The 6 best cheap eats in La Junta

A trailer with a couple of tables. Always busy. Had a tasty California Burrito. Steak, potatoes, cheese, salsa. And had one red sauce, and one green sauce. Both taste great and spicy.

Outstanding taco truck. I had a taco combo plate. Everything was delicious. They have inside and outside seating. There is also a restroom. I would eat here all the time if I lived in LA Junta.

My husband picked up food there today for the first time in over a year. The price is outrageous now. The quesadillas had barely any cheese but were swimming in grease to the point of being inedible. The California burrito had almost zero French fries in it. My husband got all the way home and realized they had forgotten a whole order of asada fries. When he tried to call them multiple times he got no answer and had to drive all the way back to town to ask for a refund. They don’t skimp on the meat, but the only flavor it has is one of straight up salt. I’m so disappointed. Lucy’s was always a favorite of ours, we just hadn’t been in a while. But now we will not be going back.

I had a grilled chicken taco and cream cheese churro for dinner. They were both very good. Service was fast and friendly. I would definitely return next time I’m in town.

Traveling through to New Mexico, we stopped for a quick lunch. I ordered one of each chicharon, fish, and barbacoa taco, my husband ordered a green chili burrito and tea. The basket of corn tortilla chips served on arrival are crisp and warm, the salsa fresh and flavorful with just the right kick. Perfect size for two to share. The food is freshly prepared, authentically seasoned, delicious. Worth a stop at this low key space on the corner to enjoy generous servings of traditional home style food. Prompt friendly service, tasty foods.

The food here was amazing and authentic! We had a breakfast platter and some of their tacos! We liked it so much we placed a second order. It’s right off the main road and worth the stop!!

I ordered the Adobada Pork Burrito w/ Guac and Salsa.. it was definitely a delicious burrito, not at all dry, and well seasoned while being quite filling. The employees inside are kind, and the food was served in a timely manner despite the fact it was busy. I definitely recommend this place for those who are on a lunch break, or for someone who needs to eat on the road.

We don’t have a lot of choices for food around here so you’d think someone who lives here would want to make sure when someone orders food it’s all the way cooked. The past two times I’ve order a quarter pounder ( ordered months between eachother) it’s cooked on the outside raw in a lot of parts of the inside. Not even realized until a couple of bites had already been taken. Absolutely ridiculous. Yall need to do better being the only McDonald’s in a 30 mile radius

Restroom had no toilet paper. Took 20+ minutes for our food to come out and it was not busy. When I finally got my food it was cold. Flies all over the dining room. Saw some in the kitchen too. Employees coming out to the dining room saying there is nothing to do. 😅 0/5. Don’t stop.

Might as well close this place down. Stood at the counter with the other people in the lobby for 15 mins and still did not get acknowledged. Had to order through the kiosk to get an order placed. Elderly couple couldn’t even get a refill. The manager took their cups and never came back with them. Even tried calling the location while eating to see if they would acknowledge the next customer who was waiting for 10 mins. Sounds like the community has had the same experience pretty consistently based on the other reviews.

This has got to be one of the best tasting McDonald’s I have visited in my journeys. The only one that tasted better than this one was in New Mexico on the Indian reservation. Y’all can’t touch that stuff. It’s so good but we even got service with a smile.

They prioritize the drive-thru over all of their other customers. Even then, prepare to sit and wait. They are lucky they are the only McDonald's within 60 miles.

Waited over 30 minutes for our food and it wasn’t even right when it came out. The whole time we were there people were coming back up to the counter or in from the drive through to get their orders fixed.

Thank you for being open at 0530. Now, if we can get the Walmart down the road to open at 0500, that'd be great 👍🏽! Thank you, again.

If you’re looking for fast food you might be happy. To sit down and enjoy a meal, you’ll be disappointed. For great Mexican go to Lucy’s Mexican. Here’s why… 1. You can’t even read the menu very clearly. 2. Cashier didn’t offer to suggest anything when I said the pictures weren’t very clear. 3. Food was bland in my opinion and I love Mexican food. Eat it all the time. 4. Was on the list for top 5 green chili restaurants, cashier didn’t know if I want sauce or salsa. Language barrier???? Reviewer probably didn’t even go there! 5. My chili relano was only cheese and it was greasy on my plate, and tummy. 6. Wanted to charge me $5 for a bowl of chili sauce that was also bland. I paid $50 for 2 people to put in a box and go beg Lucy for her chili sauce so hopefully I can eat this.

We were on the hunt for birria tacos in La Junta, but none to be found. We saw Mauricio's and stopped in. This is the real deal! The relleno burrito was awesome, and cheese enchiladas were spot on! This is a must-stop when passing through.

If you want authentic and a great value, look no further than Mauricio's. The three taco rolls with guacamole for under $5 are an exceptional deal. I'd also recommend the carnitas taco. The quality brought me back to Mexico.

Not sure why the recent 1 star reviews. Food was great. I also liked that they had fresh pineapple juice and cucumber juice. I left fully satisfied. Thank you for the meal. Muchas gracias. Vale la pena!

I happened to love these fast food Mexican restaurants really love the shredded beef tacos the beans and rice are delicious they happen to have a little salsa bar up front for the people that are eating in the restaurant the salsa was really good I will be going back please keep the salsa bar up and running when I get there LOL thank you guys

I like the food that I have ate! Service is kind and respectful! I call and it's done by the time I get there. A little slow going through the drive-thru ,but it can be expected with the meat that's being cooked, they to make sure it's cooked so it's understandable!

The food and service were fine, but they had TVs all over the restaurant that were very loud, and it got pretty annoying after sitting there for 10-15 minutes, waiting for our food. There also was a bathroom, but it's only for employee use only. Total cost for 5 people was just barely under $90.

The food was cold, but the young guy in the drive thru seemed nice. The second time my food from sonic tasted like French toast sticks.. different sonics in different states. They really should separate their fryers.

First and Most important is the hatch green chili is off the hook now. i hope it always stays this flavor. This Sonic has always been hit or miss. For a while we did not eat here because of the misses. Every once in a while ate at a Sonic somewhere else and food was always so much superior. but.... Lately this sonic has stepped up to the plate and back to make some very good food. out of the last 10 visits 9 were spot on with expectations. the 1 not was first thing in the am and ordered a burger and the bread was rock hard like it was left out all night. i ended up eating it like a tostada and only ate the non bread parts.

Never going back place sucks and there is a problem every time I go. Not just once not twice not three times. Damn near every time. The workers must have been dropped on their heads.

There was quite a line at drive-thru and I only ordered a drink yet had to wait on all orders in front. This sonic is very slow, most will bring the drink out so you can go, not this one.

Their is a girl with tattoos on her arm she is very unhappy and rude. If you don't like your job find another one. 15 min wait for 2 footlong hotdogs

My carhop Mckell was super rude and condescending the entire time I was at La junta sonic. She kept rushing me the whole time I was trying to order. She huffed her breath at me every time I added a new item. It was the worst experience I’ve ever had. So rude and I’ve heard from multiple people that she always behaves like this ! Smh will not be going back

The service was kinda slow getting us our food. When we got our food, it was good.

I waited in the lobby and watched several people get their food served to them. There was someone running food through the lobby out the door and he passed my food several times. They served a big group of people that came in after me and my orders were fairly simple. A biggie bag for one and two sandwiches and fries for another. I've never had to wait this long for service from Wendy's and usually they do an okay job. I thought it was kind of crazy and it's really unfortunate that their quality has been dropping like this. I went to eat my baconator fries and the container that is usually black was white on sections of it like it had been heated up or something.

Why do they put those dome covers on the cup? I thought those were to keep the ingredients in, but when they don't even fill the cup completely up, what's the point? 😕 I wanted to try the frosty cream coffee and found it awful with hardly any ice, causing it to be lukewarm. Nothing worse than lukewarm coffee, yuk. As well as the half filled cup of frosty.

1st: don’t pay with large bills, this requires manager assistance- who is less than thrilled to assist the very kind male cashier. 2nd: I hope you like stale buns 3rd: the inside of this location is full of flies.

Good customer service helping customers out at this Wendy's place.

Food was good and served quickly.

Asked for a fresh salad . They gave me a brown lettuce and old chicken that was from days ago and it was so old it looked dried.

Clean and fast service. We we waited only about 10 minutes total. Fresh fries.

I bought a 6 in sub meal. One of the works made the sub and rang me up. I didnt pay attention to the amount until I was down the road a bit. I realized they charged for a 12 in all American club and I got a 6 in turkey. I was about 10 minutes away but turned around. When I went back the I brought my receipt and food in. I asked the worker for a partial refund. Mistakes happen and not a big deal. The man immediately got defensive and said that I told him a 12 in all American. I said I did not tell him that, in fact he didnt ask me as he made it. I told him that the women in front of me ordered that sub not me. He immediately said that I was not being truthful and that I would have to wait for someone else to come up and help me. There were no other customers so I didnt understand why he did not go get this other person from the back. He just stood there and kept saying it was my fault and I told him that. I did try to reason with him and say its not a big deal but he continued to get rude with me. Matthew eventually came out and at first advised I would have to come back as the manager with the code was not in. I explained to him I would not be back as the worker was completely unprofessional and honestly I felt threatened by the fact he was so aggressive over a mistake he made. Matthew called the manager and was able to resolve the issue and gave me some of my money back. I appreciated his effort however the other worker made me so uncomfortable I will not return here.

2 things, one the guy at the counter Justin I think it was. He need to work in the back on carry out orders or in a warehouse because he just doesn't know how to talk to customers, he's just kind of rude and stand offshore. Secound I can't order this online because they never toast the online orders and then they just don't taste right so they need some quality control there.

Used the app. I paid close attention. This Subway did not. Did not receive bag of chips. I asked for MORE red onions and green peppers, I received zero. Other sandwich that asked for MORE got one tiny slice green pepper and two partial slices of red onion. These were Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches. What a disappointment. $44.26 for one sorry footlong and one 6" meal delivered. Won't repeat this mistake.

Best Subway in town hands down. Manager Juanita is friendly and always helpful. My only complaint has to be the delicious Soup. You go to your seat, take the lid off, eat your sub and visit for an hour. Then place lid on and maybe can eat it in an hour or so after you get home. Does soup have to be that hot?

Me and a friend of mine with their for lunch. We got a meal deal for $6.99 which was a footlong sandwich chips and a drink. I love the tuna sandwich along with 2 cookies instead of chips.

Went through the drive-thru and waited 30+ minutes. Leave to later realize they made the sandwich completely wrong. They always take forever.

Food was good but they had no black olives.