La Fortuna Restaurant — Restaurant in Duncan

The place is a dump, but sometimes dumps have the best food and La Fortuna has the best brisket ANYWHERE! Including John Mueller in Austin...Mueller wishes his brisket was this good. While I was there most people were eating the $25 ribeyes...must have been worth every penny because they were all bragging about it. If you get a chance don't let the outside fool you (or the inside for that matter) it's some of the best brisket anywhere. And that's a fact! It was juicy, very flavorful not overly smokey and you get a plate full. Im not one for sauce usually but I did try their sauce and it was fantastic, not too sweet, not thick at all...more on the sour side actually like a vinegar based sauce.....but it also had quite a bit of a Mexican chili pepper side to it. Can't quite place my finger on it but whatever it was it was awesome. Had a hard time choosing to put any sauce on it at all because the meat was wonderfull....but dang! That sauce...

My hubby has had a transplant so we have to watch what he consumes very carefully. That means that he carries his own sealed water bottle with us when we dine out. on 12/27, 8 of us decided to try LaFortuna for the first time & the lady got snide with us by asking "did you go to school in Duncan, because you can't read the sign on the door." For the record, the door was covered in condensation and we didn't see the no outside drinks allowed. We told her why and offered to show her his medic alert necklace. She "harumpfed" us and walked off! We took a vote and decided to walk out and...

The first 2 times we were there it was magical. So very good. Then the 3rd time we got our steaks the price had gone up the thickness of the meat was about a quarter. And full of grissel. For 27$ you would think the steak would be thicker than a pre-made hamburger patty. And you could chew it. My husband said it could be an off night that we should try it again sometime. Well there are 3 of us. @ 27$ a piece that is pretty spend to not get...