Owner and cook
Ernesto “Neto” Trujeque
Neto started on the line at fifteen in his uncle’s kitchen in Las Cruces. He opened Trujeque’s Counter with his mother in 2016 and makes the red and green every morning.
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Since 2016
The counter is family-run.
Neto learned on the line in his uncle’s Las Cruces kitchen. Rosalinda brings 40 years of tamales, posole, and biscochitos.
Call to order (505) 555-0137
“You order at the counter, you get a number, you sit wherever. We don’t do reservations and we never will. If you want to skip the line, call us.”
Ernesto “Neto” Trujeque
Tamales, posole, biscochitos
Rosalinda Trujeque
Rosalinda has been making tamales, posole, and biscochitos for 40 years. Those are the recipes that keep people ordering one more thing for the table.
“Rosalinda’s biscochitos taste like my grandmother’s. I don’t say that lightly.”
Frank M., Bernalillo
Counter manager
Marcus Benally
Marcus runs the line on Friday and Saturday nights, keeping the counter clear, the numbers moving, and the room fed.
