{"id":20344,"date":"2022-12-10T10:29:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T15:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/?p=20344"},"modified":"2022-12-10T10:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T15:29:40","slug":"chile-relleno-diary-entry-no-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/20344","title":{"rendered":"Chile Relleno Diary entry no. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the big one &#8211; the omphalos of my chile relleno quest. I stopped at Chope&#8217;s three and a half years ago on the <a href=\"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/20066\">big bike ride<\/a> and had the best plate of stuffed peppers I&#8217;ve ever eaten. Knowing I was going to be back in the same (general) area? A visit was a must.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Chope's\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/52554842963\/in\/datetaken\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52554842963_b6c71241a2_z.jpg\" alt=\"Chope's\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Seems like the restaurant side of the house has closed, but the Bar &amp; Cafe is still popular. When I pulled up a little before noon, there were 2 other parties waiting for the doors to open.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am not going to attempt an &#8216;objective&#8217; evaluation &#8211; I have too much wrapped up in this spot. There&#8217;s the bike visit. There&#8217;s the gf and her dog element: when I came through in 2019 I was involved with someone whose mother had owned land in the Mesilla area, and who had once had a beloved dog named Chope. I figured that wasn&#8217;t coincidence and I was right. And there&#8217;s the ongoing hope that some good things have not gone into the toilet during the past few plague years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;ve carried this receipt in my wallet for years. Check the date!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"memento\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/52554843623\/in\/datetaken\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52554843623_44141737b9_z.jpg\" alt=\"memento\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p>Place: Chope&#8217;s Bar and Cafe, La Mesa NM<\/p>\n<p>Variety: chile relleno plate. Three chile rellenos, smothered (with salsa verde in this case), beans, rice and flour tortillas. Peak lunch experience. I started with a glass of beer, some corn chips and a small bowl of hot green salsa while I chatted with the locals down the bar. Then the plate came out. I don&#8217;t want to make too big a deal of it &#8211; this is not molecular gastronomy or summat. What it is, is cheese and pepper and breading and sauce. What it is, is delicious, filling and hugely comforting. If you&#8217;re passing through the Las Cruces\/El Paso environs Chope&#8217;s is strongly recommended. Nose around for hours &#8211; they&#8217;re definitely open noon on Thursday ATM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"chile relleno plate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/52554305686\/in\/datetaken\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52554305686_d49766cd5e_z.jpg\" alt=\"chile relleno plate\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Me gusta mucho.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the big one &#8211; the omphalos of my chile relleno quest. I stopped at Chope&#8217;s three and a half years ago on the big bike ride and had the best plate of stuffed peppers I&#8217;ve ever eaten. 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