Arriba Mexican Grill

This place was recommended to us by a friend so we went for breakfast. My husband ordered the taco plate and I had the breakfast tostada. Both were delicious, and hot. Service was great. You get chips and salsa and bean dip too. The salsa and bean dip were awesome… couldn’t stop eating them! We’ll be back for sure

Food is mediocre and the server charged us full price for margaritas that were on happy hour special. My soup arrived cold.

Very good food and service! Chips and salsa are served with refried beans, which we love. Recommended for an americanized mexican meal.

The chicken fajitas were yummy. They gave me rice instead of the beans I asked for, but then gave me 2 orders of beans. The service was ok, but it was xmas eve and they seemed stressed.

This was my first time in this restaurant. The staff was really friendly. My meal was too spicy. There was too much pepper in the rice so I really couldn’t really enjoy it. The margaritas were really good though!

I went there with my wife, her bean burro was salt with beans, so was my side of beans, also when I cut into my burrito it was like someone turned on a faucet, water came pouring out!!! Extremely disappointed… although the service was really good… will I go there again??? I have to say no thanx…

Alright, mind you this is a second review to my first one 3 years ago. We love Arribas and their food tastes great, and still does. I gave Arribas 4 stars last time, but this time they’re lucky to get 2. I’d give the food 5, but the service 0.
Sorry, but not sorry to ‘Miguel’ our server, but you really need to be retrained on your serving etiquette…
Fri night, got sat, waited almost 20min to get greeted. Then ‘Miguel’ came up after almost 20min, took our drink order. We tried to give him our full order and he said, ‘sorry I can’t take your order, I’m not your server.’ Then he comes back a little later with waters, chips and salsa and says ‘well I guess I am your server’. (Oh and after he greeted us the first time, we saw him turn to a manager talking to her and obviously upset because he thought he was cut or was about to be cut, yet he wasn’t and we were his last table.)
So he takes our order, (oh yea we have an 18month old and it’s already hard enough dealing with all of this too because it’s taken so long). As he takes our order we tell him what we want for our son, he says ‘do you want the guac and sour cream with his meal?’ Implying that it comes with it. Nope it didn’t come with it, we got charged 2.29 and 1.99 for both sides with the kids meal, which were almost the same price as the kids me itself.
Food came out quick, tastes great, yet by then we had been there for almost 45min, our son was well over impatient and ready to go, my wife and I couldn’t enjoy our dinner, decided to box up our food and ask for the check to leave without any longer delay… Yet we had to wait for ‘Miguel’ because he was busy complaining to the busser about the mess his other table left (no pre bussing), looking at his tips and cash left right in front of us from other tables, paying no attention to us. We had all of our plates stacked and ready for him to grab and all we wanted was boxes and the check. Yet we had to wait until it was convenient for him to come over to us.
Now like I said, we’ve been to Arribas before, we love the food, always appreciate the service even if it’s busy and it takes a little long (it’s been worth it). Although when we get neglected, undermined, and screwed into a bad experience/​paying for what we didn’t order, we really don’t appreciate it. MIGUEL was unprofessional, deceiving, and neglectful. Regardless of us being his last table or upset he wasn’t cut yet doesn’t give him the right to ruin our night. We would’ve preferred he transferred us to a more appreciative server.
I guess this must be our fault for coming to Arribas on a Friday night at this time, maybe if we waited a little longer until Miguel was officially cut then we would’ve gotten a better server, or we should’ve just sat at the bar?
I’m a server myself, been one for 8 years, I know how it is, I understand how it is if it’s slow, you think you’re going to get cut, or you think you are yet you aren’t, it doesn’t matter. Transfer the table if you really want to, or have to leave. Your table is your table. Don’t take your crappy night out on someone else, not cool.
Oh and don’t count/​look at your tips (and make reactions) 2 feet away from your other active tables, cmon man!
Who knows when we plan on coming back to Arribas, maybe we’ll just get it take out next time to avoid the hassle.

Some consistency issues. There’s times I have eaten at Arribas and it was 5 star service and food. Then others the bean dip is watery and the dishes are off flavor. It’s a bit of a gamble.

Love the New Mexico style food! Best chili rellenos, salsa, enchiladas since NewMexico! Very nice atmosphere too. Will definitely bring out of towners here for GREAT mexican food.

Had an amazing early dinner yesterday on one of the most awesome patios. It was cozy with a wonderful fountain. I was craving a taco and ended up having the daily special… a taco, enchilada beans and rice for $ 4.99! Their house margaritas are only $ 1.99 I had a fantastic server named Wesley who I learned will be leaving soon to the Air Force. I’m sure he will be missed as part of the Arribas crew… thank you for your service Wesley!

My wife and I decided to stop in at Arriba for our weekly date night. I ordered the white sands chimichanga and my wife ordered the carnitas. My overall impression was underwhelming. My chimichanga was covered in a white cheese that tasted like velveta (gross) and the tortilla was quite tough. My wife’s carnitas were good but were $ 16.00 which I find to be too high.
The one good thing were the server and manager. Both were very friendly and attentive. My wife had a question about the cream cheese they used and the manager found out and told us. So kudos for that. All in all I was unimpressed and would not bring my business here when there are so many better options in my opinion.

The food here is above average to good. The mini chimis are good, the chicken is better than the beef. Most of the food is pretty good, nothing healthy about it keep in mind. It’s a cool Mexican-​American ambiance.
What makes this 4 stars then you ask? This is one of the best happy hours in Phoenix. ½ price their tasty and large appetizers and $ 2 (used be $ 1) Margaritas. Food is three-​four stars, but their happy hour bumps them up to a solid four stars.

This place is just ok… There’s really not much to say. Food is just ok… filling, but over all nothing special. Was not impressed with the service… We waited forever for everything even water refills. It wasn’t even busy…
I do like the chips and salsa.

We went due to a friends birthday celebration.
The waiter was a young man he wasn’t horrible but he wasn’t good either.
They fee is several bowls of chips before we got our orders. Two of the people In my group said their food was not hot it wasn’t even lukewarm. I tried a piece and it seemed as the prepared the dish and let it sit there for minute until the rest of the orders were done.
Ordered tortilla soup, liked great presentation wise but once I had of realized it was 98% tortillas that we’re soggy and hardly any broth or soup in there.
It wasn’t my choice to go here but the least this establishment could do is put effort into their service and efficiency and kitchen staff needs to be re educated or trained.

The white sands chimichanga is the best chimi I’ve ever had. Although the server was new, she was able to answer our questions and provided great service. Very friendly and happy staff.

Lets begin with cleanliness, the restaurant floors and bathrooms were immaculate. Upon arriving for a late dinner on Saturday night, the place appeared empty. We had a large party and were seated promptly with a minimum wait. The regular salsa is delicious but the spicy salsa is best. However, todays spicy salsa was a bit heavy on the garlic. After mixing the regular salsa and the chunky salsa in a bowl I was able to get the perfect salsa. This restaurant is New Mexico flavor style place with plenty of dishes to satisfy your pallet. I chose the Rio Grande Enchilada plate with adobada meat which is essentially seasoned spicy shredded pork. They come with refried beans and rice. The enchiladas are topped with a cheese sauce that is to die for… 5 stars.
The dos x amber beer was spectacular and taste better in the company of good friends and family.
The only negative in the evening, was that the restaurant was under staffed and since it was late, we shared the only waitress working with the entire restaurant. This appeared to upset our waitress because they got a late rush of people and she was having a difficult time managing all the tables. But we still had an awesome family dinner experience and everyones food was great. This Arribas restaurant is probably the best of the Arribas restaurant chain. It is good for large or small groups.
I would highly recommend this place and give it 5 stars. For a family of four with a couple of beers, $ 63 bucks not including the gratuity. Good value and an awesome meal.

The only reason this place gets 4 stars instead of 5 is because we had to wait forever to be seated. We went during lunch, but the place wasn’t crowded. Our server, Sara, was new but she did an excellent job. The food was great. Lots of flavor! The music and ambiance was great. Looks like a great place to grab a bite to eat with friends.
For 2 people, I paid $ 25 (not including the gratuity).

Was not impressed at all.
I like the little waterfall out front and wish they took advantage of it by having an outdoor patio around it.
99c margaritas for happy hour are great! However paying almost $ 3 for a soda rounded out the pricing for beverages.
I liked the chips and salsa okay. Was not a fan of the bean dip at all. Ordered the guacamole. Great amount and flavor was okay. Didn’t care for the big chunks of avocado that were stringy.
Can’t imagine ever going back.

Not a great choice of mine. We were up in Phoenix and needed to have a quick lunch and sort of was craving some Mexican. The place was practically empty on a Wed. about noon time. Maybe a clue. At one time it was pretty popular place but seems to be going a bit downhill. I had the fish taco lunch special. Not so special at $ 7.99 but it seems now a days that is the way it goes. I must say the fish (probably frozen) tasted fresh and grilled perfectly well. It was large with two soft tortillas surrounding it. Nice Baja sauce and lettuce, onions, and a tad of tomatoes. Really pretty tasty. I am a chip person and theirs was thin, crunchy and warm. Very nice.
. I like the warm bean dip. The regular salsa was a bit sharp and just so so. The young lady who served us was sweet and attentive. There is a lot of competition for good quality food in town. The place seemed a bit run down.

Bar review only.
Stopped in for their $ 0.99 margaritas. The expectation wasn’t high because it’s $ 0.99, but it was still pretty bad. The husband got a beer, which for HH, came in a small glass and tasted light watered down coors light (it was supposed to be a Mexican beer). Granted, the beer was only $ 2, but we’d rather pay $ 1-​$ 2 more for a better beer at other HH spots.
The bar itself looked a bit grimy which deterred us from ordering any food. In addition, the food that we had seen at other tables wasn’t appealing.
Well, I satisfied my $ 0.99 margarita curiosity!