Tex-Mex is a popular cuisine choice around the country, particularly in states like Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. Albuquerque, New Mexico’s capital city is full of restaurants offering their take on this fusion of American and Mexican Cuisine. Here are four top Tex-Mex restaurants to try in Albuquerque. 
- Frontier
An Albuquerque institution since 1971, Frontier offers Tex-Mex favorites for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Their New Mexican Tex-Mex menu includes tacos, enchiladas, a carne adovado burrito, and chicken nachos to name a few. Locals love to come here for the burritos especially. The breakfast burrito with an egg, hash browns, cheese, and a choice of green chile or meat is a particular favorite.
In addition to tasty Tex-Mex dishes, Frontier serves up standard diner dishes like burgers, sandwiches, and salads. It’s a local late night hang out and preferred place to study for students in the University neighborhood of the city.
- Taqueria Mexico
Located in downtown Albuquerque, Taqueria Mexico offers a comprehensive menu of excellent Tex-Mex dishes. They serve staples like tacos with protein choices including shrimp, carne asada, and fish and burritos with shredded beef or chicken just to name a few. These choices are full of flavor and well-balanced according to visitors. Other dishes to try include the steak and eggs, huevos rancheros, tortas, and the chili cheese fries. Customers also praise the quick and fast service at Taqueria Mexico even when it’s very busy.
- Rusty Taco
Rusty Taco is relatively new to the Tex-Mex scene in Albuquerque’s Uptown neighborhood. It’s a recent New Mexico addition to the Dallas-based chain. Rusty Taco focuses exclusively on the popular taco. Their menu has breakfast tacos including potato, egg, and cheese, jalapeno sausage, egg, and cheese, and black bean, egg, and cheese served all throughout the day.
Lunch and dinner tacos range from a chicken or beef fajita taco, a brisket taco, Texican Taco with Tex-Mex beef to a fried chicken taco with jalapeño ranch sauce and cilantro. Visitors rave about the Queso in addition to the tacos and the attentive service. Rusty Taco offers a twist on the traditional taco and it’s a valued new addition to Albuquerque.
- Garcia’s Kitchen
Garcia’s Kitchen is another Albuquerque institution with a chain of stores all over the city. But their original restaurant opened downtown in 1975. Described as what a grandmother would cook for her family, the menu includes enchiladas with red and green and an egg on top. The Sopapillas, a fried Mexican pastry, are also excellent.
If you’re looking for breakfast, try the adovada plate with eggs, papitos, and beans. The adovada sauce is spot on and the pork is perfectly cooked. Locals and visitors alike love everything on the menu at Garcia’s Kitchen.
Tex-Mex cuisine has its own unique flavors when it comes to Albuquerque. Whether you’re looking for tacos, homestyle cooking, or just a little bit of everything, there’s a restaurant for you to visit. Whether you’re a local, or just visiting Albuquerque, visit one of these restaurants for good Tex-Mex.
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