You will get the evil eye with the side of excuses in another language I dont even believe is spanish. THE only reason they are still in business is their location. HOWEVER, jack in the box is a four star next to them.

    (1)
  • Marianne M.

    I am a huge fan of the breakfast burritos here. I usually get the egg, bacon, and cheese. I am very picky about my bacon but La Canasta makes it super crispy, which is exactly the way I like it. The best part about this location is that they have a drive-thru. It's an easy way to get some breakfast on the way to work in a hurry.

    (4)
  • Erica G.

    HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! My first visit to this place was today. I decided to go with a friend and grab some tacos in the drive-thru. I ordered 2 chicken tacos and asked for a little sour cream and guacamole on each one. With a soda my total came to $10.49!!! I asked why it was so expensive. They told me they had to charge me for the sour cream and guacamole. I told them I wouldn't mind paying a little extra, but I didn't need an entire side order of each. I just wanted a little on each taco. I was okay with them charging my a little extra for this, but not THAT much extra! The lady at the drive thru asked us to pull forward to try and resolve my request. As we pulled to the pick-up window, the manager poked his head out. I told him what I ordered and asked him why it was so expensive. I told him I'd be willing to pay a dollar or so extra for the guac and sour cream, but I thought it was outlandish to pay that much extra for two tacos. His argument was that I would get more for my money. I told him I wouldn't eat all that extra sour cream and guacamole and that it would be a waste. I told him that I felt like I was wasting my time and that it seemed ridiculous to pay that much for two tacos with a little guac and sour cream. His response? "Yes, I agree with you that this seems like a waste of time!" REALLY? I couldn't believe I was getting such bad customer service and such an attitude from a manager. My friend and I were so put off that we drove away with no food and paying nothing. The owner of this place should be ashamed that they hired such a terrible manager. My first impression of this place was horrible. NICKELING AND DIMING your customers is NOT the way to keep a customer base and a consistent clientele. I will NEVER go back! They just lost a customer and because I'm well-connected in the valley, they've probably lost all my friends as customers as well. Not a good way stay in business in this economy, I'm afraid.

    (1)
  • Tony M.

    La Canasta Capitolio has been serving the phoenix community for the last 51 years their food is Authentic Mexican Food at its best. Great Lunch Specials , the best Chimichangas in town! i know sometimes things are not perfect , but whenever the wonderful owner Diane is at the Restaurant things Run Smoother , theres not such a thing as perfection , so you Yelpers (me) before you write anything about a a Restaurant make sure to let the Owner or the General Manager know what the issues are so they can be corrected , dont just go one time and come to yelp.com and start bad mouthing restaurants it is not good for food business , once you let them know about a problem and the problem continues the think about what you will write in a Restaurant Review. think before you write please. La Canasta Capitolio gets my 5 stars Review because the service was A plus , the food was Delicious and in that specific day the owner Diane was there and she is the Friendliest person , i will make sure to go back there as often as possible.

    (5)
  • Rand H.

    = = = = = WEEKEND BRUNCH BUFFET :-O = = = = = They have Brunch Buffet here on Saturdays & Sundays, so I stopped in this morning to give it a try. The first anomalies were that this is a regular restaurant, yet they had me pay first, & then handed me a pla

    (1)
  • Jessica V.

    I consider myself an expert in green chili chimis and La Canasta has a pretty good one. One the down side- they don't know how to give back correct change.

    (4)
  • Michael S.

    The good: 1) A great all you can eat chip bar with some pretty decent hot sauce. 2) A big patio to take a relaxed lunch at. 3) These crazy good green corn tamales with a strange cheese filling that is more like Kanufa then anything I've had at a Mexican restaurant. The bad: pretty much everything else. The food is around (but below) drive through Filberto's quality at near restaurant prices. They even have the gaul to charge 2.25 for their crappy iced tea you serve yourself. The worst part of this place is the meat they serve in their dishes which is absolutely horrid except for their machaca. I stick to bean burritos, cheese enchiladas, and the aforementioned green corn tamales if I go. All of their tortillas and such taste store bought even though I think they make them themselves. And the horchata needs to be avoided at all costs as well. For counter service Mexican, you gotta go with La Tolteca if you are downtown. Or Caramba if you are on the west or north side.

    (2)
  • Jethro S.

    Good Mexican food, salsa bar, big selection of food and drinks. Carne Asada burrito is good

    (3)
  • Kristin S.

    This is really a 3.5 but I'm going to bring it up to a 4 because it was quick and really inexpensive. I don't really think I'm a Mexican food connoisseur by any means but I do know good food in general and I have to say I wasn't really impressed. I mean I was expecting to be blown away, which I guess is my own fault. My enchilada was no better than any other enchilada I've ever had. The salsa was good but the chips were not...they almost tasted stale. I did enjoy the patio area, it provided a good background for lunch with a group.

    (4)
  • Nadia C.

    La Canasta is close to work and has an excellent chips and salsa bar. The breakfast burros are fabulous too. But the lunch part, not so good. I need to remember to just go for the breakfast burro (they have a drive through!) and be done with it. I ate on the patio once for lunch with a group and we were attacked by pigeons, some found it funny, I was not humored by it but in fact scared, I hate pigeons!

    (3)
  • Chelsea W.

    This place is average. The staff seems to be nice and speedy. The red burrito is decent but I'd skip the cheese enchilada it taste burnt and very dry around the edges.

    (2)
  • Victor M.

    They have good food. Helpful staff & Menudo on Sat.

    (4)
  • Alexandria K.

    They have consistently good food and delicious fresh made chips with salsa. Great prices for what you get.

    (4)
  • Trent K.

    I really enjoyed this place. The guy taking orders was awesome and the red Chile is great. Its very hard to find good red Chile and they have it.

    (4)
  • Katy P.

    So here's the thing, I've been coming here for years. Food was generally good, relatively quick and the chips/salsa bar has always been dependable (although I was bummed when they got rid of the pico de gallo a few years back). Fast forward though, and lately it just hasn't been the same. Food quality has been slipping, chip bar isn't as stocked, service is slower, etc. Today was the last straw. First, they now charge a $2 surcharge for chips/salsa if you don't spend more than $5. I get it, the economy is tight, but when you already charge $2.25 for a soda? I was willing to forgive though, but when I got to the chip bar, they didn't have any of the flour chips out-or even a space for them. So you pay for the chips, but the best ones aren't there anymore. Then when I was eating my bean tostada, I bit down on something sharp --I spit it out and realized that a 1/2 inch sliver of a broken plate was in my food. It broke when I bit down on it, so part of it disintigrated and I couldn't get it all out of my mouth. While the manager did apologize and promptly brought me a new tostada, I definitely would have prefered a refund at that point since I could still feel broken glass in my mouth (not very appetizing). He brought me a refill of guac and that was it. Being a long-time customer I expected better than that, esp. after such a dangerous, and frankly disgusting, mistake on their part. That was it, I won't be back again.

    (1)
  • Mark M.

    Working in the Capitol area for 15 years, La Canasta Capitolio is a must. There are very few places to eat near the Capitol, but La Canasta not only provides a place for a bite to eat, but some good food as well. I don't like veggies, so I generally stick to the red chili beef burrito, which is very good. Prices are reasonable, too. I think their main business comes from the government workers in the area, and lot's of police and fifi's (firefighters). If the PD and fifi's eat there, it must be good. Free chips and salsa (very GOOD salsa) is a definite plus! Also, I've heard their breakfast burrito's are excellent.

    (4)
  • Nicole N.

    Mmm...La Canasta. This is probably between a 3.5 and a 4. What La Canasta really is is a great lunch/after work place where you can get a reasonably priced, full plate of food. I always get the cheese enchiladas, and they are very yummy. They also have a great chips and salsa bar, which comes with any meal.

    (4)
  • bill h.

    Barely mediocre food and wildly unfriendly service earn this place two stars. They have a captive audience in state government workers given the lack of restaurant choices in the Capitol area and perhaps that explains it. The food is generally fresh but offers little in the way of taste. The red sauce they use has a distinctly "off" flavor. Everything is very greasy even by the standards of Mexican food. This place is a cut below the Isbertos, Rolibertos etc. that are everywhere in the Valley. The staff seem to resent your presence. To call them unfriendly wouldn't do it justice. I've waited forever for the food to come and then had the barely warm food almost thrown at me. Give this place a miss.

    (2)

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Opening Hours

  • Mon :6:00 am - 7:00pm

Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : No
    Delivery : No
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Lunch
    Parking : Private Lot
    Bike Parking : No
    Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Casual
    Noise Level : Average
    Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
    Outdoor Seating : Yes
    Wi-Fi : Free
    Has TV : Yes
    Waiter Service : No
    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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