Vaqueros Carne Asada

First visit, August 2015 on a Saturday morning about 10am.
I don’t have a real good grasp of this history of this structure but I suspect it’s something like a theme building from the 1960s when Highway 60 was the main route into the Phoenix area from the east, back when those tourist motels in that area were hot properties with crowds of tourists. That’s my theory anyway.
Here’s the process: Drive-​up and park somewhere. There is outdoor seating with limited shade. I don’t think there is a toilet. Consider you’ll be sitting waiting in the heat for about 10+ minutes. There’s limited shade unless you wait in your car.
The menu is a collection of photographs on a sign on the side of the building, plus a smaller more traditional text based menu right next to it. Most of the menu does not show the prices, so bring enough CASH and pay whatever they tell you. I got meals for three adults for about $ 20.
I ordered two ala carte tacos, a two-​taco platter with rice and beans, and a nachos deluxe platter. All were served in styrofoam folding meal containers with extra sauce in tiny covered cups, plastic forks and napkins. It took about ten minutes from order to delivery.
The nachos were huge. The ala carte tacos were great buy they need sauce.
I think you can walk up and order something like «Two tacos please» and ignore the menu and they’ll make it for you.
I’ve been to Mexico many times years ago back when Juarez was very safe and fun. My experience with Mexican cooking was that without added sauce I found their food bland by American standards. You add the sauce you want to make it as spicy and hot as you like it, not as the restaurant likes it. This place seems to be just like that.
I’m also not a fan of refried beans in general, the texture doesn’t appeal to my tongue. But theirs were very tasty, I’m just not a fan no matter where they come from.
They don’t have a menu online or on paper, so you might drive over and take a photo for yourself.
To sum up, I really like their food and service, the value and location. In fact, I think I’m going to drive over there in about an hour and get more of their wonderful tacos, ala carte. Then I’ll add my own Cholula at home. Yummy!

Mediocre at best. Wayyyy too salty. I ordered a chx quesadilla. Probably the easiest thing to make. The chx was dry, barely any cheese. The pico was fresh and good. But the guacamole was already brown. They have the windows painted so you can’t see in. That scares me. They gave me one. ONE! Red sauce. I need at least four for a quesadilla. I’ll never eat here again. Oh yeah, and it was super expensive! Which is crazy since the place looks like a giant bucket of dung. I wish there was zero star choice

Yummy! Thought we would try their namesake and get two carne asada burritos to try it out. These were really good! The meat was seasoned well (maybe a little too salty but still tasty) with fresh pico and a nice layer of guacamole. The tortilla was nice and chewy, just the way I like it. There was a very nice man working the window, so customer service was great too. We will be back.

Really good food. The menu is nearly identical to the filibertos across the street. That’s very good considering the filibertos across the street is not like most filibertos. This filibertos is fond of making food out of garbage.

Loved the carne asada! Such good seasoning!

Great carne Asada and rolled tacos!

Aww man was iy good. Well as the name says vaqueros Carne Asada we got te carne asada burro, fries, and torta. All were exceptional and a quesadillas that was massive. My kids loved the quesadillas and we thoroughly enjoyed our food the burro was the best. Filled with pico de gayo cilantro and guacamole. I love the way the place looks it is cool and fun. Will be back if I’m in the area.