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Albuquerque / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Soul Food

A Taste of Soul – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

September 11, 2010July 19, 2018 - 12 Comments.

“1 think it is important to point out that barbecued ribs, black-eyed peas, grits, and collards may, in fact, be a choice dish to many black Americans. But it also sounds pretty darn good to …

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Albuquerque / Breakfast / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexican

Blue Cactus Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

May 15, 2010July 19, 2018 - 22 Comments.

In the early 80s I tried to impress my very traditional grandmother by taking her to a recently opened restaurant on Academy Boulevard.  What was not to like?  The restaurant shared the mellifluous name she had proudly …

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Albuquerque / American / Closed in 2010 / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009

Independence Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

March 13, 2010August 6, 2018 - 27 Comments.

NOTE: The Independence Grill became another casualty of the economy, shuttering its doors on Sunday, March 14th, 2010. Below this review is a photo retrospective of some of the many things which will be missed …

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American / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Rio Rancho

The Black Olive Wine Bar & Grill – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)

February 9, 2010September 1, 2018 - 4 Comments.

Perhaps in time, the Albuquerque-Rio Rancho metropolitan statistical area will be thought of in much the same vein as America’s two most famous “twin city” metroplexes–Dallas-Fort Worth and Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Don’t be surprised if Rio …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Steak

Duke’s Steakhouse – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

December 31, 2009July 7, 2018 - 1 Comment

“Did you ever see the customers in health-food stores? They are pale, skinny people who look half dead. In a steak house, you see robust, ruddy people. They’re dying, of course, but they look terrific.” …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Thai

Lotus Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

December 19, 2009July 7, 2018 - 4 Comments.

Balance. The Diné, or Navajo, of America’s Four Corners Region have a word for it: “hózhó.” The word embodies the idea of striving for balance and harmony along with beauty and order. Every aspect of …

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Albuquerque / Barbecue / Closed in 2010

Porky’s Pride Real Pit BBQ – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

October 16, 2009July 21, 2018 - 26 Comments.

The genesis of America’s popular music–country, jazz and even rock and roll–is rooted in the soul and sounds of Mississippi Delta blues–sounds born in the disgraceful shadow of slavery and lyrics which echoed the grievous …

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Barbecue / Breakfast / Closed in 2010 / New Mexico / Rated 23 / Rio Rancho

Mad Max’s BBQ – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)

August 27, 2009July 21, 2018 - 10 Comments.

NOTE:  In March, 2010, Max and Fran Montano entered into a lease to buy agreement with an enthusiastic owner who continued to use the recipes which made Mad Max’s the very best barbecue in the …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Mediterranean

Charcoal Mediterranean Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

June 7, 2009July 22, 2018 - 4 Comments.

If comedian Jeff Foxworthy was Armenian, his repertoire of one-liners might include such gems as, “You know you’re Armenian if you have philo dough, string cheese or See’s candy in your freezer.”  Or perhaps, “You …

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Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Japanese / New Mexico / Rated 24 / Rio Rancho / Sushi

Noda’s Japanese Cuisine – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)

June 4, 2009July 22, 2018 - 17 Comments.

Note: On December 16, 2010, Noda’s Japanese Cuisine, a Rio Rancho institution for a dozen years, closed its doors.  Owners Masayasu and Setsuko Noda have retired and will be relocating back to Japan.  It was …

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American / Breakfast / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Santa Fe

The Original Realburger – Santa Fe, New Mexico

March 8, 2009July 22, 2018 - 2 Comments.

Her sunrise could bring light into a blind man. Her sunset could put tears there in his eyes. Her colors are laying there in brush strokes. Underneath those peote skies. The lay of the land …

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Closed in 2010 / Mariscos / Mexican / New Mexico / Rio Rancho

Dahlia’s Central Mexican Cuisine – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)

February 14, 2009July 22, 2018 - 12 Comments.

Because Mexico spans several climatic zones and a diverse topography, its cuisine varies from region to region. As such, it’s grossly unfair to stereotype Mexican food. It’s true that until recent years, most of the …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Italian

Nana’s Trattoria & Pizzeria – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

February 8, 2009July 22, 2018 - 1 Comment

What’sa matta you, hey! Gotta no respect, whatta you think you do, Why you looka so sad? It’s-a pretty bad, it’s-a not-a nice-a place, Ah, shaddap you face! Joe Dolce will just have to forgive …

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Burgers / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Santa Fe

Honnell’s Late Nite Burger – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)

September 6, 2008July 22, 2018 - Leave a Comment

“America’s celebrity psychologist” Dr. Phil McGraw posits that how you interact with your partner in the first four minutes can set the tone for the day.  Those first and most crucial 240 seconds of each …

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Closed in 2010 / Colorado / Gone But Not Forgotten / Rated 27 / Steak

The Hamilton Chop House – Durango, Colorado (CLOSED)

August 21, 2008July 22, 2018 - 3 Comments.

The Land of Enchantment with its 121,356 square miles of deserts, mesas, rivers, mountains, forests, cities and villages is the fifth largest state in the country.  In 2007, Albuquerque’s KOAT television station began a recurring …

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Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Las Vegas, Nevada / Peruvian / Rated 23

The Paradise Grill – Las Vegas, Nevada (CLOSED)

May 28, 2008July 22, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Americans spent several billion dollars a year on products touting their ability to provide fresh breath.  Ultrabrite toothpaste promises to “give your mouth sex appeal” while Colgate’s Oxygen toothpaste’s slogan is “Pure, Fresh, Clean.”  Fresh …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexican

Barb’s Place – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

May 15, 2008July 22, 2018 - 1 Comment

To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. – Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 These lyrical words from the King James version of the Holy Bible have been attributed to the most …

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Albuquerque / American / Breakfast / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten

Chef Jim White’s Cafe & Catering – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

January 24, 2008July 22, 2018 - 2 Comments.

Long before the Food Network made chefs legitimate on-air celebrity icons, Albuquerque had its own larger-than-life, media-savvy celebrity chef who, it seemed, spent almost as much time on the airwaves as behind the stove. Chef …

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American / Brunch / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Santa Fe

Lamy Station Cafe – Lamy, New Mexico (CLOSED)

August 12, 2007May 18, 2020 - 5 Comments.

History might best be defined as the interaction of people with one another and with their environments. Often those environments and the people indigenous to them are hardened by conditions and circumstances. Fewer than 200 …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Japanese / Sushi

Japengo Sushi – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

July 13, 2007July 22, 2018 - Leave a Comment

The Chinese philosophy of yin and yang posits a dualistic universe in which both sides of opposite forces are each part of a whole and work together. Examples include good and bad, male and female, …

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Albuquerque / American / Breakfast / Brunch / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten

JB’s Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

August 27, 2006July 23, 2018 - 1 Comment

The first thing that comes to mind when someone invites me to a buffet is a paragraph from E. B. White’s 1952 classic Charlotte Web.  In that paragraph, an old sheep describes the county fair …

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Barbecue / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Las Vegas, Nevada

Buckingham Smokehouse Bar-B-Q – Las Vegas, Nevada (CLOSED)

June 10, 2006July 20, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Las Vegas has established itself as one of America’s, if not the world’s, preeminent dining destinations. Many of the world’s most famous and successful chefs have launched flamboyant restaurants that celebrate their self-aggrandizing greatness in …

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Closed in 2010 / Fusion / Gone But Not Forgotten / Las Vegas, Nevada

Chinois – Las Vegas, Nevada (CLOSED)

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

It’s been well established that world-famous chef and restaurant impresario Wolfgang Puck can talk the talk. Chinois, a critically acclaimed fine-dining fusion restaurant located in Santa Monica, California is, in the estimation of many, proof …

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Albuquerque / American / Breakfast / Closed in 2010

Perennials Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

December 8, 2005July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

What most people seem to know about Perennials Restaurant is that it’s owned by the parents of Albuquerque’s own Neil Patrick Harris, a 1991 graduate of La Cueva High School, who at age sixteen, landed …

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American / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Taos County

Gypsy 360 Cafe & Espresso Bar – Arroyo Seco, New Mexico (CLOSED)

September 24, 2005July 23, 2018 - 1 Comment

Whether bathed by the sunshine of a dazzling daytime sun or illuminated by the shimmering glow of a starry moonlit night, the 360 degree views from the village of Arroyo Seco are enticing enough to …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Ice Cream / National Chain

Ben & Jerry’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

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

Ben & Jerry’s is a different kind of restaurant–one with a social conscience–serving premium ice cream. Founded on and dedicated to a sustainable corporate concept of linked prosperity, its mission consists of three interrelated parts–a …

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Closed in 2010 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexican / New Mexico / Taos County

The Burrito Wagon – Taos, New Mexico (CLOSED)

September 24, 2004July 23, 2018 - 2 Comments.

Elvis Presley once crooned about “Memories pressed between the pages of my mind–memories sweetened through the ages just like wine.” Sometimes memories take you back to an idyllic time or place when things were simpler …

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American / Closed in 2010 / Food Network Eats New Mexico / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Taos County

Joseph’s Table – Taos, New Mexico (CLOSED)

May 8, 2004September 12, 2019 - 2 Comments.

When chef and owner Joseph Wrede launched Joseph’s Table several years ago in Ranchos De Taos,dining patrons and pedantic critics alike were ready to beatify him (a culinary Saint Joseph). In 2000, Food & Wine …

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