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Is El Pinto Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Albuquerque, NM)

Food Paradise, Season 9 Albuquerque, New Mexico

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, El Pinto is listed open on elpinto.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: El Pinto's website, checked 2026-09-09, carries a 2026 copyright notice and lists current daily hours and reservation, catering, and event pages. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

The 'Best Mex' episode featured El Pinto's New Mexican cuisine, built around the restaurant's red and green chile sauces served over enchiladas and other regional plates. El Pinto Restaurant & Cantina is a large full-service restaurant with an outdoor patio in Albuquerque's North Valley, near the Rio Grande. According to the restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-09, El Pinto carries a 2026 copyright notice and posts current hours, including Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The site also lists active reservation, catering, and private-event booking pages, including for weddings, consistent with ongoing operation, and it links to the restaurant's active Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts. No reports of a closure, sale, or relocation were found for El Pinto.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 9

Episode 12
Air date not confirmed
Title: Best Mex · What was featured: its red and green New Mexican chile dishes
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Sources we checked 1 reference

  1. elpinto.com https://elpinto.com/
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Record fp-0636 · checked by Cal Marchetti.