Alto Cinco

For a dozen years this has been our go to restaurant whenever we pass through Syracuse. I previously gave a 5 star review, but they've upped their game! The last meal deserved 6 stars! Absolutely wonderful, creative dishes from the nachos appetizer through the entrees to the brown sugar cheesecake. The server (Gabrielle) was very knowledgeable and brought great enthusiasm without being over the top. Highly recommended.

Had a birthday dinner there. Service was great. Started with a small calamari. For 10 dollars it was a good portion size and it was cooked to perfection. As good as I have had. Then had chips, salsa and guacamole. Guacamole was very salty. How a prep cook who makes that didn't notice it is beyond me. When you mix it with the salsa it cut some of the saltiness. 13 bux is a bit pricey. Entrees were the salmon burrito which was excellent. Doesn't come with any side, so that is a bit weird. Chile Relleno was good, not great. Prices for the entrees were fine. Dessert was good but pricey at $8 for a small piece. Now lets talk about the drinks. I got a top shelf margarita in a small rocks glass,. After packed with ice and mixer, I probably got 1 1/2 shots of booze. $19. Plain jane margarita $11. If I ever do go back, I will order water. The drink prices a laughably high.

This place really surprised me. I've heard it's good, but I didn't realize how flavorful it was compared to other Mexican places around here. I didn't like the salsa, so next time I would try the guac or queso if they have it. My bean & cheese burrito was soooo flavorful and I was sad that I couldn't finish the whole thing. It was just as good the next day.

Got the diable fries, napoles, and tex mex salad. It was all unbelievably good. Huge portions, didn't realize that ahead of time. Just the Diablo fries could be an app for 2-4 people. The vegan crema was AMAZING. BF got a burrito and the house fries and loved them too. Did have to go find our own water, mid meal, but besides that it was perfect. Will definitely be back!!! :)

Unfancy and fabulous. Could have a few more choices but what they do have is tasty. Meat and non-meat eaters will coexist happily here. Fresh vegan ingredients, including homemade vegan cheese, which was fantastic. With food like this at these prices, no wonder this place is popular. Leftovers for Sunday brunch.

This morning I woke up from a dream where I purchased an Alto Cinco Catfish burrito. In the 10+ years since moving away from Syracuse, I have had this same dream a minimum of once per month- equaling approximately 120 dreams about catfish burritos. For context, I’ve never dreamt about any other restaurant or food item. Certainly not with this consistency. It’s quite an impressive impact from fried fish. Especially because I don’t even really like fish? When I finally had the opportunity to return to Syracuse last year, I made a point to revisit Alto Cinco to hopefully satiate the craving and end the recurring dream. Certainly it could not be as delicious as I remembered. And that, friends, is where I was wrong. It was so good, so incredibly delicious, so impossibly better than I even remembered, that instead of curing my recurring burrito dream- it appears I have doubled down. The burrito of my dreams. Literally, and metaphorically.