Hot Stuff Diner

My wife and I stopped here for a late lunch on a quick visit to Hatch. I appreciate local mom and pop type establishments. Good value and local flavors. That's exactly what we found at Hot Stuff. My wife had a combo plate, $8.50, I had a green chile burro enchilada style w red chili , $5.50. Food was definitely home made with local Hatch Chile flavors. Other diners were feasting on very large bowls of homemade green Chile stew, tacos, and burgers. Attentive service and awesome red Chile sauce. Daily lunch specials available.

On a mini NM road trip which brought us to the self proclaimed chile capital of the world...Hatch, NM. How does one pass through Hatch without sampling the largest cash crop in the State? Among the roadside stops Donna Summers guided us from afar to our lunch destination...Hot Stuff. We began our meal with wonderfully flavorful chips & salsa which rang true to the name. We tried the breakfast burrito smothered Christmas style and a bean and cheese burrito with chopped green. We also sampled a bean tostada. Salsa was amazing, tostada was pretty good too. Green Chile was a chicken based white sauce...we would opt for red alone if given the opportunity again. Cute little Mercado attached to the restaurant with quintessential Mexican goods.

Great service and loved the food. I got the California burrito smothered in green chili and husband got Huevos Ranchos Christmas. Quick and delicious!

Stopped to get lunch and was pleased with the prices and selections. It's new and place is very clean. Service is good and food is good.

This place is delicious! We stopped to buy some red chiles and ask the girl walking what she recommended. She said everyone goes to Sparkys for burgers. We told her no thanks. Then she said if we like real Mexican food and aren't afraid of heat to go to Hot Stuff. I'm glad she did! It was like pulling up a chair and my Abuelitas house. That's how authentic everything was. We wanted to try some authentic red Chile so I ordered the Comida corrida which came with rice, beans, pork red Chile, a bowl of Caldo de Res and a flour tortilla. My husband had the pozole which is authentic with its ingredients and red slightly spicy broth. The tortilla was a homemade Gordita style one and my husbands soup came with cabbage, lime and pan birote. It was all fantastic!!! I wish I had more room to eat more! They also have a cute little store attached and that is what you see from the road so that can be why it may be passed up. But I'm telling you, don't pass it up! Authentic, authentic, authentic! And flavorful!!! A must visit! Next time I'm driving through (which I always do for balloon fiesta in Albuquerque) this is my new must stop to eat cafe!!!

The food was very good. I got 2 burritos thinking that for the price they were probably small and I was wrong. I think the burritos are made on homemade tortillas. They were so good, I got one of chicharron and one of barbacoa. My kid ordered the green chile burger and he loved it and is now asking to have all his burgers made with green chile. They served chips and salsa and the salsa was to die for! I wanted to drink it. The service was outstanding from the server. I don't remember his name but he had a small tattoo by his left eye, he made us feel welcome by interacting with us with small chit chat and made us laugh making us feel like we were family. We will definitely be back.

Based on the reviews and craving Mexican food, we picked this place but it was so disappointing. The tamale on the combination plate was hard, the retried beans were runny, the rice lacked flavor, and the flour tortilla was over cooked. If you want good Mexican food, you can find much better in Deming, T or C, or Las Cruces.

All our meals were very tasty! And homemade, even chips which were great! Wide variety of items to choose from. Kids had French toast that came with fresh fruit eggs and sausage/bacon. I had the flautas and both the shredded beef and chicken were made in house and SIL had chili rellenos that were light, fluffy and delish. Lots of curios and cute little shop inside, definitely going back

Found this place to be enjoyable. Friendly staff and out of this world green chili. Not hot but savory. The red sauce hot but delicious. Can't wait to go back.

The store with metal art, pottery etc. is open and deserves 4 stars. HOWEVER, THE DINER IS NO LONGER OPEN.