Mochilero Kitchen is a full service Mexican Restaurant located in Peoria Arizona. The menus and hours do change from time to time. On the current menu (Nov. 2022) Some of the appetizers they offer are – Brussels sprouts with apple cider gastrique and creamy guajillo-peanut sauce, guacamole with plantain chips, and papas pequenas with ancho Chile butter. TEN kinds of tacos are on the menu. They also offer salads, enchiladas, bowls, burritos, tortas, a kids menu and some of the dinner plates are bone in rib eyes with shrimp, pork chops, and scallops. Saturday and Sunday brunch is offered 9am-2.
They offer some patio dining for when the weather is nice.
They also have indoor dining and seating at the bar.
One night we shared an appetizer of esquites.
Fresh almost still crispy corn kernels, crema, cotija cheese, a small amount of guajillo pepper, and lime.
On another night we tried a half order of the papas pequenas.
They are small fancy potatoes that were tossed in ancho chile butter, cotija cheese, and fresh cilantro.
For dinner I tried the red snapper zarandeado.
It came with a nicely grilled lemon, SIX blue corn tortillas, a vegetable medley of squash, onions, peppers, and tomatoes. The fish was grilled with a mild chile laced tomato based sauce. The fish was prepared reasonably well and it was tasty.
My husband tried a taco platter with one extra added on taco.
He tried carne asada, barbacoa, carnitas, and shrimp tacos with rice and refried beans. They were all flavorful and good.
On another visit my husband tried another taco plate with another added on taco.
He tried chicken tinga, barbacoa (he forgot he already tried it), mushroom and
All the tacos were at least good but the favorite of this bunch was the mushroom taco because of the delicious salsa matcha followed by the fish taco.
When they first opened during the pandemic we did take out here.
Honestly I really enjoyed the potato taco but we weren’t thrilled with the bowls so we didn’t go back for a long time.
On my most recent visit I tried a bowl again….This time the roasted vegetable and avocado bowl with added fish.
Its description is beans, corn, romaine, cilantro lime rice, and cotija cheese. I did also get sweet potato and pico. It’s a very generous plate. It can be two meals for some people. This is good but would be very good with an added sauce or salsa…..The fish is plain and the lettuce is without dressing.
That was a little taste of Mochilero Kitchen Peoria AZ.
Worth a Try!
6791 W Happy Valley Rd Peoria AZ
623-440-5588
www.MochileroKitchen.com
Everything is subject to change.
