El Charritos Mexican Restaurant
Written by art365 on August 31, 2006 – 5:27 pm -
El Charritos Mexican Restaurant
4703 Central Ave NW
(505) 836-2464
Hours: Mondays 8am-2pm; Tues-Sun 8am-7pm
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El Charritos mexican restaurant is a west side favorite of mine. Nestled between a tire shop and gas station, El Charittos is the diamond in the rough. I have been eating at El Charritos since I was a kid. The old building and the paring lot used to be where the current parking lot is. For breakfast I would always get the ham and cheese sandwich with steak fries and a hot chocolate. Time went buy and i moved away for a while. Coming back the old El Charritos is long gone, in its place is a new building and landscaped parking lot.
El Charritos menu includes classic New Mexican and American entrees. My last visit for lunch I had the carne adovada plate. It came with a huge portion of carne adovada, rice and beans. The carne adovada was perfect. I also have had the combination enchilada, relleno and taco plate. The enchilada and relleno were great and the taco was good. The portions are generous and served hot. most meals are accompanied by warm sopapillas with honey. Having eaten at El Charritos a lot recently, I have to say that his might be the best tasting New Mexican food in the city. I know that is a bold statement, but their food is top notch and cooked to perfection. While El Charritos isn’t known for having the biggest plates, hottest chile or best prices. It just has wonderful tasting food.
The seating is table and chairs with some booths along the back wall. The service was pretty good. The wait staff is very fast but a bit rushed. The greeter is usually very friendly and offers you a choice of seating. Sunday for lunch you will see a mariachi group playing as you eat. During lunch on weekdays can be a bit crowded with politicians and professionals from downtown. I think everyone should give El Charritos on west central a try at least once.
Taste:
[rate 9.5]
Service:
[rate 8.5]
Ambiance:
[rate 7]
Overall Reader Rating
(21 votes, average: 7.76 out of 10)
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By Eric on Aug 31, 2006 | Reply
I agree the food here is really good and I have been going here since I was a kid. It is my second favorite New Mexican restaurant behind Los Cuates.
By Bud on Sep 7, 2006 | Reply
The big question, though, is do they have margaritas?
By Ricardo on Dec 9, 2006 | Reply
Charritos is my favorite New Mexican Restaurant. For those who have’nt tried the Button Buster for breakfast, you are missing out.
By Tammy W on Jan 4, 2007 | Reply
El Charrito’s food is outstanding, and always fresh. The red chile here is excellent (that, coming from a person who prefers green chile). My husband loves having their steak fingers at breakfast and breakfast is our favorite meal here. Fried potatoes on their morning plates: to die for. Their refried beans are creamy, wonderful…and what dreams are made of. We don’t live in Albq, but we eat here several times per visit. Service is always great.(Oh, what I would give for a bite of one of their sopapillas dunked in red chile right now.)
By Adam on May 5, 2008 | Reply
I love this place. Not just because my family owns this but becuase the food here is excellent and everyone is so nice and very welcoming. try it!!!!