Chino Bandido

Flew down in a small plane with a friend from the area, and tried out Chino Bandido. He raved about it, and I wanted to give it a shot, since it was featured on DDD. Having personally appeared on an episode of DDD at a friend's restaurant, I'm a fan of DDD places. The menu was a little confusing, as it wasn't exactly clear what sides/amounts came with what items. I'm sure for locals, and those who frequent this place, it's less confusing. Staff was pretty friendly, but didn't necessarily go out of their way to explain things when asked. Food wait time was normal. The food was perfectly acceptable. I wasn't wowed. I got the jerk chicken, and the jade red chicken. My friend got the Pollo Diablo. Both the jerk and Diablo chicken were supposed to be the most spicy, but I didn't think either one was particularly spicy. The Jade Red almost had more spice. Considering the hype, I was a little let down. The food was good, but it wasn't amazing. None of the flavor profiles really stood out. After a while it all just kind of blended together. The cookies were a little old/stale. We got there right at opening. Maybe some of the stuff was leftover from the day before. Rumor is the restaurant is different than when it appeared on DDD. Allegedly, the owner divorced/remarried. One wife got the original recopies featured on DDD, and the other wife got the restaurant and name. In summary - it was good, but not amazing. I might eat there again if I flew back to the area, but I would also probably look for other featured restaurants in the area. Unlike MayMoes in Logan UT, I wouldn't fly in just for this.

This is a place you must visit Arizona classic Mexican and Chinese food fusion. I really enjoy this place don’t be intimidated by the line it is always busy but the staff is hardworking and positive they always make the food so perfect and fresh. The line is always worth the wait and now they have a new bigger location even better.

Fast and friendly service. The machaca shredded beef was my absolute fave. The jade red chicken was a second fave. We also had the emerald chicken - it was okay, it had good flavor but prefer other 2. Love that it's family owned!

Is always such a good treat! Love how fresh everything is. We make a 30-mile drive just to treat ourselves. I love the Chile rellenos. You have to try them if you like crunchy and cheesy.

I usually never have a problem when eating here but the last two times my red jade pork (in the photo) and the re jade chicken have been dry and extremely chewy and hard to eat threw and today was that today again idk what’s been going on lately but it makes it not worth the high price and I hardly come because of it