Plaza Bonita Restaurant

As tourists going to the Grand Canyon and first time in the area, we were very dissatisfied. If you like Mexican food, this is not the place for you. We ordered pork carnitas - the pork tasted like gamey turkey and inedible, beans were salty and out of a can, I guess the lettuce was okay. We got carne asada of which the texture was tough and stringy, weird taste and again salty, beans match before. Another dish was the deluxe taco bowl, the chicken was dry, flavorless, and the bowl broke apart if you looked at it wrong. The chicken quesadillas were okay since it was loaded with cheese, again the chicken was flavorless. The steak fajitas were actually edible, decent flavor but the sides of beans and rice were mediocre, it seems like all the sides come out of a can from Walmart. Waitress did

I normally like to give restaurants the benefit of the doubt, but unfortunately this food was so terrible that you would be better off getting snacks at the gas station across the street than eating here. The food all came out cold, and when we sent it back it came out just as cold (or colder??). The food came out so quickly after we ordered that we are guessing it was premade sitting under a (not hot) heat lamp. The shrimp wasn’t cleaned and had poop in it and the steak was incredibly thin (see photos). Even if the food had been delicious (it wasn’t!), it was very overpriced.

This restaurant has delicious food and a friendly greeter plus fresh tortilla chips with spicy salsa for free. Every dish was flavorful with the right amount of spices. We will definitely return to this restaurant again in the future.

3.5 stars. Their main draw is their location right outside Grand Canyon. Ambiance is festive and colorful. The tables are a bit small for the large plates they provide, but that was just my observation. The place was pretty empty when we got there. We ordered the tacos al Pastor, pollo en mole, a house margarita and a lager. We got complimentary chips with two salsas (super spicy and normal) for the table. The food was decent, not outstanding but better than ok. The tacos were solid but the al pastor could do with more marination. The pollo en mole was good. I liked the tortillas and the mole wasn't too sweet (I don't like mole that is on the sweet side). The chicken was fine but I enjoyed the mole sauce more. The rice and refried beans were pretty average. The complimentary chips and sal

Stopped at this lively restaurant for dinner and buffet style breakfast when traveling as a group to visit the Grand Canyon. I ordered the healthy Mexican Stir Fry and Strawberry Margarita. The atmosphere is family friendly and you encounter all walks of people. There is a nice bar with their drinks of every kind seemingly popular. Parking is not bad.