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About Calientes

Caliente’s Restaurant specializes in authentic New Mexican Cuisine. All of our menu selections are made fresh daily just like in grandma’s kitchen. At Caliente’s, we take the extra steps involved in developing the true traditional flavors made from scratch. Our red chile is made from the finest red chile pods New Mexico has to offer. Cleaned and soaked in its own natural juices, strained and slow cooked with traditional seasonings to enhance the flavors. Our green chile is also made at from scratch which includes roasting and cooking our own Chile. At Caliente’s we don’t need any artificial flavors or meat to enhance the true flavor of the chile which is the pride of New Mexico.
At Caliente’s we offer a selection of two sides for every entrée unlike most New Mexican restaurants who offer only beans or rice. At Caliente’s we offer a New Mexican favorite, healthy calabacitas made with fresh squash, zucchini, roasted corn, onions, green chile and melted cheese. We also offer papitas as a side for those potato fans, growing up we always had a pot of beans, fried potatoes, red chile and fresh homemade tortillas on the stove to make some grab and go burritos. Caliente’s offers whole beans slow cooked with Serrano peppers to add a nice flavor to our hardy home style beans. Caliente’s makes a wonderful Spanish rice seasoned perfectly with sautéed onions and bell peppers.
Caliente’s is open Monday through Friday 7am until 9pm, Saturdays from 9am until 9pm and on Sundays from 10am to 8pm. On Sundays Caliente’s offers a wonderful all you can eat brunch featuring a wide variety of New Mexican favorites including carne adovada, enchiladas, papitas, calabacitas, beans, rice, red chile, green chile, and bacon. Caliente’s Chef’s prepare made to order Omelet’s, eggs, and Fajitas in our exhibition kitchen made exactly how you want them. The Brunch also includes a wonderful Salad Bar, fresh guacamole, queso fresco, salsa, soups, and homemade desserts including homemade Flan , Natillas, and sweet rice just to name a few.
At Caliente’s we offer homemade chile rellenos, and tamales, not frozen or vendor purchased like most places, but made fresh to order in our very own kitchen. Caliente’s is very proud of its fresh homemade salsa which is made daily. Caliente’s signature appetizer is a homemade sweet potato chip which is made to order and sprinkled with a spicy red New Mexican chile which gives it the perfect balance of sweetness and a dash of heat.
Caliente’s Mission is simple to deliver traditional New Mexican flavors to traditional New Mexican people at a price they can afford. At Caliente’s we take great pride in developing rich flavors through a series of steps. At Caliente’s we never take short cuts in the cooking process, taking all the extra steps to ensure the home style cooking that we New Mexicans are accustomed to.