The first thing you need to know about the New Mexican Grill is the closing time shown on Yelp for Friday night is wrong! They close at 8:00 pm not 8:30 pm. I've submitted a correction to Yelp. This is significant because we were hoping to enjoy a nice visit with friends over dinner and arrived at about 7:40 only to be clearly informed that our dinners would be prepared as take out orders. I can appreciate closing times, but just stop letting anyone else in once you get close to your closing time. Allow your customers who arrived well before closing time to enjoy their food without giving it to them in a "to go bag" and pointing them toward the door. They did finally agree to let us unpack our dinners and sit at a table while they swept up around us, significantly diminishing our dining experience.
The second thing to know about the New Mexican Grill is that the name implies that the cooking style is "New Mexico" style not that it is a "New" Mexican grill. Get it? New Mexican Grill.
Anyway, other than the cheese quesadilla and grilled chicken tostada, the third thing you need to know us that the food is outstanding! Given that it is the "New Mexican Grill", there are a lot of green chile options, which I love. I had the chicken chimichanga with green chile sauce and it was superb. Excellent flavor. My only complaint with the food is the servings are smaller than expected and the rice and beans were minimal; more of a garnish than sides. With that said, I will definitely be back to explore more green chile recipes grilled in that wonderful "New Mexico" style.