A few co-workers and I took a gamble on Los Portales and the odds were not in our favor from the beginning.
Save your money and appetite and kindly write this off as a place to try for lunch.
Before we entered the building, we should have known it would be a bad experience. The place is empty at noon. We were the only guests there the entire lunch hour. When you come in you are greeted by a waitress and what smells like a urinal cake. It's not very strong, but I can only guess it is from the products used to clean. Which is on the plus side, I suppose.
What is with the windows? Why are they spray painted? It's eerie. Spend a few $100 and get them tinted.
The food is meh and overpriced. There is no lunch menu options and it is so dark inside the building that it takes some time to read the menu. Does this say tostada or taco? I dunno! Just make your best guess.
Oh, and once you figure out what you do want to order, it may not be available. For example, a fish tostada... nope sorry we don't have that. May I have onions on my tostada? Oh, no. Sorry, we don't have onions either. May I have sour cream on my dish? Uhh... let me check.
Aside from all of that, you have to pay with a debit card for your meal. Then the waitress is looking at you and asks, "How much is Tip?" It's just an awkward experience.
If I could use the thumbs down emoji I would. I wish I could write my meal off as a taxable donation, because I certainly wasn't satisfied Los Portales. My wallet and stomach are disappointed.