Alberto's A Mexican Food — Restaurant in Cedar City

A shining beacon in a city that's lost it's way.

To set the scene: It's finals week and after a long day of studying, my wife and I leave the library so that we can go home and continue studying. But first we need one thing: French Fries.

It's 11:37 and less than half a mile from our house is the McDonald's. We have just over 15 minutes to get what we need and go. We show up and at 11:42 they have already shut down the whole store and employees have put their cars in the way of the drive through. We leave disappointed.

We return home and sit sadly in the driveway, dreaming of what could have been. However, fate had other plans for us. In a moment of revelation, my wife turns to me and asks if I want a churro. In that moment I knew what had to be done.

We drive across town to Alfredo's and order two churros and an order of french fries. Moments later we had what we came for. And let me tell you. Those may have been the best fries of my entire life. And for somebody working a 24 hour drive thru the girl working was super nice and made sure we had all the drinks and sauces we needed.

Alfredo's has never been a let down. Over the years of going to school in Cedar City it has been constant. Tried and true. We love their food, we love their service, and we...

Here's a hint if you want great service here at Alfredo's: be Hispanic.

Sounds racist, right? Well, that's exactly what happened to us this weekend. I was standing in line with my kids, trying to get them a quick bite to eat before they had to be back at a play rehearsal. There were two counter workers on duty, and instead of opening another register, the younger worker bypassed my kids and me and approached the group of young Hispanic men BEHIND us in line to take their orders. She flirted with them the whole time in Spanish, so it was pretty obvious why she was ignoring us completely.

Bottom line, the Hispanic guys BEHIND us in line got their order taken first, and they got their food 10-15 minutes before we did. My kids ended up with about 6 minutes to scarf their food before they had to be back to school.

When I brought this to the attention of the counter worker, she said, "I thought you were with the people in front of you." Sure you did. Did you bother to ask? Nope, you just got your pad and went over to flirt with the Spanish speakers.

If you're Caucasian and want to be treated well, skip this place and go to Tacos el Jefe or Valerie's in Cedar City. Those places treat ALL of their customers like ... you know...

I was very impressed with this place. I love the Carne Asada Fries burrito from other joints where I'd go when I lived in SLC. When I got here to Cedar City and found out that they had one of these burritos I had to try it. What I got was unexpected. In SLC, they give you a simple burrito, something you could eat by hand. This place gives you a behemoth! They LOAD this burrito up for you! As someone that likes my food I was very happy with what I got.

I do admit, one of the things I enjoyed about the SLC places was that they were handheld. I could grab one while I'm on a lunch break, and eat it in my car while heading back to work. The size of the burrito here is so gigantic that I wouldn't be able to do that with any sort of ease. I admit, I'm not very good with a fork and knife while driving a car.

Even with that little negative, their other items have continued to impress me, like their quesadillas, and other burritos. Even with the little downer of the size (which isn't much of a downer at all except for wanting to eat it while I drive) this place deserves my 5 stars! I look forward to continue eating food off of their menu and finding out exactly what is the best...