El Jimador

An amazing find in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Located right in the heart of the city; it offers a very varied menu of Mexican Food. We were blown away by the authentic Mexican Flavor to everything we ordered. The staff was very accommodating and friendly. We tried the Sopaipillas for dessert; it's served with honey and powdered cinnamon. the order has six(6) big sopaipullas for only $3.99. The portions served are huge and the price for their plates is ridiculously low. We continued to dine at El Jimador the three nites we stayed in Carlsbad. The restaurant has ample parking.

We came here after visiting Carlsbad Caverns and it did the job. We were hungry after a 2.5 hr hike, so the portion here will fill you up. We got a combo plate that had a burrito, taco, and tamale. It was "meh", I've had better from other states. We also got the jimador special that was pretty decent. You can order a la carte or buffet, but I noticed those that spoke Spanish only ate a la carte. The staff was friendly, so I think 3 stars overall.

I got to say that we usually meet here to exchange a shared child that my family takes care of. It's one of my favorite restaurants usually. Today not so much it was extremely busy not enough help I don't think. My plate just didn't look the same and it didn't taste the same. It just looked like they skimped on it and then the cheese inside my cheese enchiladas was still cold. I didn't complain I just ate it, but I wasn't very happy with it. Like I said normally this place is awesome today was just an off day so they're getting three stars. I will probably change my review later if it gets better on another return. Service was very slow tonight too. Took forever to get anything. I don't know if they changed cooks or what, but the food just didn't taste the same. It was different I could definitely tell a difference. The quality was off. I hope next time I return it'll be back to normal. Because usually these are the best enchiladas I've ever tried in my life, and tonight they were on the bottom of my list.