Yo Mama's Grill ~ Socorro, New Mexico

First visit: May 2023

We can't seem to stay away from Socorro! We had originally planned to have breakfast in Las Cruces, but since we didn't go for a run in the morning, we weren't particularly hungry like we usually are. And we knew to lay off Mexican food since we'll be eating plenty of that once we arrive in Santa Fe. Let's just hit the road. About the only excitement on the route are the large pistachio tree farms that dot the highway, though mostly that is between Socorro and Albuquerque. Oh - and the Border Patrol checkpoint on I-25. That's a weird one - you drive through very slowly like a car wash, with camera's everywhere. And that's it. Very Orwellian. They're looking for certain things and have the equipment to do it. Guessing then that our big old orange blanket covering our suitcases and Mrs. RJG's extra shoes weren't of concern lol. 

Now once again I was circling El Camino Lounge, but they aren't open on Mondays. And this Monday happened to be Memorial Day, so not every place we might want to go will be open anyway. We had seen Yo Mama's while eating at Sophia's only the day prior. We should go there.

We arrived not too long after open, and were promptly seated. We were the first guests apparently for the day. Nice restaurant space, and they have a bar area too with some nice looking taps. Nothing new for the RJG though, so I stuck with water. We each went with a green chile cheeseburger, and I had fries and the Mrs. had the chips. The latter are homemade and excellent - better than the fries that we split. The cheeseburger was cooked perfectly for Mrs. RJG and the green chile was extra spicy on this visit, which they warned us about. That warning was met with a big smile of happiness from both of us, and we enjoyed every bite.

Yo Mama's opened in 2015 and is owned and run by husband and wife restaurant veterans. This is a really excellent spot to have lunch or dinner. Wow - that's two great places we've tried and El Camino is for certain to be excellent as well. Who knew Socorro was so interesting?

6/5/23 (new entry)