Trading Post Market

You must be drunk or high on something to rate this place above a 1 rating.Eat there last night 12.28.24 around 6p. They had one waitress and 2 cooks. We seated ourselves at a table and waited to be waited on. Nothing happened some we moved to the bar around the grill. I had full view of customers food being prepared oh my goodness. What a mistake on choosing to eat here. There was a man and a woman cooking the woman she was wearing rubber gloves and was ok but the male cook needs to go. He was preparing food with his "Bare hands" and not washing at all not one time in a hour of watching like a hawk. He would wipe his hands on his nasty dirty apron and the handle the food with his nasty dirty hands. He prepared a dish of Mac & Cheese he reached in the container on the prep food bar got 3 bare handfuls of Macaroni and put in a pan before putting it on the grill. Yuck nasty. I thought glad I'm not the one to order that. They spray this Nonstick nasty spray on both side of the meat or chicken to keep it from sticking to the grill. I know that's not healthy or right for anyone to eat after the heavy spraying of that nasty spray...The male cook took a chicken breast of the grill and cut it up with a dirty knife after he got done with cutting it up and putting on a serving dish he wiped of the knife with a nasty used rag (hand towel) and took the nasty rag and wiped off the food prep counter with the rag.Contamination of food is a big issue with germs. Potatoes that was cut up for French fries setting in a pan on the counter uncovered and waiting to be cooked with reaching in with his bare nasty hand and put them in the deep fryer. The floor in the grill area is very nasty to. I ordered a hamburger well done and when it finally got to me to eat I cut into half into, it was so raw I couldn't eat it and sent it back. I watched all this unfold before my eyes and he seem to not care me and my partner was watching them cook the food that customers ordered. I will never eat at this place again and I highly recommend other people not to eat here. The Health Department needs to take notice and shut the restaurant down for unsafe and preparation of food.Be careful people here you eat and watch the cooks and staff at all measures for you safety from food poisoning and germs. Do your homework your paying big bucks for your food it should be cooked and prepared at its best..Don't eat here for your safety and well being!!!!!!Sincerely,JJ

Couldn't ask for better food. The Al Pastor dish was exceptional, as was the green chile pork stew. What an extensive menu! If you can't find something that interests you then you're not hungry. Very personable staff. All smiles and engaging. Warm atmosphere, with open kitchen.

This was our first visit to this establishment. I had read good things about it and wanted something different for dinner. The Ahi Tuna sandwich was calling me.We arrived and found a sparsely populated but large restaurant with 4 dining areas. We opted for a 3 top in what I'll call "the library". There is a wall full of books on cooking and food. We had this smaller space to ourselves. There was a smaller room just beyond, and it appears to have just one table with a young couple who appears to be on a date. I was happy for them to have such and intimate spot. When you walk in, you enter a large room with tables, a bar and an open kitchen behind. I would have loved to sit at the bar and watch them work, but after walking through the second large room that had a large party having a meeting of some sort, I found the library and knew that was our spot.Service was efficient, knowledgeable and friendly. We were trying to decide between the green chili cheese fries and one of the 5 ! Mac and cheese choices. We went with the fries and were very impressed. They are absolutely loaded with fresh chopped chilies and cheese. Great flavor without being overly spicy hot. As a matter of fact, the spice level was quite mild, which I enjoyed very much, as I had had some of the hotter green chili ever for breakfast and needed a break. I'm amazed to see I typed that as I love the heat, but seriously, I needed a break as my belly was still warm from eating some of that leftover green chili burrito at lunch. This is also why that Ahi Tuna sandwich was calling me. A major break from spicy food. It was the perfect selection. Everything about it was perfect. Big thick chunk of tuna perfectly cooked. The bun was grilled to perfection. LTO and the perfect Mayo topped it all off.She had the burger sans LTO and add cheese. I had a bite and it was absolutely delicious. Thick patty was cooked to "medium" perfection and was juicy and had an amazing beef flavor.We did opt for dessert- a chocolate mousse with a rich raspberry sauce and dollop of whipped cream. It was served in a to-go box but we had no issue with that as most of it was going to be taken home and savored in small portions over the next few days. Neither of us can really finish a full dessert these days. As I exited the library into the front dining room/kitchen I saw all the deserts in a large cooler. They all looked great. This one did not disappoint.To be honest, I can't wait to go back and try more of this menu and get to know these folks better. They are doing something special here. I wish them all the best!

Wow! Saw the reviews on Yelp so we stopped by for lunch to meet the Rueben and the Cubano. We were not disappointed! Cute southwest interior, nice staff and a great brunch menu for Sunday. I had the agave wine margarita. It was limey tart and refreshing. The sandwiches and truffle fries were mmmm

This is some of the best food in Taos. I give this place 6 stars for the food and knock it down to 5 because it's a little weird in here. A few easy updates could make this place feel more cozy. The service was good, not great. Pulling back out onto the main road is also a bit scary.

I'm not kidding when I say this place deserves a Michelin star. I've been to plenty of Michelin restaurants and this is worthy. I reviewed the trading post years ago when the previous woman owned it. Loved it. Loved her story. Now, often when a place changes hands it gets worse. I'll say it's a little less classy and it's now marketing itself as a market too...that said, wowza. The food is outstanding. Nothing fake. Nothing not fresh. Loads of flavor and comfort. We had green chili stew that came with yummy toasty flour tortillas. Also had the green chili fries. Amazing. They do those things I do at home...heat the bowls before serving, serve on little wooden plates. Broiling things and serving hot. You can see what's in the food. You can watch the guys make it (the shorter guy deserves a raise, he's an absolute machine). The agave wine marg was just as good as before. Pretty much everything we saw come out was beautiful. BBQ brisket Mac and cheese, gorgeous. Freshly cut and fried blue corn chips, stunning. A crazy good looking Ruben (which was invented in my home state, this one looked better than anything you can get back home). Beautiful salads. I can only imagine every single dish on this menu is amazing. I wish I lived down the street. Bravo! BRAVO and happy new year!

I live in Ranchos De taos and eat here once a week.... food is very good, people are super nice.. if they are really busy, service is a bit slow... but no matter, we enjoy our conversation... highly recommend!!

Loved the lunch we had on eclipse Monday! Full bowls of green chili pork stew and chicken Mac and cheese! The Aronold Palmer's were not too sweet and paired perfectly with our lunch!

I had the green chile pork stew with fries. The fries are made in-house, according to my waitress, while onion rings are made from frozen. Good spicy kick to the stew, and fries were good and crispy. The stew comes with a tortilla on the side as well.They have desserts, deli meats and cheese, and food by the pound you can take home.

The food was good enough, but the service was horrible. Every dish took a long time & came out at a different time, I had to go get my drink from the bar because the waitress never came back with it, and when it was time for the check, we had to go find her. There's lots of restaurants in Taos so I'd skip this one.