Rita’s Restaurant & Cantina, Mesa

With less than 200 miles separating Rita’s Restaurant & Cantina from Mexico, it's no surprise the Mesa eatery serves a wealth of authentic Mexican cuisine. Read on to learn about a few of the menu's standout items.

• Fish filet Baja California style: Filled with a mixture of succulent seafood, covered in a spicy chipotle sauce and served with rice and a house salad.
• Molcajete azteca: Carne asada, grilled chicken breast, Mexican-style pork sausage, and cactus pads fill this stew, which is accompanied by housemade salsa, charro beans, queso fresco, and corn or flour tortillas.
• Rita's Parrillada: This barbecue dish features tripas, carne and pollo asada, Mexican-style pork sausage, and pechuga, plus cactus pads, grilled vegetables, and queso fundido and comes with a side salad and charro beans.