We ventured into another town for lunch. We have exhausted all the places where we live. Now onto…read morethis amazing meal. We entered and were greeted by the sweetest waiter Ivan. This young man was the best. We were brought chips and salsa, and we also requested the extra spicy for the Hubby. The mild was perfect for me. The chips were nice and crunchy with a great corn flavor. We did order a sangria for me and a margarita for the hubby. They have a really nice lunch menu with great prices and a very extensive regular menu. I ordered the #6 off the lunch menu. A chili relleno with the sauce on the side and a crispy ground beef taco. The rice was so good, great flavor as well as the refried beans. 5 stars for each of these. The taco was so full of meat (ground beef) and fresh veggies. The chilli relleno was huge and perfectly cooked. I get my sauce on the side so leftovers will not get soggy. Now this sauce was like a ranchero sauce, looked like onions, celery and maybe tomatoes in it. It was really tasty. Hubby got a #13 off the regular menu. 1 enchilada, he got ground beef, 1 crunchy taco with ground beef and a tamale which was shredded beef. I tried the tamale and it was very delicious. We did ask to speak to the Manager who looked a bit nervous coming over. We explained to him it was our very 1st visit and won't be our last. We told him everyone wants to call you over to complain, we were like we wanted to give you major compliments on everything from the awesome waiter Ivan to the food and atmosphere. Music was at a perfect tone etc. We were seated by the bar area in a booth. Very nice in that area. We will definitely be going back

Nuevo Vallarta was a solid choice, and from a guy that doesn't eat at Mexican restaurants much. I…read moredo have one big exception: New Mexican-style - Red or Green? Gayle was off with her Sister on a Cruise, or what she calls "Sisters Without Misters" or "Misters Without Masters". I was coming in from Markleeville and stopped in Minden for gas an a burrito combo to take home as my first "bachelor" dinner. I hadn't set foot in this building since McDonald's was here, and found that the subsequent renovation to be impressive. I'll need to come back for a sit down with music, but for this visit it was a To-Go order at the counter. The order came out relatively quick and hot, so much so that I had to be careful taking it back to the car. It was a huge amount of food and so much so that it was good for 2 very satisfying dinners. Even a little microwaving on Night 2 didn't really dent the experience. My only quibble is that I prefer black beans to refried, but either forgot to ask or wasn't sure.

Seriously some of the best Mexican food I've ever had! Everything we had was top notch! Especially…read morethe cabbage salsa. And then we had dessert...cheesecake burrito with caramel sauce. What??? Amazing! And Carla was extra awesome too! Highly recommend!

my husband and I think this is the best restaurant in town. food is excellent--love the chicken…read moremole and street tacos. The cabbage salad served with the chips and salsa is also unusual and delicious. we always get enough food to take home for a 2nd meal. Carla is wonderful and the cook is exceptional.

Great food and fantastic service. Always a good price here. Love the habanero salsa with chips as…read morewell.

Great food we heard about it from a friend we decided to try it out it was very good the place was…read morelively and the service was quick. Food was great we definitely will come back here again.

This is by far the best Mexican in town. The carnitas super burrito is my favorite, and the cane…read moreasada is my second favorite. I literally eat here once a week because it's so good. The service is always amazing, we usually take it to-go and they provide us with extra salsa when we ask, no questions asked. My favorite is their spice salsa verde. The ambiance is friendly, cozy and warm. Definitely come here if you're looking to support a delicious local joint in town.

Love love love this place! Never disappointed always great food. My go to is a wet veggie burrito…read morewith half red and half green. Service is great everyone is super nice and welcoming. Clean inside and they have expanded so it's bigger inside! Tip if you like super spicy ask for their habanero salsa. But it's very very very spicy eek ha but so good. If you're in town or driving through check this place out!!

So impressed as a SoCal native. The Birria tacos were amazing. Ordered a side of onions, cilantro,…read moreand their spicy salsa to top it off, and the consomé was flavored to perfection. The service was excellent and our food came out hot and fresh. The restaurant itself is clean, cute, and offers private seating which is great! Will definitely come back

We had a not so good experience a few weeks ago but I must say, the owner reached out and 100%…read morerectified the situation. Not everyone cares about their customers these days but these guys do. It is appreciated and they will have my continued business.

Absolutely the best molcajete I've ever had. Already looking forward to my next visit. Everyone…read moreworking here was super friendly, and the service is amazing. The food came out super fast, and was very hot. Inside the restaurant has a very authentic Mexican vibe. Very tasty!!!

Great enchiladas ( had the Enchilada suizas) , usually my fav thing to order, chips and salsa very…read moregood. Had no complaints re service. One can tell it is family run. When full ad with most restaurants it is a little noisy. Easy to get to location. One of the top three Mexican restaurants in Minden/Gardnerville. A regular place on the routine

They were able to accommodate an order for 60 people with short notice. Our staff loved the…read moreburritos.

Went in there to get a to-go order and found this in my Nachos when I got home...attempted to call…read morethe location and no one answered 3x.

went here for me and my boyfriend's 5 year anniversary. The food was super delicious and the staff…read morewas very helpful and nice as well. definitely recommend!

We experienced Cook'd for the first time, and what a wonderful experience it was!…read more The food was absolutely fabulous. Starting with the pickled fries for a delightful appetizer of which we were certainly not disappointed. They were far superior to any we had experienced before and was definitely a must to awaken your taste buds. For the main course our party ordered the penny pasta bake, hamburger and frys, salad and barbecue chicken pizza. We were all very pleased with our various dishes. Not only was the food beautifully presented but absolutely delicious. We completed our meal with the chocolate lasagna, a real treat for the palette. Next time, i'm going to try their banana pudding, which is one of my favorite desserts. The owner of the restaurant along with the waiters and staff were all very friendly going above our expectations in making our dining experience an evening to remember. Thank you Cook'd for running a first class 5 star restaurant. Shirlyn, Sherry and Rich...

Today was my first time visiting this grill, our waitress was very kind and attentive! The food was…read morewonderful, I heard they are known for their pizza but the burgers were the bees knees. I heard they even make their own buns! I'll be returning :) thank you wild horse

My husband and daughter and I were in town visiting grandma and grandpa. It was Grandpa's birthday…read moreand we wanted to take him somewhere different than the place we always go to. I checked this place out in the afternoon before deciding to go to dinner there. It looked pretty casual in the menu look like something everybody would enjoy. When we got there, we were greeted nicely and our server, JC, was very nice. All of the food was bountiful. We ordered the appetizer with three different items which was pretty good. It was onion rings, fried zucchini, and fried mozzarella sticks. The zucchini was a little undercooked. On to the main courses. It took longer than we would think and they brought it out in pieces. The two men got theirs first and my daughter and I got hers a few minutes later and Grandma was served last. Grandpa ordered a steak sandwich and he said it was good. My husband ordered a Philly cheese steak, which she said was decent. Grandma ordered fish and chips and she said it was so so. The french fries were thick steak type that were really good. A couple of us tried them. My daughter and I were excited when we saw the lobster tacos and we ordered them. The chips that came with them were salty beyond belief! We could not even eat them. When I told JC, she said there's nothing they could do about the chips and she offered to take the salad off the bill which I thought was nice. Both of my daughter and I could not eat the chips. The lobster tacos were not good. If the corn tortillas were warmed or cooked, it must've been very, very little. The lobster was chopped up in a wait and mixed with some kind of sauce that we can barely taste the lobster. We got two tacos and barely ate one. We took them home, but it didn't seem worth it to try to mend this. The best thing I can say is that the people they were very welcoming and pleasant. Also, JC gave my father-in-law a lemon bar for his birthday as we walked out. That was really sweet. Lastly, make sure you bring cash because you have to pay extra for using a card. We have to pay over $6 extra because we used a card. Am I understanding is that is happening a lot in restaurants. So, I don't think this is unusual.

Wonderful dinner with excellent service, food and great prices. Lots of windows to watch the planes…read morecome and go if you like!

I'm spending some down time at Tahoe outta the heat, but I needed to take a important meeting with…read moreone of my big bosses outta LA, so I told him to land the plane in Minden. It's the nearest practical airport to me. South Lake Tahoe is too busy and at high altitude as is the Truckee airport. I takes more experience to deal with the high altitude. The Taildragger Cafe is right here at the Minden Airport. Basically walking distance from where you can park the plane. The food here is very popular breakfast food, but they do serve all day till dinner even. Service is super friendly and efficient. The inside has I good view of the airport runways and planes. The full menu is posted online on their FB page. We had some lunch and did our meeting. I had a cheeseburger with fries and my boss had the Citation sandwich, which was roast beef with cheese and caramelized onions. My burger came with fries and we shared an order of onion rings. My burger was pretty good, cooked med rare as ordered. Pretty standard burger. My boss liked his Citation sandwich with the caramelized onions. The onion rings were decent as well. He had coffee too, and it was kept full and hot by the server. I'm glad this little restaurant is out here at the airport, it's a good place to have if you fly in and need food right away. The little airport I have in Redding has a Chinese restaurant with a view of the runways! I'll take little airports over big ones any day!