Taquerias El Alteno

While I was waiting on my car to get worked on I went here. The customer service was pretty good I could tell they weren't native English speakers but their English was far better than a lot of Mexican restaurants I've been too. The price was fairly cheap and it took about 5 minutes for my food to come so pretty fast service. The food was pretty good except for the complimentary chips and salsa they were a bit flavorless. I can tell the food was freshly prepared in their kitchen from the taste and texture of it. The dessert options are little and they come from a bakery in Pasadena but the choco flan was pretty good. Nice spot to go with a group of friends if you want to get stuff with Mexican food.

If you want some 100% authentic Mexican food late night (until 3:00 AM) and you are willing to venture to the city's historic East End neighborhood then try El Alteño!!The style of Mexican food is from Los Altos de Jalisco just outside of Guadalajara. The food and service are top notch from an establishment with a modest exterior/interior.You walk past the grill/kitchen when you enter the restaurant. The service is very friendly and bilingual. Although translation isn't necessary in my case (I speak fluent Spanish), I can say that the flavors and sauces were all "100% casera" (made from scratch) on the tacos (pictured) I ordered.If you ever want FRESH SQUEEZED JUICE, then you can stop by and get the freshest orange juice around!I will definitely return with my wife (who is from Guadalajara) to assess her opinion of their authenticity.A true neighborhood gem that any adventurous Houstonian should try (especially late night)!

Delicious and inexpensive. Everything La Tapatia used to be (except close to Rice)... A definite fave for authenticity and flavor.

Went there with a coworker today who insisted it was better than Del Sol. I'm not that big of a fan of del sol, but it's not terrible... thought I'd give this place a chance. Ordered the gordita (2 of them... chicken and beef fajita), fries, and an agua de melon as well as a lemonade... like I said, I wanted to give it a shot. Our group was 7 deep... now that you have a nice mental picture, let's begin the review We were seated quickly and the servers were great. If we had stopped there, this place would be a 5. Chips and salsa started us off on the wrong foot. One of our baskets had stale chips... and the salsa is basically pureed tomato. The spice level was like somebody just thought of putting some jalapeno or serrano but never actually got around to it. I'd feel comfortable feeding it to a newborn as tomato soup. Spice level on the green sauce was another story. From 1-10 it was a solid 7 spice, but no flavor. Someone should tell them it's ok to add some salt. The agua de melon was disappointing. It wasn't horrible but I wouldn't order it again. Lemonade was slightly better but not by much. From what I could tell, the horchata is popular with what seemed like regulars. If you still go after my review, order that. Now the food. It passes the eye test for sure. Still, S&P would go a long way in waking this bland food up. If you have a salt limitation in your diet, this is definitely the place for you. Beef better than chicken. Fries were cooked just right... but they had one issue... you guessed it... no flavor. Overall this place has a nice atmosphere and service... but if you want good tasting food, be ready to finish seasoning your food at the table, or go somewhere else.

I've been wondering about this place for years, I bring my truck to service at the Firestone next door, for the past ten years, from the outside this looks like a small building, and you don't ever see to many cars outside, but this place is huge, cozy at the same time, clean, service is outstanding, they serve you fast, and people come and go, they also have a drive through, which explains why I never see yo many cars outside, but long story short the FOOD, I tried their tacos, they had a lot of meat, the chicken fajita, and the shrimp were my favorite, the beef fajita is well chopped to where you don't really have to chew much, but it was well seasoned, and not over seasoned, the flour tortillas were home made, the corn aren't , the lemonade was really good, but come see for yourself, it is not a Tex Max place, is more Mexican but with different twist, different flavor.

Been here a few times, it's a typical spot without any actual soul. Food is bland (under-seasoned) even for my east Texas gf. The menu is wayyyy too extensive with the same items repeating making it difficult choosing from all the mediocrity.

Really really good food but the air conditioning is too cold. The employees were very nice and helpful

food is average but lacks flavor for my taste. service is horrible, waitresses are only attentive if you're a man lol otherwise you have to go up to the kitchen window to ask for the items they forgot to bring you since they do not check on their tables often

At first the waitress said Yes I'll bring you the queso then she came back and said that they don't honor the checkin free queso promotion Yelp has listed. The food was mediocre I got a California burrito and the meat was a lot of grizzle and fat and they stuffed it with a bunch of beans which I didn't like. We got a beef soup that we liked that's about it.

Their food is always delicious, fast service and I love that they're open till very late! I definitely recommend!