El Charrito / Birria el Gordo — Restaurant in Gallup

We had very good Mexican food in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, then on the way home to Las Vegas, Nevada, we had GREAT Mexican food in Gallup at El Charrito. Their enchilada sauce (red) and green chile sauce are the best we've found throughout the Southwest in decades. (One quibble: since a change in ownership, they no longer do flat (stacked) enchiladas, only the rolled ones. But our friendly, efficient server assured me I would love them, and she was right. They were delicious.) Hubby said their Chile Relleno is still the best anywhere. Not ridiculously puffy and deep-fried Poblano, dripping with grease like you get in most restaurants, but a proper New Mexico long Chile, with a stem, stuffed with just the right amount of cheese, coated in an egg batter and pan fried. Perfect. Sopapaipillas were just right, not as heavy as Navajo Fry Bread but not the brittle things we've encountered at some places lately. We bought 4 quarts of Green Chile and Red Chile Sauces also from...

To my surprise, for a place so hidden behind the hedges this restaurant completely surprised me at how delicious the food was. I legitimately have no complaint about the food. The food arrived in orderly fashion and fresh. The chili is not so hot , nor is was or bland (spot on) the food was so good that I had ask the waitress to please give the cook a tip as well from her shares. Nonetheless, the waitress was very informative and polite. I had to ask why the restaurant was not filled with people. To my understanding that have rushes on certain days. Today just happened to not be one of them days. So I suggest if you need a place to sit and visit with your family to try this place out. Absolutely blown away with the restaurant. The people in this restaurant are super friendly and kind. Highly suggest you give this place a try. It'll be...

If I could rate this restaurant with less than a 1 star I would! Do not eat here! Our food had human hair in it and when we attempted to call to speak to the owner/manager because it was a pick up order, not 1 but 2 ladies by the name of Nikki and Niali (spelling?) argued with me and said the hair was not human hair and didnt even offer to remake the order and Niali talked over me and raised her voice at me and said that there is no way that the owner would refund me. They hung up on me twice. Its not about the $30 that I spent on 2 large menudo’s and leaving a tip at pick up, its about wanting good food with good customer service which they do not have at all. Do not eat here. Food had human hair in it and customer service was...