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Closed in 2007

Albuquerque / Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Sandwich

Chicago Beef – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

June 2, 2008July 22, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Ask any Chicago transplant in Albuquerque or anywhere else to list the five things they miss most about the Windy City and it’s a good bet the list will include Italian beef sandwiches, a staple …

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Bernalillo / Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Japanese / Sushi

Rice ‘N Roll – Bernalillo, New Mexico (CLOSED)

May 4, 2007July 22, 2018 - Leave a Comment

The 1970s have been characterized by writer Tom Wolfe as the “Me Decade” and derided by cynics as the “Disco Era.” It was an era of contrasts: the national crisis of confidence described by President …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Steak

The Falls – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

December 1, 2006November 10, 2018 - Leave a Comment

New Mexico has been gilded with incomparable scenic beauty and an abundance of sunshine. Cerulean skies graduate in depth of color the higher above the horizon your eyes climb, interrupted only by velvety smooth red-rock …

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Bernalillo / Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Mexican / New Mexico

Pueblito Mexicano – Bernalillo, New Mexico (CLOSED)

November 19, 2006July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Even onto the 21st century the distinction between Mexican and New Mexican cuisine has been somewhat obfuscated. Restaurants which serve cuisine we recognize as uniquely New Mexican (characterized among other things by the use of …

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Albuquerque / Chicken / Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten

Marco Pollo Charbroiled Chicken – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

October 29, 2006July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

While eating a store-bought rotisserie chicken is somewhat more appealing than than consuming the very last one of Quickie Mart’s perpetually rotating, alutaceous (seared to a leathery sheen under a heat lamp inferno) hot dogs, …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2007 / Fine Dining / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico

Ambrozia – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

September 13, 2006July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

theophany: an encounter with a visible manifestation of a deity. Greek mythology chronicles the adventures of the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus whose primary sustenance was ambrosia, a magical repast which bestowed immortality upon …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2007 / Fine Dining / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Tapas

Graze – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

August 5, 2006July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

When uncredentialed food critics (like me) sing the praises of a restaurant, their fulsome rants might not garner much notice, but when professional chefs and critics are unabashedly effusive about that same restaurant, you’d be …

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Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Rio Rancho / Thai

Hong Thai – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)

May 5, 2006July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Cloistered in the tiny, nondescript Lujan Plaza shopping center and away from the maddening traffic cavalcade that has become Rio Rancho Boulevard, Hong Thai operated for nearly a year (since April, 2005) before we knew …

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Albuquerque / American / Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico

Starky’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

April 1, 2006July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Sometimes a new restaurant makes such a tremendous first impression that you’re torn between wanting to shout from the rooftops about your new find and wanting to keep your new find to yourself so that …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Japanese / Sushi

Eurasia Bistro & Sushi Bar – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

December 26, 2005July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

In an ideal world, the culinary connotation of the term “Eurasia” would be a fusion of the distinct cuisines of both continents available all under one roof under which culinary adventurers would be like Venetian …

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Albuquerque / Asian / Closed in 2007 / Fusion / Gone But Not Forgotten

Cafe O – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

October 6, 2005July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Within a few weeks after its launch in late 2003, it seems all the restaurant critics for Albuquerque’s periodicals had waxed poetically effusive about Cafe O, a novel counter eatery whose menu purports to offer …

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American / Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Santa Fe

Señor Lucky’s – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)

September 4, 2005July 23, 2018 - 1 Comment

Senor Lucky’s closed in February 2006. A thriving gambling hall, bordello and saloon once occupied the space in which Señor Lucky’s is now situated. It was operated by 19th-century matriarch, Gertrudes Barcelo (better known as …

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Albuquerque / Cajun / Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten

The Blue Dragon – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

June 18, 2005July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

In truth, the Blue Dragon is a coffee house in the style of New Orleans or San Francisco more so than it is a Cajun restaurant, but since it serves better Cajun food than anyone …

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Albuquerque / Asian / Closed in 2007 / Fusion / Gone But Not Forgotten

Asia Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

May 21, 2005July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Proprietor Nan Nguyen and his wife launched Asia Restaurant in April, 2002 and have experienced steady, if not spectacular customer traffic.  Repeat business from faithful patrons in a small, intimate setting with only 12 tables …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2007 / Spanish

Conrad’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

February 23, 2005July 23, 2018 - 1 Comment

There was a time when the name “Hilton” didn’t conjure up images of a ditzy blonde airhead whose celebrity is based largely on promiscuity. Well, maybe not. More than 50 years ago, another ditzy blonde, …

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Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexican / New Mexico

Chilepeños – Sandia Park, New Mexico (CLOSED)

February 21, 2005July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

How many of us are old enough to remember the amusement park test of strength in which testosterone laden men slam an oversized hammer on a target in an effort to propel an object up …

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Albuquerque / Asian / Closed in 2007 / Fusion / Gone But Not Forgotten

California Witches – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

February 12, 2005July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

California Witches, “where you can taste California” is the brainchild of two Korean born California transplants who happen to like witches–not the Wiccans who practice ritual observances of seasonal and life cycles or the repulsive …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2007 / Filipino / Gone But Not Forgotten

Fil-Am Fast Food Mart – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

December 11, 2004July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

The pursuit of the secret to a happy life has led people to metaphysical, psychological and religious paths. Where it really should have taken them is to a tiny Albuquerque restaurant in a nondescript shopping …

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Cajun / Closed in 2007 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Las Vegas, Nevada / Rated 24

Commander’s Palace – Las Vegas, Nevada (CLOSED)

December 28, 2002July 23, 2018 - 2 Comments.

When it comes to accolades, there is perhaps no restaurant in America which has been as venerated as the original Commander’s Palace in New Orleans. From being named the best restaurant in America three times …

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