Sunrise Restaurant — Restaurant in Taos

so, this was jalapeños, and now under new ownership as “sunrise”. i must say i’m very disappointed that they simply appropriated the jalapeños listing on google maps. you need to earn those years of high ratings, and sunrise, scarcely a week young,did not. the new menu also has nothing to do with the original jalapeños menu. That said, the owners are really nice, and we have dined here twice this week. Jalapeños was fully a mexican restaurant, and indubitably the best Mexican restaurant in taos. meanwhile,Sunrise is just another ricky’s , with a few mexican dishes. This is not amexican restaurant. Note to owners, that ricky’s and michaels have the low quality junk food, gluten and sugar fields fully covered for taos. taos just lost a great and successful mexican restaurant, so please go that direction instead of the black hole of ricky’s. leave the wraps and cheese burgers to mcdonalds across the street. we need good Mexican food! sunrise restaurant is NOT grossly overpriced as one customer recently complained. there is not a lower priced mexican restaurant in taos...

Nostalgic moment sitting where we sat when it was Stella’s 210 a few years ago so a comfortable start. It was lunch so I passed on the Huevos Mexicana that I had read about. Deb had a chicken burrito with green chili. She said it about a three star offering. I had fish and chips and was hoping for better. The chips (fries to non Brits) were good a solid 4+, not greasy, nice texture and tasty. I have mixed feelings about ketchup in packets but don’t think bottled ketchup is necessary especially if the fries are the only dish for it. The tartar sauce was good. The fish was a nice light golden but greasy to touch and it appeared there was a space inside between the fish flesh and the coating. I mention that because there was a sense of undercooked coating both in taste and feel. The traditional offering with fish and chips is malt vinegar but local tastes may lean in another direction.

I plan to return to try the Huevos Mexicana because I really like eggs and the dish is intriguing.

The coffee was quite good and the service was friendly...

Let’s start with the good: The food was fine. Pickup was quick and easy and the food was what we ordered. The issue, and it’s substantial: This was a pick-up order. We called it in and picked it up. I was charged a 20% gratuity on my order, without being told about it. I asked why the amount was higher than I was quoted over the phone. I was told because I had 5 entrees. The menu, in fact, states parties of 5 or more. Not 5 entrees. We wanted to taste the food. We wanted to try a few things. The man behind the counter told me he was “sorry” but that it was the owners who make this happen. I decided not to argue and just pay it. I would have tipped anyway, but I don’t believe this is a fair way of going about it. Furthermore, he never mentioned that the gratuity was on the check. He handed me a receipt to sign with a spot for additional tip but not showing a tip has been added! Not even an itemized receipt. How many other people have been swindled out of their money? Absolutely unethical and shameful. We will try somewhere...