Perfecto's Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Tucson

I have all of these southside Mexican restaurants bookmarked because I am a self-proclaimed Chilaquiles Aficionado. I am on the hunt for the best authentic Mexican breakfast in town and Perfecto's is where we landed this past weekend. Let me start by saying, the place literally right down the block that has great ratings (and more reviews), was nowhere near as good as Perfecto's.

This place is located in a strip mall, but it is not hard to find. We landed here at about 9 in the morning and the place was pretty busy. It is small -- I think there were 12-14 - 4 seater tables. It was very clean inside and the two gals that were working were very welcoming and friendly. You get a little bowl of salsa and fresh (yes fresh, unlike the ones we had last weekend at the other place) while you wait to order/for your food.

I ordered... you guessed it... Chilaquiles! My Hubs ordered the Huevos Rancheros and a bowl of the red Menudo. My Chilaquiles were great, and I am finding everyone seems to do them differently so I am trying not to be too judgy outside of taste. These had the cheese melted in them (vs. on top) and were really good. I grilled the Hubs on his food because I told him I was "yelping this stuff". He said the Menudo was pretty good (comes with the traditional toasted bread, cilantro and onions) and tasty. He would not go beyond that -- he is Hispanic and I believe he rates all Menudo against that of one of his sisters who makes it with tons of red chile which he loves and compares everyone elses to. That said a "pretty good" is saying a lot. Now, he was not as impressed with the Huevos Rancheros. He described them as not having enough sauce and the tortillas should have been soft and not tostada shells. I did think they looked a little different than what I thought they normally looked like but maybe it is like Chilaquiles and everyone does them a little different?

Bottom line, service was super attentive and great... this place is a little neighborhood jewel which is evident by the steady stream of regulars coming in. The food was tasty as well, I would totally return for the...

I highly recommend you stop by and give this little place a try they have all your Mexican favorites available for your enjoyment me personally i would recommend you pick up a couple dozen tamales to enjoy and trust me i say a couple of dozens because after you try them you will be happy you picked them up and you will have plenty to share i prefer the red but they also specialize in green i mean come on this place has won the tamale festival held at casino del sol for several years 10 or more times i think and of course we must support this local business say hi to Perfecto and yes that is his god given name just...

It's the perfect little spot for good Mexican food. I had red Chile with beans and they were both pretty good. The Chile Colorado was delicious. The beans are a little thick from being kept warm for hours. The guacamole was okay, I probably won't get it again (I'm kind of picky about guacamole) but I will definitely be eating here again. (For the comments about the prices) In my opinion the prices are reasonable. $20 is the going rate for a dozen tamales these days (it was $15 when I was younger) and everyone who makes tamales to sell them doesn't make them very big. All Mexicans know that is the way of the "for...