El Pinto

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Appetizers

Chile Con Queso

Featured on the White House menu to celebrate “Cinco de Mayo.” Our creamy blend of cheeses, fresh chopped green chile, and 60 years of recipe perfection creates this “authentic” flavor of New Mexico.
$12.70

Famous Red Chile Ribs

Our signature baby back ribs were named by the Food Network as the #3 Ribs in America. The ribs are marinated in Hatch red chile and slow baked to fall off the bone. This is an El Pinto original recipe and favorite. (Full Rack Serves 3–4) Add a side of slaw for 2.49

Fiesta Appetizer Platter

Famous Red Chile Ribs, chile con queso, fresh guacamole, and chips. (Serves 4)
$35.50

Fresh Greens Salad

A healthy mix of fresh greens with tomatoes, topped with sliced avocado and homemade red chile croutons. Traditional dressings are available, but try low calorie El Pinto salsa. Make organic garden greens 2.00. Add 4 oz. sockeye salmon 6.99.
$10.20

Fresh Guacamole

We use only the best Haas avocados. Voted “Best Guacamole” by locals in Albuquerque The Magazine five years in a row.
$13.70

Green Chile Stew

Authentic roasted Hatch green chile with chicken, potatoes, and corn served with a flour tortilla.

Green Chile Strips

Unique to El Pinto. Flash fried Hatch Green Chile strips served with red chile ranch dressing. (Full Order Serves 4)

Hatch Chile and Chicharrones

This is a classic New Mexican tradition. Chicharrones from humanely raised Kyzer Farms heritage pork served with roasted Hatch Green Chile and fresh butter. Served with tortillas
$13.70

Posole

Authentic New Mexican recipe with pork, hominy, and El Pinto’s Hatch red chile, served with a flour tortilla.

Quesadilla

Grilled flour tortillas with cheddar and Monterey jack cheese topped with guacamole, garnished with lettuce and tomato, and sour cream. (Serves 4) Add beef, chicken or pork 3.49
$16.80

Nachos

Tortilla chips topped and double stacked with cheddar and Monterey jack cheese, pinto beans, guacamole, sour cream, El Pinto’s famous green chile, and fresh jalapeños (Full Order Serves 4) Add beef, chicken or pork, 3.49

New Mexico Grill

Enjoy your steak or ribs with a tossed salad and a baked potato or substitute one for your choice of any two of our delicious sides including: Asparagus, Rice, Pinto Beans, Calabacitas, French Fries or Papitas.

New York Strip 12oz

New York strip wet aged for 21 days and then charbroiled to perfection.
$45.00

12 oz. Ribeye & Enchilada

The ribeye has the most marbling of any cut, with a very tender and flavorful taste. Served with your choice of a chicken, beef, or pork enchilada with red or green chile.
$55.00

14 oz. Ribeye

The ribeye has the most marbling of any cut, has a very flavorful taste, and is extremely tender. Smother in queso for 1.0
$56.00

Grass Fed Burger

8 oz. patty, from pasture raised cattle that are source verified (no hormones, antibiotics or feedlots), charbroiled and served with a side of El Pinto fresh guacamole and fries. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, red onion and a pickle slice. Add cheese .50; chopped green chile .50; bacon +2.00
$18.30

Grass Fed Green Chile Queso Burger

8 oz. patty, from pasture raised cattle that are source verified (no hormones, antibiotics or feedlots), charbroiled, and smothered with our special blended queso, green chile, sweet onion pickle relish, bibb lettuce, and tomato. Fries and guacamole on the side.
$18.30

Red Chile Ribs Plate

Baby back ribs marinated in Hatch red chile and slow baked to fall off the bone.

Traditional Plates

Bowl of Chile Con Carne

Lean pork in red chile with pinto beans. Served with a tortilla.
$19.40

Carne Adovada Plate

Flour tortilla topped with deliciously hot and spicy lean pork marinated in red chile served with pinto beans and rice.
$24.00

Chile Rellenos Plate

Two flame roasted New Mexican Hatch green chiles stuffed with cheese and served with pinto beans and rice.
$23.50

Combination Plate #1

Rolled beef or chicken taco, tamale, red chile cheese enchilada, chile con carne and pinto beans.
$24.00

Combination Plate #2

Two rolled beef or chicken tacos, tamale, green chile cheese enchilada and pinto beans.
$24.00

Combination Plate #3

Beef or chicken rolled taco, red chile cheese enchilada, chile con carne, chile relleno, and pinto beans.
$24.00

Huevos Rancheros

Flour tortilla with El Pinto organic fed and pasture-raised eggs topped with your choice of chile and cheddar cheese, served with papitas and pinto beans. Add pork, beef or chicken 2.50
$21.40

Stuffed Sopapillas

Two sopapillas stuffed with red or green chile, pinto beans, and your choice of chicken, beef or pork, garnished with lettuce, tomato and cheese.
$23.00

Taco Plate

Three folded or rolled tacos, your choice of beef or chicken, topped with lettuce and tomato, garnished with cheese, Served with rice, pinto beans and a side of guacamole. Substitute grass fed beef 2.00.
$20.40

Taco Salad

Flour tortilla shell filled with choice of meat (chicken, beef or pork) topped with pinto beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese, sour cream and your choice of chile.
$20.40

Tamale Plate

Three tamales served with pinto beans, rice and choice of chile.
$22.40

Tostada Compuestas

Three tostada cups filled with chile con carne and pinto beans topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
$20.40

Vegetarian Combination Plate

Two cheese enchiladas served with red or green chile, a chile relleno, pinto beans and rice.
$20.40

Burrito & Enchilada Plates

Burrito

Chicken, carne adovada, pork or beef with pinto beans in a flour tortilla with rice on the side, smothered with your choice of red or green chile and topped with cheddar cheese.
$22.40

Calabacitas Burrito

Calabacitas and pinto beans in a flour tortilla, smothered in your choice of red or green chile and topped with Monterey jack cheese with rice on the side
$20.40

Enchilada Combo Plate

Three rolled corn tortilla enchiladas: Chile con carne, red chile cheese, and green chile cheese.
$24.00

Enchiladas Plate

Three flat or rolled corn tortilla filled with fresh cheddar cheese and onions with your choice of red or green chile.
$20.40

Vegetarian Burrito

Pinto beans and rice in a flour tortilla, smothered with your choice of red or green chile and topped with cheese.
$20.40

Health Conscious Plates

Chicken Adovada

An 8 oz. chicken filet marinated in red chile, grilled, and served with calabacitas, pinto beans and rice. Substitute salad or baked potato for two sides
$23.50

Chicken Filet

8 oz. grilled chicken breast served with your choice of two sides, or substitute a salad or baked potato.
$22.40

Grilled Chicken Salad

Mixed greens, red onions, bacon, tomatoes, pasture-raised eggs and topped with grilled chicken breast, avocado slices, homemade red chile croutons and bleu cheese crumbles.
$21.40

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

An 8 oz. grilled chicken breast served on a white or wheat bun with a side of El Pinto fresh guacamole and fries. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickle slice. Cheddar or Monterey jack cheese .50 Add chopped green chile .50
$18.30

Grilled Sockeye Salmon

8 oz. Alaskan sockeye salmon filet grilled to order. Choose two sides, or substitute a salad or baked potato for no charge.
$32.50

Rice Bowl

Bowl of rice, pinto beans and choice of chicken, beef or pork, with chile and a tortilla on side. Add grass fed beef 2.00
$19.40

Salsa Twins Salad

Fresh greens with broccoli, tomatoes, topped with fresh salsa, fresh roasted green chile, and guacamole.
$18.40

Vegetarian Combination Plate

Two cheese enchiladas served with red or green chile, a chile relleno, pinto beans and rice.
$20.40

Sides

Asparagus

$4.99

SD Salmon

$10.49

SD Beef Patty

$10.49

SD Filet

$10.49

Roasted Green Chile

$3.99

SD Shredded Beef

$3.49

SD Sopapilla

$10.49

SD 12 oz Steak

$29.99

SD Tostada

$8.99

SD Chicken

$2.99

SD Roasted Jalapeno

$1.00

SD Bacon

$4.99

Baked Potato

$5.29

SD Carne Adovada

$7.29

SD Beef

$2.99

SD Pork

$2.99

Calabasitas

$4.99

French Fries

$5.49

Papitas

$4.25

Pinto Beans

$4.29

Refritos

$5.29

Rice

$3.29

Side Salad

$9.99

Sweet Potato Fries

$5.49

A La Carte

SD Salmon

$10.49

SD Beef Patty

$10.49

SD Filet

$10.49

Roasted Green Chile

$3.99

SD Shredded Beef

$3.49

SD Sopapilla

$10.49

SD 12 oz Steak

$29.99

SD Tostada

$8.99

SD Chicken

$2.99

SD Roasted Jalapeno

$1.00

SD Bacon

$4.99

Baked Potato

$5.29

SD Carne Adovada

$7.29

SD Beef

$2.99

SD Pork

$2.99

Blue Corn Tortilla

$2.49

Calabacitas

$4.99

Chicharrónes

$7.99

SD Chile Cheese Enchilada

$5.49

Chile Con Carne

$7.29

SD Chile Relleno

$5.49

SD Enchilada Meat

$5.99

SD Folded Taco

$4.99

French Fries

$5.49

Guacamole

$4.29

Hen Hotel Egg

$3.99

Papitas

$4.25

Pinto Beans

$4.29

Chile Sauce

$3.99

Refritos

$5.29

Rice

$3.29

SD Rolled Taco

$5.99

Slaw

$2.49

SD Queso

$3.49

Sour Cream

$2.49

Sliced Avocado

$4.29

SD Tamale

$6.29

Tortillas (3)

$2.29

Gluten Free Menu

Request steamed corn tortillas if highly gluten intolerant — the sunflower oil used for frying will have trace amounts of flour from flour tortilla frying.

New York Strip 12oz

New York strip wet aged for 21 days and then charbroiled to perfection.
$45.00

12 oz. Ribeye & Enchilada

The ribeye has the most marbling of any cut, with a very tender and flavorful taste. Served with your choice of a chicken, beef, or pork enchilada with red or green chile.
$55.00

14 oz. Ribeye

The ribeye has the most marbling of any cut, has a very flavorful taste, and is extremely tender. Smother in queso for 1.0
$56.00

Chicken Filet

8 oz. grilled chicken breast served with your choice of two sides, or substitute a salad or baked potato.
$22.40

Grass Fed Burger

8 oz. patty, from pasture raised cattle that are source verified (no hormones, antibiotics or feedlots), charbroiled and served with a side of El Pinto fresh guacamole and fries. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, red onion and a pickle slice. Add cheese .50; chopped green chile .50; bacon +2.00
$18.30

Grilled Chicken Salad

Mixed greens, red onions, bacon, tomatoes, pasture-raised eggs and topped with grilled chicken breast, avocado slices, homemade red chile croutons and bleu cheese crumbles.
$21.40

Grilled Sockeye Salmon

8 oz. Alaskan sockeye salmon filet grilled to order. Choose two sides, or substitute a salad or baked potato for no charge.
$32.50

Huevos Rancheros

Flour tortilla with El Pinto organic fed and pasture-raised eggs topped with your choice of chile and cheddar cheese, served with papitas and pinto beans. Add pork, beef or chicken 2.50
$21.40

Posole

Authentic New Mexican recipe with pork, hominy, and El Pinto’s Hatch red chile, served with a flour tortilla.

Red Chile Ribs Plate

Baby back ribs marinated in Hatch red chile and slow baked to fall off the bone.

Rice Bowl

Bowl of rice, pinto beans and choice of chicken, beef or pork, with chile and a tortilla on side. Add grass fed beef 2.00
$19.40

Salsa Twins Salad

Fresh greens with broccoli, tomatoes, topped with fresh salsa, fresh roasted green chile, and guacamole.
$18.40

Taco Plate

Three folded or rolled tacos, your choice of beef or chicken, topped with lettuce and tomato, garnished with cheese, Served with rice, pinto beans and a side of guacamole. Substitute grass fed beef 2.00.
$20.40

Fresh Desserts

Dessert Empanadas

Cherry, Apple, or Peach inside a flaky pastry crust. A la mode+ 1
$7.00

Flan

House made creme caramel sweetened with local honey. Served with whipped cream and strawberry
$7.00

Levante

Homemade biscochitos soaked in Patron XO Cafe and brandy under a light house made custard, topped with whipped cream and shaved chocolate. An El Pinto original. (Serves Two to Four)
$10.00

Family Style Meals To Go

Enchilada Casserole

Corn tortillas, meat, choice of chile, cheese. Served with a tossed salad, calabacitas, dryland pinto beans, spanish rice, sopapillas with honey, chips and fresh salsa.
$82.95

Hatch Red Chile Rib Dinner

Two full racks of red chile ribs. Served with a tossed salad, calabacitas, dryland pinto beans, spanish rice, sopapillas with honey, chips and fresh salsa.
$108.95

Rolled Taco Platter

Twelve rolled tacos (choice of beef or chicken). Served with a tossed salad, calabacitas, dryland pinto beans, spanish rice, sopapillas with honey, chips and fresh salsa.
$67.45

Tamales (12)

One dozen red chile pork tamales. Served with a tossed salad, calabacitas, dryland pinto beans, spanish rice, sopapillas with honey, chips and fresh salsa.
$82.95

Lunch Menu

L- Burrito

Chicken, pork or beef with pinto beans in a flour tortilla with red or green chile, smothered with cheddar cheese and served with rice and pinto beans. Add grass fed shredded beef 2.00.
$15.30

L- Calabacitas Burrito

Calabacitas and pinto beans in a flour tortilla, smothered in your choice of red or green chile and topped with Monterey Jack cheese with rice on the side.
$13.30

L - Chile Relleno and Tostada Compuesta

Flame roasted New Mexican green chile stuffed with cheese, with one tostada cup filled with your choice of chicken, beef or pork served with a side of rice.
$14.30

L- Combination Plate

One rolled or folded taco (chicken or beef), Hatch red chile cheese enchilada, chile con carne, and pinto beans.
$16.30

L- Grass Fed Burger

8 oz. patty from local 100% grass fed beef, charbroiled, and served on a white or wheat bun with a side of fresh guacamole and fries. Served with lettuce, tomato, red onion and a pickle on the side. Add cheese .50; Hatch green chile .50; Bacon 2.00. Gluten free bun add 2.00
$16.30

L- Grilled Chicken Sandwich

An 8 oz. grilled chicken breast served on a white or wheat bun with a side of El Pinto fresh guacamole and fries. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickle slice. Add cheddar or monterey jack cheese .50; Green Chile .50
$16.30

L- Meat Enchiladas (2)

Choice of beef, pork, chicken, or chile con carne enchiladas with pinto beans and rice. Add a pasture raised egg from El Pinto’s Hen Hotel 3.99. Add grass fed shredded beef 2.00
$15.30

L- Quesadilla

Grilled flour tortillas with cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses topped with guacamole, garnished with lettuce and tomato, sour cream and salsa. Add beef, chicken or pork 3.49

L- Rice Bowl

Bowl of rice, pinto beans and choice of chicken, beef or pork with chile and tortilla on side. Add grass fed beef $2.00
$15.30

L- Stuffed Sopapillas

Two sopapilla stuffed with red or green chile, pinto beans, and your choice of chicken, beef or pork, garnished with lettuce, tomato and cheese. Add grass fed shredded beef 2.00
$14.30

L- Taco Plate

Two folded or rolled tacos; your choice of beef or chicken, topped with lettuce and tomato, garnished with cheese. Served with rice, pinto beans and a side of guacamole. Substitute grass fed shredded beef 2.00
$14.30

L- Taco Salad

Flour tortilla shell filled with choice of meat (chicken, beef or pork) topped with pinto beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese, sour cream and your choice of chile. Add grass fed shredded beef 2.00.
$15.30

L- Tamale Plate

Two tamales served with pinto beans, rice and choice of chile.
$15.30

L- Tostada Compuestas

Two tostada cups filled with chile con carne and pinto beans topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream and guacamole. Add grass fed shredded beef 2.00.
$15.30

L- Vegetarian Burrito

Pinto beans, rice, and cheese with your choice of red or green chile.
$13.30

Party Packages

C- Chile Rellenos

1/2 dozen or dozen chile rellenos

C- Enchilada Casserole

Small (10-12 servings/4oz portions) | Large (20-30 servings/4oz portions) (Chicken, beef, pork, or cheese)

C- Mexican Pinwheels

Dozen (48hr notice)
$14.99

C- Red Chile Pork Tamales

1/2 dozen or dozen red chile pork tamales

C- Rolled Tacos

1/2 dozen or dozen rolled tacos, chicken or ground beef

Take Out Catering Menu

C- Beans

half pint, pint, quart, 1/2 gallon

C- Biscochitos

1/2 dozen or dozen biscochitos

C- Calabacitas

half pint, pint, quart, 1/2 gallon

C- Carne Adovada

C- Chile Con Carne

half pint, pint, quart, 1/2 gallon

C- Chile Con Queso

half pint, pint, quart, 1/2 gallon

C- Flour Tortillas

1/2 dozen or dozen

C- Green Chile Stew

half pint, pint, quart, 1/2 gallon

C- Guacamole

half pint, pint, quart, 1/2 gallon

C- Original Salsa

half pint, pint, quart, 1/2 gallon

C- Posole

half pint, pint, quart, 1/2 gallon

C- Red/Green Chile

half pint, pint, quart, 1/2 gallon, red or green, hot or mild

C- Rice

half pint, pint, quart, 1/2 gallon

C- Sopapillas

1/2 dozen or dozen

C- Tortilla Chips

1lb or 5lb bag

Kids Menu

Kids- Burrito

$6.99

Kids- Chicken Finger

$7.29

Kids- Grilled Cheese

$6.99

Kids- Hamburger

$6.99

Kids- Quesadilla

$6.99

Kids- Rolled Taco Plate

$6.99

Kids- Scrambled Egg Plate

$6.99