Pasta y Chile — pasta, tomatoes, garlic and chiles

Italian comfort · Mexican heat

Pasta finds
its fire.

Slow sofrito, hand-rolled pasta, and a shelf of guajillo, árbol and poblano chiles — Pasta y Chile is what happens when a nonna's kitchen moves in next door to a taquería. Formerly South of the Border — now Pasta y Chile, under new ownership.

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2026 Desert Hot Springs Restaurant of the Year

Under New Ownership

Formerly South of the Border.
Now Pasta y Chile.

Pasta y Chile is a brand-new restaurant with brand-new owners, cooking out of the spot you may remember as South of the Border. New name, new kitchen, new menu — Italian comfort and Mexican heat on the same table.

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2026 Desert Hot Springs Restaurant of the Year award for Pasta y Chile

Thank you, Desert Hot Springs

2026 Restaurant of the Year

Pasta y Chile was named Restaurant of the Year at the City of Desert Hot Springs State of the City celebration on October 15, 2026, presented with the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce.

City of Desert Hot SpringsMayor Scott Matas and the City Council
County of RiversideSupervisor V. Manuel Perez, Fourth District
California State AssemblyAssemblymember Greg Wallis, 47th District
U.S. House of RepresentativesRep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., 25th District, and Rep. Ken Calvert, 41st District