The Skillet

Horrendous. Low grade meat in the tacos and unpleasant, dirty interior. Bad food. Inedible tacos.Upon admiring the glowing reviews of this place, in the 4.5 star range, I was compelled to stop in and try it on my way from Colorado Springs to Clovis, NM tonight. To do so, I was forced to muster enough enthusiasm to ignore the uninviting exterior, the horrendously tacky and dirty interior, the chairs and tables that all rock amply; one table I sat at nearly fell over. It's as though no one cares about their own restaurant, or in the ?? 100 years that they've been open? No one ever remembered to check for wobbly tables and poor lighting. The decor, if there could be intentionality in all of this chaos might be summed up as Mexico Mardi Gras, if such a thing exists. But with 4.5 reviews, I ignore all of this and hold out faith for the food. There must be something redeeming about this establishment to get 4.5 stars. The food: rare is it to find a place specializing, in this case, in tacos where they're patently inedible. If all I served was pancakes and I couldn't make a decent pancake, I'd be in a world of trouble. The first bite: Solid Gristle, like biting into a bicycle inner tube. I spit it out into a napkin. (see photo) The second bite: solid gristle. Napkin 2. The third bite, solid gristle. Napkin 3. The fourth bite: edible, but it wasn't tasty and had a strange odor and taste to it. I left with more inedible pieces of rubbery, low grade reject meat wrapped in napkins on the table than I consumed. And this came to with 2 tiny dishes of canned-quality beans and rice?: $14.86. I can honestly say that I was hankering for a Del taco or even Taco Bell after this putrid food. I must conclude that the ownership thought that by delivering a bohemian "cool" interior that somehow no one would notice the food? Were they ever mistaken.

The staff at our hotel and the staff at the visitor's center all recommended The Skillet for lunch or dinner. With that many recommendations, we had to check it out. We went for a late lunch and early dinner.The restaurant is artsy, eclectic and very cool. You order at the counter and then take a seat.Mr. B ordered the Kronic Chicken Burrito. A flour tortilla filled with mashed potatoes, corn, fried chicken and gravy. It was really quite good. I ordered the Three Sister's Taco. A vegetarian taco filled with green chile, black beans, corn, zucchini, and cheese. We shared the Elote Fries. An unhealthy, but scrumptious plate of crispy fries covered in cheese sauce, corn, and feta cheese.We would definitely eat here again.

From the prompt service to the friendly staff, everything went really well. The wings were fantastic as were the drinks that I ordered. I'll definitely go back.

Stopped by for a drink while on a road trip pit stop. Such a cool vibe and location. Would have loved to arrive hungry, they had so many cool tacos I wanted to try. Good selection of beers on tap. Definitely stop here! Worth a quick detour off the interstate.

Great fish tacos , eclectic vibe. Portions are very big. A great selection and many flavors happening. Not your standard Mexican tacos.

This is a great place to eat. The variety in fusion between Asian and Mexican. Is a great place to start in Las Vegas.. I had the shrimp tacos, the Poboy taco and the fish taco. All five stars.

I came here with a group of friends when traveling through the area. Ambiance was totally unique and funky. We loved it. It was a little hard to flag down service at times (they were very busy), but when we did get help they were super polite and friendly. I had chips & guac, a house marg, and two tacos - green chile pork and shrimp and corn. All of it was very delicious. My favorite was the pork taco!

Amazing Dragon Rice Bowl... Huge Portion! Added Chicken.... Delicious! We'll definitely be back.First visit, so a little confusing when we walked in. Soon realized, we had to order at the counter.Ambiance was retro.. very nice. Music a little too loud for my taste.

Fun atmosphere in Las Vegas NM. Delicious curly fries (too large a portion for 2 people). Not greasy and stayed crisp all the way back home to Taos. A nice thing is the a la carte taco menu. Making it easy to order one, two, or more different tacos. The menu is varied and staff is pleasant.

Southbound trip on I-25, stopped in Las Vegas for gas and dinner. Randomly found The Skillet - and SO happy we did! Very unique and fun atmosphere, service was amazing and the food was out of this world!! We shared the Green Chili Cheeseburger Chimi and it was one of the best things I've ever eaten. They have a very unique menu and I doubt anything on it will disappoint. Highly recommend The Skillet if you are anywhere close to Las Vegas, NM.