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“The best chile in town!”
Inside the cozy cinderblock and glass brick restaurant, a sign on the wall confirms the kitchen's priorities: "A day without chile is like a day without sunshine." Danny Ray Hernandez, Nellie's son, makes vivid salsas using five to seven different types of chile and specializes in such eye-opening breakfasts as huevos a la Mexicana (scrambled with jalapenos) and eggs with chile and meat. For the latter you can get red or green or a combination of the two (known as Christmas). The red tastes of pure pod; the green is hot enough to require tongue-tamping with the kitchen's pulchritudinous sopaipillas. Mr. Hernandez speculated that dry growing conditions over recent years have produced chiles in which the heat is more concentrated. Today it is strictly a breakfast-and-lunch eatery.
Nellie's is a place I return to every time I visit my hometown. Nellie's is a small cafe that fills up quickly. If there is no table available, be sure to put your name on the steno pad out front... Read more
Extremely sad excuse of a 'breakfast burrito' granted this is not offered on the menu but when I asked the waitress if they do breakfast burritos she said yes - okay sausage and green chile I... Read more
Nellie's Cafe is a hidden gem that is patronize by the local residence, and a few fortunate people such as my husband and myself were told to visit Nellie's for delicious, authentic Mexican... Read more
Nellie's Cafe
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- Tue - Fri: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Wifi
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Reservations
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Takeout
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