- What’s Up Best of the Best 2007, Best Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurant
- What’s Up the Best of the Best 2007, Best Dive Bar
- Southwest Airlines ( Spirit ) December 2006
- Southwest Dining Guide ( Sabroso ) Spring 2004 Las Cruces, N.M.
- Southern Living Favorites ( Special Issue 2004 ) 204 Food Finds – The South’s Best Flavors
- Southern Living – February 2001
- Navi America – 2001 Japanese Travel Guide
- Southwest Airlines Spirit – September 2000
- Southern Living – August 2000
- Cooking Light – March 2000
- Texas Highways – February 2000
- Texas Monthly – November 1999, The 75 Best Mexican Restaurants
- Texas Monthly Restaurant Guide – April 1997
- Texas Monthly – April 1997
- Travel & Leisure – November 1996
- Good Morning America / El Paso Segment – Feb.. 1996
- El Sol Newspaper Restaurant review – 1996
- El Paso Times ( El Tiempo ) Restaurant Review, Great Place – August 1996
- Saveur Magazine, January – February 1996 Issue
- The Texas Monthly Guidebook – El Paso, by Eric O’Keefe – 1995
- City of El Paso Proclamation – October 1995, Recognizing L&J Cafe as Guardias de la Cocina
- Guardians of Our Kitchen & Our Beloved Border Cuisine
- Best of the Border – 1st Place in Best Happy Hour – December 1994
- Best of the Border – 1st Place in Mexican Food – December 1994
- Best of the Border – Finalist in Mexican Food – December 1993
- Best Bar 1989 – El Paso Times
