Blanco Tacos + Tequila

Food is good but if you want to come during happy hour on a Friday, get here early or you’ll get a table smaller than requested — then wait another 20 minutes for another table, missing happy hour altogether :(

Megan, the girl with the reddish hair is awesome. I always get my drink and chips/​salsa right away. Order is always correct, food is incredible. You can tell she is hardworking and friendly.

Went in on a Friday after work after passing by the place several times. The weather was beautiful to sit on the patio which was full. Sat at the bar. Was acknowledge in a timely fashion with chips and salsa… had the pomegranate and grapefruit margarita which was OK… tasted like lemonade… will have to go back to try the food but overall… OK

Pineapple margarita is awesome, along with the chips and salsa! The fish tacos were excellent!
Call ahead, it gets BUSY! Because of the busyness, service was a little slow, not bad! Overall amazing time!

Crispy shrimp tacos are amazing.
They have a great patio with heaters and fire pits. Great place for a business lunch at a good price.
Fresh chips and salsa are a nice touch since this is more of an upscale Mexican place.
Plenty of tequila options too.

Have been to Blanco several times over the past several years. Stopped going about 2 years ago because I felt it had kind of lost its pizazz.
Revisited last week for dinner, and was pleasantly impressed. They seemed to have kicked it up a notch. Braised short rib cheese crisp with avocado was good and their enchiladas… even better! They are served in a mini cast iron skillet and come out super hot and fresh. Chips and salsa were awesome too!
Blanco is back in my good graces!

Pretty good restaurant but dances with the fine line of being over priced. We started out with the mango jalapeño margarita… A taste you need to acquire… Then tried the wild berry margarita and loved it. We then got the pork nachos… Very little meat and lots of chips… If there was more meat the dish would be great. We then split the fajitas (we got all three sources of protein) and this meal made the trip completely worth it! I want to try the enchiladas next (they looked fantastic)! Thanks!

Again… food is subpar but for you single gents there is an abundant amount of beautiful Scottsdale ladies. I myself am married to my beautiful bride. But go have a drink and check it out.

After Unilocaling for good restraunts in the area during a business trip to the area, my colleagues and I decided on Blanco for dinner after a long day.
parking is available .
Atmosphere:
Somewhat casual.
Interior:
Open floorplan .
Dim and airy.
Two outdoor space to eat. (We sat outside)
Clean restrooms.
Service:
Good. Greeted us upon arrival. Waitress was nice and helpful, food service was a bit slow however.
Food:
Menu has many options to choose from!
I ordered:
enchilada style carne asada burrito.
*this guy had sooooooo much flavor and cheese topped with an excellent (but not spicy Verde sauce) .
Blood Orange Margarita.
*really good, but only little bit of alcohol
Cons:
Slow service. Margarita didn’t have much alcohol at all.
Overall:
Very good meal.
A little pricy
I will return

Mix and match tacos!
Pleasant ambiance for the most part, not a gaudy cantina knock off. Tip when ordering drinks: ask for the green salsa with the complement chips. Rich and smokey and tons better than red.
Tacos are pretty good, especially the steak which was actually grilled/​seared rare!

Ok, not Arizona Mexican restaurant ok, just Midwestern tourist Mexican ok.
Had a skinny margarita. It was watery with no tequila flavor, which is odd in Arizona. With so many great places to get a margarita the competition is high. I guess I’m spoiled.
Also tried the Corn appetizer (alote) and Questo dip. Both lacked depth of flavor and fell flat. The alote needed a bit more lime and some heat. We ended up mixing the corn and queso together which made it ok.
The salsa was tomato heavy with no flavor of chilis or cilantro. Again, sorry Fox, we’re probably Arizona jaded and pretty Mexican food picky.
Our winter visitors from Wisconsin will love this place as it’s not too «hot» and spicy. For us, it was bland.
On a side note — the patio was a shock. We anticipated more having tried other Fox restaurants. The patio was filthy with tired old dirty cushions and uncomfortable furniture. And the wait staff seemed almost angry or apathetic to customers. We were celebrating a beautiful afternoon and never said a word other than smile and place orders but felt unwelcome. Apparently others did too as we watched people quickly come and go. We came for lunch but had an appetizer & drink then left for lunch somewhere else.

Great experience!
Came with a group of 9 very picky eaters! Everyone’s needs were accommodated from vegetarian to simple kids meals.
I ordered the queso crisp which was like a Mexican pizza. Pretty large portion, probably not meant for one person. But sooo good. Not overly done.
Taco selection is very diverse and obviously gooood.
Note for vegetarians! Rice is cooked in chicken stock!
And request light cheese for cheese enchiladas!
Ambience was great; really good selection of drinks too

First timer — really loved it. The only reason why I’m not giving it 5 stars is because I wasn’t a fan of the queso — and I’m a HUGE queso fan. Very think and flavor wasn’t great.
Salsa — amazing. Mexican Street Corn — amazing. Chop salad — Amazing.
I’d be back any time, but I’ll skip the queso and try the quac.
Cool vibe, great drinks, cozy tables.

Had a craving for some quality Mexican food and this place did not disappoint. Had the beef enchiladas and recommend it. I will return.

So foxy! Incredible food! Great atmosphere! The General Manager Chelsey is incredible and made our party special! Thank you, thank you, thank you! What a great night! Thank you Mr. Fox! Love it!

Another great find in town. Ambiance and wait staff were nice. The chicken tacos were yummy. Lauryn was our server and she provided us great customer service. Definitely a place to go out with friends or family. Love the outdoor seating. Only recommendation would be to change the music selection. It didn’t match the feel or ambiance of the restaurant and could be an easy change.

Not only was our meal superb but the service and atmosphere completed the perfect night out! My husband had the flavor exploding, slightly spicy, delicious chicken mole. I had the loaded with pork poblano enchiladas.
We sat on the front patio listening to the DJ mix up some great beats. Our server was attentive yet not overbearing. We frequent this establishment occasionally and last night I was trying to find some place new to go but thankfully I decided to stick with our usual and was not disappointed.

Where do I start. Blanco tacos happy hour was exceptional. The chicken tacos were sensational. Those shrimp Po boy sandwiches… WOW! The bartender kept our shot glasses full. The drinks were top notch. I recommend any and everyone to check out Blanco Tacos for hip happening music and a really enjoy the great Mexican cuisine.

This is was my 2^nd time at Blanco’s.
Here is the run down:
Get the guacamole! It tingles the tastebuds.
Salsa is also quite delicious. Not too hot and goes great with the freshly made chips.
Fajitas-​got chicken and shrimp but ordered steak and shrimp.
The reason I didn’t correct my order: service was about a 1.1. It took forever for everything. Don’t quite know what the hold up was (both bartenders were busy taking order and 3^rd emp just stood behind the bar).
With this being said the food was a 4 – 4.5 but the service was a buzz kill.
Will I be back, yea. Will I sit anywhere close to the bar, no.

Okay okay so I’m obsessed with Blanco. It’s not my fault. Everything is amazing and I come here at least once a month… At least.
The margaritas are fresh, I like the Blood orange and the Mango jalapeño. Their blended sangria is great too, I don’t love the red sangria but when it’s mixed with the white, it’s really good!
The queso is a must order. I recently I had 5 friends in town and obviously I brought them to Blanco for our first meal– everyone was talking about the queso all weekend. The guac is also pretty good.
Entrees– I used to order the green chili pork enchiladas every time I came in. They are amazing, I highly recommend. Lately, I have be into Mexican chopped salad with steak. The combination of ingredients in this salad are perfect. My boyfriend is into the tacos and is obsessed with the corn they serve here. I don’t eat corn but apparently it’s delicious.
I really prefer this Blanco over the location at the Biltmore. Something about the Scottsdale location is just better.
Go to Blanco yall– I’m so serious, you can thank me later!

I would have loved to give Blanco 5 stars for the quality and taste of food, but there were some complications regarding the service that we received.
My friend stressed to the waiter that she has a bad dairy allergy. Originally, her entrée would have consisted of three tacos, a plate of beans, and rice, but she asked for 1) tacos without dairy products; 2) black beans; and 3) no rice (because of butter) but extra beans.
There were several things wrong with how her food arrived. 1) Her tacos came with cream fresco that was hidden under the meat. She ate one, not knowing that it was hidden, and felt absolutely nauseous and was unable to eat anything else. 2) She asked for no rice, but her entrée came with it anyway. 3) She ordered black beans but received another kind of beans (possibly pinto?). 4) She did not receive the extra beans she asked for. It was careless how they handled my friend’s food, especially given her allergy. She was nice enough to refrain from pointing out the mistake regarding the buttered rice and the beans.
When we told the waiter about the cream fresco on the taco, he seemed unapologetic, and barely checked up on us throughout our meal. The waiter’s response to the various mistakes associated with my friend’s order was that he would make two more tacos for her, this time without sour cream. The two small tacos took such a long time to make that I finished my entire meal before she received hers. She asked for a to-​go instead.
Update on the to-​go order that was put in: Blanco put cheese and cream fresco on the tacos they sent her home with.
Honestly, it might have been just a bad day at Blanco, and I might consider checking it out again for the food, because the food itself was delicious. However, the service was so off-​putting that we got out of the restaurant in a hurry, and it was even more disappointing that they would put dairy products in her to-​go box.
Bottom line: A restaurant that does not care for the health concerns of their customers is not a restaurant that can be trusted.