los dos molinos

my favorite new mexican restaurant in phoenix. service

our server was fantastic. everyone from the restaurant was super friendly and attentive.

food

i ordered the green chile stew. it was delicious. it was spicy. i loved it. it comes with a side of rice and it is a huge portion. i suggest eating half and taking the rest home to enjoy later.
we also of course had sopaipillas for dessert served with ice cream. delicious.

cleanliness

this place was clean.

value

the price that i paid for the meal was fair.

i would go back every day, except for monday and sunday because they are closed. this place reminds me of eating at the most delicious new mexico restaurants.

good food with good times. i've been here a couple of times and had different dishes. both really good. the chills relleno is delicious. i like coming with my team! the hot salsa is good.

hot and hotter

we enjoyed our time at this local place. we were seated right away. the staff were attentive to us being out of chips or water or drinks. the salsa was very good but really hot. in fact, everything was spicy. maybe we are a little soft being from the midwest but everything was a tad spicy. however, great flavors. the clean margarita was big and delicious

awesome. every time i come to mesa los dos molinos is one of my stops. my brother and myself and my sister always eat there whenever we are in mesa it's our favorite it's hot hot hot!!!

bad!!!!. the food was aweful the service was terrible spent over a hundred dollars for five people never tasted mexican food like that. don't eat there if want good mexican food!!!!!

had a chimi last night and a pitcher sangria both were awesome. great place everything is home made and just the right amount of heat!!!!lucky for us it just down the street from .

plain bad. staff was attentive and courteous. the margarita was very expensive and tasted like some sort of fruit drink, nothing like a traditional margarita. food was atrocious. the beans were not refried (maybe by design, but not good); the sauces were tasteless but quite spicy hot! it was the worst prepared food that i have ever had, and we will obviously not be returning.

had our "dinner date" there last evening! great service awesomely hot salsa!! the "green" has a kick to it. i had the relleno special and my date had the carnitas!! flan to finish off the meal!! thumbs up!!

meh.. i had the occasion to eat with a table of 14 at this restaurant last night. the vibe is funky and fresh unfortunately the food is not. several articles have been written about their specialized focus on the new mexico chili and one was even titled "best place in pheonix to scorch your mouth" and while the gist rings true, this place seems to miss the mark on flavor.

i love chilies. i love the heat, the endorphins, and the flavor. unfortunately, i had a soggy carne adovado burrito that had some spice but none of the nuances or nurturing that a good roasted chili might have.
it seemed the restaurant was really efficient at getting people in and out (service: good, kitchen: efficient) but paid a price for turning that many covers (food: mediocre at best).

service for our group was fantastic, can't say a bad thing about it. he was very pleasant, smiled a lot , and attentive even amidst the chaos of turning and burning another 50 covers.

this place might have been great a few years ago (is it the original?) but now it should be known for eclectic atmosphere and margaritas.

los dos no moz. we went there on saturday, the chips were either stale or they used old grease, the food wasn't nearly as good as before, what's the deal???. the service was horrible and they had the music blaring so loud you couldn't even have a conversation. won't be returning.

no mas los dos. we've eaten at los dos on and off for the past 12 years. the service is always poor, but the food has been very good...until tonight. yuck! chips must have been fried in rancid oil. left a horrible taste in my mouth. shrimp vera cruz was bad, shrimp overcooked, beans undercooked, rice is bland. not going to waste any more of my money at this place.

what's up los dos?. los dos has been my birthday restaurant for a decade. every year i come out from california for spring training and los dos has always been where i go for my birthday dinner. i could not rave about this place enough. but i have to tell you the food was not that good this last time. the chips were stale. the salsas seemed watery and less intense than before, the meals came out with the side tortillas that were rock hard. even the intense new mex chile intenseness seemed to be gone. the margs are still strong at least. i'll check back next year and hope that it was just an off night, but reading other reviews here suggests that it might not be.


-----31 jan, 2008-----

some love it hot. this is my favorite mexican restaurant. i come out from california every year for my birthday. great, hot, spicy, flavorful new mexican specialties. anything with pork is great. come early and get a pitcher of margs. you'll have a wait.

used to love this place but last time the food and service were horrible. won't be going back.

watch your wallet!. i have been to los dos molinos before, and they do prepare great food. but the when i thought their prices were a bit high, that wasn't the half of it (literally). when i reviewed my credit card bill, i found i had been charged twice for the same meal. i left messages for management, but didn't get a call back for a week. even then someone asked for my cc info over the phone and promised to refund the over charge immediately. 3 days later - still no refund. 2 others with me same problem! the food wasn't that good. stay away !!!!!!

bland+hot=los dos. ok, now i've been back 3 times because of locals recomending the place. the recomendations must be for nolstagia purposes because, the food sucks. very bland chicken dishes (soft tacos, enchiladas). the barbacoa was equally as bland. all you taste is the heat from the chilles, no flavor, just heat. its almost comical how hot they make the food, too bad they have no concept of ay other flavors. the margaritas are strong, but they are made with cheap marg mixer and cheap tequila, so nothing special there. its painfully obvious that their model is to use the cheapest ingredients possible, then try and add so much heat from the chilles and crappy tequila to their margs that you wont be able to tell.