Ricas Gorditas Vale — Restaurant in New Mexico

I have driven by this spot for a number of years so we finally decided to pay it a visit. Nicely greeted as we entered the establishment. Interesting carpeted floors recently swept clean. Dated seating/dining area. Tables were clean. We ordered gorditas (smaller corn or flour tortillas filled with your choice of meat). We ordered: Carne asada (beef), Carnitas (marinated pork) Chicharrón prensado (like marinated pork belly pressed down and fried) Barbacoa (beef) and Chile colorado (red Chile with potato). Only two that were sightly good: the Carnitas (marinated pork) and the Barbacoa. The carnitas gordita was flavorful and soft, the barbacoa was a bit greasier than my liking, but the flavor was okay. THE BAD: carne asada, dry, overcooked (nearly blackened diced meat) and tasted like leftover meat. The red chile gordita had no spice, not flavorful and not fresh. Worst of all was the Chicharrón prensado: I had to address the waitress and visibly show her that the meat was raw (not undercooked) but raw. What's more surprising is that traditionally speaking: chicharrón prensado should be a deep fried cut of pork belly and then "pressed down" then sometimes further cooked in a sauce. What we got instead it was a marinated piece of raw pork meat. The server did replace for something else (and did charge). I like being a patron of local spots but due to the unfortunate food quality of this establishment I cannot...

Well I usually read the reviews before I go to a restaurant this time I didn't I was craving gorditas since all my life I've lived next to the border and well lets face it best food ever and i also grew up in Juarez! Said that I was very disappointed with this restaurant the waiters are rude! We walked in no one greeted my husband and I! I went up to the counter to ask a question to the waiter since she was just there standing counting money and she gave me this ugly look like I interrupted her! She she told me to get a table and sit down a waiter will come over! So we did im surprised it took a couple of minutes but our waiter acted like she had more important things to do than take our order rushing us! I explained it's our first time being here gives a few mins and she made her faces! So yea the food is good dont get me wrong the customer service really sucks! That was my first time there definitely my last I'll take my service as my money somewhere else! Also all the waiters are dressed to impress but only man it actuall felt like i was walking into hooters but in a Mexican restaurant! Damn so shameless in deed! So no I dont recommend dining in maybe take out since the food is delicious but not...

Rica's gorditas has a taco truck set up across the street from the Flying J pilot gas station where I fill my work truck up at, I've driven by it a hundred times, but never found the time to stop in. I stopped in today after fueling up my truck and had a steak quesadilla. I wish I could have stopped in sooner! The food is delicious, the lady is super friendly, and the prices are extremely fair for the quality of the food. Any trucker who fills up at the Flying J, and any people in general who may be reading this should definitely stop by the taco truck when they get a chance. I plan on hitting that stop every single time I fuel up my truck, and driving all the way out there from Enchanted Hills every once in awhile when I'm in the mood for the best quesadilla I ever had before I'm alive. Can't wait to try the...