El Mariachi

Solid eats with great service and good flexibility for allergies, at reasonable prices…read more There's not a whole lot of options in the area, so Roots is quickly becoming a go-to for us when we're hiking nearby.

Love, love, love this place. Breakfast, brunch and espresso drinks off 40 just east of…read moreAlbuquerque. Fantastic vibe, rustic ambiance that made me feel like I was in Rockies or Cascades. Food was amazing. I got breakfast burrito wrap with sausage and a yogurt and granola. Brought to your table right off griddle. Burrito was hot and tasty with a dipping sauce that had a hint of those famous New Mexico hatch chiles. Granola was home made, could have eaten all morning. You order at counter and are given a table card you can take into the inside, fireplace dining room, or outside onto patio in front. Friendly, uber cute servers bring out all the food as soon as it's ready. Im a fan, could easily have breakfast here every day. Got sense a lot of the patrons do, nice local crowd to mix in with the I-40 transients. Don't miss it.

Breakfast Burrito

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Large latte

Lantern Ridge Farm Market And Nursery

4.4(81 reviews)

3.0 mi

Loving the new menu!…read more Got the avocado toast and it was delicious the bread was perfectly toasted with just the right amount of avocado and the eggs were cooked to perfection! Can't wait to try more of the new menu options!! Also love that their are more vegetarian options too. Got the matcha latte again and it was just as delicious as the first time! Services is always so kind and helpful. Love all the seating from inside to outside they have lots more seating! The inside dining room is so nice I'm a cool day with the cozy fireplace and outside is great when the weather is nice. Great place to go for breakfast, lunch, deserts and great drinks! Highly recommend!

Went here for my aunt's birthday two years in a row. Relatives traveled in from other states making…read moreit a family reunion. Sweet people. Good food. Relaxed ambience. Beautiful indoor and outdoor seating. The whole family loved finishing off lunch with their yummy and exotic ice creams!

Indoor dinning

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Cabra Coffee

4.5(77 reviews)

0.1 mi

Great Customer Service and very relaxing seating areas in and outdoor available. They made a…read moreperfect Cortado plus they have plenty of food selections. Something for everyone and great vibes.

Passing through on our way north on the turquoise trail, we stopped here because our hotel coffee…read morewas so inferior. So glad we stopped in! After a vanilla latte and a caramel latte, all was right with the world. There was a bit of a wait for our drinks because several folks beat us in the door. No worries, it gives you time to peruse the art on the walls. Cozy, bright and unpretentious, with a patio deck if you want to enjoy your coffee or tea with a view of the surrounding beauty. Friendly service and really wonderful flavor to the coffee! Next time I'm in the area, I'm definitely coming back!

Cortado with single origin espresso and a scratch-made scone.

Pastries made from scratch every day! We skip the seed oils and opt for organic extra virgin olive oil.

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We roast in house every week and specialize in single origin, medium to light roasts.

Burger Boy

4.4(246 reviews)

1.9 mi

Got a double cheeseburger and a cookies and cream malt, it was delicious! They do say they're not a…read morefast food so it does take a while but it's worth it !

3 stars = A-OKAY We…read morewere in the area and decided to try their green chile cheeseburger. It was okay. I wouldn't recommend driving all the way from ABQ to get a burger here when there at such solid spots in ABQ (Eg: Santiago's on Eubank). There's sitting inside and outside. You order at the counter, take a number, and they bring you your food. Private parking lot available.

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Exterior

Olas Rt66 Lunchbox

4.5(8 reviews)

2.2 mi

Woke up yesterday thinking, "I could really go for a breakfast sandwich." Looked online for…read more"breakfast sandwich near me" and found Ola's - 7 minutes from my house on Route 66 (have passed it at least 200 times without knowing it was there). The sandwich was large, well-cooked, and delicious. Ola is a nice lady. I went back today for seconds.

Ola's Roach Coach; Ola's is a No-la!! Checked this spot out for the first time earlier this month…read more Up until then, I had only heard good things, which makes me honestly concerned for the people of the east mountains. This is NOT good food! The restaurant has flies buzzing around the lobby and kitchen (in a restaurant during cold winter months IS a cause for concern). ALL of the food tasted like rancid bacon grease and filthy flat top grill! On which they use pancake batter to fry up their "biscuits" for the biscuits and gravy. The content of the burritos are abysmal except for egg. Biscuits and gravy were a sin. Refer back to the biscuit comment. The gravy has some potential but NOT when its made with the tinge of rancid, dirty grease. East Mountain folks, are you ok? She used to serve out of a motorhome, hence the Roach Coach!!

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Olas BB food truck tucked off Old Rt 66

Trail Rider

4.2(197 reviews)

0.5 mi

Stopped to give this place a try. I use to come here when it was the Greenside Cafe…read more Nice, a little rustic interior with lots of windows and light. Staff was awesome. I was seated right away as they were a little slow when I arrived. Serve was on point and cheerful. I had the Calzone with pepperoni and jalapeños...my favorite combo. I was pleased. The dough was a little tough but great flavor. The marinara was delicious! I enjoyed the lemon cake for desert which was devored rapidly! Coffe was very good. Very happy I stopped

Okay, so, we are staying in a yurt in Tijeras and wanted to go have dinner so we drove 11 minutes…read moreto the Trail Rider! I read the reviews and had to come! This spot is cute. Right next to Triangle Grocery on 14. The place was pretty busy when we arrived at 6:30pm but we were seated right away and had great service from our waitress and we even had the owner come around. I had the second street brewery Agua Fria Pilsner, which I hadn't had and REALLY liked it. It is also gluten removed!! Woo hoo! My hubby had the La Cumbra Malpais Stout, which he drinks at home anyway. I ordered the Rueben. Now listen, I LOVE a good Rueben and hate a bad one. Don't we all. This Reuben was the BOMB! Trail Rider smokes their own pastrami and holy cow was this sandwich good! It was tasty! The rye was yummy, the sauerkraut was on point and the meat.... OMG. Listen, I ate the entire sandwich!! And the fries were tasty with enough salt that I didn't need ketchup. My hubby had the smash burger and ate most of it. The rest was lovingly placed in a to go box. We also got the Platinum bar - peanut butter, rice crispies and chocolate and my hubby got the mudslide. Which was Oreos and chocolate mouse and whipped cream. Both were yummy. The service, care and scrumptious food will bring me back. Even from the Westside of Albuquerque because it was that good. Next time we need to try the pizza and the pasta but I will come back again and again for the Rueben. Thank you Trail Rider!!

Vegan calzone

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Trail Rider 3.0

Ribs Hickory Pit BBQ

3.7(154 reviews)

0.0 mi

I usually grab takeout from Ribs when visiting family in the area, but we decided to dine in this…read moreweekend. My go-to order is usual the ribs or brisket, but our server spoke very highly of the Ribeye which is smoked and it was a great recommendation! I honestly don't order steaks at restaurants very often because I prefer to grill them myself. But this ribeye had an incredible smoky flavor and was very tender. I think I have a new favorite order now and will be back for more!

Hands down, this is by far the absolute best place to get authentic, mouth watering BBQ in the…read morearea!!! From the moment you walk through the door, You are greeted by an incredibly, inviting and friendly staff wo make you feel right at home. Their customer service is top- notch and sets the mood fantastic tone for the entire meal. The food itself is on another level. The ribs are smoked to perfection- unbelievably juicy, tender, and packed with rich flavor. If you are not in the mood for BBQ, try one of the other items on the menu that are delicious. Huge thanks to everyone their that helps in the enjoyment. Keep up the phenomenal work guys. I'll be seeing you very soon!!

Half Chicken Dinner

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Hangry Jalapeno

4.8(6 reviews)

7.1 mi

The Hangry Jalepeno is the best of the Clovis food truck scene…read moreFresh and flavorful homemade rice and tacos. Proprietors are the friendliest business people I've met in a long time. I think their trucks moves around between Cannon AFB and the lot in front of Clovis' Burns Do It Center. Drop me a line if anyone knows how their regular hours and location because I cannot figure it out and I'm Hangry for more of their tacos.

Flavors are on point. Get toppings to your taste buds. The staff is courteous and fast. Only thing…read moreI would enjoy a really hot hot sauce, its the mexican in me! Support the little businesses.

Famous frito pie

Orange chicken

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Le Paris

2.6(19 reviews)

0.0 mi

I'm giving five stars to the food!…read more This is a very small and simple place. My feeling is that most people don't go there to sit and eat. However, I went there to have breakfast with my husband and really enjoyed the quietness and intimacy of the place. We had just been in France a month before, and when we tried the bakery's breakfast lots of delicious memories came to our minds. Their bread, jam, butter and pastries are delicious. Everything was extremely fresh and the service was really quick. If you like it that way, make sure to ask for the European style coffee, which is stronger than the American one. It doesn't come at an extra charge and it's really good.

The Driest cupcake I've ever had. It was hard to swallow that it was hurting my throat that I just…read morespat it out. Terrible.

Best Baguette in ABQ? I think so.

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Subway

2.6(24 reviews)

3.8 mi

Normally, this is hands-down, one of my favorite subways. Today I'm really disappointed. You had…read moreone employee working by himself. This poor kid was completely slammed with customers and just had a little bit of a struggle to keep up. I will say he kept up the maintenance in the store as far as being cleansing. He was also probably one of the polite employees I've ever encountered in the store. I'm currently driving the sandwiches home so I can't tell you what they taste like. For his safety, he shouldn't be alone. And for his sanity, there should be another person there to help with stockingand keeping up with the pace that he had this evening.

Never have bread, or there machines are down. Multiple times I've walked in and was told I couldn't…read moreorder. And had to turn right out

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Pikey P.

5 years ago

19 minutes agoNEW went to this place and orderd, sat down with my family. A guy sat next to us and started blairing his phones music on blast next to us. I gave him 5 min, thinking it was a one time thing, then i asked him "please dont blair your music, im trying to have a nice lunch with my family" the guy procceded to say he plays hear sometimes and proceeded to pick a fight with my family. The owner came out just before it esclated to the point where we where going to taze him because he was acting violent and talking about how we had to respect him and aggressively screaming at us. the owner did NOTHING. in fact made it aparent that it was ok for there musician to herass my family while we ate. no he wasnt playing, he was just eating and blairing music. "the owner of this establishment is a giant pice of shit for siding with this guy who was outwordly harassing my family while we ate." we will never return or recomend this restaurant, you can read about all this in the east mountain 411. stear clear of this place!!! read more

Kevin D.

4 years ago

I went here and asked for the enchiladas and instead I got a burnt rabbit with guacamole and I knew it was rabbit because I have had rabbit many times there was moldy potatoes and bread with it and the drinks were pretty much water with random stuff in them they were terrible worst place ever 1/10 would not recommend. read more

Adan D.

3 years ago

Not mexican restaurant not even 1% we drive from texas what we get on this restaurant was really disappointed please guys save your time and money don't visit this place read more

Colin E.

2 years ago

Food was delish and ready very fast. Service was also good. Had a good ambiance as well.

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