Reviews for Hot Tamales New Mexican Kitchen in Rio Rancho, NM

I discovered Hot Tamales during the pandemic, after living in the area for 6 YEARS!!! I?m so mad I didn?t find them sooner. The... tamales cakes (pictured) are out of this world. Some times I go just for those and the chips and salsa. The calabacitas soup ismy go to meal. The service is always in point and I?ve never had a bad meal. Don?t even get me started on their BREAKFAST.???????????? Read more

My first time visiting, and let me tell you, for the prices their portions aren't stingy as compared to other restaurants I've... been to. I highly recommend their green chile over red chile and their shredded beef and chicken over anything else. But this ismy preference, overall tasty place with good customer service. Read more

Was very good. I had a taco, relleno, and enchilada, with rice and beans. My dinner companions had the chicken enchilada... casserole which they really enjoyed. Chili was just hot enough and even though the place was full we had great service. Greatfood and decent pricing, you can't miss this place. Read more

We were served salsa and chips to start Salsa has a smokey flavor in the background I had stacked chicken enchiladas with... green chili and they were excellent! Served with rice and charro beans. Everything tasted very fresh. Could not ask for morefrom the food. Finished the meal with the best natillas I've had in a long long time. Read more

From the menu, to the food, to the service and the ambiance this needs to be on your list of restaurants to visit for... traditional New Mexican food. No matter if you're local or if you're visiting you'll not only love the food but the chillatmosphere. Read more

Ate here twice while visiting town: once for dinner and once for breakfast. For dinner we had beef fajitas, and stuffed... sopapillas. Both meals were great, although we felt like the beef in the fajitas was a little dry and the tortillas seemedstore bought where I would have preferred homemade. I think the stuffed sopapillas were an inspired dish and I chose to havethem with beef and chicken as well as both sauces to really try out all the options. Next time I?d probably ask to add lettuceand tomatoes and maybe sour cream. For breakfast I had chicken enchiladas and eggs and added a side of pinto beans. Again, Isplit the sauces. This was my favorite meal of them all as I?m a big breakfast fan. All the meals came with sopapillas whichwas wonderful as I like those with honey as a desert but I used half of one to sop up the eggs and chili at breakfast. Servicewas ok for both meals but it?s clear they are short on staffing as most places are these days. It?s just the way it is in therestaurant industry and the team does their best. Will definitely be back next time we?re in town. Read more

One of my favorite lunch places. The food is great and the service is fast. Steve is the owner and he is super kind. Locally... owned business and the business gives back to the community often. Can't ask for better than that. We have had several mealscatered by Hot Tamales and it's always great ???? if you read this review please click "like" it helps my feelings. Thanks UPDATE... another great lunch at Hot Tomales!!! This time I got the Tomale Cakes... they were SO good!! Service was excellentas well. Read more

We went out of our way to find a good Navajo Taco and were not disappointed! They use the same delicious dough for their... sopapillas. The burritos, enchilada and especially the beans were remarkable. Prices are very reasonable and portions arelarge. Lunch menu is cheaper and a good way to sample the menu items. Service was friendly and fast, despite being almost atcapacity during lunch. There's a reason they are popular. ???? Clean and COVID conscious. Parking is limited. Their red andgreen chili's are homemade authentic attractions all by themselves and feature with complimentary chips y salsa. Read more