Don Diegos - Gallup

The red chili sauce was smoky and flavorful. The ground beef inside the stuffed sopapilla could use more seasoning. Pleasant place but doesn't stand out from the many restaurants in this town serving a similar menu.

We came here together and we left together. That is what is so miraculous about this establishment.. it is unifying.

We have been in town several days and the family wanted Mexican food. After looking at the options in the Gallup area we settled on Don Diego's. Now I am fully aware that Mexican food is very different in California, the Southwest and Texas. Being from California I'm pretty spoiled as to great Mexican food. Looking at the menu it looked ok. Some decent options. I settled on the fish tacos. With beans and rice. The food came pretty quickly and the service was very pleasant. The food looked ok. But that's kinda where it ends. The rice was pretty bad. Way too much tomato flavor and zero seasoning. The beans are not refried. So maybe Southwest style is whole beans? Idk. But they were just so so. The fish tacos had the weirdest taste as I took my first bite. I'm still not sure what it was. They do what looks like a grilled fillet type of fish taco. So I think that's a nice touch. Bcz I've had fried fish tacos and they are really filling. Idk maybe all the flavor's just didn't jive. But I ate it all. Coming away I thought meh it was all right. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. The staff is nice. However I just don't think the food was good. I'm sure there's better places in Gallup.

Never had sopaipilla before or know what it is. I googled it first. The images and descriptions didn't look like the massive beast that was served. This resembled more of a wet burrito with a thicker tortillas. It was loaded with filling: ground beef, guac, beans, cheese and sauce. It wasn't bad. It's big enough to feed 2 people. They gave free chips and salsa for the table. Service was good and fast.

Family owned restaurant. Delicious greenchille great stop off the highway. Doesn't get more authentic than this. Everything is made from scratch.