The Burrito Company

The Burrito Company is a restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico, located on the Santa Fe Plaza. Established in 1978, it is described as a downtown family-owned institution that has served generations of locals for over 45 years. Chef/owner Arquimides "Kimo" Castro was a fixture through the late 1990s and 2000s; he passed away in 2014, and the restaurant is now operated by the second generation of Castros. In March 2025, the family introduced a new dinner concept featuring dishes from the Santa Fe institution "Mucho Gusto," with chef Alex Castro.

The Burrito Company is a restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico, located on the Santa Fe Plaza. It was established in 1978 and is described as a downtown family-owned institution that has touched generations of locals and survived the changing landscape of downtown clientele and merchants for over 45 years. It originally opened to accommodate downtown workers, churchgoers, neighborhood families, nearby students, evening cruise lines, plaza kids, and other citizens of Santa Fe, offering a trusted and reliable New Mexican meal that locals could afford. Chef/owner Arquimides "Kimo" Castro was a permanent restaurant fixture through the late 1990s and 2000s, cooking in the kitchen for many years and mentoring staff who remain today while introducing Central American flavors, artwork, and music to infuse the more traditional New Mexico theme. Kimo passed away in 2014, and today the restaurant is operated by the second generation of Castros, whose surviving family members were all raised working in the family business and strive to maintain the restaurant's local familiarity and authentic recipes passed down for decades. In March 2025, while continuing the traditional breakfast and lunch of 45+ years, the family introduced a new dinner concept to celebrate some of Santa Fe's most remembered dishes from another Santa Fe institution, "Mucho Gusto." Santa Fe's distinguished chef Alex Castro, former owner/chef of Mucho Gusto and prior chef of Older Mexico Grill and Tomasitas, showcases his most memorable dishes for regular full-service dinner and full bar.

A trusted and reliable New Mexican meal that locals could afford.

Product categories. New Mexican meals · traditional breakfast · lunch · dinner

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