Pitic Restaurant and Lounge

Best Shredded Beef Tacos!! The Salsa Verde is just like my Mamma, and Nana used to make.
Cheese Enchiladas are Amazing too!

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I used to LOVE this place until i discovered they steal from you.
DONT use your card they will recharge a TIP.
my total was 17.82 i order an enchilada plate the #12 and one beer. I did leave a CASH TIP before i left and i made sure the woman got it.
She then recharged my card leaving my “new” total at 22.82. IF YOU DINE IN OR ORDER IN use YOUR CASH ONLY !! THIS IS gross.
They will not ever get business from me again.

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This wasn't terrible by any means, but was a reminder/lesson that it's usually not the best idea to pick a place based on the Google description.
My chum and I came here right off a plane from the nearby airport (literally a two-minute drive from the rental car garage) because we were pretty hungry, had a long drive ahead of us, and a quick perusal of the Google Maps of the nearby vicinity identified this as "award-winning Mexican." Call me skeptical. I don't know Phoenix well but I don't get the impression this neighborhood is the best (though in its defense, I'm hard-pressed to think of too many areas near airports that are).
It was actually a little difficult to locate Pitic and its entrance because it has two separate businesses - the darkest bar I've ever walked inside of and a regular sit-down restaurant - and only the bar has any signage identifying itself.
One of the employees at the bar immediately realized we were in the wrong place and nobly pointed us in the right direction.
Both sections have bars covering the windows as well, which I usually associate with gun stores in NJ, but it's possible that's just a common feature around here. I ordered the chicken enchiladas (about $11), with beans and rice on the side (an extra $3 or $4 I think).
I've been to my share of Mexican restaurants, and this is definitely the first time the rice and beans wasn't automatically included as part of the meal.
Interestingly, the waitress went out of her way to suggest/offer them as an add-on, so I certainly got the impression a lot of people opt for them, in which case why not make it officially part of the entrée? It's a good thing I did though, because the one half of the enchiladas that I was able to coat with rice and beans was pretty tasty.
Unfortunately, they ran out at that point and my first bite of the second half of the enchiladas was my last.
They were SUPER dry and tasteless without those sides - pretty easy fix though. Beyond the specific food issues, the service and price point were excellent.
Our waitress was very, very nice, and the other female staffer came by a few times to helpfully remind us that some of our dishes were very hot.
Everything came out within a couple of minutes and we both did a double-take when we saw how low the bill was. You have a lot of options in the Phoenix area for generic Mexican.
I'd probably go somewhere else where the food is a little tastier and the neighborhood a little less skuzzy.

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