Comments on: El Modelo Mexican Foods

By: Elaine Rey

Elaine Rey — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:53:54 +0000

We go right from the airport to El Modelo for the best New Mexican food we can eat. The plates are so big we have eaten on them for two days. We are from Albuquerque by live in Texas boy do we miss eating the tamales, stuffed sopaipillas, flat tacos with green beans, and the number one plate. Eat and enjoy because we recommend this wonderful place to everyone who is coming to Albuquerque!

By: lsave

lsave — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:50:49 +0000

for the person who said that it’s not mexico anymore I don’t think it ever was it’s always been NEW MEXICO don’t know where you came from better check your facts. if you want MEXICO go to MEXCIO….

By: Sally Gonzalez

Sally Gonzalez — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:02:04 +0000

We are former residents of Albuquerque now living in southern NM. When we come to Albuq. for visits or doctor appts. we always stop in to get a dozen tamales. Even though they are a little pricey, they are filled with huge chunks of meat and lots of good hot red chile. And they are wrapped in lots of corn husks with the masa interspersed between the leaves as you unwrap them. It is a thrill to take little bites as you try to get to the middle and from there on it is pure heaven! One easily makes a full meal and maybe two for a big guy. Smother them in red chile for a real treat!

By: Patricio

Patricio — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:34:17 +0000

I am a food connoisseur and I know high quality and simple food. El Modelo tamales are of this caliber. Let me tell you how great this restaurant is. If I ate here once or twice a week, every week, I would be dissappointed eating at other Mexican restaurants. I would be spoiled rotten eating here so I would have to eat here every day but I don’t do that because it’s impractable. So I limit myself between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is a nice tradition. Oh, and I don’t have to pay a dime for them. My bankers do that.

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:35:30 +0000

Talk about the best tamales ever. We as a family of three can buy the tamale plate and share it, it is huge and amazingly tasty. I lived an hour away and we would always get a stuffed sopa to eat on the way home. OMG! I am now in Hawaii and was hoping they had shipping, I should have known better, but I am desperate for Modelo, especially during Christmas, I had to at least check….wishful thinking. So, if you get a chance go there, it looks like a dive but believe me it is as clean as you can get. They pride themselves on it!

By: Abuelo Anderson

Abuelo Anderson — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:58:11 +0000

My family and I have eaten take-out food from El Modelo for 40 years. Their food has been consistantly flavorful and fresh ever time we have ordered. We have traveled from our assignments aboard in Europe, South America, and the Middle East to eat the #1 combo Mexican plate, sopapillas, and El Modelo tamales. Their food is unique and “world class”, especially the tamales…muy sabrosos! You can not have New Mexico cuisine without a meal from El Modelo.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:42:32 +0000

Best Mexican regional food! (Northern Mexico Southwestern USA) I know, I know this is New Mexico and not Mexico any more, but the food is still the same as it was back than

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:38:21 +0000

Completely agree with you Alexis, their stuffed sopapilla is excellent and at $2.50, its a steal.

By: Alexis

Alexis — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:50:49 +0000

El Modelo is the BEST AMAZING NEW MEXICAN FOOD IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY!!! This place was built in 1929 and looks like an old warehouse. The best thing to order here is a stuffed sopapilla. If you’ve never had one of those, it will blow your mind. A sopapilla is like a dough that is fried in a triangular shape and puffs up, which is then filled with any type of ingredient you like such as beans, shredded beef briscut, carnitas, cheese, lettace, etc. If you want to keep it simple, get a plain sopapilla and eat with honey or sugar. Makes for a great dessert. If you’re not sure about the sopapillas, try a talmale either green or red…absolutely delicious! This isn’t a indoor seating restaurant, but is great for take out or enjoy the beautiful weather on the bench seating outside. GO THERE IF YOU EVER CAN.

By: Barbara Olguin

Barbara Olguin — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:50:03 +0000

I have been eating at El Modelo for over 30 years and it is the best food in town. I recommend it to everyone I know. My favorite is the Number 1 combination plate. It has everything on it. I love the chile ribs you add to it.