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Frontier
Frontier: Bold Mexican favorites with a hometown touch near UNM
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Frontier: Bold Mexican favorites with a hometown touch near UNM
Frontier, at 2400 Central Ave SE in Albuquerque, blends Mexican, breakfast, and American favorites in a welcoming, hometown setting. Reviews highlight flavorful enchiladas, well-seasoned rice, fresh tortillas, and attentive, friendly service. The dining room offers ample seating, rustic decor, and late hours near the UNM campus, with a notable automated tortilla machine shaping fresh tortillas.
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Authentic dishes like Huevos Rancheros with Christmas peppers, served all day with fresh tortillas.
Legendary burgers featuring locally sourced green chilis, available with traditional buns or corn tortillas.
Watch our automated tortilla machine create fresh, warm tortillas right in the dining area.
Our signature oversized cinnamon rolls, baked fresh daily and perfect for takeaway or dessert.
Quick service with multiple registers and rapid order pickup, ideal for students and busy travelers.
Open round-the-clock for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late-night meals in a rustic, family-friendly setting.
Overall rating
Snehal Patel
If you every come to Albuquerque this is a place to come to for breakfast lunch brunch or dinner. One of the oldest restaurants in town And open till late night. The hot salsa is great and goes with any food you order. Don’t forget to order a Cinnamon roll
Adam Felson
The frontier has an amazing operation. It's next to the main university of New Mexico campus and it's obvious that many generations of students have brought their skills ranging from culinary arts to business to high tech have made the restaurant what it is today. For example, they have one of the first fully automated tortilla machines in the world where balls of dough are introduced at one end for fresh tortillas at the other. A line with wait times every 15 feet. A dozen order registers. At the pickup counter, I watched ten orders hit in a single minute, with one person tasked only to call up order numbers. Our order took less than five minutes. There must have been close to a hundred people working there. And ... Yum!
Ashley F (SpaceboundWitch)
The food is absolutely delicious! I got green chicken enchiladas because that's what I always get when I go to a New Mexican restaurant for the first time. The flavor and tenderness of the shredded chicken took my breath away. They do not skimp with the chile or the chicken. The rice is well seasoned and perfectly al dente, not mushy or bland at all. It came with a freshly made tortilla and honey, essentially a personal size sopapilla. Also got the beef nachos on the side and even that was made with care and flavor. The staff behind the counter were efficient and kind and the staff out cleaning were so sweet and helpful. There's so much sitting room and the decor is a great blend of rustic and nostalgic. I would definitely go back again and again!
Kent Brantley
I was traveling through from Alabama and I was craving something local to NM. I asked a few local people for recommendations. I then ordered the Huevos Rancheros with "Christmas" peppers on top and a green chili cheeseburger (with corn tortilla for less carbs). Both were really good. I then went back for a bowl of the green chili stew, which was also highly recommended. I will say, the "pop" of vibrant flavors I was looking for wasn't there, but the food was overall pretty good. Finally, I got a cinnamon roll for my wife back home. I sampled a bite while there and it was just ok, nothing spectacular. I'd visit again when passing through. There's absolutely no way a semi-truck w/ trailer could fit here, but I was able to park with just my tractor a few bloakcs away. (I left the trailer at my delivery down the road)
Phil Peraza
Folksy, hometown restaurant where the employees are local people, students with terrific service. I ordered the vegetarian burrito with a regular soda and under 10 to 15 minutes I was served, eating a delicious burrito at a clean table. I like supporting family-owned restaurant. 👍🏽🙏🏽🇺🇸💯👏🏽👏🏽
