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Adalberto's Mexican Food
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- None
18 reviews for Adalberto's Mexican Food
This place is a go-to when you are drunk and it is practically proven that it will cure any hangover. The California burrito is seriously delicious, though I'm sure it is a bazillion calories. And the breakfast burritos! Yum!
Whatever, I miss living across the street from this place.
What are you thinking Sacramento? This place is not good.
When the Enchilada Sauce is the same color as the red on your signage, its canned.
Canned Enchilada Sauce is my worst enemy!
I got the Chicken Chimichanga. Not to big not to small & automatically comes with a side of Sour Cream and Guacamole.
Flavorless Chicken, soggy crust on my Chimi, even in spots where the sauce didn't touch.
And Oh the Red Enchilada Sauce. Even the salsa had bareley any flavor.
My colleague ordered the Carnitas Burrito. I asked "Do they add any seasoning to the meat." He said not that you usually have to add their salsa to it. He didn't mind though he likes the taste of plain meat. Oh Jesus!
Speaking of Jesus, while sitting outside eating our lunch a giant SUV pulled into the drive through blasting Eazy-E. When he pulled away, blasting Eazy-E, and the giant sticker on his back window said "POWERED BY JESUS." I knew I was enjoying a stellar lunch right then and there.
Whenever mexican food is suggested for a meal, I am usually hesitant unless it is a non-commercialized place such as this one. After a trip to lake tahoe, my boyfriend and I stayed in Sacramento with a couple of friends. I was craving some really, really, really good mexican food and our friends knew of the perfect place!
Adalberto's is as hole in the wall mexican food as it gets and I wouldn't have it any other way! Spending a good day at the lake left us all famished so we each decided get something different and share it. Oh man was that a good idea! This place has by far the best carne asada fries I've tasted. There is no doubt in my mind that the better this food tasted, the worse it was healthwise. Don't worry! This meal occured during my cheat day. The food is priced reasonably and portions are ridiculously big.
I highly recommend going through drive thru because the establishment itself is pretty small.
my first time at an adalberto's. the drive was soooo far from where i live, but it was worth the experience! got the carne asada fries with horchata. total came out to about $9 i think. the carne asada fries were sooo good that i had to look up a more local adalbertos!
If this was a few weeks ago they would be getting 4 or 5 stars. However, it's not, and my last experience was very pitiful.
I guess you could say I'm a regular here. This is the closest Adalberto's to Natomas, so I would actually drive all the way out here just to get a California burrito since they are considered one of the best. I've been going here regularly since the Fall of 2007, so it's gotten to the point where the guys behind the counter know my order as soon as I walk in. I tend to be a boring person and don't switch it up.
Well my last experience, and will probably be my actual last since I can't justify driving all the way out there after this, was terrible. I ordered my usual - two California burritos with sour cream - and the guy who always takes my orders still wrote it down and gave it to the cooks.
Given I've NEVER had a bad experience in my almost two years of going here every Saturday night, why should this have been any different? I get home, sink my teeth in to the burrito, and all I taste is Guacamole. I nearly vomited since I find avocados and gauc both absolutely disgusting. It just overpowers the whole thing and you can't taste anything else. I opened the burrito and it there were no french fries in it at all. Hell, there wasn't even any cheese! It looked like a stripped down Carne Asada Burrito with just meat and guac. Now that's gross. I didn't drive all the way out there, pay the $12, just to toss it out in the garbage. It was inedible to me. Well I did. I did attempt to have it reconciled but the guy behind the counter refused to make me new burritos (WTF? They screwed up!) saying that's what I ordered.
Funny since I've ordered the same freaking thing every week for nearly 2 years. Yeah. That was it for me. No more late night drives down the ghetto of Watt with all the hookers and gangsters rollin' by on 22s with their systems bouncin'. I think I'll try and find something more local.. it's just a shame because I haven't been able to find a place that replicates their perfection.
I'd recommend them, but man, now I'd recommend checking your order before you leave. Maybe you'll have better luck.
BEST CALIFORNIA BURRITOS IN SACRAMENTO THOUGH!
THANK GOD THIS PLACE IS RIGHT NEXT TO MY SCHOOL. I love this place! It's a small store, only big enough to fit two or three small groups, but the food here is very good. I usually get the carne asada fries drenched in hot sauce or the three roll taco. For what you get, it's very well priced and you will be satisfied...I think I'm going to get some after this class =]
my addiction has not ended. i eat here AT LEAST 4x a week. i seriously don't know how i lived without carne asada fries in my life. they're truly magical.
my bf&i were coming back from the i am music tour last night (shoutout to weezy!) around midnight when we knewww we needed a fix! he was drunk&starving (it happens) so we pulled up but the inside was closed. what? no chips&salsa?! he walked up to the doors&banged&... they let us inside!
"the regular?" the guy in the red hat asked.
"YES!"
"you want some chips too?"
"YES!"
"and pico de gallo?"
"YES!"
he probably could've asked us to marry him&both of us would've fought over who could be first.
i love addy's. i love it so much i call it addy's&no one knows what i'm talking about. it's like my little secret. i wish i could live in their bathrooms&get free food in exchange for scaring people who need to pee.
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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9/29/2008
Once in a while I get into these week-long food addictions. One week it was noodles, the next week… Read more »
Great food. I like the pollo asado burrito the most. Everything has generous portions, you don't get knuckles, gristle or hunks of fat in the meat, and it's full of flavor. Tacos are HUGE. Unfortunately, they've gone to cheap gas station horchata (the "Rica Horchata" stuff that comes from a fountain instead of the "dump the 5-gallon bucket in the tank" variety), so I don't order it anymore. On the Atkins diet? Come here and order food without a tortilla! Plenty to eat.
Adalberto's does it again. I had the carnitas burrito which was awesome. A giant tortilla stuffed with excellent carnitas, tender yet crispy on the outside mingled with salsa fresca and buttery guac. I actually liked my food better here than at the other location that I've been to.
Would some genius please open an Adalberto's in San Francisco?
I decided to try their carnitas fries... It so good, better than Carne asada fries in my opinion... I just asked them if they can put pork instead of steak. They said yes. The pork was seasoned better than the steak. I will order this from now on...
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2/18/2009
I came here for the carne asada fries... YUM!!! They were so good!
I also ordered the chille rellano… Read more »
I only come here when Taqueria Lupita (across the street) is closed.
This is decent "chain mex" food....nothing to write home about.
I do agree their carnitas is really great.....4-5 stars for their shredded pork.
Tasty, authentic Mexican food. My second favorite Mexican chain in Sacramento, behind Jimboy's Tacos.
Foget Denny's/ihop this is the #1 spot after a night of partying. Of course not the best Mexican food, but beats anything you can get in 5minutes. Like Jeff. B said, anything on the menu is fairly good. What stands out to me is the California Burrito and Quesadilla with an Horchata drink.
Vu C. got it right, this joint is ghetto. Its a run-down place where you usually get your food to go.
I used to come here when I first moved to the Sacramento region, being totally clueless about where to find decent Mexican food, I recognized the familiar name and decided to give it a try. At first my boyfriend and I would drive all the way here because we were addicted to their greasy-ass carne asada chips. I've never eaten anything so greasy in my life, but we were totally addicted. If you ever experience headaches or sickness from consuming too much oil this place is not for you. Their super burritos are average, heard the horchata was good, but thats about all I ate from here.
Most items on the menu are good. A standout is the rolled tacos with guacamole and cheese. The breakfast burritos are big but haven't been good in years.
This location is so ghetto, but the 24 hour business keeps me coming back when I'm in town. Make sure you accompany your female friends here at night. The 5 rolled chicken tacos with guacamole and cheese is decent. Occasionally, I come across some bad guacamole though. The hot sauce is down right watery compared to the Stockton location. You can barely here the guy through the intercom, but they've never messed up my order. Don't forget to ask for pica de gallo on the side. That gives your 5 rolled tacos some added yum.
In my opinion, I think Adalberto's is hands down, the BEST Mexican hole in the wall restaurant in the Sacramento area. I have been to 3 locations (Watt Ave, Madison Ave, and Fair Oaks Blvd) on numerous occasions and usually find myself at the Carmichael location on Fair Oaks Blvd since there is a generous amount of seating inside. What I love about Adalberto's is that it is as close as it gets to homemade Mexican food. Every time I go there, I always order a California burrito. The burrito comes fully loaded with generous amounts of carne asada steak, potato shavings, shredded cheese, crisp tomatoes, and mild salsa. They also have an extensive selection of tacos, enchiladas, and burritos. What makes Adalberto's special is that when you dine in, you can help yourself to an endless amount of chips, salsa, and lime to satisfy your needs. And you can get stuffed for less than $8.00 which includes a medium drink! And best of all, they offer a 24-hour drive-thru at all locations which can satisfy those late-night cravings. I would recommend this place to anyone who wants to get filled up without spending a fortune.
whenever i crave for carne asada burritos, i make the trek up here from natomas. i first started eating here in '96, and i have a soft spot for it cuz my bro and i would order carne asada plates and gorge ourselves on the late night tip. back then, plates were only $5.50! talk about inflation. anyways, never attempt to tackle carne asada fries or chips on your own. i personally like the fish tacos for some reason, i know a lot of people have major qualms about them. they are reminscient of a filet o fish in a tortilla, but i guess i find that good. california burritos also get a thumbs up.
