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In the Land of Enchantment, the ubiquitous green chile cheeseburger can be found in restaurants, drive-ins, diners, dives, joints, cafes, roadside stands and bowling alleys.\u00a0 It’s the centerpiece of many a party and social function.\u00a0 It’s our favorite fast, casual food.\u00a0 The list below includes my very favorite green chile cheeseburgers, some of which are not on the New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail<\/a><\/strong>, but all of which are visit worthy.\u00a0 By clicking on the name of the restaurant for which you wish to know my opinion, you will be magically transported directly to my review of that restaurant.
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Sparky’s Burgers, Barbecue & Espresso <\/a>(Hatch)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		New Mexico Magazine<\/em>‘s “best eats” award winner for 2011 denoting the state’s best green chile cheeseburger.\u00a0 Most piquant green chile of any green chile cheeseburger on this list.\u00a0 A no frills burger for which the chile is grown just minutes away.
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The Shop Breakfast & Lunch <\/span><\/a>(Albuquerque)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAlbuquerque’s very best green chile cheeseburger (called The Shop Burger) is relatively new to the pantheon of New Mexico’s best, having been introduced in 2018 as part of The Shop’s “Late Shift” menu.\u00a0 It’s now available for lunch every day.\u00a0 Every day is how often I’d love to have it!
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Rockin’ BZ Burgers <\/span><\/a>(Alamogordo)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWinner of the 2012 Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge at the New Mexico State Fair, Rockin’ BZ’s “The Champ” is just one of many reasons to visit the desert hamlet of Alamogordo. Outstanding green chile cheeseburgers aren’t solely the domain of Northern New Mexico.
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Counter Culture Cafe <\/a>(Santa Fe)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Several years ago, we discovered one of the three or four best burgers (the Ambrosiaburger) we’ve ever had at a Big Sur restaurant named Nepenthe<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The Counter Culture comes closest of any New Mexican restaurant to duplicate that magic.\u00a0 Better still, you can have it with green chile.
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Monte Carlo Steakhouse <\/span><\/a>(Albuquerque)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAs with the aforementioned Santa Fe Bite what makes this green chile cheeseburger stand out is the beef, a full third-pound of glorious steak ground into a moist, delicious burger patty.\u00a0 This is Albuquerque’s very best, an exemplar of quality and deliciousness.
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The Owl Bar & Cafe<\/span><\/a> (San Antonio)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOne of the top ten burgers in America according to Epicurious.com<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Likely inventor of the green chile cheeseburger, serving it since 1945.\u00a0 Double-meat, double-cheese, double-green chile is the best.\u00a0 Seventy years of experience making it is really telling.
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Blades Bistro<\/span><\/a> (Placitas)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nThis burger emphasizes beef as in eight to ten ounces of Angus reserve beef, a moist, juicy and delicious beef with the inimitable flavor of steak. Chef Kevin Blades is a seafood savant who can prepare anything well.\u00a0 At the 6300 foot altitude of Placitas, this burger tastes even better.
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The Buckhorn Tavern <\/span><\/a>(San Antonio)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0Rated America’s seventh best burger by GQ Magazine<\/em>.\u00a0 Charismatic proprietor Bobby Olguin won green chile cheeseburger throwdown over Food Network glitterati Bobby Flay.\u00a0 He parlayed that win into a short-lived television show, but it wasn’t as big a hit as his burgers.
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El Farolito <\/span><\/a>(El Rito)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0Featured on Gourmet Magazine<\/em>, Sunset Magazine<\/em>, Rand McNally<\/em>‘s “best of the road” and many other publications.\u00a0 Charming setting in bucolic village draws in guests from throughout the world to this cash-only Lilliputian establishment where the green chile cheeseburger reigns supreme.
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Sugar’s BBQ & Burgers <\/span><\/a>(Embudo)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOne of America’s top ten drive-ins according to Gourmet Magazine<\/em> serves one of New Mexico’s very best green chile cheeseburger as well as some of the best barbecue in the state.\u00a0 The drive through the snaking highway is spectacular.\u00a0 So is this burger.
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\u00a0Benny’s Mexican Kitchen <\/a>(Bosque Farms)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		New Mexico’s best green chile cheeseburger according to Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine<\/em>.\u00a0 The “Benny King” burger marries green chile and guacamole in an incomparable manner.\u00a0 You’ll want to wash it down with the best milk shake in the Albuquerque area.
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\u00a0The Frontier Restaurant <\/a>(Albuquerque)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		The Adam Bonanza (named for Man Vs. Food Nation host Adam Richman) is a double meat, double American cheese, double green chile, double bacon extravaganza.\u00a0 A single Bonanza exists on the menu, but why have a single when two is better.
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Bode’s General Mercandise Deli & Bakery <\/a>(Abiquiui)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Saveur<\/em> wrote “Bode\u2019s may make the world\u2019s best cheeseburger: a half pound of ground steak smothered in fresh New Mexico green chiles.\u201d
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\u00a0El Parasol<\/a> (Espa\u00f1ola)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Quite possibly the best green chile cheeseburger in Rio Arriba county.\u00a0 Green chile actually bites back.\u00a0 Best with double meat, double cheese.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Home of the Laguna Burger <\/a>(Albuquerque)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Cooked to order from 100 percent, never frozen ground beef (an 80\/20 blend), it is a half-pound of pure deliciousness.\u00a0 Though the Laguna Burger is available in three locations, the very best (by far) comes from The Pit Stop about ten miles west of Albuquerque.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Rex’s Hamburgers<\/a> (Albuquerque)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		\u00a085 percent lean and 15 percent fat, the time-tested optimum balance for optimum flavor.\u00a0 Real meat, never frozen, formed into a ball and flattened on the griddle with a spatula then allowed to cook slowly to retain the beef\u2019s natural juiciness<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Harry’s Roadhouse <\/a>(Santa Fe)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Harry’s has such a vast and diverse menu that it’s not known for its green chile cheeseburger, but perhaps it should be.\u00a0 It’s one of the very best in Santa Fe.
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\u00a0Five Star Burgers <\/a>(Taos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		\u00a0All natural, antibiotic free 100 percent Angus beef\u00a0fresh ground daily and char-grilled to order with an intriguing selection of condiments to adorn each burger.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spinn’s Burgers & Beer<\/a> (Albuquerque)<\/span><\/td>\nThird-pound of fresh ground Angus beef that\u2019s never been frozen cooked medium-well unless otherwise requested, it’s a multi-napkin mound of juiciness and flavor.
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Perea’s Tijuana Bar & Restaurant <\/a>(Corrales)<\/span><\/td>\nCharming old-world New Mexican restaurant crafts one of the very best burgers in the metropolitan Duke City area, a juicy behemoth with pleasantly piquant green chile.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A&B Drive-In<\/strong><\/a> (Truth or Consequences)<\/span><\/td>\nAn old-fashioned drive-in straight out of American Graffiti, A&B has mastered truly outstanding green chile cheeseburgers, prepared fresh to order and dressed with every condiment you could want.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Land of Enchantment, the ubiquitous green chile cheeseburger can be found in restaurants, drive-ins, diners, dives, joints, cafes, roadside stands and bowling alleys.\u00a0 It’s the centerpiece of many a party and social function.\u00a0 It’s our favorite fast, casual food.\u00a0 The list below includes my very favorite green chile cheeseburgers, some of which are not on the New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail, but all of which are visit worthy.\u00a0 By clicking on the name of the restaurant for which you wish to know my opinion, you will be magically transported directly to my review of that restaurant. RESTAURANT WHY IT’S ON THE LIST Sparky’s Burgers, Barbecue & Espresso (Hatch) New Mexico Magazine‘s “best eats” award winner for 2011…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":12737,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17344","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nGreen Chile Cheeseburgers - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?page_id=17344\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Green Chile Cheeseburgers - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the Land of Enchantment, the ubiquitous green chile cheeseburger can be found in restaurants, drive-ins, diners, dives, joints, cafes, roadside stands and bowling alleys.\u00a0 It’s the centerpiece of many a party and social function.\u00a0 It’s our favorite fast, casual food.\u00a0 The list below includes my very favorite green chile cheeseburgers, some of which are not on the New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail, but all of which are visit worthy.\u00a0 By clicking on the name of the restaurant for which you wish to know my opinion, you will be magically transported directly to my review of that restaurant. 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