Great food! The most flavorful and authentic Mexican food in the valley! Great drinks. Great service! Ambiance is very Hispanic. This place gets packed so go early.
For the Baseline location, no matter how bad the service is, the Adovada makes everything OK. Just as good and spicy HOT today as it was 40+ years ago. There's a reason why the pitcher of ice water is on the table!!! The Camelback location has much better service and the spice level is more tolerable.
It's another 5. We just love this place, and yes, we may be biased because we're south Phoenix residents and support small businesses in south Phoenix/Laveen. Had garlic pork roast burrito and my spouse the relleno burrito. Helped to have a couple of house margaritas, too. Carlos always takes good care of us.
Went to Los Dos Molinos for the first time. Was looking for some good food with heat.the family and myself were seated right away. Drink order was taken and brought out quickly. Food was ordered, only I ordered spicy, they all went soft. The red salsa with the chips has a nice kick that my family said was to hot to enjoy, more for me The green was very mild. The restaurant is decorated with old license plates and things of the like. Service was great from beginning to end. If you're looking for one thing to nitpick, all the food did not arrive at the same time. Two plates, then the other two about a minute later.
The food is amazing. The carnitas were delicious along with the homemade tortillas which are the best I've had in years. Along with the prickly pear margaritas yummmm!! I had to leave room for the sopapillas . The staff was very attentive and wonderful and we will definitely be back and make this place a routine visit. Definitely worth it. FYI the traditional atmosphere of New Mexico is so comforting.
This new Mexican restaurant is a staple in the Phoenix community. This is your true, authentic New Mexican cuisine that keeps the same quality and taste throughout the years. I enjoyed my green chili stew with sopapilla on the side that I've had for the past 20 years. My husband had a taco salad and said it was the best, tastiest, crunchy shell he's ever had on a taco salad. I don't live near so I don't get here very often, but it was a real treat to come back and enjoy the ambience and flavors that I've enjoyed throughout the years. Don't forget to enjoy a margarita! You only need one. Watch out for the red sauce, it's hot! But I love it.
There are many worse injustices in the world, but chief among the lessor wrongs I'm aware of is that at the time of this writing, the original Los Dos Molinas is rated only 3.5 on Yelp. This is an insult to the integrity of Yelp's rating system. In the reviews there are complaints that the food is too spicy (yes, in fact it's very very spicy, so beware), the service can be slow sometimes (they are very popular and very busy - but my service has never been slow), the food is tasteless (are you kidding?? It's easily some of the most flavorful food I've ever eaten), and the décor is cheesy (yes it is.) If spicy food and cheesy décor is not your thing, then don't go. If you can deal with that, then visit Los Dos Molinas and you'll be in for a treat possibly unlike anything you've ever tasted. This location is basically a national landmark, located in the former ranch home of Tom Mix. If you don't know Tom Mix, he was a silent movie star - basically he was John Wayne before John Wayne was John Wayne. There is an outdoor courtyard where you can sit and drink while waiting for a table in the smallish dining room. The dining room is somewhat dark and full of kitschy décor, but this doesn't impact the quality of the food. I highly recommend beginning your meal with a bowl of green chile stew and a savory sopapilla - wow, so good. I've eaten at this restaurant on regular visits to Phoenix over the past 30 years (my first Yelp picture of Los Dos Molinas is dated 2013) and it's consistently been delicious whether I've had the enchiladas, the pork roast, or anything else on the menu. Everything they serve is spicy, but pay special attention to the chile symbols on the menu as they designate the items that are EXTRA spicy. As the chef says right on the menu, he doesn't know how to make mild. Los Dos Molinas is my favorite Mexican / New Mexican restaurant - I lived in Houston / San Antonio for 10 years and Oklahoma for 7, so I have a pretty good idea what Mexican food is supposed to taste like. If you can handle spicy food, I'm confident you'll like it too.
Every time I visit friends in Phoenix, we wind up at Los Dos Molinos. It's a great gathering place, fun to watch people and oh so good when it comes to food and drink. It serves hot and spicy New Mexico style cuisine. I finally found out the story on the restaurant's name. The founders had two chile grinders, and that's what the name means, The Two Grinders. Many of the entrée's feature a chile next to them. That means it's "Hot". They don't provide mild sauce and they are proud to say they do not know how make "Mild". Beyond the delicious house Margaritas, the carafe of ice water was helpful throughout this meal. We arrived early for dinner on a Friday night and beat the rush that shows up a few hours later. We were seated in the outdoor patio, which with perfect February weather, was a great dining experience. The inside dining area is often described as homey with lots of spectacular artwork and sculptures. Every dish is prepared special and they make a point of telling you this isn't an assembly line/microwave restaurant. The menu offers entrees low in fat and gluten-free. The house specialty is slow-cooked, red chili-marinated Carne Adovada served over fresh tortillas. It was a standout for our meal. The Green Enchiladas, Roast Tacos Dinners and Roast Burrito Dinner was equally as good. Los Dos Molinos never disappoints!
5 Stars We have been coming to this Los Dos Molinos(LDM) location for years! What is consistent when we come every time...the great service and the kitchen puts out the same taste every single time! This is a must visit spot in Phoenix. Do a little research of the building and what different purposes it has served since it's inception. My favorite, it once was a morgue! Unless you are dining on a off peak time, I wouldn't pepper the servers with trivia questions about the building. This is not Bubba Gump's where you get a discount based on your trivia knowledge! If you are not about the capsaicin life or releasing endorphins when eating spicy foods, keep it going! There are plenty of places that serve kids meals around the valley! This place does it one way, spicy baby!!! We have not tried every single item on the menu, but my photos show a good sampling of what's available. You just need to jump in your pristine vehicle or your Hooptie and get down here! The available items will not let you down This is the best explanation I found online of the body's functions when spicy is introduced. If you are not certain you will enjoy spicy foods. Take yourself somewhere that will bring you more pleasure. A burning sensation spreads across the lips and ignites the tongue. Mucous membranes, which protect the lungs from harmful inhalables, go into overdrive, making the nose run. A surge of blood travels through dilated vessels and body temperature shoots up, triggering a full on sweat meant to evaporate the heat away. The lungs send an alert to the diaphragm to hiccup quickly and repeatedly in an attempt to evict the fiery invader. A full-blown reaction to spicy food is born.