Trading Post Market

I had a chance to try a few of the menu offerings at the Trading Post this week. On my first visit I ordered a Frito pie and French fries. The Frito pie was pretty good , the hand cut fries were also decent but IMO they're cut too thin since they're ¼" cut (almost shoestring), instead of a standard thicker ½" cut. The second visit was with my Taos family, we ordered a couple of appetizers consisting of chicken fingers , green chili brisket Mac & cheese and a few burgers. Everyone agreed that the Burgers are definitely the right choice to go with on this menu. They're flame broiled with nicely sized brioche buns. One of the burgers was the brisket burger, I personally disliked the braised brisket which was shredded and tossed in BBQ sauce and not actually barbecued in a smoker, but I really liked the Swiss Bacon burger which I would recommend anyone to order or go with the build your own option. The restaurant has a has a cool vibe with some nice stuff for sale on the walls and in the market refrigerators, the pies were definitely a bit overpriced. The service was friendly and even the house cat rubbing its body against my legs at the table while we were eating was cute.

Do not pass on this restaurant! Beat all the traffic and reservation making and enjoy a nice hot freshly cooked to order meal. Family friendly, with games available while you wait. We played UNO. Large back wall full of interesting books to look through, which we did. The owner Ky was very welcoming and attentive. Really nice guy, he served us our food. Which was delicious! We had, the creamy chicken and asparagus soup, FANTASTIC!!! The prime rib with mashed potatoes, BBQ sliders, garden salad with pesto dressing (AMAZING) and mac and cheese! All really really good! Also, kids eat free! I should gave mentioned that earlier!😊 After a day of boarding, it was great to finish the day with a delicious meal in an authentic Taos restaurant.😋

The wife and I were searching for a place to eat other than Mexican food which Taos has plenty of. We decided to try the Trading Post Market. It's a hole in the wall looking place from the outside. We've passed it a number of times never imagining it to be a restaurant. There isn't many alternative restaurants outside of Mexican food in Taos. Anyway, we arrived and to our surprise it's a cute spot once you're inside. Bigger than it seems from the outside. It's sort of divided between the bar side and the restaurant. They even have a back area with books and comfortable seating if you want to read or hangout with a glass of wine. Well we took a look at the menu. It's loaded with BBQ dishes, some New Mexico alternatives, sandwiches and even a pasta dish or two. I started with the chili stew soup. It was recommended to me by our server who was very nice and gracious. She mentioned the chef being an award winner 🏆. Hmmm, ok I'll try it. The chili stew soup was delicious! Best stew soup I've ever tasted. So flavorful, so delicious and filling. I had already ordered the BBQ brisket in Mac n Cheese dish. My wife chose the Mahi Mahi fish tacos. I can't begin to describe the delicious flavor from both dishes. This place rocks! Everything was better than good. My compliments to the chef. So, don't be put off by the outward appearance. Just step right in and order anything on the menu. They're friendly and waiting for you. They have beer 🍷 wine and cocktails. The food will overwhelm you. 5🌟 experience.

Looks like a hole in the wall passing by, but it's quite a large restaurant inside. Features a variety of cuisines--the onion rings, truffle fries, brisket quesadilla, and french dip were all enjoyed. The hamburger not as much, but that was my fault for not realizing that I should have chosen diced, not smothered, green chiles.

Food was excellent, server was on point and pretty. Highly recommend if passing through 👍💯👍

So… i’ve never been here for breakfast before,just for a quick lunch, but their burgers are great and the green chili stew is the best, but breakfast here…?! Sooo freakin good! I wouldn’t do anything else to this meal. The chilies are so perfect and distinct between green and red. I had the Chilaquiles my husband had juevos rancheros…absolutely perfect, definitely recommend.

I was just passing through. Someone had recommended this place. It’s kind of out of the way, but man what a treat! This is a local legend in this town.

Tldr - Service is very casual, food is good. Single restroom Place with a cool vibe. The food was pretty good as well. We all enjoyed the food we ordered. As mentioned, there was a single server working the entire restaurant. She was nice and pleasant. Just hard for her to get around the entire place on her own. Also, if you need the restroom during your visit there may be a line for it as it's a single restroom for the establishment.

You must be drunk or high on something to rate this place above a 1 rating. Eat there last night 12.28.24 around 6p. They had one waitress and 2 cooks. We seated ourselves at a table and waited to be waited on. Nothing happened some we moved to the bar around the grill. I had full view of customers food being prepared oh my goodness. What a mistake on choosing to eat here. There was a man and a woman cooking the woman she was wearing rubber gloves and was ok but the male cook needs to go. He was preparing food with his "Bare hands" and not washing at all not one time in a hour of watching like a hawk. He would wipe his hands on his nasty dirty apron and the handle the food with his nasty dirty hands. He prepared a dish of Mac & Cheese he reached in the container on the prep food bar got 3 bare handfuls of Macaroni and put in a pan before putting it on the grill. Yuck nasty. I thought glad I'm not the one to order that. They spray this Nonstick nasty spray on both side of the meat or chicken to keep it from sticking to the grill. I know that's not healthy or right for anyone to eat after the heavy spraying of that nasty spray... The male cook took a chicken breast of the grill and cut it up with a dirty knife after he got done with cutting it up and putting on a serving dish he wiped of the knife with a nasty used rag (hand towel) and took the nasty rag and wiped off the food prep counter with the rag. Contamination of food is a big issue with germs. Potatoes that was cut up for French fries setting in a pan on the counter uncovered and waiting to be cooked with reaching in with his bare nasty hand and put them in the deep fryer. The floor in the grill area is very nasty to. I ordered a hamburger well done and when it finally got to me to eat I cut into half into, it was so raw I couldn't eat it and sent it back. I watched all this unfold before my eyes and he seem to not care me and my partner was watching them cook the food that customers ordered. I will never eat at this place again and I highly recommend other people not to eat here. The Health Department needs to take notice and shut the restaurant down for unsafe and preparation of food. Be careful people here you eat and watch the cooks and staff at all measures for you safety from food poisoning and germs. Do your homework your paying big bucks for your food it should be cooked and prepared at its best.. Don't eat here for your safety and well being!!!!!! Sincerely, JJ

Couldn't ask for better food. The Al Pastor dish was exceptional, as was the green chile pork stew. What an extensive menu! If you can't find something that interests you then you're not hungry. Very personable staff. All smiles and engaging. Warm atmosphere, with open kitchen.

This was our first visit to this establishment. I had read good things about it and wanted something different for dinner. The Ahi Tuna sandwich was calling me. We arrived and found a sparsely populated but large restaurant with 4 dining areas. We opted for a 3 top in what I'll call "the library". There is a wall full of books on cooking and food. We had this smaller space to ourselves. There was a smaller room just beyond, and it appears to have just one table with a young couple who appears to be on a date. I was happy for them to have such and intimate spot. When you walk in, you enter a large room with tables, a bar and an open kitchen behind. I would have loved to sit at the bar and watch them work, but after walking through the second large room that had a large party having a meeting of some sort, I found the library and knew that was our spot. Service was efficient, knowledgeable and friendly. We were trying to decide between the green chili cheese fries and one of the 5 ! Mac and cheese choices. We went with the fries and were very impressed. They are absolutely loaded with fresh chopped chilies and cheese. Great flavor without being overly spicy hot. As a matter of fact, the spice level was quite mild, which I enjoyed very much, as I had had some of the hotter green chili ever for breakfast and needed a break. I'm amazed to see I typed that as I love the heat, but seriously, I needed a break as my belly was still warm from eating some of that leftover green chili burrito at lunch. This is also why that Ahi Tuna sandwich was calling me. A major break from spicy food. It was the perfect selection. Everything about it was perfect. Big thick chunk of tuna perfectly cooked. The bun was grilled to perfection. LTO and the perfect Mayo topped it all off. She had the burger sans LTO and add cheese. I had a bite and it was absolutely delicious. Thick patty was cooked to "medium" perfection and was juicy and had an amazing beef flavor. We did opt for dessert- a chocolate mousse with a rich raspberry sauce and dollop of whipped cream. It was served in a to-go box but we had no issue with that as most of it was going to be taken home and savored in small portions over the next few days. Neither of us can really finish a full dessert these days. As I exited the library into the front dining room/kitchen I saw all the deserts in a large cooler. They all looked great. This one did not disappoint. To be honest, I can't wait to go back and try more of this menu and get to know these folks better. They are doing something special here. I wish them all the best!

Wow! Saw the reviews on Yelp so we stopped by for lunch to meet the Rueben and the Cubano. We were not disappointed! Cute southwest interior, nice staff and a great brunch menu for Sunday. I had the agave wine margarita. It was limey tart and refreshing. The sandwiches and truffle fries were mmmm

I'm not kidding when I say this place deserves a Michelin star. I've been to plenty of Michelin restaurants and this is worthy. I reviewed the trading post years ago when the previous woman owned it. Loved it. Loved her story. Now, often when a place changes hands it gets worse. I'll say it's a little less classy and it's now marketing itself as a market too...that said, wowza. The food is outstanding. Nothing fake. Nothing not fresh. Loads of flavor and comfort. We had green chili stew that came with yummy toasty flour tortillas. Also had the green chili fries. Amazing. They do those things I do at home...heat the bowls before serving, serve on little wooden plates. Broiling things and serving hot. You can see what's in the food. You can watch the guys make it (the shorter guy deserves a raise, he's an absolute machine). The agave wine marg was just as good as before. Pretty much everything we saw come out was beautiful. BBQ brisket Mac and cheese, gorgeous. Freshly cut and fried blue corn chips, stunning. A crazy good looking Ruben (which was invented in my home state, this one looked better than anything you can get back home). Beautiful salads. I can only imagine every single dish on this menu is amazing. I wish I lived down the street. Bravo! BRAVO and happy new year!

This is some of the best food in Taos. I give this place 6 stars for the food and knock it down to 5 because it's a little weird in here. A few easy updates could make this place feel more cozy. The service was good, not great. Pulling back out onto the main road is also a bit scary.

I had the green chile pork stew with fries. The fries are made in-house, according to my waitress, while onion rings are made from frozen. Good spicy kick to the stew, and fries were good and crispy. The stew comes with a tortilla on the side as well. They have desserts, deli meats and cheese, and food by the pound you can take home.

The food was good enough, but the service was horrible. Every dish took a long time & came out at a different time, I had to go get my drink from the bar because the waitress never came back with it, and when it was time for the check, we had to go find her. There's lots of restaurants in Taos so I'd skip this one.

I live in Ranchos De taos and eat here once a week.... food is very good, people are super nice.. if they are really busy, service is a bit slow... but no matter, we enjoy our conversation... highly recommend!!

Loved the lunch we had on eclipse Monday! Full bowls of green chili pork stew and chicken Mac and cheese! The Aronold Palmer's were not too sweet and paired perfectly with our lunch!

This place is very unassuming. In fact when we got here, it looked like a little grocery market from the side of the building, we thought we had the wrong place! Just go in and it will make sense. This place is AWESOME. My son wanted pizza and I was bummed out because they have some great menu options....bUT DAMN I'm glad we got it. I'm 42 years old, and that was the best pizza crust I have ever had in my life. That pizza was absolutely perfect. We had the fried pickles appetizer that was freaking delicious too. My wife had the brisket tacos and she was eye rolling the whole time. She said the brisket was melt in your mouth, and had a vibrant citrus taste to them that was just on point all the way. Every time we come to Taos, we are going here. I can't wait to come back. Sucks I have to wait a year. Thank you guys for a great meal and a great time! Cheers for the beers!

The food was amazing we are always looking for the place to eat in every town. This is the place if you're in Taos. I had the burger and I kept looking at the menu thinking of what I wanted to try next time. Seriously everything was amazing and would highly recommend.

I am a huge fan of Chef Ky's food. This is elevated diner food at its best. Prices are very reasonable and everything is delicious. Highly recommend the truffle fries!

I ordered the green Chile cheese fries and the BBQ brisket Mac & Cheese. Both were delicious but the Mac & cheese was by far my favorite. 10/10!

Probably one of the best meals I've had on my trip to the area. Can't beat that southwest/Mexican mixture done right. Everything was delicious (though you could probably hold back on the sweets), service is friendly and the vibes are chill.

I have been here several times. Each time I have tried something different. Everything has been delicious. Great presentation. Friendly staff.

This place is wonderful. They were recommended so we decided to give them a try for take-out. The atmosphere is humble, but clean. The waitress/hostess/cashier was very friendly, she greeted us when we came in, and came over quickly to take our order. We got take-out for four, two burgers, a Philly cheesesteak and a quesadilla, plus some green chile cheese fries. It was all so good! My burger was especially great, a full half pounder cooked exactly as requested, with generous amounts of cheese and of course green chiles. And the green chile cheese fries were just crazy good, so full of flavor! The Trading Post will be a don't-miss stop for my family and me when we visit Taos from now on.

I think the Trading Post Markets red chile chicken carnitas enchiladas are the best in town. The Caesar salad is really good too. Service is quick and friendly.

I was so disappointed. I must have picked the wrong things. Onion rings appeared frozen from a truck. Totally generic Philly sandwich and burger. If I try again I'll go with specials. .

The food here is absolutely delicious! Highly recommend the green chili stew and my husband's favorite dish is the green chili cheesesteak. The food is obviously very fresh and homemade so no matter what you pick you can't go wrong here.

Wow! Totally worth the wait to try this place! I enjoyed everything about it and will be a repeat customer on a regular basis!!

Great food, looked like high quality ingredients. Next time I'm in Taos I'll probably stop in again.

I have heard about this restaurant but didn't go until last fall. It has become one of my favorites. Everything I have ordered in all my visits have been delicious. The Brisket Mac n cheese was yummy. As were the buffalo chicken and the other chicken option. I look forward to my next visit.

Loved it, green chile cheese steak was delicious. You can tell the chef cares about the food the same way I do when I cook. And a rare thing in a place like Taos

This place is an absolute gem! Got the green Chile and bacon Mac and cheese and fried pickles and both were as impressive as the Rio Grande!

We are local, so we eat at the Trading Post Market 3 times per week. It is now our favorite Taos restaurant for casual dining. We usually have the lunch specials, a green chili cheeseburger, or the tacos. We also never miss a Sunday brunch. It has a friendly atmosphere and we like to chat with Chef Ky about the ingredients in his recipes.

My wife and I visit the Tradingpost Market and Cafe at least three times a week. Between the two of us, we've tried almost everything on the menu. We would have completed it by now, if it wasn't for the daily specials! We've never been disappointed, everything is excellent! The menu is varied enough for everyone to fond their "new" favorite meal. Everything is cooked to order and pretty much the way you want it. Some accommodations can't be made. I love the visual. Each plate is a work of art and tastes even better than it looks. Just remember, parking in front is scarce, but there's additional parking around the corner. It's well worth the short walk to get a really great meal. For what it's worth, we enjoy the atmosphere too.

Great place had Caesar salad and pork stew it was amazing. Can sit and chat with the chef at the kitchen bar. Very friendly