Stop & Eat Drive-In

I love roadside drive in burger joints. We trusted Unilocal reviews on this one and it was great. Dont let the appearance fool you. It’s cleaner than most chain places. The food was great. Served hot. There is something about the french fries that reminds me of when I was a kid.
Burger was tasty and reasonably priced. But I’ll come back for the fries definitely!

This has to be one of the most high priced burger joints ever! However it is worth every single penny… Burgers and fries are made to be bragged about, but the taquitos and salsa are made only to drive you crazy. My ultimate favorite is the Tuna Sandwich. Something so simple made so darn good.

This place is a pretty good reflection of Northern NM food. The green/​red chile has a great bite that can compete with any restaurant in New Mexico. It is a really cool place to eat for a quick bite or even going in. It looks outdated but has a charm to it.
It is a more of a «eat in your car» sonic kind of place… The food they offer are tamales, burritos, posole, and different plates.
I had a frito pie and you can have it any way you like. fritos, cheese, red chile, lettuce, and tomato (no onions for me).

I will start with one caveat: I am biased about Stop & Eat since I grew up in the area and this has always been my favorite burger joint. Keep that in mind if I start gushing too much.
The location itself looks like something out of a 50’s era snapshot. The indoor seating is sparse and consists of two counters and a handful of bolted down bar stools. The vast majority of patrons dine in their cars under corrugated steel canopies. There are no intercoms to order from and no carhops to serve you. You place your order either inside or from the «walk up window» and you pick it up when your number is called from a loudspeaker.
The food selection is a combination of burger-​joint and taco-​stand fare with lots of fresh, New Mexican chile. The signature burger, the Jumbo Twin, is arguably the best burger I have ever had in NM or anywhere else. However, it’s the rolled tacos, or taquitos, that I am addicted to. The filling is a unique, molten mess of beefy, cheesy goodness that I find myself craving way more often than is healthy. Now that I think about it, I don’t believe I’ve ever had anything else from the menu, so I can’t comment about other items.

This has to be the worst food!!!
I stopped in on my way to Santa Fe. The place had many cars outside and seemed busy. The service was friendly.
My tacos arrived. there were 3 stale folded shells with dry meat and wilted lettace. they were tough and too dry to eat. Avoid this place!!!