Sparky's

Its good, and enjoable. No happy about the lines or waves of people. The "world famous" or the green chile cheese burger is well worth eating. Enjoy the sides and the oddest arrangement of statues you'll ever find.

I would try a time during the week so you can truly enjoy the food....

Made the trip to hatch for 190 pounds of green chile goodness. We've always eaten at the Pepper Pot but had been told great things about Sparky's. After reading the Yelp reviews, I was sold on giving Sparky's a shot.

We arrived in town, found our chiles and got them started roasting so we could have lunch. You can't miss Sparky's...it sits on the corner of the two main intersections of town and if the line out the door doesn't give it away then the fun, antique mascots and signs will!
On to the food! You go to a counter order your food, get a number and sit on down. You can sit inside, outside or inside down the sidewalk. We opted for inside down the sidewalk since there was live music (there's live music on the reg).We sat and immediately got our shakes. I got the Sassy Strawberry full of vanilla soft serve, strawberries, guajillo chiles, whipped cream and chili powder sprinkles. M had the Chile Mango. Both were creamy and sweet with just the right amount of heat. Delicious and filling!

Then the burgers. Ohhh, the burgers. We both ordered their famous green, chile cheeseburgers. It's a bun, perfectly seasoned and grilled beef, the freshest diced green chiles and a slice of Cheddar(?) cheese. No lettuce or tomato. No mustard or mayo. Guess what? Ya don't even need it! This burger is, no lie, the BEST green chile cheeseburger I have ever had. I don't know how they do it, can't pinpoint it but it doesn't matter cuz it's delicious. Just try it and you wont be sorry. Seriously.

The burgers were accompanied by our chosen sides - pineapple coleslaw and green chile sweet corn. I'm not much of a fry person so we were happy to have alternate selections. They really helped offset the spice from the burgers.

We had a great time, music, food and drinks. Definitely my new go to spot in Hatch!

Ruined, absolutely ruined. No other green chile cheeseburger will EVER do or EVER compare to those made and served at Sparky's.

Been going to Hatch for several years and have always passed the kitschy looking Sparky's and for some unknown and stupid reason, have chosen to eat elsewhere in town. After hearing my boss rave about Sparky's on her trips through Hatch we decided to give it a try. Sparky's serves the holy grail of green chile cheeseburgers. It's a simple dish; a regular old hamburger bun, a perfectly seasoned and cooked burger topped with fresh, diced green chile and finished off with a slice of cheese. That's it. Sparky's has cleverly disguised nirvana in the most basic burger. No need for condiments, lettuce, tomato, whatever. In fact, I think adding those things would ruin this burger. It's really hard to describe it, you just need to try it.

A and I each ordered the burgers; hers with a side of sweet corn with green chile & onion and a Sassy Strawberry shake and mine with a side of pineapple coleslaw and a Chile Mango shake. The corn was really good with a wonderful sweet flavor however I would have liked more green chile flavor in it. The pineapple slaw is a nice creamy slaw with diced pineapple in it ~ a great touch. The shakes are out of this world. Creamy soft serve ice cream mixed with guajillo chiles and mango syrup, topped with fresh whipped cream and red chile powder sprinkling was my favorite. A loved the Sassy - same ice cream and chiles mixed with frozen strawberries and topped the same way. They're not "hot", just nicely flavored with the chiles....just a nice bit of heat.

We ate in the large dining room down the sidewalk, a large room with tables, booths and plenty of fun antiques on the walls. There is frequently live music being performed and we enjoyed listening to a performer while we ate lunch.

Do not, I repeat do not, pass Sparky's like I've done for years. Park your car, jump in line and get ready for burger nirvana. Damn it....now I have to tell my boss that she was right.