El Modelo Mexican Foods - Feedback

Courteous and helpful staff, orders are prepared fresh and properly wrapped, taped and bagged. Customer for over 40 years.

Best Tamales in New Mexico. Hands down. Have to order ahead. A busy place, during the holidays...... but for years, our go to place for tamales.

An impressive operation runs out of the large, high ceiling kitchen in the back. Efficient service and a friendly atmosphere inside. Posole is excellent, get a...

Food not as good as it used to be but better than other places I didn't like the fact that I called to place an order while I was driving and they insisted on h...

Hello, this place the food is excellent. Service is always very spot on. It's a to go restaurant place you order in advance. Or just go there and pick it and an...

Great food! Recommend the Mexican Plate if you have trouble to decide. Big portion can easily feed two people, stop by every time if you pass Albuquerque! The d...

It's always a great time eating at the El Modelo restaurant. This cuisine has been served since 1929 with this new upgraded future building towering over the ol...

Best Tamales... Hands down!!! I am out of words to describe their Tamales. They delivered the car within 10 mins of order. Very courteous and patient to take or...

We had the green chile meat burrito, tacos, a tostada, a stuffed sopaipilla, and red meat tamales. All tasted fine, though not the spectacular flavor we were to...

Really liked it. As a matter of fact, me and my two adult sons went back a week later on our way to the airport. Bought a bag of their frozen tamales to go...ex...

?Time is money? I want to love this place so much, but they have no sense of organization, customer service, or service industry etiquette. Three times now, the...

While El Modelo is still very good and its prices are still pretty fair I have noticed a slight downgrade in quality and service every time I've been there sinc...

Unfortunately, this is one of our favorite New Mexican restaurants in Albuquerque, and they are no longer allowing customers to come into their restaurant space...

So Much History! Giant portions we could have shared the Mexican Plate between the 2 of us. Caution HOTTER than Tex Mex!

Their tamales and ribs are amazing! A favorite of locals. The place is small and almost everyone orders take out. There is a seating area outside. Expect a line...

We had no clue where to eat after arriving in Albuquerque, NM on a weekday.

El Modelo Mexican Food was the last meal that I had in Albuquerque before heading back to California.

4 star food at ridiculously low prices makes this a 4.5 star experience.