o s type privately held founded albuquerque new mexico 1969 1969 headquarters albuquerque new mexico united states number of locations 6 1 area served new mexico and nevada products mexican and new mexican cuisine website www.gardunosrestaurants.com gardu o s is a mexican and new mexican cuisine restaurant chain from the city of albuquerque new mexico . 2 3 4 they have locations in albuquerque las cruces santa fe and the las vegas valley . contents 1 history 2 specialties 3 reception 4 in popular culture 5 references 6 external links history edit it was started as a small family owned restaurant in 1969 . since then they have expanded into a chain of restaurants . 5 the chain ran into financial trouble in 2011 filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy they were purchased by southwest brands . 6 specialties edit gardu o s is known for their large plates of mexican and new mexican foods as well their large margaritas and various alcohols . 7 8 reception edit they have received accolades in both their home state of new mexico and their las vegas valley locations . 9 10 they moved from their original location at the palms casino resort to the current location at station casinos fiesta rancho between those two locations they ve been voted the las vegas review journal best mexican restaurant consecutively for 17 years . 11 in popular culture edit their location at winrock shopping center was featured in breaking bad . 12 references edit locations garduno s restaurants in albuquerque las cruces and las vegas . gardunosrestaurants.com . retrieved july 28 2014 . kathy barco ; valerie nye 2006 . breakfast santa fe style . sunstone press . pp. 63 . isbn 978 0 86534 501 0 . dorothy nobis 1 may 2001 . four corners . globe pequot press . pp. 8 . isbn 978 1 57380 148 5 . westways . automobile club of southern california . 1988 . about us garduno s restaurants . gardunosrestaurants.com . retrieved july 28 2014 . dyer jessica december 24 2012 . gardunos poised for return to growth . http www.abqjournal.com . albuquerque journal . retrieved july 28 2014 . external link in website help severson kim september 18 2006 . once culinary outbacks airports now offer local delights . http www.nytimes.com . new york times . retrieved july 28 2014 . external link in website help heidi knapp rinella june 27 2013 . garduno s hosting tequila pairings dinner . http www.reviewjournal.com . las vegas review journal . retrieved july 28 2014 . external link in website help bob sehlinger 4 september 2007 . the unofficial guide to las vegas 2008 . john wiley & sons . pp. 363 . isbn 978 0 470 08962 0 . adrienne petterson 2005 . a marmac guide to las vegas . pelican publishing . pp. 74 . isbn 978 1 4556 0851 5 . best mexican food restaurant in north las vegas garduno s of mexico . retrieved july 28 2014 . dyer jessica august 26 2013 . gardu o s featured on breaking bad . http www.abqjournal.com . albuquerque journal . retrieved july 28 2014 . external link in website help external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gardu o % 27s & oldid 744422734 categories mexican american culture in new mexicorestaurants established in 1969restaurant chains in the united statesrestaurants in albuquerque new mexicorestaurants in new mexicorestaurants in nevadahidden categories cs1 errors external linkspages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 october 2016 at 03 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view