Carniceria La Altena No 2

My friend and I came here recently for lunch, and then went next door for the market part to get some marinated chicken for her. I got a chicken burrito — the chicken was seasoned very well and the whole thing tasted good and authentic. I got my little man a cheese quesadilla and was pretty disappointed by how small it was. I’ll get something else for him next time. Our waitress was friendly, but spoke minimal English. The employees of the store spoke English very well. We’ll be back.

The best place to get your meat in the Eastside of Fort Worth. Everything about it is good. The taste of the meat is great, non-​greasy, and it’s affordable. The thing I like most about this spot is the fact that you wouldn’t expect such a treasure in a location like this. It’s also right next to its own restaurant, so if you don’t feel like cooking tonight, you could always hop on over there. I have never been, but if it is anything like the store, then it must be tasty. The store is very tiny, but it does try to incorporate different necessities. They should open up an even bigger location because they have plenty of quality that is often lacking on this side of Fort Worth.
Much better meat quality, and better pricing than Los Pastores on Rosedale.

This place is a real Mexican restaurant. The fajita tacos are the best. Everything here looks good. It’s clean but the restrooms need help.

One of the hardest things about cooking for one is managing your meat selection. Most grocery stores don’t have a dedicated butcher, so your stuck having to buy in pre packaged portion sizes. One of the greatest mysteries in life for me has always been why the smallest amount of chicken breast you can buy is three, and then the next size up is a super mega family 20 pack. Anyway … That’s why the best thing you can do is find yourself a good Mexican butcher shop, like La Altena.
The selection isn’t big or complicated, however everything they DO have is of high quality. They have marinated steak and chicken fajitas which are very tasty and pretty much impossible to mess up when cooking. They have smoked pork chops, marinated meat for tacos al pastor, and a very good authentic chorizo. Try their tablitas, which are spare ribs cut across the rib (think galbi). On the weekends they have a limited amount of homemade tortillas for sale, its first come first serve and by midday they’re usually out. There is also a small store here with mostly non perishable goods for sale. They have a cooler in the back and its always stocked with Jarritos two liters so go ahead and grab you one of those to enjoy.
Service is friendly and helpful, I once let them know that I was buying chicken breast for milanesa which requires a thin breast to be pounded out. Without any prompting from me the butcher offered to slice the whole breasts in half to make it easier, saved me 30 minutes of work. I will warn you though, you’re probably going to have to know Spanish or be really really confident in your communication with hand gestures and slow talking.
They do take cards but theres a $ 5 minimum. Grab you a pound of fajitas, a two liter of Jarritos Limon and a stack of tortillas and you’ll be out of there for $ 7-​$ 8
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La Altena offers great fresh tacos, and other Mexican disk entrees. Best taste in the area. Highly recommend.
La Altena ofrece comida fresca con el sabor de nuestro pais. Los tacos repletos de carne. Buen servicio. Lo recomiendo altamente.