Filibertos

Every tuesday rain or shine without fail for almost twenty years my family and I get the tacos at filibertos. I take that back cause as I type; I dont have a grease stained bag permeating an aroma of deliciousness in my car! My day was awful enough; lost out on a 13,000 dollar business deal, had everything I touch turn to crap, but the one saving grace was gonna be «fili-b“s as we call it. WRONG! I arrive at the place a few minutes before midnight and proceed to wait through the teller chatting it up in espanol to his buddies (yes I know they were his friends cause this gringos got some bilingual skills) till its 2 mins after midnight. I finally get my turn and ask for my tacos and the cook (whys the cook taking ordersl play the no habla card. I then place my order in spanish and magically the guy speaks english. Hell he couldve been a spokesman for rosetta stone. Wednesday he keeps saying, I explain that I had waited through his chatty cathy bs session and just wanted two tacos. «Wednesday» is all he says and proceeds to leave counter and cook. First off: I know the day, dont need any assistance there.
Second off: Im not sure which is more appalling; the bad service or rather comllete lack there of or tge fact that he wasnt wearing gloves was handling money and then starts handling food without even faking that he washed his hands! Filibertos Ive dealt with the price increases, ive dealt with short staffed locations after every ins raid, hell ive even dealt with locations being closed unannounced when its supposed to be a 24 hr establishment and no response from their website after several times asking for resolution on this… but no more. The tenario brothers are setting themselves up for a fall big time. Im not the only one who feels this way. Go ahead and bite the hand that feeds you, pretty soon someone is gonna bite back. There are good locations but because of the proximity of ghid location to the university (ASU…go sun devils) they have taken advantage and are collecting their golden goose eggs too soon. Bet ya that nothing changes and noone resolves this. Ill bet a taco, wait… I cant do that cause apparently its WEDNESDAY!
One star cause I can’t go any lowet on Unilocal.
Tenario brothers respond if you tener cojones ya bunch of tirones codiciosos!

If you want some real Mexican food, this is the place to go. My favourites are the breakfast and Arizona burrito. Keep in mind that the people who work here don’t speak english fluently.

Their cowboy fries is something else. I like it with shrimp instead of the chicken. It’s a great place for a good and a quick meal after midnight.

Meh. I stopped here for a quick bite to eat and after noticing the Kebab place next door, I wished I would have gone there instead.
I ordered the Five Roll Tacos with Carne Asada. Huge portions, it’s was roughly $ 8. I could only eat half. The salsa doesn’t seem quite spicy at all and the whole dish needed more salt, particularly the meat.

I ordered a special potato burrito with small amount of beans and with rice and guacamole, I got a cheese burrito instead. I got no apology or sorry for it. Second time I had pieces of meat in it.
How does meat get into a vegetarian burrito? I truly think they did it on purpose. (At 6:30 PM)
I asked for the manager and they said «to call the number on the receipt» I called and they answered it themselves.
I think that customer service is not good anyway but when someone like me orders something not on the menu they become frozen in place. The cooks get all out of their comfort zone and start blaming the customer who to them may seem picky, when in reality I am vegan and I don’t each cheese or meat. They don’t understand this, this is to them a difficult customer.
They were puzzled and did not know what to do, not a word of sorry or we can re do it for you. I have photos of the pieces of meat in my burrito and left w/​o eating it.
I sent a «Contact Us» message to their non existent «customer care dept.» and got no response or reply, so I reviewed it on Unilocal.
Orale Jose! Que quiere ese guey? «Mandalo a la fregada, que no friege»

The first time, I went through the drive-​through and discovered the speaker/​microphone is terrible, and they got my order wrong but the food was delicious. Every time since, I’ve parked and walked up to the window (the window is open 24 hours) and ordered there, and they’ve never gotten my order wrong since. (so, pro tip: don’t use the drive-​through. Walk up to the window.) It’s good food that leaves me feeling good — real Mexican tostadas and tamales like the kind you can only get from authentic Mexican food places like this.
I also discovered tonight that they have REAL Mexican cokes — you know, the kind that can’t be bought at grocery stores in the US. The kind that has good caffeine and REAL cane sugar instead of the American corn syrup crap. They’re $ 2.50/bottle but it’s a real nice luxury treat. Mexican coke doesn’t leave the sticky feeling in your mouth like corn syrup coke does.

No thanks. Ill stick to being hungry.

Let me start this off correctly: this is, by no means, a fine Mexican dining establishment. Going to FillyB’s is less about the food and more about the experience. Well, I’d be lying if I told you that I don’t crave the carne asada fries from time to time here.
At end of the day, though, this is your typical late night munchies spot that is open ridiculously late and always has decent food. It’s not the cheapest, it’s not the fastest, but it’s definitely a staple and something you need to experience after a long night. You haven’t truly lived in Tempe if you don’t have any great stories that ended with you at Filibertos. Just do it, but don’t expect too much.

My friend brought me the chimichanga combination plate which comes with rice and beans (no Mexican meal is complete without beans and rice). It was lovely — not superb, but it gave me just the right amount of satisfaction for the start of the day.
The chimichanga had way too many mediocre green peppers in it for me to give it anything more than three stars. The rice and beans were of a solid good quality; this would be approaching a 3.5 star review if only these were available in larger portions. Unfortunately, the chimichanga was HUGE and the sides were tiny tiny.
If you’re looking for a quick and greasy Mexicano meal to fill you up, this is the ticket. Looking for something great? Pass this place up and head to Fiesta Burrito.

If you want fast Mexican food that is decent for the price, this is undoubtedly the place to go. I stopped there after the bars closed on Mill and the carne asada burritos with rice and beans satisfied my desire to fill up my stomach and light my mouth on fire simeltaneously. I’d consider myself a satisfied customer.

I’d give this drive-​thru place 2.5 stars if I could because it“s better than «Meh!» but not quite «A-​OK.» The generous filling of the overstuffed chicken and steak tacos was delicious, BUT the small soft tortillas were very flimsy and fell apart immediately. And their hot sauce was the least interesting I’ve ever tasted. There are a couple of picnic tables outside, but they looked kind of dirty. I wouldn’t try to eat their tacos in your car. Way too messy, and they didn’t even bother to throw plastic utensils in the bag.

They charged me a dollar more than menu price for a bean burrito. It tasted good, but I do not enjoy being overcharged.

Most likely this food isn’t sanitary considering how close quarters and small this place is. But just close your eyes and don’t think about it though.

You get the same burrito at every filibertos. The drive through man would only give me 2 sauces when I asked for 4. I was sitting at the open window and he just pretended like he couldn’t speak English. Lies.

Nothing says good morning like a gross steak burrito and cold greasy fries. I particularly enjoyed the screaming, bible thumping freaks protesting the planned parenthood which wasn’t even open yet. Not Filiberto’s fault but it didn’t help the ordering process nor my hangover. Thanks guys! The tortilla surrounding the questionable ‘steak’ was really good but that was it… thumbs down.

Fantastic greasy and authentic Mexican food.
Perfect hangover food. I tend to favor bringing it home after a night is drinking to «settle the demons»
That being said… Their food does not translate well to sober eating.
My husband and I stopped by one afternoon recalling its awesomeness after a night of drinking and were less than impressed.
The store was pretty dirty and I can only imagine what the kitchen looked like.

Idk what the deal is here. I got some late night breakfast burritos, and it did the job fulfilling the munchies after a late ASU party. Haven’t seen egregious errors in service nor have I meant these infamous hobos. Was a pretty good fan of the chorizo and egg, and the carne asada fries were kickass.
The website as of now is pretty atrocious, I wouldn’t be able to tell you the menu off the top of my head but if it’s common place Mexican they probably have it.
Stay classy, Tempe.

I go here often. Good food, good portions, and sorta kinda cheap. I recommend the #19 combo, but ask for chicken. Most of the employees at the window speak at least broken English too, this is a plus. All in all, good experience.
Ask for bumper stickers too if you want, they usually have them.

I’m getting a stomach ache just thinking about Filibertos.
This place is widely considered a «drunk munchie», and for good reason. You really never *want* Filibertos in a clear state of mind. Let’s be honest here:
~ The service is nothing to write home about, they take your order, ring you up, serve your food, badda bing you’re done with ‘em.
~ The drive-​thru is very awkward. You basically have to order, pull a U-​turn, and then aim yourself into the narrow pick-​up drive thru on the other side of this very small building (separate from the plaza). I swear every time I come here, I almost get hit by some Passat-​driving sorority squad leader maneuvering through the lot trying to get to Pita Jungle.
~ The food, although decent in comparison to nearby Taco Bell, is very homogeneous.
But there are some great things about Filibertos:
~ Right off the light rail.
~ Walk up window (don’t drink and drive, people).
~ Consistent in all aspects.
~ Always open (I think).
All in all, this place is simply okay. Don’t overeat it, though.

Everyone in AZ has been to Filiberto’s, and if you’ve expanded your horizons you’ll realize it’s nothing special.
But who cares? This is Sun Devil turf. You’re drunk, and there’s a pretty cool crowd of fellow youngsters looking to scarf down some cheap food and pass out. Socialize while you wait a half hour for your order. When you feel like crap in the morning, just chalk it up to the four loko and forget about indulging in this embarrassment to Mexican food.
Two stars because those poor guys work so hard. Not that this review matters – they’ll get plenty of business.