GREAT PLACES TO STAY AND WHY!!
Cottonwood B and B definitely beautiful view of Taos Mountain, just outside of the quaint Mountain Village of Arroyo Seco. Views to die for. taostaos.com asks you to rate this. taostaos.com rates this unrated (please rate this on info@taostaos.com
GREAT PLACES TO EAT AND WHY!!
New Mexican Food:
Local Food:
Seasons Greetings from The Hotel La Fonda de Taos is now home to the Plaza Cafe offering authentic Northern New Mexico cuisine and offering a fine selection of premium wines and beers. The Cafe's location in the hotel adjacent to our 700 square foot Karavas Conference Room creates very flexible facilities for accommodating private dinner parties and special events. We have created some seasonal menus for group functions that start as low as $16 per person or we can tailor menus to your individual tastes and budgets. Please contact Tracy Chancellor at 575-758-2211 or info@lafondataos.com to discuss your individual needs and questions. Please rate this at info@taostaos.com
El Taoseno - family business serving Taos and Northern New Mexico for years with home cooking. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner right downtown on Paseo Del Pueblo Sur. A great gathering place for locals. Breakfast is the best!!! Burritos, Omelets, Menudo and more..taostaos.com gives this **** 4 stars
Orlando's - one of the hottest places to eat in Taos for tummy filling New Mexican Cuisine. Located North of Taos across from Taos Mountain and the famed Taos Pueblo. Orlando's is a busy and local restaurant that caters to tourists and locals. Find your Burritos and Enchiladas here served with home cooking love. Voted Best Mexical Food Taos County Since 2005. Open 7 Days a week (lunch 10:30 AM to 3:00PM and dinner 5:00 to 9:00 PM) 575-751-1450 taostaos.com gives this 4 Stars
Toribio's- quick and home cooked Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner with Burritos, Carne Asada, Fajitas, Enchiladas and More...North Side of Town by the Old Blinking Light Across from the Chevron. Great Place to catch a quick bit -taostaos.com gives this 3.5 Stars
Marisco's
Michael's Kitchen: World Famous, Local New Mexican Cooking Big Breakfast, Great Deal, Bakery, Hometown New Mexican Atmosphere and Mucho Food..Wanna Eat? Michaels serves Giant Plates. Coffee Shop. 7 Days/wk. M - Th 7:00AM - 2:30PM and Fri, Sat, Sun 7:00AM to 8:00PM. Absolutely Local with a Kind and Caring Staff, Culture and Art...in the heart of Taos at 304 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, just north of the Plaza. taotaos.com gives this 4 Stars
Pizza: (Boy, is Taos missing a good Pizza business..Can you make good Pizza in High Altitude?)
Taos Pizza Outback: A great local hangout for homey and funky layout and great pizza's ( Hand Rolled and Corn Mealed), calzones, wines, microbrews,pastas and salad..relaxed atmosphere, kid friendly, local staff. 575-758-3112 North of the Plaza in El Prado taostaos.com gives this 4.5 STARS
Pizanos -Really Popular, High Priced for Thin Pizza's, Cool People, Right on the Edge of the Taos Pueblo with Astounding Views of Taos Mountain, Wines and Beers, Deli Sandwiches, Wings, Pasta, Local Ski Bums love to come here after a hard ski day...Pizza is Pizza...Over Prced...but who cares!!!! 575-776-1050 State Highay 150 Right Around the Corner From the Blinking Light. Excellent Location Next to KTAOS Solar Music. taostaos.com gives this 4 stars
MONDO ITALIANO - Right down town next to Albertsons -Excellent Pizza with shades of NY..Calzones, Salads, Really Nice Dinner Menu's, Excellent Chef, Small Dining Room, Popular but limited seating...Worth the Slice!!! Great Chef!!! taostaos.com gives this 5 Stars.575-751-7712, 622 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur.
SHOPPING IN TAOS!!
Food: Taos is chained by chains. We are forced to purchase foods from major corporations. Our choices are: The Albertson's Chain, The Smith's Chain, The Walmart Chain, and the Super Save Chain.
We have only one home grown food alternative and that is Cid's Natural Food Store. Cid't provides quality but most can not afford the prices.
Many Locals have to shop at several stores to get the best values.
Super Save provides the needs for most of the not so wealthy folk in Taos..with basic foods..great fresh made tortillas, a great butcher dpt for pork roasts and chops and most cost effective chicken roasts and fryers, and beef. You can get good deals on vegetables, though not as large presentations as Smith's.
Albertson's is a chain that has changed from Furr's chain. Prices are manipulated and there are little good offers and deals. The deals are manipulated to cost the consumer in the back end (ie: chicken is on sale but milk is overpriced at the same time). There is less and less versatility with products. One has to complain a lot or else get beat. The employees are real good people but stepped on by the Albertson's Corporation. There is no sense of Company for the People.
Smith's provides a lot of versatility in products. Prices are high. Veg is well presented but overpriced. Smith's has a Seafood section, smaller than Albertson's, but the quality of the fish is good. Meat section is large with deals. Kroger (Smith's) products are inferior and not healthy.
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