Alegria on Sunset

Friday night we went out to dinner with our neighbors to Alegria on Sunset. We love this place for several reasons. Most importantly Carnitas and BYOB. This restaurant has the best carnitas. Evan and I crave this dish and usually just get this dish and split it. It is  just a large plate of pork, but they fry it in its own pork fat and it is so juicy and flavorful with that crisp carnitas crust. This plate comes with beans, rice, corn or flour tortillas, and salsa. We tried the Tortilla soup last night which wasn't our favorite but the carnitas made up for it. When they do have the Pozole as the soup of the day it is very good. They also make fresh fruit drinks. You can mix and match the fruit flavors and add a shot of ginger to spice it up a little. The best part about the BYOB is you can bring any kind of alcohol you want. For example last night my husband and our neighbor where drinking "Wild Turkey." Personally I like to opt for beer with my mexican food. This place is tiny so if you coming during a popular time say 8, be prepared to wait. We had a party of 6 and had to wait 45 minutes, but we were able to pass the time in a van watching David Bowie music videos and drinking beer (not to shabby). Even though you may wait a while the service is always great and the people never seem to be overwhelmed. Check it out and definitely if you eat pork try the carnitas plate. There website is www.alegriaonsunset.com