{"id":33159,"date":"2021-01-05T08:52:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T14:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=33159"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:25:24","slug":"bibo-bar-grille-bibo-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=33159","title":{"rendered":"Bibo Bar &#038; Grille &#8211; Bibo, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_56770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56770\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56770 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 850px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 850\/638;vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 4px solid black;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08-300x225.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08-1024x768.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08-768x576.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08-1536x1152.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08-2048x1536.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08.jpeg?size=128x96&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08.jpeg?size=384x288&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08.jpeg?size=512x384&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo08.jpeg?size=640x480&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bibo Bar &amp; Grille in Remote Cibola County<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">There\u2019s an old Lebanese proverb that says, \u201c<em>some men build a wine cellar after only finding one grape<\/em>.\u201d That proverb aptly describes the many rags to riches success stories among Lebanese immigrants to the Land of Enchantment, primarily to our state\u2019s northern villages. Some of New Mexico&#8217;s most prominent names in business\u2013Maloof, Bellamah, Hanosh, Ghattas, Sahd and others\u2013embody the spirit of that proverb. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">The progenitors of many of New Mexico\u2019s Lebanese immigrants left Lebanon during the repressive Ottoman Empire, the main exodus occurring in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Escaping persecution and poverty, some arrived with nothing but aspirations, dreams and hopes. The frontier territory of New Mexico was replete with opportunity (and the prospect of freedom) for them. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 339px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 339px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 339\/506;vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 4px solid black;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo04.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"506\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo04.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 339w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo04.jpg?size=128x191&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo04.jpg?size=256x382&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bar at Bibo Bar &amp; Grille<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Like their Phoenician forefathers had done, many of them began as door-to-door peddlers, many eventually launching trading posts or general stores in the small villages in which they settled. The \u201cArabes\u201d as they are sometimes still called by Hispanics were hard workers, shrewd businessmen, community-minded and family-oriented. They fit right in with the tight-knit Hispanic communities which shared similar values&#8211;so much so that <strong><a title=\"Los Arabes of New Mexico\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Los-Arabes-New-Mexico-Compadres\/dp\/0865349118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Los Arabes of New Mexico<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, a wonderful book written by Monika Ghattas is subtitled <em>Compadres From a Distant Land<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">In the vernacular and tradition of Hispanic Northern New Mexico, few\u2013if any\u2013titles were held in such esteem and reverence by elder generations as \u201ccompadre\u201d (male) and \u201ccomadre\u201d (female). In his <em>Dictionary of New Mexico &amp; Southern Colorado Spanish<\/em>, Ruben Cobos defines a compadre as a \u201c<em>ritual co-parent; a term by which godparents address the father of their godchild and by which the child\u2019s parents address the godfather<\/em>.\u201d That&#8217;s the esteem to which many of the Arabes were&#8230;and still are held today.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 494px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 494px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 494\/331;vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 4px solid black;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo05.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"331\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo05.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 494w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo05.jpg?size=128x86&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo05.jpg?size=256x172&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo05.jpg?size=384x257&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bibo Bar &amp; Grille Dining Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">On January 1st, 1913, a mature beyond his 22 years of age Arabe named Joseph Hanosh opened the Hanosh Brothers Trading Post in the small village of Bibo, New Mexico. Most of his customers were either Native Americans from nearby pueblos and Spanish descendants. Joseph befriended many of his neighbors, joining in holiday festivities and celebrations as well as day-to-day activities. He ran the operation until 1946 when his daughter and son-in-law purchased the mercantile in which they operated a grocery store on one side and a bar on the other. As time went by, the bar became the focal point of the family business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Today the Bibo Bar &amp; Grille is owned and operated by Joseph&#8217;s grandson Eddie Michael who also serves as Cibola County Commission Chairman. Surmounting a rough patch after the nearby uranium mine&#8217;s closure, the Bibo Bar has become a popular Cibola County destination frequented by motorcycle and car clubs from throughout the north. At least some of that can be credited to the food prepared and served on the premises. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56772\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56772 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/553;vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 4px solid black;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09-300x221.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09-1024x755.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09-768x566.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09-1536x1133.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09-2048x1510.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09.jpeg?size=128x94&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09.jpeg?size=384x283&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09.jpeg?size=512x378&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo09.jpeg?size=640x472&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green Chile Cheeseburger &#8211; Much Better Looking When Photographed in the Restaurant than on the Dashboard of my Car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">The green chile cheeseburger, in particular, warrants acclaim and was placed on the New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail in both <strong><a title=\"New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?cat=574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2009<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a title=\"New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?cat=588\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2011<\/a><\/strong>. My first visit was prompted by an email from Randall, one of the most passionate commentators on this blog. Randall made the audacious claim that Bibo&#8217;s green chile cheeseburger is even better than the one served at the <strong><a title=\"66 Pit Stop: Home of the Laguna Burger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=8598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">66 Pit Stop<\/a><\/strong>, home of the Laguna Burger. Randall might just be right!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>4 January 2021<\/strong>: The <em><strong>green chile cheeseburger<\/strong><\/em> is a beefy behemoth&#8211;half a pound of beef, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, cheese and green chile with mushrooms and bacon available for a bit more. The beef patty is hand-formed and extends beyond the six-inch buns. It&#8217;s a thick patty prepared at not quite medium-well with enough juiciness to warrant at least three napkins and so much deliciousness, it may make you swoon. The sesame seed buns aren&#8217;t quite up to the task of holding in all the contents of this burger, but on the other hand, at least you&#8217;re not choking down more bread than beef. The green chile (spelled &#8220;chili&#8221; on the menu) is pleasantly piquant. It&#8217;s an outstanding green chile cheeseburger which sadly didn&#8217;t photograph well on my SUV&#8217;s dashboard.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56774\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56774 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/500;vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 4px solid black;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11-300x200.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11-1024x682.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11-768x512.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11-1536x1024.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11-2048x1365.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11.jpeg?size=128x85&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11.jpeg?size=384x256&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11.jpeg?size=512x341&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo11.jpeg?size=640x427&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Onion Rings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>5 January 2021<\/strong>: The menu isn&#8217;t a one-trick-pony, featuring everything from grilled chicken sandwiches to hamburger steak to pulled pork sandwiches and much more with your choice of\u00a0 fries or <em><strong>onion rings\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(much better than the fries).\u00a0 Pre-Covid, you could belly up to the charming bar and get to know the friendly staff and enjoy the black-and-white photographs festooning the dining room&#8217;s walls. During our January, 2021, visit, the bar and restaurant were practically hermetically sealed, a consequence and necessity wrought by the pandemic.\u00a0 We missed banter with the friendly staff.\u00a0 We missed the old normal.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>5 January 2021<\/strong>: Should the New Mexico Tourism Department ever decide to publish an official New Mexico Salsa and Chips Trail, that trail would meander through Bibo where the housemade <em><strong>chips and salsa<\/strong><\/em> are worth a trip. \u00a0With a pleasant piquancy and inimitable tinge of freshness, the salsa is an exemplar of deliciousness. \u00a0A generous portion of crisp, low-in-salt triangular-shaped corn tortilla chips means you&#8217;ll probably run out of salsa before you run out of chips.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56775\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56775 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/698;vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 4px solid black;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"698\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12-300x279.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12-1024x953.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12-768x715.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12-1536x1429.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12-2048x1905.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12.jpeg?size=128x119&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12.jpeg?size=384x357&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12.jpeg?size=512x477&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bibo12.jpeg?size=640x596&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salsa and Chips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">It&#8217;s entirely possible some readers have never heard of Bibo, New Mexico. Bibo can be reached by taking exit 114 off I-40 then heading 11 miles north of Old Laguna on Highway 279. The scenery along the route is spectacular&#8230;and so is the green chile cheeseburger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Bibo Bar &amp; Grille<\/strong><br \/>\nMile Marker 11 Highway 279<br \/>\n<strong>Bibo, New Mexico<\/strong><br \/>\n(505) 552-9428<br \/>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/bibobar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bibobar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 5 January 2021<br \/>\n<strong>1st VISIT<\/strong>: 11 June 2014<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 2<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Very Good<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Good to very good food; generally solid; delivers consistent quality, strong technique, and a comfortable, enjoyable dining experience<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: $$<br \/>\n<strong>BEST BET<\/strong>: Green Chile Cheeseburger, Fries, Onion Rings, Salsa and Chips<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s an old Lebanese proverb that says, \u201csome men build a wine cellar after only finding one grape.\u201d That proverb aptly describes the many rags to riches success stories among Lebanese immigrants to the Land of Enchantment, primarily to our state\u2019s northern villages. Some of New Mexico&#8217;s most prominent names in business\u2013Maloof, Bellamah, Hanosh, Ghattas, Sahd and others\u2013embody the spirit of that proverb. The progenitors of many of New Mexico\u2019s Lebanese immigrants left Lebanon during the repressive Ottoman Empire, the main exodus occurring in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Escaping persecution and poverty, some arrived with nothing but aspirations, dreams and hopes. 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