I stop here for breakfast any time I'm in the area. I love the chile relleno burrito. The breading…read moreon the relleno is delicious, the chile is meatie, the tortilla is so tasty. Food is made to order once you get there. The ladies are nice and can take your order in English or Spanish. My husband loves their horchata. It takes 5-10 minutes to get your order depending on how many people are in your group, but it's worth the wait!

I did not know that this place was so good until I went just because I was hungry. The Ladies there…read morewere so nice when I took my great uncle there, or they were flirting with him. The many food choices make it hard to know what you want, so be ready to order what you want. The tamales are exactly like the ones my mom makes just needs a bit more spice. Overall the place is amazing for a good burrito. I recommend this place to anyone in search for a break after a long day, or if you just went into a breakup... you know that nothing is better than barbacoa.

Nice to see a place that offers happy hour with half price select apps and drinks…read more You can tell a lot about a Mexican restaurant by the chips and salsa. This place was just ok. The salsa tastes homemade but had an off taste like it was missing something. Co worker ordered the chicken fajitas and I got the kids flautas. The food came out hot. My kids flautas came with a side of beans and rice. My rice was a bit hard and over cooked and minimal flavor. The beans also did not have very good flavor. This place felt more like a chain restaurant than just a local place.

Hostess greeted us with her mouth full of food and was visibly flustered getting us seated, and…read morethen it took about fifteen minutes for anyone to even take our drink orders. Once the orders were in, though, the food came out quickly and was delicious. We ordered chicken enchiladas verde, red pozole, and ribeye tacos with the brownie a la Modelo for dessert. The enchiladas and pozole were our favorites, and the salsa that came with our table chips was great.

Delicious. on point flavors and great friendly service!…read more Ample parking and spacious layout!

I went with my boyfriend a few weeks ago and our server was so nice, as well as the sweet young…read morelady doing table side guacamole. The portions are MASSIVE, and well worth the price. Everything was so tasty too.

Carniceria San Juan de Los Lagos in Carlsbad, NM has to be some of the best Mexican food I've ever…read morehad! I usually have a rule when traveling that I don't visit the same restaurant more than once, but this place was the exception. I came back three times in two days. Yes, it was that good. Sadly, the third time I came back, they were closed. The food tasted very authentic and absolutely worth the visit. I noticed some reviews mentioned communication issues or that the staff may not speak much English. I had a little bit of that struggle too, but honestly, that's how you know you might be in the right place for truly authentic Mexican food. I also felt like it was partly my fault for not doing enough research before ordering. But we figured it out, and the food was more than worth it. One small suggestion: it would be helpful if the menu had a little more English explanation, pictures, or item numbers to make ordering easier for both customers and staff. Overall, this is the kind of true hidden gem you hope to find in a small town. I would definitely take a detour to come back here whenever I'm in the area again.

Carnicería San Juan de los Lagos - Worth the Detour, Even Years Later…read more Some places stay with you. So much so that five years later, on a completely different road trip, you find yourself checking the map and thinking... "we're kind of close." Back in 2021, while exploring nearby national parks, we stumbled across Carnicería San Juan de los Lagos and loved it. This time, on our way to White Sands National Park, we made a small detour to see if it still held up. First surprise... I barely recognized the area. What used to feel like the middle of nowhere has filled in. Suburban life has arrived. Growth happened. But the place? Still there. Still good. Inside, it keeps that same warm, easy charm. Cute wood, farm-style Mexican decor, nothing fancy, just welcoming. The space has grown too, now clearly divided into restaurant, carnicería, and panadería, which means more reasons to linger. And the smell when you walk in? That alone could convince you to stay. Service was just as we remembered, sweet, friendly, and genuine. The kind that makes you feel like a regular even if you've been gone for five years. We went with pozole and shrimp tacos, and both delivered. Flavorful, comforting, exactly what we were hoping for. It's always a bit of a gamble revisiting a place you loved years ago. This one paid off. Still a favorite. Still worth the stop.

We went out of our way to drive to this location based on a few other reviews I read on Yelp…read more Big mistake! I want to start by saying that the restaurant is not in a very nice area. And after our experience, I wish I had recommended we stopped by another restaurant in a more central part of town. We arrived at approximately 12:40 PM. The restaurant was at less than half capacity. We ordered chips with queso. I should have realized that if a restaurant can't get that and salsa right its a HUGE red flag. The chips were incredibly salty and the queso was dried out overly salty. It did anything but fill our stomach while we waited 40 mins for a chicken quesadilla, the "foot long burrito " see pictures and, beef enchiladas. The quesadilla was average and contained what tasted like boiled chicken. The "burrito" was nothing near a burrito. It was the width of an enchilada. I paid an extra $3.00 for queso on my burrito which was the saving grace. However, that made it barely edible. The beef enchilada plate had one flavor, chili powder. Service was sadly not any better than the

Great authentic made to order tacos. Served quickly! Worth a stop on our drive through town. Don't…read moremiss the homemade salsa.

Delicious, large portions. Staff was amazingly friendly. Had the Mexican pizza with steak, could…read morefeed three ppl. The burritos are very large. Chicken was so flavorful and tender.

Family-owned restaurant with great Mexican food at reasonable prices and friendly service.read more

Worst service around! Took 20 minutes for a drink and take our order because the waitress was too…read morebusy putting on all her damn perfume. Plates came out one at a time. Drink order was wrong. 4 in the party and 1 order forgotten. Had to wait another 30 minutes for the missing plate to be "remembered" and placed with the cooks not to include the time it took to actually receive it. Mind you the place was empty. Busy was not a concern. All the while 6 waitresses at the front desk talking not assisting... highly recommend GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!! Closing this review and we are still waiting for the missing order...

The service is horrible. Most of the servers are extremely rude and obnoxious. The order is never…read morecorrect. I do not like their rice and request that they omit it, but they never get it right. They always have an excuse.

Unbelievable $2 tacos!!!!! This is my new stop for bean and cheese tacos on my way to Ruidoso. They…read morewere very quick, and the place was very colorful. The young lady at the register was super nice . There is lots of tables so I'd assume it's great for a corporate event or family dinner.

We stopped in on a recent road trip for lunch. The staff is very friendly and make sure you have…read moreeverything you need. The chips and salsa were good. I ordered the combo plate with a taco, relleno, and enchilada. The taco was decent and the enchilada had a dark rich flavor. I didn't care for the batter around the relleno, but the pepper itself was really good. The green chili that smothered the relleno was a thick sauce. It was really flavorful. Hubby had the beef flautas. I wish I had read the reviews first, because everyone said they were dry, and that was spot on. The tortilla was crispy, but I think you loose a lot of the beef tenderness when you fry them when the meat is already well done. The beans and rice were good.

This place is a small, rustic diner serving good New Mexican cuisine. We were here for breakfast…read moreand we left with full bellies. I had the Picadillo and Eggs and this was great - well spiced ground beef with a side of eggs, this arrived with potatoes and tortillas. It was a nice protein-forward meal and a more unique breakfast option, which I appreciated. The space is no-frills and a bit rustic, but they offer good food at very reasonable prices.

HAIR IN OUR FOOD As a Yelp Elite Member, I take my reviews…read moreseriously and always aim to be fair. I don't like giving bad reviews, but this experience left me disgusted and disappointed. The food was good, and everyone in our group enjoyed their meals. We even packed up leftovers to take home. But just as we were finishing, my grandson's mother noticed a thick, coarse hair on his plate. Finding a hair in food is always stomach-turning, but discovering it after I had already eaten made it worse. It made me wonder: What else did I miss? I showed the hair to our server, who immediately removed the plate--and to be fair, I could tell the hair wasn't from her. The issue was how management handled it: a 10% discount and zero real concern. No apology from a manager, no real effort to make it right--just a small discount and moving on. That response left a bad taste in my mouth. Had it not been for the hair, I would have rated this place 4 stars. The restaurant was clean, the atmosphere was casual, and the food was enjoyable. But the way this was handled knocked my rating down to 2 stars. We were so put off that, even though our leftovers were packed and ready to go, we left them behind. I debated between 1 and 2 stars but settled on 2 because the food itself was good. That said, this experience made it impossible to recommend this place.

The food was absolutely delicious! Fresh and served promptly. The service was prompt and excellent!…read moreHighly recommended

Great food! Friendly & fast service! Awesome margarita! Clean inside and big TV's with sports…read moreon. Would definitely return!!