text: Chicos Tacos is kind of the queenly sister of the chain Mexican restaurants peppered around Phoenix like so many grains of sand in your swimsuit It is clearly several steps up from your local generic Mexican drive through but it is still just not tastynnThis fact does not dissuade me from visiting Chicos on a semikind ofregular basis it is close to my work and the wait is generally minimal Please keep in mind that my experience is only a reflection of a typical lunch rush Chicos environment the atmosphere is probably different most other times of the day but I imagine that my observations on the food will hold true regardless of the hournnA quicktalking girl at the counter will hustle and bustle you into making your order as speedily as possible and will then hand you a slip of paper with your order number on it We all know how this game goes hang out and wait for said number to be called nnIf you need to be inandout quickly this is a good time to fill up a few little plastic cups with salsa for the road there is a salsa bar with probably or salsas to choose from and there will be no salsa already included with your togo order I like the salsa barit is always clean and wellstocked and all of the salsas have a good flavor Your order will include a meager serving of restaurantmade but not quite warm and delicious tortilla chipsnnI have ordered many things at Chicos and okay I understand it is a Mexican grilled platter or the entree includes grilled chicken but does everything need to be blackened and charred and dry to the point of an unusual crunch This is where that salsa we discussed earlier comes in Doused in copious amount of salsa it is not too bad but I cannot imagine straightup muching on it without that extra step of preparationnnThe rice is good I cannot comment on the beans because I do not eat themnnThe inside of the restaurant is cute much nicer than your usual chain reflete with wooden parrots and brightlycolored tiles Something about the inside of the building makes it very loud inside at lunchtime not a spot to sit and bring a book and contemplate the mysteries of and the reality of your newly found adulthoodnot that I have you know tried thator anything