Guicho’s Authentic Mexican Food Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
There have been Mexican restaurants in the Land of Enchantment for as long as there have been restaurants. While the …
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Rocco’s Pizzeria – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In an age of sensory bombardment, we all occasionally experience a phenomenon known as an “earworm.” Earworm is a literal …
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The Cajun Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Note: After 24 years of serving Albuquerque in two locations, the Cajun Kitchen closed its doors on Friday, March 11, …
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Outlook Cafe – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Some would argue that the city of Rio Rancho was spawned as a dubious marketing ploy designed to bilk gullible …
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GoNuts Donuts – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Their Points of View. ‘Twixt optimist and pessimist The difference is droll; The optimist the doughnut sees – The pessimist …
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Sevyn’s Cafe – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)
During a 1996 episode of Seinfeld, George Costanza, a self-proclaimed “short, balding, unattractive man” made the mistake of telling his …
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Wings ‘N Things – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The “language of love.” It can reduce the most eloquent of women to twaddling teeny boppers and the most macho …
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Rodeo Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“Who’s gonna fill their shoes?,” laments the legendary Country music crooner George Jones over the loudspeakers at the Rodeo Grill. …
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Frattellis – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
In New York City, pizza by the slice is as ubiquitous as towering skyscrapers. Many of the city’s nearly 3,000 …
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Coronado Grill – Bernalillo, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In 1540 while searching for the fabled seven Cities of Gold, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado camped with his soldiers near …
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American / Bakery / Breakfast / Closed in 2011 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Calico Cantina & Cafe – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The first time my friends and I visited the Calico Cafe at its original Corrales location, we wondered if the …
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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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Cafe Choroni – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In the late 1970s before political correctness taught us how racist we all are, it seems every man born to …
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Los Mayas – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Diego de Landa Calderón, the former Bishop of Yucatán, is a dichotomous figure in the history of the new world. On one …
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Rosemary’s Restaurant – Las Vegas, Nevada (CLOSED)
You might think that a chef and proprietor whose restaurant has garnered almost every conceivable accolade might be almost unapproachable, …
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Las Mañanitas – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Estas son las mañanitas, que cantaba el Rey David, Hoy por ser día de tu santo, te las cantamos a …
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Casa Chaco – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In A.D. 850, the ancient Anasazi began building the pueblos archaeologists posit were the hub of an ancient culture inhabited …
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Matilda’s Restaurant – Espanola, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In Asi Es Nuevo Mexico, the official state song of New Mexico, former Lieutenant Governor Roberto Mondragon extols in a …
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McGrath’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
At the turn of the 19th century, “Sex and the City” in Albuquerque may have meant a trip to the …
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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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Siegelman’s Restaurant Deli – Arlington Heights, Illinois (CLOSED: 2011)
Who would have thought that a nondescript restaurant in a nondescript shopping center would feature food beyond description–food for which …
Read More Burgers / Closed in 2011 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009 / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011
Outpost Bar & Grill – Carrizozo, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Much of the seemingly desolate 60 miles of desert topography separating San Antonio, New Mexico and Carrizozo, New Mexico is …
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