Mi Pueblito — Restaurant in Las Cruces

We stumbled into this little gem of a restaurant while traveling through Las Cruces almost by accident, having found it spur of the moment on my Garmin GPS. We were looking for a “mom and pop” place, which is exactly what it turned out to be. The food servings were generous, reasonably priced, and delicious. I eat Mexican food (typically Tex-Mex) once or twice a week back home in Houston, and this place had the best salsa that I’d ever tasted! I liked it so much that I bought two pints to take home after we had finished lunch there. We had the Chimichanga plate and the Burrito dinner with green chili sauce.

We got there about 15 minutes before closing time on a Sunday afternoon. While we were eating, the staff locked the door, but they kept letting people in every few minutes. All of these new guests sat at a big table and it appeared that they were having their own little party. Soon, our waitress explained to us that these were all of her and the owner’s relatives and they were just getting together for Sunday dinner. She then introduced them all to us, explaining how they were related, which made us feel like a part of her family as well.

This place will feed you very well while making you feel like a special guest – something that most restaurants don’t even know how to do, but at Mi Pueblito, it’s obvious that both the food and the service come straight from the...

We broke down near San Crucso going home from a road trip. I'm not going to say I am glad but I will say that it was a great experience aside from the break down. We called San Crucso Auto Doctor, they hooked us up with a a great tow company. Alex was fast, friendly and adorable. They towed us to the repair shop and we slept in the camper van on the grounds. Then in the morning while our van was being worked on they referred us to the restaurant next door for breakfast. Mi Pueblo to Restaurants will be my go to place while driving through. The service was great, the food was amazing, and the bathroom was clean. What better place to break down! It was like an extension to our trip, not an...

This was our first time in this establishment. I had the red chile meat with potatoe plate and my husband had the fajita plate. We both thought our meals were delicious. The only thing that bothered me was that there wasn't enough tables for people to be seated. We were seated by the front entrance and people stood there waiting on a table. We felt like we were being watched and hovering over us. There was only 7 tables and 1 waitress, many people left because of the wait. Poor thing she was running around trying to please everyone! I think with better organization a couple more tables would fit and they would...