Monroe's Restaurant

1025 4th St NW, Albuquerque
(505) 242-1111

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Customers' Favorites

Green Chile Cheeseburger and Fries
Chicken Fajita Quesadilla
Super Combination Platter
Salsa \u0026 Chips
Breakfast Burrito
Huevos Rancheros
Chips and Salsa
Salsa and Chips
Chile Smothered
Chicken Fajitas

Menu

Appetizers
Super Macho Nachos
Piled high with beans, beef or chicken, jalapenos or green chile, salsa, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.
Queso and Chips
Homemade queso spiced up with salsa and green chile.
Asada Fries
Fries smothered with red or green chile, shredded cheddar cheese, a full side of carne asada, pico de gallo, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream.
Salsa and Chips
An 8 oz. portion of our delicious salsa served with homemade chips.
Guacamole Salad
5 oz. scoop guacamole with chips.
Garden Salad
Romaine, bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes and cheese.
Chile Cheese Fries
Fries smothered with red or green chile and shredded cheddar cheese.

Hamburgers
#0 Green Chile Burger
1/3 lb. patty with chopped green chile, lettuce, tomato and 1000 Island sauce on a sesame bun.
#00 Green Chile Cheeseburger
1/3 lb. patty with chopped green chile, cheese, lettuce, tomato and 1000 Island sauce on a sesame bun.
#000 Green Chile Chicken Burger
Shredded chicken with cheddar cheese, chopped green chile, lettuce, tomato and 1000 Island sauce on a sesame bun.
#1 Lighter Side Green Chile Cheeseburger
A 3 oz. burger patty with chopped green chile, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and 1000 Island sauce.
#2 Red Chile Burger
1/3 lb. patty with red chile on a sesame bun.
#3 Red Chile Cheeseburger
1/3 lb. patty with red chile and cheese on a sesame bun.
#4 Hamburger Deluxe
1/3 lb. patty with pickles, mustard, onions, lettuce, and tomato on a sesame bun.
#5 Cheeseburger Deluxe
1/3 lb. patty with cheese, lettuce, tomato and 1000 Island sauce on a sesame bun.
#8 Tortilla Burger
1/3 lb. patty with chopped green chile, lettuce, tomato and 1000 Island sauce on a tortilla.
#9 Tortilla Cheeseburger
1/3 lb. patty with chopped green chile, cheese, lettuce, tomato and 1000 Island sauce on a sesame bun.

Sandwiches
Red Chile Cheese Dog Sandwich
An all beef hot dog smothered with red chile and cheddar cheese.
Monroe's Grill Sandwich
Turkey, Swiss, chopped green chile and avocado on rye.
Kathy's Special Sandwich
Ham, cheese, over hard egg, chopped green chile on a tortilla.
Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich
Ham and American cheese on Texas toast.
Red Chile Dog Sandwich
An all beef hot dog smothered with red chile.
Classic BLT Sandwich
Bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo on Texas toast.

Lighter Side
Lighter Side Chicken Fingers
2 chicken fingers with a side and some cream of green chile for dipping.
Lighter Side Grilled Cheese
A classic grilled cheese with a side.
Lighter Side Enchilada Plate
One enchilada ( beef, chicken, carne adovada or cheese) served with rice, beans and a sopa.
Lighter Side Taco Plate
One hard shell taco with rice, beans, a side of salsa and a sopa.
Lighter Side Bean Burrito Plate
A small bean burrito smothered with red or green and served with rice, beans and a sopa.

Chiles, Stew, Soup, Posole
Cream of Green Chile Chicken
An 8 oz. cup (with one tortilla) or 16 oz. bowl (with two tortillas) or 32 oz. quart (with four tortillas) of our delicious cream of green chile chicken soup.
Miguel's Stew
An 8 oz. cup (with one tortilla), 16 oz. bowl (with two tortillas) or 32 oz. quart (with four tortillas) of traditional green chile stew with pork and potatoes.
Posole
An 8 oz. cup (with one tortilla),16 oz. bowl (with two tortillas) or 32 oz. quart (with four tortillas) of posole with red chile, hominy and pork.
Green Chile
An 8 oz. cup (with one tortilla),16 oz. bowl (with two tortillas) or 32 oz. quart (with four tortillas) of stewed green chile.
Red Chile with Pork
An 8 oz. cup (with one tortilla),16 oz. bowl (with two tortillas) or 32 oz. quart (with four tortillas) of red chile with pork.
Red Enchilada Veggie
An 8 oz. cup (with one tortilla),16 oz. bowl (with two tortillas) or 32 oz. quart (with four tortillas) of vegetarian red chile.

New Mexican Platters
Enchilada Platter
3 rolled enchiladas smothered with chile and served with rice, beans and hot sopa.
Double Chile Relleno Platter
Two chile rellenos stuffed with cheese and topped with red or green chile. Served with rice, beans, and a hot sopa.
Taco Platter
3 hard shell tacos with ground beef, shredded chicken or carne adovada topped with cheese, lettuce and tomato and served with rice, beans, salsa and a hot sopa.
Burrito Platter
An 8"tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat and a sprinkle of cheese. Smothered with chile and served with rice, beans and a hot sopa.
Chimichanga Platter
An 10" tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat and a sprinkle of cheese and deep fried. Smothered with chile and served with rice, beans and a hot sopa.
Super Combination Platter
One cheese enchilada, one beef taco, and one pork tamale smothered with red or green and served with rice, beans and a hot sopa.
Combination Enchilada Platter
One rolled beef enchilada, one rolled chicken enchilada and one rolled carne adovada enchilada smothered with chile and served with rice, beans, and a hot sopa.
Single Chile Relleno Platter
One chile relleno stuffed with cheese and topped with red or green chile. Served a cheddar stuffed relleno with chile, rice, beans, and a hot sopa.
Combination Taco Platter
One ground beef, one chicken and one carne adovada with rice, beans and a sopa.
Tamale Platter
Two red chile pork tamales smothered with chile and served with rice, beans and hot sopa.
Carne Adovada Platter
A serving of our carne adovada with cheese on top. Served with rice, whole beans and hot sopa.
NY Strip and Enchilada Platter
An 8 oz. NY strip grilled to order and served with 2 cheese enchiladas smothered with chile. Served with rice, beans, and a hot sopa.
NY Strip and Relleno Platter
An 8 oz. NY strip grilled to order and served with a chile relleno smothered with chile. Served with rice, beans, and a hot sopa.

Gringo Dinners
Chicken Finger Dinner
Served with french fries, calabacitas, cream of green chile for dipping, texas toast and a garden salad.
Hamburger Steak Dinner
An 8 oz. hamburger steak grilled medium topped with grilled onions and served with with French fries, calabacitas, Texas toast and a garden salad.
Chicken Fried Steak Dinner
A 6 oz. fried steak topped with our Cream of Green Chile and served with french fries, calabacitas, Texas toast and a garden salad.
Pork Chop Dinner
Two center cut chops with Ffrench fries, calabacitas, Texas toast and a garden salad.

House Specialties
Indian Taco
Fry bread stacked with whole beans, meat, chile, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.
6 Taco Fingers
6 taco fingers (chicken or beef) with salsa. Taco fingers do have chile and can be spicy.
Fajitas
Grilled strips of beef or chicken with bell peppers and onions. Served with 2 tortillas, rice, beans, cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, salsa and guacamole.
Quesadilla
2 tortillas with cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, ground beef or chicken. Served with salsa, sour cream and guacamole.
Huevos Rancheros
2 eggs and chile on corn tortilla. Served with beans, Mike's papitas and bread.
Guacamole Taco Plate
3 taco fingers (beef or chicken) served with a scoop of guacamole and a side of salsa. Taco fingers do have chile and can be spicy.
Mexican Pizza
Ground beef or shredded chicken on a fried flat tortilla (crust) with red chile, green chile, cheddar, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
Taco Salad
A taco shell bowl with mixed greens, meat, whole beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole and salsa.
Fajita Quesadilla
2 tortillas with cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, bell peppers, onions, and strips of beef or chicken. Served with salsa, sour cream and guacamole.
Super Huevos Rancheros
2 eggs, chile and cheese on a flour tortilla. Served with refried beans, Mike's papitas and bread.
Seafood Enchiladas
3 enchiladas stuffed with seafood (marinated crab flake and bay shrimp) topped with cream of green chile and cheese. Served with whole beans, rice and a sopa.
Fish Taco Platter
Two soft corn tacos with grilled cod, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, tomato and cilantro. Served with whole beans, rice, avocado cream sauce and a sopa.

New Mexican Solos
Burritos A La Carte (Y)
A 8 inch flour tortilla with your choice of stuffing, a little cheese and smothered.
Enchilada A La Carte
A single rolled enchilada with your choice of stuffing and chile.
Relleno A la carte
A single chile relleno with your choice of chile on top.
Traditional Taco A la carte
One hard shell taco with beef, chicken or carne adovada with cheese, lettuce, tomato and salsa.
Chimichanga A La Carte
A 10 inch flour tortilla with your choice of stuffing, a little cheese, deep fried and smothered.
Stuffed Sopapilla A La Carte
A fresh sopa with your choice of stuffing, a little cheese and smothered.
1 Taco Finger A la carte
One hand rolled taquito with salsa. Taco fingers have chile and can be spicy.
Tamale A la carte
A single red chile pork tamale with your choice of chile on top.

Breakfast Plates
Enchiladas and Eggs
Two enchiladas with two eggs, Mike's papitas and bread.
Breakfast Burrito Platter
A burrito with 2 eggs, Mike's papitas, chopped green chile, and cheese inside and a side of hash browns (papitas). Smothered red or green and accompanied by toast, tort or sopa.
2 Egg Breakfast
Two any style eggs served with Mike's papitas and your choice of toast, tortilla or sopapilla.
3 Egg Green Chile Cheese Omelet
A three egg omelet with chopped green chile, cheese, and your choice of meat inside. Served with Mike's papitas and bread.
Papita and Egg Burrito Platter
A burrito with 2 eggs, Mike's papitas, chopped green chile and a little cheese inside. Smothered with your choice of chile.
Monroe's Skillet
A bed of Mike's papitas stacked with your choice of breakfast meat, bell peppers, onions, chile, cheese and topped with two eggs any style. Served with choice of bread.
Carne Adovada and Eggs
A generous portion of our carne adovada with two eggs, Mike's papitas and bread. This dish has cheese.

Breakfast Solos
Smothered Breakfast Burrito (Y)
Stuffed with 2 eggs, chopped green chile, potatoes, a sprinkle of cheese, your choice of meat and chile.
Pancakes
Three buttermilk pancakes.
French Toast
Two slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar.
Hand Held Breakfast Burrito (Y)
Stuffed with 2 eggs, chopped green chile, potatoes, a sprinkle of cheese and your choice of meat.
Hand Held Papita and Egg Burrito (Y)
Stuffed with 2 eggs, chopped green chile, potatoes and a sprinkle of cheese.
Smothered Hash Brown and Egg Burrito (Y)
stuffed with 2 eggs, chopped green chile, potatoes, a sprinkle of cheese and your choice of chile.

Breakfast Sides
Single Piece French Toast
A single slice of French toast topped with powdered sugar.
Side of Breakfast Meat
3 slices of bacon, 2 sausage patties, 2 slices of ham or a portion of chorizo.
Side Mike's Papitas
A side of our delicious papitas (grilled with onions).
1 Pancake
One buttermilk pancake.

Low Carb and Gluten Free
#1 Low Carb and Gluten Free Hamburger Steak
8 oz. hamburger steak with onions, green chile and cheddar. Served with calabacitas and a salad.
#2 Low Carb and Gluten Free NY Strip
8 oz. New York strip topped with onions, green chile, and cheese. Served with calabacitas and a salad.
#3 Low Carb and Gluten Free 2 Hamburger Patties
Two burger patties with cheese, green chile, bacon, sour cream, and guacamole.
#4 Low Carb and Gluten Free Breakfast
2 eggs covered in diced green chile and cheese. Served with bacon, ham and sausage.
#5. Low Carb and Gluten Free Chicken Breast Strips
Strips of grilled chicken with onions and bell peppers atop a bed of salad. Topped with cheddar, guacamole, sour cream and served with a side of salsa.
#6. Low Carb and Gluten Free Chicken Breast
A 7 oz. grilled chicken breast with green chile and cheddar. Served with calabacitas and sour cream.
#7 Low Carb and Gluten Free Pork Chops
2 boneless, center cut chops topped with diced green chile. Served with calabacitas and a dinner salad.
#8 Low Carb and Gluten Free Carne Adovada
A serving of carne adovada with cheese on top. Served with sour cream and calabacitas.
#9 Low Carb and Gluten Free Club
Turkey, ham, bacon, green chile, cheese and avocado on a romaine wrap. Served with calabacitas.
#10 Low Carb Mexican Pizza
Ground beef or shredded chicken with red chile, green chile, cheddar, mozzarella and parmesan on a low carb tortilla.
#11 Low Carb Carne Adovada Burrito
Topped with green chile and cheese and served in a low carb tortilla. Served with calabacitas.
#12 Low Carb Fajita Burrito
Strips of beef or chicken with bell peppers, onions and cheese in a low carb tortilla. Smothered with green chile and cheese and served with calabacitas.
#13 Low Carb Fajitas
Strips of beef or chicken served with calabacitas, 2 low carb tortillas, cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, salsa, sour cream and guacamole.

Veggie
#1. Calabacita Tacos
3 soft flour tacos stuffed with calabacitas, mozzarella cheese, chopped green chile, lettuce, tomato, and avocado. Served with Puerto Rican beans, rice and a hot sopa.
#2. Puerto Rican Bean Enchiladas
3 rolled enchiladas stuffed with Puerto Rican beans, bell peppers and onions. Topped with red or green chile and cheddar cheese. Served with calabacitas, rice and a hot sopa.
#3. Calabacita Fajitas
A sizzling order of calabacitas, bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, Puerto Rican beans, tortillas, sour cream, guacamole, cheese, pico de gallo and salsa.
#4. Veggie Relleno Burrito
A tortilla stuffed with Puerto Rican beans, a whole chile relleno and cheese. Smothered with red or green chile and served with calabacitas, sour cream and a hot sopa.
#6. Veggie Tostadas
2 blue corn tostada shells stuffed with avocado, whole beans, pico de gallo, mozzarella cheese, lettuce and tomato. Served with calabacitas and salsa.
#7. Veggie Burger
A grilled black bean veggie patty ( not vegan ) with green chile, guacamole, grilled onions, Swiss cheese, lettuce and tomato on a sesame bun. served with fries, onion rings or sweet potato fries.
#8. Vegan Tamales
Two veggie tamales (spinach, corn, green chile) smothered with chile and served with Puerto Rican beans, calabacitas, and a hot sopa. (served vegan friendly- cheese by request only.)

Sides
Side of French Fries
Side of Guacamole
A 2 oz. side of our homemade guacamole (has chile in it).
Side Sopaipilla
Side Onion Rings
A side of our tasty onion rings.
Spanish Rice
A side of our delicious rice.
Side of Sour Cream
Side of Salsa
Side Sweet Potato Fries
Side of Refried Beans
Side of Puerto Rican Beans
Whole pinto beans with sofrito (finely diced garlic, cilantro, bell peppers, and onion).
Side Flour Tortilla
A flour tortilla.
Side Toast
A side of white, wheat, rye or Texas toast.
Side of Chile
A side of red or green.
Side Ranch Dressing
Side Egg
1 egg cooked any style.
Side of Whole Beans
Side of Calabacitas
Seasoned grilled blend of squash, zucchini, tomatoes and onion.
Side Corn Tortillas

Kids
Kids Cheeseburger
3 oz. burger patty with cheese on a plain bun.
Kids Chicken Fingers
2 chicken fingers with side and some cream of green chile for dipping.
Kids Hamburger
3 oz. burger patty on a plain bun.
Kids Bean Burrito Plate
A small burrito with bean and cheese. No chile. With rice, beans and a sopa.
Kids Beef Taco Plate
One beef taco with rice, beans and sopa.
Kids Chicken Taco Plate
One chicken taco with rice, beans and sopa.
Kids Cheese Enchilada Plate
One cheese enchilada with rice, beans and sopa.
Kids Breakfast Burrito Plate
A small breakfast burrito with meat, cheese and egg. No chile. With hash browns and a sopa.
Kids Cheese Tortilla and Beans
Tortilla wedges with melted cheese and a side of beans.
Kids Grilled Cheese
A classic grilled cheese.
Kids Hot Dog
An all beef dog on a plain bun.

Bulk Food
Bulk Salsa
Comes with chips
Bulk Guacamole
Comes with chips. Our New Mexican guacamole made with chopped green chile (can be spicy)
Full Enchilada Casserole
3 layer casserole that feeds 18 to 20 people.
1/2 Enchilada Casserole
3 layer casserole feeds 8-10 people.
1/2 Enchilada Casserole
3 layer casserole feeds 8-10 people.
Bulk Spanish Rice
Bulk order of our spanish rice
Dozen Tortillas
Bulk Refried Beans
Bulk order of our refried beans.
Bulk Whole Beans
Bulk order of our whole beans.

Jarred Chile
16 oz. Jar of Green Chile
A 16 oz. jar of our stewed green chile.
16 oz. Jar of Salsa
A 16 oz. jar of our homemade salsa.
16 oz. Jar of Red Chile
A 16 oz. jar of our red chile.

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Recent Reviews

Yesterday we had a great brunch/lunch at Monroe’s Restaurant on 4th st. The staff were very friendly and attentive even though they had plenty of patrons there. The restaurant is very airy and open, also clean. Our waiter took our order right away and we received our meals quickly. It was nice not having to wait for a while. Our plates were fresh and super tasty. My only feedback would be to have a lil bit more heat to the green chile. But other than that it was very good, and...
February 2026
Delicious food, incredibly polite and helpful staff. The food was made to order and very quickly. The coffee was fresh and the water was clean. I absolutely recommend enjoying this location again and again.
January 2026
Between both Monroe’s location, I’m here several times a month. I’ve made my way through the entire menu. My jam currently is the vegetarian tostadas, add red chile.
Love the pozole, love the tortilla burger with red and green, and some of my favorite carne adovada, especially on an indian taco.
January 2026

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Monroe's Restaurant

1025 4th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 242-1111