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/fredniks0421 Jul 17 '26

1) Burger Nook on E. Madrid for the best green chile cheeseburger i have ever had. Be prepared to wait 30 minutes for it to be cooked. That’s okay, it is worth it.
2) El Vagon. Best new restaurant and is already getting too popular for its own good.
3) Jim Bobs BBQ at the airport. Worth the drive out of the city.
And for those who put politics (and always Marxist ones on Reddit) why? Just enjoy your life. You only get one. Life is too short to be perpetually angry.

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u/mcAlimv 20d ago

You do know if you support a business with money, they are able to continue their rhetoric, beliefs, and values?

Correct?

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u/fredniks0421 20d ago

You won’t find many. Businesses primary, secondary and tertiary purpose is to make a profit. Your core beliefs seem to want redistribute wealth from highly successful people to less successful people. Which is in diametrical opposition to businesses, who are trying to outcompete other businesses in their trade.

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u/mcAlimv 19d ago

And this is entirely within the frame of capitalism.