Los Comales de Rebeca is a small Mexican restaurant in the Historic Northeast Neighborhood although not situated on Independence or St. John Avenues where most of the restaurants are located. On 12th St just a couple of doors down from Benton Blvd, LCdR caters to the local Hispanic neighborhood with not being located on a main thoroughfare.
A friend mentioned this place to me about a year ago and I finally took the time to check them out. I went for tacos, but ended up ordering the Hamburguesa Mexicana.
I'm a sucker for Mexican hamburgers and this place delivered one of the biggest and tastiest I've had. A large bun with a large grilled beef patty and American cheese...then the fun begins... a huge slab of grilled ham, several slices of bacon, grilled pineapple pieces, sliced avocados, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, ketchup, mustard and mayo. It is as big as it sounds and be forewarned this is a messy behemoth that could feed two. Fries were plentiful, hot and crispy. No issues with the $12 price tag.
Table and wall menus are 90% in Spanish, although my waiter was English fluent. I would return to try their more "Mexican" offerings next time I'm in the NE. Only giving four stars since staff was not that attentive or friendly. read more