restaurant menus
Main Menu
Health = Health Conscious | Vegetarian = Vegetarian | Favorite = Customer Favorite | not spicy = No Spice | Gluten Free = Gluten Free menu
Enjoy fresh New Mexican cuisine. Our food is made from scratch. El Pinto prides itself in serving pasture-raised eggs from our happy hens living on property, local vegetables when in season, fresh roasted Hatch chile, Celtic sea salt, sunflower oil for all chips and frying, local raw honey, and non-GMO ingredients.
All El Pinto Red and Green Chile is Vegan. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Appetizers
FavoriteFamous Red Chile Ribs Half Rack 29.50/Full Rack 35.50
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.
FavoriteFiesta Appetizer Platter 35.50
Famous Red Chile Ribs, chile con queso, fresh guacamole, and chips. (Serves Four)
VegetarianEl Pinto Chile Con Queso 12.70
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.
VegetarianHealthnot spicyFresh Guacamole 13.70
We use only the best Haas avocados. Voted "Best Guacamole" by locals in Albuquerque The Magazine five years in a row.
VegetarianHealthnot spicyFresh Greens Salad 10.20
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 4oz Sockeye Salmon 6.99.
FavoriteHatch Chile & Chicharrones 13.70
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.
VegetarianGreen Chile Strips Half Order 10.20/Full Order 16.30
Unique to El Pinto. Flash fried Hatch green chile strips served with red chile ranch dressing. (Full Order serves 4)
Vegetarian Favorite"The Best Nachos in America"
~ Wall Street Journal, Jan 2006
Half 19.30/Full 25.50
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 jalapenos (Full Order Serves Four) Add Beef, Chicken or Pork, 3.49 ea.
Vegetariannot spicyQuesadilla 16.80
Grilled flour tortillas with cheddar and monterey jack cheese topped with guacamole, garnished with lettuce and tomato, and sour cream. (Serves Four) Add Beef, Chicken or Pork. 3.49
FavoritePosole Cup 9.00/Bowl 13.00
Authentic New Mexican recipe with pork, hominy, and El Pinto's Hatch red chile, served with a flour tortilla.
FavoriteHealthGreen Chile Stew Cup 9.00/Bowl 13.00
Authentic roasted Hatch green chile with chicken, potatoes, and corn served with a flour tortilla.
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
Favoritenot spicy28-32 oz. Dry Aged Prime, Bone in, Hand Cut Tomahawk Ribeye* 142.80
Our USDA Prime tomahawk ribeye is dry aged at El Pinto for 30+ days, cut on site, and cooked to perfection. Dry aging naturally tenderizes and concentrates flavor. Served with a cheese enchilada, a baked potato, an side salad. +2.00 organic greens.
12 oz. Ribeye & Enchilada* 55.00
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.
not spicy14 oz. Ribeye* 56.00
The Ribeye has the most marbling of any cut, has a very flavorful taste, and is extremely tender. Smother in queso for 1.00
not spicy12 oz. New York Strip* 45.00
New York Strip wet aged for 21 days and then charbroiled to perfection. This cut comes from the most tender section of beef.
FavoriteRed Chile Ribs Half Rack 33.60/Full Rack 46.80
Our exclusive 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.
Favoritenot spicyKyzer Farms Tomahawk Pork Chop* 45.00
Humanely raised heritage pork from the South Valley of Albuquerque. Hormone and antibiotic free. Never frozen. Cut at El Pinto by hand. Served with an enchilada and a baked potato or salad. Upgrade to organic greens for 2.00.
Kyzer Farms Pork Chop & Enchilada* 35.00
Humanely raised heritage pork from the South Valley of Albuquerque. Hormone and antibiotic free. Never frozen, Served with two enchiladas and beans.
FavoriteGrass Fed Green Chile Queso Burger* 18.30
8 oz. patty, from pasture raised cattle that are source verified (no hormones, antibotics 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.
not spicyGrass Fed Burger* 18.30
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
Traditional Plates
Combination Plate #1 24.00
Rolled beef or chicken taco, tamale, red chile cheese, enchilada, chile con carne and pinto beans.
Combination Plate #2 24.00
Two rolled beef or chicken tacos, tamale, green chile cheese enchilada and pinto beans.
FavoriteCombination Plate #3 24.00
Beef or chicken rolled taco, red chile cheese enchilada, chile con carne, chile relleno and pinto beans.
VegetarianVegetarian Combination Plate 20.40
Two cheese enchiladas served with red or green chile, a chile relleno, pinto beans and rice
not spicyTaco Plate 20.40
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.
HealthCarne Adovada Plate 24.00
Flour tortilla topped with deliciously hot and spicy lean pork marinated in red chile served with pinto beans and rice.
VegetarianHuevos Rancheros 21.40
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.
Tamale Plate 22.40
Three tamales served with pinto beans, rice and choice of chile.
Tostada Compuestas 20.40
Three tostada cups filled with chile con carne and pinto beans topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
not spicyTaco Salad 20.40
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. Substitute grass fed beef 2.00.
HealthBowl of Chile con Carne 19.40
Lean pork in red chile with pinto beans. Served with a tortilla.
FavoriteStuffed Sopapillas 23.00
Two sopapillas stuffed with red or green chile, pinto beans, and your choice of chicken, beef or pork, garnished with lettuce, tomato and cheese.
VegetarianChile Rellenos 23.50
Two flame roasted New Mexican Hatch green chiles stuffed with cheese and served with pinto beans and rice
Enchilada Plates
Served with rice and local Colorado grown dryland pinto beans
FavoriteChile Con Carne Enchiladas 24.00
"A House Specialty" made with flat or rolled corn tortillas, filled with pork marinated in El Pinto's fresh Hatch red chile.
FavoriteChicken Enchiladas 24.00
Three flat or rolled corn tortillas filled with chicken, cheddar cheese, and your choice of red or green chile.
Enchilada Combo Plate 24.00
Three rolled corn tortilla enchiladas; Chile con carne, red chile cheese, and green chile cheese.
VegetarianEnchiladas 20.40
Three flat or rolled corn tortillas filled with fresh cheddar cheese and onions with your choice of red or green chile.
Burrito Plates
Burrito 22.40
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.
VegetarianVegetarian Burrito 20.40
Dryland pinto beans and rice in a flour tortilla, smothered with your choice of red or green chile and topped with cheese.
VegetarianFavoriteHealthCalabacitas Burrito 20.40
Calabacitas and pinto beans in a flour tortillas, smothered in your choice of red or green chile and topped with Monterey jack cheese with rice on the side.
A La Carte
Chicharrónes 7.99
Chile con carne 7.29
Calabacitas 4.99
Enchilada meat 5.99
Chile Enchilada 5.49
Relleno 5.49
Folded taco 4.99
Rolled taco 5.99
Tamale 6.29
Pinto beans 4.29
Refritos 5.29
French fries 5.49
Guacamole 4.29
Spanish rice 3.29
Tortillas (3) 2.29
Blue corn tortilla 2.49
Sour cream 2.49
Hen Hotel egg 3.99
Green chile sauce 3.99
Red chile sauce 3.99
Slaw 2.49
Papitas 4.25
Baked potato 5.29
Health Conscious Plates
Healthnot spicyGrilled Sockeye Salmon* 32.50
8 oz. Alaskan Sockeye Salmon fillet grilled to order. The Salmon is ruby-red from the krill they feed on. Choose two sides or substitute a salad or baked potato for no charge.
VegetarianVegetarian Combination Plate 20.40
Two cheese enchiladas served with red or green chile, one chile relleno and pinto beans and rice.
Favoritenot spicyGrilled Chicken Salad 21.40
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.
Substitute chicken adovada for 1.00.
Healthnot spicyGrilled Chicken Sandwich 18.30
A 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; Chopped green chile .50.
FavoriteHealthChicken Adovada 23.50
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.
HealthVegetarianSalsa Twins Salad 18.40
A full meal using a healthy mix of fresh greens with fresh broccoli, fresh tomatoes, and topped with fresh salsa, fresh roasted green chile, and guacamole. Add 4 oz. Sockeye salmon, grilled chicken or chicken adovada 6.99. Make Organic greens 2.00.
HealthRice Bowl 19.40
Bowl of rice, dryland pinto beans and choice of chicken, beef or pork with chile and a tortilla on side. Add grass fed beef 2.00.
Healthnot spicyChicken Filet 22.40
An 8 oz. grilled chicken breast served with your choice of two sides or substitute a salad or baked potato.
Sides
Rice 3.29
Beans 4.29
Calabasitas 4.99
Fries 5.49
Papitas 4.25
Refritos 5.29
Asparagus 4.99
Baked Potato 5.29
Salad 9.99
Beverages
Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Dr. Pepper, Root Beer, & Sprite 3.99
Bottled Sprite, Mexican Coke or Fanta 4.25
Pink Lemonade 4.95
Strawberry Lemonade (No free refills) 5.25
Cucumber Elderflower Lemonade (No free refills) 5.25
9.5 pH Filtered & Ionized Water 32 oz 2.99
Hot or Iced Tea 3.49
Milk (No free refills) 3.49
Coffee (Regular or Decaf, No free refills) 3.49
Espresso (1 shot / 2 shots) 2.50/4.50
Cappuccino 5.99
Note: For groups of 10 or more: No separate checks. Automatic 20% gratuity added.
PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY.
Fresh Handmade Margaritas
El Pinto has 160+ tequilas from 100% blue weber agave and 50+ mezcal or sotol variations to choose from. We encourage you to enjoy these artisan spirits neat or as a margarita. For margaritas, we always use fresh lime juice, house made simple syrup, and premium orange liqueur, which is blended and hand shaken by our expert staff.
Margaritas
Salsa Twins Glass 16.50 | Pitcher 99.00
El Pinto Rotating Select Barrel Tequila, Orange Liqueur, Fresh Lime Juice, and House Made Simple Syrup
Grand Gold Glass 15.50 | Pitcher 93.00
El Jimador Añejo, Grand Marnier, Fresh Lime Juice, House Made Simple Syrup
Patron Silver Glass 15.50 | Pitcher 93.00
Patrón Silver Tequila, Orange Liqueur, Fresh Lime Juice, House Made Simple Syrup
Fiesta Fresh Glass 14.50 | Pitcher 72.50
Rotating Premium Blanco Tequila, Orange Liqueur, Fresh Squeezed Lime, House Simple Syrup, Hand Shaken
Low Calorie Organic Glass 14.50 | Pitcher 87.00
Organic Tres Generaciones Reposado, Orange Liqueur, Fresh Lime Juice, Organic Agave Nectar
Jalapeno Margarita Glass 14.50 | Pitcher 87.00
Fiesta Fresh Margarita with muddled fresh jalapeno and Green Chile Salt Rim
The 505 Margarita Glass 14.50 | Pitcher 87.00
Local Hollow Spirits Agave Spirit, Ancho Reyes Green Liqueur, Fresh Lime, House Made Simple Syrup, Green Chile Salt Rim
Draft Beer
Stella Artois (16 oz) 7.25
Ex Novo Seasonal (local) 7.00
Ex Novo Mass Ascension IPA (local) 7.00
La Cumbre Jefe's Hefe (local) 7.00
La Cumbre Pilsner "Beer" (local) 7.00
Marble IPA (local) 7.00
Steel Bender Seasonal (local) 7.00
Negra Modelo 6.00
Dos XX Lager 6.00
Coors Light 6.00
Esse Locum: Beer aged in Tequila Barrels (local) 6.00
Beer by the Bottle
Coors 5.50
Budweiser 5.50
Miller Lite 5.50
Michelob Ultra 5.50
Corona 5.50
Corona Lite 5.50
Dos XX Amber 5.50
Dos XX Lager 5.50
Pacifico 5.50
Sierra Blanca Green Chille Cerveza 5.50
Tecate 5.50
Modelo Especial 5.50
Bohemia 5.50
Heineken 5.50
Corona N/A 4.50
Ultra Zero 4.50
Wine Selection
WHITE
Albarino, Albuquerque, NM
VARA
Glass 12 | Bottle 43
Chardonnay, CA
Rodney Strong
Glass 10 | Bottle 35
Sauvignon Blanc, NZ
Kim Crawford
Glass 12 | Bottle 43
Woodbridge Chardonnay, CA
Mondavi
Glass 8 | Bottle 26
Moscato D'Asti, Italy
Lucio
Glass 9 | Bottle 31
Fume Blanc, Sonoma, CA
Ferrari-Carano
Glass 12 | Bottle 43
Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, OR
Erath
Glass 11 | Bottle 39
Cinsault Rose, NM
Sheehan
Glass 16 | Bottle 55
RED
Tempranillo, Albuquerque, NM
VARA
Glass 9 | Bottle 31
Woodbridge, Cab. Sauv, CA
Mondavi
Glass 8 | Bottle 26
Woodbridge, Merlot, CA
Mondavi
Glass 8 | Bottle 26
Cabernet Sauv, Columbia Valley, WA
Browne
Glass 13 | Bottle 47
Red Blend, Columbia Valley, WA
14 Hands
Glass 10 | Bottle 35
Malbec, Argentina
Alamos
Glass 10 | Bottle 35
Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, OR
Erath
Glass 13 | Bottle 47
Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara, CA
Meiomi
Glass 14 | Bottle 50
Olphiest, Red Blend, NM
Sheehan
Glass 14 | Bottle 50
SANGRIA
Red or White Sangria Glass 9 | Bottle 32
CHAMPAGNE/SPARKLING
Brut, Albuquerque, NM
Gruet
Glass 12 | Bottle 42
Rose, Albuquerque, NM
Gruet Sauvage
Glass 12 | Bottle 42
St. Vincent, NM
Domaine
Glass 11 | Bottle 40
Brut, Albuquerque, NM
VARA
Glass 13 | Bottle 48
Southwestern Signature Desserts
Levante 10
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)
Flan 7
House made creme caramel sweetened with local honey. Served with whipped cream and strawberry
Empanadas 7
Cherry, Apple, or Peach inside a flaky pastry crust.
A la mode+ 1
New Mexican Sundae 7
Coffee ice cream topped with Kahlua, chocolate syrup, whipped cream and coconut.
Signature Coffees
CAFE BURQUENO 14
Cappuccino with Left Turn Distillers Rojo Pinon Rum, Frangelico, red chile dust.
THE BEEKEEPER 10
Hornitos 'Black Barrel' Aflejo Tequila, Licor 43, espresso, local honey, steamed milk, milk froth.
MINT FRAPPACHATA 9
A blend of RumChata, dark roast coffee, DeKuyper Creme de Menthe, espresso, and steamed milk. Served with a chocolate mint.
GRAND CARMELO 9
Cappuccino with Grand Marnier and caramel liqueur.
Single Malts
COLKEGAN (NM) 15
GLEN ROTH SHERRY CASK 10
BALVENIE SINGLE BARREL 12 YR 14
GLENLIVET 12YR 10
MCCALLAN 12 YR 12
GLENFIDDICH 12 YR 10
Lunch Menu
Health = Health Conscious | Vegetarian = Vegetarian | Favorite = Customer Favorite | not spicy = No Spice
Lunch Menu Served Mon–Fri 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
All El Pinto Red and Green Chile is Vegan. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, or eggs
Lunch Menu
Grass Fed Burger* 16.30
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 slice.
Add Cheese .50; Hatch green chile .50; Bacon 2.00; Gluten Free bun add 2.00.
Lunch Combination Plate 16.30
One rolled or folded taco (chicken or beef), Hatch red chile cheese enchilada, chile con carne, and pinto beans.
Tamale Plate 15.30
Two tamales served with pinto beans, rice and choice of chile.
not spicyTaco Plate 14.30
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
FavoriteStuffed Sopapilla 14.30
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
Rice Bowl 15.30
Bowl of rice, pinto beans and choice of chicken, beef or pork with chile and tortilla on side.
Add grass fed beef $2.00
Chile Relleno & Tostada Compuesta 14.30
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.
Two Tostadas Compuestas 15.30
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.
FavoriteTwo Meat Enchiladas 15.30
Choice of beef, pork, chicken, or chile con carne enchiladas with pinto beans and rice.
Add a pasture raised egg from Ell Pinto's Hen Hotel 3.99.
Add grass fed shredded beef 2.00.
HealthGrilled Chicken Sandwich 16.30
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; Chopped Green Chile .50.
not spicyQuesadilla Large 14.30/Small 10.30
Grilled flour tortillas with cheddar and monterey jack cheese topped with guacamole, garnished with lettuce and tomato, sour cream and salsa.
Add Beef, Chicken, or Pork, 3.49.
Burrito 15.30
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.
Vegetariannot spicyVegetarian Burrito 13.30
Pinto beans, rice, and cheese with your choice of red or green chile.
VegetarianHealthCalabacitas Burrito 13.30
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.
not spicyTaco Salad 15.30
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.
A La Carte
Chicharrónes 7.99
Chile Con Carne 7.29
Calabacitas 4.99
Carne Adovada 7.29
Relleno 5.49
Folded Taco 4.99
Rolled Taco 5.99
Tamale 6.29
Pinto Beans 4.29
Refritos 5.29
French Fries 4.99
Guacamole 4.29
Blue Corn Tortillas 2.49
Sour Cream 2.49
Hen Hotel Egg 3.99
Slaw 2.49
Brunch Menu
Health = Health Conscious | Vegetarian = Vegetarian | Favorite = Customer Favorite | not spicy = No Spice | Gluten Free = Gluten Free
Always Fresh & Prepared Daily
Sunday Brunch showcases our Pasture Raised Eggs collected daily from El Pinto’s Hen Hotel, an Animal Welfare Approved program on property. El Pinto’s Happy Hens are fed organically. Our laying Hens are the first and only AWA approved program on restaurant property in the nation.
Served Sunday 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Brunch Menu
Gluten FreeFavoriteCarne Asada Skillet 25.50
Marinated Ribeye Steak | Green Peppers | Grilled Onions | Breakfast Potatoes | Two Hen Hotel Eggs your way*
FavoriteHatch Red Chile Eggs Benedict* 24.40
Poached Hen Hotel Eggs* | Green Chile Cheese Biscuit | Red Chile Hollandaise Sauce | Chile con Queso | Asparagus | Shaved Ham | Breakfast Potatoes
Gluten FreeThe New Mexican Breakfast 20.30
Two Hen Hotel Eggs Your Way* | Hickory Smoked Bacon or Green Chile Sausage | Breakfast Potatoes | Tortilla | Hatch Red & Green Chile
not spicyBiscuits and Gravy 21.40
Homemade Green Chile Cheese Biscuits | Green Chile Sausage Gravy | Hickory Smoked Bacon | Breakfast Potatoes
Favoritenot spicyBlue Corn Blueberry Pecan Pancakes 21.40
Stone Ground Blue Corn | Local Pecans | Bacon | Fresh Blueberries | Whipped Butter | Pure Maple Syrup
FavoriteRed Chile Breakfast Empanadas 21.40
Bacon | Breakfast Potatoes | Red & Green Chile | Cheddar Two Hen Hotel Eggs Your Way *
VegetarianHuevos Rancheros 21.40
Hen Hotel Eggs Your Way* | Flour Tortillas | Cheddar | Breakfast Potatoes | Dryland Beans | Choice of Red or Green Chile add chicken, pork or beef 2.50
not spicyBreakfast Burrito 19.40
Hen Hotel Eggs Scrambled* | Hash Browns | Cheddar | Hickory Smoked Bacon | Flour Tortilla | Red or Green Chile
Drinks
Grand Gold 15.50
Don Julio Anejo • Grand Marnier • Fresh Lime • House Simple Syrup • Salted rim
Paleta Margarita 15.00
Weber Ranch Agave Vodka • Fresh Lime Juice • Simple Syrup • Watermelon Liqueur • Tajin Rim
Patron Silver Margarita 15.50
Patron Silver • Citronge • Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice • House Simple Syrup
Carajillo 12.00
El Pinto Barrel Select Añejo • Licor 43 • Espresso • Shaken on Ice
Fiesta Fresh Margarita 14.50
Premium 100% Blue Agave tequila of the month • Citronge • Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice • House Simple Syrup
Bloody Mary 14.50
Teller Green Chile Vodka (local), House Made Bloody Mary Mix, House Pickled Vegetables
Mimosa $10 glass / $36 bottle of Gruet Brut with Organic OJ
Organic Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice 8oz 4.49; 12oz 5.99
Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit Juice 8oz 4.49; 12oz 5.99
Sides
Homemade Fruit Pop Tart 8.99
Hickory Smoked Bacon 4.99
Homemade Green Chile Sausage 5.99
Hen Hotel Pasture Raised Egg 3.99
Blue Corn Side Pancake w/ Maple Syrup 8.99
Grilled Asparagus 4.99
Calabacitas 4.99
Breakfast Potatoes 4.99
Chicharrónes 7.99
The Hen Hotel at El Pinto
El Pinto provides accommodation to over 240 hens on 20,000 square feet of free pasture behind the restaurant. These pasture raised happy hens provide nutritious eggs daily for entrées served at El Pinto. They eat naturally off the land and are supplemented with organic food. The laying hen program was inspected by Animal Welfare Approved (AWA), an independent agency with the most rigorous standards for animal welfare in the U.S. El Pinto was the first and only AWA approved laying hen program on restaurant property.
Gluten Free Menu
All El Pinto red and green chile sold in the jar is gluten free and vegan. The red chile served in the restaurant is not gluten free, but can be prepared that way on request. The green chile sauce and fresh chopped green chile we use on your meal is always gluten free.
HealthVegetarianSalsa Twins Salad 18.40
A full meal using a healthy mix of fresh greens with fresh broccoli, fresh tomatoes, and topped with fresh salsa, fresh roasted green chile, and guacamole. Add 4 oz. Sockeye salmon, grilled chicken or chicken adovada 6.99. Make Organic greens 2.00.
Healthnot spicyGrilled Sockeye Salmon* 32.50
8 oz. Alaskan Sockeye Salmon fillet grilled to order. The Salmon is ruby-red from the krill they feed on. Choose two sides or substitute a salad or baked potato for no charge.
Favoritenot spicy28-32 oz. Dry Aged Prime, Bone in, Hand Cut Tomahawk Ribeye* 142.80
Our USDA Prime tomahawk ribeye is dry aged at El Pinto for 30+ days, cut on site, and cooked to perfection. Dry aging naturally tenderizes and concentrates flavor. Served with an enchilada, a baked potato, and side salad. Make organic greens 2.00.
not spicy14 oz. Ribeye* 56.00
The Ribeye has the most marbling of any cut, has a very flavorful taste, and is extremely tender. Served with a side salad and baked potato, or substitute one for your choice of two sides. Make organic greens 2.00.
12 oz. Ribeye & Enchilada* 55.00
The Ribeye has the most marbling of any cut, with a very tender and flavorful taste and is extremely tender. Served with your choice of a chicken, beef, or pork enchilada with red (ask for gluten free red chile) or green chile. Served with a side salad and baked potato, or substitute one for your choice of two sides. Make organic greens 2.00.
not spicy12 oz. New York Strip* 45.00
The New York strip is wet aged for 21 days and then charbroiled to perfection. This cut comes from the most tender section of beef. Served with a side salad and baked potato, or substitute one for your choice of two sides.
Favoritenot spicyKyzer Farms Tomahawk Pork Chop* 45.00
Humanely raised heritage pork from the South Valley of Albuquerque. Hormone and antibiotic free. Never frozen. Cut at El Pinto by hand. Served with an enchilada and a baked potato or salad. Make organic greens 2.00.
Kyzer Farms Pork Chop & Enchilada* 35.00
Humanely raised heritage pork from the South Valley of Albuquerque. Hormone and antibiotic free. Never frozen, Served with two enchiladas and beans.
FavoriteWorld Famous Red Chile Ribs Half Rack 33.60/Full Rack 46.80
Our signature baby back ribs were named by the Food Network as the #3 Ribs in America. They are grilled, then marinated in red chile overnight, and slow baked until they fall off the bone. An El Pinto original recipe and favorite. Served with two sides or substitute for a salad.
FavoriteChicken Enchiladas 24.00
Three flat or rolled corn tortillas filled with chicken, cheddar cheese, and your choice of red (ask for gluten free red chile) or green chile served with rice and pinto beans.
not spicyGrilled Chicken Filet 22.40
An 8 oz. grilled chicken breast with green chile. Served with two sides or substitute for a salad.
HealthGluten FreeRice Bowl 19.40
Bowl of rice, pinto beans and choice of chicken, beef or pork, with chile and a corn tortilla on the side. Add grass fed beef 2.00.
Favoritenot spicyGrilled Chicken Salad 21.40
Mixed greens, red onions, bacon, tomatoes, eggs and topped with grilled chicken breast, avocado slices and bleu cheese crumbles.
Make organic greens 2.00 or chicken adovada for 1.00
VegetarianHuevos Rancheros* 21.40
Corn tortilla with two El Pinto Hen Hotel pasture raised eggs topped with your choice of chile (ask for gluten free red chile) and cheddar cheese served with papitas and pinto beans. Add beef, pork or chicken 2.50.
not spicyTaco Plate 20.40
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 shredded beef 2.00
not spicyGrass Fed Burger w/ GF Bun* 18.30
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, Hatch green chile .50, bacon 2.00
FavoritePosole Cup 9.00/Bowl 13.00
Authentic New Mexican recipe with pork, hominy, and El Pinto's hand processed red chile, served with a corn tortilla.
Request steamed corn tortillas if highly gluten intolerant — the sunflower oil used for frying will have trace amounts of flour from flour tortilla frying.
The Biggest Little Tequila Bar in New Mexico
Health = Health Conscious | Vegetarian = Vegetarian | Favorite = Customer Favorite | not spicy = No Spice | Gluten Free = Gluten Free
Cocktails of the Southwest
Salsa Twins Margarita 17.00
Take a tour of Jalisco, Mexico with Jim and John's select barrel margarita, made with a rotating, curated barrel-aged tequila, and crafted with fresh pressed lime juice, house made simple syrup, and orange liqueur with a salted rim.
Paleta Margarita 16.00
Weber Ranch Blue Agave Vodka • Fresh Lime Juice • Simple Syrup • Watermelon Liqueur • Tajin Rim
Fiesta Fresh Margarita 15.00
Rotating Premium Blanco Tequila • Orange Liqueur • Fresh Squeezed Lime • House Simple Syrup
Jalapeño Margarita 15.00
Rotating Premium Blanco Tequila • Orange Liqueur • Fresh Squeezed Lime • House Simple Syrup • Muddled with Jalapeño
Patrón Silver Margarita 16.00
Patrón Silver • Orange Liqueur • Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice • House Simple Syrup
Grand Gold Margarita 16.00
El Jimador Añejo • Grand Marnier • Fresh Lime • House Simple Syrup • Salted Rim
Cucumber Margarita 14.50
Espolòn Blanco • Fresh Muddled Cucumber • St. Germain • Fresh Lime • House Simple Syrup
Turquoise Trail Margarita 14.50
Sauza Hornitos Plata • Blue Curaçao • Fresh Lime • House Simple Syrup • Sugar Rim
Low Calorie Organic Margarita 14.50
Organic Tres Generaciones Reposado • Orange Liqueur • Organic Agave Nectar • Fresh Lime Juice
The 505 Margarita 15.00
Local Hollow Spirits Agave Spirit • Ancho Reyes Green Chile Liqueur • Fresh Lime • House Simple Syrup • Green Chile Salt Rim
Prickly Pear-rita 16.00
Casa Noble Blanco • Orange Liqueur • Liquid Alchemist Prickly Pear Elixir • Lime • Sugar Rim
Summer Solstice 19.00
Cincoro Blanco • Aperol • Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur • Fresh Lemon • Lemon Peel Garnish • Luxardo Cherry
Herradura Silver Coin 16.00
Herradura Silver • Cointreau • Fresh Lime Juice • House Simple Syrup
El Camino 16.00
Dos Hombres Mezcal • M'Tucci's Pineapple Rosemary Shrub • Seltzer • Red Chile Salt Rim
New Mexican Old Fashioned 15.50
Pantalones Añejo • Luxardo Cherry • Orange • Angostura • House Simple Syrup
Lavender Blueberry Collins 13.50
Infused Lavender Blueberry Teller Vodka (local) • Lemon Juice • House Simple Syrup • Soda Water • Sugar Rim
Smoky Mezcal Paloma 16.50
Illegal Reposado Mezcal • Fresh Pressed Grapefruit • Lime • House Simple Syrup • Soda • Salt Rim
These fine Tequilas can be turned into a Handcrafted Margarita for $1.25 and matched with the liqueur of your choice:
Citronge (.50), Cointreau (.75), St. Germain (.50) or Grand Marnier (1.00)
Reserva / Extra Añejo
El Pinto Barrel Select - 15
Avion 44 Cristalino 31
Avion 44 Reserva 31
Casa Dragones Añejo 40
Casa del Sol Extra Añejo 40
Cazadores Extra Añejo 18
Chamucos Extra Añejo 42
Clase Azul Gold 68
Cuervo La Familia 36
Don Fulano Imperial 31
Don Julio 1942 26
El Tesoro Paradiso Añejo 26
El Tesoro Extra Añejo 31
Gran Corramino Cristalino 13
Gran Centenario Leyenda 56
Herradura Legend 36
Herradura Seleccion Supreme 77
Jose Cuervo Traditional Cristalino 12
Komos Rosa 25
Komos Cristalino 24
Komos Xtra Añejo 79
Maestro Dobel Cristalino 36
Milagro Select Barrel Silver 11
Milagro Select Barrel Reposado 12
Milagro Select Barrel Añejo 13
Mijenta Extra Añejo 33
Patrón Cristilino 18
Patrón Gran Platinum 41
Patrón Gran Piedra 77
Patrón Gran Burdeos 87
Partida Elegante 72
Tears of Llorona 43
Tres Gen Cristalino 15
Save more with a full or half pitcher. You receive 5 to 7 servings respectively. Take the single serving price and multiply by 6 for full pitcher pricing or 4 for half.
Blanco
Altos Blanco 13
Arte Nom 1579 14
Avion Silver 14
Cabo Wabo Blanco 13
Cantera Negra Blanco 12
Camarena Silver 12
Casamigos Blanco 16
Casa del Sol 15
Casa Dragones Blanco 21
Casa Noble Crystal 14
Cazadores Blanco 13
Cincoro Plata 18
Clase Azul Plata 26
Código 1530 Blanco 12
Código 1530 Rosa 13
Corazon Blanco 13
Corzo Silver 13
Corralejo Blanco 14
Cuervo 1800 Coconut 12
Cuervo 1800 Silver 14
Cuervo Tradicional Silver 13
Cuervo Familia Platino 19
Don Fulano Blanco 11
Don Julio Blanco 14
Dulce Vida Blanco 13
El Jimador Blanco 12
El Tesoro Platinum 14
Espolon Silver 12
Flecha Azul Blanco 13
G4 Blanco 14
Gran Centenario Plata 14
Herradura Silver 15
Hollow Spirits Agave 13
LALO 14
Mi Campo 13
Mijenta Blanco 14
Milagro Silver 12
Pantalones Blanco 13
Patrón Silver 15
Riazul Silver 13
Tepozan Blanco 12
Sauza Hornitos Plata 13
Teremana Blanco 14
Tres Agaves Blanco 12
Siete Leguas Silver 16
Tres Generaciones Plata 14
Wild Common Blanco 13
123 Uno Blanco 13
818 Silver 14
Reposado
Altos Reposado 13
Arte Nom 1414 15
Cazadores Reposado 14
Avion Reposado 14
Cabo Wabo Reposado 13
Cantera Negra Reposado 13
Casamigos Reposado 16
Casa Noble Reposado 15
Camarena Reposado 12
Casa del Sol 24
Casa Dragones Reposado 25
Cincoro Reposado 22
Clase Azul Reposado 28
Código 1530 Reposado 16
Corralejo Reposado 15
Corzo Reposado 14
Cuervo 1800 Reposado 14
Cuervo Tradicional Reposado 13
Don Fulano Reposado 12
Don Julio Reposado 14
Dulce Vida Reposado 13
El Jimador Reposado 13
El Tesoro Reposado 15
Espolon Reposado 12
Flecha Azul Reposado 14
G4 Reposado 15
Gran Centenario Reposado 16
Hussong's Reposado 14
Maestro Dobel Tequila 14
Milagro Reposado 13
Mi Campo 14
Mijenta Reposado 16
Milagro Select Barrel Repo 26
Pantalones Reposado 15
Patrón Reposado 16
Riazul Reposado 14
Sauza Hornitos Repo 13
Siete Leguas Repo 16
Tepozan Repo 13
Teremana Reposado 15
Tres Agaves Reposado 13
Tres Generaciones 14
Wild Common Reposado 15
123 Dos Reposado 14
818 Reposado 16
Añejo
Arte Nom 1146 21
Avion Añejo 16
Cabo Wabo Añejo 14
Casa del Sol 24
Casa Noble Añejo 16
Casamigos Añejo 18
Cazadores Añejo 14
Cincoro Añejo 30
Código 1530 Añejo 18
Corazon Añejo 16
Corralejo Añejo 18
Corzo Añejo 14
Don Fulano Añejo 14
Don Julio Añejo 14
Don Julio 70th Añejo 22
Dulce Vida Añejo 14
El Jimador Añejo 16
El Tesoro Añejo 16
Espolon Añejo 14
Flecha Azul Añejo 16
G4 Añejo 16
Gran Centenario Añejo 13
Herradura Añejo 16
Herradura Ultra 16
Hussongs Platinum 16
Pantalones Añejo 14
Patrón Añejo 18
Sauza Hornitos Añejo 14
Siete Leguas Añejo 18
Tepozan Añejo 14
Tres Agaves Añejo 14
Tres Generaciones 14
Wild Common Añejo 16
123 Tres Añejo 14
All Prices Subject to Change
Mezcal
Amaras Cupreata 14
Amaras Espadín 12
Amaras Espadin Reposado 14
Bosscal Conejo 24
Bosscal Damiana 16
Bosscal Joven 15
Casamigos Joven 14
Clase Azul 45
Creyente Joven 13
Creyente Azul Cristilino Añejo 33
Cruz de Fuego Espadine 13
Cruz de Fuego Cirial 18
Cruz de Fuego Tobala 77
Del Maguey Pechuga 42
D.M. Chichicapa 17
D.M. Santo Domingo 17
D.M. SanLuis Del Rio 19
Del Maguey Tobala 24
Del Maguey Vida 10
Dos Hombres Joven 16
Dos Hombres Tobala 77
Don Amato Joven 14
El Silencio Espadin 11
Flor del Desierto Sotol 12
Gracia a Dios Cuixe 15
Gracia a Dios Espadin 13
Hacienda Joven Sotol 11
Hacienda Repo Sotol 11
Hacienda Añejo Sotol 12
La Brujita Mezcal 13
Illegal Joven 11
Illegal Reposado 15
Illegal Añejo 21
Mal de Amor Barril 17
Montelobo 13
Ojo de Tigre 11
Sunora Bachanora 11
Verde Joven 11
Wild Common Ensemble 13
Xicaru Silver 12
Xicaru Reposada 14
Xicaru Pechuga 10
400 Conejos Joven 13
El Pinto would like you to choose your favorite alcoholic beverage and drink responsibly. Our staff is trained to not overserve. Just a reminder: El Pinto discourages the drinking of shots, but rather the sip and enjoy of one our fine tequilas.

