This place was great! We were staying at the Quality Inn down the street and it was a short walk here for dinner. Tortilla chips come out warm and the salsa was unique. I got a veggie burrito, and my husband got chicken fajita. I thought there was too much dressing in my burrito (salad is one of the fillings and it was drowning in dressing) and could've used some more beans, but overall the burrito was very tasty. Portions are huge, and we had leftovers the next day. We LOVED their guac. We stopped by the second day just to get more guac to go with our leftovers. My only complaint is they only have 1 vegetarian option; it's super easy as a Mexican place to offer more veggie options. But if we are in the area we will stop by again!

10/10 would recommend. Very kind and welcoming staff!! Give this place a try!! We stopped by on a Saturday evening and really enjoyed our visit. The staff was really courteous and helped us quickly. We would definitely come back again!

Wish this were in my town. We would eat here regularly if only that were so! It was the perfect place to stop for lunch after all morning on the road. Right off 101. Comfortable dinervatmosphere with BOOTHS!!!, nice friendly service. Food top-notch. We had tacos--fish, carnitas and asada. Perfect salsa and chips.

We were staying at the Best Western a few hundred yards from the restaurant. We avoided all of the usual franchised places and chose this one based on the reviews alone. This is Mexican food as I've never tasted it before. Can't recommend this place enough! Make sure you see what the specials are as you walk in, and definitely go for the half mariscada - there's enough food for two.. Enjoy.

We stopped at this place during our chilly overcast journey from Ventura to Santa Rosa. After a "crap-tastic" (yes it's a real word) McDonald's breakfast, from which our innards during the first leg of our trip endured slip "n" slide like results, we were not looking forward to another drive through for lunch. As we came into Salinas we busted out the Yelp Application on our iPhone (best app ever). After much careful thought, deliberation and review from what others had posted we decided on this place and were not disappointed. We probably drove by the restaurant three times attempting to find it only to realize that the sign out front of that address had a totally different name. Once we walked inside we were greeted by a very pretty young lady who did not speak a single word of English. Not to worry I simply reverted back to my 10 years removed High School Spanish to get the job done. Now it be due to the fact that it was a Friday or that it was 1:00 pm but this legendary mariachi band rumored in every other review was no where to be found. Instead we were treated to telemundos best Mexican daytime soaps on a giant flat screen television. The food that came out was delicious from a gringos point of view. The mixed fajitas were amazing!!!! The tomatoes and peppers used were so fresh and went great with the shrimp. My girlfriend had the two cheese enchiladas from which the plate was left spotless. I can't remember the last time I saw enchiladas that were not completely soggy after soaking in what can only be described as "red sauce". This place did it perfectly. The enchiladas had texture and you could actually taste the food beyond the sauce. Definitely a place we would stop by again.

Having grown up in southern California and spending a good amount of time in Mexico, I'm pretty picky about my Mexican food and have certain expectations of how things should be done. Taqueria Los Altos is so unbelievably good, I don't even know where to start. Jonesing for a quick bite on a road trip with the guys, jake r. miraculously saves us from stopping at a junk food burger place with the memory of an amazing Mexican restaurant in Salinas. A quick call to a friend confirms the location and as soon as we pulled in to the parking lot I see the black jean clad, cowboy hat wearing hombres milling about. Inside is the rich sound of a live mariachi band making their rounds through the dining room. I feel at home immediately. The menu offers true Mexican entrees and an amazing seafood selection. I ordered the 2 Fish Tacos plate ($4.50), a Carnitas Taco ($2.00), and a Negra Modelo ($3.50). The fish tacos were JUST like they come in Baja from a taco stand on the highway near the beach. A pile of beautiful fried fish on fresh corn tortillas topped with a cabbage/carrot slaw and the perfect sauce. These guys don't mess around with rice and beans and all that crap that has no place in a taco; my carnitas taco was simply some of the best pulled pork I've ever tasted, on tortillas with some salsa...that's it. The way it should be. My friends ordered the shrimp cocktail, which are enormous and filled with a delicious tomato sauce, avocado chunks and shrimp galore. They wouldn't shut up about how amazing it was; Also the reason we went. Who knew I had to drive a hundred miles from the Bay Area for good Mexican food? San Francisco's Mission district doesn't even hold a candle to this place.