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El Tepeyac Cafe

800 S Palm Ave
Alhambra, CA 91803
(626) 281-3366

Awards: 3 Awards
Web Links: 18 Links
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El Tepeyac Cafe has been selected as a best restaurant by a major publication or website.

Nominated Best Mexican - AOL CityGuide Poll 2006


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10best.com review
(for location at 812 N Evergreen Ave)
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"Bring your appetite to this casual eatery, where you can feed yourself for the entire day if you choose carefully. Burritos are truly enormous – oversized tortillas packed to bursting with rice, beans, your choice of meat, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, a..."
blogging.la review
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"We watched this guy, amazed by his brazingness and the way he would yell at people passing by. Sure as hell, out of nowhere, two cops come from behind this poor s...."
burritophile.com review
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"Price was not an issue for me, but they serve you a pile of vile slop along with a tortilla. The tortilla ends up swimming in a pile of what looks to be grease, water, VERY runny refried beans, and in the case of meat choice, Chile Colorado beef, which I..."
calendarlive.com review
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"Extras/Notes: The dishes are authentic, portions are huge, and the service is fast and friendly. Most patrons have been going to him since childhood, and now, as grownups with their own kids, they return...."
calendarlive.com review
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"If you're really hungry try a special burrito, w/rice, beans, guaca. onions, cilantro + choose c/a, steak picado, chicken, spicy ch...."
dinesite.com review
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"If you go to El Tepeyac Café, you`ll find a place that offers guests a Mexican fare. Expect the average entrée to cost $8 to $12, and you`ll be appropriate if dressed casual...."
gayot.com review
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""s El Tepeyac, one of the city"s most legendary eateries. The menu lists many Mexican standards, most of which are good, but go for the burritos---huge beyond belief and stuffed full of delicious goodies like machaca, chile verde, beans, rice, guacamo..."
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insiderpages.com review
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"Although we never felt safe going into this area, my dad took us here when I was a kid all of the time. The burritos would be enough for 2 to 3 peopel to eat off of...."
laweekly.com review
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"It"s not that a catering to the massive appetites of the masses is anything to be ashamed of; quite the contrary. I looked around El Tepeyac and saw a rainbow that would certainly please the Reverend Jackson: East Indian, Asian, black, white, Latino; I..."
local.yahoo.com review
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"I used to eat it all the time when I used to work in Alhambra. But their hours are weird so everytime I go on the weekend its almost always closed...."

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local.yahoo.com review
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"From a really mexican point of view, this is not defenitely Mexican food, you can fool the gringo, but not a Mexican, the food is oh-right but not the best, the prices are not that greart either...."

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losangeles.metromix.com review
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") to get a Hollenbeck burrito-chicken or pork with generous guacamole-during lunch at this Eastside landmark. The servings are big enough to feed two, and your street cred will definitely improve when you bring your friends...."
losanjealous.com review
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"Top billing is the famed burrito at El Tepeyac in Boyle Heights, which is so freaking big it’s delivered with a pie-serving utensil...."
search.cityguide.aol.com review
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"The nacho chips are twice the thickness of ordinary chips, and the chile verde, chile colorado, salsa ranchera and pork-filled Hollenbeck sauce are also offered as "banos" to bathe the tops of burritos and eggs. The menu lists a wide selection of Mexican..."

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thenewdiner.blogspot.com review
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"The Manuel Special Burrito. Most people will known what that means. It's one of the biggest burritos I've ever seen. Named after the owner, the burrito must be five pounds...."
tripadvisor.com review
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"Although some people get nervous in the barrio, and might prefer the Monterey Park location, this is the best Mexican food ever, and cheap beyond belief...."

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