Lasalsa Mexican Restaurant

Apparently this place is the reason UFOs go so far out of their way to visit. La Salsa is worth stopping in Roswell even if you're just passing through! The restaurant is embedded in a mall but they have a separate entrance and open at 7 a.m. I got breakfast - two eggs with bacon, hash browns, tortilla and pancakes. Truly spectacular - eggs cooked exactly like I asked, bacon was crispy, pancakes were fluffy, hash browns were a style I'm not used to but very delicious, tortilla was huge and definitely homemade. They even threw in a yummy sopapilla. I asked them to smother the eggs and hash browns in red chili sauce, which was perfect. They have a condiment bar with about a dozen items, most of them salsas. I got the blackened jalapenos and onions that had been marinated in a soy sauce based marinade. Never had that before but it was wonderful. Staff was friendly. Bathroom spotless.

They have a salsa bar! We had a yummy breakfast. Biscuits and gravy with egg and hashbrowns is what I had. The Carne asada was delicious. So was the shrimp ceviche! They also have a bowl of menudo. Prices are reasonable, especially when you see the plate you get! You can also get a sopapilla with or without cinnamon.

The weekends are menudo time for me. It's getting less and less appetizing at la salsa. Today my spoon hit something hard in the cup. Turned out a large bone. Once I removed it the cup was half empty. The broth had no flavor. Luckily I had some prepared red chili and chicken bouillon I could add to flavor it up. VERY DISAPPOINTING! I used to love menudo at la salsa :0(

Cashier was rude. The one with a sleeve tattoo on her arm. We realized we had been waiting for over 25 mins. We decided to get an update on our order. The cashier said she didn’t know in an angry tone. We stood off to the side and she could tell we were getting impatient. A few mins later she asked another worker to go check the status of our order, and what do you know it had been ready. I mean come on any customer would start wondering what was going on when you hear numbers called in order then they call 3 ahead of yours. The other customers had way more food and we only had 3 burritos. One thing I noticed is that there not organized they have multiple people going from the front to the back or to the kitchen. Yet, the cashier with the sleeve tattoo stayed upfront and dealt with the customers. The woman with the sleeve tattoo shouldn’t be working the front if she’s going to catch an attitude with customers. It’s kinda funny though because if they were a customer at a restaurant you’d know they’d be complaining and writing a review if it were them. We got the asado burritos and they were good. Hopefully on the next visit they have their customer interaction skills on a better level.

I wanted to try a burrito from New Mexico since I am here for a short while and their menu really is Heavens paradise for a person who loves meat 😆 I asked if they could substitute the mest for a veggie burrito and it was no problem. I added potatoes, green peppers, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, cheese and smothered salsa. That burrito was soooooo good and fulfilling/heavy that it ended up being lunch and dinner.