Yuma diners have been flocking to this spot for more than seven decades to get their Mexican food fix.
Tony and Lola Gutierrez opened this café in 1949 and served food made from Lola’s recipes. El Charro Mexican Café Photo courtesy of El CharroĮl Charro Mexican Café has quite the history. If you’re in town fresh off the 3:10 and craving Mexican food, here are five Yuma spots where you can satisfy your cravings. Many of these eateries have been whipping up excellent Mexican dishes for decades.
Yuma is also home to some dynamite Mexican restaurants, which makes total sense seeing as how the city is less than 10 miles from the border.
Just under three hours from both Phoenix and San Diego, it’s a perfect halfway point. Yuma is a popular pit stop for those driving from Phoenix to Southern California.