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Guadalajara Mexican Grill

4.1
4.1
289 Reviews
$30 and under
Mexican
Mexican Food with flare for fun! Fresh Salsa made at your table-side every evening starting at 5pm. Nightly live music begins at 6pm until 9pm. The widest range of authentic dishes from home-made tortillas and chile rellenos and carnitas to innovative new dishes with many seafood selections such as Chilean Sea bass, halibut enchiladas or lobster stuffed salmon!

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 2 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Mexican

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch: Daily: 10:00am - 3:00pm Dinner: Daily: 3:00pm -11:00pm

  • Phone number

    (520) 296-1122

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive chef

    Jesus Curiel

  • Neighborhood

    Midtown

  • Cross street

    Swan

  • Parking details

    Private Lot

  • Public transit

    Broadway & Swan

  • Entertainment

    Live trio music and mariachis 7 nights a week, 6pm - 9pm (10pm on FRI/SAT)Fresh Salsa made table-side with your choices of ingredients!

  • Additional

    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 289 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.1
4.1 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 3.7Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.1Value

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  1. MarissaK

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience5
    We were the only diners in the restaurant when we arrived yet our waiter acted like we were annoying him when we asked for something, he was impatient and always running away from the table. The chili rellenos were terrible, the batter was very thick and heavy. The hominy in the menudo needed more cooking. The decor was beautiful.
  2. SergioT

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience2
    It took an hour for us to be seated and after that when we were seated it took almost 2 hours for us to get our food not to mention the time it took them to take the order in the first place we arrived at 7:00 pm and left almost at 11:00 pm and it only took us about 20 minutes to eat so the wait times were ridiculous
  3. DebK

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall3food5service1ambience3
    Food was good... the tableside freshly made salsa and guacamole was excellent! The service was substandard. It seemed that our waiter did the bare minimum for our table. We were seated for a long time before we were even waited on. He took our order, but never checked in to see how we were doing... whether our food was satisfactory or as expected, and NEVER refilled any beverages. It doesn't seem that difficult to see that beverages are empty or getting low, and that is one thing that is important to me in a server. Past visits to Guadalajara Grill have been better though and I would probably give it another visit.
  4. Kkarnage

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience3
    Our overall experience was ruined by the service. Whilst we appreciated that the restaurant was busy, the waiter for our section came past our empty table many times, menus closed and waiting to order, for more than 20 minutes. We finally flagged down another waiter who had just brought out some food for a table of 8 near us, and he took our order. Once the order was taken the food arrived really quickly. The quantities were generous and tasty.
  5. JeanValJeanNAZ

    Tucson

    31 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fun-tastique time tonight; Cinco de Mayo! Recommend it highly.
  6. AllisonJ

    Phoenix

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience3
    The service was not good. - No refills on drinks - We had to ask for eating utensils and plates for appetizers - Plates were dirty - I have a food allergy and my server assured me there was no seasoning except salt and pepper on my meal. This was incorrect. They did correct it. We took visiting family there, hoping for an authentic experience, and were disappointed. In addition, there were young women in the restaurant vaping and not appropriately dressed for a family restaurant. They had clearly come from a pool and were wearing thong bottoms with see-through coverups.
  7. TimB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I'm so glad I made a reservation! The place was hopping and it was a TUesday. Great service, great food. I'll be back and I'll recommend friends.
  8. DebW

    Tucson

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Margaritas were delicious so was the table side salsa. Entree was fast and super hot! We walked in and asked for a booth and 10 minutes later……. Bam! Wonderful
  9. Star

    Tucson

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 9, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    RUDE ULGY guy working that put down someone at the restaurant .. NOT a place I would dine at ever !!!!!
  10. Luv2dine

    Columbus

    42 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    42 reviews

    Dined on September 27, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Nothing out of the ordinary at this chain. Too big of a restaurant to pull off authentic.
  11. RSVP

    Tucson

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    They apparently don’t honor their reservations thru you -when you get there they tell you you have to wait 20 minutes. they make you sign into a waitlist which they do to even people just walking in off the street it’s no different Then they seat you in an area where it takes a long time for someone to wait on you and all the tables are open. When you ask the waiter he says once you order it’ll be at least 30 if not 40 minutes. After driving a half an hour and already waiting we decided to leave. The last two times we’ve eaten there which was two years ago the service was bad and the food had changed but we wanted to give it another try. Obviously there’s some big failure with their system
  12. JONL

    Phoenix

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 6, 2022

    overall2food4service2ambience3
    Would not accept our reservation we made through Open Table. Said we had to wait another 30 minutes, then after 30 minutes said it would be another 30 minutes and told us we could go to another location if we didn't want to wait. Then we had a wait after being seated to get any service. After this it was fine but already ruined out night by this point.
  13. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Luis was very helpful! We loved the salsa & guacamole made table side. Delicious food & Happy Hour margaritas $5 were delicious. Loved it!!
  14. BrookeS

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server Luis was the best! He gave awesome recommendations and had a fun upbeat personality. Best salsa!!!
  15. EricR

    Baton Rouge

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 31, 2022

    overall3food4service1ambience4
    We had the worst waiter any of us had ever had. Very rude, touched the utensils all over as he handed them out, and overall bizarre behavior. If not for the waiter, it would have been a good experience.
  16. luv2dine

    Mexico City

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall3food3service5ambience5
    Loved salsa, food was okay but needed more spices and flavor
  17. Rebekah

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious! Best guacamole and salsa I've had anywhere, both made tableside. All the food was great. Fun and lively atmosphere and awesome staff.
  18. FOODIEWANNABE

    Tucson

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    overall4food3service5ambience5
    Service was great. Didn't see any of the staff wearing masks so if that is important to you, you may want to go here. I had the chimichanga & it really was not fried hard enough for me. Despite this the food was good. It was really lively & loud in the dining area. The beer available was not to our liking so we just had water. The lady who makes salsa at our table was really good at accommodating our request for no heat in the salsa. The salsa was good. This was a nice restaurant to celebrate. We were celebrating our Anniversary & my birthday.
  19. JessicaN

    San Antonio

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing lunch: warm chips and fresh salsa, server steered us on the best tasting menu options. Loved the enchiladas verdes and outstanding service.
  20. LizS

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 3, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience2
    This grill was not what I expected. I have visited many of Guadalajara's establishments in Tucson. The one on Broadway was not very friendly, asked for napkins and a few other small items and was ignored. We had to ask more than 2 times for these items. The employees were a bit rude and would not look at you when you needed help. I will not be returning to the Broadway location. I have to give the prince and mountain location a triple 5 star.
  21. OpenTable Diner

    Tucson

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is always excellent , drinks amazing and staff was friendly and accommodating and fast service !
  22. Wayne

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 21, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place to dine. Great service and delicious food.
  23. DonnaG

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 27, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience5
    Waiter recommended the large platter (Huapanga?) to share for the 3 of us. Way too much food, but still probably didn't spend any more that we would have for 3 separate dinners together. Food tasted quite salty to me (not to my husband or son). Tableside salsa was fun and great tasting. Beef and chicken on the platter were dry, but our visiting mid-Atlantic son enjoyed the experience of it all. Probably won't go back ourselves, though.
  24. KelliW

    Phoenix

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Great table side guacamole and salsa. Great service, staff was very nice. Atmosphere was good cute place.
  25. Rachel

    Cleveland

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    The food was pretty good and great service! Great chips and salsa. They definitely use fresh ingredients.
  26. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    mother’s day
  27. ChrisM

    Tucson

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience3
    I have eaten at Guadalajara Grill several times with mostly good experiences. This visit was not. The food overall was not good. Chicken enchilada tasted like out of a can. Friolies where lumpy and dry. Lobster enchiladas were a big disappointment, tiny slivers of lobster. Meals came late. Margarita's tasted watered down. I gave 3 stars because our waiter was outstanding.
  28. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 30, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience4
    We were seated right away and placed our order within a few minutes. One hour and 20 minutes later we finally got our food.
  29. RichardJ

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 30, 2022

    overall2food4service1ambience2
    Wrote more but not sure if saved. In a "taco-shell"> Drink prices good. Get some other non-alcoholic beers I think Mandy had a different table. If the family insists on returning I might but it won't be my first choice
  30. ThePromGuy

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 24, 2022

    overall2food4service2ambience4
    The food was good but our group of 6 was seated 20 minutes after our reservation and didn't get our food until an hour after we were seated. In the end our reservation was at 730 but we didn't get our food til 855. At least the food was good but not sure it was worth the wait. It was cool that the salsa was made at the table but we only had one bowl chips the entire hour we were waiting.
  31. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 30, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience4
    So, I’ve marked their food as a 1, but don’t actually know how their food tastes. The menu looked pretty great and I’d had several recommendations to try the place, but gave up my dining experience after the server and her trainee made no attempt to serve me. I sat there for about 20-25, and got as far as water and chips. I was one of maybe 10/12 tables in the restaurant and was only one person of three at the bar area. It wasn’t busy enough to not get service. And in addition to just being looked at and not being given any service, the two people behind the bar checked in multiple times with the other people sitting there. They seemed to know each other. On top of the lack of service, there seemed to be massive confusion with the hostess and two other people up at the front and trying to seat me. I think if you can get service, the place would be fantastic, but would honestly encourage people to try somewhere else. Between OpenTable and some blogs, yelp, etc. there seems to be plenty of other delicious places to try. Not worth the potential for your time being wasted.
  32. margiek

    Chicago

    20 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience1
    Awesome guacamole and salsa!! Noise level ridiculously loud and annoying! We were purposefully sat by a loud group of girls due to short server issues. Not cool.
  33. MaryM

    Phoenix

    47 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    47 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience1
    Very good food but slow service and extremely loud restaurant. Patrons were screaming. It was a Saturday night, but this was louder than most bars. I was disappointed.
  34. FixItMan

    Chicago

    70 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    70 reviews

    Dined on February 24, 2022

    overall2food3service2ambience1
    Made a reservation well in advance, but were seated at a table for six, wedged into the hallway by the kitchen. The smoke from the roasting chiles was so thick we could barely see. We asked our server if we could move to an open table near the bar and she said no. Atmosphere was just loud, with all the banging and clanging from the kitchen. Was hoping that all that activity would produce some good food, but it was not to be. Our entrees were recognizably Mexican, but that was about it! Weak drinks and mediocre service didn’t help.
  35. megann

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 23, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Visited on National Margarita Day with high expectations about the large margaritas. The sombrero lamps were cute, and definitely had an energetic ambience. Ordered a prickly pear margarita with 1800 tequila, it was lovely and sweet and everything I wanted in a margarita. Enjoyed the table-side salsa. It was definitely spicy, and awesome with the warm, crispy tortilla chips. As the entree, ordered the Molcajete Ultimo. It came out sizzling hot! I absolutely loved and enjoyed the experience of tender chicken, steak, shrimp, and fajita veggies in the piping hot molcajete! Highly recommend this.
  36. MArD

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 22, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Absolutely terrible. Will never come back, completely disappointed
  37. AnaC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 22, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience4
    We were sat down pretty quick, but waited over 2 hours for our food and when it came out it was in batches; not everyone received their food at the same time. When we spoke to the manager he said he got a different story from the waiter. Very disappointed.
  38. RobertaZ

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 19, 2022

    overall4food5service2ambience4
    Waitress really didn’t want to be there, not friendly at all. She warmed up a little bit after our order was taken. It was strange considering her wages are based on tips.
  39. Luv2Dine

    Phoenix

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 18, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Guadalajara is a colorful, upbeat Mexican restaurant with good food and excellent service. It is a fun experience at a reasonable price.
  40. AngelaM

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2022

    overall3food5service2ambience1
    We had reservations on Valentine’s Day and because the system went down they had no idea on how to accommodate the reservations. People that came in later than us checked in and were seated first. No one bothered to ask us our name and time of reservation. Very poorly executed for a busy holiday. Also our server never introduced himself or properly attended our table

FAQs

Guadalajara Mexican Grill does offer delivery in partnership with Postmates. Guadalajara Mexican Grill also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (520) 296-1122.

Guadalajara Mexican Grill is rated 4.1 stars by 289 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 2 times today
Google Map for Guadalajara Mexican Grill

4901 E Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85711

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Swan

  • Neighborhood

    Midtown

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch: Daily: 10:00am - 3:00pm Dinner: Daily: 3:00pm -11:00pm

  • Cuisines

    Mexican

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    Private Lot

  • Public transit

    Broadway & Swan

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Jesus Curiel

  • Entertainment

    Live trio music and mariachis 7 nights a week, 6pm - 9pm (10pm on FRI/SAT)Fresh Salsa made table-side with your choices of ingredients!

  • Additional

    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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