Taquerias El Alteno

The charro bean soup was excellent with chicharrón in it and very well seasoned. The homemade tortillas were pretty good for a restaurant, and the salsa was warm and not too spicy. You can ask for green salsa ; I didn't. I heard other people asking for it. My caldo de res was good. I am a hard critic but the amount and flavor hit the spot. Service is good. Restaurant can accommodate big groups

Very authentic good food customer friendly food was fresh service was fast love the drive thru

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.

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)!

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.