Juan Jaime’s Tacos and Tequila

Über-​casual, relaxed atmosphere with DELICIOUS Mexican fare. We started the meal with their trio dip sampler which included a salsa, guac, and queso. Perfect app to snack on while watching a Copa America soccer match (which is what we were there to do). The dips were very flavorful. There’s free refills of the salsa at the diy salsa stand, so we tried a few new ones too. Each was vibrant and clearly made fresh.
For my entrée I had the taco salad– perfect. Some taco salads are heavy and leave me feeling like I might as well have splurged on the enchiladas, but this one was perfect. The veggies were fresh, chicken well seasoned, and cooked perfectly. My husband got the burrito and was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t an overly large one: big, to be sure, but he didn’t leave feeling like a stuffed burrito.
They have a full bar here with a good selection of tequilas. I had two tequila/​grapefruit drinks and my husband had several margs. Next time we want high quality and highly relaxed Mexican fare, we’ll be back here for sure!

Best thing? Their salsas and cheese dip for chips. Come here for chips & dips & drinkies or ho elsewhere. The enchiladas and tacos are ho-​hum. With so many other excellent Mexican food choices in town, this place can be skipped.

Like I said omg we only keep coming back for the food, because the service here is HORRIBLE!!!
Until today, we had Liz and she is the BEST SERVER WE HAVE HAD IN 2 YEARS OF COMING HERE !!!
Odd enough the steak was VERY DRY today too…
But hey service was FINALLY GREAT !! THANKS LIZ ;)

What a cool place. Our server Liz was so friendly and knowledgeable. She made our experience wonderful. Thanks for the recommendations today.
Sopaillas were tasty and the cheese crisp was crunchy and really BIG! Our tostada was packed to overflowing with goodness. Margaritas by Brendon were delicious
Fun, casual and friendly neighborhood place. Open till 2am.

I love this place! My husband and I have been coming here weekly for lunch for over a year and it’s all because of Thuy! Of course we like the food as well but the service we receive from Thuy is fantastic. She makes us feel like we are VIP from the moment we walk in the door.
I came on Monday with a friend and Thuy wasn’t there. The food and service was still good but something was missing and that’s why I felt like I needed to write this review.
Thank you Thuy for making my weekly Juan Jamie’s experience awesome!
Oh and the queso is scrumptious also!

You just have to go out for Mexican on Cinco de mayo and really glad we came here. The food had great flavor and descent price. Vegetarian burrito was perfect and I would definitely go back for that alone. The margarita was yummy as well, but may of skimped on the tequila. Great service also.

We just tried this restaurant for the first time !!! What a well-​kept secret !!! We ate outside on the patio and it was a GORGEOUS evening weatherwise !!! The service was PHENOMENAL, extremely friendly and efficient !!! The salsa bar is a fun added touch !!! Food was DELICIOUS and all at such reasonable prices !!! We will be making this a weekly regular event !!! We will be spreading the word to others !!! Scottsdale needs more places like this !! Casual atmosphere, great staff, and wonderful food !!! Thanks Juan Jaime’s !!!

Come here on the regular. Almost like a home away from home. Brent, Auburn, Martín, Brendan, kaitlyn and Jennifer are amongst the best when it comes to service and hospitality. They want you to walk away happy!
Don’t come here with your snobsdale attitude or any where for that matter.
Oh and what places in grayhawk stay open until 2 every night? Juans Does
I’ll be back tonight.
Happy Cinco de Mayo
In regards Jose

The wife and I make this a regular stop, like several times a week regular. We have been coming here since they opened and many of the staff are like family. The food is good, the service is excellent and the prices are fair. This is our go-​to bar.

First time here. Taco platter. Get the steak with flour tortillas! Staff was pleasant and Efficient!

Love chips & Guac! Chips and thin and crispy, not too salty. Love the guac because it’s basically just avocados! I hate it when places add tons of purple onion & garlic– torturous on my tummy, but not here!

Service was excellent! Love the indoor/​outdoor type of seating.
Guacamole, chips and salsa were decent.
I had a ground beef taco that was too salty (coming from a gal who loves salt). But maybe that was a one off so I’d like to try this place again.

Juan Jaime’s is good Casual Mexican food. I like that they have outdoor dining and their portions are healthy. I will definitely be back for more.

The food was excellent and very reasonably priced. Perfect portions, happy hour deals and great service.

Really good food, quick service. Staff were super friendly! Definitely will come back when I’m visiting Arizona again

Awesome tacos! GREAT Margaritas!!! Good service and friendly.
Don’t know if anyone knew, but The Kevin McHale from the Boston Celtics was eating here with his family while we dined also.

YUMMY! North Scottsdale Gem!
My hubby is a great cook, so we are picky. This place is somewhere we will eat a few times a week sometimes. The shrimp and mahi are fresh, and great in tacos. The ground beef tacos are perfect, and they double tortilla, which is cool and authentic. The enchiladas are awesome too, and I can’t wait to go down the menu and keep trying stuff.
We had a buddy up from Mexico last night, and he thought it was amazing. We ordered a mix of tacos, the queso, and rice and beans.
Best part, super reasonable. Don’t find that in North Scottsdale very often.

Fairly good Mexican food; good salsa bar with a variety of tasty salsas; yummy guacamole and queso dip. Popular hang out even late at night after all the other restaurants were closed; good service from the waitress too!

I love Juan Jaime’s. The chips, salsa, rice, refried beans, bean burritos and tacos are incredible!
The service is also superb. Highly recommend!

I was looking for a place near a work location that I visit often so I took a trip there this weekend and happened upon Juan’s.
From the outside it looked like an uppity Mexican food restaurant. Inside the décor looked unfinished. It lacked structure to the different areas. Not a big deal, just something that stood out immediately.
We ordered a beer and a margarita. The margarita had good flavor, but one flavor seemed missing — tequila. That was fine, I wasn’t interested in getting buzzed. The flavor was good.
We ordered a mix, which gave us the opportunity to basically taste everything on their menu. One thing stood out — the lettuce on most of the items tasted absolutely terrible. Literally the worst iceburg lettuce that I can recall having at a restaurant in recent years. It really altered what I am sure was normally a better product, but it covered the tacos and tostadas making them poor tasting. The enchilada was very mediocre, or worse. I say this because I am a mediocre cook and I make a basic cheese enchilada much better than this.
Nothing stood out as quality. Good Mexican food is easy to find in the metro area, I’d pass this place by.
Once again, I experienced something that owners/​managers need to pay attention to if they desire my business — the wait staff cannot come to the table mid-​meal and interrupt a vibrant active conversation to ask if everything is alright. It is very easy to tell if something is not alright. Pay attention to your customers. When something is not alright, people look around for a staff member. Super big pet peeve when it interrupts eating or conversation.