Hatch chile burger trail in New Mexico

Friends Matt Fullam from Durango, CO and Anthony Appezzato from Denver, CO prepare to dig into their Green chile cheeseburgers at the Owl Bar and Cafe in San Antonio, NM   (Eric Draper / For The Times )

Green chile cheeseburger at the Owl Bar and Cafe in San Antonio, N.M.

Waitress Patricia Moya delivers hot green chile cheeseburgers at the Owl Bar and Cafe in San Antonio, N.M.

A patron arrives to eat at the Owl Bar and Cafe in San Antonio, N.M.

Farmer Sergio Grajeda surveys his 160 acres of green chile fields in Hatch, N.M.

Farmer Sergio Grajeda holds green Hatch chiles from his fields in Hatch, NM.  (Eric Draper / For The Times)

Green chile cheeseburgers are prepared inside Sparky’s in Hatch, N.M.

Green chile cheeseburger at Sparky’s in Hatch, NM.   (Eric Draper / For The Times )

Jiann Yang and Marta Garcia of El Paso stop to take a selfie before going in to order green chile cheeseburgers at Sparky’s in Hatch, N.M.

Frances Sayson serves up green chile cheeseburgers at Sparky’s in Hatch, N.M.

Sparky’s won the 2016 People’s Choice Award at the New Mexico State Fair.

Henry Perea from Los Lunas, N.M., bites into a green chile cheeseburger at Sparky’s in Hatch, N.M.

Sign in front of the Buckhorn Tavern in San Antonio, N.M.