It is a busy place that serves New Mexican food, and the waitstaff really work hard. It would have been an alright experience if it wasn’t for the hostess telling us about how bad “Gallup sucks” (it doesn’t, I know because I live here)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
james cox
We have gone to Genero's for years. Whatever you like to eat, get it smothered with fresh Hatch green chili. They are almost always a full house, so drop someone near the door while you go park.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sherri Burt
We just left Genaro’s, after enjoying a delicious dinner. We split a stuffed sopapilla and it was definitely filling enough for two people! We did order an extra chips and salsa. We can usually gauge how good Mexican food is going to be, by how good their chips and salsa are. Definitely the case here….delicious chips and salsa! Delicious Carnitas stuffed sopapilla covered in delicious green chili! Very friendly waitress and cashier. Very clean restroom. We don’t go through Gallup very often, but when we do we’ll plan it around eating at Genaro’s!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Diane Begay
Too crowded and food wasn't to my expectations, I like the Mexican food in Arizona.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jon Mykal Tsinajinnie
My first time here. Beautiful environment. Cafe friendly. Like an old diner. The ambient cafe noise has that comfort feeling. Deffinitely gunna come here again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott Leahy
Genaro’s Cafe is a long-time Gallup establishment catering to the lunch and dinner hours. Their specialty is New Mexican cuisine with dishes that feature the unique flavors of New Mexico chile. Their place has been hopping since we lived in Gallup nearly 40 years ago. Some things have changed since then, but a lot remains from the old days. The restaurant used to be more closed off and cramped inside; now it’s open with all the tables far enough apart to allow easy access. They have added a second entrance contributing to the more open and airy feel of the place.
The salsa they serve with chips used to be famously hot, spicewise. The small bowls they served with the complimentary chips would set your mouth on fire. Back in the day I would go through at least one glass of water trying to cool the bucal inferno from that salsa. Now it’s completely tame — still quite tasty, but just as unaggressive as the salsa you will find at any of our local California Mexican joints. It makes me a little sad. One of the joys of certain specialty cuisines: Thai, Vietnamese, New Mexican, Chinese, etc., is the heat. To me, the endorphin rush from a high-capsaicin dish or condiment is a goal in itself. I really missed that from Genaro’s salsa.
What I did not miss was the great, welcoming, warmth of Genaro’s superb red chile. Although it may be a bit more tame than it was is years-gone-by, it still has that great flavor, color, texture, that only comes from real New Mexico Red. I did a taste test between the excellent red chile from Jerry’s and Genaro’s. This trip, Genaro’s came out on top. Brilliant red, redolent with the earthy pungency you will only find in the finest New Mexico Red. Genaro’s is superb. Do not go in there expecting to get Mexican food like you will find in California or the rest of the country. Do not expect Tex-Mex, it ain’t happening there. What is happening is some of the best true New Mexican food you will find in the state. The restaurant is tucked into an otherwise residential neighborhood of Gallup, several blocks from Route 66. Parking can get tough during busy times since their parking lot is fairly small, but go try it anyway.. It is worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Norah Whitmore
The whole team was courteous and capable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jude fischer
Best chile and salsa in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gal
$15 for 1/2 cup of posole and 1/4 guac
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Quintessa Roanhorse
If I could give 0 stars for service I would. Staff was RUDE, if you don’t like your job GO WORK SOMEWHERE ELSE! Food was eh, could’ve been better, stuffed Sopapilla came out cold, waitress made a fit for asking to JUST warm it up. Fries came out soggy, was told “thats just how they come out, cause they’re homemade”. First AND LAST TIME HERE. Such a huge disappointment.
The food was amazing. I wasn't too impressed with the tamales, but the rest of the food was DELICIOUS! The service was lacking. We waited quite a while for our waitress to bring us the extra things we requested, like napkins and tortillas. Drink refills were spotty as well. We noticed that most of the other servers just seemed to be hanging around talking. The busser was quick though. The slow service was a bit annoying, because we were visiting from out of town and needed to leave at a decent time. Food - YES! Service - NO 👎 We still left a good tip though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Enchilada, Tortilla, Salsa \u0026 Chips, Large Sopapilla
Barbara J Behrens
The food was awesome! When our orders arrived, we were blown away by the quantity and couldn't imagine finishing them. However, they tasted SO good that we did!!!
Shina Martin
Hands down my go to place. Since I was a kid, my dad would take me here and I still continue to go. The stuffed sopailla is hands down my favorite dish...
Josiah Curley
The food was absolutely amazing. Janelle was an amazing waitress.
It is a busy place that serves New Mexican food, and the waitstaff really work hard. It would have been an alright experience if it wasn’t for the hostess telling us about how bad “Gallup sucks” (it doesn’t, I know because I live here)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
We have gone to Genero's for years. Whatever you like to eat, get it smothered with fresh Hatch green chili. They are almost always a full house, so drop someone near the door while you go park.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We just left Genaro’s, after enjoying a delicious dinner. We split a stuffed sopapilla and it was definitely filling enough for two people! We did order an extra chips and salsa. We can usually gauge how good Mexican food is going to be, by how good their chips and salsa are. Definitely the case here….delicious chips and salsa! Delicious Carnitas stuffed sopapilla covered in delicious green chili! Very friendly waitress and cashier. Very clean restroom. We don’t go through Gallup very often, but when we do we’ll plan it around eating at Genaro’s!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Too crowded and food wasn't to my expectations, I like the Mexican food in Arizona.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
My first time here. Beautiful environment. Cafe friendly. Like an old diner. The ambient cafe noise has that comfort feeling. Deffinitely gunna come here again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Genaro’s Cafe is a long-time Gallup establishment catering to the lunch and dinner hours. Their specialty is New Mexican cuisine with dishes that feature the unique flavors of New Mexico chile. Their place has been hopping since we lived in Gallup nearly 40 years ago. Some things have changed since then, but a lot remains from the old days. The restaurant used to be more closed off and cramped inside; now it’s open with all the tables far enough apart to allow easy access. They have added a second entrance contributing to the more open and airy feel of the place.
The salsa they serve with chips used to be famously hot, spicewise. The small bowls they served with the complimentary chips would set your mouth on fire. Back in the day I would go through at least one glass of water trying to cool the bucal inferno from that salsa. Now it’s completely tame — still quite tasty, but just as unaggressive as the salsa you will find at any of our local California Mexican joints. It makes me a little sad. One of the joys of certain specialty cuisines: Thai, Vietnamese, New Mexican, Chinese, etc., is the heat. To me, the endorphin rush from a high-capsaicin dish or condiment is a goal in itself. I really missed that from Genaro’s salsa.
What I did not miss was the great, welcoming, warmth of Genaro’s superb red chile. Although it may be a bit more tame than it was is years-gone-by, it still has that great flavor, color, texture, that only comes from real New Mexico Red. I did a taste test between the excellent red chile from Jerry’s and Genaro’s. This trip, Genaro’s came out on top. Brilliant red, redolent with the earthy pungency you will only find in the finest New Mexico Red. Genaro’s is superb. Do not go in there expecting to get Mexican food like you will find in California or the rest of the country. Do not expect Tex-Mex, it ain’t happening there. What is happening is some of the best true New Mexican food you will find in the state. The restaurant is tucked into an otherwise residential neighborhood of Gallup, several blocks from Route 66. Parking can get tough during busy times since their parking lot is fairly small, but go try it anyway.. It is worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The whole team was courteous and capable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best chile and salsa in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
$15 for 1/2 cup of posole and 1/4 guac
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
If I could give 0 stars for service I would. Staff was RUDE, if you don’t like your job GO WORK SOMEWHERE ELSE! Food was eh, could’ve been better, stuffed Sopapilla came out cold, waitress made a fit for asking to JUST warm it up. Fries came out soggy, was told “thats just how they come out, cause they’re homemade”. First AND LAST TIME HERE. Such a huge disappointment.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
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The food is excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was amazing. I wasn't too impressed with the tamales, but the rest of the food was DELICIOUS! The service was lacking. We waited quite a while for our waitress to bring us the extra things we requested, like napkins and tortillas. Drink refills were spotty as well. We noticed that most of the other servers just seemed to be hanging around talking. The busser was quick though. The slow service was a bit annoying, because we were visiting from out of town and needed to leave at a decent time. Food - YES! Service - NO 👎 We still left a good tip though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Enchilada, Tortilla, Salsa \u0026 Chips, Large Sopapilla
The food was awesome! When our orders arrived, we were blown away by the quantity and couldn't imagine finishing them. However, they tasted SO good that we did!!!
Hands down my go to place. Since I was a kid, my dad would take me here and I still continue to go. The stuffed sopailla is hands down my favorite dish...
The food was absolutely amazing. Janelle was an amazing waitress.
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