Cielito Lindo

Came here mistaking it for the old restaurant that used to be here, Lindo Mexico. Big mistake. I should have been alerted by the fact that I was the only one there for lunch. For starters, chips and salsa they brought out came with ” queso, ” that was obviously canned nacho cheese. Seriously? Second, no carne asada on the menu short of tacos. How can a Mexican restaurant not have a carne asada plate? Lesson learned, will not be back.

Food was ok. Green bell pepper still had sticker on it after it was cooked. Weird. Owner took it and was like sorry.
Spice was off on the food. It was just ok. Not worth eating if you only have time to try one restaurant in the area. I would keep looking.
Next time I am in town, I will try something else for sure. I just hope I don’t get sick.

One of the best Old Mexican food restaurants in the Burque.
Their carne asada is AMAZING, along with many, many other dishes.
I could spend hours telling you how about the many excellent meals I ate here and how much I love this place, but just go there and find for yourself.
AMAZING food!

I love this place! The staff is friendly, and our food was served very fast. The atmosphere is clean, and enjoyable with the fountain in the middle. I ordered the beef tacos, and the meat was not dried out, and the shell was so crunchy and appeared to be freshly made.

So much right with this place! Food’s divine. Service is stellar! Chatting with our server was pleasant addition to the wonderful dining experience.
Deshebrada tortas were huge… and divine.
The star is the #red sauce served with chips before you even order… they should bottle that and sell it separate… Best red Chile sauce EVAH!
I almost forgot the ceviche tostada… my daughter’s first ceviche. It’s good, and fresh.

I have been wanting to try this place so I finally went in for a late lunch/​early dinner. I love seafood and I knew they had it on their menu. SO I ordered oysters on the half-​shell. Yes, you heard it right, 6 medium oysters, RAW, fresh and tasty for $ 6.95. I ate them them with lemon and their wonderfully picante salsa and a couple of dashes of hot sauce. Delicious with an ice cold cerveza. Next for me was their shrimp ceviche tostada. OMG! Only $ 5.50! I received a huge mound of marinated chopped shrimp with chopped tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, generous slices of avocado, served on a corn tostada on a bed of lettuce. I squeezed lime juice on all of that, topped it with some of their salsa and was in ceviche heaven! I couldn’t eat it all. I had to stop there. End of eating. What a bummer! They do bring you a complimentary basket of chips with salsa when you’re first seated. The salsa has a bite and is not for wimps so I did consume a lot of that. Had to ask for more it was so good! I eat extremely hot foods so for a restaurant, I thought this salsa was extremely good. Probably the best I’ve had in ABQ. It had nice fresh slices of scallions and cilantro, like the sauce was just made right before you got there. If you like your salsa a little more acidic, a few squeezes of lime will take care of that for you. They also have a roasted green chile salsa that you can ask for. If you ask for hot sauce, they bring you three, Tabasco, Tapatio, and Cholula. I forgot to add that the shrimp in the ceviche is actually cooked and I don’t mean by the marinade. I’m glad I stopped by. The food was fresh and delicious. The service friendly. The owner talked with me about the business and we shared some ideas. He told me they had a packed Cinco De Mayo with music outside on their patio. I’m sorry I missed that. He hopes to start having music on Sunday afternoons with food and drink specials. That sounds like fun! Their hours now are Sun. thru Thurs. 10am-​6pm, Fri.-Sat 10am-​8pm. They serve breakfast all day even though the menu says only until 11am so don’t be afraid to ask. I can’t wait to go back!