New Mexico Green Chili Cheeseburgers - just the name hints that you are in for a little more heat than the bland Eastern Cheeseburger promises. The small town of San Antonio, New Mexico seems to be the center of New Mexico's quest for cheeseburger perfection. Two restaurants, so close they could throw rocks at each other, compete for the title of best cheeseburger served. Gil Garduno's blog (www.nmgastronome.com/blog/?p=164) gives a great view of the competition. Edie and I had eaten cheeseburgers at the Owl Bar in January and decided to try the Buckhorn Tavern this time. There was a line waiting when we arrived at 2 in the afternoon but we soon found a seat at the bar. It took a while to receive our order but we were warned by the sign which informed us that "if you were in a hurry this was not a fast-food restaurant". At the bar we could watch the burgers being fried and check the potatoes being fresh cut for our french fry order.
Both restaurants serve excellent green chili cheeseburgers. The Owl Tavern burger was rated as one of the top ten burgers in America in 2003. In 2005 GQ magazine rated Manny's as the 7th best burger in the country. The latest accolades arrived when Bobby Flay from the Food Channel arrived for a culinary "Throwdown". Manny's came out on top and Governor Bill Richardson declared Friday July 24 as "Buckhorn Tavern Day". Edie and I both agreed that the Buckhorn's burger was bigger, better, and tastier than what we remembered having at the Owl Tavern.
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