Well, I’ll be. Or, better, “I swan.” That’s geezerette-ish enough.
I haven’t gotten out of my cave in so long that I haven’t had an Otto’s burger in a coon’s age, but used to really love ‘em. Lots of mayo. Didn’t care much for their BBQ, tho, so never went to that side - it was a “whole ‘nuther world,” lol, so I missed 41 & 43 - but saw 41 at Pino’s once.
Used to also really love Roznovski’s burgers not far away - and they got driven out, too. I hear they’re still around in a new place, but I haven’t been there, either.
But then, I never got over the demise of Gourmet Burgers, either, lol. Different kinds of burgers, all of them. I liked their mushrooms and Swiss cheese, but wouldn’t ever have one like that anywhere else.
Also back then, Brittain’s Broiler-Burgers chili-cheeseburger #3 was my must-have and it’s also hard to beat WhataBurgers for just plain drive-thru convenience - if you like mustard burgers, which I do.
Love NM green chile cheeseburgers, too - best I had was somewhere out on a backroad between Santa Fe and maybe ... hmmm ... not sure where that little place is. Only went there with a friend who lived in that neck of the woods.
It was probably up the road from Espanola towards Chimayo, or possibly between Espanola and Dixon. Traveled both frequently. This was just a little stand on the side of the road, nothing else around. A few tables outside and a ton of customers getting to-go orders.
Mmmmm...I agree about the green chile cheeseburgers in NM. The place you are thinking of is probably the Bobcat -- it is on the old road to Las Vegas NM on the southeast side of Santa Fe. It has been featured on the TV as one of the best burgers in America. I stayed at a B&B just up the hill from there in the summer of 2006.
Another good place for a green chile cheeseburger is the Owl Cafe in Albuquerque NM. I will be eating one there on 12/27 en route to the Insight Bowl in Tempe AZ -- gonna go see my Oklahoma State Cowboys play the Indiana Hoosiers.