Fantastic little place! Awesome Huevos Racheros (Christmas, of course) and a very nice staff. A MUST TRY!

Accidentally found this place about 5 years ago and eat there at least once a week. The food is very delicious and Juanita is just the cutest woman ever. There is nothing I have eaten here that was bad. Well worth the money but to be honest, it's not expensive. Green Chili is a little hot though but very tasty indeed. If you haven't eaten here, you definitely need to give it a shot. Pictured is the Red Tampiquena. It comes with chopped beef, onions, tomatoes and Jalapenos. There is a cheese enchilada hidden under the meat and you get 2 beef flautas with sour cream and avocado. This dish comes with beans and rice.

I stayed in Albuquerque for 3 months. I enjoyed my meal (chicken fajita) here the most. It was obvious the locals know the value of Juanita's - it was busy and everyone was friendly. This place should be featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. It's a Dive with a Drive-in that serves superb genuine New Mexican food.

Food is absolutely delicious! Very welcoming dining area. Felt like I was home with the family. Good portions and seasoned to traditional perfección!

We decided to try a new place for lunch and this was close by. It's a small place with a little parking, but what a little treasure! Homemade chips and salsa at your table, the chips still warm in the basket. My BFF said the salsa was "a little zippy", which means hot in the real world. LOL He got the chicharrones burrito and I chose the 3 rolled cheese enchilada plate. (red on the side) I didn't use much of the red since it had great flavor, but had a punch after a moment. To be fair, my spicy tolerance has lowered, so if yours is average, go for it. The beans were delicious as well. The big surprise was the rice. Layers of seasoning flavor this and I liked it. I normally never like the rice, but this was the first good one I've had. I got the sense this is yummy "grandma-style" cooking. It's only open until 2:45pm, but we'll definitely be back! (I also love those Mexican cokes in the bottle. So much better.)

Great authentic Mexican food, loved the burrito platter and the sopapilla.

Just go, what are you waiting for? The food is amazing! If you go for lunch call ahead at least 30-45 minutes, that way you can get your food once you sit down. It will still be warm.

Hard to find the door lol The tea tasted funny... Juanita said the tea was fresh so I'm going to say don't order the tea lol It was a little bit pricier than I would like. I think she charged us for the tea and the Coke we had to order instead...

Visit Date: 08/09/23 THE GOOD: Def super cute, and def had a very "welcome home" vibe. A member of the ABQ Foodies page on facebook described it as “…if you don’t have a Mexican grandma, or she lives too far away, this is your spot.” And she wasn’t wrong, it definitely feels like grandmas kitchen. As far as the food, I really enjoyed the rice, great flavor and texture. The beans had good flavor but were super runny/thin. The salsa that came with the chips and salsa for the table had great flavor! THE REST: I made the mistake of going during lunch. We waited 15 min for a table and sat elbow to elbow, but I think this adds to the feeling of being in someone’s kitchen. The problem is that lunch is so busy that once our order was taken, we waited on food for 45 minutes. So maybe go before or after the lunch rush. I ordered guisado de Bistek Ranchero. The meat was cooked perfectly, tender and juicy. The tomato/Chile Serrano in the bistek added some flavor, but there was no salt/seasoning outside of that. My friend and I split the mole burrito so that we could try the mole sauce, and it definitely did not taste home made. The consistency was off, it was very thin and it tasted very much like canned mole. Again it lacked seasoning/flavor. The most dissapoining part for me was the service. Although the ladies that work here and run the place are very sweet, they only came to our table to take our order and then drop food. That was it. They never returned to check on our table. I had really hoped to ask for corn tortillas to go with my dish, as the plate doesnt come with tortillas. At my abuela's house, there was always corn tortillas. This was not the case at Juanitas. We did everything to get their attention, short of chasing them into the kitchen, and it just didn’t happen. Overall, I would go back. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't quite Mexican. I'd say 60% of their food is New Mexican (see all of the Green Chile options and Carne Adovada). And New Mexican food is fine when I'm in the mood for that. But labeling this as Comida Mexicana from the motherland is a bit misleading.

Have always enjoyed the food. Its a small place but very fair prices and good food.

I've eating here twice and I really enjoyed the meals. Just want to say thank you for your service..

This is a special place!! Thank you Juanita's. When I think of ABQ I will instantly think of your dining room, top notch rice and beans, homemade tortillas, tasty chips and salsa. Truly one of ABQ's best.

Two Juanita's burritos, fresh tortilla chips, salsa for under $14. Food came out fast, hot and delicious. This is one of the only restaurants in the area that's open Saturday morning...cheers.

Homemade flour tortillas food , coffee everything was delicious . The place is cozy and very clean . Everyone was super nice people .

The food was very good. Got the relleno plate. The green chili was flavorful and a nice medium spicy.

Authentic & endearing . Food is quick, service good , atmosphere is casual. A great spot for bkfast ( get there early) bc there is limited seating. Great for a quick bite before visiting the Zoo .

First time and I enjoyed it ,the price was kinda high 3 of us over $55. for breakfast burritos, but lately everything is expensive 😕

I have known about Juanita's for 20 years and have always gotten excellent service... it's the best food ever all of it but I especially love the menudo 🥰🥰 you will not be disappointed 👍👍

Very good food very nice people I love this place

Service was decent but the food was not very good to say the least. The chile rellenos was just a green chili no egg on it nothing don't know where they learned to cook. Quesadilla (chicken) had absolutely no flavor same thing with the beans. Definitely do not recommend this place....

Wonderful food, both red and green Chile were delicious. It's like eating in her kitchen. Reminds me of many fond memories of my parents.

Was really good, our first time eating here everyone was friendly we showed up and they were super busy but they still assisted us with fast service.

This was our first time trying to eat here yesterday-Saturday . We had been bee-bopping around town and wanted to try a new place to eat. We called this restaurant to make sure they were open as yelp/google shows hours 8am - 3:30pm. We called @ 2:11pm and the lady that answered said they would be open until 2:45pm. We arrived @2:30pm and as we pulled up i could see movement inside the restaurant and there were couple cars parked there. I went to open the door to go in, and the door is locked. We walked around to the side window and look in and the place is now a ghost town. It's as if they heard us pull up and scurried to the back to avoid us seeing them inside. I called them and the same lady answered(Juanita?). I asked what happened as i just spoke to her 20 minutes ago and she said "To Go orders only..." Wait, what?? I suppose restaurants are doing great during corona recovery(think prices $$$) as a few of them dont need to abide by the hours they have listed, hence the closing an hour early....But dont tell someone that calls at 2:11pm that you're closing at 2:45pm and then have the place locked up at 2:30 (twenty minutes later) when they pull up. I'm sure the food is good, but their Integrity sucks. If they treat potential customers like this, what are they doing with your food behind the kitchen counter before they bring it to you. First time... LAST TIME here for this restaurant.

Cozy little restaurant made me feel like I was dining at grandma's house! Had to try the carne adovada! Will definitely be coming back to try more of the menu!

The food was delicious! I had the gorditos one beef the other chicken with beans and rice. The restrooms were the cleanest restrooms; I have been in at a food establishment in a long time! Kudos for the staff!!! Cleanest and good food means everything!!!!

Driving through Albuquerque and decided to try this because of the reviews. They did not disappoint!!! This was the best Asada Gorditas EVER and the beans and rice are so GOOD!!!! No pictures because nothing left on my plate.