Came back for lunch on another trip and was happy I stopped. Our server recommended the chile relleno and the tamales, but we wanted to try a variety of items, so we added the combo plate. In retrospect, we should have listened to her, because the tamales and the relleno were our favorites! The tamales were so fluffy and packed with meat, and the relleno was perfect. The taco was good, but nothing special. The enchiladas were good. The chimichanga was a little too doughy for me. Overall, a good value, good service, good food, and worth a stop. read more

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Four of us dined today. Nice little place. Staff were super friendly. Chips and salsa were not free. I got an order and the salsa was a bit spicy with a little sweetness. I didn't care too much for the salsa. I found myself putting a lot of salt to drown the sweetness. I was hoping to order something big to have leftovers for the week. I ordered the combo plate and substituted a relleno for the chimichanga. I got half green and half red salsa on the relleno. I had been craving a relleno for weeks and was hoping it was going to be good. The taco shells are not fried. They are headed in the grill until they get crispy, which I like because that's how I do it at home. I didn't care for the flavor of the ground beef but overall it was ok. The enchilada and relleno both came with the bandera sauce (I think that's what it was called) mix of red and green sauce. I was hoping it was only going to be in the relleno . I didn't care for either sauce and tried to eat around it. The green sauce was a bit too spicy which drowned the flavor of everything else. I didn't try the beans or a sopapilla. Now, the rice. I'm not sure what to think. It looked like a Chef Boyardee canned pasta product and tasted like pasta sauce. I could not eat it. We all felt the same about the rice and the green sauce. Most of us enjoyed what we ordered. My colleagues ordered desert and they all loved it. read more

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Fantastic authentic New Mexican food. Friendly service, delicious homemade everything. Don't know if you want red or green sauce? They'll bring you a sample. The pillowy Sopapillas are fantastic drizzled with honey. Yum! read more

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The hot sauce was tasty and spicy. Beans were pretty good! Chimichangas were excellent!! Open clean place. read more

El Cafecito - Chimichangas, rice, beans, Sopapillas. - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

This restaurant is definitely worth a visit! The staff are friendly, the decor is warm and inviting, and the food is delicious! I had the combination plate, and it was yummy! The two sopapillas that were served with the meal were warm, soft pillows of perfection. read more

Our go to restaurant for Mexican cuisine. Awesome chili relleno plate. Service is always quick and friendly. Highly recommend El Cafecito.

Cute place that's bigger than it sounds. We took our burritos to go and besides the refried beans option, the meat choices were ground beef (!), chicken, and carne seca (shredded beef). They did not wrap the burritos in foil and put the lettuce, tomato, and guacamole inside. Instead, they put the sauces inside, then sprinkled the lettuce and tomato over the top and served flat on styrofoam so you had to eat with a knife and fork. Service was friendly. Would have enjoyed having time to dine in. Cute decor. read more

I had the tamale plate with green chili sauce- so delicious!!! This is a family owned place that is worth visiting!! Who knew such a great place was hidden away in the little city of Grants?! read more

Where the Locals go!! Stopped in for lunch and wasnt disappointed. The food was good but the service was what really made our expierence good. Our waitress was awesome and I'll be back because of her. She made me feel as if I was in her kitchen! read more

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portions not worth the price. we took family members from out of town and what an embarrassment disappointmen! We all left hungry after ordering from full menu. there are plenty of restaurants in Grants, NM that will give you your moneys worth. The pictures on this app don't reflect what you are served. You get 1/2 of what's shown in pics. Food ok, service ok, but no value here! read more

A fun find while waiting to replace a tire shredded by the road to Chaco Canyon, this family owned business was right across the street, the parking lot full of local vehicles. I was served two of my favorite things- fresh brewed iced tea with grauple ice and hash brown potatoes. Not just any potatoes,delicious sliced potatoes with melted cheese smothered in green chile sauce. Service was fast and servers friendly. The large restaurant was decorated a brght traditional southwest with red chiles. Tables are well spaced, with curved low walls breaking up the space, vaguely kiva-like. I would definitely stop here again. read more

The service was fast and friendly, and the food was yum! Fresh made, home style chili rellenos with New Mexico green chili sauce was delicious. The plate came with 2 piping hot sopapillas. The only problem was I couldn't eat so much food. Glad we stopped there-- it was very good. read more

For breakfast I ordered the half Larry's special and it did not disappoint. Sauce was incredible and spicy. I even came back for lunch and had the (delicious) chimichanga plate. Service was great and always kept my coffee cup full. read more

El Cafecito - Half Larry's special with Larry's green chile. No cheese, wheat toast, and a coffee. - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

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This place is super cute and very clean! Our server (11) was super friendly and fast. The food was amazing, shared a chili rellano and got the combo plate. The taco was the perfect crunch and flavor! The green and red sauce were delicious. I would give this place 10 stars! read more

This is a cute little quaint restaurant with a small town feel. We had heard about it from several people and were eager to try it out on a road trip. The food was good. I had the enchiladas. I ordered red but got green. They were not bad. The rice is very tomatoey. The seri ice was prompt and friendly. For the town, this is a good little restaurant for a quick meal. read more

Excellent food, clean restaurant, friendly staff. Perfect stop when you are on the road. Highly recommend.

I am obsessed with this place! So inviting, and the Huevos Divorciados is amazing! The red and the green sauce both very tasty! On the hot side, which I love. They have nice outdoor seating and are adding on as seating used to be a little limited. Always try to hit this up when I'm in Springfield! read more

I periodically go to Grants to help an animal rescue. Second time I have been to this restaurant. What I like is its local and has what I would call home made style food. We had breakfast/brunch? served til 11am. The prices are great as is the food. The plain breakfast burrito which is served in aluminum wrap is $5.00, without meat 4.50. I added a sopapilla (big ones) for .50. Took half of both home for dinner. Also got when paid a cherry turnover and a cinnamon roll which I think each were around $3. Yum. All together was about $14. I mean you cant pay that at a fast food these days. Staff are all super nice. They make you feel at home and welcome. Cute inside and more modern and well decorated than a lot of restaurants in Grants which is a small town. I didnt take pics but the pics on reviews are good. Oh and their green chile is awesome. read more

Excellent food, fast and friendly service. Great prices. Food was very tasty. Shredded beef chimichanga, taco and enchilada was very good and then add the flauta with honey. OMG. Can't wait to pass through that way again. read more

Amazing! Great New Mexican food and extremely affordable. Great service and super clean. Great place to eat

The exterior and interior is nice... but the deception in the rice is a travesty. I grew up eating Mexican dishes, with rice being cooked all ways. This is honestly the worst rice I have ever experienced, why does it smell like spaghetti-os and why in the world is it watery??? It is not appetizing and I swear yall would have more business if you guys cooked it the way it was meant to be cooked. I see the potential in this place. Please prove me right. read more

We were immediately welcomed and shown to a table. Our drink order was taken and quickly brought to the table. We were asked if we had been there before and since we said no, our waitress asked if we'd like to taste the Chile before ordering. Intrigued, we said yes. The red is mild, the green has a kick. We placed our food order and it was brought out hot and delicious. We ate so much it was hard to keep driving. Our waitress was informative, pleasant and quick. The food was perfect New Mexico food. We can't recommend this enough. read more

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The business is not open until 8:30, they "stop taking orders at 7:15PM" the person who picked up the phone rudely told me when I was trying to pass a pick up order at 7:16PM. No apologies offered, she actually make me feel my business was not welcome. Apparently they don't need your business. Go someplace else in the city. read more

Food was wonderful had the Chile Relleno platter and ordered another ala carte and it was plenty for my husband and I. The service was very good, Herb was our waiter, he was very polite and efficient. I would highly recommend this restaurant. We were traveling from Texas and stayed in Grant's for the night and were delighted to find this place. Try you won't be disappointed. read more

Had the tamales, and my husband had a combo plate the food was great. The sopapillas were very good. I loved the crushed ice too! No complaints they also had good cherry turnovers! I would recommend this place. read more

My FAVORITE breakfast burritos in all of New Mexico! Nothing like a small / home town touch to grab you by the taste buds!! Every time I'm in Grants I stop by El Cafecito to snag me one of these yummy delicious burritos (gotta get my fix)! A family owned business, serving local for years - if you get the chance you definitely have to stop by! read more

El Cafecito - Sausage, green, w/ cheese breakfast burrito - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

It's not too often I find myself in Grants, especially around lunch time. I was heading back to Burque from Gallup with my coworker, and we had already waited too long to eat. It was well past noon and the hunger wouldn't wait on the back burner any longer. That's how the decision to stop in Grants to eat came to be. Knowing I am rarely ever in the mood to eat at a well known fast food chain, McDonald's or Taco Bell or the like, my coworker compromised with me and we tried to find something local and hopefully good. We drove down their main street checking out the digs without really seeing anything too promising. Almost reaching what seemed the end of the before having to throw in a u-turn and start all over we see a fairly newer building with a colorful sign El Cafecito. The parking lot also had a plethora of cars which is always a good sign! A favorite local eatery? Perhaps! We parked and made our way in. The restaurant dining area was large, there were several different areas. It was clean too. They were in the middle of cleaning a portion of it so they were seating everyone on one side of the restaurant. No biggie. I can dig a clean restaurant. By all means, clean away! The menu is very small. Also pretty basic. Tacos, burritos and such. I can't say I expected much more though really. I ordered the chimichanga and my coworker had three beef and bean tostadas. We did a complementary order of chips and salsa that tied us over until our food arrived. Nothing out of the ordinary to report on those. It was nice and did the trick to keep our tummies appeased awaiting further consumption. My chimi was good. It was shredded beef which i got with red chile. It was smothered which made my chimi soft, luckily it made no difference as it didn't come with guac and sour cream which you might normally expect. The chile had good flavor but no heat. Next time I would order the chile on the side, I do like the crunch of the deep fried shell. The tostadas came out in chalupa shells, but hey, maybe thats how they do their tostadas here? Final report on those. Good. He ate them all. Said the salsa was good on them too. I did order a sopa as a dessert. It came out over cooked on one side and soaked in grease. It wasn't the best sopa, and memorable only because of those things. Greasy and overcooked. They should have just made a new batch if that was all that left to serve. But what they hey, they weren't super busy and probably didnt see a need to make a batch for an order of 1. All and all, good food for what it was. Still beat going to a fast food joint and feeling some form of regret after downing a burger and a large fries. It did hit the spot. Now, back to burque. read more

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Great little stop in Grants on our road trip! We loved the sopapillas and the servers were very friendly. read more

El Cafecito - Sopapilla - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

We were just passing thru and wanted some good Mexican food. Not only was the food awesome but the service was excellent as well. Highly recommend to any travelers! Oh, and we were able to park our truck and trailer across the street. read more

I came here with my family because we wanted to eat mexican food and this was the only place nearby. We came in and the place seemed really clean which is the only factor that I liked about this place. When we were ordering our food, the lady who was taking our order was really rude. She didn't look like she wanted to be there. She also didn't bring us creamers for our coffee and when we asked her if she could bring some to the table, she gave us a really nasty look. When we got our food, the food did not look mexican at all. The rice was drenched in a red sauce that tasted like canned tomatoes. It wasn't even seasoned. The beans were okay. The meat was ground beef that was boiled, not even fried. It wasn't seasoned, it was really bland. My burrito was drenched in hot sauce, which I thought the sauce was going to be on the side of my burrito. It tasted more like ravioli. Not a burrito. It wasn't authentic mexican food like we hoped for. Lastly, we weren't pleased with anything and were required to tip. I wouldn't reccomend this place to anyone that I know. read more

El Cafecito - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

Stopped here because we wanted some authentic Mexican food. We were not disappointed. The food was great and the service was very good. Our server went out of her way to take care of us. We were pleased with our experience and hope to stop again. read more

The desk clerk at the hotel where I was staying suggested this place. Chips and salsa have to be purchased so save your money, nothing special there. I ordered the taco plate which consisted of 3 ground beef tacos which were just ok. My meal came with 2 sopapillas which were flakey , gooey inside goodness. The service was good as were the prices but the ambiance and the food were a miss. The menu really lacks imagination and they could smile a little more. read more

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This was the second time we had dined at El Cafecito while driving through Grants and we were equally pleased. This time we had breakfast, a few years ago we had dinner. My son and I had their special breakfast (eggs with red and green chili, hash brown potatoes, and refried beans). My wife had huevos rancheros. Both were delicious. The service was very friendly. read more

My family and I loved "El Cafecito" great service food and atmosphere! We ordered the green salsa chicken enchiladas and a shredded beef burrito as were recommended and were super satisfied ! read more

El Cafecito - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

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Super friendly staff at least three people waited on my table all of them smiled and we're friendly. The food was good family atmosphere prices are good no alcohol. I will return read more

Incredible service and great food! I had the chicken enchilada and a chicken tostada. Don't pass it by!!! The green Chile is excellent!

I had ordered a green chili burrito when it came it had red chili on it, I ask for it to be corrected the waitress took it a way. Then own Larry came up to the table And stated," there a problem with a burrito she said she asked you twice if you want a green on it she will have to pay for it." i replied i ordered green. Larry said, " You will get one but she is going to pay for it I can't take the loss." he then walked away. This killed the mood at the Table I had been going to El Cafecito for over 30 years . I feel this is noway to treat your costumers or staff it made me and kid every uncomfortable He did lose a costumer today I will not be returning. read more

UPDATED: El Caf-eh-cito, Stopped in for green chile burrit-o For two days I have to repeat-o Did I gain weight? Si, un porquito! Strolled into town in my fansay Avalon Showing up to get a little bit of work done Hoping there'd be some time for local cuisine fun In the state with the flag of the Zia sun Not too many choices as I plotted my menu map Shying away from the food that I have to unwrap Needing something that would put me in a food nap Make it worthy enough for another goofy yelp rap Came across this place with a full parking lot Went inside, promptly shown my seating spot Ordered up my combo, green chile really hot $12 bucks later I'm heading for my sleeping cot Check it out guys! Take a dip off of 40 and have some REAL NM chow with bonified NM green chile! This stuff is food crack! Like bacon!!! Clean, fast, fresh, friendly service! Mad my stay worth it! read more

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Stopped here on way back to AZ. food very good! Both had smothered burrito, tasty, and and spicy, lettuce and tomatoes very fresh. cute, clean place! Only complaint was that food should have been cooked hotter. Green chile and fillings were lukewarm. read more

Great introduction to New Mexican food here in Grants. Our meals included the chimichanga, burrito, and taco salad! We also got the side of sopapillas and chips and salsa. The entrees came with red and green sauce with them being mild and hot respectively. There were tons of parking and they are doing limited seating due to covid. We were seated pretty quickly and food was also served fast. Service was great and I was glad we came here to try out this local New Mexican food as our first meal in the state! read more

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