Villa's Mexican Food

I've ate many times at TaCarbon and this place is pretty darn the same. Tacos are made on a grill inside the resturant and of course with carbon ;) You can deffinitly taste the difference and taste the freshness. The people here are a bit quite but very nice workers in deed. Price is good not bad at all and if you complain about it then go across the parking lot and grab ur self 2 tacos with fake meat for a buck and jack in the box lol.

For you Yelper's looking for reviews-- sort by DATE. You'll notice all the negative reviews for the most part are recent, this place is not what it once was!

This place is under new management. I'm not sure when it happened (probably within 2 months or so) but this place USED to be a staple that I would go with the wife at least once a month. In our little area, it was our favorite Mexican place. Always very fresh and fast and incredibly low prices.

Since it's been bought out we've gone twice but refuse to go again. I'm not sure the circumstances, but the (owner) is this nice enough Indian guy but what he's done with the restaurant is bizarre. They now serve Indian food (which they were COMPLETELY out of Sunday when I asked to try) the quality has gone down massively, night and day and when I went today (final straw) he was the only one working the kitchen; there were two other tables waiting for their food when I ordered and it took about 45 minutes for my food to come.

I got a shredded chicken burrito with cheese & potatoes. The chicken had a nice helping of bones/cartilage and was insanely dry, the potatoes still had skin on them making it very gritty and everything just tasted old. (not even sure if it was safe to eat) He also forgot my cheese. Considering a Filibertos is literally right next to it, this guy is done. When your a restaurant and your food is much worse than a fast food joint, you're doing it wrong.

It almost seemed like the store was just bought out by someone who really has no place/interest in running a Mexican restaurant and is trying to integrate Indian food or even switch it to an Indian restaurant in a very bizarre fashion. Beyond slow, WAY worse quality and massively under staffed. I really wish I knew the circumstances of why it was bought out. Possibly the previous owner's were ready to sell and this Indian guy saw an opportunity but really has NO place running a Mexican restaurant; shame.

Edit: Whelp, looks liked they closed. Complete shame but good riddance. They were taken over and ruined the restaurant.

It's Friday. I went in for a quick bite to eat. Ordered 2 shredded beef tacos and 1 fish taco. While I was waiting for my order I look down in disgust. This place is infested with cockroaches. I completely lost my appetite. I did mention this to employees. They said they'd let the manager know. Ewwww, I want to give them 0 stars

Food is great the service SUCKS!! 20 minutes for a breakfast burrito?? This happens ALL the time. The owners obviously have no idea how to properly staff this place. They have one guy taking orders and cooking. I'm never coming back. Ill be going to Filibertos on 51st and the 10 from now on.

If the owners want their business to not fail they better fix this. I facebooked about this and got 80 likes in 30 minutes. I also posted on 6 other sites letting people know not to come to this place.

This restaurant location used to be El Mas Sabroso. Sadly, El Mas Sabroso is permanently closed. This is the new Mexican joint there now. They cleaned it up a bit and redecorated/remodeled. Kinda like Filiberto's, but nicer and more modern inside. I think they were going for the Chipotle's look. Their food is good and the pricing is about the same. Carnitas was really dry which is odd. Rice is outstanding.

Like Filiberto's, the burritos come with pure meat. Wanna add rice or beans? It'll cost ya! Wait... they have to remove meat to fit the rice/beans. Rice and beans are cheaper than meat! Why on earth would anyone charge more money when they are saving money??!? Senseless.

We're having trouble deciding whether we like El Gran Tacquito or Villa's better..... They're literally right across the parking lot from each other, they offer somewhat similar menus, and I thought I heard that the owners were related. But they also seem different.

My son and I have tried Villa's twice now, having taken my wife on the last visit, and have tried the following:

Beans (in burrito and as a side) -- decent beans and cheese, as well as a tasty red salsa on the side that goes well with them.

Chips -- freshly fried tortilla chips are the best and for some reason rare in these smaller Mexican restaurants. Villa's has them.

Guacamole -- quite good, actually; a nice balance of the lime, cilantro, onions/garlic in a creamy avocado base. Highly recommended.

Chicken Burrito -- also quite good. My wife thinks this one definitely beats the place across the parking lot. I think I agree.

Carnitas Burrito -- This is what I ordered on my last visit, and I thought it was excellent. The pork tasted like it had been slow roasted, a little dry and fatty, but just about right. And the tortilla, as always, is quite tasty.

Villa's, though, needs a little help with the ambience. The walls are mostly bare and the sun comes glaring straight through the windows at dinner time. Only half of each plastic bench/table combo is actually functional when trying to avoid the harsh sunlight.

Otherwise, I'd say that the owners have done a great job in this tiny little space. But seriously, this is the second Mexican food place to open in Laveen and not offer cervezas on the menu. I hope the next one to open (I'm sure there will be more) sees this opportunity.

One more note: I did not appreciate being bombarded on Yelp by the owner's messages announcing that Villa's was opening soon. Also, my first attempt to visit -- after receiving a coupon on my Fry's receipt -- was a failure, as they hadn't yet opened. Perhaps the owners could work a little harder on future marketing efforts.

I've been to Villas four times since it opened. Since its right across the street from my house, I really wanted to like it. I was excited to see a Mexican place opening so close other than El Gran Taquito.

Every time I've gone there, service has been slow. Two times we have gone and a part of our order has been forgotten. Today I went and ordered a single item, a bean burrito, and they didn't even START making it for 25 minutes (the window allows you to see them cooking). For what is supposed to be convenience food, the service is just not there. The food is average, but after factoring in the wait time, I don't think I'll go back.

I've had fairly good luck with Vaquero's (southern and 19th Ave), although it is a bit further from Laveen.

Let me start by saying the food is always average but so convenient that we have frequented this place on a weekly basis since they opened.

Well, last night we went and it was a little bit busy - 5-6 orders before us. I ordered a simple order of two kids meals (bean burro and quesadilla) and a red chili plate. It was to be "for here". The time on my receipt is 7:07pm.

Finally, my 4 year old asked if we were ever going to eat, I looked at the time and it was 7:44. I went and asked about our food. They had no idea, no food ticket, nothing. Two of the girls argued over who lost the ticket. Finally they reprinted my ticket. I had to wait for two other people to get their food before, finally at 7:56 receiving my food - TO GO. I told them it was supposed to be for here. The girl looks at the ticket all confused. I told her nevermind, grabbed our food and headed home. We live 3 minutes from the shop.

We got home, opened our COLD food and ate!

I called this morning to give them a chance to make this right and Dehlia, the manager, told me she would have to talk to "her girls" to see what happened. She never took my phone number to call me back or anything. She could not care less about this.

With three other mexican restaurants in the same shopping center, I suggest Villas starts caring about their customer service.

Another great meal.
Machaca breakfast burrito's chips & Guac.
Had to wait a bit but well worth it.

Taco Tuesdays for $0.99!

This place had good tacos for $.99 that are full sized, not the usually scrawny little tacos on special.

The staff were friendly too.

A good spot to grab a bit for lunch!