Our family owned and operated Caramba Mexican Food restaurants cook daily from scratch. No lard, no MSG. We use cholesterol free no trans fat canola oil. Our chicken is 100% fresh, never frozen. Only the leanest cuts of beef are used. We prepare all authentic Mexican dishes and salsas fresh daily. Low carb, low fat, vegetarian items are also available. Breakfast Burritos served all day as well as menudo. Mexican and domestic beers are served ice cold and our award winning " Best in Phoenix" margaritas are made with gold premium tequilas. We offer catering for all occasions, no matter how big or small.... from office meetings to weddings. Caramba voted "Best in Phoenix" and "Best Mexican Restaurant" by Hispanic Newpapers.... Where you will find the best Mexican food in a relaxing atmosphere for a great price!!!
History
Established in 1990.
We opened our first location in downtown Glendale in 1990. Since then we have opened 4 more locations in Phoenix, Glendale, and Surprise. All locations are family owned and operated. Serving authentic Mexican dishes at a great value and establishing friendships with each and every customer has kept us in business for over 20 years!
Very solid Mexican food restaurant. Clean and a nice salsa bar. I appreciate that they had vegan and vegetarian food available and listed on the menu. I got the vegan black bean burrito and it was very good and hardy. Thank you Caramba.
This is how I know I've done my job well raising my oldest son. I offered to take him to dinner last week and he asked for Mexican food. I nearly cried. But I didn't. Instead, I drove us to the nearest Caramba.
The first time I tried Caramba was several years back when he was a youngster. We stumbled on the Glendale location and enjoyed it very much. This was some time before I signed up for Yelp! Then about a month ago, my fiancé and I were out and about when she chose the Deer Valley location for lunch. Instantly, I recalled this great little fast-Mexican style restaurant that serves sit down quality food. Seriously, these guys don't charge enough for what you get.
Just look at the amount of food I got with my $11 entree! I couldn't eat it all. Thank goodness my son was with me, cause he never stops eating. We had a chance to sit down outside on the patio, enjoy the great weather, and catch up while discussing the quality (and portions) of our meal. He agreed that the food was very, very good! And he remembed those early visits to the other locations in the Northwest Valley.
There are a lot of Mexican food options across Phoenix. And for the most part, the cost of any meal, anywhere won't set you back much. But seriously, the bang for the buck can't be beat at Caramba. Especially when you consider the huge menu, the quality of the ingredients, and how good their take on Mexican food is. I've never had a tamale smothered in enchilada sauce until this last visit. It's good!
The next time you are hungry and near a Caramba, you are doing a disservice to yourself and your children if you don't stop in and give it a try. You can thank me later.
Our first visit and even though I said "perhaps our last" I need to retract that comment because the food was excellent and told the chef. Our cheese enchiladas were cheesy with lots of sauce and flavor. My chicken Cesar salad was excellent. The chicken cooked perfect, flavorful and tender with crispy romaine. The dressing wasn't to fishy tasting.
There are two issues: 1. The gal who took our order was RUDE!! I ordered 1 margarita on the rocks and 1 blended. I wanted to make sure she heard I wanted sat on the rim so I reiterated that to her and she replied "I heard you" with an attitude. Unfortunately the blended totally lost its flavor but my husbands blended was spot on with both taste and alcohol content. I said to my husband "return the blended and let them know it has no taste and basically tastes like water". When he did, the same gal who took our order wanted to charge us for another margarita instead of kindly replacing it with a margarita on the rocks. And of course, all with an attitude. I realize it's a small place but when I was a server, I ALWAYS made sure my customers likes and dislikes came first. That's how it's done to keep customers happy and returning.
I did tell another gal who was diligently cleaning and sweeping the dining area why the blended lost its taste and she replied "the "on the rocks" is the best" and I totally agree!! So much, we bought another "on the rocks".
Nice place. Not a restaurant style, more like a take out with tables and cushioned chairs but clean. They have a fresh salsa bar for the free chips you get with your orders and both chips and salsa choices are yummy.
They keep the restaurant very clean at least the day we were there the gal was diligently cleaning which is nice to see.
My biggest complaint was the gal who took our order and her awful attitude!! I was in the service industry and the customer ALWAYS CAME FIRST no matter what their gripe was.
Anyways, come and enjoy the food and the yummy margaritas "on the rocks" only and hopefully you won't wnxountwr the RUDE gal we did.