El Albanil
3619 Byron St, Bellingham, WA, 98225
El Albanil Menu
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Address :
3619 Byron St
Bellingham, WA, 98225 - Phone (360) 676-2444
- Website https://elalbanil.net
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 9:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : No
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
Good For Dancing : No
Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
Happy Hour : Yes
Coat Check : No
Smoking : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
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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Luis F.
Great food, good service .. Reminded me of an eatery at home in California.. Had cheese & onion enchilada & a Budweiser .. Yum yum !!
(4)Pamela P.
Love this place! Hidden treasure. Great service and staff with good authentic food! Must try it. Their happy hour is really good! Sangria is homemade and delicious. Micheladas and Mojitos are also great!
(5)Sue M.
Imagine a mild green pepper stuffed with two kinds of melted cheese, surrounded by a perfectly made, very thin omelette, all covered with a superbly spiced light Mexican sauce. El Albanil chili rellenos are perfect - no deep-frying or breading or heavy tomato sauce in this dish. Other outstanding options here include Tacos al Carbon (tiny chunks of pleasantly spiced beef served with soft tortillas and a homemade salsa and lettuce) and Pollo A la Crema (pieces of chicken breast, onions and crispy green pepper slices in a flavorful cream sauce). Wonderful rice (again without a heavy tomato base) and beans and tortillas accompany most dishes. We've never found anything on the menu which isn't top-notch. All dishes have an authentic Mexican flavor without being overly spicy hot. Although we live in Southern Oregon, if our travels take us within 100 miles of Bellingham, we head for El Albanil. We are never disappointed. The family provides a warm welcome and swift service. The restaurant is clean and non-pretentious. A recent addition is an intimate, though modern, industrial-designed bar area - check it out - you'll be tickled!! If, like us, you don't live nearby - El Albanil is just minutes off of I-5, and if you happen to be driving an RV - there is easy access to a large parking lot behind the restaurant. We eagerly look forward to our next visit.
(5)chris o.
To start, their chips and salsa were disappointing. The chips were thick and stale, not light and crispy. The watery salsa was all heat without flavor. I got the lunch combo plate of ground beef taco and enchilada with beans and rice. When the waiter set down my plate, the enchilada was so flat I thought they had forgotten the beef. It was literally like a tri-folded tortilla, but I cut it in half and lifted it up with my fork and there was actually a tiny meat layer equal to a single grain of ground beef in thickness. The taco was also without much meat. The staff was friendly and service was good though, and the price was right. But next time, I'll go to Taco Time across the street. I grew up in Texas, so I don't expect "authentic" in Washington, but this place didn't even meet Washington standards I've had elsewhere. Also, the place was empty except for three tables, and oddly, the host had sat us all adjacent to each other. I was seated first in the empty restaurant, then a couple was sat next to me, and another couple next to them a few minutes later. How about spreading us out?...the place is empty! Geeez!
(1)Steve S.
I should have known better. About 6 months ago I had lunch at El Albanil and found it to be bland and disappointing. Today, I was in the area and thought I would give it another try, thinking maybe they have improved, and it turned out to be just as bland and disappointing as I remembered. It had lunch and I ordered the lunch pork carnitas for $8.95. The rice and beans were not very warm.The pork was mush, not tender, and it had the texture and flavor of something out of a can rather than what I have seen with pork carnitas in the past. My recommendation if you want good Mexican food would be to try any other Mexican restaurant in Bellingham. Even Taco Time across the street would have been better. I will not be back.
(1)Velma M.
AWFUL! This place doesn't even deserve 1 star. Frozen, unseasoned, microwaved garbage. Forget this place, even the margaritas were bad.
(1)M D.
I write this with the hope the owners will look at it as constructive critism. I doubt I will be back but your servers were very nice and I would like to see you succeed. We eat out a lot and this is at our end of town but it is just not good enough to spend $50 for two for dinner there. Seat your guests by the window unless they request not to be. Just because the seats closest to the kitchen are more convenient for you, this does not mean it is a nicer atmosphere for your patrons. Immediately offer your guests drinks. We sat for a while before this part was accomplished. My fruit margarita was not blended, rather there is a nasty syrup in the drink over ice. It irritated me to pay $8 for a small sized, headache in a glass. Use real ingredients, especially in your drinks. I ordered a shreaded beef burrito. It was mostly full of rice and refried beans. If you insist on giving me those fillers, put them on the side or use vegetables. Husband was okay with his food but when we go out we each have veto power and I will likely use mine in the future if this place was suggested.
(2)J. M.
Barf. At first this place was tolerable mostly because it was being ordered from Viking Food Delivery, so I never saw the inside of the restaurant, and we were usually slightly intoxicated while eating it, so what does it matter? My husband and I thought we would go in, since the delivery wasn't terrible, and it was not good. We could hear them using the microwave, which I'm pretty sure was for my husband's quesadilla; which looked like something I would make my niece in the microwave as a quick snack. Not crispy at all and the cheese seemed more like Kraft Singles. I ordered the Camarones a la Crema, and my shrimp tasted boiled. It was strange. The sauce was really runny, too. The place doesn't look great on the inside, and just all around disappointing. We thought we could go back to ordering, but after my girl friend bit into what looked like part of a really small stick last night in her quesadilla, we're officially over this place.
(1)Deanna K.
It was a dark and stormy night. We wanted to go somewhere where the food was good and we wouldn't have to wait an hour to be seated. This place didn't disappoint. My husband was very pleasantly surprised to see colorado burrito on the menu, and said he would order it again! I enjoyed the chile verde. Service was great and the restaurant was warm and inviting. Must be a pretty well kept secret, though, as there was only one other couple in the restaurant the entire time. We'll make sure to tell all our friends about this place!
(5)Trevor A.
Bland. Nothing special. I won't be going back.
(2)Jericha W.
Food was good. Staff was extremely friendly. Definitely gonna come back whenever I'm in town.
(4)terry b.
the best thing about this place is taco time is right across the street
(1)Scott S.
With all of the mexican restaurants in town, the folks at El Albanil need to do a little more work to keep up. I've been a couple of times, and the food isn't bad, but it's not exceptional. The staff is kind of the same way. It's the first Mexican restaurant we've been to where my 9 year old said he didn't like it very much. Both visits, (one for dinner, and one for lunch) we were one of 2 or 3 occupied tables. They charge for soda and iced tea refills, didn't offer to refill our chip or salsa... those kinds of things. It would be valuable for the manager/owners to walk down the street and have a meal at the mexican place down the road, (also to notice how crowded that place is), and take some notes. Not a bad place, just not a great place. Update 12-17-12 Gave it another try, we were in the neighborhood, and I always figure there's a change of improvement. Alas, I was again disappointed. The place was empty, people were friendly, but slow, and the food was underwhelming. Just not worth going. El Agave, (just up the road) is a much better choice. The service is faster, even though they're usually crowded.
(2)P B.
Awesome food. Friendly staff. Clean restaurant. Every item we ordered was delicious.
(4)Casey M.
After the last few times I have eaten here back a few months ago, I thought this would be a great place to bring my family for my brother and I's birthday dinner. We were very unsatisfied and I was ASHAMED to bring them here. They were very slow at servicing us, even though the restaurant had only 4 other tables max. We kept having to get their attention to ask them to refill our drinks, chips and salsa. When we received our food most of the food was barely warm and the rice was cold. The salsa also tasted a little bland and the pico de gallo did not taste fresh. Towards the end of our meal my brother asked for deep fried jalapenos and the waiter said it would take 10 minutes to make just a few jalapenos. Also when we told them it was both our birthdays he said he could give us some sopaopillas (deep fried tortillas with cinnamon, sugar and whip cream) which I thought were complementary at the end of the meal anyways. I was just disappointed about not get anything special like the rest of the Mexican food restaurants around.
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