Archie Baca Dba Don Diego's Restrnt

Traveling from San Diego, CA and stopped here while on the way to Colorado. Pictures looked convincing on the internet, came to have brunch! I ordered the chicken fajitas... DELICIOUS! Service, AMAZING! And the time from when you order to receiving your food, outstanding. I love the family atmosphere, I would recommend to anyone!

The red chili sauce was smoky and flavorful. The ground beef inside the stuffed sopapilla could use more seasoning. Pleasant place but doesn't stand out from the many restaurants in this town serving a similar menu.

We came here together and we left together.

That is what is so miraculous about this establishment.. it is unifying.

We have been in town several days and the family wanted Mexican food. After looking at the options in the Gallup area we settled on Don Diego's.
Now I am fully aware that Mexican food is very different in California, the Southwest and Texas.
Being from California I'm pretty spoiled as to great Mexican food.
Looking at the menu it looked ok. Some decent options. I settled on the fish tacos. With beans and rice. The food came pretty quickly and the service was very pleasant.
The food looked ok. But that's kinda where it ends. The rice was pretty bad. Way too much tomato flavor and zero seasoning. The beans are not refried. So maybe Southwest style is whole beans? Idk. But they were just so so. The fish tacos had the weirdest taste as I took my first bite. I'm still not sure what it was. They do what looks like a grilled fillet type of fish taco. So I think that's a nice touch. Bcz I've had fried fish tacos and they are really filling. Idk maybe all the flavor's just didn't jive. But I ate it all. Coming away I thought meh it was all right. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. The staff is nice. However I just don't think the food was good. I'm sure there's better places in Gallup.

Never had sopaipilla before or know what it is. I googled it first. The images and descriptions didn't look like the massive beast that was served. This resembled more of a wet burrito with a thicker tortillas. It was loaded with filling: ground beef, guac, beans, cheese and sauce. It wasn't bad. It's big enough to feed 2 people. They gave free chips and salsa for the table. Service was good and fast.

Family owned restaurant.
Delicious greenchille great stop off the highway. Doesn't get more authentic than this. Everything is made from scratch.

So we were passing through Route 66 and was i
pressed by how many people were here at Don Diego's so we decided to stop in. My son enjoyed his shredded beef chimichanga, my wife her Ribeye and enchilada and my steak fajitas were plentiful and tasty. I was surprised though that they only came with some shredded lettuce that looked like it was about to expire and some salsa with a few beans inside it. It did the job but I didn't appreciate being rushed out mid meal. It wasn't yet closing time, and I understand people want to go home on time but I feel a restaurant should go or it's Opening time. Best part of the meal was meeting some great Native American patrons from the Zuni tribe. They even offered us some of their desert they brought in to celebrate a birthday. Rice and Beans should go with Fajitas yo! I guess I could have spoke up and ordered it on the side. 3.5 Stars

Fantastic place. Excellent service and exactly what I was needing after driving for 9 hours. WONDERFUL.

A local recommended this Mexican restaurant to us. We found it, despite the sign being half unlit. The parking lot was full on a Friday night, but there was no problem seating the five of us quickly. Our server was friendly and answered questions like "what's this?" We ordered fajitas, enchiladas, and the Sheepherder (a smothered burrito). Sorry, no pictures, we were all too hungry and were not disappointed! The interior is nothing fancy, but Don Diego's has great food.

Always first class dining! You can point your finger at any thing on the menu and get the best New Mexico restaurants have to offer! Love this place so much I could eat there every day