tia betty blue's

just got in from out of town, wanted lunch and wanted it to be newmexican got the tamale boat. omg it was fantastic. like a frieto pie only better! also got to try another new(to me ginger beer!) and they have 2 others for me to try!

yum!. good vegetarian options (love the asparagus sandwich on wheat) and very cool soda and drink options. also love the dog-friendly patio and the fun decor. the calabacitas is great too.

worth a second, third, fourth, fifth trip. it's hard to decide what to order here. savory (b'fast burrito? eggs w/carne adovada?) or sweet (blue corn waffle boat with fresh fruit and whipped cream)? a tasty and unusual compromise is the blue corn waffle topped with eggs and chile. it's delicious. the tea offerings are good; the water's hot enough, which is unusual; the coffee is great--i love the breve. the only thing i've had for lunch so far is the new mexico po' boy, which has killer carne adovada, fritos, and pickled jalapeños. wicked good. oh, and for people who love soda (i don't), there are more than 100 kinds of bottled soda pop. cute atmosphere, free wi-fi, dog-friendly patio.

mmmm..... i don't eat out very often, for a reason: i'm not a big fan of "restaurant food". but what you get at tia betty's feels like homemade, fresh and healthy. not to mention, very tasty! and the atmosphere is very relaxed... perfect for a mid-day get-away. by the way, if you're a fan of root beer, there's a big selection to choose from... check tia betty's out!

authentic, fun, unusual. loved the fun retro coffee house feel. had the blue corn waffle boat with seasonal berries, and lavender whipped cream. it was great and super filling. all for $4! my partner had the huevos con carne, fried eggs one top of a pile of their house made, very hot, carne adovada and beans, papas, and a grilled torilla ($5), with red chile. the red was like my grandmother used to make; meaty, deep, and hot. i had a great latte and my partner had the fresh-squeezed rose water lemonade, which seemed slightly indian.

they only have counter service and the food items are served in baskets or to go.

tia betty's is an odd an fun place; retro 40's new mexican foods, a coffee house vibe, super fast lunch and prices that seem like they are also from the 1940's. what a treasure.

yummy treats!!!. okay, i have three addictions already, an azteca coffee latte (espresso, milk, chocolate, whipped creme and a double dose of chili- i nurse it all day) the blue corn waffles with fruit topped with lavender whipped creme, and finally a tuna salad nicoise with jicima and carrot crudites-to die for. this is a great resturant with charming atmosphere and great people to serve you. i strongly recommend it.

tia betty's has to be one of the most frustrating dining experiences in burque. the food is delicious and consistency is not. 3 out of 5 drive thru/pick up orders have been made incorrectly or missing food. sunday morning running errands, beautiful morning, place a call in order at 9:15 since i hadn't been to my neighborhood splurge in a while since my order is always wrong....order isn't ready until 9:40....driving home thinking this is really going to be worth the wait. bacon forgotten!!! how can you forget the bacon?! i sure was charged for it. so annoying. called the manager and he offered to pay for my breakfast next time. honestly, i doubt i will be back at this point. whenever my coworkers want to go, i say no let's do copper canyon instead....bummer to an almost perfect morning. womp womp. 😒 the flip side is the people are generally very nice and the food is freaking good but starting to question my patronage. my recommendation: shut the drive thru down if you just can't get it right. 👌🏽consistently and service can ruin some tasty grub!!

tia's was one of our favorite, five star locations until recently. we were incredibly sad to discover that tia betty blue's no longer dedicates a waffle maker to their gluten-free waffles. as my partner has (is) celiac, this is a huge deal. this was one of only two places he could safely get a waffle. their food is great and he especially loves the azteca coffee, but it is no longer worth driving across town now that the waffles aren't safe. :(

if you don't have to worry about cross contamination with gluten, this place is amazing. the prices may seem high, but the quantity of food you get for those prices is extensive. everything i have ever tried there was tasty.

i can't began to explain how good this place is. the friendly staff, the good prices, the large portions are great for sharing, and it's old house atmosphere makes you feel like your having a meal at home. the one downside, it's too popular! there's been a few times waiting over an hour but we'll worth the wait! the wait is not anyone's fault by the way, just gets busy.

i want to like this place, really. first, the food is good, but we came on a sunday morning for brunch and there was roughly a 45 minute wait to get our food. normally not a deal breaker, however, the patio is literally swarming with flies. once we got our food, they were out of silverware and coffee, also normally not a problem, but with no table service and a huge line, we weren't able to flag anyone down to remedy this. good food, but brought down by a bad overall service experience.

very good homemade food. how do these guys do it? the food is very good and it's cranked out of this small, exposed efficient kitchen. the menu is classic yet adventurous and even healthy if you feel so inclined. great collection of classic new mexican ingredients and fun delicious combinations. one of my favorites is the carne adovada on the savory blue corn waffle with an egg on top. good coffee and a fun collection of bottled sodas too.

nice people bad service. waited in a line for 15 min to order, sat down it then took 1 hour to the minute to receive our food. food was cold and not cooked correctly. on the up side the staff was very friendly

april 13, 2015 by kristin satterlee leave a comment the big burrito stuffed with calabacitas and smothered with red and green this is another one of those “i can’t believe i didn’t share it earlier” reviews. tia betty blue’s opened about three years ago on a neglected stretch of san mateo not far from gibson, in a two-story building that used to house a cleaning business. it was a surprise to see someone try a restaurant there, where one of the most notable nearby landmarks is k-bargain plaza, a derelict strip mall. of course, the location of michael thomas seemed equally strange when it first opened on a similarly unpromising section of carlisle, and look how that went ! perhaps the benefits of the two spots are as similar as their downsides, because both are sandwiched between residential neighborhoods hungry for tasty options nearby. i know i appreciate both of them being within walking distance of my house. in any case, though i appreciated tia betty blue’s tasty food when they opened, that was around the time when i was developing the achalasia that made it hard for me to swallow – and spicy food was particularly challenging for me – so we didn’t go there much. since my surgical fix, though, i’ve been having regular cravings for red chile. (odd, since i’d always been a green-chile gal before.) particularly, i’ve been wanting to eat at tia betty blue’s. tia bb’s – as we call it at my house – calls out to me with a siren song of delicious, plentiful new mexican food in a quirky, retro-hipster atmosphere. the menu hangs on the wall to the side of the register on huge laminated sheets, and can sometimes be hard to see around the line waiting to order at the counter. there are take-out menus by the register, which may be easier to read if you can reach in and snag one. there are a lot of choices, so it’s nice to be able to take your time with the menu. tia betty blue’s does a great job with classic new mexican food, like their $4 breakfast burrito stuffed with eggs,

breakfast enchiladas. the best red chile south of la bajada

wrong order. well i heard such great things about this place and decided to try them this morning. after waiting almost 45 min for two breakfast burritos to go, i get home and did not get what i ordered. i'm not happy at all.