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Serving authentic Mexican cuisine, including signature tamales with red or green chiles, for breakfast, lunch and early dinner since 1929.
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I always make sure to eat at El Modelo on my trips through Albuquerque. From my many years of eating Mexican food in Albuq., I can tell you that they have the best authentic food in town! They have to die for carne and tamales. This place is a no fuss fancy restaurant and is carry out (you can eat at picnic tables or take with you). By the way, the sopapillas are so wonderful.
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Posted by Whiteline
on April 13, 2009, (Edited December 08, 2008)
It has been a family tradition every sunday its El Modelo! there food is soo good i dream about it at night. there prices are really good and u get a lot for it! whenever someone is looking for a good mexican spot i always say "have you tried El Modelo?"
Pros
+ good food friendly staff that works hard
Cons
- not open late enough
Posted by tinahoover
on April 13, 2009, (Edited December 02, 2008)
To begin with it is very expensive and a close person to me that works there told me they have those filthy So before going to El Modelo Mexican Food think about what you are eating you could be eating a roache!!! I will never eat from there after all they told me about that place!!!!!!!!!!!