Type Privately held Headquarters Albuquerque Founded Albuquerque Parent organization Southwest Brands, LLC | Area served New Mexico and Nevada Date founded 1969 Number of locations 6 | |
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Products Mexican and New Mexican cuisine Website www.gardunosrestaurants.com | ||
Garduño's is a Mexican and New Mexican cuisine restaurant chain from the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They have locations in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, and the Las Vegas Valley.
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History
It was started as a small family-owned restaurant in 1969. Since then, they have expanded into a chain of restaurants. The chain ran into financial trouble in 2011, filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, they were purchased by Southwest Brands.
Specialties
Garduño's is known for their large plates of Mexican and New Mexican foods, as well their large margaritas and various alcohols.
Reception
They have received accolades in both their home state of New Mexico, and their Las Vegas Valley locations.
They moved from their original location at the Palms Casino Resort, to the current location at Station Casinos' Fiesta Rancho, between those two locations they've been voted the Las Vegas Review-Journal "Best Mexican Restaurant" consecutively for 17 years.
In popular culture
Their location at Winrock Shopping Center was featured in Breaking Bad.