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    Pajar Mexican Kitchen

    4.1 (31 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Breakfast at Pajar
    LaRita W.

    Excellent coffee and breakfast spot! We had exceptional customer service, quick and friendly! Also, the best salsa around!

    Asada tacos with a side order of rice and substitute charro beans for refried.
    Julia M.

    Good flavorful authentic Mexican food. Clean tables and amazing staff. Mexican music playing as they cook our food. Recommend the birria tacos and asada tacos. Salsa is delicious and not too spicy.

    Quesabirria tacos
    Lauren S.

    Quesabirria? More like be my BOOTHANG! Oh, the dreams of this place will be in my heart for the rest of my life. I've had quesabirria and choriqueso at many places, but Pajar has it done right. So delicious, so flavorful, so in love with this spot. Las Cruces- you have a gem in your city!!! Not only was the food amazing, the service was incredible, warm hospitality and a quaint location that makes you smile.

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    Brian O.

    We decided to try the recently opened Pajar Mexican Kitchen for lunch today. The interior has been updated from the previous restaurant owner. My wife had a shredded chicken quesadilla and I had the smothered (green) carne asada burrito plate (with rice and beans). Both of our meals were delicious. Service was fine. We will return.

    Al pastor
    Tiffany N.

    Good was great, a smaller restaurant in the middle of a plaza, very inexpensive and good service

    Food truck menu
    Rocky R.

    Food truck near house. Great, authentic food and service. Serves mixture of meat, and for being a restaurant as well as a food truck, the food is very presentable and yummy. We look forward to visiting the restaurant soon.

    Josiah G.

    Birria Raman is so good. My wife got the chili cheese fries and said she liked them a lot.

    Birria burrito

    The food is mediocre. If you're looking for spicy it isn't here. I ordered the hot green sauce and was very mild. The birria tasted good but was simply stewed pot roast in sauce.

    Lacks flavor, oily, and filled with salt. Not what I was expecting ... expect your sodium levels to skyrocket soon after consuming. Food was not Fresh.

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    Chelsea H.

    probably some of the birra ive ever had. we ended up here after a yelp search and would recommend Pajar to anyone. will be returning! the chorizoqueso and quesobirra tacos were exceptional. the charro beans were amazing and in a super good broth. consume was delicious

    Quesabirria
    Elaine F.

    Really enjoyed the fresh bountiful food at this food-truck turned restaurant. The plates come loaded with savory goodness. I had the Quesabirria and the meat was juicy and tender, the sauce paced with flavor and I paid less than 10 dollars for 4 beef-filled tacos. I will be back for sure.

    John H.

    I had to do four stars instead of five this time because the salsa wasn't nearly as good as it used to be. A little too much tomato in the salsa this time. Aside from that, the food was terrific. Those green enchiladas with carne asada were delicious. My wife had chilaquiles with a red sauce and that was also very good. Pajar isn't your typical "New Mexico" style so I go here for a change from the norm. I usually get the quesabirria tacos and it was hard for me to try something different but I was very impressed with the enchiladas.

    Chips & salsa, quesabirria, unsweet tea.

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    Food is always amazing and a warm and friendly staff. Birria tacos are wonderful! Also really enjoyed the tacos el pastor.

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    The quesabirria and chilaquiles are perfect. Christmas is the move for the chilaquiles, but I will dream of the red chile salsa forever.

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    3 years ago

    I went here not knowing what to expect. The barria tacos and sauce were amazing! The sauce was so hot but so good as well.

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    Tucked away into a strip center, you could miss it entirely. Glad I didnt. Food was very good, especially the birria. Definitely recommend.

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    Worst service ever!! Or should I say no service at all? I hope they get better staff. The restaurant itself is nice and looks clean.

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    Voodoo Burgers

    Voodoo Burgers

    4.3
    (104 reviews)
    1.9 mi

    Great service and food Thank you…read moreBurger's were amazing, wife had a black bean burger and said it was best she ever had, and she's old vegetarian lol Mushroom Swiss w/ jalapeño here and all was perfect. We will miss this place

    A little disappointing here and there, but still feel that these burgers are worth it,... once in a…read moregreat while. Seems like we end up going here once a year. We had actually tried out a new place, and were gravely disappointed. Two words, "fake" "meat". So, yeah, with the nastiness of the previous place leaving us yearning for a good burger (other than those from home!), we were in the area after a long day of sports nearby, and decided to grab a couple of burgers. Again, it's not fast food. There were some disappointments, but not deal breakers... 1) The burger patty on my burger was about 2" x 3" It was pretty d TINY!! But...at least it was real meat, lol!! And THAT is what we went there for. The bun? These are homemade and usually very good. The top bun on my burger was hard as a rock. It was either stale to begin with, or microwaved after it was toasted. Not too much of a deal cus I'm low carb anyway, though I had planned on breaking my diet for what I already knew would be a tasty house made bun. So, I wasn't too put off, by having an inedible bun. As it was, the under bun was perfect, and toasted with garlic.... and I DID break my diet for this, which I ate by itself. This bread is tdf! So there's that! Since I planned on breaking my diet anyway, I went ahead and order fries. The fries were not greasy like they used to be years ago. But they didn't seem fresh either, like they were years ago. Not soggy, not bad. I'll let it pass. We don't like seasonings on our fries so we got them "naked", and they were actually pretty good that way. No salt, nothing (though I did, later on pour on some gooey cheese for some nice cheese fries). The burger itself was good. I got the mushroom swiss burger. I'm not so sure that the white goo on my burger was swiss though. I've never seen swiss melt into almost nothing like that before. Perhaps it was grated? Still, never seen gooey almost liquid swiss before. I think it was either "swiss cheese product" (white american cheese), or provolone or something. Would have been nice, like tdf if it had been real swiss cheese. The grilled onions, fresh meat, fresh bottom bun (lol) made this burger. Also, again, I appreciate that they put garnishments on the side. I just ate them straight up, including the giant leaf of lettuce. A good overall meal. So even if Voodoo disappoints in some areas, there's always a treasure somewhere, and it was an enjoyable meal. Take away from this... wish the buns weren't stale or microwaved. Wish the burger patty was a decent size, not slider sized. Wish the swiss cheese was real swiss cheese. Not even gonna say I wish prices were lower, that's a given. My burger with fries was over $15.

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    Burger Nook

    Burger Nook

    4.2
    (89 reviews)
    1.6 mi
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    This is a great little spot. Prices are reasonable. Would definitely recommend coming in & checking…read moreit out. Came in with a colleague for lunch & we got here just before the lunch rush. They make the burgers, fries, & onion rings to order. So it all takes time!! Be patient. The burgers have that great smash crust on them but still flavorful & juicy. It's a very basic burger. Lettuce, onion, mayo, mustard, ketchup (I think?), & cheese but no bacon! Wasn't upset about that, totally understandable, the bacon would slow things down even more. Fries, curly fries, & onion rings. Pop, water, tea, & sports drinks. All in a fridge & nothing in a fountain machine. Chips if you want them. The difference between the regular burger k the great burger is the regular burger is basically a slider. Again, still reasonable. Would definitely come back. Make sure you double check the order though. My colleague asked for no mustard & her had mustard on it but an easy fix. No issues. Also, looks like you should be able to place an order online soon. This is an old school kind of place where they take orders by hand in a notebook. Honestly, loved to see it. Something so lovely & quaint about it. Come by and check it out if you haven't.

    I love Burger Nook. If you are looking for a solid burger n fries this is your spot. The prices are…read morestill pretty reasonable and I respect greatly an establishment that doesn't succumb to price gouging. My 90yro mom loves it there as well.

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    Double Great Burger without bun with cheese
    Double Great Burger without bun with cheese
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    Chala's Wood Fire Grill

    Chala's Wood Fire Grill

    4.3
    (408 reviews)
    3.5 mi
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    Once we sat down, we were given a bowl of chips and salsa. While enjoying those, we ordered our…read moretacos and burritos. We liked that everything was not oversalted so that we could actually taste the food itself. I appreciate the portions for the price as well and felt we got a good value. The service was pleasant. The only thing I didn't like was that after we ordered, we noticed that other people had other foods on their tables... and it occurred to us that there was another menu, maybe a bar menu that we were never offered. Not purposely, but I really wasn't interested in tacos and burritos but would have really liked the nachos or other items on there, so it was a missed opportunity to get something I really wanted and had a more enjoyable experience.

    I forgot to take a picture of my steak and my brunch mates food. I wish I had because the food…read morelooked just as delicious as it tasted! I ordered just the steak without any rub. Not only was it cooked perfectly but it was thick, juicy, and utterly delicious. Service was amazing. Family run business and you can tell staff really cares about the customers. I also really appreciate that everything is made fresh that day. No freezers so they do not have any flash frozen foods that they throw in a microwave and call their own. Nope! Not here. Every single thing is made fresh and they donate anything left to those in need. The prices were reasonable too. There is outdoor seating which is great and inside is a little bigger than the outside would lead you to believe. There is also parking across the street if the parking lot is full. I definitely plan to return.

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    Found this inside my burrito!!  Not food. Halloween was yesterday...is it a melted Halloween thing?!!
    Found this inside my burrito!! Not food. Halloween was yesterday...is it a melted Halloween thing?!!
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