37 08 w 35.080 n 106.619 w 35.080 ; 106.619 frontier restaurant central avenue at the frontier restaurant albuquerque new mexico may 2010 looking east university of new mexico on the left restaurant information established 1971 dress code casual street address 2400 central ave se city albuquerque state new mexico postal code zip 87106 country united states website frontierrestaurant.com frontier restaurant is a landmark new mexican cuisine restaurant located near the university of new mexico in the city of albuquerque new mexico . 1 2 3 the restaurant has a western design with artwork and images related to the american southwest and the duke throughout . 4 5 contents 1 history 2 today 3 references 4 external links history edit the current location known as the frontier restaurant was the site of chisum s drugstore which contained a popular soda fountain . 3 the current restaurant was started in 1971 by a couple from austin texas who served cowboy tex mex chuckwagon and mexican foods . they didn t incorporate new mexican food into their menu right away until a dishwasher named eddie montoya showed the owners the local cuisine . 6 today edit their most recognized menu items include their sweet rolls green chile cheeseburgers green chile stew and red green chile burritos . 5 7 8 they also serve other new mexican fare like huevos rancheros enchiladas hamburgers sandwiches and steak . 9 10 11 references edit blond becca ; krist josh ; denniston jennifer ; yanagihara wendy 2010 . lonely planet arizona new mexico & the grand canyon trips . lonely planet . pp. 247ff . isbn 978 1 74220 393 5 . fodor s 2014 . fodor s in focus santa fe with taos and albuquerque . fodor s travel publications . pp. 302ff . isbn 978 0 8041 4237 3 . a b lazell carleen ; payne melissa 2007 . historic albuquerque an illustrated history . hpn books . pp. 62ff . isbn 978 1 893619 75 3 . john wayne art . frontierrestaurant.com . frontier restaurant . retrieved 2015 04 24 . a b nye valerie ; barco kathy 2009 . breakfast new mexico style . sunstone press . pp. 36 37 . isbn 978 0 86534 716 8 . feucht andrea 2012 . food lovers guide to santa fe albuquerque & taos the best restaurants markets & local culinary offerings . globe pequot . pp. 138ff . isbn 978 0 7627 9053 1 . neil patrick harris talks about hosting the oscars where his zia tattoo is and frontier burritos . newscastic . october 16 2014 . retrieved 2015 04 24 . host adam richman 2011 . travis on a silver platter . man v. food nation television . gardu o gil june 22 2012 . the frontier restaurant albuquerque new mexico . gil s thrilling and filling blog . retrieved 2015 04 24 . o neill zora october 20 2011 . 36 hours in albuquerque . the new york times . retrieved 2015 04 24 . frontier restaurant menu pdf . frontierrestaurant.com . frontier restaurant . retrieved 2015 04 24 . external links edit official website this us based restaurant or restaurant chain article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title frontier restaurant & oldid 659015940 categories restaurants established in 1971restaurants in albuquerque new mexicounited states restaurant stubshidden categories coordinates on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 24 april 2015 at 17 08 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view