Pepe's Finest Mexican Food (Temple City)

Pepe's Finest Mexican Food has locations in Alhambra and Covina as well as in Temple City. This blog refers to the Temple City location.

Pepe's is a very, very good taco shop, in business since 1964. It serves what you might call "old-school" taco shop fare--hearty food that's more mildly seasoned than the "street tacos" you might buy in Tijuana.
The hard-shell tacos may be the best thing on the menu. These are the real deal, full of tender shredded beef and cheese, tomato, and lettuce.
Their burritos are good, too, and packed-to-bursting with (for example) chile verde pork or seasoned eggs and potatoes.
Bill Coburn's San Gabriel Valley Menus website has a number of photos of Pepe's offerings along with his review of the Temple City location.

Find Pepe's Finest Mexican Food at 5829 N. Rosemead Blvd., at the corner of Hermosa and near Las Tunas. 626-286-3055. Sun-Thurs 9 am - 9:30 pm; Fri. and Sat. 9 am - 10:30 pm. Closed major holidays.

Transit options include Metro Bus 78 and Metro Bus 487. Montebello Bus 20 stops at San Gabriel Boulevard and Hermosa, about a mile west.