![]() People in Mexico like a variety of food, and many times like to have American or European style food. The food here is very much as it would be found in some of the high end Mexican restaurants, as well as many Mexican homes. I do think, though, that they have a breakfast menu that is not available later in the day (the restaurant opens at 6:30 am weekdays and 7:00 am on weekends).Īnother thing to point out, though, is that not all the items on the menu are what most people think of as Mexican food. There is no time restriction, and either part of the menu can be ordered any time of day (I am calling it “lunch” and “dinner” but this is not a distinction made on the menu itself). The “dinner” section has items such as steak and it definitely looks like upscale food. I ordered a lunch item on my first visit which I thought was dinner quality but which was a la carte rather than the plate lunches you get at many restaurants. I just know that I really liked what I tried, and it makes me want to try other items but at the same time I wouldn’t mind having a repeat of what I have already eaten.Īnother aspect of the restaurant that was surprising is the disparity in prices between the lunch and dinner menus. The menu seems as if it does not offer a lot of choices, but perhaps after I have tried some other items I will know whether the menu is really as small as it seemed on first glance. ![]() every night (but the bar is open until this time as well). Being downtown it surprised me that the restaurant is open until 10 p.m. ![]() The bar may be more popular than the restaurant, and many of the tables resemble cocktail tables but they also serve for eating a meal. The restaurant is located in the Hotel Indigo in downtown El Paso, and it provides room service for the hotel. It is not the traditional food you usually find in restaurants, but it is rooted in the traditional food. Yelp is trying to compare it to the New American cuisine that is found in restaurants throughout the United States, and looking at it this way the food at Mamacitas could be described as New Mexican. Yelp calls the cuisine at this restaurant New Mexican, and there is an obvious problem with this because New Mexican cuisine is the local food of the state of New Mexico. I am just saying the food here takes you out of border cuisine, but instead of substituting a different Mexican cuisine it gives you a type of food that tastes home cooked, and it would be the kind that is meant to impress your guests. I have to be a little bit careful in this definition because not all of Mamacitas’ dishes are expensive or ones people could only afford to prepare a few times per year. What I am talking about with Mamacitas, though, is an elevated style of food that could be called alta cocina, but really I think is more like home cooking when they are trying to prepare something nice such as for special occasions. There is some variety in the restaurants but mostly it is what could be called “border Mexican.” ![]() There is a recognizable Chihuahua style of restaurant, and a slightly modified El Paso style, both of which are not like anything else in the United States or Mexico. The food in most El Paso restaurants is very good but it is familiar, and very similar to the food in most other restaurants. For years I have known that Mexican cuisine is much more than what is found in restaurants in El Paso or anywhere (with the possible exception of Mexico City). Mamacitas is a restaurant I have been wanting to find in El Paso, without really knowing what it is that I would find when I got there. ![]()
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