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Colorado's pork-and-chile stew doubles as a sauce in Fort Collins, ladled over burritos and burgers; ask for anything smothered and this is what arrives.
Green chile follows the Front Range's Mexican-American cooking north from New Mexico and southern Colorado, thickened with pork and roasted green chiles rather than served thin. In Fort Collins it functions less as a dish than as infrastructure: Big City Burrito smothers its potato burritos in it, Illegal Pete's ladles it across the bar menu, and Lucky Joe's keeps a green chili pot going for the Old Town Square crowd. Every autumn, roadside roasters tumble fresh chile in propane drums and the whole city smells faintly of char.
3 editor picks for Colorado green chile in Fort Collins, ranked by editorial score. All Fort Collins signature dishes · Colorado green chile across every city.
Big City Burrito wraps its famous potato burrito on South College Avenue in Fort Collins from 07:00, the original counter of a homegrown institution.
OrderThe potato burrito, smothered, with hot green chile
TipThe potato burrito smothered in green chile is the order that made the name; breakfast burritos run from opening.
Illegal Pete's builds mission-size burritos with a full bar on Walnut Street in Fort Collins, the Colorado indie chain that pays a living wage.
OrderA burrito with green chile and queso over the top
TipWeekend breakfast burritos run 09:00-13:00; Friday and Saturday the line serves until midnight with margaritas alongside.
Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon puts an Irish pub in an old western saloon on Old Town Square in Fort Collins, open to 02:00 with green chili on the stove.
TipThe Monday 4.99-dollar burger is the cheapest square-side dinner going; happy hour runs 15:00-19:00 on weekdays.
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