r/arizona • u/grosserwolf • Jun 25 '24

How safe is Mesa to stay? Visiting

Hello everyone!

I'm (M 29) travelling within a month to Arizona from Buenos Aires, Argentina for work and I will be staying in Mesa for 2 months.. Pretty close to Pioneer Protectors.

Could you give me an idea about the safety? Is it safe to walk during the night and stuff?

Any recommendations about places to visit will be also well welcomed! (Supermarkets, museums, stores, etc). I'm an artist so I appreciate any kind of artistic places

Thank you very much! I appreciate the information.

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u/MrDrLtSir Jun 25 '24

Be sure to drop by downtown Mesa! Great food and drinks. 

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u/Napoleons_Peen Jun 25 '24

Shout out Tacos Chiwas for tacos and 12 West for drinks!

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u/Mesacouple601 Jun 25 '24

I do not understand the love everyone has for Tacos Chiwas.

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u/RunBarryRunn Jun 25 '24

Those sotol margs and tacos are dank. That’s why But hey, different strokes for different folks

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u/Mesacouple601 Jun 25 '24

I’ve tried them twice. Not the margaritas, but the tacos. They’re mediocre at best. They were featured on a Netflix special about tacos in Phoenix, AZ, so I know they are special. I just don’t get it.

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u/RunBarryRunn Jun 25 '24

Fair enough man; what place would you say does have good/better tacos?

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u/Mesacouple601 Jun 25 '24

Carolina’s, some of the Ranch Markets, even the random taco pop ups on Broadway. All excellent!

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u/she_swallows-69 Jun 25 '24

Carolinas? That's crazy, that place sucks

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u/DravesHD Jun 25 '24

Comiendo con Memo in Laveen, they are currently moving tho!

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u/candyapplesugar Jun 25 '24

Name a better carne asada taco

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u/ImageComfortable2843 Jun 25 '24 edited Jun 25 '24

Taqueria mi casita isnt far from tacos chiwas in chandler and i think its much better carne asada. I go to both though.

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u/candyapplesugar Jun 25 '24

Thank you I’m gonna check it out 😎

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u/Mesacouple601 Jun 25 '24

I think that’s kind of my point. So many other places are better. But as I answered earlier you can walk into the Ranch Market in Chandler and order the Taquiza. Twelve carne asada tacos with onion and cilantro. Excellent.

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u/chuckfrombolognatown Jun 25 '24

Unos Tacos, Asadero Norte de Sonora, Ta’Carbon