Green Chili Cheese Burger

[Burger Boy]

What is this and what is in it?

TIA

[Donnie C]

It's a burger made famous by Bobcat Bite in Santa Fe.
It's a regular burger with New Mexico green chiles roasted, chopped and heated and placed on top of the patty followed by cheese to hold everything together. It's a killer burger.

[JK Grence (the Cosmic Jester)]

Bingo! You can find variations of it all over the Southwest. Heck, you can even get one at Sonic Drive-In if you want. In the metro Phoenix area, the one to get is the Big Ass Burger in the bar at the Roaring Fork in Scottsdale. It's my favorite burger in town, easily besting the fancy schmancy ones served up at another favorite of mine, Delux. Robert McGrath and the gang at the Fork just know what they're doing with grilled hunks of meat.

[Erich]

"Made famous by the Bobcat Bite"? A little historical revisionism here on Chowhound! ;-P

[alice (let's eat!)]

Aw, Erich...every little place has its passionate advocates! (I think the rest of us just chuckled and bit our tongues!)

[Donnie C]

For better or worse, Bobcat Bite has given GCB's national exposure like no one else.

[sammur]

It is truly the best (Bobcat Bite's GCB) and worth the trip out as well as the wait in line that you will surely have. If you've never had one, it's hard to explain the wonder.

[Erich]

First revisionism, and now puffery! :-D

[Norm Man]

A picture of Bobcat Bite's Green Chili Cheeseburger:

http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Photo...

[Fieldmarshall]

For an outstanding green chile double burger try the "Burger Nook" on Madrid in Las Cruces. Everything finest quality and made fresh. You may have a little wait!

[Mutt]

Bobcat Bite is great but Blake's Lotta Burger had Green Chile Cheeseburgers before Bobcat Bite was even a hint of an idea!

[LikestoEatout]

LOve the GCC at Blakes! The one in Bernallilo is the first I hit after I leave the airport on the road to Santa Fe!

[austinguy]

And nobody mentions the Owl Cafe in San Antonio NM? Since Bobcat Bites has only been around about 50 years, I think credit goes to many other sources. Belen Fiestas has had GCCBs decades before Bobcat bites ever existed. ANY place in NM has GCCBs. Geee Bobcat Bites burgers are good but there is no way that they are the ones who made it famous... That's like saying In and Out Burger made burgers famous. Just one of many many great places to get a green chile cheese burger.

[festivarian]

There's a place in the strip mall at Coors and Montano in Albuquerque that has outstanding gccbs. Spinns Burgers & Beer. Apparently modeled after Rex's Hamburgers, which I never had.

[SeanT]

Heck even mc donalds in New Mexico have green chile cheese burgers. As a an expert in the field of Green chile cheeseburgers, i heartily endorse: Owl (best green chile), Bobcat bite(big fresh ground burger), Buckhorn, Blake's (always one around the corner)get the double meat double cheese and 2bl chile lota burger at blake's. And by the way since i have not answered the question asked,

A green chile cheeseburger is a cheeseburger with anaheim green chiles on board(some of the best green chile coming form a town just NW of Lac cruces called Hatch). depending on the establishment, the chile(spelled with an E on the end) is placed on or under the cheese and is chopped or in strips, but usually chopped. Owl has a green chile sauce that has ground beef in it and is fabulous, it makes the burger a bit messy but so be it.

I like my green chile cheeseburgers with some ketchup, some may say no but i say yesssss. try some cheese fries with green chile. Heck everything is good with green chile.

[MsJacksonNM]

Thank you for the correct information! I agree with all of your comments. Have you guys every heard of Santiago's New Mexican Grill on Eubank in Albuquerque? They are new (within the last 5 years) and are by far my favorite green chile cheese burger in NM!

[phatues]

in santa fe a great green chile cheeseburger can be had @ DAVE'S NOT HERE.

[IHateKiddo]

While Bobcat Bite certainly makes one of the finest burgers on Planet Earth, their green chile is almost entirely without flavor. It would be easy to miss it on their mountainous burger. I usually go with cheese and grilled onions for toppings when I'm there. The place to go to get a real green-chile flavor on your burger is Horseman's Haven. Now that is some flavorful chile. Too hot for some pathetic weaklings, but, for chile lovers, not to be missed.

[MsJacksonNM]

Great recommendation! Thanks :) I feel the same about Bobcat Bite and will definitely try Horseman's Have Cafe next!

[mrbigshotno.1]

Theres a little joit in Belen on the main drag but I can't remember the name. near the super 8 motel, great GCCB.

[kchurchill5]

A friend of mine who owns a restaurant ate there and came up with his own version. It is MN but he calls it Guys Big Bite ... NO RELATION... honest ... This was thought up 10 years ago. His name is Guy and he always was known for taking huge bites out of his burgers. Really! True story. Well it is a combo a turkey and beef and some southwest spices and then topped with not just green chilis but a couple kinds, and melted cheese. He also does grilled onions. I've seen several places that offer burgers like that. I have one and it was good but I am sure the original is amazing!!

[AndIDontMind]

Is there a place in the Denver area with a killer Green Chile Cheeseburger?

[jerseycorn]

Yes -- Chubby's on 38th & Tejon. Different from New Mexico versions -- they use a green chile sauce, but man is it tasty. By far my favorite.

[azhotdish]

In PHX, LGO (the pizzeria side) has a fantastic green chili cheeseburger.

[Rubee]

I really have to get to LGO soon and move it up on the to-do list.

One of my favorite burgers in the Phoenix area is the green chili cheeseburger at Richardson's.