I’m from El Paso and these are a staple of most Mexican restaurants in the El Paso/New Mexico area and I have yet to encounter them here in Austin. Most places give them to you free at the end of the meal, just the sopaipillas and honey.
by Sammy_Bubba
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They might not be up to your standards of quality, but [Rosa’s Café & Tortilla Factory ](https://www.rosascafe.com/index.html)has them on the menu and have lots of honey around. (They don’t come free with your meal, but they are cheap)
I had a savory stuffed sopapilla in Albuquerque a couple years ago and I still dream about it.
Not sure if these are the same (spelling is different), but Maudies has sopapillas. I have eaten a lot of them in El Paso and they are more or less the same.
Flores had em last time I ate there, back in 2021.
Vivo usually has them as a dessert
Jardin Corona used to have them, I haven’t been in years but they would serve them with honey.
I’ve found them at Camino Real and Matt’s El Rancho.
just raise a flag at Pancho’s (30 years ago)
Hi, born is Las Cruces, been here 26 years. Nope. Not like we’re use to.
Edit: even the type we are use to, never really existed so I wouldn’t blame the use to responses either
This may sound weird, but there is a Greek dessert that is basically the exact same as sopapillas. Santorni does it exactly like you describe, free at the end of the meal, just the sopapillas and honey
Casa Garcia and Flores have them. Around here I have always seen them dusted with sugar and cinnamon. I haven’t come across a savory variety.
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[https://www.casagarcias.com/desserts/#tab-3741-1562566164756](https://www.casagarcias.com/desserts/#tab-3741-1562566164756)
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[https://www.floresmexican.com/menu#menu=dinner&item=sopapillas](https://www.floresmexican.com/menu#menu=dinner&item=sopapillas)