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Five Brothers from San Lorenzo Victoria, Oaxaca
Pellizcadas · Huarache · Tacos al Pastor
Open Mon–Sun · South Valley, Albuquerque
4.8 Stars · 2,187 Reviews
Three Moles — Coloradito · Picoso · Negro
13-Hour Birria Tacos
Birria Pizza — The Original Pizzabirria
James Beard Award Semifinalist 2022
Five Brothers from San Lorenzo Victoria, Oaxaca
Pellizcadas · Huarache · Tacos al Pastor
Open Mon–Sun · South Valley, Albuquerque
4.8 Stars · 2,187 Reviews
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"When we gather for La Guelaguetza, we celebrate that even though we cook different foods and speak different languages, we are all Oaxacan."
— The Salazar Brothers
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Roberto
Co-Founder · Arrived New Mexico 1997
A
Abelardo
Co-Founder · Savory Recipes
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Fidel
Co-Founder · Desserts
Five Brothers. One Village. One Kitchen.
Roberto Salazar arrived in New Mexico in 1997. His four brothers — Abelardo, Fidel, Gonzalo, and Luciano — followed over the years. All five are from San Lorenzo Victoria, a small village in Oaxaca's Mixteca region where food is tradition, and tradition is identity.
For nearly two decades they worked in Albuquerque's restaurant industry. In 2019, an opportunity came: a space on Old Coors Drive. They took it. All five brothers opened La Guelaguetza together — and all five work every shift. No one is exempt from prep, dishwashing, or cooking.
During COVID, they took phone orders and provided free meals to struggling South Valley families. That, too, is guelaguetza — the Zapotec principle of reciprocal giving that is the restaurant's name and its philosophy.
Guelaguetza
(Zapotec) — "Reciprocal exchange of gifts and services." Also the name of Oaxaca's most celebrated annual festival, honoring the state's eight distinct cultural communities. When we give, we receive. When we cook for you, you carry a piece of Oaxaca with you.