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Laguna Burger Now in Rio Rancho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the second year in a row, Livability.com<\/strong><\/a> has named Rio Rancho as one of the “top 100 places to live in America<\/em>.”\u00a0 The City of Vision ranked 81st with a “LivScore” of 714.\u00a0 That measure takes into consideration eight broad categories:\u00a0 Economy, Housing\u00a0 and Cost of Living, Amenities, Transportation, Environment, Safety, Education, and Health. Santa Fe was the only other city in New Mexico to make the top 100 list, ranking 98th with a LivScore of 694.\u00a0 In 2023, the City of Vision earned a ranking as the 86th place to live based on the Livability’s quality of life score.<\/p>\n

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DIning Room. There’s also Outdoor Seating<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Theories abound as to what accounts for the improvement–from 86th to 81st–in Rio Rancho’s ranking.\u00a0 I’ve got my own theory.\u00a0 In February, 2014, Laguna Burger announced its expansion to Rio Rancho where it will be housed within the sprawling Latitudes<\/strong><\/a> complex.\u00a0\u00a0 Latitudes,\u00a0 the first store of its kind in the metropolitan area, combines the elements of a neighborhood market and a convenience store with competitive gas prices.\u00a0 Until early in 2024, Latitudes housed Mac’s Steak In The Rough.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Laguna Burger’s Rio Rancho space is the 3,000-square-foot restaurant previously occupied by Mac’s.\u00a0 It’s situated on Rio Rancho Blvd. near Westside and Pat D\u2019Arco Hwy. The restaurant seats 55 people with seating on the patio for another 50 people.\u00a0 This is the fifth Laguna Burger location in Central New Mexico.\u00a0 Other locations include one on 12th Street<\/strong><\/a> (across from the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center), one inside Route 66 Casino Hotel, two locations at the Route 66 Pit Stops<\/strong><\/a>, and one food truck<\/strong><\/a> with varying locations.\u00a0 Is it any wonder Rio Rancho’s quality of life score improved year-over-year.<\/p>\n

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Buffalo Smash With Fries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Laguna Burger boasts of\u00a0 100% certified Angus beef that’s “fresh, never frozen, prepared to order<\/em>” burgers .\u00a0 Each beef patty is a whopping half-pound of seasoned ground beef.\u00a0\u00a0 Burgers are prepared on\u00a0 locally baked buns with locally sourced lettuce, onions and certified Hatch green chile (often an autumn roast).\u00a0 While there are several burgers listed on the menu, savvy diners usually opt for the signature Laguna Burger (half-pound burger patty, Hatch green chile, lettuce, tomato, red onion, cheese, mustard, and a pickle).\u00a0 It’s an award-winning green chile cheeseburger, one of the best in the state.<\/p>\n

1 May 2024<\/strong>: I don’t always follow my advice and (a little self-deprecation here) am not always the most savvy of diners.\u00a0 Then again, how do you know if there may be better options than the fabled Laguna burger if you don’t try other options?\u00a0 During our inaugural visit to Rio Rancho’s Laguna Burger, my choice was the Buffalo Smash<\/strong><\/em> (two buffalo smash patties, grilled onion, Cheddar cheese and “big bad” sauce) with green chile.\u00a0 Contrary to some belief, buffalo does not have a strong, gamey flavor.\u00a0 In fact, it tastes similar to beef but is lighter with a subtle earthiness. It’s somewhat lower in fact than beef is (not necessarily a positive; fat is flavor).\u00a0 Frankly, the lack of flavorful fat was noticeable.\u00a0 The “big bad” sauce is Thousand Island dressing without any of the qualities deserving of its name.\u00a0 Now, this is a good burger, but the Laguna Burger is a great burger.<\/p>\n

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Patty Melt With French Fries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1 May 2024<\/strong>: My Kim, maybe the only carnivorous American who doesn’t especially like burgers, had the patty melt (one-third beef patty, grilled onion, American and Cheddar cheeses, big bad sauce) sans big bad sauce.\u00a0 There’s not much that makes this patty melt<\/strong><\/em> a stand-out from other patty melts.\u00a0\u00a0 Well, maybe for the thicker than most bread which is needed because the beef patty is thicker than most.\u00a0\u00a0 As with the burgers, fries are available for two dollars more.\u00a0 Though the menu indicates these fries are fresh-cut, they had the taste and feel of fries out of a bag.\u00a0 Their saving grace was lots of salt.<\/p>\n

1 March 2025<\/strong>: Former A&W Restaurants<\/strong><\/a> chairman Dale Mulder takes credit for inventing the life-altering combination of burgers and bacon in 1963.\u00a0 That’s nearly 40 years after the sliced and packaged bacon we all know and love today was first put on the market in 1924 by Oscar Mayer.\u00a0 It’s entirely conceivable that bacon was being added to burgers well before A&W did, but the restaurant chain is the first to make the claim.\u00a0 Today, It’s hard to imagine a world without the addition of a smoky, salty slice (or five) of bacon to your cheeseburger.\u00a0 Bacon has become almost as ubiquitous (in New Mexico) as green chile.<\/p>\n

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Big Bad Bacon Cheddar with Fries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Laguna Burger’s version of the bacon cheeseburger is aptly called the Big Bad Bacon Cheddar.<\/strong><\/em> It’s everything the name implies.\u00a0 It’s big–a half-pound patty, Cheddar cheese, thick cut bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, Big Bad sauce–to require two hands to handle (when is the last time you could say that about Burger King’s “Whopper”).\u00a0 It’s “bad” in the slang connotation of the word where bad actually means good.\u00a0 It’s loaded with Cheddar and bacon.\u00a0 To amp up the flavors (as if this burger needed amping up), add green chile.\u00a0 Laguna Burger’s green chile actually bites back and it’s an autumn blend with red and green chiles creating a wondrous flavor profile.<\/p>\n

1 March 2025<\/strong>:\u00a0 Conceptually, the idea of a Frito pie hot dog<\/strong><\/em> seems to make a lot of sense in that the flavors of two distinct and beloved New Mexico items are paired together in one entity.\u00a0 From a practical perspective, it doesn’t work as well.\u00a0 To get to the hot dog, you’ve got to consume a salad’s worth of lettuce, chopped tomatoes, red onions and Fritos.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong.\u00a0 It’s all good, but you would want every bite to include those ingredients as well as the hot dog and the beef red chile.\u00a0 Once you’ve polished off the “salad” stuff, you’ll love the beef red chile and hot dog combination though it would have been nice to have some Fritos to go along with it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Frito Pie Burger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Visionaries (what citizens of Rio Rancho are called) are thrilled to have a Laguna Burger we don’t have to drive miles away to enjoy.\u00a0 Add another Laguna Burger\u00a0 and you’ll probably see the city’s ranking climb again.<\/p>\n

Laguna Burger<\/strong>
\n2401 Rio Rancho Blvd., S.E.
\nRio Rancho, New Mexico<\/strong>
\n(505) 352-8292
\nWebsite<\/strong><\/a> | Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 1 March 2025
\n1st VISIT<\/strong>: 1 May 2024
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 2
\nRATING<\/strong>: Very Good<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Good to very good food; generally solid; delivers consistent quality, strong technique, and a comfortable, enjoyable dining experience
\nCOST<\/strong>: $$
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Buffalo Smash, Patty Melt, Fries, Big Bad Bacon Cheddar, Frito Pie Dog
\nREVIEW #1394<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the second year in a row, Livability.com has named Rio Rancho as one of the “top 100 places to live in America.”\u00a0 The City of Vision ranked 81st with a “LivScore” of 714.\u00a0 That measure takes into consideration eight broad categories:\u00a0 Economy, Housing\u00a0 and Cost of Living, Amenities, Transportation, Environment, Safety, Education, and Health. Santa Fe was the only other city in New Mexico to make the top 100 list, ranking 98th with a LivScore of 694.\u00a0 In 2023, the City of Vision earned a ranking as the 86th place to live based on the Livability’s quality of life score. 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