El Paisa Alegre II

First time here, took myself out to lunch for my birthday. Got the taco dinner with asada, carnitas, and al pastor. Tacos were generously filled and well-prepared. The al pastor had the smokey flavor that I don't prefer, personally, but it was good quality meat and well-made, just not my preference. I always like to try al pastor in places to see how it compares to my favorite, La Chaparrita in Little Village. Carnitas were moist and had a good balance of meat and fat. Asada was good- moist, good flavor. Average rice & beans. Standard horchata.The complimentary salsa and chips were served warm. Salsa wasn't spicy, but had a rich tomato flavor and I think there were chunks of carnitas, which definitely added to the richness!

Was hoping for a better experience.Food was great, but not at all for what we ended up paying. Highly overpriced, everything you see in the photo costed us $66.10!Ordering was very hard, no English knowledge to understand what you want to order, luckily my party was bilingual or we would have needed google translate to order anything.We asked had to ask 4 times for chips & salsa as well.Overall experience, it was way too overpriced, & hard to order anything if you don't speak Spanish.

The reason for three stars is solemnly on the quality of the food, which is AMAZING. The waitress was RIDICULOUSLY uneducated and had no idea how to do her job. We ordered the most amazing meat by the pounds however, the waitress was unable to explain to us that it was an additional $7 per pound of meat if we ate within the establishment. I was shocked to see an $80 bill for 1.5 lbs of meat. I would go back only for take out, service is a -1! In addition to this, the waiter started screaming at us and at the owner saying that there are cameras and that we could rewind them and see that she told us. We all had an absolutely delicious meal, but a terrible experience with the waiting staff.

Bold flavors abound here. Get anything with carnitas, it's seasoned spectacularly. Fresh ingredients, generous portions, friendly service. Highly recommend!

I literally had the weirdest experience ever in this place. Felt like I was in the twilight zone!!Sat down with my family of 5 and was asked "drink?". 3 Jaritos and a coke... not rocket science right??? Total look of confusion.. did not speak English or Spanish. then we order food.. 3 steak taco dinners... easy... NOPE??I then order a burrito... NOPE no burrito tortillas.. got up and left. Will never go back or recommend.

Very tasty and abundant portions. Tried the carnitas, al pastor and cecina tacos. Carnitas looked delectable but were probably the least flavorful of the trio. The cecina was well seasoned and served with a smear of beans and caramelized onions. The al pastor was something else. Can something have too much flavor? Wow! The meat was smoky, slightly charred and served with nice chunks of equally charred pineapple. So good! Probably the most different and best I've had in the area. Beans were a bit salty. Overall the food was great and I can't wait to come back and try some of the other varied offerings.

It was Día de la Independencia and we were craving some Mexican food. The staff helped service us right away and the food was delicious. Ordered the chicken tacos. The Ambiance and atmosphere was a bit quiet, as we came in towards the end of the day, but overall we enjoyed our food and will return in the future.

Food was amazing! Everything was fresh and the portions were large. The owner came out of the kitchen to introduce himself. We were impressed and we will definitely go back!

Food was amazing and came out quick. Although there was a slight language barrier between the "cashier" and my group, she was extremely friendly and pointed out all of the "best" items on the menu. Would definitely recommend, I will be going back!!

Worst service ever. Did not let us know that they charge to eat there. They overcharged us for a pound of Carnitas. When I went in to go ask, the guy looked at me and said uhh ohhh ! which means this is not the first time this has happened. Do not recommend whatsoever. If I can give negative stars, I would.