Picosos

It saddens me to say that it’s not the same since the move. Our previous visits were awesome, and we were super excited to learn their new address. My husband and I have been twice, and have been disappointed both times. It seems that the quality of the food has gone downhill.
My husband got the steak burrito (his Mexican restaurant favorite) both times. Although the burrito is huge, the steak, unfortunately was not good. It was so full of gristle, he finally gave up
trying: «I’m tired of chewing this bubble gum,» he said.
I had my usual the first visit, their famous
smoked chicken. It was still flavorful, but just not… well, the same. This time I thought I’d try their tacos, 2 chicken and 1 steak. Lots of meat, but little flavor.
Not sure if we’ll give them another try. I’ll probably stick with the taco truck on Summer & Perkins for my taco fix.

I was a big fan of the food at their previous location, but the restaurant itself was so nasty I only went a few times, so I was excited to see they were in a new spot.
Unfortunately, though the building is better (and cleaner!) the food no longer tastes as special. They no longer have their amazing queso fundido, and instead we ordered an insipid cheese dip. The guacamole, however, was fresh and tasty. The fries were also excellent –no frozen sticks here! — But a fairly small portion for the price.
I ordered their grilled chicken which is what they are known for and it lacked the spice I remembered. Plus it was VERY dry. I also tried the carne asada alambres which were good but quite greasy.
Other dishes sampled:
Chorizo gordita: good but little dry
barbocoa taco: bland
carnitas taco: excellent meat. very juicy — the way it should be!
Service was lacking despite there only being a few people dining in. We had to ask several times for different items and the wait for things like drinks or silverware was a bit ridiculous.
Overall it was was a pretty disappointing experience. Perhaps it is only because the food was SO good before… Picosos is really not bad but fell short of what I was expecting.

Okay, I haven’t dined at the new location yet but this review is to let Unilocal fans of Los Picosos know that they have reopened and moved a few blocks West on Summer Ave. in the group of stores that houses Bryant’s Breakfast.
Now named simply «Picosos.» I can’t wait to return for their great guacamole and the Pirrillada.
They had great reviews before so if you are unfamiliar search «Los Picosos» for previous reviews.