Arivaca Soul - Menu

La Gitana Cantina Café

➤ 17205 West 5th Street, Pima County, 85601, United States Of America, Arivaca

Menu • Pub • Bars • Pizza • Burgers

---

"This place used to be great but they have turned plain anti consumer. No waitresses, nasty signs saying no food or even water bottles allowed. Hidden fees PER ITEM for take out $0.75 per item ordered. And Credit card fees! If you are looking for warm food i would keep driving at stop at either town on the side of them $2.50 just in fees on an order that would have had a subtotal of $16.... So essentially for a cafeteria quality burger and fries was $20"

Tumbleweed Cafe

➤ 16850 W Arivaca Rd, 85601, Arivaca, US, United States

Menu • Cafe • Coffee • Cheese • Breakfast

---

"After reading the other reviews, I tried to determine if I had eaten at the same restaurant. I have been there twice, most recently on a weekend a few weeks ago. I am one of the AARP members who frequent Arivaca Street as motorcyclists. On my first visit, I ordered the recommended special, a burrito. It was a bland brownish-gray paste wrapped in a flour tortilla. Despite finding it unappetizing, the owner/cook insisted it was not. My second visit was last Sunday at 9 o'clock, and when I arrived, the illuminated sign indicated the restaurant was open. I entered and ordered a breakfast sandwich on a croissant. Three more customers came in and were served before me. When I inquired about my order, the young man informed me they were out of croissants and I needed to choose something else, even though I had already paid and waited. I settled for biscuits and gravy, which arrived lukewarm atop clearly frozen biscuits and served on a napkin. Unfortunately, there was nothing positive to say about this dish. I wanted to complain, but hesitated due to the young man's visible handgun holstered at his hip. Overall, it was a disappointing dining experience."

Virginia's Authentic Mexican Food

➤ 17225 West 5th Street, Arivaca, 85601, United States Of America

Menu • Food • Pizza • Coffee • Mexican

---

"I have a soft spot for the elderly lady cooking in this rustic outdoor café with dirt floors and mismatched broken furniture. It seemed like one of those genuine taco stands you'd find in Mexico, the kind that usually serves the most delicious street food. Unfortunately, our meal didn’t live up to expectations and didn’t offer great value. For $7, we got a beef burrito filled with chewy pieces of beef that tasted like they had been seasoned with Lawry's seasoned salt, wrapped in what felt like a store-bought tortilla. Alongside it were a few beans, a bit of rice, some iceberg lettuce, and a sprinkling of processed American cheese—not exactly what you’d call authentic Mexican street tacos. The meal came with a bottle of inexpensive Mexican hot sauce and an empty jar of her homemade salsa, with no offer of a refill. At least the food was served on a plate with plastic forks. There were no limes, radishes, cilantro, or other typical Mexican accompaniments, and no chips and salsa, just a foil-wrapped burrito. Our friends ordered a bean burrito, which was served in Styrofoam. Still, I would return just to support this elderly lady in her charming, dirt-covered kitchen."