Machete Azteca Estilo DF

«GEM ALERT»
This is NOT your average Mexican Restaurant they have something different to offer.
This IS casual authentic style «Mexican City Mexico» style food.
This is NOT a fancy place. You are only here for the food.
The specialty of the house might be the namesake dish called the Machete.
The Machete is a house made corn tortilla that is SO LARGE it doesn’t fit on a plate and is served on a PLATTER. The humungous tortilla comes in about a dozen varieties and comes stuffed with a thick blanket of mild melted cheese and arrives folded. Some of the varieties are seldom offered at most Mexican Restaurants in the valley like the squash blossoms and the huitacoche (Mexican Truffle also called Corn Smut that is considered a delicacy)
I had the Huitacoche Machete. At the time of this review it was only $ 7.99 so I didn’t think it would be that large but it was enough to feed 2 – 3 people and I had to take half home after sharing some. It was very tasty, very good and generously filled. The Huitacoche was a more sweet, more textured kind less earthy kind than I ate in Mexico. It was mixed with sweet corn and was very interesting.
I also had a Chicken Taco ($ 1.75) I knew it would be street sized because of the price. I liked that the house made double tortillas were hot and steamy and tasted just like the fresh ones from the tortilla factory in Mexico. The taco differed in flavor from a Jalisco Style Taco. It was a much milder tasting taco.
Three sauces were offered to most people in the restaurant with the dishes but due to how busy they were we only got to try one sauce that had a little kick to it and it helped the taco out.
My husband had the Huaraches with Chorizo. It was a giant platter that looked similar in size to the Machete but served open face and also came with lots of melty mild cheese.
I warn you that the menu is written in Spanish but it’s pretty easy to figure out what is what because of the pictures on the menu.
On out visit the atmosphere was extremely loud. Mexican Music is blaring outside the building and inside is Mexican Television blaring and you hear both at the same time.
On our visit they were very busy with non stop take out orders and every booth was filled with customers. Considering how busy they were I thought the service was very efficient and friendlier than I was expecting.
This place should be on your bucket list if you like interesting food.
I recommend ordering a Machete or a Huarache.
Parking is easy they have their own large lot.

Great place if you are looking for authentic D.F. style Mexican Food. This is their new location and they have another location inside the Mercado De Los Cielos at Desert Sky Mall. Their specialty are the Quesadillas, Huaraches and Barbacoa. They offer great service, great food and the Portions are INSANE! If you order a Quesadilla or Huarache you are sure enough to be able to feed 2 – 3 people. Everything is made from scratch even the Tostadas! I personally don’t like tostadas because they get soggy, but not here– The lady advised us that they are made in house and she was right they stay crisp till the end! I have ordered the Barbacoa for events and it is the real deal. They give you all the fixings and prices are so cheap! Great hole in the wall if you are looking for something different from the typical Sonoran style food here in the Valley.