Editor Pick
Los Alambres
- April 20, 2006
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Asia Traveler from Onalaska, Wisconsin
After walking throughout the downtown area, I was looking for a light, inexpensive dinner while walking back up through the Gaslamp District. However, inexpensive is not a word that applies to most restaurants in that area, so I was happy to come across Alambres, a relatively inexpensive Mexican restaurant.
Alambres was mostly empty on Saturday night, so the service was prompt and I had my pick of seats in the restaurant.
The food, however, was not what I expected. I had been to San Diego several times before and had eaten at other authentic Mexican restaurants, so I thought I knew what to expect. However, when my chicken tacos came, I was surprised to discover that that was all it was—chicken wrapped in a soft taco, no sauces, no other condiments, only a side of rice alongside the chips and salsa that had been brought out earlier. However, the horchata (a sweet rice drink) was very good. And I believe (from seeing a few other dishes brought out) that other dishes would have better met my American expectations. So, I believe this was a problem of my expectations, but I mention it for others so that you can modify your expectations.
I would eat at Alambres again if I were in a similar situation (in the Gaslamp looking for something cheaper to eat), but I probably would not go out of my way to eat there again (particularly due to the many Mexican restaurants available in the San Diego area).
From journal Downtown in San Diego