Excellent Hatch green and red chile sauces with some pretty good food hiding underneath lol. Enormous portions for laughably little, my combo plate with a taco, a chile relleno, two enchiladas and the usual rice & beans was Only $9. House made chips are good but I wasn't a fan of their fresh red salsa, not enuf line, cilantro etc. Menu is stupidly long. When you do Mex food so well, Pepper Pot, why bother with pastrami?? Frustratingly it's only open breakfast and lunch, and sells no beer. And the huevos rancheros are only on the breakfast menu, argh! Vegetarian rating: 3 stars for the veggie refried beans (I checked), cheese enchiladas and more. And the sauces! Cash only, but that isn't a problem for food this cheap. read more

Pepper Pot - Cash only - Mexican Near Me - Hatch, New Mexico

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I had the chiles rellenos Christmas style with rice and beans. Absolutely delicious and an excellent example of how to use Hatch chiles.

Best chile relleno burrito of my life. All the details of were executed just right. -The quick grill on the outside of the wrapped tortilla to give it a little bit of love. -where some places prep their rellenos at an earlier time and then re-heat, this pepper still had an al dente integrity that tasted extra fresh. -the pepper filled the entire burrito -even though the only chile relleno to be found on the menu was offered as a "plate," my server was able to modify it as a burrito so I could keep on moving with my road trip. -no need for added salsa. read more

I can't rate the food because we never got any. We were waited on by an older lady who did not write down our order and went directly from our table to cash out a customer. At the time I wondered if she would remember to put in our order. After the table on each side of us (who had been seated after us) received their food, I stopped another waitress and explained what was going on. She went to the older lady, who looked over at our table and walked the other direction. At that point, we got up and approached the older lady and explained that we were leaving as it was evident she had never put our order in to the kitchen. She said "sorry ma'am" and then as we were walking away she started laughing. We've eaten there many times when traveling through the area and have never had a problem. But, we have never been waited on by the older lady before either. A sad situation. read more

The tiny town of Hatch has some serious heat. The Pepper Pot was mind blowing. Amazing cooked from scratch food with a cheap price tag. Everything tasted fresh and was made by hand. You could taste the love and care. I will return to hatch and I will return to the Pepper Pot! We ordered - Enchilada Chili Relleno combo Christmas style Savory sopapillas Christmas style green Chili soup Sweet sopapillas. Everything was perfection read more

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The world has voted. Hatch green chilies are the top chilies in the world. Rating a restaurant that is actually in Hatch means adding an immediate star to the rating. They simply have the best ingredients to work with. In this case, the Pepper Pot should be an over-average Mexican food stop. Nothing's so simple in Hatch, and that means that every plate you'll have (even from a cart on a sidewalk) has been taken up a notch... except for the coffee. Don't order drinks. The drinks range between generic and sub-par. We ordered the chilaquiles. Simply put, these were the best chilaquiles I've had in Stateside. Win! The price is medium to low. Bonus round! From the places I've found in Hatch, this has become my favorite stop to sit down and savor some chilies. read more

Pepper Pot - This Is the Place - Mexican Near Me - Hatch, New Mexico

There is NO doubt - THIS PLACE ROCKS! I recently took a road-trip with 4 other adults - in the same car - from San Diego to Carlsbad, New Mexico. It was cramped quarters and one heck of a drive. The Pepper Pot made it worth all the effort! I'm a HUGE chili fan... and since Hatch - The World Chili Capitol - was only a 90 minute detour, we just HAD to stop. My Magellan GPS had this place listed, so we set a way-point, and headed into Hatch. I placed a call to the restaurant while in route... and they confirmed for me that I'd seen them on TV. When we arrived, we were greeted warmly, and joined the local lunch crew for a meal. Chips & salsa were delivered shortly after we got seated. The stuff was SO good... I can't put it into words. I must have consumed a quart of the salsa. It was addictive, and fresh as could be. Arguably, chili fans will know that the best possible platform to taste-test a fresh chili is to make it into a chili relleno. Let me just say it this way... I'd marry the chef (if female) - sight unseen - and pay a hefty dowry to do it. (My wife would understand, right?) It was INCREDIBLE!!! If you're coming to Hatch, NM expressly for the flavor of green chili... skip everything and every place else. The Pepper Pot should be your destination. Kind, warm, friendly service, THE BEST FOOD... and an INCREDIBLE Chili Relleno!!! I still have dreams of the place... and would gladly choose this place for my last meal on Earth. One last note: When returning to San Diego, our party unanimously voted to again make the 90 minute detour from our route to eat here just once more. Two visits to Hatch, two to the Pepper Pot - Hundreds of miles driven just to get here. WORTH EVERY EFFORT... don't miss it! read more

Whenever we go through Hatch this is the only place we eat. Delicious authentic food, friendly service and just an all around good vibe.

Great little cafe in Hatch, NM. The chile is very unique. The red is bright red and almost floral. The green is more like gravy with chile added. It was delicious though. This will be a regular stop on our passes through Hatch. The salsa is to die for. read more

Pepper Pot - Combination plate, Christmas - Mexican Near Me - Hatch, New Mexico

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The Green Chile Cheeseburger. That's all you need to order here. It's one of the best burgers I've ever had. It's spicy, juicy, tender, full of flavor and huge. We stopped here randomly on our way through Hatch, they had outdoor seating and we had our dog, so it worked out perfectly. We stopped here on a Sunday afternoon - it was busy but there was no wait for a table. Service was fast and the prices were very reasonable. The burger was outstanding. Both my wife and I remarked that it might be the best burger we'd ever had. Green chiles were hot - I have a high tolerance for spice - but still fine for people with less experience. Great for families and children, plenty of indoor seating as well. Definitely worth a stop of you're driving anywhere close. And don't forget to stop in and get your own green chiles to take back with you! read more

Pepper Pot - Green Chile Cheeseburger - Mexican Near Me - Hatch, New Mexico

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Walking into this cafe, we weren't sure if we were to wait for the waitress or seat ourselves. We heard dishes clanking & walked toward the kitchen. The waitress, put her dishes down, and greeted us. She was very friendly! The salsa served with the chips was quite spicy & very yummy! I ordered the Chili Rellenos with chicken, & my husband had the same but with beef. The difference between the red and green sauce is that for some reason their green sauce has been spicier, per the waitress. I have never seen Chilis so large - they are 10" long! We just moved to this area from Chicago so we have no idea! The food was outstanding! So flavorful! The flour tortilla that comes with the meal, was so fresh! We may have to stop on our way back! If you haven't eaten here, you must! read more

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I came here yesterday was told to seat anywhere. They served chips and salsa which were delicious. My father and law got the steak hamburger with green chile which he adored, my wife got chicken tenders as she's not a big fan on Hispanic food and I got the combination plate which was HUGE and full of flavor. I got it Christmas style and I managed almost to finish the whole thing with the intention to save half. read more

Average place, green chili was good but placed on top of factory tortillas, not much seemed homemade.

I had the enchiladas with the green sauce. They were delicious. My husband had the Carne Asada tacos and he really enjoyed those.

I was happy to have stopped here. The food was great. We tried their signature burger and also a Taquitos plate. No complaints at all. The green chile is good but lacks a little heat. The red had a sweet after taste, pretty good but I've had spicier. The salsa was some of the best I've tried! Very good salsa. The service was great and if I were trying to find something to complain about it would just be the lack of parking. 5 stars from me. read more

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We were looking for a breakfast restaurant and this place exceeded our expectations, food was delicious, Sara our sever was helpful and recommended the right dish for each one of us. The ambiance was great! read more

Delicious food! It's a hole in the wall place with actually spicy green chile, which we prefer.

start with the positive salsa and chips were excellent. beans and relleno plate were OK, stuffed sopapilla dry and salty. service mediocre. didn't get an itemized bill and water was .50. plenty oof restaurants in Hatch, we'll skip this one next time read more

Pepper pot...the highlight of our journey to the basque. This restaurant is a hidden gold nugget in the tiny town of hatch. Chili rellenos smothered In their green chili sauce is spectacular. And the savory bowl of their chili abundant with tender chunks of steak. read more

Pepper Pot - Mexican Near Me - Hatch, New Mexico

Recently went with my service animal and the owner made us leave and discriminated us for my service animal. I would like to state that my "trained service animal" was causing no disturbance and we were seated away from all the other customers. I tried to talk with the owner at the restaurant and she said she can ask whatever she wants and when I tried to correct her she started raising her voice telling me that she has had "lots of training on this"? I called back to educate them on service animals and they lied and said the owner was not there ( even tho she was) because we had just left moments earlier and eventually I was able to speak to her and she did not let me talk at all and told me not to bother her. Instead of taking a moment of kindness and patience and listening to where they went wrong she hung up on me. I have included some information so hopefully this will not happen to anyone else (link at the bottom) I hope the owner will educate herself as she is ignorant of the subject. The owner should also practice better customer service as she was aggressive and rude, her behavior was disgusting and she was 100% in the wrong. We will not be back as she violated my rights. we also have video of how we were talked to when we called back. I will be pursuing legal counsel on this matter. https://www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.html read more

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It's a slow day in Hatch, and we stopped in for a bite. I had the Pepper Pot burrito. Green and red pork with Christmas tree sauce (green and red), served with rice and beans. The beans and rice were solid. The green pork was delicious. The red pork was out of this world. Incredible. This was a great dish. My wife had a chili relleno burger, no bun. Served with fresh cut French fries. The burger was a little over cooked (we usually go medium rare), but three flavor was good, and it worked great with the relleno. The fries were excellent. This is a great place for lunch in Hatch. read more

The service, food and drinks are all awesome! My family will be going as often as possible! You guys make the best red chile ever!!! read more

Burger with cheese and green chili was good. Nice place to eat. Service was fast and friendly.

Do not waste your time waiting here if you're going to the chile festival. The food is OK. It is good, but not the best. The staff will lie to you about wait times, and we ended up waiting more than 2 hours for a table because of the hype. If you're not in Hatch during a busy time, it's probably a good bet. read more

I had the pastrami and my husband had chicken and beef tacos crispy. We both enjoyed omitting food and service was great. read more

Nit sure if off day, green Chile burger was ok. Bun was dry (day old). Person w me had Chile Relleniso which he enjoyed . Service: very slow but friendly read more

Love this place, hot food, for those us with a love of the spicey. Service is good too.

Very disappointed with this place, as a tourist who intentionally stopped by to try their hatch on the menu. The server seemed bothered explaining about the food when I asked questions, so I decided to give it a try no matter what! We got the chips and salsa like everyone else and then completely been forgot about! The server did not come to ask any more questions nor letting us know about our order. We waited 40 minutes for our food completely ignored, while the locals who were at other tables and knew each other ( you could tell as it is a little village), got the server's attention. After all that wait, we left, as we were on a rod trip and our time was valuable. We were so disappointed that we cannot recommend this place! read more

I drove four hours each way from Sierra Vista, AZ just to eat at the Pepper Pot. The Yelp reviewers were key motivators but when Anthony Bourdain looks into the camera and utters the words "Best enchiladas...ever" well then a guy just has to listen. The experience was worth every mile driven. I had the combo plate with a relleno, a taco, one red enchilada, one green enchilada, as well as rice and beans. This was the freshest and most delicious tasting Mexican food I have ever eaten. It has redefined what I thought was good. Everything that came before is just "Meh" to me now. And when the friendly and efficient waitress tells you everything on the plate is hot so be sure to "blow before you bite," she is speaking the truth (in so many contexts). I will make this pilgrimage anytime I am in the US southwest. That is how impressive this experience was for me. read more

This place Rocks! We went the weekend of the Chile Festival and after the parade and a walk around the fairgrounds decided to stop here for lunch. Thanks to Tony Bourdain - he's right, best enchiladas EVER! Actually, the enchiladas themselves are pretty standard, but the sauce...oh the sauce! Personally, I'm not the biggest fan of Mexican and New Mexican food, but this stuff was phenomenal. Both the green chile and red chile sauces were the best I've ever eaten anywhere. And the chile relleno was amazing. Not sure if it was because this is chile season, or if they're this good all the time, but the relleno was fresh and absolutely delicious. We enjoyed it so much that we went again the next day for lunch before we left town. So if you're headed to Hatch, driving near Hatch or just in your car one day with some time to spare, take the trip to The Pepper Pot. You will not be sorry. read more

With all the positive reviews I really WANTED to like this more than I did. I may have hit an "off day" or something, but the food wasn't superb or anything. (Note my other reviews and you'll see I have a tendency to be very forgiving & talk up places if I feel they deserve it. I'm not a cranky critic...) The salsa is OFF THE HOOK hot! Enjoyed that, tho it did make me sweat & almost cry. lol Had the combo platter with a Chile Relleno (decent), Taco (average), two Enchiladas (meh-tho I did really like the green sauce), rice (meh) and refried beans (meh-they were pasty). It's a diner-type place without a lot of ambiance, but I wasn't looking for that anyway. The waitresses were having a very racy conversation (loud) which I was entertained by, but wouldn't have wanted my Mom to hear. My waitress was very quick and accommodating, though at one point I was the ONLY table occupied. It was a good meal overall, but I wouldn't go out of my way to go back. read more

Awesome breakfast! I had the huevos rancheros. Highly recommend this spot. Will need to come back!

Yes 5 Stars ***** Stopped by here on our way to Denver Co from Tucson Az this place feels like home and the service is amazing. The food is Absolutely Ridiculously Fantastic it come from a kitchen no bigger than the little town of Hatch Nm but sweet lord it's a life changing experience the freshness & vibrance this food gives you. We made a stop on they way and on the way back they were closing at 2:30 we arrived at 2:45 and they said come on in as long as you don't mind us cleaning up while you eat another fantastic meal, read more

My wife and I don't often eat out at Mexican restaurants because most places use a spice we strongly dislike. We were passing through Hatch and decided to take a gamble since ratings were pretty good here. We were extremely satisfied with our entire experience! You walk in and sit wherever you like, no need to wait. They serve you chips and salsa. The salsa, of course, is made with green Chile and has some good heat. The food we ordered had good portions and the flavors were excellent. I never expect a lot from beans and rice but they were so tasty! That alone gets 5 stars from me because I've never had great rice at a Mexican restaurant, ever! I really enjoyed the flautas I ordered and my wife exclaimed her satisfaction with the fajitas she ordered. The service was just as good as the food. I highly recommend this place if you're looking for some true Mexican cuisine. I know we'll be stopping by again when we're in the area. (We should have taken pictures but we were too busy enjoying our food!) read more

Fantastic meal. Green chili plate was delish as was the grilled cheese with green chilis. Lots of local folks were eating lunch here. The lady who served us was adorable. She made us all feel like family. She knew the names off all her regular customers. Very kid friendly. Nice Mexican and American options and interesting green chili dishes! I'll be back. They do have outdoor seating! read more

Awesome place to get good food. A head's up...they only take cash, but they do have an ATM in the front. The food is authentic New Mexican and the staff is very friendly. The portions are large so bring your appetite. read more

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Very hard to remember how good something tasted back in 2009; but i'll be going that way again this October and i guess i'll make the 150 mile detour just to be sure i still want to rate it 5 stars. read more

Pepper Pot - Kevin at the Pepper Pot - Mexican Near Me - Hatch, New Mexico

Having become an unwilling NM ex-pat missing NM Mexican food I found this to be the perfect place in Hatch to get the flavor I so miss. Refried beans are creamy and rich, crispy chips with salsa with good heat but not killer hot, hefty bean and cheese burrito with a side of Spanish rice and choice of red or green sauce. Best iced tea!Super service! Will make it a point to stop here on future trips though the beautiful valley surrounding Hatch. read more

Pepper Pot - Mexican Near Me - Hatch, New Mexico

My husband & I stopped here for lunch while trekking into Hatch for fresh chiles. We both ordered the Chile Rellenos...yum. Seriously some of the best I've ever had. They are battered so lightly, the chile isn't lost in a typical eggy mush. The seeds are left in, too (you've been warned, get over it!) Proof positive of a beautiful fresh pepper. You also have the option to upgrade to a stuffed & smothered relleno--add shredded chicken & sauces "Christmas" style to have one green sauced & one red, even with the extra charge it is so reasonable! The house made rice & beans (often just mediocre plate filler) are delicious too. Worth the stop in Hatch for sure! read more

Pepper Pot - Chile rellenos, stuffed with shredded chicken, smothered--one green & one red...yummmm! - Mexican Near Me - Hatch, New Mexico

Best restaurant in Hatch! food was delicious and authentic! friendly staff, felt like family!