Local Flavor: Calabacitas from Green Chile Kitchen

T. Palmer

A taste of New Mexico by the Bay.

​Satisfy your jones for the food of New Mexico at Green Chile Kitchen (601 Baker at Fulton). There, every day is Christmas (the name for the combo of the restaurant's red and green chile sauces).

It's advisable to go with an empty stomach. You'll need a big appetite to devour the large menu's salads, burritos, nachos, and platters. When we're less hungry, we find simple pleasure in bowls of green chile mashed potatoes with cheese and calabacitas ($3.95 each). The latter -- a zucchini, yellow squash, corn, and green chile medley -- is credited to the Pueblo Indians and is a staple of the New Mexican diet.