This place has gone way downhill. I ordered a bean and cheese burrito. The picture will show it was a rolled up tortilla with a thin layer of beans smeared on it. As I tore pieces off there was a small clump of cheese at the other end. Husband ordered breakfast burrito said his potatoes were hard almost raw. We used the drive thru so can't comment on ambiance. Service was just okay, the ladies there now just aren't as friendly. read more

Kathy's Carry-Out - Mexican Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Went to pick up dinner. Burger was great. Carne adovada was tender & juicy. If the red chile had been hot, it would have been better. The chile cheese fries with green were perfect... best homemade fries. Service can be slow, but it's made to order so wroth the wait. Just be prepared. The restaurant is quiet and clean. read more

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I came to give it another shot and still don't see why or what people like here. I got a stuffed sopapilla pretty common plate in Abq and there's was zero flavor to it. The red Chile doesn't taste like anything nor the green.l and not to mention my food was cold cheese wasn't even melted. Guess this is just a place that's not for me. read more

Food quality has gone down hill, prices continue to increase as portion sizes decrease. Don't know how they are still in business. I doubt any training is being offered to their staff to improve. read more

Delicious. The Tuesday special is an enchilada basket, queso y chili rojo!! Nice place with nice people, the foodfits the bill. The lunch portion isn't over the top, so you won't go into a comma at your computer pod. read more

Kathy's Carry-Out - Enchilada basket. Tuesday special. - Mexican Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

The chorizo and egg burrito is awesome. Added papas and cheese for the full effect. Call ahead and have your order waiting for you as sometimes they can get busy. read more

Chicharron Burrito horrible ! beans and rice horrible ! Taco plate Horrible horrible First and last time. Will not be going back ! read more

Enchilada Basket was COLD I also got nachos, and the chips were fried in dirty old grease and the cheese tasted like it was out of a can... My husband got a Tamale, and it was not good his enchiladas were also COLD, and his taquitos again were fried in old grease. I will never come here again. I used to get the taquitos here in the 90's and since then the food has gone downhill. Not to mention all the tables were dirty. Don't waste calories on this place! read more

Anything you get here is absolutely delicious. I really like her red chili, generous portions.

Regular basic New Mexican food . Everything taste old & stale here . Taco plate very bland .

The last two times I have bought chile rellenos here they were clearly reheated leftovers. I hate leftovers; I can always tell when I'm given leftovers so don't try and claim they weren't. Isn't the point of eating out is that your food is freshly made and you are not having to eat leftovers? They used to make them fresh hot and delicious. read more

I heard about Kathy's from a coworker. Once I found it, I was hooked. The first time here I had tostadas and tacos. I did forget to write a review and take a picture. Today I had their enchilada (red) plate and a taco. It was delicious! And the service is super friendly. Definitely keep coming back. read more

Kathy's Carry-Out - Red cheese enchiladas, rice, beans and taco. - Mexican Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Heard a lot of hype about how good this was my helper took me straight in there told me to get whatever because every single thing on the menu was good. I think good was an understatement as I got my tacos and I didn't know that you could combine Papa's taco meat and make it even better taco Kathy I don't know if you've heard this but I love you. read more

Don't bother, these people are so rude right down to the owner!! I will never go back there! Their tamales are over priced and you order is always wrong! read more

This is a local South Valley favorite! They have a good thing going here. The building is well kept and outside seating area is maintained as well. Ate outside and enjoyed my food! Almost always see an old friend here if you are a native Burqueno!! Regarding the food, it is delicious and they have great prices:) read more

I keep seeing locals suggest this place over and over on foodie pages and so I was lucky enough to stop by today and order some food. We ordered the large green chile cheese burger, green chile cheese fries, tacos and some sopapillas. You ever bite into something and it's just savory? That exactly how that tasting that burger was. It was savory! The chile cheese fries were good but could be made a little crispier. The tacos were like homemade and very delicious . The sopapillas were light and fluffy and everything was really inexpensive. The lady at the window was really nice. I would definitely come back here for more. Two thumbs up from me! read more

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Beats tamales in town along with a reasonable price. Wish it wasn't so far my house. Only have used the drive up service

Nasty.... this tasted like a grease stored in a old can for 3months. For me to to spend what I spent I could have went to taco cabana and had better service and food IDK how u mess up 4 beef tacos with all that salt and grease Sorry I'll never spend another dime at ya place. read more

Kathy's Carry-Out - The nasty greased up food - Mexican Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Super fast, friendly, and I mention delicious food! We had enchiladas basket, rolled tacos, green Chile cheese burger. Wish I had pictures.

Have been coming here for years. The atmosphere and food are always amazing. Will always recommend the tacos and tamales! read more

My first time visiting my family in Albuquerque my cousin bought me the Chicharron & Green chili burrito.... Absolutely amazing! I will be taking some back to California with me. New Mexico's Best hands down. read more

This is what Kathy's is claiming to be their fresh tamales tonight. The masa wasn't cooked and tasted bad and the meat was burnt and hard. We have been customers for over 30 years. Not anymore! When we called to complain they had the nerve to ask us to bring them back so we could get more tamales! read more

Kathy's Carry-Out - This is what Kathy's is claiming to be their fresh tamales tonight. The masa wasn't cooked and the meat was burnt! - Mexican Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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I'll give it 5 stars based on the reputation of the old building when I first came here. I remember I could get 3 bean and green and a couple of tostadas under 10 dollars. Probably can't do that anymore. Another sign things change Albuquerque changed. Old isn't always bad. They still have what I expect from kathy's. Never been disappointed. It has been awhile look forward to revisiting one of my old favorites for munchies. read more

Chili relleno burrito, red chili chicharrón burrito & tostadas are our families favorite!

You don't go there for the service you go these for the food. I have never had a major issue with the service. My dad loves eating there. He always orders the huevos ranchero with red and green. And throw some chicharron cracking on top. Also top 3 bean Chile cheese burrito in Albuquerque. The people saying they were treated rude must not have grown up around older Mexican women. It's nothing personal, get out of your feelings. read more

Gave em another chance the other day.. walked out 2 times .. noticed they raised there prices..I used to like this place but has gone down hill .. what a shame read more

Rolled - Tacos best great service during pandemic. Served food at great temperature.

I love the food but the prices have really went up a lot. Haven't been there since they went up. Too bad. Have noticed there's less customers. Would go back if they make their prices more reasonable. read more

Six years ago when I moved to the area I used to go to Kathy's once a week. Quality varied but was a good deal for the price and you could pick it up in the drive-thru (altho there were times when the line of cars made the wait seem endless); I gave them a pretty good review. They were alway friendly and knew who I was when I called in. At some point after the pandemic they raised the price of my favorite menu item from just under $7 to almost $12 without notice, so I didn't go as often. The last two times I went the food has been pretty bad, the refried beans were tasteless and seemed old and the rice had a really strange smell and taste, not the decent tomato-y stuff they had before. Ate most of the enchiladas altho the chile had a floury taste and I ended up throwing most of it away both times. I used to like going there but I don't know what happened and I'm going to give it a miss for a few months. read more

I've been having a private NM burrito contest for 50 years. The handheld green chicharron/bean one I had from Kathy's was there very best I've ever had. I'm still tasking it two weeks later. read more

The stuffed sopas are so good here. However, I ordered guacamole today and it was disgusting! It was not seasoned and extremely bland and mushy. It tastes how it looks. DO NOT ORDER THIS. read more

Kathy's Carry-Out - Guacamole? - Mexican Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I recently noticed that the burritos they sell have less chili in them, I called and spoke with Kathy, she didn't seem to care and said that the 1 oz side container they use for chili on the side is the amount of chili they put. What's sad is we've been coming here for years for her to treat your customers this way. I told her I will not be going back and she said ok. Kathys restaurant has been declining in customer service as well. She probably doesn't care about her staff as well. read more

My favorite spot you can order tamales year round and they are Awesome and so worth it my,other favorite thing is their rolled tacos aka taquitos I also tried a Carne adovada burrito there is just countless great things to eat here and my mouth is watering just wringing this review lol it's an hour drive from me but so worth it. read more

Heard about this place and wanted to eat here but saw this on Facebook and decided to share. It's absolutely disgusting, the food and the managers decision to kick them out with no refund. Please be careful where you eat. read more

This place is great. In contrast to Gordon M's comment on the ambience, during the daytime it feels quite nice to me. Wide open, clean space, nice tile floor and counters, brightly painted pastel yellow and deep blue walls, and great wide-open picture wiindows in 3 directions. Yes, the tables are mostly anchored to the floor, fast-food style. I know it's not exactly "ambience", but the place just feels good to me. Clean, pretty, spaces, a non-corporate, homey feel, and tons of natural light with trees and sky and fall colors out the windows can do that to me, I suppose. : ) But of course, most importantly, the food is great, and very reasonably priced. 3 bean tostadas with a side of beans, chips, and rice for $4.50. Hard to beat that, even at Del Taco or Taco Bell. And of course it's much higher quality. And local! I'm not 100% sure that the refried beans are vegetarian, so you may want to ask about that or ask for whole beans if that's a concern. Salsa was delicious, if hot, spanish rice was perfect, tostadas were decent, and sopapillas were generously sized and excellent. Plus they got one of those Coca-cola freestyle machines so you can get almost any mainstream corporate soft drink you want, including caffeine-free diet coke, which I am unfortunately still addicted to (and helps cool the tongue down after the hot chile and salsa!) read more

Great specially for the price! I got a very well serviced bean and chicharron burrito bathed in green chile, it also comes with beans and rice. The green chile is nice and spicy. The tamal is good, it's nice they are served year round! And the sopapillas are delicious. read more

I've only tried the carne adovada and egg burrito, but it was excellent. My dining companion was equally impressed. Some of the online reviews I've read seem to focus on how this is or isn't fast food, which I think is misleading. This is neither a chain restaurant nor is it a fine-dining sit-down experience. What started as a carry-out food business now has an indoor space for sit-in dining. If you're looking for fast, then by all means go to the Golden Pride drive-thru. Overall, the food is better and prepared with more care here. read more

I haven't been to this spot in a long time but I remember going in high school and it was delicious. Well I went today with the family and let me tell you nothing has changed I got the Taco Plate and they were made just like when my mom made them as a kid the wife had Tamales and they did not hold back on the portions they we're huge. The only downside is the prices have gone up but still a good deal for some great food! Would of gave a five star but the parking is small and some servers are real nice others not so much. But we'll worth it you can give me attitude all you want as long as the food is delicious haha. read more

So, I had to skip lunch and with only moments before a meeting Kathy saves my day with a quick burrito! A chicharron burrito on a really good tortilla with perfect red chile. And inexpensive! #NewSouthValleyFavorite read more

I have ate at kathys carryout for yrs. Very good new Mexican food. My mom really loved the food here.