Los Albertoz Mexican Food — Restaurant in Anaheim

Friendly staff. The kitchen and preparations are in partial view. Meals made to order, fresh & hot. #12 Carne Asada Plate: No petty charge for extra Pico de gallo, or request for all carrots in order of Zanahoria en Escabeche (Mexican Spicy Pickled Carrots), which are not free - *groan. Fresh-made corn tortillas were a delicious surprise! Green Hot Sauce & Marinated Carrots both had an unexpected spice heat, but still a delightful flavor. The spicy heat didn't overpower (or hide) the other flavors. Carne Asada is well-flavored, but overcooked & too thinly sliced. Prefer a 'juicier', 'wet', 'Au jus' type of 'sauce' Carne Asada plated using a lighter version of an authentic Cilantro, olive oil, soy sauce, orange + lime juice, garlic, jalapeno and cumin. Carne Asada marinade strained of all solids, reduced & the sliced Carne Asada drenched in hot marinade, now 'Au jus', immediately before plating. Carne Asada: cut thick (¼", no less) & long (½" - ¾"), medium to medium-well. There's no reason Carne Asada must be well-done, or worse, overcooked. Made using a tough cut of beef, the marinade acid & salt (use a good coarse salt) added while grilling create a brine that is re-absorbed back into the steak. In this process, lean muscle proteins (making the meat tough) are broken down, making your finished Carne Asada juicier and more tender. Rice was average, some chopped stewed Roma tomatoes, carrots & white onion, coupled with baby peas tossed into the water, tomato sauce and salt before boiling would take the rice to a rice - worthy of a plate all it's own! Enjoyed the refried bean, throw out the gob of oily cheddar cheese & give the refried beans a generous crumble of Cotija Cheese. Stop calling the green goo 'Guacamole'! It's NOT. Throw it out! Use your excellent Pico de gallo, ripe avocados (not mushy, a ripe avocado is firm when held in the palm of your hand, will yield to gentle pressure), fresh lime juice, garlic, Jalapeño Chile Pepper ( fire-roasted, skinned, seeded & chopped ) & coarse salt. There's nothing wrong with the authentic recipe & nobody has EVER improved it! Keeps well four days, tightly covered, in the refrigerator. Pour off any water, mix & the citric acid will keep your guacamole a nice...

I order here all the time. The food is great. But the atmosphere and service has always been sketchy. Until today when it was downright horrible. I walked there from a house nearby where my husband and his team of 12 were on a job moving a family out if their home. I had intended to buy 14 burritos. However I needed to use the restroom first. No sooner did I sit down than a lady was trying to get in to use it also. I explained I'd be out in a moment but apparently it wasn't good enough for her as she proceeded to complain to the employee ..the employee then proceeded to pound on the door and yell at me that the bathroom was for customers at this point I was already pulling my pants up. When I exited the employee is standing in my face texting on his phone as I explain I hadn't been in there very long it wasn't necessary to approach me the way he did and he said "is fir customer" ..well I am a customer, I was intending to purchase a bunch of burritos but has to pee first. To which he responded "goodbye" after that any time I tried to say anything he interrupted me with "goodbye". Completely unnecessary...not to mention unacceptable. I'm amazed at how horribly I was treated simply because I used the bathroom before ordering. Needless to say after that treatment I walked away and ordered from another restaurant. I'll never order there again I was humiliated and needlessly...

Taste is what I expected. The 1 star is for the service. They were prompt to take my order in drive thru. Had a little bit of a wait for my food. The man at the window didn’t say a word. Just handed me my drink and took my card. (No total given). Handed my card back and walked away. The way he handled the machine when running my card prompted me to check my card for the charge. $31.05. Seemed a bit high for the 2 cheese enchiladas combos and a drink but ok. I start doing the math from what I thought I saw on the menu and it didn’t add up. Once he handed me my food (finally saying something…”thanks”) I asked for my receipt which is when I was handed the itemized receipt showing $28.62. I pointed out it said cash which isn’t what I paid and asked for the credit card receipt. He told the cook in Spanish “she’s asking for her credit card receipt”, ripped it and handed it to me and I left. Now seeing the difference in price I feel like I should warn people. Ask for your total and ensure they aren’t adding their own “tip” without...