Guadalajara Grill, Tucson's Best Mexican Restaurant, Mexican restaurant in Marana, United States.
Guadalajara Grill is a Mexican restaurant in Marana, Arizona, known for handmade tortillas and salsa prepared at the table by servers called Salseras. The restaurant has more than one location in the Tucson and Marana area, and also offers catering for private events.
The restaurant was founded in 2002 by Emma Yolanda Vera, who came from Guadalajara, Mexico. Its early success led to the opening of additional locations in the Tucson and Marana area.
On weekend evenings, a mariachi band moves through the dining room and plays directly at the tables. The music comes from the Guadalajara region in western Mexico, where the style was born, and the restaurant takes its name from that same city.
The Marana location sits on Arizona Pavilions Drive and is easy to reach by car. Booking a table in advance is a good idea, especially on weekends when live music draws larger crowds.
One dish called the Molcajete arrives at the table in a bowl carved from volcanic rock, which keeps the food warm for a long time. The molcajete is a traditional Mexican tool used for grinding spices and preparing sauces, and its use at the table is a nod to how it was originally used in everyday cooking.
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