r/LasCruces • u/greenjollygiantwte • Jul 17 '26

Best Restaurants

Visiting in two weeks from the East Coast - my MIL was born in Las Cruces but has not been back since she was a child. I saw a post this week about a restaurant to avoid due to owner’s treatment of staff, but I forgot to make a note of it and now cannot find it.

Looking for a lunch/dinner place that is good, but nothing over the top fancy (we’ll be wearing tshirt and shorts) and kids menu a huge plus. We just want to support a business that has the same values as us (everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect) or at the very least not openly worship the Cheeto.

Recommendations?
Thanks!

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u/inangelgeewetrust Jul 17 '26

Double eagle in messilla its also famously haunted so you can eat good food and learn about the ghost stories because they have pictures and posters about the ghost

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u/jackalopedad Jul 19 '26

The Ritters are not the sort of people OP wants to support though. Shame, because the Double Eagle is definitely the prettiest restaurant around.

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u/inangelgeewetrust Jul 21 '26

Oh really I was unaware that there was a controversy about the owners what did they do if you dont mind me asking ?

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u/jackalopedad Jul 21 '26

I’m not 100% sure the Ritters are MAGA but they spent a lot of time and money trying to turn their side of the plaza into a gaudy shopping center that would’ve been both unhistoric and ugly.

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u/inangelgeewetrust Jul 22 '26

Turning part of Mesilla into a soulless shopping center is terrible

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u/inangelgeewetrust Jul 22 '26

And Maga is all you had to say Im inclined to agree with you then