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Rancho de Chimayo - Quaint, Casual & Vegan Friendly in New Mexico

5/11/2015

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Driving the route from Taos to Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sanctuario de Chimayo is a must-see historic Roman Catholic church in the town of Chimayó. This shrine, a contemporary pilgrimage site, was on our itinerary.  

Tanya and I decided that since we would be arriving in the town of Chimayo around lunchtime, we would stop to eat prior to our visit to the Sanctuario.

Considering our food challenges with Tanya and her gang being vegan, and Kelsey being just plain picky, we were not very hopeful about what would be in the area.  Much to our surprise, we discovered that there was a lovely Mexican restaurant right up the road, Rancho de Chimayo, with a menu that catered to Vegans and non-vegans...and had a children's menu!


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The Travelin' Cousins gang at Rancho de Chimayo Restaurante during our Cousins New Mexico Road Trip
I must tell you, we were a little bit shocked that with the limited restaurants in this region, that the food establishment closest to our sightseeing destination was able to accommodate everyone in our group!

A restored, century old adobe home, Rancho de Chimayo is surrounded by three breathtaking mountain ranges, in a picturesque setting. With garden terrace dining on sunny summer days, and cozy fireside dining in the Winter, we actually opted to sit indoors as we were between seasons.

The menu is rather extensive, serving traditional Native New Mexican fare, with traditional Mexican dishes, salads and a variety of vegetarian and vegan options offering cheddar and soy (vegan) cheese with each dish. I was thrilled that Kelsey would be able to eat since her favorite - chicken nuggets and french fries were on the kids' menu.  


The food was fresh and the portions, generous. Our gang all enjoyed the vegetarian options.  I loved my Vegetarian Tostada!! It was quite yummy with a side of Rice.  Tanya went for the gusto with the "Plato Vegetariano" which was a combo plate that included a burrito and enchilada smothered in soy cheese. 

The Sopapillas, which are a fried pastry quick bread that is traditionally served throughout parts of South America, Northern Mexico and New Mexico. In fact, being a big bread eater - Kelsey gobbled them up!
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Plato Vegetariano - Burrito & Enchilada with Soy Cheese
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Vegetarian Tostada
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Sopapilla - fried pastry quick bread
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Chicken Nuggets and Fries from Kids' menu for picky Kelsey
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Rancho de Chimayo is more than just a restaurant, as it also contains guest rooms, and a quaint little shop as well as an interesting history. Originally, the home of Hermenegildo and Trinidad Jaramillo, in 1965 it was transformed into Restauranté Rancho de Chimayó. 
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In August 1984, the Jaramillo family completed restoration of Hacienda Rancho de Chimayó, the former home of Epifanio and Adelaida Jaramillo.  Renovated into seven guest rooms, each one opening onto an enclosed courtyard. Decorated with turn of the century antiques, the guest rooms have a fireplace and private bath.   

In October 2015, Rancho de Chimayo Restaurante will celebrate its 50th anniversary - quite an accomplishment and a testament to the Jaramillo family!
Rancho de Chimayo
300 Santa Fe County Rd 98
Chimayo, NM 87522
(505) 351-4444

www.ranchodechimayo.com
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    Elisa is co-founder of Travelin' Cousins travel blog along with her cousin "Travelin' Tanya." She lives on Long Island, New York with her two daughters and her dog Punkin. An entrepreneur whose professional career has included a variety of businesses in the toy, licensing and direct marketing businesses, she is now a blogger and freelance writer. Since her teen years, she has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia and continues to travel these days throughout the world with her daughters and cousin Tanya. Her other passions include cooking, dining, the theatre and shopping.

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    Tanya is a free sprit who resides in Southern California with the only family that she has outside of NY (you can take a girl out of the city, but you’ll never take the city out of this girl). Her housemates include her mom, her 2 sisters, her brother, her sister’s boyfriend, her niece, her 2 kids and her ex! Yup...all under one roof! Her professional career and background was in film (writing, production and acting). Currently she is a stay at home mom - who is hardly ever at home, and who’s passions are: everything travel related, food (both cooking and eating), photography, skiing and of course, shopping! 
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