Los Albeto’s Fresh Mexican Food — Restaurant in Duarte

🏍️ Riding past on my F800GS at least 150 times I finally pulled in. But staring at flashing TV menus with a million options left me lost ... therefore I went old school and checked the color printouts under the glass.

But dropping 15 bucks on a mystery plate didn’t sound smart ... therefore I played it safe with a single $4.70 asada taco. Stacked on their pickled carrots and red peppers, hit it with a drizzle of red sauce, and went to work. 🌶️🔥

But the taco was beefy, bigger than I expected ... therefore I’m glad I stopped at one. Next time though, it’s the same Los Alberto’s asada taco with guac underneath, because I felt those chilies burning all the way home and that’s exactly how I...

Pretty basic for this type of “Mexican” food. The ones in San Diego are definitely better than the ones in LA, but that’s for another day. Ordered the taquitos supreme, beef taco, beef tostada and kids bean and cheese combo.

The great: The serve yourself salsa bar and bean and cheese burrito. Can’t really mess that up either though.

The good: asada on the taquitos, beef taco and fries (light and crispy.

The bad: beef on the tostada was really dry and salty and GF didn’t like the taquitos. Sour cream was watery and other toppings didn’t do it for her.

Worth a stop for basics when in the area, but not enough to go...

They just opened on Friday and I live in the apartments next door so I am so excited. Went for the first time tonight and got the carne asada fries. The flavor is great but the fries are undercooked so I would ask for them to be well done next time. The owner was running the front and she is super sweet. I am very happy they are here and can’t wait to...