WELCOME TO 5 TACOS & BEERS
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Before you order, we ask for a moment of your attention because what you are about to experience deserves to be understood.
We are excited for your journey and we want to be clear, this is not a traditional taco shop. This is not fast food.
This is not a typical Mexican restaurant.
What you are about to taste is the result of generations of recipes - preserved, respected, and brought to life for this exact moment to meet you and your appetite.
Every bite carries a story. A legacy rooted deep in a small rancho in Jalisco Mexico - El Aserradero, the hometown of Chef Lito Saldana, our founder.
These recipes were built over generations, then carefully elevated and reimagined using the best ingredients Northern California has to offer.
Our meats are locally raised. Our produce is farm-sourced at peak freshness. Free-range chickens with no added water, no preservatives, no antibiotics and everything is raised without added hormones. The produce is farm-sourced and ensured its at its freshest.
We operate with the same standards as fine dining.
Prime cuts. Slow-crafted preparations. Handmade elements built fresh, every single day.
In many cases, the ingredients inside your taco cost more than the taco itself.
Because what we serve is not meant to be ordinary.
It is meant to be experienced.
So when your food arrives, slow down.
Notice the balance. The depth. The detail.
Because once you taste it, you will understand…
This is not just a meal. This is what real Mexican food becomes when nothing is compromised.
Welcome to 5 Tacos & Beers
About
Chef Lito
The Art of Mexican Cooking
Lito Saldaña the founder / creator of Los Moles restaurants in Emeryville, San Rafael and El Cerrito, CA has been known for many years as a chef walking the unbeaten path. Now he brings us 5 Tacos & Beers in Albany, CA.
His cuisine has focused in bringing the distinct flavors from traditional Mexican pueblos and showcasing them with a modern twist. However his strong roots and values have kept him concentrated on using family recipes and keeping food simple but enjoyable. Mama Luisa, Don Pedro and Mama Elena, three predominant names in the menu and in Chef Lito’s life. His parents, Pedro and Luisa, have been the inspiration for his career and his greatest culinary instructors since day one. Coma sano, será feliz. In the traditional pueblos of Mexico, our mothers and grandmothers prepare enough food, with plenty of tortillas, for family as well as neighbors. Everything is shared, and everyone eats well.
In stories and dichos, and by giving the children a role in which to help, our mothers and grandmothers pass down their recipes from generation to generation.
For any large parties of 15 or more please call the restaurant at:
Albany Location Phone number: +1 510 8981829
Walnut Creeek Location phone number: +1 925 4302823
Berkeley Location Phone number: +1 510 5702589
Sacramento Location Phone number: +916 497-8891