Ohana Hut – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In horse racing, the Triple Crown signifies winning all three of the sport’s most challenging thoroughbred horse races—The Kentucky Derby, …
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528 Sushi & Asian Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“No lady likes to snuggle and dine accompanied by a porcupine.” “He lit a match to check gas tank. They …
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Nori Ramen & Sushi Bar – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
From our home in northeast Rio Rancho, it’s about thirteen miles to the Nori Ramen & Sushi Bar on Southern …
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Fareast Fuzion – Albuquerque, New Mexico
A Journal of Consumer Research study published in 2012 revealed that consumers equate eating meat with their concept of masculinity. …
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Amerasia & Sumo Sushi – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Carpe Diem Sum–“seize the dim sum” at AmerAsia, the Alibi’s perennial selection for best dim sum in the city honors …
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Sakura Sushi Thai & Laos Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Opinions vary as to what the next “hot” cuisine in America will be. As an independent observer of the New …
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Magokoro Japanese Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Emeril Lagasse, the jovial master of the culinary catchphrase, has been known to exhort his studio audience to “feel the …
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Loving Vegan – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
My adovada adoring amigo Ruben likened the irony to an episode of Seinfeld. Two weeks into his experiment with an …
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Nagomi Japanese Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Everyman philosopher Homer Simpson once posed the profound existential question “Donuts. Is there anything they can’t do?” One thing at …
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Ichiban – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In an episode of Friends, Joey Tribbiani starred in a commercial released only in Japan for Ichiban men’s lipstic. His …
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Gen Kai Japanese Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In Japan, ramen is so revered that diners line up, sometimes for hours, at ramen houses for homemade noodles tangled …
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Ahh! Sushi – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED: 2015)
The year was 1997. Recently thawed from a thirty year cryogenic state, Dr. Evil addressed the United Nations about his …
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Clancy’s Pub – Farmington, New Mexico
Characterized by writer Tom Wolfe as the “Me Decade” and derided by cynics as the “Disco Era,” the 1970s witnessed …
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Sushiya Asian Fusion Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“I don’t eat anything that a dog won’t eat. Like sushi. Ever see a dog eat sushi? He just sniffs …
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Sushi Xuan Asian Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nay-saying economic analysts who perpetuate the notion that even neighborhood monopolies would take advantage of a captive market don’t know …
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Mr. Tokyo – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In a 2011 interview, Green Bay Packers Superbowl winning quarterback Aaron Rodgers revealed that during the National Football League season, …
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I Love Sushi – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
According to the US Census Bureau, more than half (49.3) of all Americans reported they did not “dine out” between …
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Sushi and Sake – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“If white wine goes with fish, do white grapes go with sushi?“ – George Carlin A reader once asked Washington …
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Japanese Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
For generations, traditional New Mexican food as it had been served for generations by Hispanic families in Northern New Mexico …
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Pacific Paradise Tropical Grill & Sushi Bar – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Shangri-La. Eden. Paradise. Heaven on Earth. The concept of a remote and exotic utopia, a faraway haven or hideaway of …
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Sakura Sushi & Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In describing “food porn,” The New Yorker once wrote, “The point is to get very close to what you are …
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Noda’s Japanese Cuisine – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Note: On December 16, 2010, Noda’s Japanese Cuisine, a Rio Rancho institution for a dozen years, closed its doors. Owners …
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Sushi King – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I– I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all …
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Jasmine Thai & Sushi – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sometimes the most delicate and beautiful things in nature are spawned in conditions that are wholly antithetical to their survival. …
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Japengo Sushi – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The Chinese philosophy of yin and yang posits a dualistic universe in which both sides of opposite forces are each …
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Sushi Eye – Tempe, Arizona
To Western diners used to restaurant ambience defined by an effusive, sensory bombarding, over-the-top flamboyance, many Japanese restaurants feel stark …
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Rice ‘N Roll – Bernalillo, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The 1970s have been characterized by writer Tom Wolfe as the “Me Decade” and derided by cynics as the “Disco …
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Sushi Gen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Years ago I co-managed a project with a diminutive Vietnamese lady who later left the company and moved to San …
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Neko Sushi – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In 1968, Mexico City played witness to one of the most overt and controversial political statements ever issued during the …
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Taka Sushi – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Just as you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, you shouldn’t judge a restaurant by its exterior facade…or even …
Read More Eurasia Bistro & Sushi Bar – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In an ideal world, the culinary connotation of the term “Eurasia” would be a fusion of the distinct cuisines of …
Read More Shogun Japanese Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
It stands to reason that what is conceivably one of Albuquerque’s best sushi restaurants is named for the Shogun, the …
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