The Chili Stop – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
NOTE: On November 15th, 2008, Ron Chavez sold the Chili Stop a mere four months after making green chile a …
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California Baja Grill – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Several years ago, I introduced my good friend John Bennett to the exhilaration of verbal sparring with the shopkeepers at …
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The Old House Gastropub – Corrales, New Mexico (CLOSED)
There’s a European joke that uses stereotypes to deride British cooking, one of the most maligned cuisines in the world …
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The Cup – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Buxom silent screen siren Mae West was so renown for her use of double entendre that she once said, “If …
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Downtown Gourmet – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“People who know nothing about cheeses reel away from Camembert, Roquefort, and Stilton because the plebeian proboscis is not equipped …
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Have Your Cake Bakery & Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Leave it to the wonderfully irascible and irreverent comedian George Carlin to put things in perspective in his retort to …
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Tocororo Cafe – Madrid, New Mexico (CLOSED)
New Mexico is a dichotomous land, a land which welcomes contrast and diversity, where the state-of-the-art trappings of modern society …
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Cafe San Estevan – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In 1598, don Juan de Oñate led an expedition of Spanish colonists–including eight Franciscan friars–to the east bank of the …
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Cafe Voila – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Mon ami Francophile who spends months vacationing in France likes to talk about his dining experiences in the land of …
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Tawan Thai Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Note: This review was written about a Tawan Thai Cuisine location in Rio Rancho that no longer exists. The original …
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Deli Mart West – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The human capacity for developing attachments can be a bit of a conundrum. Although my very being is eternally rooted …
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Mariscos Culiacan – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
As a precocious product (some might say victim) of the American public school system, I learned more about the geography …
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The Cup – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Back in the mid 70s, anyone in Albuquerque’s southeast quadrant who wanted privacy knew they could find it at the …
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Hot Diggity – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me How my future will shine Hot diggity, dog ziggity, …
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Asado Brazilian Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
When it comes to diplomatic coups, one of the least known for which President George Herbert Walker Bush is credited …
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Consetta’s Green Restaurant – Jemez Springs, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In 1995 Jemez Springs was selected by the National Civic League as the “All America City” in recognition of its …
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Don Yasmany Cuban Restaurant & Bakery – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Cuando salí de Cuba, dejé mi vida dejé mi amor. Cuando salí de Cuba, dejé enterrado mi corazón. When I …
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Adelita’s Mexican Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
No matter where you travel in Latin America, you’ll find grilled meat (carne asada) on the menu. Restaurants called parrillas …
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Thai Basil – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Lemongrass, mint, ginger, lime, chile peppers and particularly Thai basil combine in congruent deliciousness to make Thai cuisine among the …
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Great American Steakhouse – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Since the nineteenth century, land and cattle companies have been established throughout the west to buy, sell and lease land …
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Bombay Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The unmistakably pungent aroma of exotic spices wafts through the air and remains with you long after you’ve finished your …
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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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La Costa Azul – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Costa Azul…The Blue Coast…the name evokes images of brilliant sapphire blue waters, perilous promontories and pristine sandy beaches which seem …
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Altitudes Restaurant & Wine Bar – Red River, New Mexico (CLOSED)
No place is so dear to my childhood, As the little brown church in the vale. Step out of Altitudes …
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Dave’s Not Here – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Dave’s not here. You really can’t blame him. After all, a Santa Fe district court judge issued (and later rescinded) …
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Capo’s Bottega Ristorante Italiano – Bernalillo, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Fifty years ago when Frank Venaglia opened the first of his family of Capo’s restaurants in Albuquerque, the Italian term …
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Cloud Cliff Bakery & Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In the 1880s, Northern New Mexico was a prolific wheat growing region. More than 250 varieties of wheat grew in …
Read More Windy City Pizza & Subs – Las Vegas, Nevada (CLOSED)
Ask any Chicago transplant to list the five things they miss most about the Windy City and it’s a good …
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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 Tony Roma’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
With more than 260 locations worldwide, Tony Roma’s can be found from Aruba to Venezuela and 25 countries in between. …
Read More Gruet Grille – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In an inordinate number of the thousands of newspaper restaurant reviews I’ve read over the years, the savvy, sophisticated restaurant …
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Copeland’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Having lived 90 miles outside of “The Big Easy” for almost eight years, we were naturally filled with the spirit …
Read More El Bandido Hideaway Del Valle – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Armed with Andrea Lin’s terrific Duke City Fix review of the El Bandido restaurant on Central, we set off on …
Read More Mediterranean Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In ancient times, the Mediterranean Sea was a “superhighway” of transportation, facilitating cultural exchange and trade between the region that …
Read More Casa Grande Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Arizona’s Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is one of the largest and most mysterious prehistoric structures ever built in North …
Read More Cafe Milano – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
My original introduction to this review became yet another vitriolic rage against corporate chains, a passionate spiel I added to …
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