Elizabeth Tucker Elizabeth TuckerElizabeth Tucker Journal Staff Writer
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Rex Thompson has been bringing burgers to the New Mexico State Fair every year since he was 12 and working with his father. He now runs the burger stand and has a brick-and-mortar shop at 5555 Montgomery NE.
This year is his 52nd year at the fair, Thompson has been at every fair except once in the late 70s while he was attending college in Iowa.
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Rex Thompson, owner of Rex’s Hamburgers, preps burgers at his stall at the New Mexico State Fair on Sept. 7. He has been serving food at the fair for 52 years.Elizabeth Tucker
Rex Thompson, owner of Rex's Hamburgers, preps burgers at his stall. He has been serving food at the New Mexico State Fair for 52 years. His brick-and-mortar restaurant is located at 5555 Montgomery NE. Expo New Mexico Sept. 7, 2023 . (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
French fries sit on display at Rex's Hamburgers booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
Patrick Hazlewood preps burger buns at Rex's Hamburger booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023. Hazlewood has been working with Rex Thompson since 1986 and considers Thompson like a brother. (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
Gina Griego wraps a burger for a customer at Rex's Hamburger booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
