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The Blue Ribbon Bar & Grill in Estancia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unlike diners throughout New Mexico, bears in the Sandias and Manzanos\u00a0 have found food <\/span>in their mountain habitats <\/span>very scarce, forcing them to forage populated areas for their fill.\u00a0 As of August 25th, 2011, the New Mexico Game and Fish Department had received 141 reports of bear sightings from Placitas to Belen, communities west of the mountains.\u00a0 In 2010, food shortages resulted in 467 reports of bear sightings in the Sandias and Manzanos, 251 of them west of the mountains.
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Visit Estancia, New Mexico and you’re likely to encounter more Bears in one hour than residents along the Sandias and Manzanos will see in an entire year. So many, in fact, that you’d think they own the town.\u00a0 Bears walk around brazenly, proudly sporting seasonal reddish hues.\u00a0 They stride into restaurants and shops where they’re welcomed like the old friends and neighbors they are.\u00a0 That’s what life in a small community is like.
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The bar area at the Blue Ribbon Bar & Grill<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Estancia Bears varsity sports teams are the only game in town and every resident of this close-knit community about half an hour east of Albuquerque’s Big I interchange is a fan.\u00a0 Local businesses carry Estancia Bears merchandise–shirts, baseball caps, beverage cups, coasters and more.\u00a0 Bears schedules and posters adorn the walls at businesses and decals are common on car and truck bumpers.\u00a0 Residents proudly sport Bears shirts and baseball caps.\u00a0 The Bears are the talk of the town, most conversations centering around the most recent game.\u00a0 Wins are attributed to skill and athleticism, losses to poor officiating.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

While Bears sporting events are decided on the courts, stadiums, fields and diamonds of competition, it can be an entirely different matter for politics in Estancia. In 2008, a town trustee election was decided by a hand of five-card stud poker in accordance with a law decreeing that local elections resulting in a tie are settled by a card draw.\u00a0 This garnered national news, but it’s hardly the most unique event in Estancia’s colorful history.\u00a0 For a community of some 1,500 citizens, Estancia has seen its share of firsts, lasts and onlys.
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The dining room at the Blue Ribbon Bar & Grill<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Estancia was the site of New Mexico’s last hanging in 1922.\u00a0 It’s a community whose population once rivaled that of Albuquerque and one which survived severe drought which made ghost towns of similar communities throughout the west.\u00a0 While the prominence of New Mexico’s chile farming communities is well known, it’s not common knowledge that the Estancia valley produces more beans than any other region in the state with some 120,000 acres dedicated to growing our beloved frijole. Savvy New Mexicans who pilgrimage to Hatch for their chile drive to Estancia for their beans, too.
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If ancient earthen edifices could talk, the Blue Ribbon Bar & Grill would keep you spellbound with interesting stories about life in Estancia.\u00a0 The Blue Ribbon was established in 1903, making it the oldest building in a community in which venerable structures exist with modernity.\u00a0 This centenarian was founded as the Valley Hotel and reputedly once housed a brothel, too.\u00a0 The Blue Ribbon has been a bar since prohibition, boasting of a beautiful wooden bar salvaged from a saloon in Colorado which was devastated by fire.
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Green Chile Cheeseburger – on the 2011 New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Blue Ribbon Bar & Grill has been owned and operated by various members of the Ortiz family since 1974.\u00a0 It is currently owned by Danny and Ana Ortiz who added a restaurant in 2011 and quickly earned a reputation for serving the very best green chile cheeseburger in the county (the restaurant’s Web site goes further, boasting of the best green chili cheeseburger (sic) in the state).\u00a0 It’s a green chile cheeseburger worthy enough to be recognized on the New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail for 2011.\u00a0 A large poster signifying its place on the Trail hangs on one wall.
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The Blue Ribbon is a sprawling edifice with telltale signs of its perdurability melding comfortably with modern touches and, of course, the requisite Estancia Bears memorabilia.\u00a0 The dining room is built for functionality over comfort, fittingly tailored for a menu with no pretensions to fine dining.\u00a0 Luminescence generated by beer lights probably outshines the wagon wheel light fixtures suspended from wooden planked ceilings, but Bud Light signage is hardly as charming.\u00a0 Large wooden support beams are affixed with wooden pegs (ostensibly for hanging coats).\u00a0 Two televisions add to the casual feel.
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Taquitos and an order of hand-cut fries<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ancient wooden bar, complete with bolted-on stools, is the cynosure of a charming bar area.\u00a0 It’s easy to imagine every stool occupied by Bears supporters even though the Blue Ribbon sold its full liquor license in 2007 and today serves only beer and wine.\u00a0 An outdoor patio includes horseshoe pits, the game of choice for Bears who no longer compete in varsity events.\u00a0 An adjacent room includes pool tables.
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The grill portion of the complex is relatively small and includes a counter at which you place your order.\u00a0 The whirling dervish taking your order and delivering your food will be Ana Ortiz who also prepares your food.\u00a0 The menu, posted high on a wall to the right of the counter lists only a few items, mostly of the fast food variety: green chile cheeseburgers, hamburgers, taquitos, Frito pie, hot dogs, grilled cheese sandwich, onion rings, shaved ice, ice cream, shakes and floats.\u00a0 Everything is prepared to order; there are no heat lamps at the Blue Ribbon.
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Well garnished hot dog<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The green chile cheeseburger is about six ounces of beef perfectly prepared at about medium well and covered by chile of medium piquancy draped over by molten American cheese.\u00a0 From there it’s up to you.\u00a0 A toppings bar replete with fresh chopped onions, sliced tomatoes, pickles, mustard, ketchup, relish and more is available for you to dress your burger your way.\u00a0 It’s a very good burger, well worthy of its inclusion on the New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail. \u00a0\u00a0 If there was an official New Mexico French Fry Trail, the Blue Ribbon’s fries would be on it.\u00a0 The fries are made from handcut potatoes fried to a golden hue.\u00a0 They are perfect accompaniment to the burger.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Other items on the small menu include hot dogs at one dollar each.\u00a0 The same hot dogs would easily go for two or three times as much in the city.\u00a0 Sam’s Warehouse variety taquitos go for two for a dollar, but only the homemade salsa is noteworthy.\u00a0 It’s a fresh salsa, the type with which you would want a basketful or two of chips.\u00a0 Chocolate shakes are handmade with fresh milk and ice cream.\u00a0 They’re served cold and are quite good.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

One group which might not feel welcome at Estancia is MUFON (the Mutual UFO Network).\u00a0 That’s because things that fly through the air are well identified.\u00a0 Every year Estancia hosts a Pumpkinfest in which Bears and former Bears participate in a “Punkin Chunkin” event.\u00a0 This is quintessential small Americana, a day-long festival with food booths, carnival rides, arts and crafts and something for everyone.\u00a0 Something for everyone–that might pretty well sum up Estancia, a small town New Mexico gem.
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Blue Ribbon Bar & Grill<\/strong>
\n315 South 5th Street
\nEstancia, New Mexico<\/strong>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 3 September 2011
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 2
\nRATING<\/strong>: 19
\nCOST<\/strong>: $
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Green Chile Cheeseburger, French Fries, Taquitos, Hot Dog<\/span><\/p>\n

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Unlike diners throughout New Mexico, bears in the Sandias and Manzanos\u00a0 have found food in their mountain habitats very scarce, forcing them to forage populated areas for their fill.\u00a0 As of August 25th, 2011, the New Mexico Game and Fish Department had received 141 reports of bear sightings from Placitas to Belen, communities west of the mountains.\u00a0 In 2010, food shortages resulted in 467 reports of bear sightings in the Sandias and Manzanos, 251 of them west of the mountains. Visit Estancia, New Mexico and you’re likely to encounter more Bears in one hour than residents along the Sandias and Manzanos will see in an entire year. 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