It Dim Sum – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Shortly after “moving on up to the east side, to a deluxe apartment in the sky,” George Jefferson was uncharacteristically …
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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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Rising Star Chinese Eatery – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Let’s get one thing straight. General Tso’s chicken is not some weird cold war Chinese one-upmanship response to Colonel Sanders’ …
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The Birds Paradise Hot Pot – Albuquerque, New Mexico
It was 2:15AM on a workday, a full four hours before my dreaded alarm clock was set to utter a …
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P.F. Chang’s China Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Select only things to steal from …
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Ming Dynasty – Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was renowned as one of the greatest periods of governmental and societal stability in the history …
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Pop-Up Dumpling House – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“And her dumplings were so light they would float in the air and you’d have to catch ’em to eat …
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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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Tao Chinese Bistro – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)
It’s highly unlikely ancient Chinese philosophers ever intended the concept of Tao to be used as an approach for the …
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Budai Gourmet Chinese – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“The true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom …
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Dragon House – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Admit it–every time you dine at a Chinese restaurant, you peruse the Chinese Zodiac paper placemats at your table describing …
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ABC Chinese Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hungry sojourners venturing east on Menaul between Wyoming and Eubank will discover two of the dining options on this stretch …
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Chopstix – Albuquerque, New Mexico
And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent …
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China City – Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Claw: Actually the only girl we want is Princess Ingrid. Maxwell Smart: Then why did you abduct the others? …
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Lucky Boy – Albuquerque, New Mexican
During its seventh season, the X Files television series in which FBI agents investigated paranormal phenomena featured an episode in …
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Chin Shan Chinese Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
According to the trade magazine Chinese Restaurant News, as of January, 2007, there were 43,139 Chinese restaurants in the United …
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China Luck – Albuquerque, New Mexico
You can’t accuse Americanized Chinese food of being subtle. Brash, gaudy and maybe even over-the-top, but never subtle. In fact, …
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Heaven Dragon – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
From Norbert, the Norwegian Ridgeback of Harry Potter lore to Smaug, the greatest and most powerful of all dragons in …
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Yummi House – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Years ago, I had the misfortune of working with a technical writer who couldn’t spell his way out of a …
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Sengdao Bar-B-Q Asian Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Despite my (then) near eidetic memory and a sesquipedalian lexicon, it was my bumpkinly naivete my friends in Boston found …
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Hua Chang – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
1943’s Best Picture Academy Award winner Casablanca is replete with memorable quotes and scenes. Toward the end of the movie, …
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China Poblano – Las Vegas Nevada
Mexican history and folklore recount the story of a remarkable woman who would come to be venerated as a holy …
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China Best – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In the United States Navy and Coast Guard, no one is as revered, respected or admired as a sailor promoted …
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Chuck’s Restaurant – Placerville, California
In 2009, James Beard Award-winning food journalists Jane and Michael Stern published a terrific tome entitled 500 Things to Eat …
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Evergreen Buffet – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
America held hostage! That was the aptly named title of an ABC late-night news program anchored by Ted Koppel from …
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Best Lee’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
When John Lucas, Elizabeth Eisner Reding and Mike Reding, three trusted gastronomes who frequent this blog, heartily recommended I try Best Lee’s, …
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Amlee Gourmet Restaurant – Las Vegas, Nevada
There’s a Cantonese saying that translates to “anything that walks, swims, crawls, or flies with its back to heaven is …
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Ping Pang Pong – Las Vegas, Nevada
The complaint I hear most often about the Duke City dining scene is that we have a lamentable lack of …
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Best Lee’s – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
When does confidence become audacity? Is there a point at which a claim becomes braggadocio? To what extent can you …
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Great Fortune Chinese Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
According to the Chinese Restaurant News, a respected trade publication, there are now approximately 36,000 Chinese restaurants in America. That’s …
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Yen Ching – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Have a yen for Chinese or Korean cuisine? Can your appetite be sated only by the nasal-clearing, smoldering heat of …
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There are two things I rail against which might classify some of my restaurant reviews as a bully pulpit. One …
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