Serves meat, vegan options available. New Mexican food restaurant since 1965. Offers a variety of vegan choices including vegan huevos rancheros with JUST Egg, veggie tamales, and the option to veganize many dishes with It’s not Turkey plant based poultry substitute, Impossible meat, and vegan cheese. Red and green chile, salsa, tortillas, sopapillas, beans, rice and papas are all vegan friendly. Cooks with vegetable oil. Open Tue-Sat 11:00am-8:00pm.
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1950 Juan Tabo NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 87112
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Added by ASomerville on 11 Jun 2015
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24 Reviews
First Review by nephliim
mohanaholloway
Points +1160
deserves 5 stars - Edit
with a whole vegan menu, they deserve five stars! so many things are vegan/ able to be made vegan - including dessert. the staff is friendly, and it is very affordable too!
Read morePros: Whole vegan menu , Free chips and salsa
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RebeccaLandry
Points +38
Great vegan menu - Edit
The beans are delicious. Not sure how they season them, but they're the best I've ever had
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crystalnm
Points +250
10 out of 5 Stars - Edit
I really wish Happy Cow would let me rate La Salita higher. This is hands down my favorite restaurant in New Mexico. They have an expansive vegan menu and many veg substitutions for items on their regular menu. (HIGHLY recommend the stuffed sopapilla plate with refried beans AND impossible meat filling, smothered with green chile and vegan cheese). Their avocado rellenos are also super good, just not quite as filling. Their sides are also good, I love their rice. Their papas (potatoes) can be a little hit or miss, sometimes great, sometimes a little under seasoned. Their sopapillas are really good and CHEAP, as are their chips and salsa. The service is always great, super friendly staff, and super reasonable prices. A true gem in Albuquerque.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-01-05
Pros: Amazing food, Reasonable prices, Great service
Cons: None
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pklawson
Points +24
Amazing! - Edit
Visiting Albuquerque we finally found an amazing New Mexican restaurant that works for the whole family. Vegan options are found on a separate menu as well as by super friendly staff who knows the kitchen and ingredients. Gluten free options were also well explained so to find vegan and gluten free was a bonus! We enjoyed the food so much for lunch, we ordered take out for our dinner that night. Loved the blue corn enchilada and tamale as well as the vegan red and green chile. Many thanks to everyone there for this treasure!
Read morePros: Super people, Yummy food, Ingredients explained
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Magwart
Points +121
Abundant vegan options for good, local, classic New Mexican dishes - Edit
This is the only place I know of in ABQ where you can get JUST EGG huevos rancheros (!!!), stuffed sopapillas, enchiladas, tacos, and more with a choice of Impossible or Not Turkey or beans, enchilada, with a choice of vegan cheese. There's even and avocado-stuffed relleno on the menu. When they bring your your side sopapilla, there's a choice of agave instead of honey. The beans and chile are vegan, so enjoy them without wondering about lard in the refried. This is a family-run restaurant that goes back to 1978, but their modern plant-based game is A+. They also do lots of charity work for local animal welfare causes. The NM food restaurant market in ABQ is very competitive, so restaurants don't last for decades unless the food is really good. They have a separate menu for vegan options to make it super-easy to order at the counter--and once you let them know you're vegan, they'll be prompting you with all of the right questions because they really care about getting it right and taking care of their customers with dietary restrictions.
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jeanlee5
Points +70
Vegan Options available - Edit
What a surprise to find plant based options at this Mexican restaurant. Impossible hamburger option, vegan cheese, salsa, red and green Chile as well as beans are all plant based. Very friendly and helpful staff. Vegan cheese cake is also available! Will be back for green chili so delicious.
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LemonSniper13
Points +77
Very large vegan menu - Edit
Most everything on the menu has a vegan counterpart including huevos rancheros.
Read morePros: Lots of choices, Great chile, Inexpensive
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cashewmilkk
Points +101
Fantastic - Edit
Authentic New Mexican food!! The green chile was a little watery but other than that it was super filling and flavorful. Don't miss out on the vegan chocolate cake with cheesecake. One of the best chocolate cakes i've ever tried! 5/5✨️
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-02-02
Pros: Plenty of vegan options, Discounted food on certain days
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JessicaCharvat
Points +105
Fave in ABQ - Edit
I visited New Mexico to visit a friend and she took me to some incredible restaurants - but this was my favorite!! I had the vegan huevos rancheros with green chili. It was even better than I had expected. Many items there can be made vegan and gluten-free. The people who work there are super friendly and helpful.
Read morePros: The amazing staff!, Vegan green chili, Almost anything can be made vegan
VeganVagablonde
I eat this once a week. It’s my favorite :)
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nukinem
Points +806
Great vegan options - Edit
From my first experience with this place several years ago, I have to say that they have really stepped up their vegan game. They have a chalk board dedicated to all their vegan combos, a La carte and plates.
Read moreA great place to go with fellow non-veg peeps. Something for everyone.
The vegan chile rellano and tacos were very good. Not the greatest vegan food, but great for when you are with a mixed group.
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VeganVagablonde
Points +30
Vegan Fiesta - Edit
Offers multiple vegan options including tacos, enchiladas, stuffed sopapillas, rice, beans, and nachos. Offers beyond meat and vegan cheese.
Read morePros: Separate vegan menu , Kind and knowledgeable staff, Does vegan fundraisers
Cons: None
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oak_leaf
Points +1270
Vegan New Mexican - Edit
Easy to customize the order with vegan meat and vegan cheese!
Read morePros: Options clearly listed on menu
Cons: Impossible meat portion is on the small side
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nicolemej
Points +28
Tasty, authentic and lots of options - Edit
This place was bomb. So good. I got the avocado rellenos, which was a first for me. Basically fried green chiles topped with avocado. The batter is vegan and most all their sides. I got refried beans and rice on the side too. They have vegan desserts as well though we didn’t try any. My boyfriend said my vegan meal was WAY better than his non-vegan meal. Also the staff was super nice and accommodating. And everyone seemed to know what vegan meant.
Read morePros: Lots of options (specific vegan section of menu), Affordable , Delicious
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SouthernmostVegan
Points +1779
Mixed results - Edit
My expectations, based on previous reviews, were not met. The Impossible enchiladas were flavorless. The red and green salsas didn’t have any heat. The papas tasted like pre-frozen cubes of potatoes. They don’t have a separate veg menu nor do they give chips and salsa with takeaway orders as previously reported.
Read moreBut the chili relleno was worth dying over. The sopapilla was flaky and soft. The vegan chocolate cake was excellent. The staff was superbly nice.
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happylittlevegan
Points +1471
Best Vegan Mexican Food - Edit
First time trying La Salita and I'm in love!! We ordered the impossible enchiladas, the vegan stuffed peppers and sopapilla and everything came out DELICIOUS. Hands down best Mexican food in Albuquerque. The staff was incredibly helpful and polite and I was so happy that they had vegan options for us! Highly reccomend! (They even have vegan cheesecake!!!!)
Read morePros: Vegan menu, Amazing staff, Vegan desserts too
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JeannieMillsSmith
Points +273
Delicious and reasonable! - Edit
Sweet people. Food catered to vegetarians. Loved the rellenos. Sopillas could be better but still good.
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AmberPollard
Points +565
My fave food from my road trip - Edit
Read the reviews and got a vegan Chile Relleno oh. My. God. So effing good. Highly recommend.
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Jay-Oh
Points +88
Amazing vegan avocado chile rellenos - Edit
It's great that they have a seperate vegan section on their menu, but all you need to know is to order the Avocado Chile Rellenos (all rellenos are made with an eggless batter and you can request vegan cheese). Absolutely delicious!
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Jobe
Points +52
Great vegan options - Don't expect healthy - Edit
A separate vegan menu to order from made it easy to decide. We pretty much ordered one of everything and it was super tasty. The waitstaff was very friendly and double checked that I ordered vegan cheese because I just started calling it "cheese" lately. The items that had vegan cheese were loaded with it, which is good or bad depending on how you look at it, and some menu items are fried. The red and green sauces were also really good.
Read morePros: separate vegan menu, friendly staff, comfort food
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kconnors
Points +20
Good sized vegan menu - Edit
Several great options available off a designated vegan menu, but I'll echo others who say go for the avocado rellenos! My non- vegan dad even preferred it over his traditional one. Both red and green chile are vegan, as are refried beans, whole beans, papas, nondairy cheese and eggless relleno batter.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-02-03
Pros: Ample selections, Staff knowledgeable about vegan, No one in mixed dining party has to "compromise"
Cons: Not close enough to my house, Still lots of oil used
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ASomerville
Points +512
Great Effort by an Omni Restaurant! - Edit
Loved the chile rellenos with avocado! Nothing else like it in the city. Everything was very clear about what was vegan (both red and green chile!) We will definitely be back.
Read morePros: Lots of options, Clearly marked, Tasted great
Cons: None
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satrn4lulu
Points +150
awesome! - Edit
Avocado rellenos are the best! Great service and delicious food always served HOT! Separate menu and very conscientious servers and kitchen.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Great service, Delicious food
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Jessieb
Points +36
Avocado stuffed chile rellenos! - Edit
Go early because the restaurant filled up at about 5. It was awesome finding vegan chile rellenos and the waitress was very knowledgeable and friendly. I'll be back!
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nephliim
Points +15
Tons of vegan options and soooooo delicious! - Edit
They have lots of vegan items including a vegan chili relleno stuffed with avocado, which is very good. Highly recommended.
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