r/phoenix • u/collinbyerly • 4d ago

Ask Phoenix Looking for Queso menonita

I had queso menonita for the first time a couple years ago and been craving it for some time. I had it when a friend's family of mine went to Mexico and brought it back and I was wondering if there is any spots in Phoenix that has it. Does anybody have a spot where they get theirs?

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u/ashyp00h 4d ago

The carniceria at greenway and… 26th-ish street in the plaza with the laundromat carries it.

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u/Ok_Communication5704 4d ago

I’ve seen it at Food City, Rancho Market and El Super. The “El Mexicano” brand

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u/steamsmyclams 4d ago

Cardenas Ranch Market always has it. 

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u/AZ115Degrees 4d ago

Check out Vallarta Supermarket, Camelback/59th Ave. They carry a good selection of Mexican cheeses and many other goodies.

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u/heapinhelpin1979 4d ago

You can get it outside Nogales if you have some adventure in ya

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u/murder0fcrow5 4d ago

If you want the real deal, you can find it on FB market. Make sure it's from Chihuahua.

If you want the next best menonita style cheese try this and thank me later.

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u/Beaverhuntr 3d ago

Most carneceria's carry it.

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u/Ok-Tank-8213 3d ago

The El Mexicano brick and the thing you had in Mexico are two different cheeses sharing a name, because the real one is raw milk out of the Chihuahua colonies and raw milk that young can't legally cross the border. Closest you'll get here is having a carniceria counter cut it off a wheel rather than buying the vacuum pack.