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Ms. Gennie’s House of Chicken – Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 - 14 Comments.

My Air Force friend and colleague Al Garcia once shared one of those amusing anecdotes that will leave your head shaking in disbelief even as you’re practically rolling on the floor with laughter.  According to …

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Albuquerque / Barbecue / Food Truck / New Mexico / Rated 24

Mighty Mike’s Meats – Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 1, 2021April 3, 2021 - 11 Comments.

Thank you, Mighty Mike! Thank you for restoring our faith in barbecue just one day after my Kim declared “I don’t want to have barbecue for a long time.”  Readers might find it hard to …

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Soul Food / Southern / Texas / United States

Delvin’s Restaurant & Catering – Amarillo, Texas

March 6, 2021March 17, 2021 - 1 Comment

Throughout its storied history, Amarillo’s culinary reputation has been based primarily on one kind of food: beef.  That’s no surprise considering Amarillo-area ranches produce thirty-percent of the nation’s beef and ninety-percent of the beef in …

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Bar & Grill / Burgers / Texas / United States

The Golden Light Cafe & Cantina – Amarillo, Texas

March 4, 2021March 10, 2021 - 9 Comments.

Published in 1938, John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novels ever written. Replete with timeless themes of struggle, destitution, injustice, and the pursuit of a delusive “Promised …

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Barbecue / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

Watson’s BBQ – Tucumcari, New Mexico

March 4, 2021March 10, 2021 - 4 Comments.

The Wikipedia article on Eastern New Mexico describes the region as “mostly characterized by flat featureless terrain,” even likening it to West Texas: “Like much of the Llano Estacado region, Eastern New Mexico is largely …

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Albuquerque / Barbecue / New Mexico

S-A Barbecue – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 22, 2021February 28, 2021 - 5 Comments.

London-based restaurant critic Jay Rayner makes barbecue sound a bit like a scientific process: “the long, virtuous interplay of fire, smoke and time on cow and pig muscle fibre; who sees only joyous caramelisation and …

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Burgers / Ghost Kitchen / New Mexico / Rio Rancho

Upscale Burgers & Shakes – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

January 27, 2021February 10, 2021 - 3 Comments.

My friend Schuyler used to joke that every meal we enjoyed together was “upscale” because “up” was the direction his scale climbed when we finished our marathon meals.  We were quite the trenchermen in our …

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Albuquerque / American / Dog Friendly / Indian / New Mexico

Marigold Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 13, 2021January 16, 2021 - 7 Comments.

It’s not all parents who can give birth to two children in a six week period, but that’s precisely what Harrison and Violet did.  In early October, 2019, they welcomed into the world a beautiful …

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Burgers / New Mexico / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009 / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011

Bibo Bar & Grille – Bibo, New Mexico

January 5, 2021January 6, 2021 - 33 Comments.

There’s an old Lebanese proverb that says, “some men build a wine cellar after only finding one grape.” That proverb aptly describes the many rags to riches success stories among Lebanese immigrants to the Land …

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Albuquerque / Barbecue / Food Truck / New Mexico

Rev’s BBQ – Albuquerque, New Mexico

October 17, 2020October 31, 2020 - 2 Comments.

You might think that the food truck industry is an ultra-competitive dog-eat-dog business in which purveyors aren’t very gracious when discussing fellow food truck operators. Considering how they often jockey for a limited number of …

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Albuquerque / American / Breakfast / Brunch / Dog Friendly

Cafe Lush – Albuquerque, New Mexico

October 7, 2020October 15, 2020 - 10 Comments.

Urban Dictionary, that oft hilarious, veritable cornucopia of slang, jargon and streetwise lingo, defines “lush” as “someone who drinks a lot.” (Actually, there are several pages of similar definitions for “lush” in the “peoples’ dictionary,” …

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Breakfast / Cajun / Corrales / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

C3’s Bistro – Corrales, New Mexico

September 30, 2020October 1, 2020 - 26 Comments.

A case could be made that “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” the name of a 1977 hit by Santa Esmeralda, could well be a lament about New Mexican cuisine (in addition to being the background …

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Burgers / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

Arrey Cafe – Arrey, New Mexico

September 10, 2020September 12, 2020 - 6 Comments.

About halfway between Truth or Consequences and Hatch on I-25, you may have espied a billboard audaciously proclaiming “world’s finest green chile cheeseburger.”  That billboard has always piqued my curiosity and prompted such questions as …

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American / Bernalillo / Brewery-Pub / Burgers / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

Bosque North Brewery & Taproom – Bernalillo, New Mexico

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020 - 17 Comments.

“Are you going to explain how to pronounce “bosque?,” my Kim asked when she espied me working on this review.  Though her Spanish vocabulary is rather limited, she pronounces the five or six hundred Spanish …

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Albuquerque / Burgers / Closed in 2020 / Dog Friendly / Gone But Not Forgotten / Rated 23 / Seafood

Flamez Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

July 3, 2020February 10, 2021 - 7 Comments.

Hold the pickles Hold the lettuce Special orders don’t upset us All we ask is that you let us serve it your way In 1974, Burger King introduced its most successful and long-standing advertising campaign, …

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Barbecue / Breakfast / Dog Friendly / Food Network Eats New Mexico / New Mexico / Santa Fe

The Cowgirl BBQ – Santa Fe, New Mexico

June 26, 2020June 28, 2020 - 16 Comments.

Cowgirl” is an attitude really. A pioneer spirit, a special American brand of courage. The cowgirl faces life head-on, lives by her own lights, and makes no excuses. Cowgirls take stands; they speak up. They …

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American / Dog Friendly / New Mexico / Sandwich / Tapas

Pig + Fig Cafe – White Rock, New Mexico

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 - Leave a Comment

In its eighth season, the brilliant sitcom Seinfeld helped introduce casual comic book fans to the concept of Bizarro world, a setting which is weirdly inverted or opposite of expectations. In other words, a Bizarro …

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American / Breakfast / New Mexican / New Mexico

Bacon Jam – Cedar Crest, New Mexico

June 13, 2020August 8, 2020 - 19 Comments.

“I think we love bacon because it has all the qualities of an amazing sensory experience. When we cook it, the sizzling sound is so appetizing, the aroma is maddening, the crunch of the texture …

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Albuquerque / Barbecue / Food Truck / New Mexico

Abq Grill n Que – Albuquerque, New Mexico

June 7, 2020October 6, 2020 - 1 Comment

6 October 2020: From the Abq Grill n Que Facebook page – These unique times have forced us to make the very difficult decision to shut down our operations for the foreseeable future. We did …

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American / Bakery / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

Cornerstone Bakery & Cafe – Ruidoso, New Mexico

May 31, 2020June 7, 2020 - 3 Comments.

Texas, the Lone Star State slogan tells us, is “like a whole other country.”  Everywhere we turned during our weekend in Ruidoso, we espied oversized pickup trucks sporting Texas license plates.  It almost made us …

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Burgers / New Mexico

Oso Grill – Capitan, New Mexico

May 29, 2020June 8, 2020 - 2 Comments.

When we pulled up to the order window at the Oso Grill’s drive-through lane, Misty, our sweet server handed us a menu and contritely explained that the restaurant had run out of shrimp.  “Why,” I …

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Albuquerque / American / Dog Friendly / New Mexican / Rated 23

Tia Betty Blue’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 9, 2020May 10, 2020 - 5 Comments.

Tia Betty.  If the name conjures images of a dowdy old woman, a face etched with wrinkles and thinning grey hair pulled back neatly into a bun, you’re probably not alone.  Not even the youthfully …

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Albuquerque / American / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

High Point Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 8, 2020May 11, 2020 - 6 Comments.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” Ask a physicist and you’ll get an earful about quantum theory, wave function, subatomic particles …

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Albuquerque / Barbecue / Food Truck / New Mexico

Steam Q – Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 2, 2020August 23, 2020 - 2 Comments.

“I don’t know why men like to barbecue so much. Maybe its the only thing they can cook. Or maybe they’re just closet pyromaniacs.” ~Cecelia Ahern, P.S. I Love You Whether or not the dubious …

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Albuquerque / Barbecue / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

Rudy’s Country Store & Barbecue – Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 26, 2020April 30, 2020 - 29 Comments.

I first sampled Rudy’s Country Store & Bar-B-Q’s products in 1993 in Leon Springs, Texas, a San Antonio suburb on the fringes of the magnificent Texas Hill Country. At the time Rudy’s was just beginning …

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American / Breakfast / New Mexican / New Mexico / Rio Rancho

Lily & Liam Bistro – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

April 5, 2020April 8, 2020 - 5 Comments.

Family owned restaurants have been called the heartbeat of a community, its pulse and its roots.  Beyond the tintinnabulation of silver spoons on ceramic coffee mugs and over the hum of conversation, restaurants become living …

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Barbecue / Burgers / New Mexico / Rio Rancho

Triple B’s Bar-B-Que Burgers & Burritos – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

April 1, 2020July 3, 2020 - 11 Comments.

Archaeologists in Spain claim to have unearthed the original man cave. What is most remarkable about this finding is how very similar Neanderthal man and contemporary man are. Men, it could be said, have not …

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Albuquerque / American / Breakfast / Dog Friendly / New Mexico / Sandwich

The Shop Breakfast & Lunch – Albuquerque, New Mexico

March 12, 2020March 14, 2020 - 16 Comments.

In the 60s and early 70s, movies and television programs would have you believe all spies were hard-drinking, fast-driving, woman-chasing playboys as good with their fists as they were with a gun. They were worldly, …

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Barbecue / Burgers / New Mexico

Greg’s BBQ – Belen, New Mexico

March 6, 2020March 14, 2020 - 8 Comments.

On our journey to together forever, my Kim and I have shared meals at thousands of restaurants.  Even when we haven’t enjoyed those meals, without exception we’ve enjoyed our times together.  We share everything…almost.  Maybe …

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Albuquerque / American / New Mexican / New Mexico

Albuquerque City Limits – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 28, 2020February 29, 2020 - 2 Comments.

“It’s when I reach the city limits that my sense of security ends and my sense of adventure begins.” ~Anthony T. Hincks Author: Verbs in Storyland Why is it the term “city limits” conjures the same type …

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Albuquerque / American / New Mexico

Rosemary – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 19, 2020March 7, 2020 - 4 Comments.

“Eye of newt, and toe of frog, wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting, lizard’s leg, and howlet’s wing– for a charm of powerful trouble, like a hell-broth boil and …

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Albuquerque / Burgers / New Mexico / Santa Fe / Taos County

The Burger Stand – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 - 3 Comments.

“If you need good hot grillin’, Try my burger stand. If you need a slice of thrillin’, I’m the baddest in the land. Any way you want it baby, I am your burger man.” ~Burger …

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Albuquerque / American / Burgers / New Mexico

Brixens – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 5, 2020February 8, 2020 - 18 Comments.

My friend Bill Resnik has and will always be one of my favorite dining companions. He’s a brilliant conversationalist and one of the very funniest people you could ever hope to meet (two hours after …

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Albuquerque / Burgers

The Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 18, 2020January 20, 2020 - 23 Comments.

“I’m not telling you, ‘Never eat a hamburger.’ Just eat the good ones with real beef, you know, like the ones from that mom-and-pop diner down the street, … And it’s so good that when …

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Albuquerque / American / Burgers / New Mexico / Sandwich / Steak

Dave’s Valley Grill – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 21, 2019December 27, 2019 - 4 Comments.

Several years ago, Major Larry Abraham (God rest his soul) of the Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque called me out, reminding me that such restaurants as Sadie’s of New Mexico, Casa de Benavidez and …

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Albuquerque / Barbecue / Dog Friendly / New Mexico

Nexus Blue Smokehouse – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 10, 2019December 14, 2019 - 6 Comments.

Tim “The Toolman” Taylor just didn’t get the concept of “low-and-slow.”  During barbecue week on Taylor’s “Tool Time” television show, his buddies from NASA told him the secret to quickly igniting a grill was to …

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