Delicious food! Mole gluten free chicken enchiladas with grilled banana was excellent. Place was packed and it's tiny but the staff was upbeat and accommodating and helped wedge strangers elbow to elbow who didn't mind at all. What a great experience.
Besides having amazing food at this restaurant they also had a cozy covered outdoor patio that just added to the atmosphere. The food was super fresh and the freshness added to the quality. I was impressed with every dish that came out. As an appetizer we ordered their special for the day, Squash quesadillas. Then I ordered a pork tamale wrapped in a banana leaf and the rice that came on the side was delicious jasmine rice. My husband got the lamb special of the day and was also impressed. The restaurant is also dog friendly, and sometimes when a place is dog friendly I feel that you have to compromise with the quality of food, but this place had it all. While we didn't bring our dog this trip, my husband and I noticed about 4 people who did bring their dogs along and they were more than welcomed to this restaurant. I highly recommend this place if you are in Santa Fe!
The prices are reasonable, especially for Santa Fe.
VERY healthy and creative, and there is a big "community table" if you want to eat with strangers and make new friends. Outdoor dining is limited. The "back room" is a little quieter. Lots of seasonal fresh local veggies and local sourcing. One of my three favorite Santa Fe restaurants, this place is classic SF in that it is a former service station garage and makes no bones about it. The "kiddies" of town (the tattoo, piercings and pink/green dyed hair crowd) have adopted it because of the reasonable prices. How they get all that done in that TINY kitchen is a miracle.
The coffee was amazing and the food was fantastic! That's the big saving grace here. I had the chili relleno omelette and my girlfriend had the omelette with chorizo (I think it was called the Sonora omelette.) Both were delicious and suitable portion sizes. The potatoes on the sides were amazing, and their biscuits are to die for. The gravy seems like packages stuff though.
If ANY of the servers/the owner had asked how we were doing and introduced themselves, this would be a solid five star review. I'll give them another whirl to give them the chance to bolster their rating.
We had THREE people wait on us. I honestly don't know which was our actual server. None introduced themselves and none made any of the small talk that's expected in normal human interaction. (Come to find out later that one of them was the actual owner of the restaurant.)
Our visit was on a Sunday morning in mid October. It was packed and it took a while to get a table. I don't know if it was because it was so busy or what, but our experience with the service left a LOT to be desired.
Quirky restaurant where you order from the counter, but are served at the table. I went there for green chile and a breakfast burrito, and I was extremely happy with what I got. Don't let the crowd at the counter concern you; there seems to be plenty of seating.
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