Their chili rellenos plate is fantastic. I like the spicy green chili sauce to give it some nice…read moreheat! Chips and salsa also good. My wife especially likes the posole with the combination plate.

I am visiting a family member so we stopped in. Another restaurant was closed so we stopped here…read more They were super busy and had run out of refried beans and whole beans by the time we ordered. They let us know ahead of time. I asked for a spicy menu item and boy did it deliver. Good flavor, great spice. Would visit if I was in town

Not stellar. Not bad. Definitely authentic: ATT'N VEGETARIANS: LARD IN BEANS! So I ordered just…read morerice, no beans, as the side, but of course they served beans anyway, so I had to send it back. I had the two chili relleno combo, Christmas-style (red AND green chili sauce) and it came with a tortilla, too, all for $12.99. Plain, stark interior. Friendly staff. You can pick up from a not-too-obvious drive-up window.

Really good food. Loved the chips and salsa. Husband really liked the chili Riano.. will definitely…read moreeat there the next time we are in town.

Two meals in two days. Both fantastic! We stopped in for lunch on the way to and from Santa Fe to…read moreCloudcroft and enjoyed great meals both days. The food is fresh and delicious, comes out fast, and the service is attentive and friendly. Highly recommend! We will be back!

New Mexico has some great tacos, but this ain't it. The chicken in the tacos was very dry, the…read morecheese was of very low quality, and the tortillas were partially burned. The refried beans were pretty good. But it's probably not worth stopping here.

We were surprised to see we walked into the 6th best restaurant in New Mexico. Once the food came…read moreout, we started to understand why. Everything tasted as if it was freshly prepared in a close friend's home. The food was spiced well, the cheese on the bean was melted, and portions were great. The service was comforting too. The inside feels homey, bright colors, and cool from the strong AC. That is a bonus in the desert heat. The only downside is that chips and salsa were not included. I would have loved to try some other salsas with my chili colorado plate. Their salsa verde on the chimichanga plate was fantastic.

Inexpensive for what you get! Pretty good authentic Mexican food. We had beef enchilada (with red…read moresauce), crunchy tacos, street tacos and chicken enchiladas with green sauce. For dessert, we tried a few flavors of churro's, plain caramel and a Bavarian cream. They bring out chips and salsa ahead (think it's $3 for unlimited). Salsa's were ok and the chips were too thick for our liking. The street tacos were excellent! Definitely recommend. The crunchy tacos were great too. Super fresh. Service was great! Ambiance is fine.

service is terrible, Had the Magic melt cheeseburger…read moreCouldn't find the cheese onion rings pretty good

Just left this establishment. We were served over cooked, over priced chicken wings that were old…read moreand tough. Not appetizing at all. Also, server had trouble with the register and pretended she couldn't get the bill printed with all the items I ordered. She showed me an incomplete bill but after it was added correctly I tried to review it on the POS screen. The server quickly skipped forward to the card tap screen. I added a tip and asked to see my final bill, then discovered 18% gratuity was already added. The final tip was nearly 38%. As I explained the error, the two servers at the register became belligerent and told us to step out of the way. No offer to see a manager or apologize for the error. The food nor the service warranted the price paid. Place is run down and I was hoping the food was clean all the time I was eating.

Worth the stop if you are passing by and worth multiple trips if you are staying in the area! Huge…read morehomemade, with fresh ingredients burritos and other Mexican fare at this spot. The burritos are massive so be aware of that. Definitely easy to share or split into 2 meals. I've taken an extra burrito to my campsite and I didn't eat it until the next day and even cold it was awesome!! I have tried the breakfast and the dinner ones and all are great and full of perfectly cooked and seasoned ingredients of your choice. My wife also loved these burritos. We have gotten them for brunch and dinner. Usually there is no line and the food comes out pretty fast for making everything from scratch. The tortillas are homemade and always perfectly toasted. If you hate burritos that don't toast the tortillas well, then you'll love these because they don't do that here. The family that runs this little food truck are always very nice and friendly. They accept credit cards and cash. They have about 5 dining tables out front.

We have stopped here a few times while visiting as well as passing through on the way back home to…read moreTexas. This is a food truck and not a brick and mortar location. The food is REALLY good! Tho be warned, it can take a while to get the order completed, that's really the only mark against them the keeps this from being a 5 star review. Parking is limited, tho you could park at the Alsups and walk over. There are a few tables with benches in the area, it sits right next to a coffee trailer as well. Prices appear steep, the burritos we had were $13.00, however they are large burritos. My wife and I can order one and split it and we are plenty satisfied. The chicken fajita burrito is what we've gotten and it's really good. Chicken has good flavor, comes with onions and bell peppers. The sauce, they have both green and red, is good, no overly hot. The green sauce seemed to have more zip than the red. The wait... our first visit we waited about 10 minutes. Our next visit, with 2 people ordering ahead of us, we waited almost 30 minutes. But it's worth the wait. They are really good and large.

Debating between Carinos and Del Taco and Carinos was closer and had some interesting menu items…read more At the peak they had 170 locations and are down to 30 nationwide now. We came in a Monday about 40 minutes before closing and it seemed like they were getting ready to end the night. No one else was in the restaurant though there were a couple people at the bar. We told them we just wanted something fast and would be in and out quickly and were seated quickly at a booth. Our waitress was amazing and still kind and energetic though it was the end of day. Free bread with garlic balsamic olive oil, bread was warm and they were very generous with the amount of dried garlic. Margherita pizza: we picked the most standard one and it was odd. Instead of cheese and fresh basil it had slices of tomato and dried basil. Crust was underdone and there was way too much cheese on it. Italian nachos: Crispy pasta chips, black olives, pepperoncinis, Roma tomatoes, jalapeños, Alfredo sauce, mozzarella and parmesan. We had it with chicken and it was interesting but drowning in Alfredo sauce.

So we come to town a few times a year and we came to Carinos a few months ago, the server was so…read morehelpful with the menu and specials, etc. sorry to say this time was not that great, not horrible but not great. I felt rushed with the young man waiter hovering over the table looking at me while I looked at the menu, we had just gotten there and gotten our teas. Seemed inpatient so I went with the same lunch special I had last time and forgot that for some crazy reason the pasta and sauce does not come with mozzarella cheese! Who wants pasta with no cheese? Yes I realized after the fact while not being pressured to order, the FINE print list of all things ADD Ons. I'm surprised the sauce was included. It would be a nice touch if the waiter or waitress would kindly ask if I want some baked cheese, I would say yes! He did ask about parmesan but thats not the same. Needless to say, I required a large takeout container and brought most of the pasta home in case I want to add cheese and bake in the oven. Honestly, next time i'll boil the pasta, make the sauce, and bake it with cheese myself. I'm disappointed , I thought we had found a nice little place to come eat while we're here since there is a lack of places besides the usual.