Impulse eating. L and I were out on a mission to find her new glasses, and we were at Acoma Optical. Nice store. Anyway, we had to kill a hour and half before picking up L's new glasses, so we were pondering the food options in the area. We decided on Los Amigos, the new restaurant that took up the space that was formerly Castro's.
First impressions: they paved the parking lot! It had always been gravel and we were surprised at the nicely paved lot. Entering the restaurant, the ambiance isn't all that different from when the restaurant was Castro's. Same layout, similar looking tables, etc. The only thing that was really different was the menu itself- very colorful and bright. The menu items are similar to what you would find in a New Mexican cafe, but they also carry sandwiches such as roast beef, BLT's, and ham & swiss on rye.
L let me take the lead, and I ordered flat cheese enchiladas with green chile (the benchmark that I rate all Mexican or New Mexican restaurants by). The enchiladas came with beans & rice and we dug in. The green chile was reasonably good, as were the enchiladas and beans. I can't say the same for the rice... the rice was pretty salty and didn't have that proper taste-- it tasted like cafeteria rice, really. The sopapilla was a little bit oily but it tasted good, too. It's not too hard to go wrong with sopapillas :)
Los Amigos is the perfect neighborhood cafe/diner spot where one can find cheap & good food. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for comfort New Mexican food.
Four out of five stars.
**Los Amigos is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
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