Los Compadres, Albuquerque’s Best Mexican Food
Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 24-12-2009
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A while back my number 3 grandson told me and The Boss that the best Mexican food in Albuquerque was Los Compadres. That next week we tried it out and we have been eating there ever since. Wonderful food…Anyway, we asked No. 3 Grandson how he made that assessment of it being the best food. He said, “their Enchilada’s taste like my dad’s” and since we knew his dad was a good cook we had to try it. Yesterday we took my No. 2 son (No.3 grandson’s father) and wife to Los Compadres for lunch. No.2 son loved it…Daughter-in-law loved it…and my wife and I loved it and enjoyed our meal very much and the prices are very reasonable. And yes, No. 2 son concurred, the enchilada’s do kind’a taste like his, but I think his favorite was the taco…Whatever you order you will love…If you have seen my picture you know that good food is one of my specialities….Try Los Compadres, 424 Isleta Blvd, but be prepared to keep going back for more…..Pete Hester
Pete,
Las Compadres! I will remember that. I do remember where Isleta Blvd is. I use to eat Mexican food about once a month (usually on payday) when I was in Albuquerque. It was delicious at that frequency but that was just about as frequent as my Alabama stomach could stand. The best Mexican food in Albuquerque in the Sixties was in a place on Menaul Blvd (the name escapes me at the moment) because they had sopapilias that would literally melt in one’s hungry mouth, especially with honey. These sopapilias were served like hush puppies in the south in a never-empty bowl with ever-present honey. They were good to a young Air Force troop who was used to bicycling 50 to 100 miles on many a weekend. I doubt if I could eat many of them now.
Pete! We will come to see you if you will take us to this Las Compadres place. I doubt if I could take it more than once a year these days though. Marina don’t much care for Mexican food. She says that it is “much ado about nothing”, and it is so expensive for what one gets in a meal (mostly starch). Although she has sold me on Oriental (Filipino and Chinese), we eat Mexican perhaps once a year. It is like plunging in for desert for a change. With Mexican, one can eat and eat and eat until it pushes out one’s ears and be hungry 30 minutes later. This is a characteristic of Mexican food.
Pete,
The best Mexican Restaurant in Albuquerque in the Sixties was Ponchos. I believe it was located on Menaul then, but this is where I was impressed with the sopapilias. Is Las Compadres better than Ponchos?
We only east Mexican Food 2 or 3 times a week. Very seldom do we eat Oriental, but we do like it…I have eaten at Ponchos but it was a long time ago. We seem to be creatures of habit.