Hooeee, these gals can cook for us any ol' time.
Popular Food: Mega-sized burritos, really fresh fish tacos and enchiladas, anything with carne asada.
Unique Food: Gourmet sopes with shrimp and flair; tampiqueña (a steak dish taken from a favorite restaurant in Mexico City).
Drinks: Top notch drip coffee; super fresh aguas frescas are slushy and rotate daily (pray for the kiwi); café de olla.
Seating: Small tables good for eavesdropping.
Ambience: Silver Lake meets Southwest; packed with locals, rockers, and the occasional Westsider slumming it.
Extras / Notes: Family run by Nadine Trujillo and her daughters Denise and Jackie. The friendly bare bones staff at Alegria will whip up a creative meal, advise you on what to order and your love life, and lavish you with so much attention you'll feel like the only one in the house -- but you won't be. Dinner costs a few more bucks than breakfast and lunch, and for a real deal hit the place before 10 a.m. for the early bird breakfast menu where just about everything's under five bucks.
Parking: Plenty in the mini-mall lot.
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Alegria on Sunset
Hours: Mon.-Thu., 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Readers' rating:  Reader reviews: Write a review | Read other reviews Cross street: Maltman and Golden Gate avenues Fax: 323-913-0311 Reader Reviews
October 26, 2007
Vioviv Silver Lake, CA This is one of the most popular spots in Silver Lake for a good reason: the food is excellent, the service is warm and friendly, and the environment is casual and fun. And after gorging yourself on the great Mexican food, you can mosey over to Baskin Robbins for some ice cream. After our first child was born, we survived on take-out from Alegria, and my wife would special order to limit the amount of spices in the food, and they never got it wrong and it still tasted great! Love this place! October 1, 2007
Jay Los Angeles, CA Hungry for bland, overpriced, Americanized mexican food that takes forever to make? Well look no further. I waited 10 mins at my table before getting my own menu. It took another 10 mins to take my order. And another 40 mins for them to bring my carne asada burrito. It was hardly worth the wait. The burrito was mostly rice with very little meat and medium size at best. All for the low low price of $11. Any of the local stands (Siete Mares, etc) are a bazillion times tastier, bigger and cheaper. Write a review | Read more reviews Venue Details
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