Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (buffetbuster)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:45:09 GMT

artphon-
Oh no! What bad luck! I hope you get a chance to go back.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (artphon)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:23:31 GMT

Made a pilgrimage there on a vacation in NM in October, 2011. Turns out they close gor a week in October...that week :-( oh well, next time.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (buffetbuster)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:57:06 GMT

rneiner

Will be in Santa Fe in 3 weeks cant wait to try Bobcat Bites.

Lucky you! Please report back and let us know what you think.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (billyboy)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:10:55 GMT

WH, the ones at TraderJoe's are already roasted and can be used "as is" straight from the can.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (rneiner)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:09:58 GMT

Will be in Santa Fe in 3 weeks cant wait to try Bobcat Bites.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (agnesrob)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:55:00 GMT

I bought them this year at The Fresh Market. They sold quart containers of roasted hatch chilies with the charred skin on. I bought quite a few quarts and skinned and deseeded them, put them in zip locks and froze them for future use. I used some for a nice chicken hatch chili soup. I am definitely going to make some green chili cheese burgers very soon.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (Wintahaba)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:50:08 GMT

MH, Thanks, but the quantity is a little too much Billyboy, Thank you...Trader Joe's is a hike, but I do make the trek a few times a year. Do you roast them after opening or use them as is? Thanks, WH

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (billyboy)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:16:58 GMT

Wintahaba, Trader Joe's sells Hatch, NM chiles in the can. I've bought them here in NYC so it's possible they may have them at other stores. I checked their site and it says they have locations in Wisconsin in Brookfield, Glendale and Madison, if that helps.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:58:20 GMT

Peeled, roasted Hatch chiles are the ones to use.
One source: http://www.hatch-chile.com/

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (Wintahaba)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:25:54 GMT

For all you Bobcat Bite vets, what would be the preferred choice (and method) of green chile to use for making the burger at home? Remember I'm in NE Wisconsin. Thanks!

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (carlton pierre)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:26:59 GMT

Nothing like a green chili cheeseburger!!

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (lleechef)

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:37:22 GMT

What a shame. I think it is one of buffetbuster's favorite places. I know it's one of mine.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (badbyron722)

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:34:00 GMT

Missed this place on our four corners adventure. Looks like an awesome Burger.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (Michael Hoffman)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:07:06 GMT

Thank you! Thank you!

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (buffetbuster)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:24:11 GMT

lleechef

I may reconsider!

Michael, you're welcome!

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (lleechef)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:21:13 GMT

It does seem like a long way to go for a burger. But then, it IS a green chile cheeseburger, best burger I've ever had. I may reconsider!

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (Michael Hoffman)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:57:54 GMT

For some stramge reason she's upset about the price of gasoline.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (buffetbuster)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:26:50 GMT

Michael, I thought we might hear from you. Keep working on her. We both know it is worth the extra drive!

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (Michael Hoffman)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:44:41 GMT

I hate you!

I thought I was really close the other day to getting lleechef to agree to a little drive after our boar hunt next month in Missouri. After all, I reasoned, it's just a one night stopover in Weatherford, Oklahoma before getting to Santa Fe from Rolla. I even pointed out how much she enjoyed her dinner at the steakhouse in Weatherford last summer. Didn't work.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (Sundancer7)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:40:10 GMT

A very good write and sure does look delicious. Nothing like birding and burgers. I may make that a stop on our round the USA trip.
Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (buffetbuster)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:06:36 GMT

SC-
The feeder is right outside the window, which makes it real easy for photo taking. Management did try putting green chile nectar in the bird feeder, but they got tired of hitting me with brooms to shoo me away.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (ScreamingChicken)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:27:10 GMT

Nice photos! Is the hummingbird feeder fairly close to the window? And does it contain green chile nectar?

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (buffetbuster)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:39:03 GMT

This past weekend was spent in New Mexico, which of course, guarantees a stop at Bobcat Bite. But in all the times I have been here before, I did something new. I ate here on a Sunday.

They used to be closed on Sundays, but I appreciate the extra opportunity to get the famed green chile cheeseburger.

Arriving 15 minutes before they opened, there were several other cars already waiting in the parking lot for themto unlock the door. By the time they officially opened, there was enough people waiting to fill the place. I was lucky enough to snag my favorite seat, dead center of the counter. What makes this the best seat is that you are positioned to get all the natural light from the picture window in the back, which is great for photo taking. And you also can kill time waiting for your burger watching the hummingbirds enjoying the feeder. Here are a few photos of the hummingbirds.

After about a half hour, my GCC came out.

Just as beautiful as always. And tasted just as spectacular as remembered. Owner Bonnie Eckre did not wait on me. Instead, I had a young woman I had not seen before, but she was constantantly refilling the iced tea after just a sip or two. Bonnie told me she thought I looked familiar and when I reminded her of the Roadfood bus tour, she recalled ChiTownDiner, cousin Johnny and myself. I asked her about the change in buns they made a few years ago. She said that the hamburger bun they used would just disintegrate because of the juiciness of the meat. They decided a hard roll would be too hard, so they worked with their bun provider in Albuquerque to come up with something in between. The results are an even better product. My bun was also well toasted, more than I had ever seen before.

On the side, an order of the sweet, bacony skillet beans,

which is only available during the Summer. Confession time: I didn't eat the entire burger. Since there had already been two breakfasts on this morning, I had the second half wrapped to go and ate it at the ~~airport~~ sunport in Albuquerque.

The one regret was that since I am a nut frowner, I didn't try the homemade cookies for sale next to the counter.

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (PapaJoe8)

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:09:23 GMT

WOW, TY SBQ!

Swiss and American... whoda guessed?
Joe

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (carollwdls)

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:51:24 GMT

PapaJoe, You asked, so I did as well... I emailed the Bobcat Bite folks & they responded. See below:

"Greetings!
The Roadfood.com people are all excited about trying the famous Bob Cat Bite GCC on their trip to NM next month. Several have clamored to find out what kind of cheese y'all use on the burgers. I thought I would just cut to the chase & inquire directly. :) Thanks for your time!
Sincerely,
Carol"

"Hi Carol,
We use a swiss/american blend cheese.
Thank you for your EMail.
Bobcat Staff"

OK, so I overstated it a teensy bit about how many people wanted to know. But now we all do!
CiaoMeOwwww!

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (PapaJoe8)

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:44:11 GMT

I'm guessin that yummy lookin cheese is Monterrey Jack but I'm not sure. Anyone know?
Joe

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (ChiTownDiner)

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:16:08 GMT

Looks mighty fine! I may be interested...

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (buffetbuster)

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:27:15 GMT

On his blog, George Motz returned to Bobcat Bite and reported some changes, including bigger patties, new bun and the availability of a bacon green chile cheeseburger. Some of this has me worried, as in why mess with perfection. But, I trust John and Bonnie Eckre.

http://hamburgeramerica.blogspot.com/2010/07/changes-at-bobcat-bite.html

I will be able to see for myself in a little more than a month. It can't come soon enough!

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (Extreme Glow)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:02:56 GMT

Thanks for the report and photos.

I stopped at BB back in February and had a great burger (my second visit). Will visit again...

Re:Bobcat Bite/Santa Fe, NM (Baah Ben)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:30:40 GMT

Hatch, NM. "The term Hatch Chili refers to any number of chilis grown in this area and not one specific chili"
according to a yahoo.com search

"Hatch - The Chili Capital of the World." Yahoo.com They have a website. Just search Hatch Chilis. Explains their festival, etc.