Mochilero Kitchen

We've been looking for a really good Mexican restaurant and finally found one!Mochilero offers healthy, tasty, scratch cooking with a lot of variety. Patio seating is fun: we celebrated a friend's birthday one night. Today I'm here alone because I was craving their food. My server, Lauren, was patient and enthusiastic. The Ahi Salad was delicious and so fresh. I think that their guacamole and plantain chips are the best in town. They use cilantro microgreens, tiny amounts of pineapple and jalapeño. I'm getting in the descriptive weeds because I am such a fan. I can't wait to come for Brunch!

Great food. Service spotty, don't expect to be greeted when you enter and if you have a party of 5 you will struggle to get seated as they don't move tables and there are only 3 tables to fit a party of 5 or larger. Short rib tacos are nice.Drinks look great but in 3 visits never seen the bartenders smile.Will try again but lower my expectations.

I've been wanting to try this cute place for months now since we live so close; went for brunch on a Saturday morning and were the only ones in there for about 45 mins.! Decorated very cute, nice spacing between tables and just a very cool vibe. Service was fair. Only 1 girl doing the greeting, seating, phone orders AND serving makes for a slower than expected experience for sure. Cooks could have helped her run food, IMO.I had the veggie bowl and my friend had the short rib bowl; both were great. I had a jalapeno marg which was surprisingly quite spicy (in a good way!) and she had a sangria that she said was good.Also asked for some spicy salsa; they handmade it, which took awhile and my food was getting cold waiting, but the spice and flavor were great. Will def. be back!

The food is FANTASTIC! They could use a few larger tables, as a current table for 4 is a Lil cramped.

We tried for the first time on Friday evening. We sat on the patio however we were partially blocked from the main dining room by a large square post and we think that caused our server to not see us and thus forget about us. Service for us was a tad slow. It took well over 15 minutes to place a drink order, maybe thirty minutes before we placed our dinner order and the bill took about 15 minutes to be dropped off when we had asked for five minutes after dinner!We tried a "She's Spicy" special drink and it had a slight smokey taste from the mezcal and a good balance of sweet and tart. The blood orange margarita was also very good.We started with a $4 side of guacamole - for two people that is more than enough! It was tasty although it did have that refrigerated onion note that is a little off-putting. They never brought out the half order of Brussels spirits that we ordered and that worked out just fine.The veggie enchilada stack with beef filled chili relleno was really flavorful and quite a large dish. The poblano was nice and spicy and the beef filling seemed freshly grilled.The al pastor pork tenderloin was very tasty with not too much al pastor sauce and very tender pork. The pineapple salsa was a nice touch of flavor.We will return and probably sit at a different table if outside so as to not get overlooked!

Came in for lunch & sat outside. Great weather. They have space heaters as well. Since it was Taco Tuesday, they had 3 tacos for $16. I ordered the carnitas, pork chicharrón, carne asada, & short rib tacos. No sides. Also ordered blood orange margarita. First thing, I also ordered a water which came in a metal/tin cup. Seemed a bit odd considering this is Arizona & it can be like a million degrees in the summer & burn lips but maybe they have different cups for the summer. Second, the tortillas are blue corn. The pork chicharrón taco was really good. The protein was great & perfectly crispy. The carne asada & short rib tacos were decent but missing something. Maybe more citrus or salt? Maybe both? The carnitas had a good flavor as well but for some reason I was expecting it to be crispy. The protein to tortilla ratio was good. The avocados included in the tacos were also good & not mushy. The blood orange margarita was awesome. Would definitely come back for that. Not sure about the food. The service was good. I was checked on regularly, food, & drinks delivered quickly.

We went as four to Mochiero Kitchen in Scottsdale on a lovely Sunday evening. It was not super crowded and there was ample seating, even outside on the very nice patio. The service was super friendly and attentive. We thought that the food was good and it arrived quickly. Three of us ordered enchiladas. We ordered chicken tinga, short rib and manchengo cheese enchiladas. The black beans Oand rice, and the refried bean options were also good. I really enjoyed that the enchiladas were not smothered in heavy cheeses. The burrito that our friend ordered was tasty, and a very generous serving. ( see photo ) I especially liked the salsa verde, not so much the red sauce as it was very, very mild. All of us thought that the guacamole was really good. It was fresh and the avocados were the stars. My friend also enjoyed his Spicy Jalapeno margarita.

Have had delivery a number of times. The fish tacos , shrimp tacos & garlic shrimp are great. The appetizer short ribs is great but last night it was very greasy. The corn is great. Garlic shrimp is great. The Vera Cruz fish is dry , bland & not good at all. Hubbie threw it out. Churros are good. Rib eye taco is good not great. any . Also the swordfish tostada has hardly any swordfish, it is 99% onions & celery & but not swordfish. See pic . I mean. Seriously ? Guacamole is good. I do feel this restaurant does have great potential though. It is not inexpensive but I would rather pay more for better quality.

Mochilero Kitchen opened recently, very near to where I live. They sent coupons in the mail, one for a free queso or esquites (street corn) appetizer or $5.00 off the total. I was craving queso, so my boyfriend and I went there for dinner tonight. The queso and chips were a hearty portion (normally $13.00, so I probably wouldn't order them without the coupon) and were so delicious! The chips were fresh out of the fryer and the queso had a wonderful flavor.Yes, some of their prices are high, but really the prices are all over the place. We happened to visit on Taco Tuesday, so we were able to order 3 tacos plus rice or beans (I had both for no upcharge) for $12.50. I had the Baja fish, which was $1.50 extra, the papa brava, and the roasted mushroom tacos, along with rice and beans. My boyfriend had the shrimp diablo, which was $1.50 extra, the papa brava, and the chicken tinga. My favorite was the papa brava. My boyfriend liked the shrimp. The shrimp were so huge that he had to eat some of them separately and not in the taco. Everything was wonderfully flavorful and delicious. The rice and beans were excellent as well. We were stuffed and our total was only $30.54 plus tip (after the coupon). The service was excellent and the food came out fairly quickly, considering the restaurant was quite busy. Be sure to tip on the full amount before the coupon. Their tableside payment system was providing tip amounts based on the $30.54 after coupon total, which is incorrect. Luckily, you're able to add a custom tip. I'd hate to ding the server just because we used a coupon!

This location is close to home so I was looking forward to trying it. It's a little small but definitely a good vibe in there. We were excited for the Creamsicle Margarita and it did not disappoint! Although the service was great, the food was a bland. Asked for a side of salsa to spice up the carne asada tacos. It came with 3 to an order with a lot of meat, so it was quite filling but lacked flavor. The rice was also bland with a few bits of corn tossed in there for texture maybe? The refried beans had some surprising onion strings in there that provided the illusion of worms. I tossed the rice & salsa in to cover it up and enhance the rice flavor. So if you're just looking for a place to stop for drinks, this might be the spot.