Brisket Machaca with Eggs and Green Chile
Photo: Dale Cruse from San Francisco, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0

El Paso machaca uses brisket braised low-and-slow until fall-apart tender, then pulled into coarse shreds and either served dry or scrambled with eggs,.

El Paso machaca evolved from the Chihuahuan dried-beef tradition brought north by cattle ranchers in the 19th century. The brisket substitution is specific to Texas, where brisket became the canonical beef cut through BBQ culture. Kiki's Mexican Restaurant on North Piedras Street has been serving the city's most-cited version since the 1970s.

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L and J Cafe ★ 4.8

$$MexicanFive Points

L and J Cafe in El Paso, open since 1927, is the city's oldest Mexican restaurant, serving red enchiladas and house-made salsa from its East Missouri.

OrderRed enchiladas with chile de arbol salsa, or the green chile relleno

TipArrive before noon on weekends; the lunch crowd fills every table by 12:30.

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Kiki's Mexican Restaurant ★ 4.4

$$MexicanFive Points

Kiki's on North Piedras Street is El Paso's canonical machaca address: braised brisket scrambled with eggs and Hatch green chile since the 1970s.

OrderBrisket machaca with eggs and green chile

TipClosed Tuesdays; the green chile comes from the Hatch Valley and changes seasonally.

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