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The restaurant was founded by Carmen Garcia in 1929. Garcia would get up at two in the morning to prepare [[tortilla]]s to sell for breakfast. She hired Petra Vargas to make [[tamale]]s. Vargas then taught Garcia's family how to make tamales. When Carmen's son, Leo Garcia, came home from [[World War II]], in 1945, he went into business with his mother. In 1947, Salvador Garcia, the eldest son, helped build the current building in the former location of the family's three room house. The location has not changed since it was established in 1929. In 1985, Hector Mendoza and Virginia Chittim purchased the restaurant, and they ran it together until 2003. At which point, Virginia Chittim took full ownership of the restaurant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmodelomexicanfoods.com/about.html |title=A Brief History of The El Modelo Mexican Restaurant - El Modelo About Page |website=elmodelomexicanfoods.com |publisher=El Modelo |accessdate=July 28, 2014}}</ref> |
The restaurant was founded by Carmen Garcia in 1929. Garcia would get up at two in the morning to prepare [[tortilla]]s to sell for breakfast. She hired Petra Vargas to make [[tamale]]s. Vargas then taught Garcia's family how to make tamales. When Carmen's son, Leo Garcia, came home from [[World War II]], in 1945, he went into business with his mother. In 1947, Salvador Garcia, the eldest son, helped build the current building in the former location of the family's three room house.<ref>{{cite news |coauthors=The Garcia family |title=El Modelo Tortilla factory |work=Albuquerque Journal |page=15 |date=12 September 1947 |accessdate=30 July 2014 |quote=Speciallizing in Tortillas for difference purposes, large, delicious, hand made tamales, enchiladas, tacos, sopapillas, posole, red chile, care adovada. }}}</ref> The location has not changed since it was established in 1929. In 1985, Hector Mendoza and Virginia Chittim purchased the restaurant, and they ran it together until 2003. At which point, Virginia Chittim took full ownership of the restaurant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmodelomexicanfoods.com/about.html |title=A Brief History of The El Modelo Mexican Restaurant - El Modelo About Page |website=elmodelomexicanfoods.com |publisher=El Modelo |accessdate=July 28, 2014}}</ref> |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1929 |
| Dress code | Casual |
| Street address | 1715 2nd St SW |
| City | Albuquerque |
| State | New Mexico |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 87102 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | Official Website |
El Modelo is a Mexican and New Mexican cuisine restaurant in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, which was founded in 1929.[1][2][3]
History
The restaurant was founded by Carmen Garcia in 1929. Garcia would get up at two in the morning to prepare tortillas to sell for breakfast. She hired Petra Vargas to make tamales. Vargas then taught Garcia's family how to make tamales. When Carmen's son, Leo Garcia, came home from World War II, in 1945, he went into business with his mother. In 1947, Salvador Garcia, the eldest son, helped build the current building in the former location of the family's three room house.[4] The location has not changed since it was established in 1929. In 1985, Hector Mendoza and Virginia Chittim purchased the restaurant, and they ran it together until 2003. At which point, Virginia Chittim took full ownership of the restaurant.[5]
Menu
El Modelo serve New Mexican cuisine such as tamales, chile relleno, enchiladas, stuffed sopapillas, huevos rancheros, burritos, and tacos. The restaurant's tamales have been critically acclaimed.[6][7]
Reception
In 2013 El Modelo was voted one of the "Best Mexican Restaurants in the U.S." by Travel + Leisure, which described the food as "rave-worthy".[8] The restaurant was also ranked as the 4th best Mexican restaurant in Albuquerque by USAToday's 10Best.[9]
References
- ^ Andrea Feucht (16 October 2012). Food Lovers' Guide to Santa Fe, Albuquerque & Taos: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Globe Pequot. pp. 343–. ISBN 978-0-7627-8155-3.
- ^ Zora O'Neill (15 March 2011). Moon New Mexico. Avalon Travel. pp. 85–. ISBN 1-59880-945-8.
- ^ The National Culinary Review: Official Magazine of the American Culinary Federation. American Culinary Federation. 2009.
- ^ "El Modelo Tortilla factory". Albuquerque Journal. 12 September 1947. p. 15.
Speciallizing in Tortillas for difference purposes, large, delicious, hand made tamales, enchiladas, tacos, sopapillas, posole, red chile, care adovada.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)} - ^ "A Brief History of The El Modelo Mexican Restaurant - El Modelo About Page". elmodelomexicanfoods.com. El Modelo. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ Levaux, Ari (October 14–20, 2010). "El Modelo - Soul model". http://alibi.com/. Weekly Alibi. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Hobica, George (May 8, 2013). "Time to revisit underappreciated Albuquerque". http://usatoday.com/. USA TODAY. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "El Modelo, Albuquerque - Best Mexican Restaurants in the U.S.- Page 27 - Articles - Travel + Leisure". http://travelandleisure.com/. Travel + Leisure by Time Inc. 2013-04-30. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Boren, Jennifer (2012-08-14). "EL MODELO As featured in 10Best's "Mexican" list!". http://usatoday.com/. USA TODAY. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
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