Raliberto's Taco Shop — Restaurant in Eureka

Normally good, but on this day, the day that I went, this was a day that was unlike any other day that I had been there. On this day, they day that was not normal, they were not as they usually are. And by that, I mean good. They were not good on this day, sirs. If it had been my firsty, I would'a given them the single star hardy-har. But they come to me bolstered by several 4 and 5 star days. Lowest I was willing to go was 3,and that cut me deep. I mean, I was really taking a loss. OH! I'm not sure if it's an added feature of the restaurant, but before I ordered, a gentleman sat next to me (within my 6' bubble, ew) and proceeded to exclaim to no one in particular: "I am SOOOO hungry!.... Man, a burrito would really do me right!..... A burrito or a taco, yep... That would really do it...). After a bit his attention focuses on me, and he repeats his busker-du to me, in case there was a tiny chance that I'd not received the message, and congratulated him on arriving at the very spot necessary to quash these basal desires. When it came his time to order, I let him know that he's up, by saying alright bud, tell the lady whatcha want. He starts to tell me that he j st wants a burrito or a taco. That would take care of him. So I asked him, why tell me? Tell the lady. To which he said, but aren't you going to order? I told him yes I was, but he was the next customer in line, definitely there before me, so it was his turn to order, after which I would go. Then he looked at me befuddled, stammered a bit, and stormed out the door. Weirdest thing. I figure they employ him to drum up business and sell the specials.. Kinda like a human sandwich board. Or maybe he's the restaurant equivalent to the fluffier in movies. Just whetting the ol' appetite with verbal descriptions of what South of the border offerings are to be had. He never said anything about the...

hey i was a fan of this place because it stays open late. i also avoid leaving bad reviews unless i feel extremely necessary. this is for the taqueria to see not so much the costumers but tonight was just sub par. i ordered a veggie burrito plate with enchilada and got home i guess they ran out of rice and black beans but didn't warn me. inside my burrito is the real problem. there was lettuce pico de gallo sour cream and guacolmole.. nothing else. basically a sour cream and guac burrito .. ... a nothing burrito..... there were beans inside the box but i've ordered here before and they give rice and beans as a side so i just assumed it was the side and ate before jumping into my burrito. i feel very sick now there's not much nutrition in any of the ingredients in their veggie burrito which would be fine if it had big flavor. but i would have preferred taco bell and i never eat fast food. la costa is a restaurant closer to me that does it perfect please order one of their veggie burritos with the homemade tortialla wrap it's phenomenal or even oaxaca with the homemade salsa and many sides for vegetarians (potatoes mushrooms spinach) or even the mall has tofu and puts little radish on the tacos man o man i'm fired up. sorry guys but ill check back in a few months to see if there's been any improvements some of the ingredients just taste right out of can and how toxic is that to not put any heart into prepared food for others. i'm sure the meat is great but not the point...

I’ve eaten here a few times and I keep coming back. Granted, this is not the place to take mom for Mother’s Day and if you plan an anniversary here your wife will use it as evidence for cruelty in the divorce case. There is zero atmosphere and you’re eating off of paper with plastic which would normally ruin it for me.

However, fish tacos. They make other stuff too but I don’t care: their fish tacos are the best I’ve had in the county. Best I’ve had since I was living just outside of San Felipe: crunchy, hot, rich flavor with crisp, fresh seasoning: they are superb (my vote for second best in the county is La Costa in Fortuna, if that helps with my ethos).

Food is fast, very good, fresh and moderately cheap. Service is hit or miss, meaning you might wait thirty seconds before someone behind the counter asks what you’d like and it might be a grumpy fat guy instead of a bubbly cute girl, c’est la vie. Atmosphere sucks: my car has more character than their restaurant (more comfortable seating, too).

So know what you want: sometimes Las Casuelas, $14 margaritas and excellent $20 carnitas; sometimes a step down and Taco Loco for the best Chile Rellenos I’ve ever had on real plates and sometimes Ralibertos: fast, cheap...