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    Flautas
    Jacob D.

    As a native of the Espanola Valley, I was happy to hear that another New Mexican restaurant was taking over the former Angelina's location since it closed during COVID. My mother had tried this place for the first time last month and really enjoyed it, so while visiting my hometown this past weekend, I told her I wanted to try it as well, and so glad I did! I was a little apprehensive to go any later than 1pm (closes at 3pm) as I don't like to patronize any restaurant so close to quittin' time in order to not feel rushed; however, although it was fairly busy, we were seated promptly and our food came out quickly! Speaking of food, our meal was great and portioned perfectly (not too big, not too small). My go to is usually a stuffed sopaipilla with ground beef or just beans and cheese; however, I decided to try the two tamale plate and was not disappointed! I chose red chile and it was spicy and flavorful and the tamales weren't dry at all. My mom ordered the flautas plate and they were HUGE as she could only eat 1.5 (I ate the remainder at home lol). My bestie wasn't in the mood for NM food so he ordered breakfast (chicken fried steak and eggs) and said it was very good. The complimentary sopaipillas were the BEST! I even complimented our server Javier (whom my mom pointed out used to be the mayor of Espanola) that they were spot on! As for service, it was excellent, and as I noted above, Javier (owner) was awesome! Very friendly, personable, efficient, with a sense of humor. Will definitely be my "go to" native NM restaurant when visiting back home.

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    Sherri C.

    Impeccable service, fantastic food and wonderful, relaxing atmosphere. Very impressive and will definitely be back.

    No where have I ever had liver with gravy... I asked for fries not mash potatoes. No veggies no onions....

    No where have I ever had liver and onions with gravy.. the liver had a chemical taste I asked for no onions fries instead of mash potatoes and no veggies.... Not what I got... Won't be back

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    They were super busy but we weren't in a hurry and the food was yummy! I had the chicken fried steak and a pancake. Loved both!

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    3 months ago

    Food was good, Chile had a wonderful spice to it. Service was ok, workers seemed ready to leave at 1 pm...felt rushed and unwelcome.

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    7 months ago

    Great coffee and awesome green chili! Excellent service too. Next time in in the area I'll stop in for a meal for sure

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    The red was what red chile is supposed to taste like, and the green might have been even better.

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    El Paragua - Carne avocado plate

    El Paragua

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    The food in the past was phenomenal, however having to wait more than an hour for your reservation…read moremakes this a little less of an ideal experience. Once we got food it was exceptional.

    I hadn't been here in years (17 to be exact). To be honest, I have never been in love with this…read moreplace as I find the food to be mediocre but the ambience is nice (more of an upscale dining experience) so I get why people like it here. This was BFF's first time here and he loved it. Both he and mom ordered the carne adovada plate which came with refried beans and rice (they did state that the red chile was too spicy though). I ordered a bean and cheese burrito with both red and green chile (Xmas style). It was ok but 16 bucks for this was too expensive. We also ordered a margarita each and they were also just ok and too expensive at 13 bucks each. As for the parking, it is kind of confusing but there is plenty of (unmarked) spots and kind of like a maze. We dropped off mom on the side (she is handicapped) as there really isn't a front side where you can drop off anyone. Our server was so genuinely nice though and provided excellent service and she went above as well as she noticed us dropping mom off via the cameras and told us we could go out through the side entrance. Would I be back? Most likely not as I had mentioned above that this place has never been one of my favorites but I am sure I am in the minority. I hear it is quite the place to be seen (for happy hour).

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