12/09/08

Love El Modelo Food!!

by Whiteline

I always make sure to eat at El Modelo on my trips through Albuquerque. From my many years of eating Mexican food in Albuq., I can tell you that they have the best authentic food in town! They have to die for carne and tamales. This place is a no fuss fancy restaurant and is carry out (you can eat at picnic tables or take with you). By the way, the sopapillas are so wonderful.

• Pros: Authentic Food

12/03/08

sunday tradition

by tinahoover

It has been a family tradition every sunday its El Modelo! there food is soo good i dream about it at night. there prices are really good and u get a lot for it! whenever someone is looking for a good mexican spot i always say "have you tried El Modelo?"

• Pros: good food friendly staff that works hard
• Cons: not open late enough

11/24/08

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE

by VerySadCustomer

To begin with it is very expensive and a close person to me that works there told me they have those filthy So before going to El Modelo Mexican Food think about what you are eating you could be eating a roache!!! I will never eat from there after all they told me about that place!!!!!!!!!!!

08/25/08

best new mexican food

by denisedavidortiz1

this place is great! try the homemade stuffed sopapillas! everything on the menu is scrumptious. the tamales are the best i have ever ever had! try the pork.

the tostadas are amazing! everything on the menu is really good. this is true new mexico "cuisine"

• Pros: everything on the menu is to die for!
• Cons: too much good food to eat in one sitting

01/11/08

A Sad New Mexico Resident !!!!

by manny72

I am from California and we grew up on Mexican Food out there they have the Bomb Mexican Food!!!!!,so when I came out here,I was like introduced to New Mexican Food (not the same)!! I found El Modelo and fell in love with it,the food is awesome,but I must say the Tamales are a little too expensive!!!!! They go for 28.22 a dozen when we use to get them for 15.00 a dozen in California WOW!!!! Thats alot.I kinda had to stop going there for awhile it was adding up on a fixed income. Very Sad about that. Hopefully they wont go higher!!!! I will have to start making my own.

• Pros: Anything you get is good!!!
• Cons: Too Expensive for the Food!!!!

Editorial Review

by Contributor

Serving authentic Mexican cuisine, including signature tamales with red or green chiles, for breakfast, lunch and early dinner since 1929.

05/29/06

Tamales to Stop the Heart

by amatrixpueri

Order the tamale plate at El Modelo and I guarantee you, when you open the plain styrofoam container, your heart will all but stop beating. Three massive (and I mean massive) logs of pork-filled masa bliss; topped with lettuce and tortilla chips. Not at all dainty, these tamales are not for the faint of heart. Cut into them and you're greeted with shards of pork so meaty and juicy that all other tamales are put to shame. Also try the heavenly sopaipillas and the searing carne adovada; they're all excellent. Yes, it's all takeout-but it's all to die for.

01/15/05

The Best

by chikee_ca24

El Modelo is the best authenic Mexican food found in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is hard to come across food so well made with such a fine taste. Anyone who truely loves Mexican food will truely love El Modelo. There is no negativity towards El Modelo.

• Pros: Quality, Good workers, Great service
• Cons: , none, none