Anitas New Mexico Style Mexican Food

Where do you go when you want Mexican food, but someone you're with doesn't like overly spicy food? Anita's! This New Mexico style Mexican food restaurant is a great place to take a friend or two or more who aren't jalapeno lovers. New Mex ... more

Where do you go when you want Mexican food, but someone you're with doesn't like overly spicy food? Anita's! This New Mexico style Mexican food restaurant is a great place to take a friend or two or more who aren't jalapeno lovers. New Mexico style doesn't center around the ultra spicy chilis as most Mexican food available in Southern California. The Anaheim Chile (also know as the 'green chile', mild and common) is frequently used in this style of cooking, which makes for a milder flavor. The service in this family owned restaurant is superb. You can sit in their quaintly decorated dining room, on their outdoor patio, or order to-go items from their outdoor window. I took a group of 10 friends with me to the restaurant, and the service was just as good as had we been only a group of four. When you are seated, your drink order is taken, and you are provided with chips and salsa, which are high quality. The drinks arrive within a minute or two, and your order is taken as soon as you are ready. The portions are large, but not excessive. Be prepared, though, to ask your server about the dishes. Some are larger than others. The presentation of the dishes is very good, making the food appear quite appetizing. All entrees are served with rice and beans. The rice is quite flavorful, as are the beans. Anita's doesn't have a problem with substituting if you'd prefer all beans or all rice, either. The food is quite flavorful, as was evident by the sudden silence of my large group as soon as the food arrived. Everyone at the table was quite pleased with their food, as I was. I had the Chile Relleno, which was cooked very nicely, not under or overcooked, and quite enjoyable. Beverage choices are plentiful. They do not serve liquor at this restaurant, but they serve margaritas made with wine, beer and wine. The sopapillas were wonderful here, light and flavorful. For a wonderful dinner, I recommend this restaurant. There are only about 15 tables in the dining room, and another 10 or so on the patio, so there is sometimes a line to get in, I am told. But the wait isn't long, and worth it once you're inside.
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