I love this place. Pasqual’s has been in Santa Fe forever and it is always good whether you are going for breakfast, lunch or dinner. We went for dinner and the food was excellent but that is only half of it. The vibe is amazing. It’s a tiny joint with a community table in the middle and the place is always filled with cool, interesting people. I had the Cactus Salad and the COCHINITA PIBIL ~ YUCATAN STYLE ~ Becker Lane Organic Pork, Slow Cooked in Banana Leaf, with Achiote, Citrus, Calabacitas, Habanero~Marinated Onions, Fried Plantains. Anything that is slow cooked in a banana leaf I am going to get. Yum! They are also famous for their  STELLAR QUINOA BURGER ~ Minced Portobello Mushrooms, Sweet Potato, Zucchini, Tomato Chutney, Fried Shallots, English Muffin or Gluten-Free Multi-Seed English Muffin Guacamole, Field Greens Salad ~ Balsamic Vinaigrette.  Beautiful! Go!

Santa Fe has such great New Mexican Food. And they are famous for their local green chiles, so you know that a green chile cheese burger is sitting on a few menus in town. Santa Fe Bite is a casual spot with a patio in Garrett’s Desert Inn serving burgers, Tex-Mex eats, shakes & local beer. But I was told they deliver a helluva green chile cheeseburger and they did not disappoint. It was huge, juicy and tasty. And the house made chips were an added bonus. Outstanding. Second only to Bang Bite Filling Station. But this Santa Fe Bite is a sit-down restaurant where you can get a nice local beer too. Bang Bite is a food truck. Both are great so hit em both up and let me know what you think!

I love local joints and even better when they are family run and even more better when it’s a 3rd generation family run joint. In Santa Fe New Mexico that’s Casa Chimayo. New Mexico is known for amazing Mexican food and its all about the locally grown green chiles so on a recent trip to Santa Fe this was the first place we hit. They are known for their Blue Corn Enchiladas. I got the chicken. Amazing!!! But when Tim Cordova (owner) came by our table to say hi, which I loved, and he said we must try the Chile en Nogada which is a green chile stuffed with meat, cheese and spices and topped with a white cream sauce. Outstanding! This place is a total dive with tons of character and great food. If there is room, eat on the back patio, Enjoy.