Los Ojos Bar and Grill in 2010. Photo by Judith Isaacs
Los Ojos Bar and Grill in 2010. Photo by Judith Isaacs

The mercantile store that Moses Abousleman built in the late 1800s built became Los Ojos Bar & Grill in 1947. It has been written up in numerous state and national publications and is a must-see stop along the National Scenic Byway named the Jemez Mountain Trail.  The original building is the section on the south end. In the past century, it has been a mercantile store, warehouse, pool hall, dining hall, gambling hall and finally a bar. It has the second oldest continuously owned liquor license in the New Mexico.

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Los Ojos, 1970. Photographer unknown.

 

Los Ojos circa 1940. From the Abousleman collection.
Los Ojos circa 1940. From the Abousleman collection.