Pistachio Tree Ranch Country Store — Local services in La Luz

We stopped at this small Pistachio Tree Ranch Country Store on Highway 82 while returning from White Sands National Park, and it was the perfect quick break on our drive.

This is the smaller store, not the main PistachioLand on Highway 54, but it still has a great variety of flavored pistachios, pistachio candies, brittle, and local wines. The free samples were generous, and the staff was very friendly and welcoming.

There are large Alamogordo letters out front, great for a photo, is not the giant pistachio, but still good for a quick photo. The store has a cozy, rustic atmosphere with lots of unique local products. We tried their pistachio ice cream, and it was absolutely fabulous – creamy, refreshing, and full of pistachio flavor.

Overall, it’s a great roadside stop after visiting White Sands if you want to grab some local pistachios, enjoy delicious ice cream, and take a quick photo before continuing towards Alamogordo...

We received our first bag of Green Chili and loved them so much we ordered a 5lb bag. On our third order, the pistachios were over roasted and lacked flavor. We called about our shipment and spoke to *. She explained that they roast over 5000lb at a time and sometimes have a bad batch. No apology or offer to make it right. Disappointed in customer service but we do understand a product might not be perfect every time.

Edit - The company reached out to me and we had a great discussion. The customer service issue was a misunderstanding and they went over and above to make things right. Will be ordering from...

Love this place. Everything is really interesting and yummy. Free samples of all the pistachio flavors they sell. Really cool different salsas, butters, hot sauces, etc. If I could only deduct 1/2 star they would get 4.5 from me...however, this place is very expensive. Meaning most people would not be willing to splurge and spend a bunch of money on nuts and sugar. It's easy to spend $100 and have a tiny bag of stuff to show for it. BUT, you will always pay more for quality so it's up to you if its worth it....