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Albuquerque / Rated 25 / Vietnamese

CAFE DALAT – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 24, 2019January 26, 2019 - 14 Comments.

While the term “Vietnamese cuisine” is broad and overarching, any attempt to pigeonhole this very diverse and eclectic culinary culture …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Pho Kobe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 5, 2019January 8, 2019 - 4 Comments.

Jim Millington, a long-time friend of this blog, contends that “there must be a bad Vietnamese restaurant somewhere on this …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Le Bistro Bakery & Vietnamese Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 19, 2018December 20, 2018 - 3 Comments.

Several years ago and much to the surprise of the proprietor, I ordered a durian shake at a Vietnamese restaurant. …

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Dog Friendly / New Mexico / Rio Rancho / Vietnamese

Pho Garden – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

November 10, 2018November 15, 2018 - 1 Comment

It should have been a point-counterpoint debate for the ages. My ideologically opposed and perpetually squabbling friends Carlos and Hien …

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Albuquerque / Dog Friendly / Fusion / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Cafe Nom Nom – Albuquerque, New Mexico

July 28, 2018October 11, 2018 - Leave a Comment

“Nom nom.” It sounds innocent enough. Parents–yes, including parents of four-legged fur babies–utter it in baby talk intonations to get …

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Albuquerque / Rated 23 / Vietnamese

Pho Linh Vietnamese Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico

July 13, 2018October 11, 2018 - 7 Comments.

You always remember your first time…and if it’s good, it may set the standard by which you’ll forever measure every …

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Albuquerque / Asian / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Viet’s Pho – Albuquerque, New Mexico

June 12, 2018October 13, 2018 - 2 Comments.

“”Vietnam. It grabs you and doesn’t let you go. Once you love it, you love it forever.” ~ Anthony Bourdain …

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Albuquerque / Bakery / Sandwich / Vietnamese

Coda Bakery – Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 3, 2018August 31, 2018 - 13 Comments.

JP, my former boss at Intel prides himself on consistently working “half days.” If you’re thinking you’d like a job …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Sandwich / Vietnamese

Leona Banh Mi – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 1, 2018July 7, 2018 - 3 Comments.

“I’m not allowed in the Vietnamese sandwich shop anymore. They decided to banh mi for life.” During an ice-breaker at …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Basil Leaf – Albuquerque, New Mexico

October 5, 2017July 7, 2018 - 5 Comments.

“Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed Popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far …

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Albuquerque / Bakery / Closed in 2018 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Sandwich / Vietnamese

Rolls & Bowls – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

July 2, 2017September 10, 2018 - 3 Comments.

“The banh mi sandwich is really the only good argument for colonialism.” ~Calvin Trillin By most historical standards, the banh …

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Albuquerque / Asian / New Mexico / Rated 23 / Vietnamese

May Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

June 14, 2017July 8, 2018 - 2 Comments.

There are perhaps thousands of examples throughout the Duke City of immigrants whose path to the American dream involved rising …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Rated 23 / Sandwich / Vietnamese

IKrave Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 24, 2017July 8, 2018 - 9 Comments.

Please say it isn’t so! According to Nations Restaurant News, a highly respected trade publication “a new crop of restaurant …

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Albuquerque / Vietnamese

Huong Thao – Albuquerque, New Mexico

March 24, 2017July 8, 2018 - 1 Comment

In the year 2000 (ancient history by restaurant standards) when the Duke City had only a handful of Vietnamese restaurants, …

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Asian / Closed in 2018 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Japanese / Korean / Ramen / Vietnamese

Nanami Noodle House – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

February 11, 2017August 1, 2018 - Leave a Comment

If Chinese superstitions have any credence, some of us may not be long for this world. Chinese superstitions posit that …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Lime Vietnamese Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 7, 2017July 8, 2018 - 7 Comments.

Kevin: What am I looking at here? Donna: It’s pho. Kevin: It’s what? Donna: Pho. Kevin: Well pho looks like …

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Albuquerque / Bakery / Closed in 2018 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Rated 24 / Vietnamese

SweeTea Bakery Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

December 24, 2016July 9, 2018 - 6 Comments.

In some metropolitan areas, legions of restaurant bloggers dissect and report on every facet of the area’s dining scene. These …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Vegetarian/Vegan / Vietnamese

An Hy Quan Vegetarian Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico

November 21, 2016July 9, 2018 - 11 Comments.

Celebrity chef and professional cynic Anthony Bourdain, one of the more vocal detractors of the vegetarian lifestyle, contends “Vegetarians are …

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New Mexico / Rated 23 / Rio Rancho / Vietnamese

Saigon 2 Restaurant – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

November 12, 2016July 9, 2018 - Leave a Comment

In Chinese and Vietnamese cultures, numerology is very important. If you’ve traveled extensively, you may have wondered why the term …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Que Huong – Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 18, 2016July 14, 2018 - 3 Comments.

“Wisdom oft comes from the mouth of babes.” ~George R.R. Martin After far too many meals at restaurants in which …

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Albuquerque / Asian / Vietnamese

Pho 79 – Albuquerque, New Mexico

November 4, 2015July 15, 2018 - 7 Comments.

When the temperature dips and the Land of Enchantment’s ubiquitous winds howl with a vengeance, savvy diners revel in the …

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Asian / Closed in 2016 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Lao / Thai / Vietnamese

Mekong Ramen House – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

March 9, 2015July 15, 2018 - 18 Comments.

In a 2009 movie entitled Ramen Girl, Abby, a wayward American girl unacculturated to life in Tokyo witnesses the radiant …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2015 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Vietnamese

Viet Q – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

December 7, 2014July 15, 2018 - 4 Comments.

“When helicopters were snatching people from the grounds of the American embassy compound during the panic of the final Vietcong …

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Albuquerque / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Viet Noodle – Albuquerque, New Mexico

November 8, 2014January 6, 2019 - 4 Comments.

On April 3, 2013, University of New Mexico (UNM) Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs sent out a very simple …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2014 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Vietnamese

Pho Hoa – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

May 3, 2013July 17, 2018 - 10 Comments.

Though it ended in 1975, the Vietnam war was still very fresh in the minds of Americans when I enlisted …

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Albuquerque / Sandwich / Vietnamese

Sai Gon Sandwich – Albuquerque, New Mexico

March 16, 2013July 17, 2018 - 6 Comments.

If ever there was a culinary Kobayashi Maru (for the non-Trekkies among you, that’s a no-win scenario), it might well …

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Albuquerque / Vietnamese

2000 Vietnam Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico

March 2, 2013July 17, 2018 - 1 Comment

JERRY: By the way Newman, I’m just curious. When you booked the hotel, did you book it for the millennium …

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Rio Rancho / Vietnamese

Pho Bar – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

February 14, 2013September 1, 2018 - 5 Comments.

“In food, as in death, we feel the essential brotherhood of man” – Vietnamese Proverb Western sensitivities cause even those …

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Albuquerque / Rated 23 / Vietnamese

SaiGon Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 20, 2012July 17, 2018 - 17 Comments.

According to some stereotypes, when you eat Chinese food, you’ll be hungry an hour later.    The “Chinese food paradox” …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2015 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Rated 23 / Vietnamese

Kim Long Asian Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED 1 JULY 2015)

November 24, 2012July 17, 2018 - 15 Comments.

Growing up on a relatively unsophisticated Northern New Mexican diet featuring such staples as beans, tortillas and chile could hardly …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2016 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Rated 24 / Vietnamese

May Hong – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

September 1, 2012November 14, 2018 - 12 Comments.

In late 2002, long-time proprietor and friend James Nguyen sold May Hong.  Fortunately he kept this wonderful jewel in the …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2012 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Vietnamese

Miss Saigon Bar & Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

July 7, 2012July 17, 2018 - 2 Comments.

When it closed on Broadway in 2001, the three-time Tony Award-winning musical Miss Saigon had been seen by some six …

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New Mexico / Rio Rancho / Vietnamese

Viet Rice – Rio Rancho, New Mexico

July 29, 2011July 18, 2018 - 11 Comments.

In Vietnamese, “an com”‘ translates as “eating rice,” but it’s a phrase that more accurately implies the act of partaking …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2012 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Japanese / Vietnamese

Hakata Asian Cuisine & Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

April 28, 2011July 19, 2018 - 9 Comments.

“Grrr!  What’s wrong with those Vietnamese?”  That’s not a bad bowl of  pho prompting a xenophobic rant on my part.  …

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Albuquerque / Vietnamese

Saigon Far East – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 13, 2009July 7, 2018 - 13 Comments.

Breaking a paradigm. That’s a modern corporate buzz phrase that essentially means approaching a situation or routine from a different …

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Albuquerque / Vietnamese

Pho #1 – Albuquerque, New Mexico

August 16, 2009September 8, 2018 - 3 Comments.

Beef.  How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and …

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