Alfonso’s Mexican Food

I’m from Texas. San Antonio, TX. I’ve been searching for a «real» Mexican joint since we moved to the Springs 7 months ago — and nothing has measured up.
That all changed today when I found Alfonso’s! I’m so excited — no frills, just great Mexican food. Homemade tortillas, amazing hot sauce (the green sauce is the bomb!), and burritos the size of Texas — I couldn’t finish mine!
The prices are great and they have a drive thru — my heart is happy.
I still have yet to find anyplace in Colorado that serves breakfast tacos — what is the deal with that? But I will happily «settle» for Alfonso’s breakfast burritos — totally satisfied my Tex-​Mex cravings and this will become my new Saturday morning tradition.

Normally a good place to eat but tonight they had music so loud I couldn’t even make my order and I sure wouldn’t sit in the lobby and eat my dinner there. I mean really loud, I’m almost wondering if it wasn’t on purpose because they were closing in an hour.
I’ve been a customer for years but I won’t return. over the years the food quantity and quality has gotten worse anyway.
Someone should be fired, I’ll be calling the owner or manager tomorrow.

Delicious crispy chicken tacos! Delicious steak/​carne asada tacos! Definitely not healthy but fast and yummy every time.

I have gone to Alfonso’s off and on over the years. After a long break I have been twice now this month. Excellent carne asada burritos, tacos and tamales so far. Need to go by some morning and give it a go for my old standby breakfast burrito. Some reviews dis it but then again it is a neighborhood taqueria what do people want? The Broadmoor? Waiters with white gloves? Give me good burritos, stuffed to the gills with spicey meats and what not and I am a happy guy.

Stopped by for the first time after tackling the incline workout for a breakfast burrito. The Martin Steak with egg, bell peppers, onions, and cheese was huge and tasty! Way bigger than expected. Great value and authentic Mexican foods. I’ll definitely be back when I’m in the area for Mexican food cravings.

We came here to eat from word of mouth and it was great! The carnitas mini tacos and chicken flautas were yummy! Huge portions and cheap prices.

The customer service is terrible and the food is okay. If the food was amazing, I believe I could tolerate the rudeness… but that’s not the case. The young man behind the counter was simply abrasive and severely impatient with the elderly customers that came after me. I just left Texas and the Mexican food there is amazing… this place doesn’t compare. My order took 25 minutes and it was just fajitas. I attempted the drive thru first, but the line of cars weren’t moving. I thought going inside would be a lot faster, but I was wrong.

So much for being open till 2 a.m. On Saturday waited for 10 minutes could see a girl in there cleaning and talking on her phone so went and knocked on window, she told me to go to drive thru, i told her yea u got 2 cars that hv been waiting so she walked to the back… so i went back in line for the drive thru still no service even though as i drove off i could see there was another guy in there. So disappointing! Explain how u make money if u dont actually serve anything? I guess they just dont want or need any more customers cause u def lost my buisness!

Ordered the #1 special in the window and all of it was good: chicken taco, beef taco, 2 rolled tacos for $ 5. Customer service needs improvement. I think what’s happening is they’re so busy, they’re rude. Also unfortunately both their high chairs have broken buckles which saddens this mama of a 7 mos old boy who loved their guac.

I’ve been visiting this taco shop for a few years now for breakfast burritos. On our last late night visit my husband and I decided to go a little wild and try the tamales. I don’t know if I can even say I’m a big fan of tamales. It was my husband’s call, and I was skeptical. But those tamales were unreal. They were spicy and smothered in a red sauce. They weren’t dry or crumbly. I have no if ownership has changed or for how long these tamales have been this way. But the rice and beans were great, too. This meal made us hit up a few other Mexican restaurants in town just to try the tamales and see if this was an anomaly. We went to a couple other taco stands, a tiny taco king that’s highly regarded in town, and an old town Mexican restaurant. No other tamale compared to the ones you can get here, 24 hours a day, via drive thru. I definitely recommend them.

This is my favorite taco place in the springs! And living on the West Side makes it that much sweeter. The food is always excellent but as others have said, expect to wait, it’s fresh!

They’ve spoiled me for getting chicken flautas anywhere else. The salsa verde is a perfect compliment! What brought me in was the bacon breakfast burrito slathered in salsa verde, but my recent go-​to is the carnitas taco with a side of rice. So good! And I’ve been going long enough to see the employees lighten up a bit and even smile occasionally!

First time eating there and the cashier was super nice and helpful when I ordered the food was amazing and the store was spotless way better then taco express

Awesome breakfast burritos. I usually get the ham, egg and cheese breakfast burrito. Always fresh and made to order. I really like the red salsa. Very hot but very good. Great place to stop after a long hike or after the Manitou incline.

I love this place! Always open — always tasting great!
Definitely try the green sauce and their breakfast burrito. Honestly, anything you get you cannot go wrong! Quick service too. I always hit this place up.

the burritos are good like the breakfast. a little over 4 bux for the things. Nice sauce. the thing that makes this place good is the #1 special. drive through is a little slow, but guys are nice. the food is good. Its a little joint like we had in santa barbara…

Well this place is a decent fast food style Mexican restaurant.

We’re from Houston, an arguable mecca for mexican food this side of the Rio Grande. We live close by and had to at least check this place out. Saw the 3-​star average on here and some of the reviews are quite off-​putting. For this first visit we ordered a combo #1 (to test the rice and beans) and 3 soft/​3 hard beef tacos.
Overall, the food was good for what it is. This is mexican fast food… in Colorado Springs. The meat was tender and flavorful. The corn tortillas were awesome!
The restaurant seemed clean. There are 10 tables that seat 2 – 4 each. Staff was pleasant and didn’t mind explaining items on the menu. I had to verify that the «rolled tacos» are actually taquitos and not soft tacos. Can’t blame them for anglicizing a taquito.
We’ll be back.

Alfonso’s is one of those places I’ve gone to off and on for years as it’s conveniently located near work. It is a true hole in the wall and it is always hopping at lunch. The ham, egg, potato and cheese breakfast burrito is probably my favorite thing on the menu.
Today I had the «California Burrito». Traditionally these have carne asada, potatoes/​fries, pico and cheese. Alfonso’s take on it had sour cream. The steak was not as seared as it has been on the carne asada tacos, so it just wasn’t as good as it could have been. And at $ 6.40 compared to the other burritos costing $ 4.75-$ 5.25, I’m not likely to order it again.
If you and a buddy or two are truly starving. And by «starving» I mean, rabid, ravished, shipwrecked hungry… Order the «Don Poncho Burrito» and share it. It is the most massive burrito known to man. I ordered this once because it sounded awesome. I didn’t know how big it was going to be, and it ended up being 3 – 4 meals worth of burrito. More burro than burrito.

Alfonso’s is not glamorous, the service is pretty typical of a drive-​thru/​walk-​up counter place, but the food beats the snot out of La Casita. Beans have a lovely flavor and the other dishes are pretty tasty for a fast food joint. Is it the best Mexican food around? Of course, not. but it’s our go-​to for a quick lunch or dinner (haven’t tried the breakfast items yet)
Word of warning: there is a tasty sounding burrito that is listed near the register. a man’s name with special. It runs about $ 12 – 13. It’s the BIGGEST. FREAKING. BURRITO. ON. THE. PLANET. Seriously. It comes diagonal on a large tray and could feed a family of at least four. Like Man vs Food sized. :)