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La Nueva Casita Cafe

La Nueva Casita Cafe

★★★★★ 4.5 (632) • $$

John F. "This family restaurant was great! The tacos and salsa bar are the best. Better get there early or you will wait! Very friendly staff"

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Andele Restaurant

Andele Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.1 (641) • $$

Rachel B. "Always always always a good experience! The food is consistently good! My favorite order is: enchiladas with chicken, onion, egg, and sour cream. I have ordered it way more times than I have yelped it. I highly recommend. You may have to wait, it may be busy, the price is a bit high. But, it's the best green enchiladas anywhere!"

Mexican
Sí Señor

Sí Señor

★★★★☆ 4 (418) • $$

Cindy C. "Out of few authentic Mexican food restaurants we tried in the area, Si Senor was most upscale. It gets busy here, but we managed to get a table right away. They have very beautiful dining room complete with a fountain in the center. Beef tacos were so so, but the beans and rice were really delicious. Their combo plate is perfect if you don't know what to order...little bit of everything. Portion sizes are huge; enough to share. Their chips come with multiple dipping options. It was fun trying them all. Highly recommend!!"

Mexican
El Jacalito

El Jacalito

★★★★★ 4.7 (182) • $

Jordana G. "When you start off with a killer green chile salsa and hearty chips, you know it's gonna be good. It's a small place with only 7 tables but was pretty quiet on a Saturday morning. Breakfast burritos are the way to go.The prices are very reasonable and you can get any burrito smothered in chile for only 75 cents. The red is especially delicious today. Highly recommended."

Mexican

Recent Reviews for New Mexican Cuisine Restaurants

Adrianna S.

★★★★★

Apr 13, 2024


Loved this spot in Las Cruces. First- free chips and salsa. And the salsa is goooood. Their Estrella Tacos were insanely good! As well as the chile relleno omelette. Wow! Service was great. Fast and even apologized for being slow. Not much to look at. But I'm telling you- it's so good.

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Bob M.

★★★★★

Dec 14, 2024


Can I give this place six stars? A genuine Mexican restaurant in a world of Tex-Mex imposters. We've only eaten here once and would come back weekly if we lived in Las Cruces. The salsas on the salsa bar are incredibly good and my enchilada was also excellent. Even the rice was excellent. The service was quick and very friendly. The ambience is not fancy but somewhat fancy for a genuine Mexican place. If you are nearby you owe yourself a trip to Andele!

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Melissa S.

★★★★☆

Sep 28, 2024


They start you off with free chips and salsa. If you're NOT into spicy, stay away from the green chile one. There was a sour cream based dip, bean dip and red chunky salsa. They were ALL great!Ordered the combo that had green chili relleno, taco, taquito and green chili with beef. So bomb! The rice was just ok. Not enough fluff for me. Beans were delicious tho! Waited for about 45 minutes for our party to be seated. It was pretty packed when we got there. Food came pretty quick. There were 7 total in our party as well. Ordered sopapullas and they were amazing too!

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Ray C.

★★★★★

Jun 22, 2024


This is a great little place! I found it on Yelp and so glad I did. The burgers were simple amazing and filling. I couldn't stop eating the fresh chips and green salsa. The tacos were outstanding and so good we went back for dinner.

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Bob M.

★★★★★

Dec 15, 2024


We found this small out of the way, local's breakfast place while passing through Las Cruces, NM and boy are we glad we did! The restaurant is not much to look at from the outside but don't let appearances fool you. The two dishes we tried (Eggs Rancheros and the New Mexican Omelette with the green chile) were outstanding. Our server was very friendly and attentive and kept my coffee topped off the entire time. While we were there a parade of obvious regulars passed through the restaurant. All were friendly with the owner and the waitress and exchanged stories and banter. This made the experience all that much more "genuine." And even though we were obviously not regulars, we were made to feel right at home. This is THE place for breakfast in Las Cruces.

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J D.

★★☆☆☆

Nov 25, 2024


The food at Si Señor Express is pretty good and consistent, but the drive-through experience is a total mess. The layout is chaotic, with two awkward entrances where cars from Solano and Amador fight to get in line. The traffic often backs up into the street, making it stressful and even dangerous to navigate.To make things worse, the service wasn't friendly at all. The woman taking my order seemed rushed and impatient. I was too far from the menu to see it clearly, but instead of being helpful, she came off as rude and dismissive, which left a bad impression.It's a shame because their burritos are good, but the frustrating drive-through and unfriendly staff have kept me from going back. I hope they address these issues because the food deserves a better overall experience.2/5 stars.

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Kelsey N.

★★★★★

May 17, 2022


The best tacos in las cruces. They have a storefront on Solano with an even bigger menu than the food truck at the market.

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The Pit Stop 292 Cafe

The Pit Stop 292 Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.4 (76) • $

Carren R. "Nice little diner at the side of the road. Service was good. I had the special three hot cakes, bacon and scrambled eggs. My husband really enjoyed the breakfast burrito. Solid stop when on the area."

American Mexican
Si Senor Express

Si Senor Express

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (69) • $

J L. "Ok, I AM downgrading this time, because not only were the sopaipillas halved again - such that two stuffed sopaipillas were actually one sopaipilla cut in half, but they don't seem to smother anything in chile anymore. What is the point of ordering something red or green when there is no red or green. If you want chile sauce on your item you have to order it a la carte. They also substitute a cheese enchilada for the tamale in the Rio Grande Platter (supposed to be Chile Relleno, cheese enchilada, red meat tamale, taco, chile con carne, rice, beans), which I really don't mind, except that the tamale is more expensive, and... has meat! Wouldn't mind as much if the substituted enchilada was meat and not just cheese. They are skimping to save money... but if they want to do that, they need to change their menu to state that... Not TWO stuffed sopaipillas but two halves. No TAMALE in the Rio Grande platter, but TWO enchiladas. And NO chile sauce on any of the items, unless you pay to have it added."

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Cocina Mexicana Express

Cocina Mexicana Express

★★★★☆ 4.3 (28) • $

Emily K. "Good breakfast burritos! We ordered the bacon & egg burrito, and it was simple but tasty. The tortillas were very fresh. I also felt like it was a great size for the price ($3.25). We would stop by for another breakfast here!"

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El Barco Marinero

El Barco Marinero

★★★★★ 4.8 (6)

Rebecca B. "Such a hidden gem. The fillet Veracruz was so yummy as well as their fish soup! Definitely will be coming in again. The service was great too and the restaurant had on the good tunes! Loved it here"

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