Kiva Cafe

Watch out, look out; more amazing food ahead. On our return trip we stopped by Kiva for breakfast to see if the food was standard in quality during different services.

The carne asada breakfast burrito was calling to me. Unable to resist, I placed my order. Out came the mother of all breakfast burritos! Just see the picture. I had it Christmas (red & green chili) style. The green chili is superb! Just the perfect amount of flavorful heat. The red sauce was good, I just preferred the green.

Inside the burrito there was delicious carne asada, eggs, hash browns and cheese. Combined it was epic!

I am now fully powered to continue the drive! If on a road trip and you are around Milan, swing by and grab something to eat at this unassuming cafe!

We were driving through, been on the road 10 hrs by this point. The cafe has plenty of seating and is right next to an amazing gift shop.
The food was was pretty good! There is certainly a good amount of spice to everything.
The chips and chili con queso is a green chili salsa type with shredded cheese in it. It was okay. Nothing to brag about. The salsa was good! But just shredded cheese in it was weird to me. I expected it to be...a cheesy saucy with chili in it, not the other way around.
The pozole was delish (to me)! But- but too spicy for someone who doesn't want spice (my son).
The Indian taco left something to be desired...not sure what. Maybe it had too much chili? Is that possible? Ha! I enjoyed it-but wouldn't order it again.
My husband order a combo plate, the chili relleno had no filling. It was a chili, dipped and fried, but when cut open-there was nothing in it. Still had the seeds!
Anyways, service was friendly and fast. Food was good, I would recommend it if you have the time to stop...pick up some Pepto for the rest of the drive. They don't play when it comes to chili!

Have been making some trips to Grants and tried this place in a travel center. One of my favorite things is Carne Adovada, kind of a New Mexico specialty. Got the burrito ala carte and was excellent, and a good price. Sometimes the adovada can be overcooked but this was very moist with a nice spicy sauce. And the green Chile was excellent also. Will return

Delicious, authentic food and friendly service! Highly recommend. Did not need to add any sauces or seasoning, perfectly executed!

Driving through while on our way east for the summer. Based just on the reviews, we backtracked four miles and we weren't disappointed.

The Chili Rellanno was exactly what I needed to fortify me for the second half of our day's drive. Staff was lovely and this was a good place to stretch our legs.

Excellent food. The red chile is so good. Service is always friendly and quick. Perfect stop to charge our Tesla.

The food is very good. I always try to sit in Jolene's section she is a great waitress. I am always pleased with the food and you will not leave hungry!

Yummy food, love to fish. The place is very clean and understaffed are very nice. There's also a nice gift shop next to it, Tesla Superchargers, gas station.

Great stop on my weekly trip back and forth on I-40. Right next to a truck stop, but definitely not truck stop food.
Outstanding service too

I was pleased beyond my expectations!
We were dropping through Milan after visiting Chaco and wanted to stop
Into the WOW diner. Alas it is closed, very sad, another story from COVID times, I'm sure.

So we went to the Kiva. I've always loved the gift shop, fun for looking around and taking a break from driving. Our first visit into the restaurant.

We had BLT's and they were amazing. Five think bacon strips, fresh lettuce and tomato, on grilled Texas toast. Very simple, very yummy.

I saw lovely Mexican plates coming out to others, we will try that on our next visit.

Friendly service, a bit loud.