Restaurant Equipment and Supply for El Paso, Socorro, Horizon City and the Mission Valley
El Paso cooks on the border. Visit El Paso describes the city's food as a blend of Mexican, Texan and Southwestern influences, with Ciudad Juárez just across the Rio Grande. L&J Cafe traces its roots to 1927, Rosa's Cantina opened on Doniphan Drive in 1957 and got its name into Marty Robbins' 1959 song "El Paso," and green chile comes down I-25 from Hatch, New Mexico, about 83 miles north.
The rest of El Paso County keeps kitchens just as busy. Horizon City and Socorro landed taco spots in Texas Monthly's 2024 top 10, the Lower Valley's Mission Trail runs past missions founded in 1680 and 1682, pecan orchards line the Upper and Lower Valleys, and according to Texas wine historians, Spaniards made the earliest recorded Texas wines near El Paso in the 1650s.
Since 2015, The Restaurant Warehouse has shipped to thousands of commercial kitchens in every state. El Paso orders ship from our Dallas warehouse, so El Paso-area restaurants get the same low prices and freight delivery right to El Paso, Socorro, Horizon City, San Elizario, and Canutillo. The most common orders here are reach-in refrigerators, freezers, griddles, fryers, sandwich prep tables, and food truck equipment.
L&J Cafe and El Paso's Rolled Taco History
L&J Cafe started in 1927 as Tony's Place, which Antonio and Juanita Flores opened on what was then the outskirts of El Paso, and it was popular with Fort Bliss soldiers. Their daughter and son-in-law, Lilia and John Duran, renamed it L & J Cafe in 1968, and it won USA Today's Best Tex-Mex in Texas reader contest in 2018. Its menu includes green chile chicken enchiladas, caldo de res and picadillo tacos. Rolled tacos have their own chapter in city history: Joe Mora founded Chico's Tacos on July 4, 1953, built on three rolled, fried beef tacos in thin tomato sauce under shredded cheese, and in 2023 Mayor Oscar Leeser proclaimed August 29 Chico's Tacos Day.
Enchiladas, caldos and rolled tacos come off a hot line: ranges for pots of red and green chile, fryers for tacos and chiles rellenos, and griddles for tortillas and breakfast plates. Sandwich prep tables hold salsa, cheese and lettuce at the station, and two-door reach-in refrigerators handle the produce.
Texas Monthly Tacos and the WinterFest Food Truck Village
Texas Monthly's October 2024 "50 Best Tacos in Texas" list put three El Paso-area spots in its top 10: Elemi at No. 2, Taqueria El Tiger at No. 5, and Taconeta at No. 6. Food truck El Botanero Mariscos got an honorable mention for its ceviche taco. Elemi, founded in 2018 by Emiliano and Kristal Marentes, nixtamalizes its tortillas in-house from heirloom corn bought from regional farmers, and its signature conejito pibil taco is marinated rabbit on blue corn. Each holiday season, the City of El Paso's WinterFest sets up a Holiday Food Truck Village on Mills Avenue next to San Jacinto Plaza, open nightly from late November into early January.
Taco trucks run on food truck equipment: propane griddles, fryers and undercounter refrigeration sized for a tight build. Masa and fresh tortillas need work tables, and seafood trucks and taquerias need ice machines and freezers back at the commissary.
Texas Wine History, El Paso Breweries and Valley Pecans
In 2010, Vintage Texas described Zin Valle Vineyards in Canutillo as a small family winery on land bordered on three sides by the Rio Grande, and more wineries line NM-28 just across the state line in New Mexico. On the beer side, DeadBeach Brewery was established in 2013, Old Sheepdog Brewery set up in a 1930s building on Rosa Avenue, and Three Missions Brewery opened as what it calls Socorro's first brewery. Out in the valleys, El Paso County has just over 17,000 acres of pecan orchards, and El Paso Matters reports the Mesilla Valley to Lower Valley region grows a quarter to a third of U.S. pecans.
Taprooms and tasting rooms need draft beer coolers, back-bar coolers, glass merchandisers and ice machines that keep up through a desert summer. Bakeries working with local pecans need ovens, work tables and countertop display cases.
Restaurant Supply Store in El Paso
We ship straight to your El Paso restaurant. Most El Paso orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Dallas warehouse, with free freight and free lift gate service. Will-call pickup in Dallas is available for verified restaurant businesses, but most kitchens skip the drive to Dallas and let us ship it. The City of El Paso Department of Public Health inspects food establishments in El Paso, Anthony, Clint, Horizon City, Socorro, Vinton and the County of El Paso, and a score of 70 or higher passes. Most calls here are for a fast replacement, like an ice machine that quit in summer heat, or a full package for a new taqueria or taco truck. Tell us what you are cooking and how much space you have, and we will help you size the line.
Why El Paso Restaurants Buy From The Restaurant Warehouse
Every piece of new Atosa equipment we sell is run-tested for 24 hours at the factory before it ships. It carries Intertek's ETL Sanitation and cETLus listings, which certify it to the NSF/ANSI food equipment standards and US and Canadian safety standards that inspectors from the City of El Paso Department of Public Health look for. Refrigeration comes with a 3-year parts and labor warranty and a 5-year compressor warranty, gas cooking equipment comes with a 1-year parts and labor warranty, and extended warranties are available.
- Free freight on qualifying orders, no lift gate fees
- Built for scrappy startups, food trucks and independent kitchens
- Founder Sean Kearney answers calls, texts and email at (206) 419-5801 or therestaurantwarehouse@gmail.com
Serving El Paso, Socorro, Horizon City and El Paso County
El Paso is our hub for El Paso County, from the Upper Valley to Tornillo. Restaurants across the county get the same equipment, free lift gate freight, and warranty, and they talk to the same team.
El Paso: Downtown, Central and Northeast
El Paso kitchens run from L&J Cafe near Concordia Cemetery to the WinterFest trucks downtown. Operators searching for a restaurant supply store in El Paso usually need a fast replacement, so we ship reach-in refrigerators, freezers, sandwich prep tables, and fryers.
Horizon City and Far East El Paso
Elemi moved to Eastlake Boulevard in Horizon City in 2024 after closing its original downtown spot. Restaurants out east order griddles, chef bases, and undercounter refrigerators. We also deliver to Clint.
Socorro, San Elizario, Fabens and Tornillo
The Mission Trail runs through the Lower Valley, past the Ysleta del Sur Mission built by Tigua people in 1682, the Socorro Mission founded in October 1680, and the San Elizario presidio chapel, with cotton fields and acequias along the way. Socorro is home to the Taqueria El Tiger food truck, and pecan orchards reach out toward Tornillo. Kitchens from Socorro to Fabens order food truck equipment, charbroilers, and ice machines.
Canutillo, Anthony and Vinton
Canutillo sits in the Upper Valley along the Rio Grande, with the NM-28 wineries just across the state line. Tasting rooms and restaurants in Canutillo, Vinton, and Anthony order bar refrigeration, glass merchandisers, and reach-in refrigerators.
El Paso Restaurant Equipment FAQ
Do you ship restaurant equipment to El Paso?
Yes. The Restaurant Warehouse ships commercial restaurant equipment to El Paso and the rest of El Paso County by freight, with lift gate delivery to your door.
Do you deliver to Socorro, Horizon City, San Elizario and Canutillo?
Yes. We deliver across El Paso County, including Socorro, Horizon City, Clint, San Elizario, Fabens, Tornillo, Canutillo, Vinton, and Anthony.
How fast is delivery to El Paso?
Most El Paso orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Dallas warehouse, depending on item availability and carrier routing. Contact us if you need equipment urgently.
Do you offer free freight?
Yes. Free freight is available on select models and qualifying orders. Contact us to confirm freight options for a specific item.
Do you charge lift gate fees?
No. We do not charge lift gate fees.
What types of restaurant equipment do you sell?
We sell commercial refrigerators, freezers, prep tables, griddles, charbroilers, deep fryers, ovens, ice machines, bar refrigeration, and food truck equipment, plus many other categories for professional kitchens.
Can I get help choosing the right equipment?
Yes. If you can't find what you need, call or email us and we'll help you source the right product for your kitchen.
Can I pick up my order?
Yes. Verified restaurant businesses can arrange will-call pickup at our Dallas warehouse. But why lose a day renting a truck, strapping it down and unloading it yourself? With free freight and free lift gate service, most El Paso orders arrive at your door or curb in 1 to 3 business days. Call (206) 419-5801 to set up either option.
Up I-10 into New Mexico, our Las Cruces page covers Mesilla and the Hatch Valley, and east in the Permian Basin our Midland page covers Midland and Odessa.
Restaurant Equipment Across Texas
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