From the restaurant's website:
"Established in 2002 by partners Wendy Gruber and chef Silvana Salcido Esparza, The Barrio was a dream come true for the duo – a little neighborhood eatery providing authentic southern Mexico cuisine and chef's original creations in a unpretentious atmosphere. Mission accomplished! The Barrio Cafe has been hailed as one of the hottest & original restaurants to hit Phoenix."
Live music Fri–Sun. Full bar. Serving lunch Tue–Fri, dinner Tue–Sun. Sun brunch 11 am-3 pm. Closed Mon. Voted Best Mexican Restaurant in the 2009 Arizona Republic critics' poll.
"Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza, who co-owns Barrio with her partner Wendy Gruber, proves that Mexican food is much, much more than tacos and burritos (though her tacos and burritos are dynamite). Her menu, filled with exotic specialties from all over Mexico, includes cheese fondue from Oaxaca, mole from Puebla and a cochinita pibil (dry-rubbed and slow-roasted pig) from the Yucatan."
– Gayot.com