Los Alamos Cocina

This restaurant has very odd hours, and may show as being open on Google Maps or their website, but will in fact be closed; likewise, if it shows as closed, it may very well be open. This is the only reason why I have given only four stars for Service, because otherwise, the service was excellent and friendly. The owner patiently explained how their service works. It looks like a buffet (in the evening, anyway), but you just tell him/them what you want, and they'll bring it to your table. We were a bit confused and ordered way more food than we normally would at a restaurant. The food that we ordered was very good (not great), and is different enough from typical Mexican restaurants in the KC area to set it apart. The dining area is bright, cheery and clean. The dodgy hours will probably convince to not come back, though.

Best salsa picante in KC. Ordered Chile relleno (without the red sauce). It was very well cooked and delicious. It was not too alty or greasy. I loved the cheese they used for it. It wasn't stringy, it was savory and yummy. The corn tortillas came nicely rolled up and warm. Good rice and beans. For next time, I know to walk up straight to the back to order. Also, Horchata was spiced and tasty.

This place is amazing! Some of the most authentic Mexican food I have found in the metro. The owner is very hospitable and it feels like you’re sitting around a family’s dinner table by the way you’re treated. The food is wonderful and for the price you get so much food! Highly recommend.

The chicken street tacos (spicy and regular) were delicious. The guacamole was outstanding (great lime and cilantro flavor). The service was out of this world! Cannot recommend them enough! Five stars!

Absolutely fire. 🔥 Stopped by for a drink and left with delicious tamales and salsas. The owners were welcoming and passionate about making good food for their community. Bring your friends for a memorable meal and experience.

This place is the real deal! If you're looking for authentic Mexican food, this is the place! Visited on a Sunday morning. Parking can be a little hard to find, but don't let that discourage you. Some of the food is pre-made and ready to serve. There are items made to order like our burrito. You order at the counter and seated. The burrito we had was possibly the best burrito I've eaten, and I've been to a lot of places! It definitely can be shared by two people and maybe even three. If I lived in the area, this would definitely be a regular stop. Enjoy!

This place is rocks! Super friendly staff and excellent food. The beer was ICE cold and welcome on this silly goose hot day

I'm so glad we finally got to check this place out! The food was excellent. I got the Chicken Tinga enchiladas and was super impressed! Service was top-notch. Super homey and inviting atmosphere. I can't wait to try their margaritas next time!

We love coming to Los Alamos. Benito and the rest of the restaurant are super friendly and always make visiting a good experience. We like that you can order at the counter and get to see all of the different meats they're serving. Then, it's nice to enjoy some of the restaurant's chips and spicy salsa. The service is really nice and they make sure to keep you filled on chips and bring your food out as soon as possible. The plates themselves are huge. I usually get the one meat plate and sometimes struggle to finish it. The mountain of meat is served with rice and beans. You also get your choice of corn or flour tortillas to make little tacos with your chosen meat. I love getting the morita as it is spicy and super tasty. Once again, I like how the business keeps the process simple by having you pay at the bar. It is nice you don't have to wait for someone to bring your card back or anything.

**Yelp Review for Los Alamos: ** I recently dined at Los Alamos, and I must say, it was an exceptional experience from start to finish! The service was outstanding; our server was not only attentive but also incredibly friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. They offered great recommendations and made sure we had everything we needed throughout our meal. As for the food, it was absolutely delicious! Each dish was beautifully presented and packed with flavor. The ingredients tasted fresh, and you can tell a lot of care goes into each recipe. I particularly enjoyed their meat in red sauce and the one in green sauce--definitely a must-try! I had a Paloma to drink with Tajín-very authentic and tasted like home. When you see multiple Latin people dining you know it's authentic!! In terms of pricing, I found Los Alamos to be very reasonable for the quality of food and service provided. It feels like a great value, especially considering the overall experience. I highly recommend Los Alamos to anyone looking for a delightful meal in a welcoming atmosphere. I can't wait to return!

I can see why this place is so busy! We came in for breakfast and had a short wait. We got a nice table and the service was fantastic! Our order was in fast and the food was out not much later. I had the Chile Rellenos, the cheese was a great blend, and the batter was full of flavor. It was a massive portion of food and I couldn't finish it all. I had to have them take the plate away because I couldn't stop eating it once I was full, because it was so delicious! Great food, great service!

We came here and man they did not disappoint! The salsa and chips were soooo good. The green salsa was my favorite. Our burritos were massive and soook beyond delicious. I got the mild sauce and my boyfriend got the spicy. Both were good ! The spicy wasn't spicy but was a nice lighter sauce where the mild was more rich. Our service was phenomenal and we will definitely be back! There are numbers on the tables they'll have you sit at after ordering. You then go to the bar to check out. There is some seating outside.

I found this place on google map, and always wanted to try it based on all the great reviews for the lunch plate and the soup. I got a small size pozole, and the lunch plate with the chicken meat to go. This restaurant has big seating space, open kitchen style and a counter to show the options for lunch plate which is still available at dinner time. The staff greeted me right after I stepped in and told me to go to the back counter to place my takeout order. It was hard to find the menu on the wall and anywhere in the restaurant, and it seemed that they may expect the customers all know about what they offer, so I had to ask the staff to bring me the menu. The menu only listed part of what they offer, the soup I wanted to try was not on the menu but on the board that I noticed placed at the front door. I had to ask if they still served the soup, and fortunately they did. The impressive part is their meat is so soft and flavorful! The bean paste is so smooth and the fried rice is really good. However, the overall flavor of the pozole was so amazing, just ok. For these two items it cost $32 after tax, the portion of the lunch plate definitely can feed two people, and for me this amount of food can feed me three meals. Although the good food, good portion, it's not really like a neighborhood food price. I would return to try their other known soup, Menudo, and maybe I can be persuaded to love this restaurant after that.

I haven't been to a restaurant in a while where I was eating my food and was already planning on my next visit again! This place is just that good. Authentic Mexican food with so many options of food. This is the ideal breakfast/brunch spot so prepare to wait because it does get busy. Parking is either street parking or their lot, which gets filled quickly. As far as the food...delicious! We ordered the menudo, taco de carnitas and chilaquiles and everything was spot on. Service was amazing as well, can't wait to return.

Found this little gem on yelp! Walked in and the place was clean and bright, and the people were amazingly friendly! You walk to the counter where food is being prepared fresh and order. Chips and salsa, which are all homemade are brought to your table. The chips were delicious the salsas amazing. If you like spicy..the spicy pork taco and smoky pork taco were WONDERFUL!!! I would definitely recommend

Wow!! What a hidden gem! You walk in and order at the back and they bring your food to the table. They serve breakfast and dinner. They also have a market where you can buy large quantities. Would be great to have for a catered event! We tried the guacamole which was made fresh and so good. They salsa are full of flavor and delicious. The carne asada was amazing! The street tacos are all good. Can't pick a favorite one! Try the special sauce!! So flavorful and good. Our new favorite spot for breakfast and dinner!

The service and food are top notch! The second we walked in, we were made to feel at home and that welcoming spirit showed up in every interaction we had with everyone there. It's a family owned business that does everything from scratch and it shows with fresh flavors and plates prepared with heart and soul. These people are proud of what they have to offer and they should be - - we will be back for sure.

This spot feels very authentic - no frills, but great food and service. My family stopped for a small lunch, 3 of us shared the street taco sampler (6) and guacamole. Everything was so fresh and full of flavor. The guacamole was fresh and chunky, and I'd eat both the mild and hot salsas every day if I could. My only complaint was that the street tacos didn't have a double shell, which is very helpful when the meat is so juicy and flavorful. I also found it hard to prepare for my order because you can't see a menu (online or otherwise) until someone is ready to take your order. So I took one to add to this collection for the next menu-obsessive customer!

If you're craving a Mexican breakfast, there is none better in KC than Los Alamos. Gus always greets with a smile and handshake. Barbacoa is so good! Green pork is perfection. Couple those with perfectly cooked over easy eggs. Mmmm

Came here on a Friday evening. The place isn't much to see but I liked that where was plenty of street parking close by and no wait to be seated since it was pretty much empty. I had checked the prices before coming but my friends had not so they were a little surprised by how expensive the food was and also the fact that you had to pay for water. I'm not sure if free water is an option but if so it was not given to them. I had a Paloma. It tasted good but not sure if there was any alcohol in it, I hope there was for a $15 drink. We had chips, salsa and guacamole for the table. The guacamole was fresh but my friend said it needed salt. I really liked both the green and red salsas, the red was supposed to be hot but it wasn't very spicy to me but I liked them both. My vegetarian friend had the cheese enchiladas, the server who is also the owner ) kept saying cheese and onion and she kept saying just cheese enchiladas, they went back in forth about 3 times before I finally asked if she could have them without onions which she could. Both friends enjoyed their food and I thought my Carne asada tasted really good and we all had leftovers. The food here was awesome but a few things I didn't like include: he was going to charge me for a little ramekin of salsa but said I could have it for free, my text receipt revealed there were several "fees/ taxes" added to the bill including a convenience fee, deli tax, alcohol tax, and a service charge and then I also tipped 15% (I included screenshot of my receipt in the photos) and there were a lot of little bugs flying around, maybe gnats or fruit flies, around which was annoying and odd since it's almost winter. I really enjoyed the food but I feel as though salsa should be free to take home (especially the tiny little containers of it) the insects were a nuisance and the "hidden charges" rubbed me the wrong way. I would maybe come back because of the food and it was a quiet place for dinner with friends but there are other options more cost effective options.

$5 Paloma was as the bartender told my hubby was made with "love". It was absolutely awesome! Migas we're good . Chorizo an egg tacos were plentiful Queso, I'm not sure about. Staff was awesome

The food tasted amazing, met up with co worker's after work today. Drinks good as well.

Great food and great people! My second time going this week, decided to try the Big Ass Burrito this time thinking I was hungry. For $17.99 it packs 3 kinds of meat, rice, beans, and smothered in hot or mild sauce. Had this for lunch then ended up not eating again the rest of the day. This could feed 2! Was absolutely fantastic, would recommend if you are really hungry! Everything on the menu looked great, their pork is really good.

Enjoyed it. Unique atmosphere and ordering approach. Did the taco sampler. Chips, and the green sauce, we great. Highly recommend.

I had some friends in my ear saying I needed to visit Los Alamos. I couldn't get it being a grocery store out of my head. I mean, why would I want to visit a grocery store if I wasn't shopping? My friends wouldn't give up. They said I needed to give it a try. So, I did. And... the grocery store I remembered is no longer there. The space has been transformed and remodeled into a full service restaurant. An employee will greet when you arrive, walk you up to the counter to take your order and then help you find a table where you will dine. It can get busy, which is good, so be prepared to wait at peak times. I like the Huevos Rancheros, however I don't think there's a bad meal on the menu. Meals are served in heaping portions. Please don't be embarrassed if you ask for a container to go.

Love their pozole and tamales! The owner and staff are great! The restaurant is always packed during lunch when I go and always full of great vibes. They have a small bar up front. Some of the best Mexican food you can find here in Kansas City!

This place is a hidden gem! We have tried many different plates and we are never disappointed. My favorite is the Menudo. Never a surprise always delicious and they aren't stingy with the meat. Here are things we have had here that are authentic and spiced right. Chips snd sauces are all top notch. Buy a side of the green or red salsa you will have it on everything. The chicano plate is perfectly cooked eggs, yummy beans, potatoes, meat, the best bacon too. Hot tortillas are served with your meal. I have had green chili pork, just like my mom's! Chili relleno, chile quillas, chícharones are tasty and spot on with flavor. Really tasty Arroz (Rice). Good tamales in season too. Best service by the parents and grown children make you feel welcome and cared for. The atmosphere of the place has changed over the years and now has umbrella covered outdoor seating. Inside you can listen to authentic Mexican music or watch ESPN or other sports on 4 screens. You still need to go to the counter to order by pointing at the tasty looking food. You won't be disappointed.

We went to Los Alamos on Sunday for brunch. The parking is a bit rough. It's street parking and you'll need to be prepared to walk a short distance. You walk in, go to the back to place your order. They bring you a basket of chips and two kinds of salsa while you wait for your order. Their salsa is very good. My husband and I both got the carnita plate. The carnitas are crispy which is just the way we like them. I actually think he has some of the best carnitas in the area.

Such great and authentic Mexican food! Food is always consistent! They have the best salsa in all of KC. Friendly family service, always helpful and attentive. The restaurant is a staple in Kansas City! Come enjoy the food and always the atmosphere. Great food and great people.

Excellent little place for an authentic Mexican breakfast. Chilaquiles with a verde sauce was excellent. The tomatillo salsa was flavorful and mild. The red had a little kick. Fresh chips. Fresh food. Great family run business. Go. You won't be disappointed.

The food is absolutely amazing! The ambience reminds me so much of a traditional Mexican meal surrounded by friends and family eating food that taste like grandma just made it. The beans here are absolutely wonderful tamales full of meat and the service is second to none, I will not eat at another Mexican restaurant , anytime I come here to the city this place is captured my heart and my stomach

Great food and atmosphere! Best Pozole I've had in a while. My kids absolutely loved the food.

Food and Service were great. The only thing was that the restaurant was extremely hot for the 5pm time of day. Of course it was 98 degrees outside. At 5:30 there was only one other couple there. I have been there around lunch time and it was packed. I can understand why people weren't there during the evening hours. Too hot in the restaurant to eat. I would have given it 5 stars, but they need to cool the place down, I don't mind the heat, but would rather have it in my food!

Best neighborhood spot! The owner let me in after close. He has the best carne asada and wanted me to try it. 10/10

This place was exactly what I hoped for. The salsa was some of the best homemade salsa I've had served with chips, even at breakfast. I ordered 2 kinds of pork, one spicy and red and one mild and green. They were perfectly tender and flavorful, and the spicy one had a really good kick. But they had so many other kinds of meat I will definitely be going back to try more. Great service and super friendly and helpful people!

You can walk up to the counter and order the food you want and choose your options between plates, taco plate, or something else. They have the regular Taco Tuesdays. It's an open room seating and you sit yourself after you order. They bring the food to you. When done, you pay at the bar on your way out. Would definitely come back again!

Many' O Mexican Let's say you find yourself wanting to comb through some of the most authentic Mexican restaurants, cafes, trucks, stands ect. in Kansas and Missouri, well if this is one of your desires my Many' O Mexican collection has got everything you need in one place and Los Alamos Market y Cocina is a not so hidden gem hidden in a hipster neighborhood tucked in between 'almost' downtown kcmo and 'almost' kck. Los Alamos has had to change with the times, cough cough gentrification, and with such we as customers get a lot more hustle and bustle but also, a lot more tables but, a lot less Mexican groceries and other general Hispanic cultured things for sale. See, back in the day Los Alamos could be spotted almost like a sore thumb on the corner of the newly developed Summit Hill neighborhood (or at least what I've always called it) because of its large bright colorful Mexican yard decor for sale outside. However, far gone are those days and now the facade is completely made of windows so from the street you can see how many hungry Kansas Citians are waiting for their Mexican food dreams and desires to be met. It is an obviously family ran restaurant where yes, you may have to wait to order your food on a bustling weekend morning (yes it opens at 6am!! on everyday except Monday- closed all day) however, it is also one of those places that will always be worth the wait. It has been many months since those melt in your mouth meat filled tacos met my lips but, it sure as heck isn't an experience I'd forget. With multiple styles and seasoning of pork that is not the normal carnitas and pastor you really have to branch out and try the Colorado style pork or the Morita. Also, if you are one of the early morning eaters of tacos then they also have solid breakfast tacos! Overall, Los Alamos should be considered a local legend on the Kansas City Mexican restaurant scene and taco trail.

Wonderful people serving delicious food. I arrived late morning and had a chorizo breakfast burrito. The salsa and chips were amazing. The staff didn't mind that I stayed two hours until my lunch partner arrived.

Very good authentic Mexican food giant portions, super friendly people. We brought three boxes of leftovers home, wish we didn't live so far away.

The food is always a 10/10 when my family and friends go, service is always friendly and ambiance is light and hearty! Been going here for over 10 years, and it's never disappointed!

Read reviews and wasn't sure but they were correct. Great hospitality, clean restaurant and food was very good! Great place to eat! Will come back IF we're in the area! Austin, Texas! Hook'em!

I'm perplexed by how different my experience was compared to all the glowing reviews. But it was so bad I had to write this. First, the food. I'll admit the food was good. I won't say great or amazing. But on a scale of one to ten I'll give it a seven. Second, service. This was where things just got weird and should have been the multiple red flags telling me to go elsewhere. Their was no waitstaff except one poor woman who didn't even work there. She must have been filling in for a friend or as a favor to the owner. I sat down, after ordering at the display case next to the kitchen. I wasn't seated, the waitress couldn't tell me anything about the restaurant. Nothing. There were no menus, at all. Anywhere. There was one sign in clear plastic I'll attach below listing a handful of things with prices. Meat: $/lb, beans: $/lb etc but literally no itemized food items. What?? How the hell do you know what to order if there are no menus?? So I asked for a dish, just guessing they would have it, as it's a fairly common Mexican dish. I get the meal, eat it and then I get up to go pay after an awkward amount of time waiting for a check. The waitress eventually tells me if I'm ready to pay I need to go to the bar. Paying at the bar... let me tell you about the bar. So im standing there next to the register when the owner? 'El Presidente cokes over and begins to try and fleece the F out of me. I had one plate with shredded chicken on it and a Diet Coke with one refill and I wanted to buy 32oz of red salsa. I'm with a friend. First he rings everything up and it's $60 some odd dollars. And I'm like WHAT??!! He just started assuming we had identical things. And rings everything up x 2. I'm like uhh no. I had ONE plant of food with chicken chipotle on top of it. A Diet Coke. And two 16oz of red salsa. Because oddly enough they didn't have 32oz containers for red salsa. So in my head I was thinking ok I'll get 2 x 16oz for the same price as a 32oz. WRONG. He then tries to edit the pos to remove double of everything. It's not like $34 and I'm like NO. He edits it again down to $24. I'm trying to read the pos display to see what he's ringing up and none of it makes any sense. He has changed the price of the items multiple times while removing the duplicate entries. I finally get him to understand I had ONE plate and only one of us ate anything. Then he asked if we shared it. We did not. But I'm thinking what kind of question is that?? Im paying for it what does it matter how many people eat off the plate? What a weird question to ask. Then we get into the pricing of salsa. He is charging me more for 2 x 16oz of salsa than a 32oz container of salsa. Im like wait isn't 32oz of salsa $11.99? He says "yes but we're out of 32oz salsas." And of course I'm like right I get that, so I got two 16oz containers is that not the same price as a 32oz? And he says "no, because we're out of 32oz containers." And I begin arguing in a loop about it. So I say ok just give me one 16oz. Finally the bill reaches $24 and I'm just done at this point. I now understand why there are no menus or pricing of dishes. Because it's a scam. He's fleecing people because nothing is listed, no itemized checks are given so it's all verbal at the register, making it easy to double quantities and slip in modified prices. It's insane. Maybe that type of fraud works in Honduras or Guatemala or wherever he is from but it doesn't work here. Do not come here unless you want to be robbed. No menus. No pricing. No check at the end of the meal itemized. Price gouging and phantom items rung up at the pos register, WATCH YOUR BILL AT THE REGISTER BEFORE YOU PAY AND DOUBLE CHECK EVERY ITEM!!! Good food but nothing special.

I don't leave a place feeling bamboozled but 16.00 for a breakfast burrito. The sign showed 6.99 but than I was told my options as if they were included. Cheese, meat, beans were all an up charge. Lesson learned. Was it good? Yes. Small? Yes. Transparent pricing? No

Very good authentic Mexican food restaurant. It is family owned and run. Very popular, there was a wait to get a table. My wife and daughter love their menudo. Both said it was one of the best they've had. The chilaquiles are excellent, plenty of meat, eggs and sauce. Their Horchata is better than any I ever tasted. If you want an authentic Mexican meal, this is the place.

When the boss is waiting tables you know it's the right place. He explained the whole menu to me (a Norwegian from Minnesota) before we were even seated. Casual dining , I'm ok with the self serve drinks. Food was awesome. My Hispanic brother in law was with me and this is the place he and my sister have been looking for since moving to KC..

Excellent service ! Staff is always friendly, food is delicious! If you want authentic mexican food, this is the place !

Oh WOW!! This place was FANTASTIC!! We are visiting and looked this place up, the great reviews it has are true. The place is a nice size with colorful table cloths and plastic table covers, made me feel like home!! Great greeting and service as soon as we walked in the door. The owner showed us his showcase of foods and took our order, the food was so flavorful and quick service. The chips were offered with both red and green salsa. The food is most definitely authentic to Mexico cuisine with big portions. BONUS was that they had Barbacoa in the middle of the week. The Barbacoa was spot on, bacon was crispy and they did not skimp on servings. I did enjoy that the eggs were done in a pan and not just the grill like a lot of restaurants do, it does affect flavor and texture of eggs. We will be coming back while we are in town.

Best service and food in Kansas City. Spicy red pork is addictive as well as the queso.

I love the food here. However, I'm a value guy, which is getting harder in this particular time of inflation. This place has tried to load my bill at least 3 times when I've been here. You really have to check your total when they ring you up. In the past, the prices weren't posted, so August (owner) would seemingly make up the price on the spot. He's so personable, that you'd forgive him. A few times. Food is good though!

Delicious real Mexican food. Great service! Very helpful staff. Restaurant is on a cute neighborhood.

If you like Mexican cuisine as it is in Mexico, instead of the stereotype gringo/gabacho version typical in the USA, there are only three Kansas City-area restaurants you should try: Los Alamos (this one) on Summit Street in Kansas City, Mo., and the two Bonito Michoacan branches, one in Olathe, Kansas, and one in Kansas City, Kansas.

Being from Arizona, I've been searching for some "real" Mexican food. This place was absolutely amazing and for a fair price. The service, atmosphere and kind staff were also a great touch! Highly recommend this place for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

We decided to grab lunch before going to Kaufman for a show ... My son found this place online. A short wait but super friendly. Come here and have some fun!! Very family oriented. This will teach you what is authentic food. The salsa was unlike any I've had ever. Both were great!! Yeah the food is spicy here but not hot... Oh except the food temperature is hot. My son got the Big Burrito and loved everything about it. I got a chorizo egg potato breakfast burrito. Fabulous chorizo!!!! So very very good. You'll have to find a place to park your car and walk back here. The wait really wasn't as bad as it is at some chain places for Sunday brunch. We absolutely loved this place and said even though we don't get to this part of town often.... This is a great go to place. Unique and so much fun!

One of the best Breakfast Burritos I've had in my life. Went to Los Alamos early in the morning right when they opened and was immediately greeted by the staff. One guy took my order, hooked me up with some coffee and was incredibly kind. The hospitality was great, and the food was even better. Highly recommend the Chorizo and Egg breakfast burrito.

The folks here are as friendly as it gets and the fresh food is everything you would hope for. They recently remodeled the inside so there is more seating (the grocery section was taken out), the storefront was updated with more windows (I think, or maybe it just looks new, IDK), but the integrity of their food remains high with generous portions at a fair cost. Los Alamos is the #1 go-to for authentic Mexican breakfast!

The service is amazing and the food is always so freakin good. Definitely recommend this place !

We've walked past this place for years, but had never eaten here. We recently stopped in to buy, of all things, some flower pots after having enjoyed brunch at a neighboring restaurant. While at Los Alamos, I couldn't help but notice how good the food looked on the tables nearby as we laughed and joked with Señor Gus behind the sales counter. As we left I told my wife i wanted to come back and eat there sometime. Fast forward one week and we made our way over to Los Alamos for breakfast. The food is AUTHENTIC Mexican, and there are several choices on the menu. While it wasn't a huge menu, you can mix and match items, so we felt like we had lots of leeway in ordering exactly what we wanted. There were six people in our party, and we all ordered something different... everyone shared what they ordered and everything was good across the board. Of particular note was the guacamole... super fresh! Also-- and I mean this in the best way possible-- the queso was unexpectedly unique. We ordered it spicy, and when it came you had to stir the bowl to combine the cheese underneath with the pork and sauce on top. First impressions weren't favorable as the cheese seemed like plain old "stadium cheese sauce"-- BUT-- once mixed with the spicy pork, it became unbearably addictive. Along with the food there were some solid drink choices... a refrigerator full of coke products, a jug of house made horchata... even a table of various kinds of bottled beer. The service was friendly and the prices were good. The only negative thing was that, as newbies to their restaurant, we didn't intuitively know how to place our orders or what to expect for services. Still in all, it was a fun breakfast outing and I'll definitely be back.