Los Altos Mexican Restaurant
1518 Broad St, Story City, IA, 50248
Los Altos Mexican Restaurant Menu
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Address :
1518 Broad St
Story City, IA, 50248 - Phone (515) 733-0088
- Website https://www.losaltosmenu.com/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 9:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Categories
Mexican Cuisine
If you enjoy Taco Tuesday, then you have officially fallen in love with the Mexican Food. The main grain of Mexican cuisine is maize. Also known as corn, maize is grown for the past 9000 years after the crop was discovered by the people in Mayan civilization. Mexican empire flourished when they started growing beans, tomatoes, chili pepper, sweet potato and cactus. Till this date these ingredients are used in cooking authentic Mexican dishes and drinks.
Great use of spices, fresh chili pepper dishes like fajitas, tortilla chips, corn chips, salsa, chimichangas, burritos, nachos and quesadillas are invented in America. But when you are looking for authentic Mexican food then you must find a restaurant in the city that serves Rajas con Queso, Garbanzo in a Guajillo Chile Sauce, Pork Filled Chiles Rellenos, Chiles en Nogada, Molcajete Salsa, Pico de Gallo and Frijoles de la Olla. An eye-opening fact – Mexican don't like their food hot. They use fresh chili and other spices to create a flavor that lingers in your mouth.
Mexican food is great for those who are Gluten Intolerant as they use Corn instead of wheat in most of their dishes. Also, you can easily find many beans based Mexican dishes. Another dish which didn't get similar glory as tacos or nachos is the Mexican hot chocolate. If you love something hot on a chilly day, then go for Mexican Hot Chocolate. On merry days, you can enjoy the authentic Mexican Drinks like Tequila, Mezcal, Tecuí, Sotol, Bacanora, Charanda, Posh O Pox, Puebla and Pulque. Mexican Cuisine is for people who enjoy strong drinks and hearty meals.
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Jon T.
For my third and fourth visits to Los Altos, I was with Bro J. We needed some lunch and while bemoaning the fact that Los Compadres is no longer there, I was encouraged by the huevos con chorizo I had enjoyed a couple of weeks earlier. Besides, it really was not much of a choice, since we needed a Mexican lunch. I fully recognize that Los Altos does not try to be a taqueria, which is what we would prefer, but I am finding that this is one of those cookie cutter Mexican places that also has some pretty good things if you have the patience to find them. You just won't find lengua or cabeza. Between us we ordered tacos de carne asada and chile verde with pork. These were very good plates. The carne asada was salted and seasoned nicely and the taco plates that they do have are accompanied by the condiments on the side. This is worth mentioning because I don't want a lot of raw onion on my tacos and at Los Altos, you can use as much or as little as you want because the cilantro and onion are not pre-mixed. But even cooler is that I do like grilled onions and the carne asada came with well grilled onions. They were not just softened, but were carmalized perfectly and we ate them all. Depending on which taco plate you get, you will get a tomatillo based salsa verde or a dried chile based salsa roja. Both are very good sauces for the tacos. In addition you get a cup of pico de gallo and a well flavored cup of frijoles charros. The pork with salsa verde was also excellent. The pork had been roasted and shredded, so there were some of the nice outside crispy bits included. It was moist and well seasoned. The salsa verde was clearly homemade and complimented the pork well. I order pork in salsa verde or carnitas with green sauce often in Mexican restaurants. This presentation was one of the better that I have had and I will certainly order again. The next day we returned and repeated the tacos de carne asada and this time had a plate of tacos al pastor. Again, these are worth getting. While I don't expect them to slice this pork from a trompo in the kitchen and grill it, the meat was seasoned nicely, grilled and served with grilled pineapple. This whole experience was a pleasant surprise. So while some of you are with me moaning about the demise of Los Compadres, don't give up on Los Altos completely. I can certainly recommend: Huevos con chorizo - ask for some chiles torreados and either the red or green sauce to accompany Tacos de carne asada Tacos al pastor Chile verde with pork Or just a big bowl of frijoles charros. I cannot recommend the chiles rellenos. On the first day of this two day visit, I had a brain freeze and absent mindedly ordered chilles rellenos instead of chiles torreados. My screw-up afforded us an opportunity to sample these and I can warn you off making the same mistake. They are not made from chiles poblanos. The chiles themselves are tough and flavorless. The red chile sauce is not something that I would want on any dish. Although it looks very good, the chile flavor is weak and it has some cumin, leading you to say "Tex-Mex". I'm afraid to order Chile Colorado because of this sauce. The final failure on this dish is the disgusting runny processed white Cheese-Whiz that they are stuffed with. As I said at the outset, you have to work your way through this menu, to learn what they do well and what to avoid. We found enough to recommend it. Stay out of the food designed for Middle-Westerners and you may find some gems. Avoid anything with that horrible white cheese. One idiosyncrasy on the menu is that dishes that you associate with one species of meat, will be offered with several. For example, chile verde is normally pork. They offer it with chicken, beef or pork. A better example is tacos al pastor. This is definitely always and only pork, yet they offer it with the same three meat choice. A little weird. I am adding a star based on my last three meals there and bolstered by the thoughtful way they serve the taco plates and the excellent pork verde.
(4)Matt E.
I was very sad to see Taqueria Los Compadres which occupied this location previous go. I'm typically not a big fan of "strip mall" Mexican foods that are smothered in cheeses, sour cream and enchilada sauces. I am very pleased to say that even with the loss of a personal favorites from the previous incarnation here, the tortas, this place left me very pleased with the depth of menu and the variety of things to choose from here. The menu here is massive, and I settled on one of my go to favorites the Tacos Al Pastor. They were very good, and my companions found some interesting items including some spinach enchiladas and seafood items. This place is has a lot of novelty in Story City so it was very busy and service was stretched thin. It did take a while to get drinks refilled. I will be anxious to return again. PS. They still have the Mexican wonder-beverage known as horchata here. Make sure to try it on your visit!
(4)Summer F.
Love this place!! The staff is very friendly and accommodating. Burritos are excellent and filling. Mostly I love their hot salsa they offer with their chips. I recommend the fajitas and tamales! Wish they would offer delivery! !
(5)S D.
Third time we have eaten there and probably our last. Three platters of lukewarm food and one platter of cold food! No one asked us how our food was and the service was extremely slow! Instead of sending everything back and having to wait again, we ate it. One platter of food looked like someone had dumped water on it and had red sauce smeared around the edge. The first time we at there it was excellent! Second time two of four had lukewarm food. Tonight was their last chance and they failed! Very disappointed! Did like the fact we each had our own dish for salsa. Asked for hotter salsa and they said they didn't have any. The first two times they did.
(1)Kristine P.
Really good food. Comparable, however, to other Mexican restaurants nearby. Friendly service. It was a little slow but it was also a busy night.
(3)Dave C.
Great prices with really good food. Servers seem to enjoy their jobs and your business. Every time we go the food and service are predictably good.
(5)Adam C.
This is what is left of the amazing Taqueria Los Compadres. Sadly now it is just the same strip mall Tex-Mex as every other suburban Mexican restaurant. Foods is rather bland, and there is a lot of cheese and sauce in play. It was decent I guess, but next time I want tacos I'm going to Des Moines.
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