Alberto's Mexican Food — Restaurant in La Mirada

I went last month and it was shut down for cockroaches. So gross

inspector with the Los Angeles County Public Health Department visited Alberto’s Mexican Food, 14212 Imperial Highway, on Nov. 20. In a report on file with the county, the inspector noted finding:

Six-plus live German nymph cockroaches on the storage shelving beside the two-door upright freezer in the dry food storage area opposite the back door. Two-plus live German nymph cockroaches on the wall around storage shelving beside two-door upright freezer in the dry food storage area opposite the back door. Two live German nymph cockroaches on the floor behind the two-door upright freezer int he dry food storage area opposite the back door. Fecal markings on some of the shelving in the dry food storage area beside the two-door upright freezer in the dry food storage area. Fecal markings on some of the paper goods boxes in the dry food storage area beside the two-door upright freezer in the dry food storage area. The inspector also noted finding 10-plus fruit flies in the chemical room beside the back door.

The restaurant was given a score of 75 and shut down. It was reinspected Nov. 22 and...

Alberto's is usually good for some quick, all day/night Mexican take out of decent quality. Sorry to say though, this location doesn't even make it into the decent/so-so category when it comes to taste and quality of their food. I have been to this location several times so I can tell you this was not just a 1 time bad experience. The employees are generally friendly enough and the place seems clean, but the food...? The carne asada is always tough and near flavorless. The tortillas are stiff/stale and make eating the tacos an even worse experience. Overall it just seems that the food sits way too long in the warmers and they refuse to lose any money by throwing anything out. Oh and if you complain or even nicely ask for replacement food, after they give you a hard time asking for receipts, even though I bought the food from YOU just 3 minutes ago, and they make you return the salsa they gave you, you are made to feel like you are doing something wrong. Alberto's is a good chain. This is a...

First, the Asada hot cheeto nachos are delicious & so are the chicken tomales. HOWEVER!!!! I had to throw away tamales a couple of time because they were so old it was disgusting. next.... they seem to forget to put the hot cheetos a couple of times, and they will charge you extra if you request the Pico de Gallo on the side instead of inside, and they're so overpriced $18.50 some times they charge $17 I don't get the price change. but anyway I've decided to stop going here because it's a dangerous place to order food as we can get very sick and too many times the food was so old it's shocking they would serve...