The food is SO good, the beans are so delicious and the rice is nice and fluffy. The portions are a little small unless you get a platter, but they're still amazing. You pick a seat anywhere and sit and when you're done eating, you go up front and pay. It makes for a very nice, low-social setting. Everything is super cheap, I paid for two full meals for my boyfriend and I for only $24 (without tip-- I tipped $10 because the staff is super nice and the food is amazing.) There are varying refill policies depending on what you get- Pepsi products are on tap so they are free. They have horchata, lemonade, and bottled drinks; these are not free per refill if I remember correctly. The drinks are actually pretty large though, so I personally didn't have an issue. I highly recommend this place!!! It is quant, tasty, and inexpensive! read more

Amazing food, great prices that haven't gone up like every other restaurant, and great service. This place is so good every plate you oversee is amazing. Tacos desebrada are delicious as well as the machaca to name a few. read more

4 stars the food was really good just not enough of it. The portion was for either for a small person or elderly person. Had the Picadillo and was about 3 Table spoons. Any who, it was delicious and service was great! Maybe I'll try lunch and check those portions later. read more

Nice find. Easy location and nice service and food that is VALUE priced. Green chili enchiladas were good topped with an egg that made it even better. Check this place out. Very local. read more

Alba's Mexican Restaurant - Menu - Mexican Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Caldo de res is great. They have daily specials and all are yummy friendly and clean atmosphere!!

We have not had anything less than a great meal and service in this establishment. We've tried quite a few dishes. It does take longer than most to get your order but the food is freshly prepared and delicious. The servers are friendly and attentive. read more

E.P. exPatriot, in town for a family reunion woke up on the east side on a Saturday morning. MAPS sent me here,what a discovery! I knew I was in right place when the sign said "Menudo Everyday!" Large bowl of love..,bread and coffee... I'd have paid much more than 5 and some change, service was excellent,friendly but not overbearing. After I was ready to take on the day. I can only image how good the rest of the menu is cuz the menudo was as good as any I've had and I've had allot! read more

Alba's Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Best huevos rancheros I've had, the eggs are cooked perfectly and the sauce is great, definitely packs a punch so if you're not a fan of spice I wouldn't recommend. The prices are very good and the serving of food provided is perfect. The salsa is so good and they provide this complimentary with chips when you walk in. The menudo is definitely worth having, perfect serving and they give you a good ratio of hominy and meat to soup. The restaurant itself is small and cozy and the staff is friendly. The wait time for food can vary depending on the day. I've come on a Saturday and waited almost 30 minutes for my food but I've also waited as little as 5 minutes on a Sunday. Definitely a little gem worth visiting if your in the area. I'm rating a 4 because I've only had a couple of items on the menu but I will definitely be back to try more. I'll also mention they do have football games on Sunday's. read more

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Sat for almost 30 minutes after getting a water and coffee. Right when I walked in I knew I wasn't welcome. When I paid for the coffee, they never even asked why I was leaving. read more

First of all i judge a restaurant by their unsweetened tea. If they have good tea, the are usually peti pretty good. The tea sucked. The chips and salsa was actually really good. Service was bad, but they were very busy on a Sunday at 11, so i wouldn't complain about that... As for the food, my husband had the chicken enchiladas with green chile; flavorless. I don't think they seasoned the chicken all. They didn't put enough green chile sauce on it. I had the tacas el carbon. No flavor on the meat at all. Rice was bland. Beans were okay, but no cheese on them. Guacamole had absolutely no flavor, just a soupy mess. My husband thought since they were packed that maybe they are one of those places that you have to order a certain thing and we didn't pick the right thing. We will not be coming back. read more

Albas is that place you go to when you know you want great home style cooking that never disappoints. The Menudo is the best I've had in the country and I've eaten it everywhere. When you order eggs over medium or easy you get the eggs you ordered. The staff is consistent, attentive and friendly. The price is very reasonable considering how fresh the food is. I recommend the menudo, Round Hotdog (Hotdog served in a hamburger bun) and their Huevos Rancheros. I love this place and come when I'm in town for work! read more

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First review I've ever done but I figured it needed to be done. Service was the worst I have ever experienced.Came into the establishment nobody approached me or even looked my way. Found my way to a table sat for 15 min as waitresses and waiters walked around me but ignored the hell out of me finally said screw this place. checked my google found Mi Publito restaurant wasnt to far away got up headed to that restaurant. P.S that place is a crap load better. Writing this review as I sit at the other restaurant. read more

Do not waste your time coming here..you come in and just stand around no one offers to seat you or tells you to just sit wherever... they just stare at you from behind the counter while they wait on others... stood and waited 10 minutes no one ever greeted us... what I assume was the manager just kept standing at the back looking at us then she finally walked to the back... so we left..Bottom line... DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. We love to go to small businesses but this seems to be why small businesses fail in elpaso.. the staff does not know how to have any type of customer servicr read more

One of the Best places to get a Mexican Plate in El Paso. I always find time to stop in and have a bite when I'm in the area. Thank you for good food and a clean environment. Always nice waitresses with several TVs on even on for the kids. Come by and see for yourself. You won't be sorry. It's Good!!! read more

Alba's Mexican Restaurant - Greta Lent Specials - Mexican Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Sunday moring looking for good meal to hit road for 11 hr ride back home. 1st choice closed, search brought us here. Very helpful, friendly waitress. Table ordered chilaciles verdes (green) /rojos (red) and menudo. Rojos good but flavor of red chile overshadows the eggs (i had chile rojo enchiladas day before, different place and its just a powerful flavor, for me more fitting for enchiladas). Verdes were really good. The sauce was fresh, eggs scrambled nicely and white cheese melted on top. Ive had menudo many times and this one was top 3 for me. Very clean, full of hominy/pansas. Fresh onion/cilantro/lemon juice added more color/flavor. They have mexican oregano on tables. They serve menudo with "francesitos" which are small bread rolls, toasted with butter on grill. Very good. Would go back. Seems they have regular customer base for breakfast. Very welcoming. read more

Yummy i had the Mexican plate and the service was excellent and there tacos are to die for either way you have them,this restaurant is a family favorite and i can see why the locals of El Paso come here, cant beat the menudo as well read more

This is the worst service I've ever received! No one greeted us nor sat us at a table until we asked. The server told my partner he could not get menudo without the meat, told us they had no salsa when they did. We asked 5 times for salsa and chips. The server was anxious the entire time running around and pressuring us to order quickly. This is our first time coming and we will never come again. read more

I ordered 2 large menudos to go n paid 15 bucks. When I got home to eat it this is what I got.... It's definitely not a large and def wasn't worth the money. The cebolla, oregano, and chili were also very skimpy. So disappointed! read more

This is our breakfast go to place! My wife loves the green chilaquiles! Best green sauce in town! The menudo here is a must have! If you brought a big apetite give the Happy Burger a try for lunch! Its a huge offering guaranteed to leave you coming back for more! read more

The waitress was on her phone the whole time she was serving us we had to ask to have our drinks refilled 2 times before she refilled them. The food was bad no sauce or anything and when I asked if they had mild salsa for the chips she looked at me and said no it's not even that hot. Excuse me but that's poor service, being a waitress I try to understand when the service is bad but we were one of the two tables that were there and the other table couldn't get her attention either. read more

We go here for lunch quite a bit. Fast service always with smiles and the food is always delicious . Very affordable home cooked Mexican food read more

Love the food here, always order for our office and recommend this to our coworkers but the last two visits the service has been horrible, been sitting here for 15 minutes now and no drink or chips and salsa. I had to get up and ask the server to help me!! There are only 3 other guests here so they're not even busy! Ughhh guess this will be my last visit. Delilah was my server, someone please train this girl!! read more

Wow! This is the worst service I've ever had. I have never been so annoyed. The people lied about not having salsa and chips as they were serving the table next to us chips and salsa. I honestly thought they were joking. My food didn't come till 45 min later and I ordered menudo which takes maybe 10 minutes max! I'm very disappointed with everything. The servers were running around like chickens with their heads cut off. The only reason my girlfriend and I stayed was because one of the servers named Stephanie helped us out even after her shift had ended. Please before you decide to come here think twice. read more