I am form out of town and the restaurant was highly recommended by my hotel. I read e reviews and based on those I selects the Green Chili stew. They should call it Soup. Not much beg and plenty of potato's. Don't wSte your time or money. read more

I like Garcia's. Good staff, good vibe, decent food quick and easy. Huge menu and daily specials. It's no frills and better/more authentic than taco bell and del taco. read more

Garcia's Kitchen - Waiting in the drive through. I love the local business feel - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Service was awful and the food was way too expensive. Went through the drive through to get a breakfast burrito. $7.50 for the tiniest burrito. The cashier cussed at me. The manager said the owners raised the prices when I went inside for a refund. I'll never go back. Went up the road to Stipes and got a burrito for $4.50 - twice the size and nice service. read more

Someone suggested Garcias for catering so I decided to try the food. I had a combination plate and was really disappointed. The food was very bland, beans were greasy, open face enchilada was messy and the sauce tasted like it was straight out of a can. Not authentic tasting or delicious in any way. I will never go back. Honestly I don't know how this place stays in business. read more

I love that when I call in food, they have my name and previous orders saved by my phone number...not sure why, but I like it! I usually get the same thing every time, bean and chicharron burrito with green chile, cheese and onions. And I love it everytime! Their tortillas are probably my favorite from a restaurant, they usually.have day after dozens available in the morning. And their motto is by far the best : Help stamp out gringo food. With a picture if a sombrero wearing chile kicking a hot dog. read more

Tried to sneak in another meal during halftime of yesterday's game, but after waiting about 12 minutes I had to dart out of the drive-through line and throw some heavy curses at whoever was supposed to be working. It's fast food and I actually missed a good chunk of the 3rd quarter due to these idiots. It all worked out as Rudy's saved the day again, being the only place with decent food in ABQ open past 9pm. Pathetic town. read more

My usual stop for breakfast (mostly due to on the way to work). Good breakfast burritos and very good huevos rancheros. Service is quick and curteous. read more

Outstanding customer service. Garcia's Kitchen Catering went above and beyond. The coordination from El Paso to Albuquerque was seamless. They presented a first class event and came in clutch last minute with necessary equipment for us to have the best tasting food possible. They were able to follow stringent ESPN rules and they did not skip a beat! read more

It wasn't bad but wasn't amazing. It is nice to have a drive through real type mexican food restaurant. That being said, it was a little bland and nothing crazy amazing. read more

OK, other than the horrible parking situation they have, the food and service is always awesome. Garcia's in general (Original and 4th Street locations) has some of the best New Mexican food around! That 5th star I would have clicked but the parking and drive through can be frustrating! -Guillermo read more

I visited this Garcia's kitchen today for the 1st time. I was craving a breakfast burrito, and thought I would check theirs out. I went through the drive through and the staff are incredibly friendly and super nice. I ordered their standard breakfast burrito and another burrito Relleno. The Relleno burrito was not what I was expecting. I asked for it with beans and chile on the inside. They barely put any chile sauce on the inside, and when I bit into it, it tasted moldy. gross. The chile from the relleno itself was fine, I just think whatever batter they fried it in was disgusting, moldy and soggy. The Breakfast burrito was ok. I wish it had more chile on the inside. The tortillas are nice and thick and warm. Overral I would say I am used to more flavor and chile when I eat burritos. I really wanted to love their breakfast burritos since its so close to my house, but I will continue the search elsewhere. read more

I'm writing this review because I have now been waiting 30+ minutes for my order of a soapa plate; there is literally no one else here. There was one car behind me, but they are gone now too. This is absolutely ridiculous and when we asked if our food would be ready soon, the employee responded rudely with "I don't know" and walked away. Please don't go here we always get the same girl, and she is beyond rude read more

Never that long of a wait. The chili has good flavor, enough heat but not too hot. Fair prices

This is our favorite Mexican food. We used to go there often before the china virus. Now we can go pick food up and we're thrilled. I love the nachos with no beans. Cheese enchilada plate with blue corn tortillas and green chile. Spouse likes the smothered breakfast burrito and stuff sopa plate with green and chicken. The deal is, half the time it's gourmet and half the time it's so not. Service is usually good. read more

I used to love this Garcia's I have lived near this location for years and for years it was my go to place for Mexican food. The quality has indeed gone down. I have been overcharged through the drive through and when I ask for a receipt they just give me the order kitchen ticket without any prices. I have gone inside and ordered and had the kid say into his radio, "to make it extra special" which was quite worrying. Wasn't able to eat the food they sold me that time and haven't wanted to go back ever since. read more

I had their red Chile stuffed ground beef and bean sopapilla. Very good taste of bean and meat. Red Chile was off the hook good!! I also have had their chicharron. Very good also would recommend . read more

This review is for their addicting GREEN CHILE STEW. I had my first taste of Garcia's when a coworker offered to grab lunch at this restaurant. It was so good, I decided to drop by after work and get me some more green chile stew. Boy it was SPICY! It will make you sweat, your eyes water, and have a runny nose. But you'll keep on shoving spoonfuls because it is that good. It had lots of tender and juicy pieces of pork meat and cubes of melt-in-your-mouth creamy potatoes. They offer a side of tortilla or sopapilla with the soup. Sopapilla is an obvious answer, isn't it? :) The only thing is, after a whole day of chowing down on just green chile soup and sopapillas, I woke up to find my lips slightly wrinkled, chapped and peeling off the next morning. It was a ghastly sight but its now well and recovered. ;) I guess I still need to get used to New Mexico green chile love. But I solemly swear not to give up on it for as long as I live. This is what being a New Mexican is all about. Green chile. :) read more

Ordered the green chili cheeseburger, chicken sopa, beef sopa, bean burrito, and beef taco. All the food was great. The chili tasted like chili, not hot, but it was tasty. Very satisfied. read more

I am a die hard fan of Garcia's Kitchen. I tend to get the same order which is: Red chili cheese enchiladas with an egg on top, nachos and an Horchata. If you have never had Garcia's before but are considering it, don't think about it any longer! Their red chili is AMAZING to say the least. Their green chili chicken enchiladas are also very delicious but their NACHO CHEESE is unlike anything else I've had!!! It makes my mouth water just to think about it!! Their aguas frescas are not freshly made but it's okay because they're still tasty! The only downside is that some locations have bigger large cups than others do and only 1 has a drive thru option (as far as I am aware), which is the San Mateo location. Nonetheless, it's an amazing place to eat and those minor details are not enough reason to not give them 5 stars. Plus, any location you go to typically has really nice employees. Also, when you call in an order it will usually save on to their system for when you call again, which is great if you're a person like me that has their usual! Do yourself a favor and try Garcia's now if you haven't already. And if you have, go have some more!!! read more

I like this location the most! I spent many lunches and dinners here when I worked close by. The staff throughout the years is attentive and quick. The red chile is always tasty, not too spicy but not wimpy either. My favorite here is the carne adovada. The sopapillas are also good. Sweet without any syrup. Prices are good as well. Chips and salsa are the cheapest price here than any other restaurant we go to. The salsa is always good too. The location has a drive thru which has never gotten an order wrong in all the years I have driven thru. read more

This mornings visit to the Garcia's on Juan Tabor's was very disappointing. I have eaten there in the past and have been moderately pleased with the food and service. Today was not good. To start with, our server was friendly and courteous but the orders were completely incorrect. I ordered a chicken stuffed sopa with red, rice, potatoes and a side of chopped onions. What I received was a beef stuffed sopa --no potatoes - no onions. Essentially the identical order as my daughter. Because we were in a hurry I did not correct the order and ate it. Well, as much as could. Honestly, I have never tasted such bland Mexican food as this meal. Not that it tasted bad...there was no taste. To the point, I loaded salt on to have some flavor. I could only eat about half of the meal before I could take no more. I know times are tight and it is hard to get people to work, etc. But mgmt needs to do something about this food. Most likely, I will not be eating there any time soon. read more

Good ol' Garcia's its not great but its not bad. There service is quick and drive thru is fast. There carne adovada is pretty good along with there menudo. There breakfast burritos are hit and miss sometimes they are amazing other times disgusting. If your looking for quick new mexican food on the go I suggest checking out Little Anita's instead. read more

They have a drive-through. People seem to love them. Me-not so much. Enchiladas were greasy. Tortillas were crack-your-teeth hard on the edges. Green chile didn't have much flavor. read more

I concur with Ben S. that there is something quite worrying about this location. My drive-thru experience there was similarly bad. Something just felt wrong and it was hard to put my finger on it until I read other recent reviews and received validation that my gut instinct was right. I incurred over $100 of interior car damage thanks to the shenanigans of the drive-thru employee on 05/31/14. I made several attempts to equitably resolve this issue with corporate, all to no avail. The money was never the issue. It was more their response to a genuine customer incident and their general attitude of "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" when I expressed my concerns about the San Mateo location. I did find the food to taste good, despite the negative experience. But, if management has no intention of even investigating no less resolving the problems customers are witnessing at this location, then maybe best to skip San Mateo and eat elsewhere. I guess this is just a sad commentary on how the Garcia's Kitchen business functions after the death of its patriarch. What a shame. read more

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While the food at Garcia's has the potential to be decent, i.e., three stars (see my last review), the kitchen practices at this particular location really diminished the quality of my dining experience and I won't be back. The reason? After ordering, I filled my soda, put it down at a nearby table, and went to wash my hands. In this minute and a half, they managed to prepare and serve the three dishes my wife and I had ordered. This might seem like a plus (efficient kitchen, prompt service, etc.), but there is simply no way that in that 90 seconds they were able to actually cook my food to order. And, when I returned to my table, I found that this was exactly the case. My chile rellenos and my wife's enchiladas were lukewarm and soggy with chewy edges, and my burrito was dried out and cold in the middle. To me, these are clear signs that this food was already prepared and either waiting under a heat lamp or nuked in a microwave prior to service. Even when I ordered, things felt amiss. I ordered my rellenos plate Christmas style, then had to explain to the cashier what that meant, then had to tell her that by 'red and green chile' I did not mean I wanted two separate orders of the rellenos plate, and, of course, when my food came out there was only green on it. I'm sorry, but if you work in a New Mexican restaurant in Albuquerque, you should know what Christmas style means. Add to that the bland, washed out flavors, the unusual texture, and the sloppy presentation and you have one unhappy diner. Like I said before, the food can be decent, especially if you avoid the weak green chile, but this particular location takes too many shortcuts in the kitchen. Try another location. Garcia's is a worthwhile stop when the food is fresh. read more

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From the drive thru my combination meal was served in a melted Styrofoam container. (Purchased at the San Mateo restaurant)

I usually love this place, however, after waiting in drive-thru line for 25 minutes, for a hand held burrito....I am done with this place, honestly, GET IT TOGETHER!!!! read more

This place is stupid delicious. "Seriously?" on the bad reviews?!?!? I've never experienced anything but deliciousness at Albuquerque's numerous Garcias locations (the one on Central seemingly the best). However, this location has a drive-up for all this amazingness and the carne adovada is as rich and fabulous here as the other. Thank god I know a few foodies who have lived here for years... or else I would take the bad reviews to heart (to other abq yelpers: how the heck does the horrible Le peep on Louisiana get good reviews and not this place?!?!?). Get anything with their carne adovada/Chile/cheese smothered on it. Pancakes are awesome. Have I mentioned the massive cheapness? read more

They're a little slow sometimes but the food always tastes good. Prices are super reasonable so if you're broke and want a good breakfast burrito cheap this place is for you. read more

Horrible. Ordered takeout today, via the drive-thru. The employees were rude, it took over 20 minutes, the food was disgusting and gross and overall it is just like the crack-whore sitting out front, not worth the money. read more

I love this restaurant. Have been going for years. I've noticed a serious decline in their food quality over the past few months. And every time I go through the drive through they screw up at least one of my orders. Not great considering the price. read more

Great food, Try the red chili. Good old fashion pancakes. The San Mateo gracias is great.

Very disappointed with the San Mateo location!!!.Been purchasing their Chicharróns by bulk for years now and lately they are more like stew meat with lots of soggy fat. read more

Top quality, large portions, good price. Trifecta.

Excellent food great taste and very fresh ~ delicious tortillas and cookies. . The service is excellent always friendly and polite. If you are looking for a quick meal with quality food, this is your place. Take home a package of fresh tortillas to enjoy ~ read more

Local chain with Excellent food at crazy prices. About 10% more expensive than Taco Bell but 1,000 times better. Several of these in Albuquerque.... Would eat here every week if we lived here. read more

Always clean, very friendly staff, and food is great. The manager there is always ready with friendly smile to welcome every customer as they walk in. Never have we gone in that the staff isn't making sure the eating area is straitened up then their making sure the drink area is clean. Thanks to the staff!! read more

I've noticed the food quality has gone down over the years. Most likely due to the fact that every garcias with the exception of one does not make their food in house fresh everyday. They cut corners to save money and have all the food made at one place and driven to them. The one on the westside makes their food fresh in house everyday and uses local chile growers. read more

This place is awesome. I eat at Garcia's quite often at the different locations and the food is always great and 99% of the time the service is great also. However, this morning I needed burritos first thing in the morning and instead of making me wait and being late for my meeting they had everything ready when they opened. This was above and beyond what I expected and they were all so friendly when I went to pick up my order, like it was an every day thing. I really appreciate them doing that for me. You guys are amazing. Thankyou. read more

This is one of my favorite new Mexican restaurants in town. Service is decent and food is great.