Welcome to The Chile Pod, a trusted Mexican restaurant in Farmington, NM, known for flavorful dishes and a warm dining experience. With a 4.50-star rating from 1406 reviews, we’re proud to serve guests looking for great food, friendly service, and Fast service, Great cocktails, Great dessert, Serves local specialty, Breakfast.
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Frequently ordered and highly recommended items at The Chile Pod
Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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A glimpse of our restaurant experience
Food & Drinks
Marinated Grilled Chicken or Beef Strips with bell peppers and onions served on top of a bed of greens in a crispy Flour Tortilla Bowl. Topped with cheese and tomatoes. Sour cream and guacamole on the side.
Mixed Greens, grilled Red Bird Chicken breast, blueberry goat cheese, walnuts, blueberries. Served with a raspberry vinegrette
House made Green Chile Stew. A mix of ground beef and pork, hot Hatch green chile and potatoes make up this spicy stew.
Two Flour or Corn Tortillas with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, topped with charred zucchini, yellow squash, jalapeño, cilantro, corn & onion
Calabasitas (zucchini, squash, red onion, jalapeno corn) bell peppers and onion. served with beans, garnish, sour cream and guacamole
Large round sopapilla topped with pinto beans and red or green chile. Mushroom green chile is vegetarian. Add your favorite protein.
Bowl of house made pinto beans, red or green Chile topped with cheese. Vegetarian when served with mushroom green.
Spring mix, Tomato, cucumber, cheese, red onion & house made green chile croutons with your choice of dressing.
12 tacos with your choice of one protein. Choose from: Ground beef, chicken, carne adovada(Red Chile marinated pork), and pork carnitas. Topped with lettuce and tomato. Rice, beans, chips, salsa and four sopapilla's
Enchilada casserole. Choose from ground beef, pork carnitas, chicken or carne adovada (Red Chile marinated pork). Your choice of red, green, mushroom green or xmas Chile. Served with rice and beans, chips and salsa, four sopapilla's
Four full size burritos. Choose from ground beef, chicken, carne adovada(Red Chile marinated pork) or pork carnitas. Smothered in your choice, red, green, mushroom green(vegetarian) or xmas Chile. Rice, beans, chips, salsa, 4 sopapillas
4 Red bird chicken breasts smothered in red, green, mushroom green or xmas Chile. Served with New Mexican Mac N Cheese and a family salad.
Family sized garden salad with your choice of dressing.
Family Size-House made green Chile stew using New Mexico famous Hatch green Chile, potatoes and custom seasonings. Served with cornbread, sopapilla or tortillas. Feeds four.
Family Size- House made Naked Posole dressed your way. Slow cooked posole (hominy) with a flavorful blend of spices. Dress it with your choice of Chile and protein. Served with tortilla, cornbread or sopapillas. Serves four.
Spring mix, Tomato, cucumber, cheese, red onion & house made green chile croutons with your choice of dressing.
Original Flavor
Two Red Bird chicken breasts grilled and topped with red or green chile and house made jalapeño queso. Served with calabasitas(Grilled zucchini, squash, onion and corn), seasoned papas. Green chile cornbread and a house salad.
12oz hand cut sirloin, topped with a red chile and coffee compound butter. Served with one cheese enchilada, rice and beans. Sopapilla.
12oz handout sirloin served New Mexican style. Rice, beans, seasoned papas and a side of red or green chile. Tortilla.
Two Red Bird chicken breasts grilled and topped with a hatch green chile and citrus garlic butter. Served with calabasitas(Grilled zucchini, squash, onion and corn), seasoned papas. Green chile cornbread and a house salad.
Seasoned beef and chicken, bell peppers onions and our spicy shrimp. Served with rice, beans, two jalapeño poppers(cream cheese stuffed jalapeños wrapped in bacon). Rice, beans and tortillas. Enough for two!
16-18 oz Bone in Ribeye charbroiled to your temp. Served with garlic and rosemary steak fries, an herbed butter sauce and a salad with your choice dressing. Served with a grilled jalapeño
7 oz Sockeye Salmon served with cilantro lime and asparagus rice, grilled lime. Garden Salad with dressing of choice.
Served with bell peppers and onions. Rice and beans on the side. Flour tortillas, sour cream and guacamole.
Served with bell peppers and onions. Rice and beans on the side. Flour tortillas, sour cream and guacamole.
Served with bell peppers and onions. Rice and beans on the side. Flour tortillas, sour cream and guacamole.
Calabasitas (zucchini, squash, red onion, jalapeno corn) bell peppers and onion. served with beans, garnish, sour cream and guacamole
Flour tortilla filled with a mix of pork carnitas, pinto beans and seasoned hatch Green Chile, deep fried and served with a side of Red or Green Chile, beans and rice on the side and a sopapilla.
Grilled marinated beef strips and potatoes wrapped in a flour tortilla, topped with your choice of Chile, our award winning jalapeno queso and garnish.
Large round sopapilla topped with pinto beans and red or green chile. Mushroom green chile is vegetarian. Add your favorite protein.
Grilled seasoned chicken served in a toasted flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans. Topped with lettuce and tomato. Sour cream and guacamole.
Two Flour or Corn Tortillas with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, topped with charred zucchini, yellow squash, jalapeño, cilantro, corn & onion
One seasoned and battered Cod fish taco and one spicy shrimp taco. Served with lime wedge and pico de Gallo. Corn tortillas unless otherwise specified. Served A la Carte.
Two pork tamales smothered in red or green Chile and cheese. A la Carte.
Two hatch green Chile’s, stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, battered and double fried. Smothered with your choice of red or green Chile and cheese. Served with rice, beans and a sopapilla.
We build this upside down for added crunch. Pinto beans, red or green Chile, cheese, frito chips and topped with lettuce and tomato. Served with a sopapilla.
One pork tamale, one cheese enchilada smothered in red or green Chile, one ground beef taco, rice beans and a sopapilla. Topped with lettuce and tomato.
Bowl of house made pinto beans, red or green Chile topped with cheese. Vegetarian when served with mushroom green.
One Chile relleno(hatch green Chile stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese battered and fried, one cheese enchilada smothered in red or green Chile, one ground beef taco, rice beans and a sopapilla. Topped with lettuce and tomato.
House made carne adovada(pork marinated in red chile caribe), pinto beans, seasoned papas and rice. Served with tortilla.
House made pork carnitas , pinto beans, seasoned papas and rice. Served with tortilla.
House made pork carnitas rolled in two corn tortillas. Smothered in red or green Chile, served with rice and beans. One sopapilla.
Lightly fried corn tortilla topped with shredded cheese, smothered in your choice of chile and topped with two eggs made your way. Hash browns and beans on the side. Served with a flour tortilla.
Grilled marinated beef strips and potatoes wrapped in a flour tortilla, topped with your choice of Chile, our award winning jalapeno queso and garnish.
Two 7 oz all beef patties, Swiss and American cheese, hatch green Chile, lettuce,tomato,onion,pickles. Served with French fries or upgrade to a premium side. No changes or substitutions other than garnish
Open toasted bun, 7oz all beef patty, American cheese smothered in red or green Chile, cheese and topped with French fries. I’m hangry option adds another 1/3 lb patty.
7 oz all beef patty, American cheese topped with your choice of jalapeños or hatch green Chile all tucked in a toasted flour tortilla. Served with lett, tomato, onion, pickles and French fries.
7oz all beef patty, American cheese, two handmade jalapeño poppers (jalapeño stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped with bacon). Lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles. Served with French fries or upgrade to premium sides. No changes or substitutions
7 oz between a flour tortilla. Topped with red or green Chile, monterey jack cheese and topped with fries.
7 oz Hand pressed burger with Swiss, bacon, bar-b-que and house made onion straws. Served with fries or upgrade to a premium sides.
Build your own burger. Served with fries or upgrade to a premium sides.
Made with our house pork carnitas stuffed in a toasted hoagie and topped with Swiss cheese crispy onion straws and fries. Add jalapeños for a spicy twist. (Picture shown with added jalapenos)
A house favorite. Black angus sirloin topped with hatch green Chile, Swiss cheese and crispy onion straws. Served with red Chile au jus and fries.
Crispy or Grilled Chicken with American cheese and green Chile on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles. Served with fries.
Seasoned grilled chicken in a flour tortilla smothered in green Chile and cheese. Topped with French fries.
Seasoned grilled chicken, cheese and green Chile melted together in a crispy tortilla. Served with fries.
Three chicken strips and fries.
Three chicken strips smothered with red or green Chile and topped with French fries. A Chile Pod fave.
A bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich with melted American cheese and jalapeños. Served with French fries.
Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. Served with fries.
Crispy or grilled chicken rolled in a spinach tortilla with lettuce, tomato,cheese, guacamole and ranch dressing. Served with French fries.
Grilled Flour Tortilla stuffed with your favorite protein. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
New Mexican style wings. Tossed in a New Mexican Spicy wing butter or Hot BBQ. Served with fries.
House made corn chips and our spicy salsa.
House made corn chips topped with our house jalapeno queso and topped with ground beef, beans and jalapenos. Garnish and sour cream and guacamole!
House made cream cheese stuffed jalapenos wrapped in bacon!
House made Green Chile Stew. A mix of ground beef and pork, hot Hatch green chile and potatoes make up this spicy stew.
Smashed and seasoned avocado with jalapeno, onion and tomato folded in.
House made habanero cheese sticks. Served with a side of red or green chile
shoestring fries topped with your choice of red or green chile and cheese.
Spring mix, Tomato, cucumber, cheese, red onion & house made green chile croutons with your choice of dressing.
House made Green Chile Stew. A mix of ground beef and pork, hot Hatch green chile and potatoes make up this spicy stew.
1st place award-winning Mac & cheese. Choose from Red Chile Mac with a chicharrone crumble, Jalapeño Popper Mac with a bacon crumble, or Green Chile Mac with deep-fried green chilies!
Crispy fried flour tortilla filled with fresh greens, ground beef, beans, tomato , cheese, topped with sour cream and guacamole.
New Mexican style wings. Tossed in a New Mexican Spicy wing butter or Hot BBQ. Served with fries.
French Fries topped with jalapeno queso, your choice of chile and your choice of protien
Award winning jalapeno queso, your choice of protein, pico de gallo. Comes with fried flour tortilla chips.
Marinated Grilled Chicken or Beef Strips with bell peppers and onions served on top of a bed of greens in a crispy Flour Tortilla Bowl. Topped with cheese and tomatoes. Sour cream and guacamole on the side.
2022 1st Place Award Winning Green Chile Mac & Cheese
Mixed Greens, grilled Red Bird Chicken breast, blueberry goat cheese, walnuts, blueberries. Served with a raspberry vinegrette
Taste all the award winning Mac and Cheeses. Jalapeno Popper, Green chile and red chile.
Seasoned ground beef with pinto beans and cheese rolled in a flour tortilla and smothered in award winning red Chile or Hatch Green Chile. Rice and a sopapilla on the side.
Three house made pork carnitas tacos, served in a flour tortilla. Served a la carte.
Three carne adovada(red chicken marinated pork) tacos a la carte.
Three chicken tacos, served a la carte.
Three ground beef tacos, served a la carte.
House made carne adovada(pork marinated in red Chile caribe) rolled in two corn tortillas. Smothered in red or green Chile, served with rice and beans. One sopapilla.
House made shredded chicken, rolled in two corn tortillas. Smothered in red or green Chile, served with rice and beans. One sopapilla.
Seasoned ground beef rolled in two corn tortillas. Smothered in red or green Chile, served with rice and beans. One sopapilla.
Shredded cheese nestled in between two corn tortillas. Smothered in red or green Chile, served with rice and beans. One sopapilla.
Served with lettuce, tomato,onion,pickles and French fries.
Hear from our valued guests
Daddy daughter date, the staff saw us come in on a Thursday afternoon and immediately sat us down. Prompt service. The chips and salsa were quickly on the table, our orders were taken, and my server Dustin could not have been more prompt. Food came out quickly, great ingredients, hot and fresh. I would not hesitate to come back. This is a hard recommend!!!
Hands down the best place for lunch and dinner! Live music, friendly waiters and servers, all around great atmosphere and food
Gotta be the best restaurant in town, especially if you like spice. The New Mexico hot wings are probably the best wings I've ever had. Would love to steal the recipe. Jalapeno poppers are always an automatic order for us. Chips and salsa are solid. Burgers are good. New Mexico French dip sandwich is insane. Never had bad service experience and I've been here probably 10 times. Also, only place in town I can get decent chicharrones. Go try it for sure.
Eat here! We are from Texas and this place is amazing! The food had so much flavor. Do not come here expecting bland or watered down “Mexican” food. Highly recommend!
We have eaten at several Mexican restaurants in Farmington and been disappointed. The Chili Pod was a surprise. It doesn’t have the “New Mexican” flavor we were looking for, but it was flavorful and delicious Mexican food. Hubby had the rolled cheese enchiladas with red. He liked the depth of flavor in the sauce and cheese. He gives it a 7-8 on a scale of 1-10. I had a grilled chicken breast (with red and jalapeño queso served on the side) The red wasn’t too spicy to my taste buds. Bonus, sopapillas were served with dinner. Would recommend a stop in for lunch/dinner. Beware, the salsa bite back. Biggest drawbacks: everything is à la carte and pricey. Parking: on the street or there is a small free parking area behind the building with a back entrance with 2 high steps. People in wheelchairs or problems walking will want to use the front entrance.
Great atmosphere, excellent New Mexico cuisine. Indoor and outdoor seating along the scenic, revitalized main street.
A true gem! We had the New Mexico spicy chicken wings. 8 juicy wings covered with a smoky red chili sauce and a side of perfectly crispy fries. The spice makes your lips burn but you lick your fingers all the same. Any sauce that rubs up on the fries is a special treat as well. The side of cooling ranch was fresh and tangy. Our server Dustin was very attentive. Highly recommend.
Have driven many times through Farmington and always meant to stop here. Finally did. Before the dinner rush hour and was able to take in the atmosphere. Tables were resin art as I have done this many times. Very one off interior. Nothing cookie cutter. Great metal divider. Great acid stained concrete. Ok it’s a restaurant so on to the food. Got the el patron Leopoldo steak with cheese enchilada and a side of jalapeño Mac n cheese. Excellent. Steak was thin but cooked as expected. She de salad was well presented. Chips and salsa was perfect with salsa in a chili pod dish. Nice touch. Waiter bartender was attentive great suggestions. Will be back next trip through town. Only thing needed is t-shirt/ hoodies soft goods for advertisement. Would wear it often!!!
This place is worth going out of the way for if you are a fan of New Mexico Green Chili. We found it on a road trip and strongly recommend it! We tried the bacon wrapped stuffed jalapeño poppers as an appetizer and fell in love. The salsa here is truly next level by the way! Just the right amount of heat and flavor. We had multiple refills it was that good. We decided to try multiple entrees to get a proper feel for the menu. We decided on an open faced Green Chili Burger with fries and our only regret was ordering one burger and not getting a second one! We also got the chili rellenos with red and green chili. They were delicious as well. It makes us sad that we don’t live closer and could enjoy this food more often. We will be back someday for sure!
Our first visit, and we were very pleased. Great atmosphere, and our server Dustin provided us with great menu recommendations . Their salsa was delicious, and our entrees were equally tasty, and hit all the right spots. We will definitely return and explore more of the menu.
Common questions about The Chile Pod
The Chile Pod is located at 121 W Main St, Farmington, NM 87401, United States, Farmington, NM, United States.
You can reach The Chile Pod by calling +1 505-258-4585.
The Chile Pod has a rating of 4.5 out of 5 based on 1406 customer reviews.
The Chile Pod features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
The Chile Pod features the following service options: Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
The Chile Pod features the following highlights: Fast service, Great cocktails, Great dessert, Serves local specialty.
The Chile Pod features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
The Chile Pod features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Comfort food, Happy-hour drinks, Quick bite, Small plates, Spirits, Vegetarian options, Wine.
The Chile Pod features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Counter service, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
The Chile Pod features the following amenities: Bar on site, Restroom, Wi-Fi, Free Wi-Fi.
The Chile Pod features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Trendy.
The Chile Pod features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, Tourists, University students.
The Chile Pod features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
The Chile Pod features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
The Chile Pod features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs, Kids' menu.
The Chile Pod features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Paid parking lot, Plenty of parking.
The Chile Pod features the following pets: Dogs allowed outside.
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