Backyard Taco

★4.5(4,128)Hours not recordedA local favourite — 4.5★ from 4,128 reviews

Backyard Taco is a taco shop in Mesa, AZ at 1524 East University Drive. Hours not recorded. Rated 4.5 from 4128 Google reviews. Call (480) 464-8226. Directions and full hours below.

About Backyard Taco

Backyard Taco is a taco shop, counter-service with a tacos-first menu and usually burritos and quesadillas alongside. It sits in Mesa (85203), AZ, independently run.

Diners rate it 4.5 out of 5 across 4,128 reviews. That rating, weighted by how many people left it, is what places it where it is in our Mesa ranking.

A rolled-taco plate or a couple of asada tacos with guac is the move at a California-style shop.

It is on East University Drive in Mesa. Use the Directions button for turn-by-turn.

From its public listing: wheelchair accessible and air conditioning.

Call ahead or check the map listing before a special trip. Small taco shops change hours often, and our data refreshes on a schedule, not live.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Air conditioning

In our Mesa taco guide, Backyard Taco is ranked #13 of 95, by star rating weighted by review count. How we rank.

What to expect on the menu

We do not have Backyard Taco’s exact menu on file, so this is what a taco shop of this kind typically serves, not a guarantee of today’s board:

• Tacos, burritos and quesadillas
• Rolled tacos (taquitos) with guac at California-style shops
• Chips, guacamole and aguas frescas

For the real menu and prices, use the venue’s site or the Google listing.

Opening hours

We do not have Backyard Taco’s own hours on file. The quickest way to check is to call (480) 464-8226.

For a rough idea of when to turn up, here is the median opening and closing time across the 11 taco shops in Mesa in our data that do publish hours. This describes that group, not this venue, and should never be treated as Backyard Taco’s schedule.

Other Backyard Taco locations in Mesa

• 1633 South Stapley Drive · (480) 378-2095
• 1562 South Signal Butte Road · +1-480-800-8701

Menu

The current menu, prices and photos are on backyardtaco.com. You can also search Backyard Taco on Google or open its Google Maps listing for the menu, dish photos and recent reviews.

Closest taco spots to Backyard Taco

Straight-line distance from Backyard Taco, nearest first — useful if it is shut, the queue is long, or you want a second stop.

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Backyard Taco: common questions

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Last updated September 29, 2026. Venue details refresh with each data import.