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In Alamogordo, stop by Rockin’ BZ to taste the winning entry in the 2012 New Mexico State Fair's Green Chile Cheeseburger Championship.
Legend has it that the green chile cheeseburger was born in 1948 at the famous Owl Bar and Café in San Antonio.
At Bode's, open since 1919, the fresh Rio Rancho beef and special seasonings keep diners flocking to Abiquiu — to the tune of 240 green chile cheeseburgers a week!
At the famous Buckhorn Tavern in San Antonio, owner Robert "Buckhorn Bobby" Olguin uses only the freshest beef, veggies, and authentic New Mexican green chile in his acclaimed burger.
Santa Fe's Tune-Up Café owner and chef Jesus Rivera brings a touch of his native El Salvador to his green chile cheese lamb burger.
At Sparky's, nestled in the chile capital of the world — Hatch, NM — you will find more than just delicious burgers. Have a glass of red chile lemonade and finish your meal with a scoop of green chile ice cream.
Mine Shaft Tavern owner, Lori Lindsey, uses Deming beef, Hatch Young Guns chile, and sharp aged cheddar cheese for an unapologetically hot, New-Mexican-all-the-way burger.
At Santa Fe Bite, owners John and Bonnie Eckre use slow-cooked Clovis beef, American white and Swiss cheese, the perfect blend of Hatch chiles and applewood-smoked bacon on a brioche bun to create what has been called one of the best burgers in the country.
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