Cathy C.
Yelp
Yelp Review 2023 #174:
I'm pretty sure I've already done a review for Los Arcos from 1-2 years ago. But I don't mind doing another. I've only tried maybe 5 birria places in town but this is my favorite so far.
Their menu used to be really simple for years: birria, tacos, mulitas, quesadilla, quesabirria, tortas, burrito, and flan. This year, they still have those I've mentioned and added more menu items like chicken wings, birria pizza, birria ramen, birria taquitos, birria fries, and birria nachos. Loco! Birria is living its best life the past couple of years.
They used to serve their food in baskets with a liner. Now, they're using real plates and drinkware. They also give you a basket of chips with a bean dip and some salsa. There entrance is now through a different door now too (not that that really matters if you've never been here).
Their consommé is where it's at. Kinda fatty, savory with beef (or goat depending on what you get) sitting at the bottom of the cup.
There are multiple ways I like my birria: in a mulita, torta...but my favorite is their quesabirria. Tortilla filled with beef (or goat) birria with melted cheese with consommé on the side. You can get it ala carte or a combo. Yuuuummm!!! 5/5
In my most recent visit, I decided to try their birria taquitos. There's a lot going on here. You get 4 fat taquitos drizzled with a chipotle crema, a side of lettuce, radish, guacamole, sour cream, and consommé. It can be quite overwhelming. I don't recommend dipping your taquito in the consommé and putting guacamole and sour cream - it's too much for one bite. I either dipped in consommé or in sour cream and guacamole. 4/5
Their flan is pretty typical of Mexican flan. Their horchata is good to wash it all down.
In terms of service, there's always 2 servers at this place. A male server, and a female server. I noticed the male server helps non-Spanish speaking/ Latin-looking diners. He's pretty awesome. He checks on us from time to time. This places gets real busy throughout the day, weekday or weekend. He also takes phone orders. So, be patient and considerate. Know and ask for everything you want/ need instead of expecting the server to go back and forth for you.
Ambiance:
It's a tiny place and can be cramped when they're busy. A few tables and chairs. Sometimes, the lines are long and some of the diners wait inside the tiny space because who wants to stand in 100 degrees outside? Their restroom doesn't have A/C or heater so, it feels like an outhouse in the summer or winter.
Tip: there's a $1 charge if you use a credit/ debit card.