New Mexico Original
The best of New Mexico's original cuisine. Red chile at its best.    [16 Apr 2003 01:44:37]

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Recommended Dishes: Red Chile Dishes

     ­Vinrouge   

Great home-cooked meals
Great home-style Mexican food! Just like you are sitting in their home eating, because you are! If you want to know what Mexican food is supposed to taste like, Chope's is the place to go.    [06 Aug 2003 12:18:19]

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Recommended Dishes: combination plate - try everything

     ­Anonymous, Las Cruces   

Combo #2 is Best Mexican Meal You'll Ever Eat
This is home cooking at its finest. I've been to many run-of-the-mill Mexican joints. They are not even in the same league as Chope's. Thursday nights is live entertainment - a strolling trio of young guitarists called "Los Guapos". Believe me, they are. Great music which adds to the excellence of the food.    [08 Jan 2004 18:40:25]

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Recommended Dishes: Combo #2 - enchiladas (red), tacos, b&r, relleno and egg overmedium

     ­Anonymous   tradicion3 at netscape dot net

Great authentic NM Food.
This is great NM food. Note, this is *NEW MEXICAN* food, not Mexican. There's a big difference, and this place is worth the effort. My family grew up eating at Chope's and I try to stop by whenever I visit my grandmother in Anthony, NM.    [10 Jan 2004 14:24:35]

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Recommended Dishes: Enchiladas, tamales, rellenos...

     ­Andrew Edmonds, Albuquerque, NM    andrew at mailiantor dot com

THE place to eat when in Las Cruces
While I attended NM State Univ. in Las Cruces, Chope's was the tradition every Friday night. Chope's sets the bar high for other restaurants to try to live up to. The only drawback... the wait, which can be hours (it's good enough to wait for). Chope's is the best restaurant I have ever eaten at.    [13 May 2005 01:35:10]

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Recommended Dishes: #3 combo plate (enchilladas, chile relleno and taco)

     ­Anonymous   

No other food better in the Valley
The drive is well worth the trip. I have yet to find someone who doesn't like Chope's. I try to go as often as possible when I return. This IS how real Mexican food tastes!!!!    [30 Jul 2005 22:09:04]

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Recommended Dishes: Red Enchildas with a 32 OZ Coors Light

     ­Robert Apodaca   robertapodaca at hotmail dot com

By Far the BEST I've ever tasted
I was sitting in a restaurant one day in Phoenix, Arizona and saw a lady walk in with a Chope’s T-Shirt and it immediately brought back GREAT Memories of my college days at N.M.S.U. My friends and I used to eat at Chope’s religiously during my college days. I am now living in Phoenix, Arizona and I have yet to find a Mexican restaurant that even compares to Chope’s. The Chile Rellenos and Red Enchiladas are the BEST! So if you are ever driving down Highway 28 through La Mesa, Chope’s is a MUST! By the way the young woman I saw in the Chope’s T-shirt was Chope’s granddaughter who curently lives in Phoenix. She let me know every time a family member comes up to visit it is a MUST that they bring food from Chope’s for her to eat.    [18 Aug 2005 16:15:47]

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Recommended Dishes: Chile Rellenos & Red Enchiladas

     ­Anonymous   

Very, Very Good Mexican Food
Chope's is a busy little place on Route 28 in La Mesa, NM. Make sure you go into the restaurant to the south and not the old bar. The atmosphere is small village cafe, yet it has its charm. Get there early because they get busy. The service is quite good; a number of elderly ladies are always moving about to make sure everything is OK.
The food is prepared fresh and is very good. This is one place that deserves its reputation. Chile rellenos are supposedly the specialty of the house. They are excellent: big tasty chiles in a soft batter. I like the fact that they are not swimming in chile sauce as in so many other restaurants in this area. The rellenos also had more fresh cheese inside than other places. The enchiladas did also and the chile sauces were very good. The chips were a robust corn chip with a very spicy salsa. The gorditas were excellent. The sopapilla was large, but just average in quality. I also liked the fact that each table had a pitcher of cold water available-- a thoughtful touch. Rice and beans were good also, with some whole beans among the refried beans. All-in-all, a very enjoyable meal. One can tell the staff at Chope's cares and they are very friendly. I am not willing to say that the food here is "the" best Mexican food, but it certainly ranks right up there.    [21 Feb 2006 16:40:40]

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Recommended Dishes: Combo # 5, gorditas, rellenos

     ­Roberto, Las Cruces   

AMAZING
Chope's is by far the best Mexican restaurant I have ever eaten at. Growing up in Las Cruces, it's safe to say I've had my fair share of Mexican food and Chope's rules all!!! The chile rellenos are unbelievable.    [08 May 2006 04:12:50]

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Recommended Dishes: chile rellenos

     ­Anonymous   

NOTHING COMPARES
Great atmosphere and sensational food. It does not get better than this. Red meat enchiladas with extra onion and an egg on top, a quart of beer and Patsy Cline on the juke box.... this is living. Most regulars do not even know... Beans ala Chope is awesome as an appetizer or a meal.    [19 Dec 2006 23:50:04]

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Recommended Dishes: Chope Beans

     ­quickster, Las Cruces