Riggaberto’s, South Lake Tahoe, CA (6.5 of 10)

This was an interesting find. It all started when a buddy and I decided to make a last-minute snowboarding excursion to South Lake in January. After veering right at “The Y” and searching for our motel, I noticed a familiar neon sign to my right. I only caught a glimpse of it, and thought it was a Roberto’s, but upon returning the next night learned that, in actuality it was a Riggaberto’s; similar to those found in San Diego. The next night, when dinner time came around, my buddy and I headed out to investigate the situation. As I had been jonsing for some Southern California Mexican food, this was an absolutely amazing find. The food was mediocre, much like the Bird Rock location, but it was great to get some SoCal style Mex, which earned the South Lake restaurant an extra 0.5 on the Mexiscale, briniging it up to 6.5.