Excellent service and delicious food. I had the shredded beef Navajo taco and it was delicious and huuuge. It made for 3 meals! My companions had the ground beef and chicken Navajo tacos and everyone was very happy with their meal. I would definitely go back here again! read more

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My family & I will never order any food from this place again. $20 for 3 burritos with not much chrion & not a side of rice or crackers thats not satisfying for a customer. Plus charged us extra for chrion 6.95 read more

Food wasn't that great, I waited 30 mins for my food and the staff were okay. I wouldn't recommend it.

Food takes forever and it's crazy to see literal cockroaches walking around I've seen them on multiple occasions on my way the restroom which is next to the kitchen and the other time by the checkout.. read more

Food was F'nasty- took an hr to bring to table. Hamburger was old tasting- no seasoning, French fries not cooked, burned but not cooked (how do you do that?), famous navajo bread was beans & hamburger 2 sauces, no flavor. Bread to tough to cut. Took a couple of bits and left w an upside down smile. read more

Smiling Faces - Restaurant signs - New American Near Me - Las Vegas, New Mexico

I have been hearing about Smiling Faces for years, all good things. I took the family out tonight and had a great meal. I highly recommend the stuffed sopapilla and bacon cheese burger! Portion sizes are great, everyone had some to bring home. Two appetizers, four drinks, four entrees for $104.00 read more

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We arrived at 6:30 and were not served ANYTHING but water until 7:15. 45 minutes with nothing, no snacks, no bread, nothing. And nobody even stopped to ask if we needed anything until about 7:10. When the food arrived, it was warm (barely), not hot and very watery. My husband had tacos and beans and rice (beans and rice were swimming in liquid), I had an enchillada and beans and rice. The enchilada was barely warm and my beans and rice were watery and barely warm. They do not serve alcohol (what Mexican restaurant does not serve at least beer) and apparently no appetizers either. We will not go back. Ever, read more

I'm a local who loves the food here. However, like many other places, since Covid - they are extremely short staffed. Went to eat here on Saturday 3/29/25 after avoiding this place for over a year. Every single time we've gone here you are promptly seated but, the food takes over an hour to arrive. The food is good but, takes way too long. Pack your patience if you're coming here. This place needs to stop taking tables if they can't serve them in a timely manner or at least warn patrons that you will be waiting over an hour for your food to arrive. To be fair, they have a sign up that they are short staffed. But, who wants to wait over an hour for food? Just take few tables that you can reasonably serve. read more

Man! This place is GOOoOoOD!! Authentic, huge portions, and delicious Despite being short staffed due to a sick call, the staff worked very hard. One amazing cook whooped out quality food in a timely manner. We didn't get to meet Santana, but that guy deserves a raise. If you want kind and personalized service (thank you Aubrey!!), you will not be disappointed. Highly recommend read more

Smiling Faces - Nice atmosphere, and very clean - New American Near Me - Las Vegas, New Mexico

Chile had a nice bite to it, salsa wasn't very spicy though. Good amount of food for the price. Friendly service read more

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We have been backpacking for the last 3 days and we're craving some enchiladas. The service was outstanding and it was so nice to sit on the patio. Love that you get enchiladas with a choice of sopapilla or a tortilla. We got one of each. It did not disappoint! read more

Smiling Faces - Cheese enchiladas with red mild sauce. - New American Near Me - Las Vegas, New Mexico

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Great Mexican food! The largest sopapillas on the planet, I'm not kidding, and nice and light.

We stumbled on this place and boy are we glad we did. I had the Breakfast enchilada plate with both red and green salsas; the red was good, but the green was spectacular. My partner had the breakfast burrito, which was huge and full of bacon (her meat choice). The service was friendly and attentive, the environment pleasant with locals enjoying Chef Santana's deliciousness. Thank you for a memorable breakfast! read more

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We were driving north on a road trip and were getting out of our car at Smiling Faces restaurant and a lady approached us directly asked us if we were with the graduation. We said no. Then she said in the most snide voice possible, "then we are closed; you can come back tomorrow if you want." Then she walked away. I can understand closing for a private party but she didn't have to be so rude about it. We drove one mile north and went to Dave's Diner and it was excellent! Next time you go through Las Vegas, New Mexico, stop in Dave's Diner. They do a great spread! AND!!!...they are super nice... read more

Came in expecting lots of emojis and was met with a lot of religious items on every surface. The food was alright. The sopaipillas were delicious. read more

Cute, clean place with really good food. Just stop by and try it, you'll be glad you did. Great green chile enchiladas, the tamale was melt in your mouth delicious as was the giant sopapilla. The service was good and our waitress was super friendly. We definitely had smiling faces when we left. read more

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Food is great I have tried a few different plates and each one was great. However the service needs some work although friendly they are so sort staffed all the time. Takes to long to receive service. The restaurant itself is bland nothing to complain about but nothing to praise either. I enjoy the food so much I will return but only if I have the time to wait. read more

OK, I know these places are holes in the walls but when you're traveling for a very long time and you ask what the best restaurant in town is because you're tired of fast food, that's what you would like is food that is better than fast food. Don't go here just do fast food I paid 30 some odd dollars for horrible tasting food. I have never had a tamale a cheese enchilada and let's talk about the rice and beans so bad in my lifetime and I'm not a spring chicken step up your food people are spending HARD EARNINGS HERE and they don't deserve to befed icky food! read more

I love to stop here for their huge and yummy sopapillas. Their food is good but the sopapillas are the star of this restaurant. We make a special stop when we travel on I25 thru New Mexico. So so yummylicious! read more

Smiling Faces - Best yummylicious Sopapillas! - New American Near Me - Las Vegas, New Mexico

Food took 50 minutes to arrive. French fries were cooked in old oil so they were browned but were raw inside. Chicken quesadilla was totally bland and flavorless. Do yourself a favor and keep driving to Santa Fe. They do play good country music. read more

The food was really good but the service sucked they forgot our tortillas and bacon and a order of biscuits and gravy all together. It was probably till all the food was out that they said we don't have any more biscuits it was so annoying and I ended up just sharing with someone else . The green and red chili were really good and will try again in hopes of better service read more

I love love love their chili they have the best chili ever if you want hot chili they got it, and good service too.they have the best burgers they have the best Navajo tacos. Best stuffed sopapillas, overall everything is excellent and everything there is really big and it's worth the money read more

Had dinner here this evening. The hostess was sweet. Our server was anything but sweet. More like snotty and annoyed. Our meal took about 45 minutes to get. There wasn't any salt on my fries and they weren't even quite cooked. My burger didn't have any seasoning either, maybe they ran out of salt. My husband had the Navajo taco and that was good. Would definitely not come back here, service was horrible read more

The cheese was not what I wanted and they just threw the sopapilla in the bag they were all crushed up

I'm baffled by the negative reviews for this place. I went there with a couple of others on our way to the Montezuma hot spring about a year ago, and we loved it. I'm not religious at all, but was still not at all put off by the Christian figurines. A little weird, but hey I'm from Austin, so I love all things weird. Let's talk food. Between me, my boyfriend, and our friend, we were all satisfied with what we each ordered. Everything was great, but just needed a little salt, which I am okay with. I can appreciate a restaurant that allows you to vary the salt level on your food yourself. Salsa was fresh and yummy, chips were good. I ordered the Huevos Rancheros, which were excellent. Again, just needed to add a bit of salt. My boyfriend ordered the green chili, which he seemed to love. He is a guy that eats a good bit of spicy food, and he said the spice level was on point. Overall, a great experience! I'd go back, and I'd definitely recommend it to others. We were actually surprised there were so few people there. read more

Smiling Faces - Huevos Rancheros and Green Chili - New American Near Me - Las Vegas, New Mexico

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Great service! The food was delicious! Very thankful they let me and my dog sit on the patio and eat while my van was in the shop across the street. Very kind and quick workers. read more

Smiling Faces - Sign - New American Near Me - Las Vegas, New Mexico

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Delicious food with reasonable prices. We both had their Navajo Taco. It was huge and delicious. The inside of the restaurant is nicer than the exterior, especially with the road construction going on. The restaurant is clean and nice inside. The religious artifacts did not bother me. I certainly would go back. read more

Smiling Faces - Navajo Taco - New American Near Me - Las Vegas, New Mexico

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Definitely a local place, but don't be scared! We ordered the Navajo taco with brisket! Very tasty!!! Aldo their American food looked good that others had. I wished we'd ordered the sopapillas, which were basically their fry bread, YUMMY!!! I'd give 5 stars, but the service was a little slow. Did not detract from the tastiness of their food!! read more

Smiling Faces - Menu from Smiling Faces - New American Near Me - Las Vegas, New Mexico

We stopped in today for lunch after taking a nice guided tour of Fort Union this morning. My wife and I both had a Navajo taco. She had shredded beef and I had ground beef as the meat with our taco. They were both very good. Service was excellent. read more

Smiling Faces - Exterior - New American Near Me - Las Vegas, New Mexico

So I have never eaten at the restaurant before and did not know what to expect with a business name called Smiling Faces. When walking in you are created with tons of decor of smiling faces. The waitress took us to our table in the back and we were right next to a bunch of angels that was a little weird, I thought we were going to a Mexican restaurant? The waitress got our drink order and brought us some ships and salsa which was quick. We waited a while to get our order put in which was just a taco plate with some french fries. The place only had about 10 people and our order took about 30 min just for 2 tacos. The taco shell itself was perfect but the meat was flavorless and only tasted like cheese. The salsa was homemade and was really good. I don't know if I will go back again just because of the decorations and especially how long it took to get our food. read more

This restaurant has gone done hill. Terrible service and customer service. Ordered an ice tea to drink and then realized there was a fly in the cup. Once we brought to the waitresses attention she was very unprofessional about it. I told her we aren't going to pay for the drink and she came back with "you drank the first glass oh my it's just a fly" I was like yeah in my drink! My concern was that other people in the restaurant were drinking ice tea from the same pitcher ours came from. We will for sure avoid this place for now on and not just because of the fly but the comment about the fly and unprofessioalism of the staff. read more

Comfort food heaven. Stopped in for a bite to eat on my way to Santa Fe. Everything was super tasty. They claimed to have the worlds best Navajo taco, and it absolutely was. Great "real" french fries. My side tacos were excellent and the salsa was great. Will definitely have to stop again. read more

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THE BEST SOPAPILLA I have ever had in my entire life. Friendly. While traveling, we always seek to eat where the locals gather. We were not disappointed. read more

We had multiple items off the menu, fried tacos, hamburger, beef chili, chips and salsa. The food was all delicious and correctly made to order. The salsa is super spicy as well as both red and green chili sauces. Sopapilla was HUGE! Great atmosphere, friendly and attentive staff. Highly recommend! read more

The Indian taco was very good and filling. Even it was almost closing it was still good. Don't be fooled by the outside appearance as it's not very appealing but the food makes up. read more

We were on a road trip back home from Albuquerque ballon fest. Stopped for gas. I asked the clerk "out of all the places in Las Vegas, where was a good, CLEAN place to eat?". "SMILEYS" was his answer with out a doubt. A little skeptical we went there anyways. I was BLOWN away how CLEAN the place was. I even peeked into the kitchen on my way to the bathroom. Supper CLEAN. On the way out I explained my story to what seemed to be the owner/ manager. She shared with me that the Heath inspector tells them that they are the cleanest place In town. This is a Christian driven family that runs the place that are strong in their faith which was impressive. And the food was AWESOME. We had the Navaho taco green chili (basically a pizza with green chili) was huge. For such a reasonable price which my wife and I could split. Was so good and delicious. The building was kinda cool actually. This stop broke up our long drive with some flavor and spice. I give it a 10 out of 10 over all. read more

Smiling Faces - Smiling faces EVERYWHERE - New American Near Me - Las Vegas, New Mexico

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Visited for lunch in the way through Las Vegas. Food was ok. Navajo Taco was more food than expected and the taco plate was tasty. Found a long blonde hair in the rice which our server just shrugged off without saying anything. Overall service was slow. Plenty of RV parking; especially on Sundays. PS. There a LOT of Christian phrases, artifacts and cherubs in the restaurant. If this is something that will bother you don't go. read more

Our server was really great. We were torn between the red or green chile so she brought us both with our chips and salsa. The tacos come in homemade shells. The beans have great flavor and the salsa is perfectly spicy. The price is good and it's easy to find. I really wanted the Navajo taco but ended up getting the tacos. The shredded beef burrito was huge and was mixed well eith beans and meat. read more

On the way to Colorado from Santa Fe, we stopped at this restaurant for breakfast. The restaurant is kitchy with a lot of religous messages. The food is amazing. I had the huevos rancheros, which came with hash browns and pintos. everything was perfect. My boyfriend really enjoyed his eggs, link sausage and potatoes. read more

And they are! Food was delicious... try there cheesy grilled taco. The Navajo taco is as big as a medium pizza. We tried all 4 of the green and red sauces. Worth the smile and drive. Excellent service. read more