Taqueria Taco Fiesta — Restaurant in Alabaster

Asked for water with a lemon, waitress brought me a bottle of water with limes. Told her I just wanted water, not a bottled water, asked her how much, she told me .50 but got charged 1.50. No free chips and salsa, no lunch menu. So I got a small quacamole, which on the menu said 3.00, they charged me 4.00, and it was a very small bowl. I then ordered Pollo Loco, which was 13.99. It was some small pieces of chicken over a huge bed of yellow rice with a few drops of queso, It had no flavor and was not seasoned at all. Ended up costing over $21.00. I can eat at all the other Mexican restaurants in town for 10 or 12 bucks, and get free chips and salsa. First...

Amazing hand-made tortillas. Heavy cilantro which I love but perhaps not for everyone. The meat was cooked perfectly whether beef, chicken, carnitas, whatever. Tacos relatively small but well priced for the quality. Best tacos in or around Bham I've had, though I haven't been everywhere yet. Be aware the sign is not big, it's at the front of a shopping center that also has a laundromat. It is directly behind that fancy ice cream place. Like right out the back door and across the train tracks. If you like tacos you owe it to yourself to check...

Something in the food was rancid. I got the enchiladas Verde ($15.99), and my sister got something with eggs ($10.99). When they brought the food out, we could immediately smell something positively rancid. I'm not sure how they didn't notice when they were making it. We didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so we paid and left. We ended up throwing away about $30 worth of food. The water isn't free but the salsa is. It's been one of my favorite restaurants for years, but I won't be...