Gallup Restaurants: Good Luck This Weekend!

Above, it was a packed house at Genaro's last night. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

If one is in Gallup, New Mexico during Independence Day weekend and want to go out for a meal, good luck!

I went to Zen Steak and Sushi last evening and found that it was closed for the holiday. So, I headed from there to Jerry's Café. They were open, but had a waiting line that stretched outside on the sidewalk.

I then went to Genaro's. They were open, but would be closing at 5:00. Well, since I was there at 4:20, I gave my name and phone number to the hostess (in case I waited in the car) and waited for about 20 minutes for a table. The place was packed.

While waiting, I saw a sign that they would be closed until July 18. They usually take breaks like this every July and December. 

Generally, most restaurants in Gallup are closed on Sundays and some are also closed on Mondays. There are a couple that usually remain open those days that I am aware of: Silver Screen Café at the El Rancho Hotel and the El Sombrero Mexican Restaurant. There may be more. I don't know what their status is this weekend.

Even though I had my heart set on having sashimi last evening, at least I was able to have some chile rellenos at Genaro's instead.

Happy Independence Day, folks!