El Cafecito

We each ordered the breakfast burrito smothered in red chili sauce. It was a wonderful taste of New…read moreMexico. Nothing fancy, just earnestly good food.

Good restaurant that needs a bit updating. Place feels like it's been there forever and it looks it…read morewith lots of house plants and weird blue and purple touches. Plenty of room and the waitress is super nice and friendly. Food is good and will fill you up. I wish the tostadas we ordered would have come with the traditional lettuce and tomato but it was only the meat with beans. Green chili was excellent and homemade. Frito pie was a nice choice and quite tasty. Made with hamburger meat, Fritos, beans lettuce and tomatoes. I would definitely go back.

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Don't pass by - between Sonic and McD

El Ranchero Cafe

4.2(57 reviews)

3.1 mi

I picked this place for lunch based on a review seen on a Facebook New Mexico restaurant page…read more Very nice! I was seated right away and served with a bowl of fresh chips and some excellent homemade salsa. Since they served no beer, I chose water. The server was friendly and efficient. My order of à sopaipilla burger soon appeared with a generous portion of fries prepared how I like them. All of the young women working there were cheerful and eager to ensure that customers had everything they needed. It's an old-timey restaurant you might not even find if you stayed on the freeway and didn't cruise old Route 66. The home style atmosphere is augmented by sales of homemade salsa and some excellent biscochitos to go. I'll be back, it's a winner!

Friendly service from the moment we arrived, enjoyed our tortilla chips and salsa and studied the…read moremenu... so many choices. We decide on chili rellenos, cooked a different way here and chicken enchilada, chicken taco and combo plate. Unsweetened iced tea and had some to go! It's hot out there and the tea helped! Various chili sauces to try and rice and beans with each dish along with tortillas and sopaipilla. Glad we stopped here!

Inside restaurant

Chips and delicious salsa

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Navajo taco and enchiladas that we asked for green sauce

Paleteria Lucas

4.7(10 reviews)

1.4 mi

Great stop if you're on a Route 66 journey as we were. Traveling from Chicago to Santa Monica we…read morewere determined to not eat at any nationally run businesses, franchises, etc. This place fit the bill. It's a bit on the kitschy side which we thought was great. Definitely a unique menu from sweet treats to meals. Very informal, kids can run free and the staff was welcoming.

Friendly staff! A great place to get a treat or a quick bite! They also sell Mexican candy I have…read morenever had before and really enjoyed!

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Kiva Cafe

4.1(150 reviews)

4.2 mi

I had an amazing meal here and came back the next day just to order it again--the chile relleno…read moredinner. It was fantastic. I learned that rellenos are made differently in the Grants and Gallup area, and these are a must-try. They're also served with sopapillas, which were excellent. The service was superb--attentive, responsive, and genuinely helpful. The ambiance was pleasant overall; a few bench cushions could use replacing, but otherwise it was a great experience.

While this was not our original choice, it was a decidedly good second choice!…read more Food was flavorful: I had the Indian Taco- delicious! Husband had a chicken sandwich with jalapeno and truly enjoyed it. Topped the meal with sopapilla with honey which was delicious as well. Service was pretty good, and the ambiance was basic and older-- not terribly impressive-- but the food more than made up for the ambiance.

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Enchilada breakfast!

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STOP !! try this place! It's so good :)

Taco Village

3.8(22 reviews)

1.1 mi

Food is mediocre almost no tomatoes on the tacos and staff are incredibly discourteous , male…read moremanager is really rude to the customers, . They got my order wrong then proceeded to tell me how ignorant I am for asking for my third order of tacos , I could clearly see the third order was written on the hand written ticket but I was only charged for two when I asked for the third the teller blamed me and accused me of being unable to add up the total . I was ok with paying for the third order but I could have done with out the attitude from the mad dogging male manager and check out hag . In addition the ice tea is now like light brown flavorless water .. $6.75 for four taquitos and they even tryed to only give us 3 that were dripping with fryer oil and we had to ask to get the 4th one and It came single wrapped in a yellow paper and way over cooked .. I used to like this place it's a shame the customer service leave such a bad taste in your mouth .. bring Cathy back

The crispy tacos are the best, I get these with a large order of fries. Kane is the man when it…read morecomes to service, he's courteous and jokes with the customers. Inside is very basic, but good, shows the owners are focused on the food and service, the inside is very clean. Excellent menudo on Saturdays.

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Gabby's Cafe

4.2(27 reviews)

0.8 mi

I was driving home to Phoenix One glowing N.M. dawn…read moreMy tummy growled I looked on Yelp* Gabby's jumped to screen. Tucked away near downtown Grants Former Tiendita front I saw that it's now Gabby's Caf Breakfast was my want. River Park across the street early in the day had geese and ducks and walking dogs they wanted me to stay. Gabby's called I could not wait and so I walked away. "Your early sir." said smiling Tam, "The cook is on his way." "Restroom please." "It's down the hall and to the left. waiting for your stay." Music Country, art the same - it's rural N.M. here my friend, horses, cows and lambs. Star of The West brought the list. She shined her light, she spoke her words she made my morning bright. What rhymes with Huevos Rancheros? Farmer Brothers coffee and a tall cold glass of H2O. The beans were swell, the eggs were fine, green chile sauce was gentle on my mind. And into prose I wind. Gabby's Cafe is the in-town Mom of Gabby's Diner in Milan. You can get dinner there if you're on time. Gabby's Cafe has a marvelous pine floor, callung out for Saturday night music and dancing.

I love small town cafes! Cozy and nicely decorated - clearly an older building not too far from…read moreRte. 66. What I loved was the service. I didn't get her name, but she was just the nicest person ever! The reviews raved about the burgers so we decided to try them. My husband had the double cheeseburger, and I tried the Bourbon Feta and grilled onion burger. First, they used quality beef, hand-formed snd smashed, so I love the texture of the patties and the way they were cooked. Buns were buttered and toasted on the grill lightly. Fries were decent. The only downside was that I could not taste the bourbon on my burger, but the feta and onions were on point. We also tried the strawberry lemonade - perfect - not too sweet. It was nice to watch the service team interact, and how they hustled. They do a lively to-go business as well. Great place to stay.

Main d8ning room.

Look for "La Tiendita" in neon. Entrance to the south. Follow the arrows.

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Spacious, lots of tables.

Taco Bell

2.1(26 reviews)

1.5 mi

Really missing those Tips rt now…read more As I want to commend Matthew, taking orders thru drive-thru; great energy It's 20:57 and he's friendly, energetic, a smile in his voice that matches the one seen when he comes to the window

I went through the drive thru and i ordered a cheesy gordita crunch and a beefy potato griller and…read morei get my burrito smashed so flat, and they didn't even get me a cheesy gordita crunch. They gave me a dorito locos taco and a regular taco with some sweet mayo sauce. Why the fuck would a taco have mayo sauce?? I genuinely hate the night shift here and they need to get off drugs or something and get it together. By far the worst experience.

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Asian Super Buffet

3.5(39 reviews)

1.4 mi

I was in town for an appointment and didn't want to eat at a chain…read more The service was slow- it's the way restaurants are now, overwhelmed with business and not enough staff. Get over it! Staff was polite, and got me what I needed. Buffet food was fresh, I went at 5pm- dinner time so things hadn't been sitting. If you go at other times order of the menu! $20 for dinner, drink and 17% tip

Overpriced for the limited and low quality food here. The food is ok, it was cold and bland and i…read morehonestly would rather spend money somewhere else. The service is great I just wish the food was better quality for the amount of money that I paid. The ambiance is ok, it's really small and very quiet. I didn't expect a great buffet because this is in a very small town but it could be better. The "super" in their name is very misleading.

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Kirk R.

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3

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3 years ago

It says they open that are close on Monday's . Need to update hours. Was passing though seen it was open but drove to restaurant and it was closed. read more

John D.

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6

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11 months ago

I had a very nice dinner experience! GREAT service, GREAT food. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Jason C.

125

6

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11 years ago

this was the best mexican food ive had yet. I recommend their burritos all day!

Daniel M.

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1

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8 years ago

Great food, attentive service, ridiculously affordable. What's not to like.

AJ R.

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9

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10 years ago

Great Mexican food. Try the sopapillas if you aren't full from the meal.

Amy D.

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1

4 years ago

The tics are complimentary, at least for disabled elderly woman.

Ray B.

3

84

12

13 years ago

Depends what you get. Breakfast burrito is awesome.

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