Los Alebrijes Mexican Restaurant

Los Alebrijes Mexican Restaurant is the family-owned Mexican kitchen at 192 Sumner Street in East Boston. The name comes from alebrijes, the painted folk-art creatures. The taco list includes al pastor with pineapple, carne, pollo, birria, campechanos, carnitas, chorizo, lengua, cochinita, and Baja fish, plus tortas, pozole, and Oaxacan quesadillas. Three birria tacos show up as a frequent order. Phone (617) 618-0305. Instagram is @losalebrijesrestaurant. The official site is losalebrijesboston.com. This is Sumner Street Mexican food from the central and southern recipes the family cites, not a colorful-room generic with unspecified enchiladas. Jeffries Point, East Boston, ZIP 02128. Come for tacos or a torta, and order birria if that is what they are pouring that day.