"Combo Platter: enchilada to the left, chile relleno to the right. That red chile blanketing the enchilada is radiant with flavor."
Michael Stern
"A combo plate includes a red or green enchilada, taco, chile, rice, and beans, available with or without a chile relleno (shown with). Chope's offers only the freshest food available, all made to order. Always the best tasting you'll ever have!"
Mike Gordon
"Chile Con Queso is hot but not tongue-searing. It is served with flour tortillas that are excellent for dipping and finally for mopping the last of it from the bowl."
Michael Stern
"The salsa brought tears to my eyes.
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Terry Taylor
"I ordered one chile relleno, plain, so I could see it before I poured green chile sauce over the top. It was one of the best I have ever had. Simply perfect.
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Terry Taylor
"Tostada shell with refried bean, lettuce, cheese and what makes this entree tasty, lima beans, corn, potatoes, carrots, and peas."
Marvin Nakashima
"Nothing fancy, inside or out."
Terry Taylor
"For as long as we can remember, Chope's Bar has been an advertisement for Italian Swiss Colony Wine. In fact, the house stocks local wines as well; but for many native-food lovers, the beverage of choice is beer."
Michael Stern
"During the chile harvest in the fall, roadside entrepreneurs roast chilies by the side of the road. The smell is intoxicating!"
Michael Stern
"Bright red chilies and battered old pickup trucks just seem to go so well together. At harvest time in the Mesilla Valley, you'll see plenty of both."
Michael Stern
Chope’s is in the Mesilla Valley, which is where some of New Mexico’s finest chilies are grown; and chile is the star of the menu. Not chili with an “I” at the end, which is the Texas meal of meat and peppers, but chile with an “e”, which is the way New Mexicans refer to their beloved crop. At Chope’s, the best way to taste them is as chilies rellenos: lightly breaded and fried pods served three to an order, or singly alongside any of the combination plates. Also terrific, and milder than the rellenos, are Chope's red enchiladas. Green enchiladas are available, too, and they tend to be hotter. We recommend a stack, with a fried egg on top.
