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    Alejandro's Tacos

    4.3 (25 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Located on the corner of Pauoa Road and Pacific Heights Road
    Nadine C.

    Hot New Business in Pauoa, Honolulu, Hawaii... Open Mondays through Saturdays from 11am to 7:30pm, Alejandro's Mexican Food finally started to feed its loyal customers on Monday, February 16, 2026. Alejandro's first location is deep in Kalihi Valley and it's still thriving. We had a small party there with friends a while ago... Alejandro branched out to Kapahulu where I got ROTD (Review of the Day) many years ago. Unfortunately, that location closed down. The third location is in Pearl City - I still need to go there... This fourth location is in a quiet neighborhood. It took the place of Pauoa Chop Suey, on the corner of Pauoa Road and Pacific Heights Road. Service is super welcoming, helpful, and friendly! Alejandro is such a wonderful, gregarious person! You can't help but like him instantly... his smile and Aloha Spirit are infectious! The environment is like heaven if you're a Dodgers and/or Lakers fan! Check out the murals and take a photo with your favorite star! Note the stickers on the backs of the chairs... RIP Kobe! Of course, the food is authentic Mexican! I had the #2 Taco Combination Plate: chicken, pork (carnitas), and steak (carne asada) that comes with a drink! I got a refreshing horchata which is cinnamon and rice water - it was rich and tasty... not watered down! The steak was tender; the chicken was moist; and the pork was delicious! Parking is free behind the building. There are eight stalls. If they're full, park on the street! You'll find a way! It's worth it!

    Helen T.

    We were so excited to see a Mexican restaurant in our neighborhood. We finally got to try it today. We ordered 2 steak wet burritos, steak fries,& beef nachos to-go. Good portion for the price. Everything was good. My favorite was the beef nachos, loaded with everything and very sausey. Will add this to our list of to-go restaurant.

    Jo C.

    Located in the Old Pauoa Chou Suey space is Alejandros 3rd Oahu location. Small parking lot in the back. I called ahead to place order and picked it up. They recently opened and still training the front staff but the cooks are on point! They gave me the wrong order and before I drove off I checked and went back to get it corrected. The food is still good here tasty carnitas burrito and tacos. The location is convenient and service is friendly. They have ample indoor seating and its BYOB.

    Chicken nachos
    Marcus D.

    Probably one of the top 5 best Mexican food restaurants in Hawai'i. Easy. Let's start with the parking. There is limited parking in the rear of the building along the fenceline, shared with residential. The access is very narrow (1 car width, height restriction 6'2") from both Pauoa and Pacific Heights Roads, so be very careful when turning in and exiting out. Good luck finding street parking. Once inside, you'll see impressive murials of a few current and popular Dodger and Laker players. The staff is friendly, you're greeted upon entering and thanked as you depart. The menu is pretty impressive, although prices seem a bit up there, especially if you add toppings. We got the chicken nachos and wet carne asada burrito plate with avocado. You can choose plain avocado or guacamole, I chose the latter. Although, after halfway through my meal, I think they forgot to give it to me because I didn't see any. Regardless, you get a decent amount of food. I ate everything on my plate in maybe 10 minutes, it was so good. I seriously considered buying another burrito plate, but decided against it, despondently. The nachos were very good too. Didn't know we can byob. I'm pretty sure we'll be back.

    Stephanie C.

    I was so happy to see a restaurant open up in the neighborhood, literally ANYthing. But wow did this place disappoint! I had high hopes but Idk how they have other locations that have done well enough to expand because this food was pretty sad. They definitely used canned chicken in the quesadilla, making it soggy and tasted awful. The chips had zero salt on them. I should have known when I walked into a restaurant with an open kitchen and didn't smell any food smells that they probably aren't actually cooking anything. They glopped some canned chicken into a tortilla and slapped that on the grill for a sec and served it. It's pretty hard to eff up a quesadilla yall sooooo idk what yall doin in there but you may as well just stop.

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    Anthony S.

    Good food, service, and great atmosphere! Glad they opened in Pauoa! We have been hoping for a new restaurant to open in this location! The carnita was a bit dry, but the Asada was spot on!

    Came for my daughters 4th birthday dinner, Super welcoming staff Amazing service following Let us know it's BYOB Food was brought out pretty fast and fuckin delicious. We love authentic Mexican food. Carnitas tacos were so soft and tasty. They even brought out a plate of churros in celebration of my daughter's birthday on the house! Parking is around back - easy & convenient!

    Pauoa Menu page 1 2/2026

    Alejandro's!! Tasty food, friendly atmosphere! Multiple choices of salsa to add to your food! No booze, but BYOB appears OK. Parking: Around 5-7 stalls available behind the building on makai side (don't steal the apartment dwellers' stalls on mauka side!) Two parking entrances: One on Pauoa Rd side, right where Pali Hwy flies over, the second is on Pacific Hts Rd side of building, nearer the corner. WARNING: the Pacific Hts entrance is only 6'2" high, and guests of the previous business there have had too-tall autos get scraped!

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    Food was amazing, 10/0 recommend. Service was excellent. The food came out supper quick. The horchata was awesome.

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    Food mid. Murals in walls pretty impressive. Small burritos, two sauces to choose from, not very tasty. Just mid.

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    Loved the food I had the wet burrito plate awesome goodness! And they service was friendly and helpful

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    2 months ago

    GREAT FOOD coming from cali i know mexican food like trust i do. and this is fire!!! carna asada is amazing definitely a gem

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    The food was very tasty and I would have given 5 stars, but they forgot to include the addition of pico de gallo in my take out order.

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    Very little, in the back of building against the wall and fence; then go up the stairs to the right then down green hallway to the front.

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    We skipped breakfast and lunch so my son could make weight, and the second he cleared the scale he…read morecalled Mexican food. Easy pull off LikeLike with stress free parking. The crew inside was welcoming, quick, and the meat was on point. They even came outside to check on us. My son is a picky little dude and started picking onions off his chicken quesadilla. I told him to speak up. The guy smiled, said he had it, and brought out a fresh one with no onions. My son crushed it and even used their mild salsa, which is wild because he thinks everything is spicy. My burrito had great flavor and the asada was legit. I even called home for extra orders so everyone could try it. They loved it too. This spot isn't in our usual area, but I'm glad we found it because it's hard to find solid burritos in Hawaii.

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    We got here on a Monday, the day before Cinco de Mayo. We were having dinner with family before…read morethey returned home from vacation. Mexican sounded good to everyone so we picked this spot and we're all very happy we did. Our server was kind and attentive. The place was lovely and decorated with just the amount of fun you expect. Some great photo ops in there. He even told us they were having a mariachi band tomorrow and invited us to come back. The food from the start with nachos and salsa to the end with tres leches was all delicious. I ordered the chorizo queso and it was fantastic. My son ordered the guacamole and it was so fresh and limey. Also delicious. My grandkids shared a quesadilla which was definitely large enough to do so with. My oldest grandson ordered a torte and he loved it. Also a generous portion. My son and I both ordered the grande burrito. He got his wet and I didn't. His was served on a plate and mine came wrapped in foil in a basket. I wish it would have also come on a plate. I like to cut it up to eat and the foil made that difficult to do. We ordered the tres leches to go because we were all so full. Enjoyed it the next day. Three of us could share on piece. It's delicious but very rich.

    We visited this establishment as part of a group. We had difficulty communicating with our…read morewaitress. I believe she didn't quite understand us, and we didn't quite understand her either. It took a while to order and to get her attention throughout our time there, but we eventually received everything we ordered. The birria was very tasty, with juicy meat and a crispy shell. The Margarita flights were small, mini tastings which left us wanting more (and yes, we did order more). Regarding the tres leches, it's not the greatest we've ever had but not the worst. Yelp limits how many photos are posted with my review, but there should be 19 photos.

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