I was very disappointed in my meal. I had ordered the Chile relleno & enchilada plate. The Chile was not peeled thoroughly so I had a few large pieces of Chile peel I had to discard. My relleno tasted burnt, not sure if they over cooked the batter or the Chile. I give the waitress 4 stars, she was great. I didn't get her name, but for the restaurant being under staffed, she got all of our food out on time & correct & even offered me another relleno, but I passed on that offer. I probably won't recommend this restaurant to anyone anytime soon. read more

Los Cuates - a piece of food left on a napkin - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Good New Mexican food. This is one of the few places around that you can dine on not just food but great New Mexican food that we all are use to. The restaurant is comfortable and inviting. The staff is awesome, I've been to Los Cuates several times and haven't ever seen bad or poor employees. They are very kind and will make accommodations to your food if needed without hassle. This is really one of the great restaurants still left in the 505. If your debating on eating here it's a no brainer. Even the Togo option is great and something I would recommend to anyone that can't stop for a sit down meal. read more

This was a really great restaurant! I was visiting Albuquerque from Massachusetts and decided I wanted some Mexican food. After searching, I found Los Cuates and sat down for a meal. The staff was fantastic! They pretty much immediately knew I was from out of town and helped me pick some items. There was honey on all the tables, which I finally figured out in the end (sopapillas). The food was fantastic, I had the vegetarian chili rellenos.. very good! My only complaint; my company. So rude, inhaling the food again. read more

Los Cuates - Vegetarian chili relleno - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I have been coming here for years! The service is always great, and you can't go wrong with the queso! if you come here for brunch, you should order the chorizo corn huevos! read more

I've been coming to the various locations of Los Cuates for several years, and it just doesn't disappoint me. The wait staff at every location I've visited (Lomas, Menaul) are so friendly, and the food is generous and delicious all the time. I've referred out-of-town friends to this local chain, and they loved it and even went back a 2nd time! Prices are very reasonable, and it will remain one of my favorites in town for New Mexican (if not "the" favorite). I'll need to try other locations still, but I keep coming back to this one! read more

I walked into this place on a Saturday evening, not one seat at the bar was taken but I had to get on a waiting list !!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME NO ONE AT THE BAR BUT I COULD NOT SIT THERE, ALONE !!!!!! Later read more

Our favorite go to place for New Mexican food my favorite meal is Franks combo And my spouse's is the chicken Fajitas. Always super delicious read more

Los Cuates - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I only get the fajitas. And chips and salsa. They are both great. I can't really vote for anything else because I always get the same thing. Lol. read more

I've always had great food & excellent service at Los Cuates. Highly recommend to anyone!

The staff is always nice and friendly which is really important to me. New Mexican cuisine is what it is but they do a nice job with it. Had been consistently good over tho past five years c my going there read more

Went in at 530 pm. Very light customers in restaurant maybe 20 people. Ordered shredded beef enchiladas plate. Received hamburger enchiladas. Oops waiter said I kept anyways. Luke warm,small portions and not good tasting. Red chili had no heat and was blah. Sopappilas were little tiny things-one per customer! Will not return (use to be my go to place but no more) read more

As a teen to early twenties New Mexican, this was our favorite spot. On a recent trip to be with family during a rough time, we stopped in for lunch. I was so amazed after all these years the food was still the best in town. The service was over the top and the atmosphere was just how I remembered from 30 years ago. The salsa is unique and lucky for us they sell jars of it to go!! The sopapillas are the best. We had to come back 3 times during our week in Albuquerque!! Wifey had a jumbo watermelon margarita and combo plate with green Chile. I had a stuffed sopapilla with red and green (Christmas). We also tried the queso dip and were not disappointed. We definitely recommend Los Quates for anyone in need of a green Chile fix. read more

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Great friendly staff, authentic New Mexican food. Joe at the bar will take good care of you.

This food is sad. This mess is incredibly insulting to New Mexican cuisine. I guess it's okay for those who absolutely don't know any better. For here on out, I won't eat it even if it was free. My one star is generous. Even the cocktails from the bar sucked! Sorry not sorry! read more

I've been away for 4 years...the food was every bit as good as I remember! And a H U G E shout out to our server AUSTIN! He made the evening shine for me! Thank you so very much! read more

Normally we love los curates on lomas. Today we went for dinner and never even got our name on the wait list. We and several others were discouraged from even waiting by the host. He was very uninterested in helping anyone and moved like he was underwater. We left and several others did too. read more

Ordered a combo for myself and a 3 taco plate (no tomatoes, with shreaded beef.. he's allergic to tomatoes) for my boyfriend. His came with 2 tacos COVERED in tomatoes, and made with ground beef instead of shreaded. We took it back inside to have them remake it, and they still gave him ground beef. Order process and wait time was good, just wish they got it right! read more

It took over 2 hours to get our food. When it finally arrived it was cold and 3 orders did not come out until our party was almost done with our food. Not to mention that more than half of our party was sick immediately after eating. But of course because we had a large group they still put $40 of gratuity for less than mediocre food and service. If you want good food and service this is definitely not the place! We will never return!!! read more

Atmosphere was incredible and very nice. Truly beautiful but my enchilada tortilla was well over fried the ground beef taco on my plate was delicious and piping hot with a wonderful fresh salsa on the side. The beans were hot but not memorable and to me I enjoyed the rice but a little too much onions for my taste. And sopapillas were delicious and hot. The salsa and chips were very nice the salsa had a very different taste sweet and tangy. my wife's chicken tacos were cold and a little on the bland side. I'll go back and give it another try. I had the combination plate and chicken tacos plate read more

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Excelente comida y el servicio al 100 la mesera de las cruces muy amable en todo momento gracias desde Sta fe.

ThIs place was actually pretty good. This was my first time going and the service was amazing. Mary Jane was our server (Yes, that is actually her name). She was very hospitable and quick with responding to our needs. The burrito that I ordered was amazing and a very interesting part of the burrito was the sliced potatoes that were inside. I didn't expect potato to be a part of the ingredients but it didn't take away from the taste at all. I would recommend this place to anyone that will be in the area. My group traveled from California and if we ever visit Albuquerque again, this would be the place to go. Periodt!!!!!!!!!! read more

Los Cuates - Smothered carne asada burrito with rice and beans. - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Always one of our top five choices for New Mexican. We generally sit in the bar area and as most always the service was great. Our order came out promptly. As seems to be the case about three out of five times it was barely warm, not cold but definitely no where near hot. Previous visits we have sent it back for reheating but that kind of ruins the experience. If they could just get this right this would probably be our favorite NM restaurant. Besides the fact that they charge $2.50 for a side of guacamole, not bad but it is like 1 1/2 tbs. read more

Have you ever heard of us sopadilla? This is the place to come and try it. I was in town and met up with my cousin at her favorite restaurant. I fell in love with Los Cuates. The dense, hot chili sauce is strong on hear and flavor. You just need a dab of this stuff. The relleno was the best this California girl ever had. A light batter is crispy one the flavorful green chili. It is stuffed with white (jack?) and surprisingly cheddar. Fabulous stuff. read more

Very good food filling and I will always come back here I've been eating here since I was young 26urs old now I'm 54 will continue to eat here Food is always tasty read more

I grew up in New Mexico. New Mexican food done right in Albuquerque is hard to find. Ive been going to Los cutes forty years or more. A delight. read more

This is by far one of the BEST restaurants in town! The food is consistently exceptional as well as the service. I have had both Ivory and Barbara as servers and there were amazing!!! They were both extremely attentive and bubbly. We also live about 2 minutes from there so we try to dine there at least 2 times per month. Thanks to all of the restaurant staff for making it such a lovely dining experience for us!!! read more

Disappointed. This is how third time giving this place a chance to redeem itself but instead left feeling like we should've went to the second location instead of this one. Let's start off from the beginning.. it was good, we got greeted and seated within minutes. Our waitress Erin was nice and work on getting our drink orders and giving them to us. Right away. The goof up started after we got our food. My mom, sister and I got the fajita specials with grilled shrimp.. my kids got their cheeseburgers. my mom hardly got any beef but a lot of vegetables with hers, my sisters and I plates were pretty decent or so I thought until I got to the vegetables on mine and realized a lot of them were burned to the pan. When Erin asked us if we were okay, we informed her my mom would like a little more meat and she just said mmmmk and walked away. She came back and asked us for refills and my sister informed her she would like her Coca Cola to be refilled, she said okay and walked away and never refilled her drink. To top it off, I found a sliced pickle in my guacamole, I didn't feel like eating anymore only because my initial thought was they don't clean their work space properly or it probably got mixed in from another order or worse, touched food. We already knew there was no point in complaining to our waitress and we were right, Her attitude continued until we paid for our meal and left. Please keep in mind, EACH fajita plate cost approx. $22 dollars. Our total came up to $86 all together. She was lucky she got a tip at all from us with the way we were disregarded. read more

Los Cuates - Sliced pickle in my guacamole - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

OK There food is so good. But whatever you do do not try to get a take out order at 8:30 at night! MISS V made me feel like I was doing something really bad ordering this late. There is another girl that works there. She was working with miss V. I have come here for years that girl has always treated me so good above and beyond good! I don't know her name but she is the best. Miss V did not speak to me in a nice way! She made me feel like I never wanna go back! If they don't want to serve food until 9 PM they need to change their hours! I sure hope management reads this because something needs to be done or I'm sure they will lose customers!! I asked for two blue corn cheese enchiladas I was actually charged for a plate I didn't ask for the plate she was not listening! read more

Great service! I wish they had more of a variety of salsas to choose from, but don't get me wrong their salsa was delicious! Our food was ready in less than 5 minutes (Idk how they made it sooo quickly!?), and everything was amazing! I got the Combo de Frank (enchilada, chicken taco, and chile rellano). BEST Chile Rellano I've had in awhile.... My My only gripe is the fact that I was charged $1.50 for a tablespoon sized side of sour cream! Yikes, I should've brought my own! read more

Los Cuates - Combo de Frank (Chicken Taco, Chile Rellano, Cheese Enchilada) YUM! - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I'm so torn as to how many stars to give Los Cuates because they were my favorite New Mexican restaurant for years--they got me through college and then my visits back to NM for over 8 years. I moved back here and bought a house in running distance from Los Cuates and was excited to eat there periodically. Except... they rapidly declined in quality between 2010 and now. In fact, the last two-three times I ate there, it was progressively worse, with me swearing them off forever the last time I went (last fall?). It was salty, greasy, and just plain gross. Alas, yesterday I had been craving a burrito from the moment I left for work and all day I kept convincing myself not to buy one anywhere as I had breakfast before leaving the house, I brought my standard salad and yogurt for lunch, I had some meat at home I HAD to cook last night--I just couldn't justify going out to eat. Even for a burrito. My husband typically picks up my son from preschool, but had a function last night so I picked him up and the entire (short) drive home I battled with myself, "Cristina, go home and cook that meat!" "But I REALLY want a burrito." "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes." [getting closer and closer to my turn from Lomas onto Washington] "HeySon,youwannaburritofordinner?!?" "YES!!" Victory. "Let's go to Los Cuates." "YEA!!!" I mean, it's a burrito, it's hard for most restaurants to screw up a burrito (of course, I've seen it done), but I thought Los Cuates could get a chicken burrito with green chile right (right?). So, that's exactly what I had--the "lite" chicken burrito with rice, smothered in green, my son had a kid's bean burrito with a side of, wait for it, beans. And rice. Two sopaipillas. A Tecate with lime. And you know what? It was good. Like the old Los Cuates I used to love. I ordered the beef and papas burrito plate to go for my husband and he later confirmed that it was good. So, success! And burrito craving satisfied. The question is, is Los Cuates getting back its groove? I hope so. I'll give it another try in a couple of months. In the mean time, I'll give them four stars for last night's meal. And a shout out to Billie, our server, who was pretty great (except for a little snafu at the end that kept us waiting for the take-out longer than desired, but oh well). Oh, and in case you were wondering, the bathrooms are okay. If you read my Frontier review, you'll know that inevitably one of my children always has to poop when we go out. No exception last night. This resulted in us having to leave our food to get a little cold on the table, but Billie was nice enough to warm our sopas for us. read more

Los Cuates - Lite chicken burrito with green chile and rice. - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

The food was delicious. I had steak and enchiladas combination with red chilli! The Steak was cooked to perfection. I also had the Blackberry Lemonade which was refreshing. Defintt on my list to visit again when I return! read more

I had been told by a coworker that this place was hands down a must eat while in ABQ. So we sought it out and I must say it was just ok. The interior, especially up front, reminded me of an 80s bowling alley lounge. It was dark, grimy and smelled stale. The back dining room, where we sat was lighter and smelled better. The service was less than friendly but efficient. The food was solid but nothing fantastic. The sopapillas, which were so good at Padilla's, were overcooked and much smaller here. They were not worth the calories. Chips did not taste fresh but instead on the stale side. Lunch was a pretty good value though. read more

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What a wonderful homecoming!! Our friend Ally (Jennifer), brought us smiles and menus and tamales and enchiladas and salsa and sopapillas and guacamole. Phew. That was a lot to type. We were made to feel like family from the time we made it inside. The street front makes it look closed down as they've "redone" the fung shway (sp?) and if you can make it past that you're in for a treat. The table was next to a window and we had good light. Everything was just right. We had a reunion with my bestie from back on the block and his daughter n her SO (ha! Significant other. I'm learning) My bride had a chimichanga and loved it. I doubt there's anything on the menu that isn't fantastic. Ally gave us a bag with 5 containers of their different red and green Chile "sauces" to take "home" and we had them for breakfast the next morning. Los Cuates is a great place to get an authentic New Mexican meal and all the hospitality of home. I highly recommend the experience. (And it's not expensive...$90 for 6 people) read more

One of the oldest and most dependable New Mexican restaurants in Albuquerque. I started eating at the original location probably 30 years ago or more, I do miss that tiny place and the old staff though, I must have gotten take out at least 300 times. It was very reasonably priced then and is still now. The food at the new location is very good. Chile is flavorful and there's not too much cheese in the relleno. Beef tacos and carne adovado are always good as is the free chips and salsa. The salsa has always had a sweet flavor and had an almost purée consistency, truly unique and always yummy. I typically get a Frank's combination, but the new Saturday and Sunday Brunch menu is good as well. The food comes out really fast usually, they also have a laid back bar area with some sports on the tube. Over all an awesome experience. read more

I know it is New Mexican food but when I request from the manager traditional and the manager agrees that it will be traditional and I get a plate of crap I bet to differ. I guess I am better off going to a taco truck but oh well. This place still isn't great and the ghetto waitress cursing and having attitude with me wasn't much appreciated. Especially when I was kind and appreciative. I suggest you find an alternative restaurant if you prefer customer service and traditional food. Especially if you are paying prices as such at this restaurant. read more

May I have some calabacitas with my salt? No literally. Where to start...hmm... Let me just say that this place COULD be good if someone hid the salt shakers in the kitchen. Went in for lunch last Friday and thought that it would be packed based on my scan of the parking lot: that was not the case. A lot of cars outside but a lot of room to sit inside. We were quickly sat down and waited upon which is what saves this place from a complete solo star. The service was great, the chips and salsa were also pretty good, but when it came to the food...not so great. I had the seafood enchiladas and, if you are able to taste through all the salt, seemed like they were pretty flavorful. The dish came with a side of calabacitas which were pretty to look at but hard to eat because of the massive amount of salt that was placed on them in the kitchen. I thought that maybe it was only my food affected, but my coworker also complained as he squinted at me while chugging water. The restaurant did have some pretty good sounding drink and food specials but I fear that I will not be trying those anytime soon. Here's a tip: hide the salt shakers and they will come (back hopefully). Overall, the service is the only thing that saved this review somewhat. read more

Los Cuates - Seafood enchiladas - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Idk what's going on with them lately but they've shown some of the worst service experiences that has only gotten worse as time goes by. Rude staff and just low accountability. If you have any questions or anything to say outside of simply ordering, then you'll be answered with rudeness, attitude, and no solution. This was my 3rd bad experience in a row before placing this review. I really was hoping it wouldn't repeat. read more

Another great meal here...I had my favorite: Carne Adovada Chimichunga - absolutely fantastic. The beans and rice were also very good - the Spanish rice was very flavorful...more so than typical versions I find elsewhere. The Sopapillas came out fluffy and amazing. I definitely purchased a jar of their salsa - different from the typical kind found elsewhere, this version uses roasted chiles and honey...it has a unique sweet and spicy flavor with a bit of a bitterness in the aftertaste. Can't wait for my next visit... read more

In Albuquerque for vacation. Street side does not have much parking, so park in the back. Typical Mexican restaurant decor. Huge menu, reasonable prices. Chips & red chili salsa served first. Sopapillas served with meal. Everything was made fresh, came to us hot, wonderful flavor, great service from Sara. Told manager Rebecca how wonderful it was. Even went back a second time in the week! The Chile rellanos are to die for! Made with fresh Hatch green chilies. Yum! read more

Los Cuates - Two Chile rellenos, rice & beans - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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On my first night in Albuquerque after travelling in from the UK my boyfriend brought me here for a feast of good Mexican / New Mexican food. On my last night visiting, I asked to go back -- it was just that good that I wanted to go for my grand finale! This is a local favourite that has a mix of families and people young and old, all in pursuit of good food that is reasonably priced. Portions are large and we shared a combo platter, appetiser and side dish. The staff was super friendly and the service was extremely quick. We had a great time and I'd highly recommend coming here. Note that they do close at 9pm though. They have great midweek lunch specials, too. T read more

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