A diner from Phoenix, AZ
Feb 9, 2014
This restaurant is the Bomb they are back.
51st ave and Northern
51st ave and Northern
Cuisine
Hal O Penos Mexican Cafe
Mexican · Phoenix, AZ
Mexican
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3575 W Northern Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85051
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3575 W Northern Ave, Phoenix · 33.55330, -112.13470
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Diner reviews of Hal O Penos Mexican Cafe
4.8
17 rated reviews
ActiveDiner diner
Apr 16, 2013
Hal O Penos Mexican Cafe has reopened on the NWC of 51st Ave and Northern. Best Mexican food on the West side is back. Sun thru Thurs 11am to 9pm; Friday thru Saturday 11am to 10pm.
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A diner from Phoenix Az
Feb 25, 2013
Please if anyone finds that they have relocated, post it here. I'd gone there for 17 years. No one has a better Pollo Fundito. The food and service were awesome
Hal's, please come back
Hal's, please come back
No star rating
ActiveDiner diner
Feb 14, 2013
Best restaurant ever , good service , good margaritas, excellent service good prices ! Please relocate been going there 15 years ! Cadillac margaritas were so goo , could be longer
A diner from Phoenix, AZ
Jan 26, 2013
Hal's as we know it has closed as of 12/16/12.
I do underrstand the sign on the door said they hoped to relocate soon. Oh please, oh please reopen. I love this place. Been going there for 15 yrs or more. Nothing compares. The staff was great, service great and the food amazing.
I do underrstand the sign on the door said they hoped to relocate soon. Oh please, oh please reopen. I love this place. Been going there for 15 yrs or more. Nothing compares. The staff was great, service great and the food amazing.
A diner from GLENDALE, AZ
Aug 27, 2012
MY WIFE & I LOVE THIS PLACE FOOD IS VERY GOOD CHIPS R OUTSTANDING GOTTA TRY THE GREEN CHILE PORK CHIMMI.YUM YUM.
A diner from Burnsville, MN
Jan 30, 2012
The food here is fabulous! They have the best Green Corn Tamales in Phoenix and a menu full of other great meals. Very casual, large satisfying portions and the best salsa and chips! Don't miss this one! We discovered Hal O Penos when we lived in the neighborhood 20 years ago. We now live in MN and get to Phoenix often. Eating at Hal o Penos is one of the things we most look forward to each time we visit!
A diner from Phoenix Arizona
Aug 22, 2010
Love this place!! jose is doing a great job with the place
A diner from Pagosa Springs, CO
Jun 21, 2010
I moved to the Phx area 20 years ago and Hal's has been my favorite place to go. I left the Phx area and now live in Colorado, but am coming back this week because Im craving the spinach enchilada with espinaca con caso sauce TO DIE FOR........ Hal here I come.
A diner from tolleson, AZ
Sep 29, 2009
My family and I have been going there for 10 + years. We are all now grown and married and live scattered around the valley, but we all still go to Hal's. Salsa is unbeatable. Love FUNDIDO! Chips are delish. Great prices! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
A diner from phoenix, AZ
Jul 22, 2009
Hal-o-penos restaurant is very friendly, clean and good service. Their waitresses are always friendly and their margaritas are delicious.
No star rating
A diner from Phoenix, AZ
Nov 17, 2008
It had been there for a very long time. They sold the business, kept the cook,the menu and pretty much the whole staff and became A Taste of Mexico. A short time later they reopened as Hal O Peno's. Food is excellent, our favorite place.
A diner from phx
Nov 12, 2008
I went here a couple years ago, I live down the block from it as well, I haven't been in a while, just because I havent had the chance but it was great. I just wanted to say to [email removed], its been there for quite some time, I have lived here since 98, and its been there prob since then. So it has been there longer than a year.
A diner from phoenix, AZ
Oct 28, 2008
ive been going there for years. over the last year the prices have gone up and the quality down. the new owner, jose, has his wife working as a hostess. she speaks no english and never smiles. god forbid if there is a complaint how would she be able to handle it? she can't speak to the customers! the services has gone down also. they used to have the best service in town not anymore. they let one go that had worked there for years. what happened to her? She gave the best service in the place.
A diner from PHOENIX, AZ
Oct 22, 2008
well to the person b4 me... hal's has been open for years... i should know my uncle owned it and its be open sense i was born... IN 1989... WHEN MY UNCLE OWNED IT IT WAS IN TOP SHAPE.. NOW ANOTHER DUMB GUY OWNS IT AND THE FOOD ISNT AS GREAT BUT STILL VERY GOOD... MY MOM STILL MANAGES IT TOO..
A diner from Phoenix, AZ
Sep 19, 2008
This is more of a response geared towards the comments made by Ms. Ashley. The resturant is good but I find it hard to believe you have gone to it for years. I live a block away from it, and I can assure you, it has not been there for more than a year. Otherwise the food is great. Having lived in Southern Cali and Tucson I have had my fair share of Mexican food. The only item that is not worth it would be the fajitas. Not much flavor there. Otherwise it is a great place. Never have they messed up an order or been to lazy about a request. Give it a shot if you are in the neighborhood. Also, they have big TVs and always showcase the local teams or out of market games.
No star rating
A diner from Phoenix, AZ
May 27, 2008
This is the best Mexican food I have ever tasted, I could eat their salsa by the pitchers. They are AWESOME!
A diner from Phoenix, AZ
Mar 24, 2008
This has been a restaurant that me and my family have been going to for years. This is definately the best mexican food restaurant in Arizona. I always have nothing but good things to say about Hal O Penos!!! Everyone should go here. Also they have a fantastic catering service as well.
Hope to see you come here soon!!
Hope to see you come here soon!!
A diner from Peoria, AZ
Jul 28, 2007
We love this place! We've been eating here for ten years, through three owners. Now that the chef owns it, Hal-O-Peno's is the best it has ever been and the food is still the same wonderful stuff. Don't miss the fundido style chimis or the enchiladas. All the sauces are great and their salsa cannot be beat! YUM-O!
A diner from Phoenix, AZ
Jul 21, 2002
the food is great but if you're in a hurry, this is not the place to dine. Service can be abit slow but that is Hal's only down fall.
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