Cheeseburger competition gets spicy

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - New Mexico is known for its green chile cheeseburgers, and the State Fair, for the first time, is holding a green chile cheeseburger cookoff.

The roster of contestants, according to a news release from the State Fair:

• 300 Club, Holiday Bowl, Albuquerque
• Airport Grille, Alamogordo
• Ancient Way Cafe, Ramah
• Badlands Burgers, Grants
• Bibo Bar & Grille, Seboyeta
• Burger Boy, Cedar Crest
• Chef Damon's Restaurant, Taos
• Chef's Bistro, Albuquerque
• Circle T Restaurant, Belen
• Don's Chuck Wagon, Blanco
• El Pinto Restaurant, Albuquerque
• Embudo Station, Embudo
• Fat's Sat Bar and Grill, Belen
• Home of the Laguna Burger, Laguna Superette, Laguna
• Independence Grill, Albuquerque
• Katrinah's East Mountain Grill, Edgewood
• Monte Carlo Steakhouse, Albuquerque
• O'Neill's Pub, Albuquerque
• Paso Monte Grill, Alto
• Sheepherder's Café, Albuquerque

The Roasted Clove in Angel Fire had originally chosen to participate, but later dropped out.