Smiling Faces Restaurant

Absolutely my favorite restaurant to eat at while I'm visiting Las Vegas NM. They are very authentic and know how to cook their food. I absolutely love their burritos, especially with the red chili and the way they do their beans. Their chili has a kick to it so people who are sensitive to spicy foods beware. I've eaten at a lot of different restaurants across the state and by far this is one of the best for Authentic Mexican Cuisine. The price you are charged is definitely worth it and the environment is very welcoming. You can tell they love what they do and even when the food is a bit delayed due to large numbers of diners they are quick to ask if everything is ok and check up on you throughout the meal. This place is absolutely amazing and I often crave it even though I have moved out of New Mexico and I make it a point to go to eat there when I come to visit home.

Service was great!!! I arrived 30 minutes before closing and the server was more than accommodating and was still happy to serve me. The green chili was as delicious as I was told it would be. Mild had a slight kick to it so beware those that can't tolerate spice. Would definitely come back again when in the neighborhood.

The food was okay. I had high expectations for this place being that my family has stopped by this establishment to eat year after year when in route from CO to Texas. However, today’s service was far from that. The service was relatively poor. Not only were we waiting around for our food far longer than other people walking in AFTER US, the servers barely paid us any mind as my coffee cup sat there empty. Meanwhile they walked around to every other table asking if they would like more more coffee. What seemed to be “manager” or “owner” proceeded to make it be known there would be an up charge for country fried steak due to COVID/limited supply which was fine. Very understandable, yet this person should have put that same kind of energy in making their way to our table to make sure that everything was okay. But she didn’t. Also, after our food was delivered the waitresses asked if there would be anything else we need. Once we asked for ketchup, the waitress proceeded to to tell us the other waitress would be coming back with ketchup. Why ask us if we need anything else, if you’re then going to reflect that responsibility onto another waitress. My sister had to walk back inside from patio area to get ketchup herself. Overall, not the best service. Definitely won’t be coming back to this place.

I travel the country with my job. I had a great experience here. Nice atmosphere and the Navajo Taco is a must have. I went with chicken, but I’m certain other meat choice offerings would be just as great! Keep up the good work!

This place was really good. Authentic, sopas are HUGE, Green Chile was great. The red was better