In February I made it out to Cali to visit Dad and the Davis Bike Borrachos (Starbacks and Cocks) and also took in a couple days of the miserably soggy Tour of California. Dad and I went to Sac to check out the prologue and after watching a few of the lower seeded racers we started to get the taco jitters and decided we had enough time for a couple of tacos before the big boys (the juicers) were up. Just a couple of blocks north of the Capital Plaza Place (whatever they call it) and were the race was being held, was Alejandro’s Taqueria……chinga score! I ordered up the gold standard carne asada taco plate which included the typical rice and beans and condiment bar. Man, I just love those taqueria condiment bars….jalepenos, your choice of salsa, cilantro, frickin limes and onions (if you’re into that). Alejandro’s is your one-step-above the typical taqueria because 1) they have a lot more than just tacos and 2) the tables and floors were not sticky with half-dried menudo juice and 3) I’m sure Arnold eats here. 
“Solid” is a good way to describe Alejandro’s – not super kick ass but really good solid and authentic Mexican food. The tacos were double-torted, and steamed as they should be. The meat was well done and a bit crispy….check. The beans were authentically runny and the rice was cooked with only a few molecules of chile powder giving it a faint pinkish color – again, the way it should be. (hey man, I didn’t make up these criteria – those are just the facts bro)
The Review:
Authenticityness (food) 4.5/5.0
Atmosphere (sterile) 2.5/5.0
Condiment Bar (bad ass) 4.5/5.0
Carne (crispy goodness) 3.8/5.0
Location (close to the race) 4.0/5.0
Total: 3.86/5.0
As we left Alejandro’s, guts bustin’ with tacos, back to the bike race we realized we had missed the end which we had waited all day to see….shit! Oh well, we weren’t too bummed because Alejandro had treated us good……had missed the race after eating at some shit hole like Chili’s® there would have been blood in the streets.
“Solid” is a good way to describe Alejandro’s – not super kick ass but really good solid and authentic Mexican food. The tacos were double-torted, and steamed as they should be. The meat was well done and a bit crispy….check. The beans were authentically runny and the rice was cooked with only a few molecules of chile powder giving it a faint pinkish color – again, the way it should be. (hey man, I didn’t make up these criteria – those are just the facts bro)The Review:
Authenticityness (food) 4.5/5.0
Atmosphere (sterile) 2.5/5.0
Condiment Bar (bad ass) 4.5/5.0
Carne (crispy goodness) 3.8/5.0
Location (close to the race) 4.0/5.0
Total: 3.86/5.0
As we left Alejandro’s, guts bustin’ with tacos, back to the bike race we realized we had missed the end which we had waited all day to see….shit! Oh well, we weren’t too bummed because Alejandro had treated us good……had missed the race after eating at some shit hole like Chili’s® there would have been blood in the streets.
