The Annual Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge was held Monday at the New Mexico State Fair/EXPO. Ten eateries entered versus the seven I had to judge in Santa Fe. I bet the judges were full!

The eateries were:
Fuddruckers (winner the past two years)
Big Mike’s Grill in Belen
Sparky’s in Hatch
Sadie’s in Albuquerque, Los Ranchos, & Bernalillo
The Eklund in Clayton
Stuart Brothers Brewing in Albuquerque
Laguna Burger in Laguna
Los Chavez Café’s HUB City Grill in Belen
Pasion Latin Fusion in Albuquerque
El Bruno’s in Albuquerque & Cuba

The winners are: Laguna Burger -1st place and Stuart Brothers Brewing -2nd place. The People’s Choice Awards is Sparky’s.

But the real winner is you if you can sample some of the burgers – they are all good.



- Barbe Awalt