El Charrito Mexican Restaurant

Food is always on point, delicious!Service is always good, friendly and fastAmbiance is beautiful paintings, relaxed & homey atmosphere!

Came to eat here on a Sunday morning before my aunt had to head to the airport. I have never been here but have been told that the food is really good. I would have given 5 stars instead of 4 but there were 2 downfalls. First the parking lot is extremely tiny. Good luck finding a parking spot. Second, the doorway gets so congested. You have to order and pay before you can even look to see if there are tables open. That is a pain for someone not familiar with the menu. I felt rushed to pick something as there were people behind us. It is also a pain to leave since there is only one way in and out so you have to weave through people to get out the door.Now for the food. Our meals came out promptly. The waitress was very friendly. The chips and salsa were good. The salsa and the red chile both had a bit of a bite and really good flavor. I enjoyed my stuffed sopapilla and my husband liked his huevos rancheros. All in all everyone at the table enjoyed their meal.If I was in the area I probably would go back but it is a little too far away for it to be a regular visit. Definitely recommend.

We've been here a couple of times but always too late. Today it is early enough. Order at the counter before sitting - done. It's busy, most seating is taken. But we found a booth and waited. Chips & salsa arrived - salsa is hot. You might want to try it before dunking your whole chip. Food took awhile - but it was busy. The taco meat was excellent. They did a great job on spices. The tamale meat was also excellent. The tamale had way too much masa. I peeled off enough to make another tamale. Food was good, a lot - another place where we could have shared an entree and still have something to take home. Next time we'll get there early enough to try breakfast.

They say Heaven is a place on Earth and this is it. This place is flavor heaven.A little off of the beaten path and very unassuming from the outside but my goodness - it truly doesn't get any better than this. First greeted by all of the crosses and the lovely woman at the counter, we looked at the menu to decide what to eat (you order and pay first, then sit down and wait). I told the woman behind the counter that I cannot have cilantro and she gladly shared with me that New Mexican cuisine is not like regular Mexican cuisine in that they don't typically use cilantro. I was in absolute heaven! I ordered the El Charrito Super Combination (ya know, one of everything) and my husband ordered the Carne Adovada - both of which were INCREDIBLE! I am absolutely serious when I say that I will be going back home to Philadelphia and try to recreate this cuisine. I am a green chile sauce convert and want it on everything from now on.The staff were incredibly friendly and attentive. They shared that the food is made in-house and very authentic. Also, the sopaipillas were to die for. Add that to my list of things to learn to cook at home. Oof - if you are reading this review and have gotten this far, it's already too late. Don't walk - RUN to El Charrito!

This is one of our all time favorites for great food. The New Mexican plates, green chile, steak fingers and their cheeses burger is the best!

I decided to try this restaurant after reading about it on other social media platforms. When it comes to Mexican food, one of the staples I judge them by is by how good the carne adovada is. To me, good carne adovada has a good combination of flavor, seasonings, marinated pork, and of course, the most difficult part of all, red chile.This restaurant is very authentic. The location on Central isn't my favorite part of town so I really went out of my way to go find it and try it out. It's located on the side street right off of Central so I need a parking out on the street due to the small or limited spaces available. As you enter, there's a small lobby area where you place your order at the counter. Since my order was a takeout order, I didn't get to try out the seating area. The lady at the counter was very friendly and courteous. My order for the carne adovada burrito and a large soda came out to about $13.00. It comes, smothered and covered with cheese and garnished with lettuce and tomatoes.The pork meat came in very large chunks which I found a little odd. I prefer the pork meat to be in much smaller portions. The actual size of the burrito was reasonable and I appreciate the garnish. Smothering it in red chile is a nice touch as well. Now, for the true test; the red chili. It was flavorful, but I did not care for the bitterness and aftertaste. The chile sauce itself was perfect in terms of thickness, but it could use some honey to help with the bitterness and a tad more garlic. The tortilla was hard to judge. I couldn't tell if it was homemade. It was smothered in red chile so it was hard to tell. Overall, I gave the burrito a solid 3 stars. No comment or full review of the restaurant or service as a whole since it was a takeout order.

One of best places to eat good food and nice people thank God for that and One the clean places

This was my first time here and I was impressed and will be back! Upon entry into the foyer, there's a sign that says to order with the cashier first before being seated. It was a Saturday morning and was quite busy so that foyer gets pretty packed with folks going thru the menu to place their order. I ordered the combination plate x-Mas. I enjoyed a pork tamale, cheese enchilada, and a beef taco. Everything was delicious. The beef taco was filled to the top with beef. The plate came with beans and rice and sopaipillas. Everything was so tasty and satisfying. The service was amazing, not only did we get checked on several times by multiple staff, but they were genuinely friendly and gave smiles and eye contact. I felt try genuine connection with them being attentive to their customers it was very much appreciated.

I'm giving this place one star because the way their process is, is TERRIBLE. Had first. 20 minute wait in line. So we figured okay. Maybe take TO-GO. I seen people that were in the line around the same time as us go in and get their orders and then go within 30 minutes. I was told that my order would take 25minutes. And then I asked someone what the protocol was and then he said it was about an hour wait.. went to go and check where my order was and he said there was 2 more orders in frony of mine when the people in front of me already got their food. 45 minutes BEFORE I EVEN ASKED ABOUT MY ORDER!!! this place is honestly terrible. I would not recommend!

I was in Albuquerque and decided to go to my old stomping grounds. I used to live in that area. The restaurant looks the same as it did almost 20 years ago. It's decorated with different paintings and the furniture is southwest style. I loved it!When you arrive, you place your order and pay at the counter. They give you a number and you find a place to sit. Simple! The server promptly arrived almost as soon as I sat down. I had coffee and water right away. A few minutes later, I got my food. I ordered a very traditional huevos rancheros. 'Christmas' with eggs over easy. The owner was there and I had a conversation with him. Very nice