Padilla’s retains the quality dishes that made it famous

The first rule of dining at Padilla��s, the New Mexican restaurant on Girard Boulevard near Indian School Road, is to bring cash or a checkbook. Credit cards and debit cards are not accepted. If you forget, there��s an ATM at the edge of the parking lot.

The second rule: be prepared for a wait during peak hours. The dining room is open Monday through Friday and unless you eat in the quiet pocket between the lunch and dinner rushes, you might have to wait for a table.

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