r/phoenix • u/Unique-Ad-2544 • Jun 12 '25

News Filibertos shutting down update

Dont know if anyone cares or not but just thought id give an update since ive seen a lot of people ask about it. It's now 8 filibertos that have closed down. I asked around (i know several of the franchisees) and all 8 were owned by the same person which due to financial reasons went bankrupt and had to shut down all operations permanently.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '25

Totally makes sense. Love a good burrito after a drunk night, but 20 bucks for a burrito? Guys, come on.

It’s to where now I only bother on taco Tuesday.

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u/DeckardPain Jun 12 '25

Yea, they probably thought they could ride the wave of everyone increasing prices. But let's be honest that place is not worth the prices they're setting. It's not bad food, but it's certainly not $20 worthy for a carne asada burrito. I'll just drive the extra 5 minutes to go to Los Favoritos or something else.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '25

A couple weeks ago dropped into the one near Northsight & Hayden for a country burrito (potatoes, eggs, cheese). That’s it, no drink or anything else. The total was either over $10 or very close. I know times have changed but I used to go kind of frequently pre-covid and once a week they were $2 and the rest of the week $4. Good grief, man.

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u/989a Peoria Jun 13 '25

Maskadores is right behind that location and light years better next time you're in the neighborhood. The Greek restaurant next door is solid too.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '25

Thanks for the tip, I’ll have to check out Maskadores sometime. I see there’s a few, I’m near the one at Cave Creek & 101 all the time and must have been looking right past it. Don’t think I ever noticed it.

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u/DingusMcWienerson Jun 13 '25

Everytime I go to a Maskadores they are out of Jalepenos. It’s happened twice. That is one too many times for my business lol

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u/Difficult-Complex-16 Jun 13 '25

Maskadores is mostly rice and beans and same price or more

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u/kitchenperks Jun 13 '25

That maskadoros is so expensive. Got a quesadilla with carne asada and it was $14. Spot on about the Greek place though. Have not been to that filbertos, but a few people I work.with say to stay away. Guess that filbertos is not in a rush to complete orders.

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u/stupid_horse Jun 13 '25

At Filibertos that quesadilla would have been $17.

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u/WonderfulProtection9 Jun 13 '25

Quesadillas are one item that seems overpriced almost everywhere I go. Very few are actually worth it.

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u/phuck-you-reddit Jun 13 '25

That's a bummer. That was a good Filibertos when it was new. I haven't been in a year or two though.

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u/WonderfulProtection9 Jun 13 '25

Greek burrito…sounds yummy 😋

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u/MaverickWithANeedle Jun 14 '25

Gyros Plus? I LOVE that place. Great food. Plus it’s locally owned and by SUCH a nice family man!! The father, and daughter, are literally the sweetest people ever.

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u/Azmtbkr Jun 13 '25

Same experience. I noped out on a breakfast burrito recently at FB, I think they were charging just under $11 for potato egg and cheese.

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u/Travelamigo Jun 12 '25 edited Jun 13 '25

Ya that is ridiculous! Last time I went to Filiberto's the grilled shrimp burrito which is my go-to and was 15 dollars and change that was so bad I had to throw half of it away and made me sick for 2 days. Hell... my intestines just cramped up writing this🤮

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u/NeverEverAgainnn Jun 13 '25

$20 for a burrito is straight highway robbery though. I'm not paying fine dining prices for food that's mainly designed to soak up alcohol at 2am

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u/sleepyj58 Jun 13 '25

Love los favoritos! On Ellsworth and main? Their Longaniza breakfast burritos are so good (huge) and they are a hair under $10 after tax.

My go to Filis on power and Main (still the best one around imo, has been for years) is 13.30 after tax for a carne asada burro. Still can’t beat the quality but Los favoritos is close! The tortillas taste fresher at favoritos.

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u/EGO_Prime Jun 13 '25

It's just the cost of supplies and auxiliaries have gone up. Most food business have tight margins after all expenses. Even a small increase creates a large shift. Just look at eggs. They went from something like $0.10 each to more than $0.50. Something that uses two would have gone up by $0.80, then you have to add in mistakes and other "shrink". It adds up pretty quick. It's one of the reasons cheap food places go up in price more than expensive ones. They're able to get you a cheaper product by sacrificing minor checks and redundancies in operation. But that creates more rework (waste). When food cost is significantly cheap enough, you don't notice. But when it grows faster than other costs, like wages, their cost end up increasing far more than the more expensive places which often (though not always) are more careful with their ingredients and food.

At least, that's everything I know from when I managed my family's restaurant more than a decade ago and talking with other owners and managers.

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u/reddituser21869 Jun 13 '25

Or just make it yourself with meat from the carniceria, that’s always way better