Carnes Asadas Lupita — Restaurant in Jalisco

Let the scent of roasted meat on the grill at the door lure you into this modest establishment and you will enjoy some of the most delicious tacos, burritos and other Mexican food in Vallarta. Lupita, who tells us she has hosted John Houston and Richard Burton back on the Iguana days, has retired. But her daughter now runs the place and was well-trained. Be sure to garnish your very large, delicious taco, enveloped by a tasty handmade tortilla, with Lupita's favorite salsa, the lip-smacking roasted tomato one with no chilis but lots of cilantro. Two tacos with everything, two large aguas fresas from the picnic jug and another taco to go set us back 165 pesos. And there's a long line on Saturdays waiting to take home Lupita's sopes, the daily special, stuffed with a mouth-watering selection of...

The hubs and I stopped by here for lunch today after looking for some authentic local tacos for lunch. The Carne Asada quesadilas and tacos are amazing!! We could not have picked a yummier lunch spot! Believe them when they say the tacos are HUGE haha - When he told us they were big, I assumed he meant they were normal taco size (6 in) instead of the street taco size - but they are MUCH BIGGER! So So yummy though! We will definitely be there again. They have different specials every day- you will not regret...

Authentic asada and huge servings for a great price! We happened to be walking by, looking for a place to eat and saw someone cooking on the asada right out front, so we knew this was our place. The lemon-mint drink was a bit sweet, but delicious. The 1kg meal with chorizo was more than enough for 3 of us, with leftovers for steak and eggs in the morning the next day. Lovely, welcoming and...