La Barquita isn’t a fancy restaurant nor is it in the best part of town. It a hole in the wall kind of place that serves up made from scratch Mexican Foods and Breakfast all day.

They started us off with complimentary chips and very good salsa that was served warm.

My husband picked well and went with maybe the signature dish……..The Molcajete.

A flaming hot (in temperature) Cauldron with bubbling flavorful sauce topped with tender steak (carne asada), chicken, house made chorizo, fresh cut cactus pad, and blocks of cheese. The meat fest included very good guacamole, house made refried beans and very good house made tortillas. All the meats were tender and flavorful. Nothing was too spicy just tasty.

I wasn’t as successful with my pick……the Fried Perch.

The flesh on my fish was a little crisp.

It was like most of the flesh evaporated and was mostly hard and crunchy.

The mushrooms that topped the hard crunchy fish were drowned with what tasted like half a jar of jarred garlic and a few generous handfuls of salt.

Fries were oozing with oil and the rice was porridge-like.

If someone asked me how my meal was I would have told them some of this…but not all because that is too much.

The Mocajete was very good and you should have a positive experience with the Mocajete.

Your experience may or may not differ and EVERY FORKING THING ANYWHERE is subject to change.

La Barquita doesn’t have a website so you just have to visit them at 2334 E Mcdowell Rd in Phoenix AZ