Chile Addiction

As a Santa Fean for 15+ years, you can imagine my excitement when Chile Addiction opened a couple miles from my house. I feel like I need to qualify myself as a true New Mexican food connoisseur. I’ve had Horseman’s Haven No.2 chile many times, and can reel restaurant name drops off the cuff like The Pantry, La Choza, Tia Sophia’s, Tecolote Café etc. I also cook all the staple NM dishes myself, so I think that I know what to look for when authenticating this type of restaurant. I’ve eaten here a couple dozen times, and have tried a good cross section of all the items on the menu. The first time I came in I ordered the green chile stew, carne adovada stuffed sopapillas with chrismas chile, a combo plate with a chicken taco and enchilada that had calabacitas on the side. They threw in four (mini) sopapillas on the side with honey and butter and green chile guac with chips on the side as a nice bonus. The guac with fresh made tortilla chips is some of the best I’ve tasted, and I give their sopapillas ⁴⁄₅ in terms of flavor and texture. All of the dishes I’ve tried have been legit, they use Bueno chile so everything has decent heat without ever being super spicy. I would most closely compare their menu with that of The Pantry restaurant in Santa Fe. Chile Addiction is definitely the best New Mexican restaurant I’ve tried outside of NM, and the service has always been fast and friendly whether I was dining in or taking out. They even sold me a ristra that I gave to my Grandma for xmas, and they have a little shop area that you can buy jars of salsa and chile, or dried chile. The addiction theme is also very original and amusing, this place is awesome everybody should try it!

the place rocks. Great service and the food is fantastic. Its been along time since I’ve had good New Mexico food. we will definitely be regulars

OMG. Why are people going across the street to Original Pancake House for breakfast when you can have the awesomeness of a smothered Red or Christmas breakfast burrito. The taste will take you back to Santa Fe. I’m sure that they have regular Americana fare but why bother when you can enjoy tasty Hatch Chilé. For the quality of food the price is fair. Enjoy.

Very clean, family owned operated type business. The staff is very nice and welcoming. Been having the pork chile verde cravings and well this spot took care of yhat very well.
Establishment is clean, the décor is unique. They have TVs hung and playing special sports events when available.
My 3 yr old is a bit hard to please in restaurants but they havevan excellent choice from kids menu selection with about $ 5 dishes for the tots.
Looking for a serious carb load day. This is the spot. However they also have «a la carte» ordering so you can wisely choose your macros. Sorry i speak from a fitness standpoint
All in all it was a good find, and different. I’m definitely comming back.

Such a cute atmosphere… I love small restaurants that are well decorated, clean, and delicious food. The coffee is amazing and the hash browns are nice and crispy!!! I’m not much for spicy food, but the chiles here have more flavor that spice which I love! We will definitely return and bring our baby next time because I think she would really enjoy it as well.

I love spicy food and was told about this place from a friend.
We pulled up around 7:30 on a Friday evening and it wasn’t busy at all. So I was a bit skeptical. I’m not going to lie I really thought it was going to be a gringo spot.
Service was great along with the décor. The waiter helped with recommendations and the menu. I was pleased with the portion to value and the side choices (I actually didn’t have to get refried beans I don’t eat).
I was very surprised the chile verde was actually hot. It was a pleasant hot I could taste my food but it had the prefect kick. My husband had the carne adovado stacks with the red sauce and it was yummy. I could have just ate the carne, red sauce and sopaipillas. Everything had flavor but wasn’t salty and nothing was bland. It’s not the traditional Mexican meals which is a nice change. I wish they were closer to my house because I visit more often.

«This is gonna hurt me more than it’s gonna hurt you.»
Having grown up in Albuquerque and Santa Fe and having a true love for New Mexican cuisine, as well as knowing how to cook New Mexican cuisine, imagine my absolute delight that someone had decided to open a New Mexican food restaurant in Vegas apart from Carlitos Burritos. (Which, by the way, is a SMASH hit 5 STAR place. and the Nevada Governor’s fave place to visit when in town, I know, I was there when he said it himself, but I digress…)
1 star for having the «huevos» to open up such a restaurant
2 stars for the beautiful Southwest décor, complete with an RC Gorman print on the wall…
Regretfully that is where I will leave it.
Service was miserable. NOT a crowded afternoon, it was AARP /​toddler hour. Took FOREVER to seat us and there were more than enough open seats. Once seated, we counted 18 minutes until someone came to our table. That was after my husband had to flag someone down. These are the basics, people.
Once we did order it was an eternity to actually get our food.
Carne Adovada was super dry and not worth a third bite. The pork chile verde was loaded with large potatoes, no hatch green chile spice at all and one piece of pork. Really?
My husband and I were so disappointed. I seriously have no words for the level of gross.
Too bad, it would have been a huge hit for my family had it been better.

I wish I would have read Andrea’s review before coming to Chile Addiction.
We had the chicken nachos and the chile rellenos with both green and red chile. To sum the food up in one word: bland. Seriously, I didn’t know a chile stuffed with cheese and covered in chile could be bland, but it was. Calabicitas: bland. Nachos: chips with plain chicken breast on top and a small amount of cheese sauce on the bottom (which somehow also lacked flavor). They don’t even offer some table salsa to spice things up on your own.
Sopapillas come with your meal, which is a nice touch and why they got the 3^rd star. However, we had 2 adults and 2 kids, so we split 2 entrees, and were served 2 sopapillas. How much would it cost to provide 4 sopapillas for 4 people???
Service was a little slow, but overall ok.
Mostly, I’m just disappointed that I used up one of my valuable bookmark trips on Chile Addiction.

This has been on my radar for a few weeks and we went here for dinner tonight. Walking into the restaurant is a treat. It is so well decorated with New Mexican, Southwestern and chile items that it’s very pleasant.
We were soon greeted by Amy who showed us to our table and was our server. After looking over the menu, we ordered a burrito for my wife with refried beans and Spanish rice and I got a chimichanga filled with carne adovada. My two sides were pinto beans and calabacitas. I ordered red sauce – regular spice level – for my wife and I got the triple hot green sauce for my chimichanga.
We were brought a basket of chips and some salsa that had a good kick to it. Even my gringa wife is starting to like spicier foods. Win!
Our dinners came and they were very good. Andrea thought her red sauce was spicy but she liked it. My triple hot green sauce was great and it added great flavor to the adovada. The only minor drawback was we were brought no sopapillas despite the menu saying that all meals are served with sopapillas and two sides. As it turned out, we were full enough without having the extra amount of food from the sopapillas.
For dessert, we got an order of fried ice cream with chocolate drizzle. Very good and large enough for sharing.
Prices are very reasonable and for some reason we had a $ 4.35 credit applied to our bill listed as a coupon. We didn’t have a coupon. Our server, Amy, was a verry pleasant person. She made you feel welcome.
I wish the menu offered a bit more choices but I will be back to try the stacked enchiladas.

Disclaimer: I’m not from New Mexico. But I’ve visited there on many occasions. This food is legit.
Stopped by on a Saturday night and ordered the carne adovada stacked enchilada (with calabacitas and refried beans) and a bowl of green chile stew to go.
I got a goddamn pie plate chock full of rojo sauce goodness! With an egg on top! I haven’t eaten food this good in a very long time. No way a human could eat all of this food… Lord knows I tried.
The green chile stew was almost as good. It was a bit more spicy than the stacked enchilada, but the flavor wasn’t as complex. I loved it, though.
The food was so freaking good that I had to make another to go order on Wednesday… it was just as good as I remembered.
Wish they had a liquor license — I’d certainly dine in if they had beer.

The restaurant has a nice atmosphere with a southwestern décor. Our server Amy promptly greeted us and showed us to a comfortable table. She followed up several times to ensure all was well.
The Carne Adovada was a large portion with nice red sauce flavor and the right amount of heat for my taste. The pork was so tender that the pieces of meat fell apart with the touch of the fork. The entrée includes a flour tortilla a choice of refried or pinto beans, spanish rice and calabacitas which is a mix of zucchini, corn, tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions. On the side were two sopaipillas.
The menu has many choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Definitely requires a return visit.

We came here with our friend who is a true New Mexico Chile Head. The restaurant is decorated really nicely with a N.M. theme that’s fun and inviting. Our server told us it was her first night, but she was great. We ordered the appetizer sampler and everything on it was delicious. We all enjoyed the basket of fresh Sopaipilla. I ordered the Stacked Enchilada with Green Chiles. Damn good, very well done. Wifey had the Tacos and they were wonderful too. Great place and recommend.

This is one of the newest additions in the south west. Chile Addiction is a New Mexico restaurant with an emphasis on green and red chile. I ordered the sopaipilla with adovada. The meat was nicely cooked with a very good flavor. The chile tends to be a bit spicy. The dish comes with two sides. I picked the calabacitas and the Spanish rice. Both sides were pretty disappointing, they were plain and lacked flavor. I had the chance to try the tostada compuesta which is pretty much a taco salad. The were some good parts of the dish and some others that were just average. Although the customer service was very good the food took a while to be delivered. Unfortunately, I dont think I would come back.

New Mexico style Mexican food?!? I’ve never had that, I needs to go to there! And so there I went. Bright-​eyed and bushy-​tailed declaring this a food adventure. Especially seeing this place so highly rated on Unilocal… again, don’t believe the hype.
This was a major food fail for the most part. First and foremost, it took about 10 minutes for someone to come by and say hi and take our drink order. Chips and salsa arrived shortly after. The salsa was a bit spicy, which I liked, but my dad and sister don’t do spicy, so they only had a quick taste before tapping out.
I ordered a cup of Pozole. It was delicious, heavy on the hominy (which mama likes), and was presented in a large bowl and tasted homemade.
My little sister ordered a carne asada burrito, refried beans, and rice. I had the stacked enchiladas with carne adovada with calabacitas and whole pinto beans. My dad opted for a combo with a beef enchilada, chile rellano, and a carne asada taco. We also got a side of sopapillas which weren’t touched. When the order came out, my dad’s taco was MIA. The taco appeared like 20 minutes later and we declined it, they offered to let us take it home, and I did with my left overs.
So let’s talk about the food. It was bland and kind of boring. I was expecting more exciting flavors! New flavors, but everything fell flat. The only stand out dish at dinner was the Chile Rellano. It was the dankest of the dank and probably the best one I’ve ever had, but a Chile Rellano does not a 5-​star review make.
Thanks to Unilocal,we got a free fried ice cream as we looked over the check. Fried ice cream was great, but it wasn’t anything I hadn’t had before.
Chile Addiction didn’t leave me with even a craving or much to remember them by. I really wanted to like this place. I really want little independent places to make it! I really root for the underdog! I just can’t give them more than 2stars. Poor service with less than mediocre food. I’m chopping it up to rookie mistakes. Will venture back, but very under-​whelmed (that’s the opposite of overwhelmed, right?).

I’m from Silver City, NM. This is the food of my childhood. From birthdays to funerals, and everywhere in between, this food is engrained in a very special part of my life. So, my review may be biased…
I understand this restaurant is just over a month old, so small things like slow wait staff the place being a little unorganized from top to bottom really didn’t bother me too much.
The food, was… OK.
I ordered the «hangover» smothered burrito which was far from being «smothered» in green chilies and my fiancé ordered the Huevos Rancheros. Neither of us ate the hashbrowns because they were so unbelievably covered in butter they were almost inedible. Both dishes featured the green chile (as they should), but just fell short with the sides. Of course The hashbrowns, and the refried beans were over cooked and chewy.
Our waiter brought us sopapillas on the house because of the long wait, which was very nice of him, but could not heal the wounds of not being able to taste the once forgotten green chile.
We will be back to try dinner, but breakfast just wasn’t happening.

Being from New Mexico, I heard about Chile Addiction from friends. This is our 2^nd time in, and I had to express my overwhelming interest in this restaurant. The food is amazing, especially the Carne Adovada, and the best Sopapillas in Nevada.
Love the service, and the owners make you feel right at home. We will be back, and back again.
John and Rebeca

Family owned with colorful and thoughtful décor– and that’s just when you first walk in the door! Service, even for a simple takeout order, was friendly, made menu suggestions, and even tossed in some extra sopapillas. Menu has all of your southwestern favorites, with both red and green chile.
The green chili stew was thick and well-​spiced, packed with potatoes but only a few bits of pork. Good flavor in this dish, and a good price, which included accompanying tortillas. I also added on a chile relleno (with both red and green sauce) from their a la carte section, but found it soggy and overbattered. The sauces were on point, though. Bring your hankie, because your eyes will be tearing up at the heat.
However, I’m not a fan of the gimmicky drug/​420 references all over the menu– referring to a breakfast burrito as a blunt, for example? I find it tacky and in poor taste, unless your target audience is high school teenagers. Bonus points for offering a Unilocal check-​in offer for free dessert with purchase.

My family is originally from New Mexico, so I grew up on stacked enchiladas, sopaipillas and posole. When I heard Chile Addiction had opened in the southwest side of town, I was so excited to give them a try.
I was thoroughly impressed by the food and the service. So impressed, that we ended up coming back not once, but two more times.
I have tried the stacked enchiladas with pork verde, posole, stuffed enchiladas with pork verde, chile adovado, huevos rancheros, sopaipillas, tamales, breakfast burrito, churros and fried ice cream. Every single thing I have tried has been great and definitely has that nostalgia factor going for it.
The service here is beyond wonderful. The servers and owners are so friendly and welcoming and make sure refills are plentiful. They’ve even offered us free dessert as an apology for our food taking too long. The funny thing is we didn’t even notice a delay, but they insisted that we order dessert on them.
I plan on making this a regular spot and I hope others take the time to experience this regional cuisine that holds a special place in my heart. Just skip the desserts as they are not good.

Woohoo! Haven’t wrote a review in awhile but I needed to after eating at Chile Addiction! Everything I ate was packed with lots of flavor. My favorite dish is the chile relleno topped w/​hatch green chile! The sopaipillas were fluffy & had a nice crispness to it. They also had excellent customer service! I love supporting locally own family businesses and will definitely be back again!
support your locals! Eat Local!

Yay! A second First Review because Unilocal deleted the one from the first day they were open when we ate here «because it lacks a firsthand customer experience.»
I guess my description AND PHOTOS of the meal somehow aren’t good enough. Would the credit card receipt somehow prove it?
Here’s why this place is authentic New Mexican Food:
1. The owners and kitchen staff are from Albuquerque.
2. She is a fellow Hatch-​Head. If it’s not from Hatch, New Mexico, then it’s not «chile».
3. Christmas style ain’t just for December
4. The enchiladas are topped with a fried egg… by default.
5. Very friendly and invited us to the soft opening «if we don’t mind a few inevitable glitches while we get things figured out.»
We dined there on their opening night and found the food to be wonderful, authentic New Mexican cuisine. The owners are very friendly. The shop also has some items that I haven’t seen available in Las Vegas.
My original review was much more detailed, but recreating that content for a site that doesn’t bother to actually read before deleting them is not something I care to do right now.