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Is Tomasita's Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Santa Fe, NM)

Food Paradise, Season 4 Santa Fe, New Mexico

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Tomasita's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: Tomasita's own website (checked 2026-09-08) carries a 2026 copyright, current hours, and a working online-ordering system for both its Santa Fe and Albuquerque locations. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 2013 'Mexican Food Paradise' episode (Season 4, Episode 20) featured Tomasita's, a New Mexican restaurant in Santa Fe built around dishes finished with red or green chile, according to its own website. The restaurant operates from South Guadalupe Street and also runs a second location in Albuquerque, according to the same site. Tomasita's website, checked September 8, 2026, carried a 2026 copyright notice and listed current hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, along with a working online-ordering option for both the Santa Fe and Albuquerque locations, according to tomasitas.com. The site also included a page recounting the story of the restaurant's namesake and promoted a repeat-customer program called the Sopaipilla Club, according to the same site.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 4

Episode 20
Aired
Title: Mexican Food Paradise · What was featured: New Mexican dishes finished with red or green chile
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Sources we checked 1 reference

  1. tomasitas.com http://tomasitas.com/
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