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El Pinto

10500 Fourth Street NW

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(North Valley)
Albuquerque NM

(505) 898-1771

www.elpinto.com/restaurant

Mon-Thurs: 11am-9pm Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 10:30am-9 pm (subject to change)

Meals Served: Brunch • Lunch • Dinner

Nearby Theater: Cottonwood Stadium 16 (See Film Times)

Cuisine: New Mexican

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Touted as New Mexico’s largest restaurant, the North Valley’s El Pinto is best known for its gorgeous, shady environment (perennially Best Patio in our restaurant polls) and award-winning jarred salsa. Try it for Margaritas, brunch and a little flan. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)

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- dol1943
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- Since 2008-06-25
- Posts: 7
All ambience, little substance [ Tue Aug 12 2008 10:42 AM ]

The food here is ordinary at best and definitely overpriced. The outdoor patios are great, especially for tourists. Although never a regular, I have been coming here since the early 1970's. And, yes, as it has gotten bigger the food has suffered.
That said, I went last night with a party of nine. El Pinto only takes reservations for parties of 15 or more. We waited about a half an hour on a Monday night. Service was slow, but we hardly cared because the night and the patio were beautiful and the company was great. The out-of-towners had no idea what good New Mexican food should be, and the locals in the party refrained from bringing a good time down. Everyone did agree that the tortilla chips were great (twice fried or not).
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- Jessica
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- Since 2005-08-04
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you're right... [ Tue Aug 12 2008 12:46 PM ]

El Pinto IS all about the experience and not much about the food. By the time your order arrives you're usually too full on chips and margaritas to eat more than a few bites anyway.
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- black
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- Since 2008-09-10
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Yuk [ Tue Oct 6 2009 3:42 PM ]

Weak, overpriced, New Mexican flavored laxitives.
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- realtorscott
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- Since 2009-11-01
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It's okay [ Sun Nov 1 2009 4:48 PM ]

If you're out for a drive in the country and get hungry stop by. Otherwise I'd skip it. Nothing overly bad about the food or service, just no "wow" factor making it worth the drive.
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- BigDaddyBrown
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- Since 2010-01-12
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The ~ONLY~ Good thing about this place is...... [ Tue Mar 30 2010 7:39 PM ]

Outdoor live music, in the summertime, and their somewhat wannabe imaginary sudo-potent Margaritas. Other than that you will be better off going to the drive-thru at Taco Bell down the street at 4th and Osuna to get better food @ 1/32 of the price.
This place is a RIP-OFF SLOP-HOUSE! Stay away if you are a fool and are willing to empty you wallet. YUK!
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- upchuck
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- Since 2006-09-20
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I've been there, too [ Tue Mar 30 2010 9:53 PM ]

and was similarly underwhelmed. Dog food.
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