Lota Burger New Mexico Style
The order that defines the chain: a double-meat cheeseburger topped with Hatch green chile. The chile brings a green, peppery heat that cuts straight through the melted cheese, and once you have had a burger like this, a plain cheeseburger feels like it is missing something. This is the taste of New Mexico.
The story
Green chile on burgers is now a New Mexico institution, and Lotaburger did much to make it one. In 2006 National Geographic singled out its green chile cheeseburger as the best in the world, and in 2009 the state’s tourism department put the chain on its Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail.
What’s inside
- double beef patties
- cheese
- Hatch green chile
- bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Lota Burger New Mexico Style yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
The Mr. Smiley Burger - Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
McDonald's Daily Double (Copycat) - Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
Peter’s Triple Bacon Burger - Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
Whopper (Copycat)
Variations
The Lota Burger New Mexico Style, taken somewhere it was never meant to go.
Similar burgers at other chains
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About Blake's Lotaburger
Blake Chanslor, a Navy veteran who moved from Texas to Albuquerque after the Second World War, opened his first Lota Burger stand on 9 July 1952. It cost him $5,300 and measured 230 square feet. He opened two more the next year, and the chain spread across New Mexico, still recognisable by the tall “Blake’s Man” sign out front.
About 75 restaurants, nearly all in New Mexico, with a few in Arizona and El Paso, Texas. Every one is company-owned.
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