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    Juan's Cactus Cafe

    2.8 (17 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:45 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Stuffed sopapilla with green chili
    Alice J.

    Over the past few weeks I have been in Alamogordo on temporary assignment. I have been trying as many places as possible. This little cafe has my vote for the best Mexican food in town. I had a stuffed sopapilla, which at other places was greasy and heavy. Here the sopapilla has thin layers, like a croissant and then they stuff that with all kinds of great things. They top it with a side of green chili. I have not understood the appeal of green chili till today. The mall looks like a ghost town, but trust me you want to go inside and feast at Juan's. Judging from the steady stream of customers I would guess this is not a secret to the locals.

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    14 years ago

    This place is simply yummy! The food tastes authentic and has a lot of flavor. I eat here if I'm at the mall around lunch time and enjoy it.

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    12 years ago

    Fast food Mexican in the mall. It's not bad food if you're in the mall, or in a rush, but there are definitely better options in the region.

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    12 years ago

    OK if you're hungry and stuck in the mall. Sopapillias good, but otherwise...

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    Ceezy F Tacos - Al pastor tacos

    Ceezy F Tacos

    4.7(53 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    Small building, startup restaurant. Some seating indoors and outdoors…read more Read article on wall and started as a food truck. Had great reviews. Ordered all pastor tacos. Very good taste. Small menu but owner/chef came out to greet you and ask how things were. I like that. Son is learning how to help as well. We should all help this new business make its mark in Alamorgordo. Owner comes from a family with cooking and service industry experience.

    Good loooowd! This place was delicious. I was in town temporarily for a hunt. Me and my good buddy…read morestopped by here in the morning to try it out. Yelp is always pretty damn accurate and this place lived up to every positive word said about them. We had an order of birria tacos each and we shared a cali-style burrito. I'll just say we ate it all. It was a lot of food but we did it... stuffed ourselves with every last delicious bite. There were very friendly and cool folks working there. I wish I had more time to spend as they had some classic arcade games I wanted to try. It was pretty quiet and chill inside the restaurant. We were there between rush times so that may not always be the case but it was the case when we were there (luckily). I would imagine this place bumps at busy times. Anyhow, you are doing yourself a disservice if you don't try this place. Fricken delicious, reasonable, and fill your belly portions. 10 out of 5.

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    Alamo Grill - $16 for four pieces of bread and a little bit of gravy. Never again.

    Alamo Grill

    3.2(88 reviews)
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    It's actually become quite expensive to eat there, and not that great…read more I got four pieces of toast, a.k.a. two slices of bread and a little bowl of gravy for $16 plus tip and 3% credit card use fee and tax. If you order anything extra, queso, cheese, anything, the price goes up five or six dollars immediately. I ate for my last time there today. The fajita beef was so chewy. I'd have to spit it out and I made a little pile of meat and just finally quit eating it. I asked if they could help out on the bill since I didn't need it and they gave me a generous 10%. My reply was, well it's the last time you'll ever see me. I had to order a waffle so I could leave there at least four and not have to go to a 2nd place. Took about $32 to get a burrito and a waffle. The bacon is usually raw, the hashbrowns are never browned...... I don't have. I'll stay in business serving the crap that I got today.

    I went for breakfast today, March 07, 2026 and it was just wonderful. The coffee was some of the…read morebest I have had in ages. I ordered the bacon breakfast burrito smothered in the jalapeno sauce and oh my, it was wonderful! The taste, appearance, serving size were priced just right. Then the staff are always so friendly and nice, fast service and meal preparation is prompt. I love all the servers, but, my favorite is Sergio! He is ALWAYS smiling, happy and treats me like I'm the only customer he has. Whatever he recommends to try has not ever been disappointing. Keep doing what you're doing Alamo Grill and staff. Definitely will be back!

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    Alamo Grill - A picture of the actual restaurant. It can get extremely loud in there when it's busy.

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    A picture of the actual restaurant. It can get extremely loud in there when it's busy.

    Johnny Carino's - Italian Beef Dip

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    3.1(244 reviews)
    3.7 mi
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    Debating between Carinos and Del Taco and Carinos was closer and had some interesting menu items…read more At the peak they had 170 locations and are down to 30 nationwide now. We came in a Monday about 40 minutes before closing and it seemed like they were getting ready to end the night. No one else was in the restaurant though there were a couple people at the bar. We told them we just wanted something fast and would be in and out quickly and were seated quickly at a booth. Our waitress was amazing and still kind and energetic though it was the end of day. Free bread with garlic balsamic olive oil, bread was warm and they were very generous with the amount of dried garlic. Margherita pizza: we picked the most standard one and it was odd. Instead of cheese and fresh basil it had slices of tomato and dried basil. Crust was underdone and there was way too much cheese on it. Italian nachos: Crispy pasta chips, black olives, pepperoncinis, Roma tomatoes, jalapeños, Alfredo sauce, mozzarella and parmesan. We had it with chicken and it was interesting but drowning in Alfredo sauce.

    Our servicer, Israel, was amazing. Very Attentive, friendly, and helpful. Food was so so good…read more There wasn't anything I was disappointed with. The Italian nachos, Spicy Shrimp and Chicken, Hatch Lasagna. Restaurant was quick to seat us and very clean. Atmosphere is nice. Fun for an afternoon lunch or would be a great date night place. A+ in our book.

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    Johnny Carino's - Margherita pizza, crust was a little underdone and there were as a mountain of cheese on this

    Margherita pizza, crust was a little underdone and there were as a mountain of cheese on this

    Johnny Carino's - Italian nachos, way too much fettuccine sauce

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