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Abuelos
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
15 reviews for Abuelos
Ah yes, the notorious happy hour with every drink under $4. I've only actually sampled the cuisine once at this place, and it was really good, filling and flavorful, but every time since I've just been going to the bar.
However, today was the first day I actually got to enjoy happy hour. As my head still is swimming in a good way, I'm pretty sure the bartenders here know how to make their drinks and make them well. I had one of the Sangria Swirl's, which was a combination of a frozen Sangria and a frozen Margarita. Not too sweet, but just right, and the Fruit Margaritas were to die for. I got at least 2 of the strawberry flavor. Chips and salsa are always complimentary I believe, and they're not too bad. 7 drinks only came out to about $21 w/tax for two people, so not bad at all in my book. Obviously beer is much cheaper, but I'm not much of a beer drinker, but they have an ok selection on tap from what I have seen. Well drinks are ok as well. I can't wait to return on a Monday to try out their $3 mojitos and maybe on a Thursday for the $3 pina coladas. Yum yum!!
I had high hopes from this place, I really did. Sadly, my new favorite mexican place is not going to be this one.
We arrived a little after the dinner rush on Sunday and the place was packed. We were seated almost immediately, which was kind of a surprise, considering how full it looked. The waiter eventually ventured over and asked for our drinks. Now, to be honest, we weren't really prepared to order yet, but after dropping off some water, we didn't see the waiter again for at least another 7-10 minutes. Come on, we weren't ready then, but it doesn't take THAT long to figure out a drink order. On top of that, the drinks didn't show up until the food was coming out.
Anyway, after that lovely wait for anything beyond a single glass of water, I was pretty thirsty for my drink (their take on a long island, which turned out just to be....a long island [and not a good one, at that]). My companions food, chicken quesadillas came out looking very pretty. My chorizo stuffed chicken medallions; far less so. To start, my plate had other food debris on it. Apparently wiping off the plates as you hand them out isn't a priority. Then again, neither is quick turn around because my beans and mashed potato sides had that lovely "I've been in the window too long and got cooked" film on them. Yuck. The chicken itself was overcooked and dry, relying too much on the breading and the oily chorizo stuffing to cover for a terminal lack of taste in the chicken.
Anyway, based on the rave reviews, I'd consider going back if someone had their heart set on it, but I don't think this is a place I'll suggest again.
My roommate always raved about this place so I thought I'd try it. I wasnt really impressed. I liked the restaurant's looke but the food was just okay. I probably won't choose this place next time I'm craving mexican food but I wont be upset to go back either.
Never tried the place before now. Decent prices,nice atmostphere. Tried the quesadilla appetizer-good stuff-love the mushrooms,very different than most,and the southwestern ranch sauce. Good sangria. I liked it a lot overall. The chimi was not my favorite,I've had much better. Doesn't 'abuelo's' mean 'grandparents? My hubs had a steak sampler once when they were doing a promo,and he really liked it.
The best Mexican restaurant round, service has always been prompt and pleasant. For Jeff's edification the statue is of Grandfather and grandchild hence the Name Abuelos (Grand father).
One of our favorite restaurants, and great Location, right next to the Ballpark
Mostly submitting a review just to throw my vote in. Previous reviews give a good picture of the atmosphere, which is something I enjoy there. My father wanted a steak and the nearby Texas Roadhouse had an hour wait so we went to Abuelo's. He was able to get a steak, I was able to get mexican food. My wife and kids all had something they enjoyed and everyone wins.
The spicy salsa (they had two salsa's) is very spicy and even tho I enjoyed the flavor and the burn the spicy salsa brought. I believe it to be the cause of some heartburn I had later. Small price to pay.
Last night I met up with my Wife and my In-Law's at Abuelo's to celebrate my Father in Law's birthday, I arrived late to dinner after working late, but My Wife was nice enough to set aside some appetizer nacho's for me. Let me start with the decor, this place is a blend somwhere between a nightclub with large glass doors and ambient light, and a Central Mexico villa, complete with faux sky fresco on the ceiling of the central dining room, all centered around an odd statue of a man in a poncho and a child in dining room. Confused decor aside let's talk about the food.
the Nacho's I had we're actually very good, they appeared to be hard taco sized tortilla's broken in half with a bit of melted cheese taco meat, lettuce and sour cream on them. My Wife told me about this greenish hot sauce the waiter put on the table that he said was really hot, and no one else at the table was daring enough to try. Generally liking spicy food, I gave it a shot, it had a little kick, but nothing like some hot sauces I've tasted, nontheless I doused my nachos with it.
For dinner I ordered the Alambre De Camarones, which was essentially 6 large shrimp wrapped in bacon, stuffed with peppers, served with a queso sauce for dipping. The dish was also served with rice and broccoli (which I found odd)
The shrimp was very good, dipping bacon wrapped shrimp in cheese may sound a bit decadent, but you might want to try it. The rice is nothing you can't get anywhere else, but still not bad. The thing that kept this from being a four star review was the choice of Broccoli as a side. I know broccoli isn't unheard of in mexican cooking, I recognize the difference between Tex-Mex and what would be called Mexico City food.
Maybe I'm just being a picky little kid that doesn't want to eat his vegetables (which I did, the cheese helps). It just seemed like an odd pairing to me.
My wife had a an enchilada combo plate with beef and chicken which she let me taste and it was really good, any both her and my Father in Law's meals were served with these tasty papas with cheese and poblano peppers in them. Which I secretly wish I had instead of the broccoli.
All in all the meal was pretty filling, tasty and our server was attentive, so I can't really complain. and would return to Abuelos
This one of our favorite restaurants on the west side of Phoenix. My wife and I eat here at least once per week. The service is always consistently good and the food is above average and definitely consistently good. It is well managed and even though we have to wait periodically, this is because the restaurant is so good. Everything is good; the daily soups, the variety of entrees including shrimp, steak, chicken and mexican food. A great value!
Living in Arizona for the past 8 + years, i have pretty much tried most Mexican food from the cheapest to the most expensive.
However, on my last night in Arizona, my best friend suggested that we shall go to Abuelos. He told me that it was an upper end Mexican restaurant.
We went to the restaurant close to 10:00pm. and they were closing at 11:00. It was a Friday night. When we enter the restaurant, you will be greeted by a fabulous architecture, and interior design. The most eye catching design was the sky blue ceiling. It was a similar design you will find in Vegas.
We sat and was greeted by our waitress. The menu has plenty of choices and everything sounds and looks really good. Then they serve chips and salsa. The chips was warm, thin and crispy, while the salsa is not any typical restaurant salsa. It has a decent amount of spice, heat and a flavorful taste of salsa made from fresh ingredient. Not like those in bottle.
For those of you who visit Arizona once a year for Spring Training.. I HIGHLY suggest that you should go to visit the restaurant. It's located across from the Peoria Sports Complex. Nothing is better than some cold beer and great food after a day of baseball.
If i return to Arizona.. i will surely visit the restaurant and recommend it to other friends and family
I absolutely LOVE Abuelos! Upon walking in, the actual restaurant is unique and beautiful. The classic Mexican "old-world" architecture makes you feel like you're in a new world!
The menu contains so many different delicious options! From traditional, classic dishes like Tacos and Enchiladas to an assortment of creative seafood options, you will have the hardest time deciding what to order. I always get the same thing when I come to Abuelos. It is truly extraordinary! It's called the Chile Manzanillo. It's a decent sized poblano chile stuffed with fresh crab and smothered in a lobster, scallop cheese sauce! They pair it with fresh steamed broccoli and savory Mexican rice. It's very rich but seriously truly AMAZING!
You may have a tough time finishing your meal after going through about ten baskets of their great chips and salsa! haha!
Underrated! OK I know this is a chain Mexican Restaurant, so it should not be receiving 4 stars, I know! But lets call a spade a spade, this place is damn tasty! The 'combo' meals are huge, the chips are hot and riped for dipping into some good salsa, and they have XX on tap, and served in a big scooner. How could you go wrong with this line up? Well you really cant. The food is borderline Delicious, they have some tasty beans and rice. A lot of people prefer the "pappas" which are good as well, but I am a bit of traditionalist. The decor is beautiful, Frida paintings lining the walls give it a cool touch. Again this place may seem like a nice restaurant with average food, but it is actually a very nice restaurant with very good food.
More than decent "upscale" Mexican restaurant in Peoria. Definitely the best of the lot in the neighborhood--compared to Cheesecake Factory and PF Changs.
Miss C just got back in town so we were doing a girls catch up +1.
Decor: Open indoor courtyard makes you feel like you're in someone's hacienda. Didn't feel like Peoria at all.
Food: We all really liked that we multiple baskets of chips and salsa for the table. The chips were warm, light, and crisp. The salsa was fresh and not too chunky or saucy. I had the fajita beef salad, Miss C had the chile con queso, E had another salad, P had the shrimp fajitas, and L had some kind of grilled beef. Everyone enjoyed their meals, I thought the honey lime dressing for the salad was particularly yummy especially during the summer. P thought his shrimp were overseasoned.
Service: !Que terrible! I actually regret tipping that waiter. First of all, he was not attentive and although we were waiting for another person to show up, did not ask us if we wanted to go ahead an order or suggest any type of appetizer. In addition, L can only eat gluten-free foods so we asked him if there were any menu times that came gluten-free. He said that she would have to choose a protein based dish and pick out the food with glutens!! He was very insensitive and unresponsive to this very specific and very important request. Little did we know that L had called Abuelo's directly and spoke to the manager about her diet. The mgr replied that the restaurant has a gluten-free menu! We asked the waiter to bring the mgr over so she could give him her order. The waiter was such an ASS.
"I am a way picky Mex eater partially because I had the luxury of growing up with real authentic mex food thanks to my grandparent's. My mother in law has to go here every time she visits AZ which I always am ehhh about Abuelos nothing special about the food just the atmosphere really =-o The chips and salsa are very good thin crispy not greasy, perfect really.So this last time we went was THE last time I go there PERIOD. My MIL even said she remembered the food being better, while it was never a big deal for me.
It was my daughter's b-day. The service was awful! The server was Russian she couldnt understand much of anything. We had 2 toddlers with us and ordered 1 kid's plate for them to share well she brought 2 anyway and when we explained once again only 1 was ordered she was going to take plate #2 back and throw it in the bin, we then told her nevermind we'd keep the plate instead of wasting food for her mistake. We had the seared tuna starter pretty good and unexpected and something you dont see too often at mexican. I had the tortilla soup it was not good I have had 100x better from Red Robin, it didnt have any tortilla in it I asked what the deal was. She said it comes with a side of crunchy tort strips she had forgotten to bring out. I had the Green Chile con Chicken quesadilla - the chicken to be safe. I had a Mojito it was under their signature cocktails, it was the worst I have ever had anywhere" I sent it back wanting more cool mint taste she took forever but there was no change in my drink I left it untouched. We were a party of 6 no one was too happy with their dinner the kid's loved their chicken nuggets but they are kid's and love mcd's. We got the bill and were still charged for the horrible mojito and 2nd kids plate that was not ordered but would have gone in the bin. They did however concauct some desert for my daughter which she loved and was free maybe because her bday!?!?! Who know's but I won't be going back!
After a year in the West Valley, this is by far the best mexican restaurant we've found. We've had friendly, good service and very tasty food. But one major complaint - they make the sweetest margaritas I've ever tasted. And I didn't think margaritas were supposed to be sweet. Next time, I'll follow another reviewer and order beer!
This place is over priced and not very good. Why would you pay those prices for pretentious Mexican food? Filburto's is better tasting and better priced. The decor is nice, but I prefer good food.
