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MzLyndaC
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Pepitos Mexican Restaurant

  • January 12, 2007
  • Rated 5 of 5 by MzLyndaC from Riverside, California
Pepitos Mexican Restaurant

Pepitos Mexican Restaurant is a restaurant my family has been passing by for years. I always thought it was a bar that happened to serve Mexican food. To be honest, the only reason we tried it was because it was on our airline miles program. Boy, are we sorry we have been missing this place!! The first time we went, I was in the mood for soup, and their albondigas did not disappoint. Loaded with meatballs and vegetables, with a rich, tasty broth and accompanied by rice, beans, and tortillas, it was one of the best bowls of albondigas I’ve ever had. My son had the chili verde, which is a specialty dish of mine, so we tend to be very picky about it. It was fabulous! My husband had the camarones ala diabla, which he loved. A bit too spicy for my taste, but the flavor was still wonderful! As you can imagine, when my family dines, we are always tasting each others’ food...some people might find that bad table manners, but we have fun with it!!!

Our server was Cristina, who was friendly and efficient, and other staff also made sure we had everything we needed.

On our second visit we took our teenagers with us, and the feasting began!!! My husband stuck with his shrimp diabla, but I decided to try the shrimp fajitas and my stepdaughter had the chicken fajitas...both came to the table sizzling on their cast-iron platters. My older son had fish tacos, which were tasty, and my younger son had carnitas...crispy and delicious, with rice and beans. I had a margarita, which was just perfect, and my husband had a Modelo (Mexican beer), and it was cold and fresh. We were tasting each others’ food, commenting on how everything was so good and cursing the fact that we hadn’t found this place sooner. Cristina was our waitress again, and we never wanted for a thing...again she was right on top of all five orders, as well as the rest of her customers.

The décor is beautiful, authentic Mexican with rustic wood chairs and tiled tables. Stained glass and pictures depicting scenes in Mexican history keep you entertained, as well as Los Trios Bohemios, strolling musicians who are very good but do not “pester” for tips as some restaurant musicians do.

We have definitely become their new regulars!

www.pepitos-restaurant.com

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