El Molinito - Tucson, Arizona

Rock rodriguez

Stop here for some Mexican food. We are traveling from deep south Texas. The food was good, just not what we are accustomed to. Fajitas were good but just a tad bit on the dry side. The tortillias were not at all what I would call homemade. The mixed grill player was very good

Mary Najera

I have been a loyal customer since 2014. But over the past 3 years I’ve went very rarely since it’s been getting worse and worse food and service wise. Today was the last straw and I won’t be back. Please see my pictures below. What you will see is what was supposed to be a red chili cheese crisp. I’ve had them there years ago and they were delicious. This one was horrid! My daughter got one with just grilled chicken that was barely any better than mine. There was so much cheese and grease that it literally saturated and colored the tortilla brown. It was literally a huge lump of cheese as you’ll see in my pictures as I hold it up with a fork. The waiter never came back once to check for refills or to ask how the food was. He came at the end to ask if we needed a box. I was very kind with him because I’ve been a server before so I’m very conscious of how I speak to them. But I also know that when I served, I never would have brought that slop out to a table. Ever. So I nicely told him that I couldn’t eat it and explained why- even holding it up with the fork as you’ll see in the picture. All he said was “ok”- I reference to me not needing a box for either of our meals and walked away! He then brought the check. So I paid 34 dollars for neither of us to be able to eat our meals or even have a refill on our drinks. And not even an apology or trying to make it right in any way. This restaurant should be embarrassed. Highly.

Aldo Boccaccio

After 7 years living in Tucson, we finally decided to give El Molinito a try. It was a rainy and cold today and we were craving Menudo. We called in advanced to ask if they were serving menudo today and they confirmed they were serving white and red menudo. My wife and I arrived and were sat immediately. Our server Pedro was polite and serviceable. We ordered two Menudos, one red, one white. We were asked if we wanted bread or tortillas, we both asked for bread. While we waited, our server came back to say that they were out of bread. Bummer #1 (I think menudo goes with bread, always). We then requested tortillas and were brought flour tortillas (Bummer #2) Had to request them be replaced for corn tortillas.
They menudo was thick and hardy with plenty of hominy and meat. I really enjoyed that the menudo pieces were bite size. No precuting needed to enjoy a nice full spoon of menudo with hominy. Nice side of plenty diced onions, cilantro and limes. Corn totillas were good, thick, soft and warm.
Was very surprised they didn't offer any aguas frescas on the menu....bummer #3.
Menudo serving was plenty, enough to satisfy our hunger and to take home.
We ordered a plate of 3 carne asada tacos to-go, we were asked if we wanted beans or rice and we requested rice. We got home to find out that our tacos were served with beans, and not rice...bummer #4.
The restaurant was clean with a comfortable ambiance, although I was expecting it to have more of Mexican restaurant feel. I think more themed Mexican decor and maybe some soft mexican music in the background could work in their favor.

Deborah Wheeler

We have been coming here off and on for the last few years, there for awhile it was touch and go. Tonight it was definitely a 5 star night.
We got seated right away, our server Beto was very attentive and served our meals timely and tended to any requests we had.
We tend to have a little bit of everything so tonight we ordered the Mixed Grill made for two persons, a chicken chimichanga and a red chicken enchilada.
Everything came out perfectly made and hot from the kitchen. They even had coffee made after 5 at night, it too was delicious!
Atmosphere was family oriented and relaxed with pleasant chatter creating a comfortable ambiance.

Robert Santa Cruz

My visit was a good one! I not only enjoyed my meal but the service was good and timing was great! I love when they pay attention when to refill your drinks. Great job guys!

K.J. Bryson

My wife and I order out and dine in all the time. The service is hit or miss but tonight was terrible. My Chimichanga had a corner piece of plastic in it. They offered to give me credit for my meal, but I really don’t know if I will ever eat there again.

Stephanie Garcia

Food was mostly good, but the salsa was amazing! I didn't like their rice though. The service was good until it got busy. I would like to go back to try their margaritas.

Daniel Johnson

Ordered online and went in the back door to pick it up. There was a redhead I didn't recognize at the take-out register who briefly looked up, but was clearly in the middle of entering into the register from her notepad.

After several minutes waiting for her, another server walked past and said I needed to press the button for service even though the other server knew I was there.

I think it's exceptionally rude to "ding the bell" when the person is right there, but why didn't the initial girl inform me when she saw I was clearly waiting for take-out?

The food was good. The meat in the asada special was a tough compared to prior visits. The salsa is excellent.