La Cita Restaurant

"We are from Texas and stop by here every time we're passing thru on I-40. It is one of my 3 favorite NM restaurants, and NMex food lays a beatdown on brown TexMex chow. It's not even close. Combination plate Xmas style was great, especially the delightfully crispy relleno. Green chile stew had a red color - my favorite way to do it - and had great homestyle flavor. Properly brewed, nice and dark colored iced tea was some of the best we've had. Service from David and others was excellent - attentive without being overbearing - and watching David handle the place as it filled up on a Saturday lunch rush was impressive - he does a great job. Tip him well. I discussed reviews that claimed they were rude with a nice young lady whose name I didn't get and the answer was clear - they suffer fools poorly. Good for them. Nobody should have to put up with loony, entitled customers. Act well and be treated well. It's very simple. This is a really good place. I look forward to our next visit."

"We saw La Cita from the road and had to circle back to try it while we were in town. This place has been around since 1940 and it’s part of the rich history of Route 66. The staff were friendly and our waitress was super fast on the refills. It’s easy to give them 5 stars for their great service. It had a fun quiet family restaurant vibe and all the other couples and families seemed to really enjoy themselves too. The food was great, as were the portions. I’m not usually someone who brings back leftovers but I did this time and that might be because I ate a lot of chips and salsa before my meal came - I also don’t normally fill up on those before dinner, but they were really good and came with 3 types of salsa."

"Stopped in New Mexico while driving to Kentucky. We didn’t know where to eat in the town but we got a recommendation from the night clerk at our hotel. It was well worth the little bit of a drive to get there! We all had things to eat, tacos chicken and beef, cheese enchiladas and a carne asada burrito! We had beers and margaritas! We all loved it!"

"This was a nice bright spot in the historic route 66 town of Tucumcari. Everything about the food screened fresh. From the chips to the salsa. The atmosphere in the restaurant goes with the rest of the atmosphere in this city that really plays up the route 66. Our waitress was very friendly and made sure we had everything we needed. Lots of cool little things to buy in there if you’re looking for souvenirs."

"Stopped in for lunch. staff was nice, we got seated very quickly. The table was clean and the inside of the building was pretty cool and clean also. The waitress took our order and food was out within 6 or 7 minutes. Sweet tea was good and so was the nachos and the fajitas! Shout out to the waitress and waiter who helped us!!"