Taberna del Tequila

Taberna del Tequila was one of the only few places I was able to get food inside the security at Sky Harbor Airport. They have a restaurant and take-​out.
I tried to order one of their breakfast and it was already over before 11am. The cashier told me it is till 10:30am. What a bummer.
I ordered their quesadilla with beef and it was below mediocre. I mean it is very hard to mess up quesadilla to begin with and I could have made it better than they did. It came with very little lettuce and mediocre condiments.
It was waaay over priced and so disappointing considering the fact Phoenix usually has great Mexican places.
On the positive note, the staffs were very nice.

This place is a mix between sit down dining and fast food. There are servers but plastic utensils and plates. Super casual and really great food. The barbacoa sandwich is amazing bit don’t order it if you are with someone you want to impress because it is messy to eat. Great margaritas… A good stop for a semi quick bite.

I ate at the one in terminal 3. — to sum it up it always this reassuring or Wendy’s across the way — I should have chosen Wendy’s
Food was way to salty for the wings! And the chimmichanga was bland — but that would have been OK if the service would have been OK — but it sucked — I know the place was short staffed but there was no attempt in the wait staff to even care! Never checked and looking for a refill on a drink was an act of congress ! Terrible!

You made me take a taco OUT OF MY BODY.
THAT IS THE OPPOSITE WAY A TACO IS SUPPOSED TO GO!
FILTHY. Inedible food. Awful service.
You wand food poisoning? Cause that’s how you get food poisoning.
The bar is already ridiculously low for an airport taco… But these people can’t even make something you can quickly choke down before boarding.
The barbacoa tacos they gave me (after messing up my order TWICE) were cold in the middle.
They can’t even manage to properly microwave taco meat.
YOU MADE ME SPIT OUT A TACO. DO YOU KNOW HOW RARE THAT IS FOR ME? Inexcusably awful food.
HOLY Hell does this ever epitomize awful airport food.

Only restaurant/​bar in Terminal 3 15 – 26 gates, super crowded, one spot available at one of the elevated tables. Found that three menu/​salt pepper holders had been moved to block the spot, moved one of them so that the seat could be used. Manager moved it back and told me it goes there, thereby blocking a place to sit. Incredibly rude, didn’t stick around to try food or beer. They could care less because they’re the only bar in the terminal so you don’t have a choice if you want to grab a beer.

Tasty breakfast, but place looked a little dirty. Not sure if it was because it was busy or thats just the away it is. Yes food was good. Waitress was very nice. Just need to clean the place a bit.

Breakfast was surprisingly good! Salsa had fresh cilantro and lime. Wait staff were friendly and responsive. All good.

First, I want to say our server, Matthew was great.
BUT this place needs to step it up. I left my house at 4am this morning, so you can imagine there was no time to eat breakfast. I’m allergic to eggs and am vegetarian. When we finally got thorough security out only option was to eat at this place because Wendy’s was put if the question. To my surprise, this place couldn’t even make a simple quesadilla for me… And all of their breakfast items contained eggs! I ended up ordering a side of potatoes which is just pathetic.
You really should be more vegetarian friendly and accommodate people with food allergies. I’m really disappointed. I left AZ hungry and have another 6 hours before my flight ends. No cool.

Disgusting! I ordered the chimichurri burger. It tasted like boiled meat. Seriously, it tasted exactly like the burgers we were forced to eat at grade school lunch cafeterias. It was that bad. Threw it away! Total waste of $ 12. Run away if you want edible food!!!

Gross, unsanitary and rude staff. I returned my order. First strike was that no one was focused on the cashier stand/​customer. The gentleman who finally came to ring us up had his hands in tortilla chips and then handled money — yuck. The place was dirty and the floor grungy (see photo). Next strike, when my order came — a bean and cheese burrito for $ 8.60– it had no toppings, as I watched them make it, and when I asked for salsa they said «we don’t got none» and tried to send me on my way. I asked for a refund the manager was found and said «we have salsa now». No thanks, your dirty restaurant made me lose my appetite.

Food was bland and terrible. I give it 2 stars only because service was good and attentive. I get it, it’s airport food, but they are so bad even the worst airline wouldn’t serve it on a plane. I had the tequilla lime chicken tacos. The chicken tasted like it came out of a can. No hint of taquilla or lime. As a matter of fact, they couldn’t be bothered with salt or pepper either, it was literally straight out of a can. The salsa was store bought so at least that has some flavor. The black beans and rice that came with the tacos were pretty bad too. The black beans were just heated up from a can, rice tasted like it was from a lipton packet. Really not worth your time or calories.

Had an hour to kill before boarding, and this was the closest to our gate. Sat down for a drink and tried to order and appetizer (chips with queso) but they were out of it. So we settled for the chips with green salsa, yet it came out with two tiny plastic containers (like the kind you get from a taco shop you only go to after 2am) of salsa, one red and one green. Chips were cold and stale… and they cost $ 4.99. There was one waitress for the entire restaurant. Granted, it was 10pm, however, it was so packed we got the last table! She was definitely rushed but not her fault. We didn’t try any other food, so not sure how it is! I would recommend trying another restaurant in the terminal!

Saw nasty reviews, but had to eat before a long flight and figured I would find out for myself. I think 2.5 stars would be ideal, because there isn’t anything special here besides the fact that it has no competition other than Starbucks.
Sat down, was greeted cooly by the bartender (David) and I asked for a menu. Had him recommend a beer and a meal. He chose carnitas tacos and named some beers. Asked if I could get veggies or fruit instead of beans and rice, so he said he could get me chips and salsa.
Food was hot and seemed all in order, just nothing really delicious or unique. Bland and generic, so that’s the 2.5 stars out of 5. The staff seem a little more concerned with hanging out than working, and you can’t get breakfast for lunch (why?) after 10:30am I believe.
I suppose if you have prime real estate, you don’t have to shine too brightly. I Would try to eat before security next time, but had no real issues with this place other than disappointment that a passionate company isn’t setting up shop here in Terminal 3 :/

My lunch of chimi came out cold. The bar tender was great and ordered it again. The he gave me a free drink. I was there over an hot and my second lunch of chimi came out and it was colder than the first. The bar tender did not want to charge me for anything and did an amazing job.
I made him charge me for something so I could tip him as I did not have cash.
This was by far the best bar tender, worst food experience of my life.
I hope the bar tender working on September 20^th at 3 pm finds a new job. And I hope the delta terminal gets and new restaurant!
This place was a disgrace!

If you find yourself on a frontier or delta flight, AND you’d really like an overpriced ticket to intestinal distress HAVE I GOT THE SPOT FOR YOU!
My shrimp salad gets a two word review — «Sh*t Salad»
Horrifyingly bad food, syrupy sweet margaritas, and «What did I do in my previous life to deserve this» service.
One extra star because it’s the only booze game on this side of the airport.

Grab a fruit parfait at one of the satellite food places or something and spare yourself.
Sure, airport food is usually not super-​great and my expectations were adjusted accordingly… but I HAVE had good quesadillas at airport spots before. Heck, a Chili’s does a better job than this place. The quesadilla was greasy even for a quesadilla. I had instant food regret as my stomach attempted to run away from its impending doom.
You get about 6 chips with your order and absolutely nothing hints at freshness – the pico de gallo is in its own neat little container that it’s been living in for quite some time. Dang, man, would some lettuce or a freshly chopped tomato kill you?
The service was really good though; our waiter was friendly and prompt and awesome. The food was not his fault.

I usually don’t even bother reviewing airport food because it’s not worth the time.
However, this place annoyed me so much that I just had to SAY SOMETHING to SPARE other weary travelers from this place. Let’s just get this out of the way: airport food is usually not that good. OK, I agree, I’m with you. Even when you take this into account, however, this place still fellates burro huevos.
FOOD:
«Mexican: redefined»: this is their food slogan. I have no idea what this means, but I hate it. I paid $ 10.XX for a burrito and six chips here and it was probably both one of the smallest AND crappiest burritos I have ever had (this is a very challenging feat to accomplish). So for about twice the price of Chipotle (a burrito benchmark) I got something made with low-​grade SYSCO ingredients that was about HALF the size (and, once again DOUBLE the price). Please note, this burrito (called the BLUE BURRITO, probably some weaksauce* tequila/​agave reference) is affectionately referred to as their «signature item».
BEER:
Crappy airport selection Bud/​Miller/​Coors with FAT TIRE being the most flavorful option. They were really proud of their Tequila.
SERVICE:
Was actually awesome, food came out fast, and I needed to JET in a hurry to make my flight. My waitress was super nice and SUPER SNAPPY. She even seemed a bit sad that I wasn’t going to have time to eat the thing while sitting down (had to take half of this MASSIVE thing** on the plane with me, to the detriment of the other poor passengers). The service was so good that it’s the only reason I’m not one-​starring this RE-​DEFINED dining experience.
$$$:
A beer, a shot of well bourbon, and a burrito set me back $ 27.
*yeah, their salsa and hotsauce was also bland
**I’m surprised they didn’t make me check it at the gate

This is airport food so I did not have very high expectations. It is OK and the beer was cold but the food is definitely mediocre. Service was friendly and efficient so no quibble there.
I ordered the blue corn quesadillas and a Fat Tire beer. Let me just say the fact they had Fat Tire on tap helped boost the star up to a 2. The blue corn tortillas were nice and warm but rubbery. The chicken, while slightly flavorful, was dried out. The cheese and vegetables were very skimpy. The guacamole and sour cream served on the side were a necessary addition to help the palatableness of the dish.
The service was pleasant and attentive so that also helped pull it off the dreaded one star rating.
The food is pricy for the quality — $ 20. Again this was not unexpected as it is an airport food place and they do have a captive audience.
It is an OK alternative to the usual fast food and it is a sit down waiter serves you type of place. Always welcome while in limbo.

Despite not being Federal employees in any way, Memorial Day seems to be a time when restaurateurs think they deserve a day off, leaving me with few actual lunch options and relegating me to the worst of the worst: Eating. In an AIRPORT RESTAURANT.
Turns out that Taberna wasn’t actually as bad as all that — the bar is nice to spend a few hours waiting for your flight, and the titular Blue Burrito — despite not being blue in any way, shape or form — wasn’t too bad by fast food standards, and quite plentiful for the $ 8 I spent on it. And if you don’t like it, you can cover it with Cholula, close your eyes, and pretend you’re eating somewhere better.

I just spent 8 days in Florida. I have had a total of 2 drinks in the past 8 days. This kookie tequila bar in the middle of the C terminal in Phoenix is like my mirage in the dessert. Only when I walked in, it did not disappear.
I’m two double gin and tonics down, and I have plenty of time before my next flight. Maybe it’s the gin talking, but these are some damned fine nachos. Damned. Fine. And the bartender? Even finer… though he has me on an auto re-​up system with these G&T’s, so again, it could be the gin talking.
I would come back here in a heart beat the next time I’m in Phoenix. Damned. Fine.