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Beloved burger joint returns to Downtown after 7-month hiatus
The exterior of Holy Burger. The eatery has returned to Downtown Albuquerque after a several-month hiatus.
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After a roughly seven- month hiatus, Holy Burger, a staple of the Downtown Albuquerque dining scene, has returned.
“We’re back with this concept — just as of last Friday — and the first weekend open, we were already busier than the previous weekend at Taco Santo,” David Boyd, co-owner of the restaurant, said in an interview Thursday. “It looks like we’re picking up and trending in the right direction. We’re excited to be back.”
After 13 years of serving up burgers, Boyd pivoted the restaurant to Taco Santo in December, a concept that had been in the works for nearly a decade. Boyd said he had planned to open Taco Santo as a separate brick-and-mortar business, but wasn’t able to due to post-pandemic construction costs and staffing woes.
“It was OK, but not ever as busy as Holy (Burger),” he said. “Taco Santo was doing half of the revenue ... so we just decided to switch it back.”
The Holy Burger menu features eight craft burgers, including staples such as the Holy Cow Burger and the Fried Avocado Burger. There are also four salad options, three sandwiches, fish and chips and sides, including the fan favorite zucchini sticks.
“The biggest request was — the whole time we were closed — if you’re coming back, make sure to do the zucchini sticks,” Boyd said.
The restaurant also offers soft drinks, shakes, wine, a full cocktail bar, margaritas and several locally brewed beers on draft.
“It feels good to be back to what we’ve done for so long. We were a little bit out of our element,” Boyd said.
As for Taco Santo, the concept is tabled for now, but Boyd said it could return someday in Santa Fe “or a different market.”
