Tiwa Kitchen, located on Taos Pueblo land about a quarter mile past Taos Mountain Casino, is truly a special place. I had the privilege of meeting the founder, Ben Sandoval, and learning the stories behind the food directly from him — that experience alone made the visit unforgettable.
The food is authentic, rich in tradition, and tastes absolutely amazing. Every bite reflects genuine Native flavors and care in preparation. This is not just a meal, but a meaningful way to experience authentic Native cuisine and culture.
I highly recommend Tiwa Kitchen to anyone visiting the area and looking for something real, soulful, and memorable. All the best to the entire Tiwa Kitchen team, and a big thank you to Ben for the warmth, stories, and incredible food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heather
The blue corn fry bread was so good! I got the stuff Sopapilla made vegetarian and it was delicious
Heather P
We enjoyed our meal here. Our waitress was kind and attentive. I go the combination and recommend getting the chili sauce on the side so the fry bread doesn’t get soggy
Also google is incorrect when it says only the drive thru is currently open
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
June Shaukat
Finally got to try this place for breakfast the sandwich on frybread was incredible the food was made to order and tasted really very fresh. This was on the normal fry bread I will come back to try the one with blue corn. It wasn’t a super big portion but for under $10 it’s a super fair deal.
My father doesn’t eat gluten and they were able to accomodate his diet if you are gluten free they can serve anything with corn tortillas instead of frybread which he said weren’t as good but the rest of the meal was so good that it made up for it. Waitress was super nice and the ambiance was chill Would return to try the lunch menu, which apparently they are working on expanding
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Martin Griego
The food was delicious(especially the fry bread and fried zucchini) and the staff was nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cheryl Gregory Hadley
Just brought a group of 8 for dinner…everything was amazing, from the onion rings, zucchini sticks, elk meat in the combo plate and the chokecherry lemonade! We will all be back!!
Tonya Jordan
Friendly staff! Great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sharon Henderson
Fantastic food and service, will be back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dylan Jordan
First time trying bison blue corn enchiladas and chokecherry tea and it was delicious! Super cozy atmosphere and amazing food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Becky Hass
Delicious chokecherry lemonade, frybread, and wild plum jam! Can’t wait to get back!
I had waited all weekend to try this place and I was not disappointed! The food was delicious! I had the breakfast sandwich and pancakes! The chokecherry lemonade and syrup was delicious! My family loved the red chili soup (but it was spicey)! The pancakes are huge, definitely share!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric Stearns
I'm always looking for small, family owned, authentic places to eat on my journeys. Great food! Great people! Everything I hoped it would be!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Santiago
It’s better than the Fry Bread House in Phoenix, which has a James Beard Award.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lyssa Manzi
I love coming here!!
SherryB
This only has drive-in service so you're going to have to wait a while unless you order ahead of time. I didn't see the button to order when I drove in at the menu so I went to the window and ordered. After waiting about a half an hour, the very nice girl who took my order waved me out the window and said she was very sorry that my order had been sitting for 10 minutes and she thought it had been brought out to me. She gave me my blue corn taco and a bag which I thought was the chokecherry lemonade I had ordered. So I left and when I got home to eat I found out that the bag contained green chili sauce and my choked Cherry lemonade for which I had paid was nowhere to be found. My warning is to check your order before you leave since I am now too far away to be willing to go back to have this rectified. I was definitely looking forward to chokecherry lemonade
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Tiwa Kitchen
Tiwa Kitchen, located on Taos Pueblo land about a quarter mile past Taos Mountain Casino, is truly a special place. I had the privilege of meeting the founder, Ben Sandoval, and learning the stories behind the food directly from him — that experience alone made the visit unforgettable.
The food is authentic, rich in tradition, and tastes absolutely amazing. Every bite reflects genuine Native flavors and care in preparation. This is not just a meal, but a meaningful way to experience authentic Native cuisine and culture.
I highly recommend Tiwa Kitchen to anyone visiting the area and looking for something real, soulful, and memorable. All the best to the entire Tiwa Kitchen team, and a big thank you to Ben for the warmth, stories, and incredible food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The blue corn fry bread was so good! I got the stuff Sopapilla made vegetarian and it was delicious
We enjoyed our meal here. Our waitress was kind and attentive. I go the combination and recommend getting the chili sauce on the side so the fry bread doesn’t get soggy
Also google is incorrect when it says only the drive thru is currently open
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Finally got to try this place for breakfast the sandwich on frybread was incredible the food was made to order and tasted really very fresh. This was on the normal fry bread I will come back to try the one with blue corn. It wasn’t a super big portion but for under $10 it’s a super fair deal.
My father doesn’t eat gluten and they were able to accomodate his diet if you are gluten free they can serve anything with corn tortillas instead of frybread which he said weren’t as good but the rest of the meal was so good that it made up for it.
Waitress was super nice and the ambiance was chill
Would return to try the lunch menu, which apparently they are working on expanding
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was delicious(especially the fry bread and fried zucchini) and the staff was nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just brought a group of 8 for dinner…everything was amazing, from the onion rings, zucchini sticks, elk meat in the combo plate and the chokecherry lemonade! We will all be back!!
Friendly staff! Great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic food and service, will be back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time trying bison blue corn enchiladas and chokecherry tea and it was delicious! Super cozy atmosphere and amazing food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious chokecherry lemonade, frybread, and wild plum jam! Can’t wait to get back!
Restaurantji Recommends
I had waited all weekend to try this place and I was not disappointed! The food was delicious! I had the breakfast sandwich and pancakes! The chokecherry lemonade and syrup was delicious! My family loved the red chili soup (but it was spicey)! The pancakes are huge, definitely share!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'm always looking for small, family owned, authentic places to eat on my journeys. Great food! Great people! Everything I hoped it would be!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s better than the Fry Bread House in Phoenix, which has a James Beard Award.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love coming here!!
This only has drive-in service so you're going to have to wait a while unless you order ahead of time. I didn't see the button to order when I drove in at the menu so I went to the window and ordered. After waiting about a half an hour, the very nice girl who took my order waved me out the window and said she was very sorry that my order had been sitting for 10 minutes and she thought it had been brought out to me. She gave me my blue corn taco and a bag which I thought was the chokecherry lemonade I had ordered. So I left and when I got home to eat I found out that the bag contained green chili sauce and my choked Cherry lemonade for which I had paid was nowhere to be found. My warning is to check your order before you leave since I am now too far away to be willing to go back to have this rectified. I was definitely looking forward to chokecherry lemonade
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