Mucho Macho Taco

I’m a big fan of the fish tacos, and the owner/​chef of Mucho Macho Taco. I used to live on 19^th and Glendale and frequent Tacos Atoyac, which was the original restaurant he owned before expanding to Mucho Macho Taco.
What you need to know is that if you’re going to eat here, you MUST ORDER the FISH TACOS. Otherwise, you will walk away not knowing the full potential of the owner and restaurant. There’s something captivating about the orange sauce, breaded fish, and taco flavors all in one that has made my boyfriend and I regulars over the years. I’ve tried every other type of taco on their menu, and the fish ones are definitely the best by far.
Other bonus, BYOB is allowed, and we walked over to the French grocery next door to bring in a six pack. Fish tacos + BYOB = a yummy Taco Tuesday indeed!

Delicious! Love the fresh grilled peppers and onions. I had the crispy tacos, excellent!

Saw this place via Instagram from a local AZ foodie critic and had to give it a try as I was only around the corner at the time. Definitely not disappointed with the food and service! And on top of that, one of the owners went above and beyond to ensure my good friend and I slipped slowly into an enjoyable food coma with a taste of the amazing tots with cheese, pico, and chorizo!
Definitely will be back to try out other menu items! Definitely take the recommendations of the employees!

Yummy. The street tacos are delicious and they are not skimpy with them. Good price point. Friendly people working there. Solid place for a meal. I am pretty sure this will become a regular lunch spot for me.

Solid place. The crispy beef tacos are great as well as the breakfast burrito. Get the horchata too. The staff is very friendly and the service is pretty fast. Love this place.

Awesome food. Had the fish tacos and Joe’s crispy tacos. Not much for ambiance but you won’t notice once you start eating.

This place was good!!! Love the vegetarian option and good rice and beans. Only 4 stars because it was a little dirty.

We really wanted to like this place since it’s walking distance from our house. We tried it several times to be fair and ordered a variety of items. Every time the food was strangely seasoned or oddly combined and boring. The tortilla on our burrito was hard and stale. We won’t be going back again. Disappointing.

Came by recommendation of a friend and I am far from disappointed. This taco shop has done something right! Usually with Horchata it can be too sweet or too cinnamony (if that’s a verb?) but the Horchata is perfect. Chips are crispy, litely salted to perfection, and the chorizo in my breakfast burrito was just right! Definitely recommend getting the breakfast burrito! So far my favorite one I’ve found locally :)

A haiku for mucho taco:
Authentic not quite
How you spell relief now
My stomach gassy

Well. This place. So good! I’m used to going over to the taco stand at Charlie’s but this place has stole my business. The avocado sauce is heaven the carne Assad is perfect and the tots. Oh the tots!!!
All the kids who are under two LOVED it! See pics!
I WILLLL BE BACK

I’m excited to say that I have finally made it to MMT. After all these years hearing Unilocalers discuss the original Taco shop and then the 2 that followed after Tacos Atoyac closed. I was excited when I was driving past looking for a place to eat in CenPHo.
I’m not sure what’s all the hype? I tried 4 of the tacos. Of the 4, considering my affinity for bacon, I figured I would love the bacon taco the most. I mean… what can’t be good about a bacon taco? Well… if you overcook the bacon, that could ruin it. Unfortunately, the bacon taco was a no-​go for me. the other tacos were not even memorable. I was sad that I didn’t leave this place with the same warm fuzzy feeling of my Unilocal buddies.
I may go back and give them another shot, but it will be awhile. This place is worth a try. There are plenty of Taco Shops to check out around town that I have not been to yet.

Just had a great trip to Phx and got to knock a lot of places off the ol’ bookmark list.
Mucho Macho is kinda dive-​y and not super Mexican-​y. As Taric says, «it’s got a real stoner, SoCal vibe.»
We came in on a Thursday at lunch time, and had to wait in line to order. The restaurant is tiny and packed. It probably has room to seat about 12, but they’ve packed in tables and chairs for 20. Seriously, when people are sitting all around you, the chairs are back to back. There’s no way to get out (or to the soda machine) unless people scoot their chairs to the side for you.
Between the 5 of us we tried a variety of tacos, the hot dog, and the kids plate. I think the best deal is the 4 crispy tacos for $ 4. The kids plate is pretty awesome with meat, beans, rice, and a tortilla for $ 3, too.
While service is friendly and pretty quick, they gave me chicken tacos instead of al pastor, forgot the tortillas for the kids plate, and forgot to leave the chiles off my daughter’s hot dog (which made it way too spicy for her).
Overall, I would go back if somebody requested it, but I’d rather hit up Otro Café if in the area.

Mucho Macho Sucko.
This trendy taco shop doesn’t try too hard to feel authentic, nor does it insult your intelligence by pretending to be trendy and upscale while charging 2x what anyone with a triple-​digit IQ would pay for a taco. It’s got a real stoner, SoCal vibe to it, as though it were partially modeled after Wahoo’s.
I will be straightforward and join the other 20 or so negative reviews that indicate this place has a major seasoning issue. For real, the carne asada here is some of the most flavorless I’ve had anywhere, ever. I decided on the «macho burrito», what I assume to be their signature item. It had asada, tater tots, green chili, and… mayonnaise. Texture was definitely interesting, but literally the only source of flavor was the chili, which was severely lacking. Let’s save the mayo for seafood tacos next time. :-/​
As for the shrimp tacos, they were well-​dressed with some refreshing toppings, but the shrimp tasted as though there was zero effort put into them. Like… you could at least cook this with some pepper, please.
On the bright side, the horchata was great! 5/​5, would drink again.
What troubles me most is how the owner has such a cult following. Despite jeopardizing one of the most critically acclaimed lunch spots on Unilocal,absolutely failing to fill the shoes of Gallo Blanco and, when left to his own devices, squanders his alleged talent on tired themes suited for tourist beaches, he is somehow the most well-​known purveyor of Mexican food in Phoenix. It’s not fair.
That being said, I won’t totally disregard returning to this place, as they’ve got some unique items. Ideally, I’d love to have flavorful Mexican and American favorites in the same place. Unfortunately, Mucho Macho messed up some of the fundamentals, and I’m not so sure it should have come as a surprise.

I go here as a splurge for lunch, when I work in downtown. It’s totally worth it! Fresh, locally sourced, and quality. This hole-​in-​the-​wall used to be the Two Hippies Pizza shop, then it was something else, then it turned into Macho Taco. The parking lot is small, so be prepared to circle the neighborhood if they are busy.
Awesome customer service & super quick.

I wish I was more into the food scene because the illustrious Dan (of so many other reviews) was in the kitchen the evening we visited and I could have been all hot shot with Jenny and been like, «oh yeah, that’s Dan back there.» But I’m not so that’s that.
Now the food at Mucho Macho Taco is good. We had ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ tacos and brisket tacos that were both on par. The red salsa was decent but the green salsa (‘verde’ as it is often known) was creamy and excellent flavored. The star of the show, however, was the chicken quesadilla. Not too greasy and full of cheese — dip that baby in that salsa and stuff your face.
Glad we finally tried MMT — will definitely be back to try out more of the menu.

This pains me to leave a 2 star review. I was so excited Dan had opened up a new spot and once we heard about it, we placed it on the top of the list for the next time we were in the area.
We stopped in on a Saturday afternoon after the Melrose neighborhood street fair. The parking lot was full but it looked as though everyone was at the french place next door. Upon entering we were promptly greeted with a very friendly and easy going lady. After scanning the menu I ordered a carne asada burrito and the Mr ordered the shrimp tacos. We sat down and she brought us chips and mentioned the salsa bar. I don’t recall if the salsa was good so I won’t comment on it. There were maybe 3 or 4 different ones to chose from. The atmosphere was clean, and it had some great local art on the walls. It was dead for a Saturday I thought but ok by me.
Our food came and it wasn’t very exciting looking. My burrito was packed with watery bland pico and flavorless mushy carne. The bottom of my tortilla was so soggy I needed to use a fork to eat it. I had to douse it with lime juice and salsa to make it only slightly edible. Mr’s shrimp tacos were bland as well. Maybe it was on off day but we were so disappointed. :(I think we’ll wait a while before we come back. I do want to give MMT another shot but it won’t be for a while.

Well, it’s not bad by any means, but the food didn’t really have a hook to it.
I got the fried fish, 50/​50, and carne asada tacos. The fish was nice and hot but the overall taste didn’t really jump out at me. The ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ had good chorizo, same problem with the taste not being really special. The asada is good, but… you get the picture. When I try a new taco place I want to have that moment where you really find something you like in your first bite, something that stands out.
Everything else is done the way I like it. Salsa bar with regular and spicy (not much flavor, tho) and an avocado cream sauce that is excellent. You can ask for habenero sauce which they keep in the fridge. Really easy to find, easy parking, fast prep, really friendly staff, free soda refills.
One of these days I’ll probably head back in again and give it another shot.

I’m a big fan of Gourmet Tacos and this place has both a swell selection and some really tasty options. They even have Burritos and many other Mexican favorites.
Been to Dan’s older location before it closed and today came in here to check out his new tacos. This is always a great way to try out the fillings and definitely gave me the excuse to go Taco Crazy.
Just order at the counter and get some Frees Chips. They have a cool Salsa Bar with a nice assortment choices. You can even request their Spicy Habanero Salsa that they had stashed away on my last visit.
Ordered the 50/​50, the Pastor, Braised Brisket, Crispy Fish and the Grilled Mahi. They were all very delicious and I could have easily eaten several more. Really loved how tender the meats were and how they combined and layered the flavors.
The tacos are pretty small and about a buck a bite. So order several of them to get filled up. Would like to see a tortilla that does not fall apart like mine did. Maybe a little more time on the griddle to crisp it up?
Can’t wait to come back and try out some of their other items on the menu. This place is rather small inside and it can get very busy during the lunch rush. Saw several people getting their orders to go and they were happy to dash out in a hurry.
Located right next to the French market with a parking lot that can be a bit of a challenge. Ended up in the north lot by the cleaners and turned my front wheels so they couldn’t tow me away. SIMPLEMENTE DELICIOSO!
4.25 STARS

Love Dan & his tacos. So happy to see him
Again after closing Atoyac. Two words. Fish taco. Ahhh delicious and filling! Just opened up 5 days ago but he should be steadily busy with his following. They are open 7 days a week till 9 PM. Go support a great spot.