El Roi Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
You know you’ve been involved in project management for too long when the only thing that comes to mind when…
The Whole Enchilada – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Perhaps because I was away from the Land of Enchantment for much of my Air Force career, one of my…
Hello Deli – Albuquerque, New Mexico
HELLO DELI (to the tune of Hello Dolly) “Hello Deli, this is Joe, Deli would you please send up a…
Burger Bro’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Such advanced human traits as complex symbolic expression, art as an aesthetic visual form and elaborate cultural diversity emerged mainly during the…
Garcia’s Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
One of the central themes of William Faulkner’s magnus opus Absalom, Absalom! is that no two people experience the same…
Saigon Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
According to some stereotypes, when you eat Chinese food, you’ll be hungry an hour later. That stereotype is known…
Bamboo by Kulantro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hawaiian pizza, black licorice, blue cheese, anchovies, candy corn, cilantro…these are among the pantheon of foods Readers Digest says everyone…
The Local Brewhouse – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Before reading any further, the biggest take-away from this review is that the Local Brewhouse serves the best burger in…
El Rey Del Pollo – Albuquerque, New Mexico
My environmentally-conscious, Prius-driving friend Bruce “Sr. Plata” Silver has a much smaller carbon footprint than that carbon credit-trading hypocrite Al…
SAIGON CITY – Albuquerque, New Mexico
My brother in blogging Ryan Cook describes his first day in Vietnam: “So, my first stop in Vietnam was the…
JOE’S PASTA HOUSE – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Once a year, despite my protestations and whining, I agree to take my Kim to the Olive Garden. It’s a…
Kickstand Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In 2016, The Plough Hotel in North Canterbury, New Zealand banned Lycra-clad customers in an attempt to remove any “unsightly…
Davido’s Pizza – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Some might call the American Realty and Petroleum Company (AMREP for short) a pioneering visionary for its early 1960s purchase…