You'll definitely get great portions for the prices here! My burrito was massive, the pickled veggies come in a little zip lock bag and the churros comes in pairs. Ordered food for delivery and food came nice and hot. Fajita burrito: again, is massive. Great portions. However, I did come across many pieces of fat that I could not chew. Could use more flavor as well so add plenty of hot sauce and guac. Pickled veggies: aren't really pickled but more boiled? The spicy peppers were good. Raspberry churros: lacked flavor, even though it's covered in sugar. Couldn't really taste the raspberry. read more

Abelardo Mexican Fresh - Fajita Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

This Mexican spot is a must go to. They are open until 4am. We picked up my nephew from the airport and stopped at a location nearby. My cousins ordered Diablo burrito and I ordered the birria. They made the food super quick too, I didn't even finish getting my drink at the soda fountain. Small restaurant with a drive through option. Diablo is delicious and spicy. It has steak and shrimp. My birria is on the mild side, however they'll give you green and red hotsauce to add. Not in the mood for burrito? That's ok, restaurant serves tacos and other dishes. read more

Abelardo Mexican Fresh - My burrito - Mexican Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Well priced voluminous Mexican food. Tasty food and friendly employee I interacted with. read more

Abelardo Mexican Fresh - Huevos Rancheros Plate $9.99 - Mexican Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

After living in San Diego it is one of the few places around Des Moines that feels like an actual taco shop. It is also one of the few places to get a California Burrito and Carne Asada Fries. read more

This restaurant is delicious. Fresh and tasty everything is amazing. I got the birria burrito with fries. Lots of taste without breaking the bank. The cheesecake chimichangas was to die for as well as their churros! Try this place, you won't be disappointed. read more

When I have a need for Nachos this is one of my go to places ! They have a huge menu including different kinds of Nachos and nacho fries ! Not to mention the new items like quesobirra Tacos, birra Tacos and birra plate combo. Taco Tuesday deals as well ! The service is always good with very pleasant people. Some times it takes a minute however the food is hot ans done right so I don't mind the short wait. This location recently remodeled and the ambiance is nice with an authentic feel to it. read more

Abelardo Mexican Fresh - Carne Asada Super Nachos with both Red and Verde sauce ready to eat ! - Mexican Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

This place officially made my no-go list. First time I ordered from here, they drowned the burrito in red onions--so strong I couldn't even eat it. I gave them another shot, thinking maybe it was just a one-off. Big mistake. This time I ordered a steak California burrito, and what I got was a tortilla stuffed with unchewable gristle. Not steak--gristle. Like chewing rubber bands. Completely inedible. What a waste of money. Two chances, two garbage meals. Never again. read more

Was not a fan of the food. I got the carne asada burrito and it was dry, meat was all gristle (chewed each bite for like 5 minutes trying to break it up). Chips and guacamole was nothing special- mushed up avocado with no flavor, didn't even taste fresh. Would not recommend. read more

Abelardo Mexican Fresh - Carne Asada Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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Definitely not the best ever I know however Albalardos has always been there when I needed you. We have had late nights early mornings and everything in-between...I think I love you Not gonna lie, Albalardos is a staple in my life lol. I definitely recommend the Carne Asada Super Nachos, Carne Asada Super Fries or the Carne plate. Ingersoll location is by far the best location I have been to so far. read more

Abelardo Mexican Fresh - This is a full order of the Carne Asada Super Nachos - Mexican Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

My man and I really like Abelardos the one over on army post the food was amazing. However we moved closer to your guys location, not impressed. This was by far the worst food I have had in a really long time. Enchilada was soggy and cold, my jalapeño poppers had some slimy stuff at the bottom. I had some random stuff in my rice. It just by far was the worst. You guys definitely would give abelardos a horrible name to anyone that was a first time customer. read more

Normally I love this place but my last few orders have been junk burrito ordered with Queso but received a burrito with shredded cheese and onions not pico. My churros were under cooked and didn't have cinnamon sugar on them definitely going to rethink going again read more

Best chicken burritos I've had sO far I also recommend trying their shrimp burrito. Also order from this location it's cleaner than the others read more

Abelardo Mexican Fresh - Chicken - Mexican Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Ever since the restaurant changed ownership, the quality of their steak has been TERRIBLE! Every time I've been there, the steak was inedible as it was ALL pure fat. I complained about this the last time I went. Although, it had a few good pieces it was still way below par. They're being greedy as they give you less meat, give you all the fat that's normally separated, charge for a single sauce, and I should have demanded a refund as the 'carne asada fries' or 'Super Fries' is over $13. Way to expensive not to eat and enjoy it! read more

If I could rate this a 0 I most definitely would.. I was eating my side of rice and realized something rather odd to be in it. It started as only 1 metal shard and then I came across 3 others. If I would have ate these it would have cut my throat or could have ended way worse. This was my favorite place for Mexican food and now I'm terrified to even go there anymore. Abelardo's definitely lost my business. read more

Abelardo Mexican Fresh - a person's hand holding a tiny necklace - Mexican Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Holy Guacamole! Stopped into Abelardo' s for lunch with the wife. Good location close to the state office buildings where I work. Inside is decent with a good cafe feel. The flow is order, sit down, get your food, eat and get back to work. The food is pretty good with great prices. This time I decided to get a taco salad because my wife likes it. First impression was they did not skimp on the toppings at all. There was a generous amount of sour cream, cheese and guacamole. If that wasn't enough they have a mini bar next to the register loaded with different salsas of varying heat and more guacamole in case the half cup originally provided wasn't enough. The salad was pretty tasty I could definately tell all the ingredients were fresh, and the meat was cooked recently. Not the most amazing Mexican I've had, but for only five dollars I left very satisfide. I would recommend Abelardo' s to those who need good tasting Mexican quick that's not fast food and won't cost too much. The ingredients are fresh and everything's made to order. You can dress your food in a variety of different sauces to you're liking, and from what I've tried all are very appetizing. I couldn't find anything to complain about other than the little bit if waiting time for my food. If course this is understandable as they make it to order each time. So if you stop for a quick lunch make sure you've alloted yourself enough time to wait about 5-10 minutes for your order and give enough time to eat and get back to work. Tasy, fast and cheap can't beat that. read more

Abelardo Mexican Fresh - a plate of nachos - Mexican Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

This is not good very tough cold shell and cold filling filling was a lot and could have been good if....waste of money.I found out they changes hands since last I was there.before it was always fabulous.now I really want my money back read more

Abelardo Mexican Fresh - Tough shell cold filling - Mexican Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

A Mexican restaurant that doesn't send chips and salsa with your order? I was wrong in thinking they all did. Food cold and spilled all over bag. May have been grub hubs fault. Taste- just okay. Sad. Really wanted the quac I ordered. And really wanted chips and salsa. At least salsa to put on my food. read more

New to Des Moines and needed something quick before the kitchen was set up--ended up visiting Abelardo's twice in one weekend! Their breakfast burritos were excellent (not the green chile-filled style you'll find in Colorado, and but the pour-on-salsa kind) and huge. I also tried a carne asada torta and really enjoyed it. Seems like a great place to grab food to go, and I will definitely be back. The red sauce was outstanding! read more

I love Abelardo's Super Nachos!!!!!!! Ask for chips on the side cause you get a lot!!!! So happy you're open again!!! We missed y'all!!!!!

Food was very good and you get a lot of it. I went with corn tortillas and beef with rece/beans hoping it was gluten free and I had no issues (I'm very gluten sensitive). read more

Tonight I was starving and didn't want burgers. Plus I'm doing low carb and this place has fajitas & queso. I got the chicken fajitas and didn't eat the rice and just had a little bit of refried beans. The fajitas were delicious and hot, the beans were piping hot too and very tasty. Yes it's a bit of a wait, but if you're looking for fast food, this is the place. Also, I assume the owner's??/manager's?? little sons were helping out in the kitchen. I love a local family joint!! read more

Ive come here on many occasions, mostely for their jalapeno poppers, but sometimes they are on the menu and other times they are not. In my opinion, a consistent menu is very important for a restaurant. Ive never really had big complaints from this place but on my recent visit they did not get any of my order right, the torillas fell apart before eating my tacos and the rice and beans where thrown over my tacos in my togo order. Probably not going to come back. read more

First time getting food at this establishment. The Queso dip was not in my delivery (doordash). When I called and spoke to the "manager" he dated he checked my order twice. Meant nothing because the Queso was not in my delivery. He offered double Queso on my next order. They offered I could pick it. I explained it defeated the purpose of delivery. I had paid a service charge, plus delivery fee. I just wanted a refund because my order was missing an ingredient. Long story short he said to call back tomorrow to talk to Brenda. It has been three days of calling and Brenda is never working when I call. Please have a manger contact me so we can get this taken care of. Thank you read more

Good food! Huge tacos. Will definitely go back. Service with a smile! :) Really truly liked it a lot

Amazing, fast, and super casual Mexican cuisine. The styrofoam plates and plastic cutlery are fairly unassuming, but once you dig into the food you'll see why they're such a strong presence in the Des Moines area. You get a great deal on food, plenty of content for the price you pay. It isn't anything too out of the ordinary, but they make some classic combos and make them very well. On top of all this, the staff are super kind. I'll definitely be coming back for lunch again! read more

Great burritos at a fair price. Good salsa selection. The only issue is I got 20 burritos and had to stand there filling 20 of the little cups of salsa. I wish they had larger to go cups for salsa. Other then that it is a great place for burritos. read more

Over 20 minutes stuck in the drive thru. Got to the window had to re place my order. Got my order & it was incorrect. Had to send it back. Total time 30 minutes. The food is delicious but the service is TERRIBLE. The Abelardos on Ingersoll is much, much better. read more

Great breakfast burritos, make sure you ask for queso inside! Only downfall is they are closed on Sundays.

I'm appalled at the lack of customer service and professionalism that was displayed at their E 14th location. I ordered 10 tacos an hour in advance to be picked up at a certain time, but when I got their they hadn't even started my order therefore making me late to the dinner I was supposed to drop off. They only gave me 8 tacos so I went back to get the additional 2 tacos I paid for, but they told me I wasn't able to get them unless I brought the box back, because they couldn't know if "I was lying or not." I went out of my way to go all the way back to the restaurant for 2 tacos that I'm sure cost pennies to make. I'm embarrassed by this whole experience-you've lost my business permanently. read more

So I go here all the time and always have great service. Sometimes you have to wait for a little bit but the food is totally worth it. What has inspired my review tonight though is their tamales! I asked the woman working if they were made their and she told me yes. I ended up trying one and let me just say they are the best tamales I've had in Des Moines and I've lived in Arizona. They are also an extremely reasonable price!! Definitely worth the stop!! read more

Just ordered four bacon breakfast burritos. Potatoes were uncooked French fries. Nasty.

They closed shop without a notice and phone disconnected. So mad I loved that placed