Taqueria Juanitos

Amazing great Mexican food, friendly staff at the counter.

The carne asada, al pastor and carnitas tacos were delicious. I’m not sure how they do it, but the carne asada has a great crispy exterior and is moist and tender inside. The salsa «bar» is kind of sad — just some red and green taqueria offerings, but they are done well.
The place is always packed, so they are definitely doing something right.
I’ll be back for sure.

My husband and I are native Arizonans and we stopped to eat here on our way to Nogales and we both agree that this is some of the best Mexican food we have had. We tried all three meats and they were all authentic and yummy. The carnita meat was my favorite!

Finally got the chance to bring my vegetarian friend with me here to try their food. I got non-​vegetarian chicken soup (can’t remember the Spanish name, sorry), it was soooo good and rich. My friend got veggie tacos and burrito that had so many fillings that he couldn’t even see the tortilla when he got it. Their churros are really good as well, crispy outside and creamy inside. The best is the unbeatable price, nice place :)

Love this place! Their carne asada is flavorful with a corn base and the right condiments you will have theee best Mexican flavor combination in your mouth! Wash it done with an horchata or Jamaica. The closest thing I’ve found to a Cali taco shop.

Up until today it was the best Mexican carry out in town but, something happened. Different people working there today. Be very wary.

So good. I got the mixed burrito, added avacado, and got a small horchata. $ 7.25. So cheap and by far the best burrito I’ve had in a long time. I like burritos that have the works; meat, rice, beans, salsa or pico de gallo, cilantro, cheese, lettuce, and avacado. And this is the ONLY place I’ve found that offers what I like for a decent price and not having to pay for a bunch of add ons. If you want AMAZING authentic Mexican food, you need to check this place out.

I this place. I come here all the time for the BEST Mexican food! The service is great too

Tacos and burritos are tasty. They use homemade flour tortillas for the burritos. The service is very friendly. Only reason I’m leaving ⁴⁄₅ is because the burritos are kinda small and they use fake horchata. Me and husband had a good meal for just under $ 13 for both of us including drink, I got 4 tacos and he got a burrito which is a pretty good deal.

We used to always come here before we went to the movies (Century Park 16) across the street from here so, it’s been years that we haven’t come here.
We came in this morning at 11:00 for breakfast. My partner ordered menudo and tacos. I wanted a bacon and egg burrito but they stop making breakfast at 10:30 so, I opted for the carne asada burrito. Everything was delicious. Sadly they no longer sell flan and their menudo portion has reduced drastically, they used to give you a huge bowl of menudo, now it’s a small bowl but for $ 6 you get what you paid for. All is good and will be back soon.

Excellent carne asada any way you like it! Delicious traditional frijoles refritos, no Rosarita bean paste here. The rice is authentic and perfectly prepared. The salsas and escabeche are tasty compliments to their fantastic simple classics.
Taqueria Juanitos is very close to Taqueria Pico de Gallo. If Juanitos went the extra mile and offered fresh house made tortillas a la mano, I would give 5 stars and this would easily be my favorite Tucson taqueria.
Juanitos is decently maintained and very comfortable to dine in. The resident transients might deter the timid few but I’ll put up with virtually anything for the perfect taco. Others might be intimidated by the prevalence of Spanish used by the staff but if you live anywhere in the Southwest you better start practicing. Taqueria Juanitos. !Cómatelo!

I just left this place. Its disgusting. Flies all over the place, rude cashier (assuming she was the owner), table tops not cleaned off, and food isn’t very good.
We ordered 5 tacos, a burrito, a sope, and a quesadilla. Everything except the sole came out a few minutes after ordering. The sope didn’t come out until the rest of our party was almost done eating. 2 of us threw our food away because flies landed on them. Gross.
Never again.

HOLE IN THE WALL purple building serving up mexican food!
they serve up their burritos in delicious tortillas SCORE! the burritos come with just a small amount of rice inside, you can pay extra if you want all meat
—carne asada burrito: $ 5.25 the carne asada was flavorful! burritos are smaller than the chipotle size but perfect for me! it also had fresh cilantro inside which i LOVE
they offer 2 hot sauces one red and one green. i only got to try the red since that’s what was packed in my to-​GO bag but at least it was good!
next time i’m trying the green sauce & coming for breakfast
NOTE: breakfast is only served 8 – 11 am (sad i couldnt get a breakfast burrito)

This is a 4 star hole in the wall nice place. Clean. Old school Taqueria.
Order at the counter and pick it up there also. No table service.
Killer tacos. Very well done.

ALAS, another hidden gem in Tucson. Wonderful Mexican food served fast. This Taqueria has a nice dining area and, if you want, you can watch your food being prepared.
The cooks are all friendly and I enjoyed the homey atmosphere.
I had a delicious veggie burrito today and am looking forward to returning so I can try other enticing items on the menu. The breakfast menu also looks great. Can’t wait to return! YUM!

Unilocaled for a good place to eat after making a Memorial Day trip to Evergreen.
And Juanitos popped up.
I don’t know how we missed this gem.
I often think South Tucson is the only place to find delicious Mexican food. I was SO wrong.
I can’t improve on the wonderful reviews written here, only say that I agree. I had the veggie burrito and loved it from the fresh tortilla to the cilantro dressing.
Love the artwork and the eclectic Tucsonans who enter.
I’ll be recommending Juanitos to friends near and far.

I regret leaving anything but a five star review. We stopped by Taqueria Juanitos tonight in honor of Cinco De Mayo and it was everything I heard and came to expect the first time I reviewed. The restaurant was very clean this time and service was lightning fast.
The restaurant is vibrant and full of great smells, and it’s hard to miss the bright purple exterior. This is your quintessential, down to earth taqueria, complete with excellent carnitas, cabeza, and pollo asado street tacos with all the fixings as well as a kitchen staffed by family.
The carnitas are perfect, subtly smokey flavor with a moist center and crisp edges. The salsas pair well and the tacos come with cabbage, jalapeños, radishes, limes, and cilantro (on the side). The rice and beans are, almost unbelievably, just as good. I might come back just for a bean and cheese burrito.
So far I’ve only tried a few menu items but I’ll definitely be back for more. Their prices are very reasonable, cheaper that guero canelo or nicos even, and the food is much much better. I highly recommend juanitos, you won’t be disappointed.

This place has excellent and fast Mexican food. The ceviche and the shrimp tacos are amazing. Each time that I have in here and has been awesome. The staff is friendly and I feel like they are all family and I’m not sure if they are related or not.

Taqueria Juanitos, you guys, is slow and you’re going to have to wait. But wait… and you shall be rewarded.
Here’s my experience with a juanitos burrito:
Texture: ⁹⁄₁₀. Perfectly flaky & crunchy tortilla. Rice and beans with crunchy lettuce and *fresh*, chunky avocado. Fresh ingredients = dynamic texture.
Flavor: ⁹⁄₁₀. See previous category. There’s a lot to be said for the preparation of the rice & beans: easy to prepare, but also easy to screw up. These beans, however, didn’t taste like a vat of lard and didn’t taste like they came from a can. Good beans is the base of every good burrito.
Service: ⁷⁄₁₀. Yeah, it’s so slow. But so what? It’s freaking delicious.

Wow, what a fabulous lunch.
The food at Taqueria Juanitos is excellent. It’s the best we’ve ever had and it was only $ 14.65 for two!
Let me say it differently, if Elvira’s in Tubac, AZ
is the best Mexican food we’ve ever had, at any price. Then Taqueria Juanitos is a close second and the best under $ 25. Really!
We came here on a Friday after Christmas around two o’clock. Taqueria Juanitos was half empty with about a dozen cars parked outside. Given all the reviews, we ordered their Carne Asada and Al Pastor. Both were only $ 6.95 and made fresh. They were delicious (See photos). It was tasty and so much so that we wanted to lick our plates they were so good. Now, I’ve never said that before. Ohhh, and the salsa was out of this world.
But as my friend Isabella J says in her review: «I give this joint a solid 5 stars… and there are so many reasons».
We agree and you can read more of her review:
Five Stars, unbelievably good and no it doesn’t get any better!
Really enjoy!