El Pinto
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El Pinto Restaurant & Cantina, founded in 1962 in Albuquerque's North Valley by the Thomas family using grandmother Josephina Chavez-Griggs's recipes, has grown into the largest restaurant in New Mexico with seating for 1,200 guests. Known for its Hatch green chile sourced directly from farm to table and its Food Network-featured ribs, El Pinto's nationally distributed salsa and repeated Best New Mexican Restaurant honors from Albuquerque the Magazine underscore its status as a state landmark.
1st in Albuquerque
3rd in NM