Barrio Queen was established in 2011 when we first opened our doors in Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona. Our food pays homage to history and culture by serving fresh, authentic Mexican cuisine using traditional recipes from barrios throughout Mexico. We believe in supporting our community by using locally sourced, fresh ingredients in our dishes. Our food creates taste-craving memories that linger after you leave. Inside our locations, the Día de los Muertos decor creates an energetic and social atmosphere that allows you to detach and enjoy your unique, memorable dining experience. For more information visit barrioqueen.com
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00:00 >>> The following portion of the
00:04 Arizona daily mix is sponsored by
00:06 barrio queen.
00:08 >> Barrio queen just opened a new
00:10 location in surprise.
00:12 And with national margarita day
00:14 right around the corner, it's a
00:16 great place to grab a drink and
00:18 some delicious food.
00:19 Take a look.
00:20 ♪♪
00:30 >> Chef Julio, this is awesome
00:32 to be here at the new barrio
00:34 queen in surprise.
00:36 You're excited because there's a
00:38 happy hour that is all over the
00:40 different barrio queens that you
00:42 guys are so proud to come back
00:44 with.
00:45 And you got some great dishes on
00:47 that menu, don't you?
00:48 >> Yes, we have all varieties of
00:50 everything.
00:51 It's a great, great menu.
00:53 >> And you have the people's
00:55 favorite, street tacos.
00:56 >> Yes.
00:57 >> Guacamole.
00:58 >> There's no guacamole on the
01:00 happy hour menu, but you can
01:02 always do a table side.
01:04 We got some elote ribs, floutas,
01:06 empanadas, nachos.
01:07 >> Oh, my gosh.
01:08 So a lot there on food.
01:10 This is awesome.
01:11 What's also awesome is that you
01:13 guys have decided to bring back
01:15 the fajitas.
01:16 Now they are permanently on the
01:18 menu?
01:19 >> They are.
01:20 We started as a summer special.
01:22 They did so good that we brought
01:24 it up for the fall.
01:25 And now they made it into a
01:27 regular menu.
01:28 >> Let's make some.
01:29 How does this all start?
01:31 >> We got some mix of peppers,
01:33 red peppers, red onions and
01:35 yellow onions.
01:36 I'm going to start with some oil
01:38 here.
01:39 I'm going to do the veggies.
01:41 Hot.
01:42 Stand back a little bit.
01:44 Let it go.
01:46 And then we'll add some
01:47 seasoning.
01:48 So this is a mixture of spices,
01:50 oregano, cumin and other things
01:51 that I can't tell you.
01:53 >> You can't tell me.
01:54 Later on you will.
01:55 >> I will.
01:56 And then to finish it off, a
01:57 little bit of soy sauce, which
01:58 is going to add a lot of flavor
02:00 and just bring everything
02:01 together.
02:02 >> Oh, man.
02:03 Let's see.
02:04 Look at that.
02:05 And that's what's so great
02:06 about this dish is that it's
02:07 healthy, it's good for you.
02:09 And it can feed more than one
02:11 person.
02:12 >> Absolutely.
02:13 >> And then over here we have
02:14 our trio fajitas, which is some
02:16 double grilled shrimp, some
02:17 carne asada and some marinated
02:19 chicken as well.
02:20 So you got the veggies right
02:21 here.
02:22 >> And then I like that.
02:23 Is that a side of rice and
02:24 beans?
02:25 >> Yeah, so this is a side for
02:26 the fajitas.
02:27 We got some charro beans, we got
02:28 some Mexican rice, some avocado
02:29 crema and some fresh flour
02:30 tortillas for you to make tacos.
02:32 >> Oh, my gosh.
02:33 This is amazing.
02:34 Also, too, we got to mention,
02:35 you got that burrito that
02:36 everyone loves.
02:37 It's just, I mean, to die for.
02:39 >> Yeah.
02:40 The Azteca burrito, it's rice
02:42 and beef short rib, and it's
02:44 topped with our green sauce and
02:46 our red pepper sauce.
02:47 >> Oh, man, this is great.
02:48 All right, is this almost
02:49 ready?
02:50 >> Yeah, this is it.
02:51 So we're just going to plate it.
02:52 >> Okay.
02:53 >> So we'll put the veggies
02:54 right here, and then we'll just
02:55 finish it off like that.
02:56 We added just a little bit of
02:57 water there so you get that
02:58 smoke.
02:59 >> All right there.
03:00 Man, this looks so delicious.
03:01 Well, we also know that with
03:03 those happy hour menu items, we
03:05 got to have a drink, right?
03:07 >> We do, absolutely.
03:08 >> All right, I'm going to head
03:09 to the bar.
03:10 ♪♪
03:18 Matt, chef just cooked me the
03:20 amazing fajita that's back on
03:21 the menu.
03:22 >> Oh, yeah.
03:23 >> Now, there is a happy hour
03:24 that you have to come by for
03:25 cocktails.
03:26 Everybody can do beer, but here
03:27 at Barrio Queen, you guys do
03:28 tequila.
03:29 >> We do, we do, and we do a lot
03:30 of it, yeah, for sure.
03:32 >> So let's start down here.
03:33 What do we have here for a happy
03:34 hour?
03:35 >> So starting down here, that's
03:36 going to be our house-made
03:37 sangria.
03:38 So we're going to put a little
03:39 bit of our natural mango puree
03:40 down at the bottom, fresh red
03:41 wine sangria in that, garnish
03:43 that with an orange wheel.
03:44 We got amazing food, as well.
03:46 You know, Julio did a great job
03:48 curating a menu specific for
03:49 happy hour.
03:50 Potato empanadas, elote ribs,
03:53 flautas, tacos, tons of great
03:55 food.
03:56 >> There you go.
03:57 All right, you can't come into
03:58 the Barrio Queen without having
03:59 a margarita, am I right?
04:00 >> You have to, you have to.
04:01 >> And you got not just one, you
04:02 got a couple of different ones.
04:03 >> We do.
04:04 So in all the margaritas, they're
04:05 going to be $5 during our happy
04:06 hour.
04:07 The ones that we're going to
04:08 have are the Barrio margarita,
04:09 that's just a classic
04:10 straightforward margarita.
04:11 We've got the skinny margarita,
04:12 as well.
04:13 We've got the enfuego for you, a
04:14 spicy margarita.
04:15 And then we have our jalapeno
04:16 margarita.
04:17 We're going to infuse that
04:18 tequila in-house, too.
04:19 >> Oh, my gosh.
04:20 Okay, you got the Don Julio
04:21 going, but not just one shot of
04:22 Don Julio, you got a couple of
04:23 different shots of Don Julio.
04:24 >> We do.
04:25 We got three, right?
04:26 You can't just have one.
04:27 So that's going to be our
04:28 tequila flight.
04:29 So that's Don Julio, half-priced
04:31 during happy hour, 2 to 6,
04:33 Monday through Friday at all
04:34 locations.
04:35 And then at Glendale, Avondale
04:38 and Gilbert every day of the
04:39 week, Saturday and Sunday happy
04:40 hours.
04:41 >> All right, before we
04:42 introduce this one tequila, I
04:43 got to make sure people know
04:44 that I am a member of the team,
04:46 because you guys are carrying
04:48 Mark Wahlberg's Fletch up in
04:50 here, am I right?
04:51 >> We are, we are.
04:52 And absolutely amazing tequila,
04:54 number one sipping Blanco in the
04:56 world, right?
04:57 And we've got four different
04:58 variations of that.
04:59 We've got the Blanco, the Repo,
05:01 the Anejo, and then the
05:02 Cristalino, as well.
05:03 >> Oh, my gosh.
05:04 And you've got a signed bottle
05:05 by him.
05:06 I have not got a signed bottle
05:07 by him yet.
05:08 >> Well, we've got the inside
05:09 hookup with him.
05:10 >> I love it.
05:11 And if you want to know, this
05:12 is his favorite right here if
05:13 you want to sip a little bit.
05:14 >> For sure.
05:15 >> Again, it's an awesome happy
05:16 hour going on here.
05:17 Now, I just got to say, you
05:18 know what, what time does happy
05:19 hours start?
05:20 >> 2, goes until 6 o'clock.
05:21 >> Okay.
05:22 >> So you're going to be able to
05:23 get $5, two tacos, you're going
05:24 to be able to get flautas,
05:25 potato empanadas, we've got
05:27 nachitos, elote ribs, 2 to 6,
05:30 all eight Valley locations.
05:32 And don't forget, Glendale,
05:34 Avondale, and Gilbert is seven
05:36 days a week.
05:37 >> I love it.
05:38 There you go.
05:39 All right.
05:40 I'm going to just borrow this.
05:41 >> Let's go make my drink.
05:42 >> The preceding portion of the
05:44 "Arizona Daily Mix" was
05:45 sponsored by Barrio Queen.
05:49 >> "Arizona Daily Mix" is
05:50 brought to you by Barrio Queen.