This place is HUGE. It's like a small Mexican village, complete with volleyball courts, cornhole, patio areas, dance floors, and a kitchen and multiple bar areas. It was a really cool, laidback vibe going on.
They had buckets of Pacifico for 6/$18; not a bad deal. One of our group had a sandwich of some sort and it was apparently pretty good, 'cause he ate the whole thing. Our server was really chill, cracking jokes, and was attentive.
We played some volleyball, got down on the dance floor for a little while, and spent a fun Saturday night at Salty. It was a really nice change from the Scottsdale scene I'm trapped in.
The only thing I'd change is the DJ; they kept playing full 4 minute songs, mostly 2000s rap/hip-hop, and nothing that was on the charts right now... I felt like I was back at high school homecoming. They didn't have anything my friend requested either.
Oddly I was here for a wedding rehearsal dinner. First time. It was amazing. We had a group of 20 or so and received amazing service. The manager checked on us constantly, sent out free appetizers to each table after a small inconvenience of seating. Waitresses were very attentive.
Great setting and atmosphere! Right next to the San Diego Padres Baseball stadium.
Great food, Good people, & fair prices!
We went to Salty senorita after a cousin's graduation. The atmosphere is nice and the place is huge. The food was just ok. the menu is a limited selection of tacos and burritos. the service was mediocre at best. They need to talk to someone about supply chain. they didn't have any Tonic for my vodka tonic or any Captain Morgan for a capt and coke. It seems outrageous to me that a huge bar could be out of such staples on a Thursday night.
Review Source:Tired from a long flight in and stomach was in a different time zone. Â We wanted to try something new so we went here. Â Not too bad! Â Friendly service, good prices, margarita wasn't bad, the patio was great to sit on but the happy hour stuff was nice! Â
Lots and I do mean lots of people were rolling into here after work for happy hour. Â We ordered some nachos as an appetizer that we could've had for a meal. Â Cheese, beans, meat....they were loaded! Â Loved my calamari taco more than the fish one and hubs enjoyed his big burrito! Â The next table had some chicken wings that looked darn good too.
Then there was dulce de leche cake for desert! Â Oh yeah..............
Forty-five minute wait on two out of four steak tacos that were ordered.. The other two weren't placed by our server, so that was another, exactly, 45 minute wait. Â The first two that came out, which my husband let me have because I was starving, were so chewy and way over-cooked. Â The next two tacos were burnt. Â The rest of our party was also dissatisfied with their food.. One had beef sliders, so burnt and tough. Â Another had the shrimp & mango burrito which was just a soggy mess. Â And the beer was delivered fast but if you wanted water.. forget about it.. literally took 30 minutes after asking the guy maybe 8 times. Â Will not be going back EVER!
Review Source:Had a good time here with some friends. Â The food is on the cheap, beer is cheap and the setting is great outdoors. Â Since its not really hot yet I can deal with the outdoor scene and the huge open patio area. Â Check it out with some friends. Â A nice, busy, outdoor place to grab a drink.
Review Source:We used to like going to this place even though their entertainment level was WAY low but after tonight we wont be back. They were having some special for Cinco De Mayo and they were checking ID's at the roped off walk/entry way and I would not have minded if they just wanted to check IDs but they wanted to SCAN your drivers license into some sort of portable scanner and they said it was MANDATORY if you wanted to get in, I said "no it's not" and walked away. Â Sorry but I refuse to be a sheep and conform to some moronic bull crap that is beyond the norm. Â And one other thing my companion and I have LONG since passed the age of 21 and it shows so if idiots at the door are unable to make a judgement call I say fook 'em.
Review Source:I want to thank Mike (Manager) at Famous Dave's at the Peoria Arizona location. I was part of a large group we have had our local dive club meeting there for the last 5-6 months. Mike was so nice as to tell us that he didn't need our business and we could go elsewhere to have our meeting! We found a great place called the "Salty Senorita" awesome place! Thanks to Jordan and her crew!! We had a great meeting.. Thanks again to Mike
Review Source:I decided to give this place a 2nd chance when I saw a groupon for half off. We found a picnic table right by a game of cornhole. Had a few drinks, played a few games, and hung out with our dogs. Our server was friendly and even brought a take out container with water for the pups.
We have been back a couple of times since, and always have a fun time. The atmosphere is like no other. I really liked the prickly pear margarita, even at $8 and in a plastic cup :P
Update V.3
After a couple more good experiences I felt like they deserve a better rating. Â Came here a couple weeks ago with a large party and the waitress was very accommodating as our party grew a little bigger than expected. Â No problems splitting the checks and she continued to serve us as we moved over to a reserved fire pit area. Â This place is back in good graces just in time for Spring Training!
If your favorite part of the bar is a good patio, Salty Senoritas will be heaven for you! There were bonfires, volleyball courts, and countless tables. I was just one of hundreds of thirsty customers gawking at the UofA vs. ASU game.
This is the largest parking lot I've seen for any bar. Ever. It will be a journey actually getting to the door, and don't try any shenanigans as cops love to cruise around everywhere. Security is kind of pompous, but all bark and no bite. They should decide whether or not they feel like enforcing the unwritten dress code. Also, you can only shine your flashlight on a man's license so many times before you start to annoy us all.
You'll find that once you're inside the staff is rather efficient, making empty beer bottles disappear before you can even snap your fingers. Many youngsters hustling around keeping the place clean. Bartenders seem short-staffed, but still managed to serve me immediately, pouring middle-of-the-road tequilas like Cuervo with a heavy hand.
One drawback to Salty's is the identity crisis it faces as a nightlife spot. Being mostly outside, it doesn't have the acoustics or lighting to encourage lots of dancing. On the other hand, the competing sounds of televisions, DJs, and close-quarters seating destroys any shred of intimacy needed for a lounge vibe. Unlike the bars I go to exclusively for the dance floor, or the music, Salty Senorita's is enjoyable but I'm left without a particular reason to return.
Ambiance is great and bar has a lot of potential. Â What needs to be fixed is the level of service with ordering and bringing back food and drinks. Â Takes too long for drinks orders and quite often we could not wait for our server and had to go to the bar ourselves (along with several other patrons).
I bet this place would make some serious cash if properly staffed. Â The wait times is seriously something that needs to improve.
"Hi my name is Ashley and I'll be taking care of you. It's happy hour (pointing at the menu), the drink specials are there and the food specials there. Because it's happy hour you may not modify anything in anyway."
Hi Ashley.
Awkward.
Arrived with my bestie for happy hour and it was early so the place was empty. I mean empty. Like Paris Hilton's head empty. Totally cool. I was already LOVING the huge patio overlooking a beautiful park/baseball field.
We enjoyed HH margaritas (tasty!), taquitos (oddly only two, but, hey, it's HH) and a BUTT LOAD tray of nachos (awesome, I must say).
My company was so lovely, by the time we left, I hadn't noticed the small crowd of folks who had wandered in, so I can't speak of the crowd.
OK service. Great view of the park. Fabulous prices on the margs and nachos.
Most of all. Great company!
Let me just say this: if it weren't for a few little things, I'd probably give this place four stars. But for now, after my initial visit, it's a pretty solid three stars and a big ol' thumbs up for the tasty food.
It was difficult getting to this place, so I understand why the Groupon is out there; it's a great way to get people motivated to visit. The restaurant seems really tucked away, but since it's so close to the baseball fields, I'm assuming it can get a bit more crowded when there's ball being played. We laughed at the cute signs in the parking lot nudging people further in towards the entrance.
We weren't really greeted by the waitress - it seemed like their staff was just sitting around, waiting for people to come in - but she was nice and did a decent job, though her attitude was very casual and she seemed like she didn't care all too much. It would be another story if her nonchalant attitude actually got in the way of service, but there were no problems.
We ordered a few house margaritas and they were okay. Not great. I didn't expect them to be great and half-off is half-off, so why not?
I ordered the Shrimp & Cheese Quesadilla and a cup of Creamy Poblano Soup. When the soup came out, it was quite a surprise to see how very big the portion was! It was definitely more like a bowl. I ended up taking home half of the quesadilla because there was so much soup and the quesadilla was pretty big, too.
I liked the food, but it's definitely not health food - at least not the items I ordered. My parents each ordered a burrito and my dad was a big fan of his while my mother wasn't so sure about hers. Honestly I think she was just being picky because I thought all of the food was tasty.
The little things that bugged me were minor points individually but together take off a star. The many flies at the restaurant bugged me and were annoying. I don't like when sit-down Mexican restaurants charge for chips and salsa, either; that should be a freebie, especially if you are light on the sides that come with entrees. Those factors, plus the nonchalant waitress and the meh margarita make me a little less inclined to give a higher rating. Furthermore, the music was too loud. Just a notch down would've been a great improvement.
I would still go back, though, as some of their menu items really look good (oh, I wish I'd tried the fajitas!). The decor is really neat, too, and I'd love to go when the place is hopping.
Salty Senorita has awesome atmosphere, easy location w/ tons of parking and is probably best for a happy hour and drinking spot. Their menu leaves a lot to be desired, and their restaurant appears to be infested with flies... I didn't have the best experience, but did have an OK time since the atmosphere is cool. I would go back with a big group, but I won't be back for dinner or lunch, specifically.
TIPS
Great cheap happy hour
$1 shots
Queso dip is good
Lots of parking
I came here for happy hour with a big group. I'm going to give props to the waitress for splitting our tickets out accurately and without attitude. You'd be surprised how hard it is for some people to do that.
On to the food:
- Chips and Salsa: Pretty horrible. Chips were stale and salsa was bland and a strange color.
- Salty Dog: This was a hot dog wrapped in bacon with guacamole and pico on top. I am definitely a fan of this combination. It also came with waffle fries (also great). Only reason I'm giving this place three stars and not two.
- Chicken Tinga Nachos: My boyfriend got this and loved it. Huge portion of nachos loaded with cheese, beans, sour cream, pico, and chicken. It was suppose to have guacamole but guess they forgot.
- Margaritas : This is what I was most disappointed about because I heard this place was suppose to make great tasting strong margaritas and mine was way too sweet/sour and seemed to have little to no tequila in it. Same with the two other people who ordered margaritas.
TV's were poor quality as we were watching the Heat/Celtics game. Only reason I am pointing this out is because this place has a sports bar feel to it. I probably will not come back again unless social situations force me to.
My sister and I went to Salty's for Cinco de Mayo. We actually had a great time! The place has a lot of open space, I love how it's like a big backyard party with all the amenities! The food was simple, but totally tasty (chicken burrito). Service was pretty good. We were lucky we got there early because there was a huge line later in the evening and they were only letting people in as people left. I would have personally never waited that long to get in. Margaritas were cheap and gave the typical heart burn from the pre-made mix, but we had a good time!
Review Source:went there to celebrate a friends birthday on cinco de mayo being disabled i was shocked to see the had blocked all the disabled parking when i asked about it i was told it was do to the special event
they were surprised to find it was illegal to block those spots. without making other arrangements and went on to insult me be questioning my disability. will never go there again!!
this is a repost as my first was deleted "some how"
and again!
they keep deleting my review so i added some stars to see if that gets it to stay
I'm sorry but this place is a dump! Â Everything was dirty and just a mess.
The food was terrible. I mean even the chips!! they were very bla.. Â Even with a Groupon I wont go back.. In fact, I will be giving mine away.. Â We went there to use it and ended up getting our food free so needless to say, we couldn't use it. Â Who makes their steaks early in the morning then puts them on a salad at 1:00 in the afternoon?? Â Oh yes, they do! Â This is what the server told me when I told her this salad was terrible. Â The steak, was cold and very hard like a rock. Â My husbands taco's were terrible as well. He ordered Steak taco's and they came to him very cold as well.. Â Needless to say, Â I wont be going back to this place every again...
I had been here on one previous occasion. As much as like spending my time with the geriatrics of Sun City, I've found I need to venture further outside of Surprise to find the X/Y generation. So, I did. For Happy Hour. After spending time with with good peeps, 4 street tacos, and Two Exes (the beer, silly. Two exes at the same time? Not me.) I had claimed Salty Seniorita safe, and acceptable. Naomi, our server, was great, too.
Stop the show. I had a lapse in judgement. I'm sorry. I went back with my gf on St. Patty's day. Well, night actually. It was windy, and stormy. Cool change of weather. Our server was attentive and nice. Can you tell I'm holding out? I'm refraining from going on about how bad the food was. But I cannot help it now. The chips and salsa are so bland and plain. The salsa is like hot watery cilantro puree. Flat, bland, and uninspiring. And... they charge you $2 for the pleasure. Are you kidding me?
My gf ordered the taco salad with BLACKENED Mahi. The fish came out under cooked and mushy. Not even an attempt at the blackened part of the equation. The salad was a heap of shit. Just a pile of stuff thrown haphazardly into a shell, that was food colored green. Maybe it was a spinach taco shell, but it looked like a food colored taco shell.
I ordered the fajitas. I pulled SEVERAL large chunks of gristly meat out of the plate. The shrimp was poorly packaged, over frozen, overcooked, and tasted flat and bland. That was after I had picked through the onions. Also, someone may want to put an APB out on the Bell Pepper. Large, green, red, or orange type pepper found in fajitas and other dishes. Mine had escaped. Yes. really. No bell peppers in my fajitas. The beans were canned Rosarita beans. Same bland garbage that can be bought in a store. Black beans, canned as well.
So why the 2 stars? The drinks were good. They have a margarita that is fresh squeezed and made from scratch that is awesome. The mango marg is great, my gf liked the Prickly Pear marg, and the house marg is not bad. Service was good too.
If they got the food on par with the service and the drinks, this would be THE place to go in the West Valley.
Salty's has a party reputation. Â I had not ever heard a word about their food so I was nervous to give them a try, even with my Groupon...
They were good, really good! Â We tried the nachos with chicken and had chipotle burritos. Â The nachos filled us completely and we actually boxed and took our burritos home.
The Main Man ate his burro later in the day and thought it was tasty, he had no complaints even with the reheating.
I ate mine the next day and thought it was absolutely yummy! Â So yummy that I wished for another one to eat the next day, and the next day...
Thank you to Groupon for giving us a reason and opportunity to try Salty's and thank you to Salty's for being a solidly tasty choice. Â We don't go over by the mall often but when we do, Salty's will be a food stop!
This place is what it is. Â Uneven service (we had the best and worst waitresses I've ever had, in one night), uneven and mediocre food, and so-so mixed drinks. Â But, there is something alluring about the extremely laid back atmosphere and nice setting. Â It's as if you stumbled into a somewhat dumpy, but still very fun joint in Rocky Point. Â Yes, I felt obligated to give it two starts based on the fundamentals, but the proof is in the pudding; we stayed for five hours last night! Â So, something is right! Â The volleyball aspect is nice, but there is only one court now, so be sure to call ahead. Â There is some league activity that takes over that court for multiple weeknights. Â
Would I recommend S.S? Â No (Yes). Â :)
Salty's is great for outdoor happy hour with your friends. or maybe you want to set up and have a sand volleyball game. They also have live music on weekend, outdoor TV for sports fans and then again, right across from the ball field during spring training. Food...not exceptional...but if you order a few buckets of mini beers it can taste better. Â The chips and salsa are a great easy much and they have unlimited refills for a few bucks.
Service...well, it can be really really slow if its crowded, so do not expect anything to come quickly. Â Salty's can be a really great hangout...and that's why we have our Friday happy hours there. Bunch of friends drinking and eating chips and kicking it up sand with the volleyball
The ONLY thing good about this place is the outdoor environment... and THAT'S only because they took over the old Monastery that closed down (you can see what they design if left on their own devices with their other location in Old Towne Scottsdale).......
Slow service + mediocre food + chips and salsa that taste like WalMart stock + weak drinks = the very definition of enjoyment right there!
BTW... on the nights they have a band, you can enjoy blaringly loud music that wouldn't even be good if your eardrums weren't burst from the intro! Â That's a plus, right?
Stay far away from this place... it deserves the cruddy-hidden-side-street-location it has...
3.5 stars
My high school reunion- I changed my mind a week before and decided to go. I didn't realize it was more bar than restaurant. My friend M rode down with me. I tried to tell her what my high school was like, but she had to experience it first hand. We parked and heard country music floating through as drunk people stumbled out. We walked in dressed in, or I should say overdressed in, black cocktail dresses. Everyone else was wearing tank tops and jeans. We were dressed to go to Scottsdale afterwards. My former classmates kept saying "Why are you ditching us for  "Snotsdale"? Regardless I was happy to see everyone.
After some margaritas, yes we got them salty, I was right back in high school. It was fun catching up with everyone. M. got hit on by Mr. Popular who was a year ahead of our class. I don't even know why he attended our reunion, but his pick up line was classy. "I've noticed you all night, you're cute. Come here. Do you know who I am?" M's reaction, "Um..... no thanks. I have no idea who you are. I didn't go to this high school."
It was relaxed and casual. They had good cheap margaritas. I wouldn't mind going back. I'll be found in tank top and jeans, the token Asian.
Oh you Senorita, somehow you are a strange antidote the end of a week. When I decided to plan Happy Hour for my co workers we were looking for someplace casual and low key with Margaritas and snack. I was also personally hoping for a little volleyball. So off to Silly Senorita, I mean Salty Senorita we go.  Yup they have a volleyball court , chips and yummy guac  as well as powerful house margs.
Now I haven't been much of a happy hour person lin the last couple of years but I was surprised how unhelpful and slow there staff was at 4:00 pm on a Friday , were they waiting for more waitresses to show up ? Were they overwhelmed by the 2 people sitting at the bar? Were we sitting too far away with our group of fifteen to be noticed? Whatever.. The drinks were cheap and strong ( insert joke here) and my co workers with toddlers felt comfortable to bring their kids ( yup Amber )  It's way casual  you could smuggle just about anything into the place. With service so slow I was thinking of bringing my own ice chests next time.  I 'll be back becuase it was so easy and outside and cheap in a good way.  Happy Hour anyone?
The people who patronize this establishment are the kind of people that bring their babies and/or children to the bar on Friday night.
Just stop and think about that for a moment.
You have a baby.................. in a bar???
To add insult to injury, the Chupacabra margarita tastes like dirty, soapy ass. How dare they insult my precious X Files by naming this horrific drink after the mystical character that Fox and Dana chased after in one of my favorite episodes ever? Blasphemy.
Finally, I will close this review with the tweet I sent whilst using the ladies restroom (yes, I tweet and pee at the same time):
"If you are ever looking for a dirty, sloppy, drunken lay then head to the womens restroom at salty senorita peoria"
Oh, PS... Thanks to Andrew K I just realized I missed the most important text of the night:
"I'm too drunk to be alive. Sincerely, in hell in Peoria"
My husband and I ate here last night for the first time, and we will never go back. Â We didn't know that it is really only a place for drinking, not eating.
The chips were greasy and all broken in small pieces. Â The salsa was not anything I would want to eat again. Â My husband ordered the tortilla soup and he said it was ok. Â I ordered the fish tacos and took one bite. Â It didn't taste right. Â My husband tried one bite and had to spit it in to his napkin. Â They were bad. Â Spoiled or something. Â My side of sour cream was warmish, not cold. Â My husband tried his chili cornbread and it was burned, greasy, and not cooked through in the middle. Â I had ordered a side of guacamole and it was overly salty and did not taste fresh or right either. Â
I noticed that there was a prep area near the edge of the restaurant where waitresses cut avocados and scooped them out. Â Bottles of their "salsa" were left out and not returned to the tubs of ice, where I assume they were supposed to go. Â It did not look clean or well maintained. Â Vile!
We told the waitress that the fish tacos were bad and they did take it off our bill, but to be honest they could have taken everything off the bill.  Nothing was worth paying for!  No wait, my husband had a margarita and he said it was pretty good.  So that's it.  I guess the Salty Senorita is a loud  annoying place to have a good margarita and a decent bowl of tortilla soup.
Neanderthal roided-out meatheads wearing all-black Famous Stars and Stripes clothing and the Westside tanned bleached blonds who love them can rejoice now that there's a Salty Senorita in Arrowhead. Â Imagine to not have to drive your raised red Dodge half ton truck clear across town to Scottsdale to get to your nearest chain Mexican faux-beach bar! Â
I met my Westside ladies here last week to watch the NBA final Lakers game and marveled at how different it looks and a decent time was had. Â
A quick look around and you'll see some of the changes they made to the old Monastery. The kitchen is now where the bar was, the bar is now in an indoor/outdoor addition to the east and the former self serve BBQ (which was a hallmark of the old Monastery) is gone. Â One of the sand volleyball courts was paved over with a huge elevated wooden patio deck, but one volleyball court remains.
The cheap happy hour margaritas were decent. Â We sat at the bar to watch the game and the service was OK...pretty aloof and vacant and first, but got better as the evening went on. Â The mini burgers and fries were forgettable but edible - the nachos however, were soggy and drenched in Monterey jack cheese and onions. Not enough beans or pork...guacamole or tomatoes would have been nice. Â Stay away from those.
If you can order something better than I did, get past the crowd and your fondness for the former Monastery that was here for a few years, then you might have a good time here.
I was not expecting much from Salty Senorita but I was impressed when we got there.  I felt like we parked really far away and came upon  the lot of a "Mexico" film set.  It was more busy than usual because of the Cinco de Mayo drinking starting up.  Our drinks were good.  -- well every one was drinking beer but me so how can you mess up  a bottle of beer? Â
The food was surprisingly good for being such a party atmosphere. Â The chips are good chips-- like the real kinda greasy kind. Â Not overly greasy, just a nice amount and they were salted with kosher salt--- fabulous!
I had the pork street tacos and they were delicious. Â It came with 3 of them and a side of mexican rice that was more like dirty rice-- still good. Â and a side of pinto beans with a light sprinkling of cheese. Â
Good food, good atmosphere, good service. Â I wasn't expecting so much from Salty Senorita- shame on me!
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