Welcome to Salsa Brava

We’ve been cooking up fresh, made-from-scratch Mexican food for 30 years.

From a small taco shop with a big reputation for delicious food, Salsa Brava has grown into one of Flagstaff’s busiest restaurants. We’re consistently voted “Best Mexican Restaurant”, “Best Salsa” by the Arizona Daily Sun and listed among the Food Network’s “Top Places to Eat in Flagstaff.”

Discover our unforgettable blend of traditional Mexican and Southwestern cuisine with original dishes you won’t find anywhere else. We use local ingredients whenever possible, including fresh produce straight from the Flagstaff Farmers Market.

Be sure to visit our sister restaurant, Fat Olives Wood Fired Pizza and Italian Kitchen, located just down the street.

John Conley

About the Chef

John Conley was born in Phoenix, AZ, where he got his start in cooking at a young age. With his love of food and cooking embedded early on in life and the inspiration to open his own restaurant, John opened his first restaurant, Salsa Brava, at the age of twenty-one. 

John was awarded “Chef of the Year” by his peers from Northern Arizona Chapter of the American Culinary Federation in 2005 and was honored with the President’s Award in 2006 for outstanding culinary skills and community involvement. Since then, Salsa Brava has continued to be recognized both by the local and national cooking communities for the last 3o years.

He loves spending as much time as possible at his home with his family south of the border cooking on the beach, or at his cabin in the wilds of Alaska.