Was not impressed at all. Cashier was snooty to me and the chicken nachos were very unapatizing and flavoreless. The place was dirty too, dishes all over the tables. Not going back. read more

Everyone who has attended UNM has gone at least once to this place. For me I have never found anything outstanding-- they are famous for their cinnamon rolls which are so so--for me I think the quality is not where it should be. After leaving ABQ I go back here to visit with my great friends who are still associated with UNM but never eat anything here. read more

Ok, I know what you're thinking, any place that's open til 2am that serves breakfast, burgers, and New Mexican food must be kind of shameful and disgusting, right? WRONG. College kids, vagabonds, and now apparently 26-year-olds who wish they were college kids can all come together and agree that this place rocks, no matter what time of day or state of consciousness that you're in. We ordered a smorgasbord of pancakes, burgers, fries, and a green chile smothered burrito, and were amazed that each distinct meal was equally as impressive. We paid almost nothing and received huge portions of homemade, high quality comfort food. I will be returning in the future and also ordering one of their cinnamon rolls! read more

This is a 24 hour restaurant located in a small casino. I've only been in a couple times but extremely impressed on how good the food is. Can't wait to try other items on the menu! read more

Located across the st from UNM, this fast food joint serves decent food. Guacamole and chips ($3.30): so so guac. Comes with sliced tomatoes & lettuce under the guac. definitely had better guac. Carne adovada burrito ($2.25): good heat with only meat in the burrito. Good flavor too. I'd get it again. Green chili cheese burger: good sized burger with shredded cheese. Their green chili is good and spicy. Sweet roll ($1.95): soft and not too sweet, this is essentially a cinnamon roll. I'd get this again. OVERALL: cool fast food joint but not sure I'd go out of my way to come here read more

Frontier is a solid place to hit up when you want cheap, delicious New Mexican food. I'm a fan of their green chile chicken chowder and Frontier buns. The chowder is spicy and comes with a tortilla on the side -where else would you receive this combo?? The bun comes marinating in a sweet buttery sugar sauce, which makes the roll soft and delicious. I tend to stop in and buy these whenever they're being cooked - the sweet cinnamon aroma drifts out into the street and lures in innocent passersby. Beware! read more

Classic and awesome. The best green chile - I even buy it in bulk to use at home. Breakfast burrito is my favorite and, of course, the ridiculously awesome sweet roll. Our kids love going to the Frontier, too! It's great for families. They have the best tortillas and you can watch them being made at the Central location. I have family all over the country that have me ship them as many tortilla bags as I can stuff into a flat rate box. read more

It is an Albuquerque experience like no other, but the interior has really deteriorated, it looked run down and dirty. The food was still good. read more

It's hard not to love this place, it's a very classic restaurant here in ABQ! The atmosphere is fun and energetic, being as there's usually lots of college kids in at any moment since the University is right across the street. Food always comes out fast and is consistently yummy! read more

This place is an icon in Albuquerque and promises nothing more than good local food, fresh tortillas, New Mexico green chili and fast service to the hungering masses that walk through its doors. The food is inexpensive, cheap even and filling. If you are a student, local or tourist in need, Frontier is the place to get full before or after a night on the town. The breakfast is good, the cinnamon rolls hot and sticky and the orange juice freshly squeezed. This is not the place to seek out a fine meal, although they have fine food. This is a place to take your last $5 after the bars and spend it on making sure you don't wake up hungover and hungry. You can get fresh made tortillas, western hash browns and home cooked breakfast burritos anytime if the day. Your green chili craving will be satisfied by the freshest and hottest chili to keep you warm on a winters night. Grab a booth, order some grub and enjoy the fact you only spent $5 on a meal to fill your belly. read more

The mecca for old-school New Mexican cuisine. Monster cinnamon rolls are what all the networks made it famous for, but I LOVE their posole and the ridiculous tortillas. I often go to their sister restaurant, Golden Price, to buy the tortillas by the dozen and just eat them, hot out of the bag. Tortillas of that quality can make any meal amazing. Their Carne adovada burritos are sooooo cheap and even more delicious. read more

I've had lunch here many times. This place is always packed, efficient with getting orders placed and served. The food prices are kind of high for what you get, but I've returned many times. The environment and diversity of customers can be entertaining depending on the day. The cinnamon rolls are their signature specialty and they are good, but I only order one if I have someone to share it with. The cinnamon rolls are huge and I can't eat one by myself. read more

High activity, comprehensive ordering, just remember to choose your item as you wait in line. Self service and delicious chili sauce. Price point is expensive for larger groups. Four rooms for seating. Parking is a nightmare, walk in or bus if you can. Metered parking. read more

So thankful to have found them gem while traveling. It will be a must stop on all of our future road trips. We got dinner there and took the cinnamon rolls with us for breakfast the next morning and were very impressed with everything we tried! read more

Great place for all types of food. Especially the Mexican menu. The tortillas are to die for... literally. They serve them to you hot and fluffy with some honey packets. The Mexican combo platter is really good and is recommended by the wait staff. The sweet rolls are to die for. Omg they were good!!! I took one home and was given instructions on how to reheat... great experience. I shall return . read more

Gotta love me some Frontier food when I visit! There is no substitute for their breakfast burritos and the orange juice is legit.

Thanks to this place, I'm now snorting green chile as if it was crushed up Adderall and I was a long-haul trucker from south eastern Colorado. If you don't like this place, have fun being a homeless retard. read more

Was so glad to get back into New Mexico and go to the Frontier for a enchilada plate with red chile. Was at a Taco Time in Washington the day before and need to come home and have a fix our local chile and beans to forget about that bad experience. The tortillas are always fresh (order a side of ranch and try it with your tortillas,,,,yum)! The staff is always nice and you have all walks of life eating there. Frontier will always be a staple in Albuquerque for good and inexpensive food! read more

There is something for everyone here. I love the chef salad, breakfast burrito, the fresh squeezed orange juice and of course the horribly delicious cinnamon roll. read more

Everyone's favorite late night spot. Always love coming here when I need a midnight snack (or meal). Even though its usually full of drunk college kids at midnight, its always quiet and relaxing to stop by - everyone minds their manners which is a pleasant surprise. read more

I adore this place. Best carne adovada burritos I ever had and some of the best flour tortillas too. I like their green chile stew and LOVE that they have the 2 kettles of fresh green chile/tomato sauce (free) that you can smother over burritos or eggs or whatever you like. They are always busy and always cranking out food fast and it's always fresh. I have been the last 3 times I was in town and it been consistent. If they had one in Austin, I would go there all the time. It looks like one of those old "hickory farms" places in the mall that sold cheese and crackers though, HA! Its SO inexpensive too! Any of my friends on here, I would suggest this as a "must" if you go to ALB. it's one of a kind. Try the carne adovoda for sure and their tortillas! read more

Outstanding New Mexico food that also caters to All American. I Love that it is old and on Route 66. Easy to find. A must if in Albuquerque ! read more

I showed up here and there was a bunch of Mexican options and diner options and I'm all like, look, everyone in my party knows what I'm going to do. I'm going to get a bean burrito or something. But it's like 12:45 AM, I've got a stomach ache, and frankly, I'm becoming way more aware that I'm just becoming a guy that does something when he goes out. I always get a bean burrito or something like that. I start having this whole existential panic thing that makes me have to let the people waiting in line behind me to go ahead of me so I can just stand there and freak out over my options some more. Everything looked like it was going to irritate my stomach more and I just wanted to go to sleep: Dessert. Sometimes people to out and get dessert, right? That's a thing people do every now and then. It looks adult, right? To just be like "nah this is the end of my day, I just want to put something sweet in my mouth." The people I let in front of me, drunk, are just like "what's up man" because I think they could tell I was hyperventilating over fucking diner food and I explain that I'm in the middle of 9/11 and they're like "dude get a hot bun" so I get a mocha too because I forget that I'm tired and I know it's going to just be chocolatey and delicious and all of that. Anyway, the hot bun could have been a bit softer but it was good. People seem to love them because it's a top seller. Mocha was good. I ended up tasting some of the leftovers around the table because I am a complete scourge on this earth. I saw maybe 7 or 8 cops come in here to eat so don't do DMT before you come in. Or do. I don't give a shit. read more

Nothing special! Guacamole tastes as though it was out of a can. The salad was plain. The bean soup was not bad. Unless you are a college student, you probably want/can do better than this read more

Yummy happy times with breakfast burritos and sweetrolls for days. Nice people, good food, my happy place!

Came to town hoping to find some good ol' Mexican food, or rather New Mexican food fusion with cheese and good meat. Ordered the house burrito and was pleasantly surprised with the sauces and full package. The burrito was covered in green chile sauce that had potatoes in it, and drenched in cheese. The flour tortilla was made at the restaurant and we could see the cook making a fresh batch. The ground beef mixture in the burrito was seasoned with a few spices that combined with the green chile sauce worked perfectly. The burrito had the right amount of grease to hit the spot for what we were looking for. Service was super friendly: you order at a counter and then they call your number up when the food is ready. read more

Dude and I went on a Friday night. The menu is extensive, and it was our first try of New Mexican cuisine. I was nervous. Alex, the cashier, walked us through the menu. We ordered half enchiladas, one red and one green; then a bean and cheese burrito. So great! Super spicy enchiladas, like we asked for. Then he told us about the cinnamon roll, which he put in for later. Maybe the best dessert I've tasted. Thanks, Alex! read more

I absolutely love this place! Fast service and good food! Their sweet rolls are to die for! Pancakes are awesome and their fresh squeezed orange juice is great! read more

Busy, flavorless and sloppy are the 3 words I'd use to describe this place. Parking is a nightmare The only plus is they are extremely quick! Get in and get out before you have to pay for parking. Albuquerque as a whole has terrible food, so is this the best they have to offer? I don't know why they have such good reviews.... read more

It's just fine, one of the local staples with good hours and a wide variety.

It the Frontier. If you live here I'm sure you've been here at least once. If you new or visiting, honestly, try anything there and it'll be good.i personally like the frontier burrito and carne adobada burritos. read more

I can hear the hate already for posting this. But I pride myself on being honest....so... Like most Albuquerque locals, I have been here more times that I can possibly count. It's always busy- thanks mostly to a location right next to UNM. Now for the part that is not popular: This place is one of the worst restaurants in Burque. Their burritos, which everyone raves over, lack any sort of seasoning. I drench mine in hot sauce just to taste something. They are so disappointing! It's just so bland! I have had them many times (as an attempted college hangover cure) and it's always left me unsatisfied. Some salt and pepper on those eggs would be a really simple fix for this.... It's the same story for their omelets. I drown them in hot sauce and salt and pepper just to get some flavor going. Their tortillas taste store bought. I've heard them say that they make them, but they taste just like Mission tortillas (over flour-y and just no real flavor). I love homemade tortillas and even just...good...tortillas out of a bag! These are neither. Their salads are boring. Nothing fun, no interesting flavor profiles...just bagged salad, dressing and some cheese. The Taco salad is the best out of them, but it's still not the best. Their beans are the only seasoned thing on the menu....and that's just because it's pure salt. That famous sweet roll? Too doughy and not in the least bit homey tasting. Sigh. Their coffee is okay. Just okay. Boring french fries.... Mediocre entrees (how is Albuquerque letting those soggy enchiladas and boring tacos slide? This city has so much pride in it's food that it confuses me that everyone thinks this is good NM food!) I don't think I have actually ever had green guac here...it takes about five minutes to mash up some guac. Improper storage? Laziness? I don't know. I am not sure I want to know. They do have good hot chocolate.... I don't even know why I am giving them two stars. Probably out of guilt. It's such a staple in this city. I get why. Easy access for college students and it's WAY better than ramen. But with so other many better places to go in that area, it makes me wonder why it's always still packed. I want to love you, I do. But ... I like seasonings, flavors and quality more... The owner/manager even admitted to using a microwave in one of the review replies, which makes a lot of weird textures and flavors I have experienced over the years make a bit more sense....It is a bit disjointed to claim to have high quality, homemade food...and toss it in a microwave, which destroys flavor and texture! I may be sounding snobby about that, but....it's true. read more

There are few places that scream "HOME" to me. This is one of those joints. Never disappoints.......great food, warm tortillas, green Chile stew, and cinnamon rolls that can't be rivaled. read more

Had to get a cinnamon roll based on the overwhelming recommendations we received from friends, so the build up was high. The roll was uninteresting, and lacked the cinnamon flavor that we both look for in cinnamon/sweet rolls. The butter topping seemed a bit much and we both felt that it lacked the gooey goodness that one hopes for in a cinnamon roll. Both my husband and I felt let down by the hype, and would not go again given the opportunity. read more

Totally lame and depressing. Food is greasy and kinda gross. Stinks inside. Too much hype for this place.

I survived college because of their tortillas and carne adobada burritos with guacamole!! Since day one I had their burritos and now I have dreams that I am back at UNM and eating these at 2am during finals week. Reminder: this is New Mexican food for all the haters (especially from Cali)! read more

Never have I had a bad meal or an outrageous charge. You can't get any better than this. Expect a lot of good food for a surprisingly low price. read more

A great and cozy place to eat with family as well as solo. I usually read the paper and have a sweet roll and coffee! Enjoy...

I love their carne adobada burritos and their burgers. You can't visit butque without stopping by. Add in great service and you'll have a great time at this Albuquerque institution. read more

I was in Albuquerque for the day and Yelp directed me to the best breakfast experience I've had in a long time. The Green Chile stew is not to be missed. It is seriously the best bowl of stew I have ever had. Spectacular! The breakfast burrito is good and filling, but not great. The cold salsa was meh. The stewed salsa was very good. I cannot recommend this place more highly. read more