I have upgraded In-N-Out on the burger spectrum

[FMCoug]

Once upon a time, the I/O secret menu was actually secret. Or at least a word of mouth thing. Now it's a google search away. Hardly secret.

[ERCougar]

Once upon a time, the I/O secret menu was actually secret. Or at least a word of mouth thing. Now it's a google search away. Hardly secret.

Ok, Mr Inside I/O...how do I get dang chilies on my burger?!

[beefytee]

Ok, Mr Inside I/O...how do I get dang chilies on my burger?!

Can't you just ask for them?

That worked with the grilled Onions the other day when I went.

Do you need a secret code or you don't get it?

[John McClain]

Ok, Mr Inside I/O...how do I get dang chilies on my burger?!

Good luck with I/O; if you want a decent green chile cheeseburger you got to come to New Mexico, and there are no I/Os in New Mexico. But I have always wondered what the big deal was with I/O. They are good, but we have a dozen establishments here locally that would put I/O to shame on preparing a good green chile cheeseburger.

[beelzebabette]

Good luck with I/O; if you want a decent green chile cheeseburger you got to come to New Mexico, and there are no I/Os in New Mexico. But I have always wondered what the big deal was with I/O. They are good, but we have a dozen establishments here locally that would put I/O to shame on preparing a good green chile cheeseburger.

Because it's a stretch to visit the ABQ just for a good green chile cheeseburger?

I agree. You have some great establishments down there--Route 66 among them--but the food's the best attraction I've found in NM thus far.

[MartyFunkhouser]

OK...I'll bite. How do I get chopped chilis on my burger?

Just ask for chopped chillies on your burger.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Good luck with I/O; if you want a decent green chile cheeseburger you got to come to New Mexico, and there are no I/Os in New Mexico. But I have always wondered what the big deal was with I/O. They are good, but we have a dozen establishments here locally that would put I/O to shame on preparing a good green chile cheeseburger.

I would love to try a good green chile cheeseburger in New Mexico. I don't doubt that is an amazing experience. However, this is not a green chile cheeseburger and is not pretending to be one. It is a cheeseburger with chopped chillies on it. It is yellow pickled chopped chillies added to the burger.

[John McClain]

I would love to try a good green chile cheeseburger in New Mexico. I don't doubt that is an amazing experience. However, this is not a green chile cheeseburger and is not pretending to be one. It is a cheeseburger with chopped chillies on it. It is yellow pickled chopped chillies added to the burger.

Funk, are you serious? You might as well put relish on the burger.

[TripletDaddy]

Funk, are you serious? You might as well put relish on the burger.

Now that the welcome love affair is over, let me be the first to tell you that Southwestern food blows for the most part.

[John McClain]

Because it's a stretch to visit the ABQ just for a good green chile cheeseburger?

I agree. You have some great establishments down there--Route 66 among them--but the food's the best attraction I've found in NM thus far.

Ms. Satan's Daughter:
I spent the afternoon in a beautiful hotel in Santa Fe next to a roaring Kiva fireplace eating blue corn enchiladas topped with red and green chile while watching the snow capped peaks of the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) mountains turn to red, justifying their moniker, without any hint of an inversion to obscure the mountain view. If you really want to find some great attractions in New Mexico, just ask me. I admit there are places here that are unattractive, as there are everywhere, but sometimes this truly is the Land of Enchantment.

[John McClain]

Now that the welcome love affair is over, let me be the first to tell you that Southwestern food blows for the most part.

Yep, if your experience is Tex Mex or what Arizona passes off as Mexican food. But if you are talking "New Mexican food"; dude you are sorely mistaken.

[TripletDaddy]

Yep, if your experience is Tex Mex or what Arizona passes off as Mexican food. But if you are talking "New Mexican food"; dude you are sorely mistaken.

I can get with that, then.

What are some traditional new mexican dishes? I've had those sopapilla things. I've had green chile burgers (not sure I agree that they are the be-all end-all of burgers). I've had a bunch of stuff that had the word "chipotle" in the name. What is the good stuff that one should try?

[John McClain]

I can get with that, then.

What are some traditional new mexican dishes? I've had those sopapilla things. I've had green chile burgers (not sure I agree that they are the be-all end-all of burgers). I've had a bunch of stuff that had the word "chipotle" in the name. What is the good stuff that one should try?

Well for starters, green chile on burgers should always be fresh, not canned. I've been to establishments outside the state where they use canned green chile strips on a burger - that, quite frankly is horrible. Dishes that are pretty uniquely New Mexican that I love to eat are blue corn enchiladas, fresh pinto beans (not refried beans and not black beans), posole, stuffed sopaipillas, fresh home made tamales (no prepackaged stuff), calabacitas (Indian squash with green chile), green chile stew, carne adovada (pork marinated in red chile), chicharonnes (again, fresh, not processed) and in addition to great green chile cheeseburgers, we make killer breakfast burritos here - my favorite is a burrito stuffed with eggs, potatoes, beans, chorizo sausage and smothered in green chile.
BTW, we don't really do "chipotle" very much here; that's an import. Our chile of choice comes from the fields of the Rio Grande Valley in Hatch where the chile is New Mexico green and Big Jim green.

[TripletDaddy]

Well for starters, green chile on burgers should always be fresh, not canned. I've been to establishments outside the state where they use canned green chile strips on a burger - that, quite frankly is horrible. Dishes that are pretty uniquely New Mexican that I love to eat are blue corn enchiladas, fresh pinto beans (not refried beans and not black beans), posole, stuffed sopaipillas, fresh home made tamales (no prepackaged stuff), calabacitas (Indian squash with green chile), green chile stew, carne adovada (pork marinated in red chile), chicharonnes (again, fresh, not processed) and in addition to great green chile cheeseburgers, we make killer breakfast burritos here - my favorite is a burrito stuffed with eggs, potatoes, beans, chorizo sausage and smothered in green chile.
BTW, we don't really do "chipotle" very much here; that's an import. Our chile of choice comes from the fields of the Rio Grande Valley in Hatch where the chile is New Mexico green and Big Jim green.

out of curiosity, you are aware that these are not uniquely New Mexican dishes, no? These are pretty standard Mexican fare. No wonder you love the food so much....you are describing good authentic Mexican food (but not New Mexican food).

[MartyFunkhouser]

BTW, we don't really do "chipotle" very much here; that's an import. Our chile of choice comes from the fields of the Rio Grande Valley in Hatch where the chile is New Mexico green and Big Jim green.

Is it true that the University of New Mexico's chief research is on how to make a green chile turquoise?