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    Silver Moon Cafe

    3.1 (575 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open • 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Sharon T.

    Easy to find right off I-40 with lots of parking. Has a cute gift shop as you walk in. The inside was full so we sat outside it was covered and there was a breeze so was comfortable. The waiter took our drink orders quickly and I decided on the Enchiladas Santa Fe. It took a while to get our food but was worth the wait. Was blue corn with chicken green chili sauce with beans and posole (kinda like hominy) was very good. If we are in the area I'd stop here again.

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    William Y.

    Late lunch/early dinner in Santa Rosa on our way to Santa Fe. The Silver Moon is easy to access just off of I-40. This is our 3rd or 4th time at the Silver moon in as many years. The restrauant is a little tired but the food is good. I ordered chili releno's (cheese) with red sauce. It comes with brown beans and pozole. I enjoyed the meal. Jan ordered the Mexican dinner. A taco, enchilada, and tamale with brown beans and pozole. She enjoyed her mean and said the tamale was very good. The service was good, the prices ok.

    Side plate when ordering fajitas. Beans and hominy are extra. Guacamole needs salt, garlic and pepper.
    Dana A.

    So the service was good, no wait. There is a souvenir shop in the restaurant. The menu offers American food as well as Mexican. The salsa and chips and guacamole wasn't the best but it was okay. I ordered the steak fajitas and they were good. Steak was tender. Got three little tortillas. Ordered the extra beans and hominy. Both were good. Hubby ordered the chile relleno, taco and enchilada plate the beef was ground beef but flavorful. He liked the meal and would order it again. Between this and Dairy Queen, I will do this all day long. Prices at the souvenir shop are ridiculous.

    Glenn M.

    Food was delicious, service was good but the people there are not very friendly. The ambiance seems nice, there is a little store there to buy things. The manager or owner not sure, does not exhibit that small town charm. The wait staff does but definitely not the manager/owner. 7 of us stopped in to have dinner. First we asked if we could sit outside since there was an open air patio with numerous empty tables and chairs. It would have been a perfect night to sit outside and drink and eat. (We would have spent a fortune there that night if the would have let us sit outside.) We were told "No, the outside area is closed" So they crammed us into a booth. We asked politely if we could put a chair at the end of the table so one side would not be squished with 4 people. They said "No, we need this walkway" We said can't we move the little table across the way? That way there is still a walkway but you just have to veer a little bit. The answer was "No". Our waitress was wonderful but her boss did not have that small town charm we were hoping to see. It was like going to a restaurant in a Big City. Unyielding and a bit cranky. The food is good the waitress was wonderful, but management needs to be a bit friendlier. I would normally give 5 stars, but the attitude of the manager brings things down. So much that the next night the 7 of us tried to eat there again but were greeted with "the outside is closed and you're gonna have to wait a long time" Pretty short and curt. So much we decided not to eat there and went some place else.

    Green Chili Chicken Sandwich with fries
    Jatina G.

    Seated quickly. Complimentary chips and salsa brought to table. Order taken and 9 minutes later food received. Presentation of food in plates was good. The hubs said the peppers on his chicken sandwich were way too hot. He likes green chilies but these were over the top. Had to scrape them off. The fries were good. My chicken quesadillas were good. But something was off with the guacamole. Had a banana taste to it. I'm use to jalapeños, onions and diced tomatoes in my guacamole so not sure how they make theirs. The beans were a little on the hard side. And not a fan of the corn hominy/posole but won't judge that. Prices were a little on the high side. Would not order these meals again.

    chili cheese fries
    Sylvia A.

    Overall the place is less than enjoyable, but not bad. Food, service, and the gift shop all fall below a "good" experience. Wings are similar to stopping at a gas station Chili cheese fries are lacking in chili and replaced by an unfamiliar & questioning sauce Anything fried is so overly fried/breading coating to taste anything other than that Cheese curds are good

    2 tamales, pork & chicken and pozole
    Cheri B.

    Cute little gift area to browse in...restaurant decor was fine, nothing exceptional. Menu was very extensive but we felt like Mexican. I ordered chicken fajitas and my hubby got 2 tamales, pork & chicken. My fajitas came on the usual hot skillet, but it wasn't sizzling or steamy. Some pieces were stuck to the skillet and there wasn't much onion or pepper. It kinda looked like leftover from lunch maybe. My 4 corn tortillas were all stuck together and I finally salvaged 1 while tearing up the other 3. Sour cream came in a tube and guac was not fresh guac. So the fajitas were less than good. I had ordered the beans and pozole side which was available for .99 extra. The pozole was really good ! I should've just ordered a bowl of that! My hubby liked his tamales very much, however. The prickly pear margarita was good. 3 stars is adequate Service was fine. Waiter brought me new, fresh corn tortillas and said not to worry as he hadn't charged us for them. Ha! There would've been a war if we had been charged for them!

    Bad Guacamole, a tube of cafeteria sour cream and a big bill for horrible food.

    Horrible! The Guacamole was sour and tastes bad! The food quality is minimal at best even for being in the middle of nowhere! You know there will not be white table cloth dining but this is elementary school cafeteria worthy! Save your money and a stomachache and Skip this place.

    Build your own.  Chili relleno, taco, cheese enchilada.
    Nanette A.

    This is best mexican food I have had in a long time. Deep fried relleno, omgoodness, so good. Service is amazing even though they were extremely busy. Keisha was amazing. I would drive back this way just to stop here. Everyone was amazing. Good team work from everyone.

    Chicken fried steak dinner and roast beef dinner.
    S I.

    The service was good for the cafe. The food was quick and tasty. Probably the best restaurant in town.

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    The food was fantastic. County fried chicken. The wings were huge and cooked perfect. Service was awesome

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    Service is so sloooooow, staff forgetful, and not very pleasant. Food is ok, but can't say I want to go back.

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    Food was really good and the service was also good. Friendly staff as well. Prices were fair.

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    Neat Route 66 cafe with good food and service! Cafe was busy but got seated and served quickly. Enjoyed the gift shop also.

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    Las Chaparritas - I highly suggest the molcajete if it your first time.

    Las Chaparritas

    4.6(45 reviews)
    54.4 mi

    08/27/2026 Thursday 6:15pm. Driving into the area is a little sad. So many closed and dilapidated…read morebuildings and homes. This little place is a ray of hope! Shout out to Teagan my server! She was so chipper and welcoming! Just sweet as could be. First off the chips and salsa. I mean other worldly! How did they get them so thin and crispy. The salsa a perfect spice not too much. Fresh! Ordered the combination plate. Again was expecting over the top spice since I am in NM. The green sauce was medium spicy, almost not spicy enough for me, not very thick you could taste the broth. The red was good too! Barbacoa very flavorful. Beans and rice like my tia used to make! I am a stickler for grefried beans! Authentic! Plenty of food! Basic tables, the mural on the wall just adds to the authenticity of the food! Plus the locals come so you know it is good.

    Met family here as they were traveling on Route 66. This place was recommended by locals. We were…read moreskeptical as typically a place claiming to be authentic is not. We were unfortunately correct. The food was edible and not good because it had zero flavor. The guac was gross and we couldn't eat it-I think it was mixed with mayo or something? I ordered the smothered burrito with chicken and it tasted like canned cream of mushroom soup with chicken. The flour tortilla was soggy and the green sauce had zero flavor. Very disappointing as most Mexican restaurants in NM are decent. Other family members had similar thoughts and didn't finish their meals.

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    Joseph's Bar & Grill - Pizzia

    Joseph's Bar & Grill

    2.8(304 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    •$$

    The music and atmosphere are decent, with a Route 66 souvenir shop. The server was helpful but…read moresomewhat slow getting our drinks. Me and wife split chicken tacos and some special Mexican plate with a rellaño tamale and enchiladas. I was very disappointed with taste. Zero flavor from the chicken tacos and the beef enchilada was tasteless. The beans and rice were also disappointing. The only good thing I had was the guacamole with the chips and salsa. Salsa was okay. I wouldn't come back and get same thing. I did try my son's meat lovers pizza and it was much better than the Mexican food. Toppings were piled on pizza. It wasn't pizzeria quality, but it sure beat the Mexican stuff here.

    Food was genuinely phenomenal and definitely deserves 5 stars but the service was sub-par. Loved…read morethe little restaurant and would eat here again if the waitresses actually checked on us! There were 2 other couples in there with us and all the waiters/ waitresses just sat in this booth and didn't check on us at all, I had to literally get up to go get them twice. We sat for like 10 minutes before she brought us menus and waited another 10 for her to even come get our drink order. Then food came and she didn't ask us anything. We had to go ask for what we needed after I sat there for over 5 minutes and my food got cold. But if you don't care how crappy the service is, I'd definitely recommend for the food!!

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    Joseph's Bar & Grill - Meat pizza

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    El Callejon Taqueria and Grill - Barbacoa Taco Plate

    El Callejon Taqueria and Grill

    4.3(1k reviews)
    89.1 mi
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    OK, I'm giving this place 5 stars for the food. The service actually sucked, but the food was…read moreoutstanding! I had the Pollo Asada Burrito and my wife had the Shrimp Fajitas. The topped the burrito with green and red sauce... delicious!!! The flour tortillas were warm and soft awesome. As for the service... not good! The bartender is a rockstar, but the other server was not good. Forgot to give our drink order, forgot we asked for water, and forgot the beer I ordered. Actually, the food made up for it! Give ECT a try if you're in the Santa Fe Plaza area.

    Walked in at 850 pm Saturday night was forcefully told that the restaurant is closed and the waiter…read morerudely escorted me out. Would never come back again. ============= This review got flagged by Yelp HQ, let me rewrite this and be clear of what happened. I walked into El Callejon Taqueria and Grill, located on 208 Galisteo St Santa Fe, NM 87501 on Aug 22 2026. It was on a Saturday night, right before 9pm. This was my first weekend in the city of Santa Fe, on both Yelp and Google this location shows the restaurant closes at 11pm. When I walked in the bartender told me that it was closed. I wouldn't care that a business is closed before the listed hours; it was the way the bartender went about it. He could have politely told me that the kitchen was closed, and I would not have had any problem with it. He walked up to me within arm's length and continuously repeated "sorry we are closed" multiple times while getting closer to me. It was one of the worst experiences I have had to get escorted "asked" out of a restaurant. The experience was not good. To be clear I never get to try the food here.

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    El Callejon Taqueria and Grill - Chips, salsa fresca, guacamole

    Chips, salsa fresca, guacamole

    El Callejon Taqueria and Grill - Large bar with minimal restaurant seating.

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    Large bar with minimal restaurant seating.

    La Cita - Fajitas

    La Cita

    3.9(195 reviews)
    54.3 mi
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    Every time I visit Tucumcari, I eat at Dells, which is very good. But this time I'm trying…read moresomething different. I decided to try La Cita. I'm glad I did! I visited on a Monday evening, around 5pm. That's usually the time us old folks eat. I had no issue getting a table. Promptly seated, I ordered a beer and my dinner. The menu is a good mix, something for everyone. I ordered the Chili Rellenos. Of course I ordered that. Hey, when in Rome..... My meal was served quick and hot. Waiting a minute to cool was definitely in the cards. No problem, I had my beer, salsa and chips to occupy me while the steam settled. After a bit, I dug in. First fork was the rice. Oh, was that rice ever good! The only problem was that there wasn't enough. I suggest that you order a side of that glorious grain. Fantastic! The refried beans, well, were ok, but just ok. The Hatch greenies, as you'd expect, were outstanding and very flavorful. I ordered them Christmas style, with green and red sauce. Both of those condiments were tasty, but of the two, the green sauce stood out. Boy did it ever. I'll be dreaming of that sauce later tonight. Hopefully my girlfriend doesn't pop into the picture.....OR, maybe she should! LoL, now that would be a dream! Don't worry about parking, as there is more than ample. You can park in the front, the back, either side, and if you're driving a big rig, pulling a trailer, or driving a tank, they've got you covered. Across the street is special parking for those vehicles. More parking outside than tables inside. Pay La Cita a visit for a romantic dinner, or as I did, by yourself....my dream trend may have helped with that. Hey, I may be old, but certainly not dead! Quick Tip: I parked in the back, and when leaving, I took the dirt alley. It was a fun adventure. I'd suggest that you do it during daylight hours though. You never know who you'll run into, or for that matter, over! Let's hope it isn't Skinny Pete or Badger.

    For a small town this place is a vibe! Fresh food and friendly service. Always a treat when in…read moretown.

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    Outside front entrance

    La Cita - Chile Relleno New Mexico Style

    Chile Relleno New Mexico Style

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    The Skillet - Store bought black beans in a Dixie cup with Trader Joe's quality rice. $4 --the only edible thing here tonight in my $17 investment here.

    The Skillet

    4.3(256 reviews)
    55.2 mi
    •$$

    I stopped in here for the first time, and I have to say the service was great and the food was…read moreoutstanding. I ordered the skillet sliders. They were so ridiculously good that I ordered another round... and then somehow another. Before I knew it, I'd inhaled nine sliders like I was training for the Olympic Competitive Munchies Team. Mission accomplished--the munchies were officially defeated. I paid my tab, waddled out the door, and went to smoke another dooby. Now I'm sitting here wondering... after this next dooby, am I about to march right back in there and order another round of sliders? The odds are looking pretty good. Happy trails, buckaroos! PS: I honestly couldn't tell you what they taste like under normal circumstances. But if you're higher than gas prices, those sliders are five-star fine dining.

    We walked into the Skillet around 5:45pm, were assaulted by loud music (which we expected from…read moreanother review), and sat at the bar in the quieter room of the restaurant. We ordered a burrito, fries and drinks - a Manhattan for my wife and a chocolate martini with Kettle One and crème de cacao for me. My wife's drink was to her liking, but the chocolate martini tasted like there was coffee liqueur in it. Since I didn't know when our waitress would appear again, I told the first person we saw - a young man - that I couldn't drink anything with coffee because of the caffeine, and that I needed it remade. He took it back to redo. While we were waiting, one of the pool players dropped a very loud f-bomb when he missed a shot. Then a young child began crying very loudly. The young man came back with the remade drink, and the coffee taste was gone. After it had been over 45 minutes I had to ask what looked like the manager what had happened to our burrito and fries. She went back to check, and our food finally appeared. The burritos were long on rice and short on carne asada, something we couldn't know until we started eating. At some point our original waitress came back, and my wife told her we had to send back my first drink because of the coffee ingredient. She denied any coffee-containing spirit was used, and walked away. We never saw her again. I had to ask the manager for an itemized ticket, since the ones we had were sign for a total amount only, with no itemized detail. Since the original waitress had closed out our ticket right after we ordered and had given us our check, we paid and left. No tip was left. If you want a properly-mixed drink, be prepared to explicitly request every ingredient. Better still, don't expect great drinks or food at this place - stay away. There are lots of other choices in Las Vegas NM.

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    Silver Moon Cafe - mexican - Updated September 2026

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