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Rudy's Mexican Food, Monrovia Menu
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Restaurant: Rudy’s Mexican Food
Where: 602 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia
Phone: (626) 303-3393
Reservations: Accepted, not required
Cocktails: Full cocktail service
Service: Full table service
Atmosphere: Casual
Outdoor Dining: Yes
Credit Cards: MC, AMEX, Visa, Discover,
Diner’s Club, Debit Cards
Kid’s Menu: Yes
Senior Discount: No
Hours: Open Daily at 9am, Sat./Sun. 8am
Food to Go: Yes
Catering Menu: Yes
Price Range: $2.30 - $11.50, avg. $6-10 |
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Rudy's is on Myrtle Ave. in Old Town Monrovia (this picture was black, and
software lightened it, that's why it's so grainy looking) |
Rudy's Hand-Shaken Margarita |
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The
burrito kid's meal |
The
carnitas dinner |
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Baja
Mar dinner |
Flan |
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Deep-fried Ice Cream |
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DOT COM DINING
A Look At San
Gabriel Valley Restaurants by SanGabrielValleyMenus.com
Rudy’s Mexican Food in Monrovia – Service with a Smile
By Bill Coburn
It seems to me like I eat Mexican food a lot, and
therefore I worry that I have a tendency to have a disproportionate number of
reviews about Mexican places. In looking back, 3 of my last 4 columns (counting
this one) have been about Mexican restaurants. But I was a little surprised to
find that the five reviews prior to that were non-Mexican restaurants. So I’m
indulging myself with some good Mexican food again this week, but I’ll try to
make sure I get some other cuisines discussed for you over the next few weeks,
too.
This week, we ate at Rudy’s Mexican Food in
Monrovia. Owner Rudy Castrellon used to have a restaurant in Covina by the same
name, but he has now been in old town Monrovia for ten years, opening in 1994.
It is a family restaurant, not just in the sense of a place for families to
enjoy, but also because several members of Rudy’s family work at the restaurant,
as well. On Friday nights, Rudy sets up shop outside for the Monrovia Family
Festival in addition to offering full table service in the restaurant. Rudy’s
also does catering, and serves food to go.
We were greeted by our server almost immediately
after we were seated, and he was kind enough, when we said we were thinking
about having a margarita, to suggest that we might want to try a “Rudy’s
Hand-Shaken Margarita.” This margarita comes to your table in it’s own shaker
strainer, and you can mix it up and pour it yourself (there was almost enough
for two glasses full). It’s made with Sauza Conmemorativo, Hiram Walker Triple
Sec, Margarita Mix and Grand Marnier. The top shelf cocktail had a reasonable
mid-shelf price of just $7.50.
Katie ordered the carnitas dinner, Keelan had a bean
and cheese burrito kid’s meal (their kid’s menu is for children under 12), and I
ordered a dish called the Baja Mar. The Baja Mar is fish, shrimp, crab and
scallops sautéed in butter with onion, tomato, bell pepper and mushrooms. It
was really good, with several large scallops, two or three shrimp, big hunks of
fresh fish, and a surprising amount of crab for the price, which was reasonable
for this type of mixed seafood dinner. I wrote last week that I couldn’t
remember having a homemade hot sauce better than I had had that week at Rosarito
#2; well Rudy’s sauce gives them a run for their money. I’d be interested in
placing them alongside each other and doing a taste test, as I found them both
to be excellent hot sauces.
Katie’s Carnitas plate was served with rice and
beans, and came with a lot of carnitas on the plate. She said it tasted good
and mentioned that she also enjoyed the guacamole. One thing we both noticed
and mentioned to each other was how hot the tortillas were that were served with
our meals, even several minutes after they were served. Keelan’s kid’s meal
burrito also came with rice and beans and a small drink. Kid’s have a choice of
a taco meal, enchilada meal, taquito meal, or the bean and cheese burrito.
We ordered dessert, a flan and an order of
deep-fried ice cream. The ice cream comes with a choice of chocolate or
strawberry syrup. We chose chocolate syrup, and it was a delicious way to end
our evening.
Rudy’s menu features more than a dozen different
burritos, and more than a dozen combination plates, including a design your own
combination where you choose the items in your combo. Pozole and menudo are on
the menu every day, there are several kinds of salads, and quite a selection of
seafood plates, as well. You can already find their menu online at
www.sangabrielvalleymenus.com/rudys, and soon you will also be able to find
it at
www.rudysmexicanfood.com. Stop on by and say hi to Rudy, and be sure to let
him know that you read about him in Dot Com Dining.
Bill Coburn is owner of SanGabrielValleyMenus.com, a
restaurant website featuring dozens of restaurant’s menus, as well as
downloadable coupons. He has nearly 20 years experience in the restaurant
business, and has been eating for much longer than that. |
