Golden Pride Bbq Chicken & Ribs

A branch off of frontier this place is awesome. I always over eat here as I get a chicken and a rib dinner. I can’t decide which one to get. They are both really good. The service there is good too. A nice place to chill and enjoy a nice meal.

The legend of Golden Pride is based in fact. Fact– these are some of the greatest «New Mexico style» breakfast burritos you can find. Legend– they have magic powers. Well, they do make me smile– and that’s magic in the morning! :) People come from far away to get their breakfast burrito fix here. Served all day, there are 11 to choose from. Mine this trip was «#9 Egg, Bacon, Hash Browns, Gr. Chile & Cheese». Ya know… I know of no one that has ever actually had BBQ here! Yum baby, yum!

If you don’t like Golden Pride then you should probably leave Albuquerque.
This location is definitely small so it’s better to get it Togo but aren’t burritos specifically made for being on the move?
Of course lunch/​dinner ribs and mash potatoes are awesome but I’m a breakfast person and this is the place to go. I always get a number 9 (egg, potato, cheese, bacon, and green chili).
There is a variety of burritos but I’m sure you’ll find your fav, and stick to it for the rest of your life.
Also it’s a tricky parking and can get packed in the morning!

GOD this place is die for. I go here every single time I visit ABQ! This is a «sister» restaurant of the famous restaurant, Frontier.
The tortillas are by far the best I’ve ever had– soft, fluffy, and warm. I know people who take a dozen home with them every time they go here. I usually just get a bacon bfast burrito with green/​red chile (because is it even possible to have TOO much chile on a burrito?) I have also recently discovered the southwest hash browns and I don’t think any self-​respecting green chile aficionado should experience another day upon this earth without trying these. They’re hash browns smothered in a ton of cheese and a hearty serving of green chile along with one of those amazing tortillas I was talking about on the side.
I must also say coming here on the weekend is a spectacle. The drive through operation that they have figured out is impressive to say the very least. Trust me, you’ll understand once you experience it (which you should ASAP)
Oh, New Mexican food can never be beat.

Good for lunch-​Their chicken is good.
Awful for Breakfast. Their breakfast burrito is mostly hash browns.

I’m diggin it!
This was my first time at a Golden Pride BBQ Chicken & Ribs, but I’m confident in assuming all other locations are pretty much the same. This one had a cool patio to dine on & do some people watching. I imagine it’s better during the evening hours as it cools & more entertaining characters traipse on by.
The chicken was very good, the ribs were OK and the price was right. I do want to return & try their breakfast burritos some day, that’s for certain. Can anyone enlighten me? Are they any good, or should I look elsewhere for a good breakfast burrito?
I’m not certain what vibe they’re trying to send out though as they were playing old 50’s music. As if they were going for the diner feel, but they’re not a diner. And frankly, I can’t stand that old music, so why play it?

So I have this little superstitious ritual that includes a Golden Pride #9 before every exam. It has yet to fail me.
There is something about the fluffy tortillas to the diner style hash-​browns and medium-​hot green (or you can sub red now!) that makes for a perfectly heavenly burrito.
I’ve also recently discovered their fried chicken. The accompaniments are average (I mean, does anyone really LOVE cole slaw?). But that chicken takes me to my Mina’s kitchen when we lived in the south. Crispy on the outside and steaming moist chicken in the inside. Better than finger lickin’ good.
My only complaint is the soda machines. Their mix is off so the sodas taste a little stale. Doesn’t stop me, nor will it ever, from getting my lovely #9, sub red. (And if you like carne adovada, this is the best in town — tender, lean, spicy, and falls apart in your mouth.).

Can’t get an order right to save their lives!!!
We used to come here consistently every weekend. Never had a problem. We always get the same thing, three #8’s one without cheese (for my kiddos) and a #9 for me. We never had to check the bag to make sure. They have consistently gotten the order wrong the last 5 times!!! We rarely go now. It’s been months since we were last here. Ever the optimist I thought I would give it another shot. Nope. Wrong again. Sorry my kids don’t eat hot green chile. They are babies still. The general manager at this location gives me attitude every time. Because apparently their lack of attention is MY fault. After YEARS of being a loyal customer today was the last straw. We are done. Learn how to check an order!!!
Don’t bother ordering here if you have kids who won’t eat hot chile. They can take their consolation free soda and shove it.

The breakfast burritos are good compared to Frontier and it’s the same and also the Macoroni and Cheese is good.

Golden Pride was suggested to my wife and I by our oldest daughter. Boy was it good. I had the Egg, hash, cheese, green burrito and my wife had the Carne hash. Really good food and super fast service. Would go back again.

Always a good place to get some chicken, but they need to work on their mashed potatoes… They are bland rehydrated powdered potatoes. Other wise the food is good.

I’m a big fan of Golden Pride and patronize this location the most. Excellent food and fast, professional service keeps the many people that come through this place daily moving. Limited seating, and expect a line in the drive thru at most hours.

This place is A-​OK when you want a drive thru version of the Frontier. Just a warning: employees tell me that there are cockroaches in the restaurant. Plus I am told that the manager is horrible. Luckily I have not had to talk to him; otherwise, I have to be prepared to be filled with negativity. With all of that bad talk aside, the burritos are not bad at all. I’m just waiting for the day when I am hungry, bite into a burrito, and out crawls a cockroach. Could you image that nightmare? Let’s pray this never happens because I like ordering the number five and number nine burritos. My dancers like the salads. One of my nieces likes the french fries. One of my nephews likes the unlimited refills from that cool Coke machine when you dine in, and I do too. I like all of the fountain drink choices. For now, thank you Golden Pride for taking out all of the cockroaches from our food before you serve the food to all of your loyal customers.

The only thing that would make this place better is a bigger lot.
The breakfast burritos (specially the carne adovada) are incredible and cheap!
Really wish I was back in college so I could eat here more! :)

For many years I resisted going through the morning drive thru line at golden pride refusing to be one of those fools who wait in line for something I could easily make at home. (last time I checked there was no shortage of tortillas at Pros Ranch Market). Take a tortilla, throw in some eggs, salsa, beans or whatever and wala! Breakfast burrito for about $ 0.50 per burrito made at home!
So why would I wait in such a long line for something I could make at home, I thought to myself? The Answer: it’s one less thing to do before rushing to drop my son off at school and heading to work.
Now it’s part of my morning ritual to wait in line with a Pavlovian response while ordering and waiting for this treasure wrap of tortilla, cheeses and green chili handed to me much like I hand food pellets to fish at the Albuquerque zoo.
No matter, I can admit I’ve surrendered my pride a little now that I’m middle aged and I rationalize that it makes my son happy to eat his bacon and hash brown burrito in the car on his way to school, so in the end makes me happy.
I’ve tried several burritos, number one, number two, carne adovada, but the tortillas are sometimes a bit soggy if you order by the number so my recommendation is to order a «build your own» and ask for something unique. They don’t like to do it and are visibly annoyed that you dare slow down the efficient money making machine, but I feel if I’m paying $ 3 to$ 4 per burrito that would cost less than $ 0.75 to make, I’m going to get what I want.
I would love to give extra stars to Golden Pride because it’s a local Albuquerque icon of restaurant success in the sea of fast food chains, but the drive through staff has been rude at times if you don’t order by the «number» and it visibly short circuits something in the attendants brain where you can see the smoke come out of their ears if they have to think a little. Thinking! …Oh NO you didn’t!
Also, be AWARE of the money you hand them. I’ve been given change for a ten when I clearly handed them a twenty. I’m sure I’m not the only sleepy, or inattentive driver who has been skimmed from time to time… but that’s Albuquerque.
(I’m upgrading this review to 4stars because there are also other employees who work very hard, and are consistently friendly, and will run out to your car, in very cold weather, to deliver the breakfast burrito, to picky people in their nice warm cars… like me).

I don’t know how fair it is to review a BBQ joint when all I’ve ever eaten there are #9s (bacon/​green chile) and sweet rolls, but really, what else IS there?
Also, homemade tortillas.
I love the chaos that is their drive-​they, but everyone is on-​the-​ball.

I’m going to say this right off: BEST FRIED CHICKEN IN ABQ, PERIOD! Well let me rephrase that– In my opinion, golden pride is actually tied with Frank’s Famous Chicken and Waffles, when it comes to best fried chicken in ABQ.
I’ve eaten fried chicken from the big three (Churches, KFC and Popeye’s) and I’ve eaten fried chicken from various local joints around the country. I am a fried chicken aficionado and believe me when I say «Golden Pride is the closes to home cooked fried chicken you can get from a chain restaurant in ABQ». Franks IS home cooked, enough said!
I still prefer home cooked fried chicken but if I want to eat it without having to prepare and cook it, golden pride is a great alternative. Also, I think they also have the best breakfast burritos in town and I love the fact that I can order them without eggs– I hate eggs!
I would give Golden Pride 5 stars but the one thing holding it back is the price. For a 13 piece mixed MEAL at Churches the prices comes to $ 19. The same thing at Golden Pride, $ 23 — $ 25. That could be a little steep, especially if you only eat white meat like I do, then the price can reach the 30’s. For me that’s reaching sit down restaurant prices, so I typically don’t get that. Still the chicken is great and consistent.

I came here after watching the owner on some local New Mexican TV show rave about his breakfast burritos. I was in NM for two weeks looking for the world’s best breakfast burrito. Well… it sure wasn’t to be found at this place.
I went to the front counter to order and asked what was the most popular burrito ordered there. (#9?) Before I could plop my $ 4.50 down on the counter, a burrito was plunked down on the counter. So much for «made to order!» The burrito had been sitting under the heat lamp since probably 730 am?
It was hands down, one of the most soulless breakfast burritos I have EVER eaten. And that’s saying a lot. There were some eggs, some bacon, some green chile, some cheese in a sad flour tortilla. It was a chore to eat…
I’d never come back here. What a letdown. Get over to Taqueria Mexicana for a burrito on a completely different level.
Almost wish I could have asked for my $ back…

This is as good as it gets folks! Golden Pride is known for their burritos and BBQ + fried Chicken. I would imagine that if I were to leave Albuquerque this is one of those places I would miss.
What I normally get is the #2 Breakfast Burrito because the melting cheese with the Carne Adovada makes it a good meal anytime. Of course other locals have their #‘s favorites but for me their Carne Adovada is AMAZING.
if you get a craving for good burrito or fried chicken make sure you go try this place out!

Read the writing on the wall, Christian H: burrito snob you are NOT! I shall now remove the blue ribbon from your lapel, strip you of your lil’ gold statue, and send you to the back of the line, for you hath scribed the following blasphemy: «twisters (which is just as good or better)…»
For SHAME!
How dare thee comparest such pudgy, uninspired papas to the buttery glory that are Golden Pride hashbrowns? Nor the bland American cheese laden within thine Twister wraps afore the sharp cheddar twixt these Golden heavenly folds? Pshaw, noob. Hath you no soul? Sir, did your taste buds not harness the gravity and sheer power of the chile in your Number Nine? For had you an ounce of good sense or experience with these matters you would have instantly understood that the sorry excuse for green chile that lies hidden in your mess of a Trickster breakfast burrito is in fact rogue, a sham, a pox on our casa. No bacon for you, sir!
I hath said it before and I shall say it again: Numbah nine, numbah nine, numbah nine!