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“Well-seasoned Mexican deliciousness!”
Pronounced cho-pez, it looks like a run-of-the-mill adobe building from the outside, but inside the 150-year-old former Benavides homestead you'll find happy locals and many turistas eating well-seasoned Mexican food and drinking ice-cold beer and tasty margaritas. Bikers join the convivial crowd in the bar next door; like the restaurant, it's still owned by the Benavides family. It's worth the 15-mi drive south from Old Mesilla for the local flavor. No credit cards are accepted in the bar.
6 years later and still the best enchiladas and salsa in the area. The green enchiladas are the best I have ever had. Chips are so fresh. Salsa is the perfect combination of flavor and heat. Read more
After hearing many good things about this place I was pretty disappointed by the food. Service was average, beer was beer. Right now you have to go outside to use a portable toilet trailer for the... Read more
I happen to pawn this age old family style restaurant while traveling through New Mexico. It's just so happened. We visited during taco Thursday. Being in native Arizona and I've never seen red... Read more
Chope's Bar and Café
Hours
- Sun: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Thu - Sat: 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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