Alfonso's Carniceria y Taqueria

Best tacos in California ,meat's so juicy and tasty

8/11/19

My family and I have been coming here for YEARS and I can honestly say, they hands down have the best barbacoa & carnitas. Although I will add that somedays their carnitas will taste VERY salty or underseasoned. Today though, they were both very very good.

I have never tried their asada, so I bought a single asada taco and was not a fan at all....it tasted like boiled meat. I don't know how to describe it but if you are looking for amazing asada tacos, this isn't the place to get them. I also ordered to go cups of rice and beans and I was horribly disgusted. The beans and rice both lacked flavor and tasted so so burnt from being in the metal cambros under the heat lamps. The rice was very dry as well and you could see grains of rice that were indeed blackish brown from being burnt to the sides of the pan. The beans also were sitting in there so long that a thick layer was dried on the cambro. Not a good taste at all.

I did order the meat, tortillas & drinks in one transaction and forgot to get the beans and rice and sent my husband. The first cashier was very nice but left on break and the second cashier was very dry and rude. Alfonso's needs to step up the customer service...it's not okay to behave that way to customers just because you are overwhelmed and busy. I was honestly more on the disappointed side today with my visit.

If I return, it will only be for the carnitas & barbacoa early in the AM to avoid upset workers & the lunch rush.