Paco’s International Smoked Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“If salt is the odorless spice, smoke is the ephemeral magical invisible spice. You can’t feel it, you can’t touch …
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Ancient Spirits Bar & Grille – Bernalillo, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“Ancient spirits dwell in New Mexico, since before the existence of humanity.” – The Husband: A Novel by Dean Koontz …
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The Smokehouse Barbecue Restaurant (CLOSED)
The very best restaurants–those we’re proud to call our favorites–aren’t always the swankiest and most elegant venues. They’re not even …
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Fratelli Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The ingredients with which you can top your pizza are limited only by your imagination. Crocodile and caviar? Been there, …
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Rey’s Place – Albuquerque, New Mexico (RELOCATED)
Rey’s Place has relocated and now shares space with La Familar, the terrific Mexican restaurant owned by Michael “Rey’s” lovely …
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Prickly Pear Bar & Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Philip Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield offered the following advice to his son: “There is time enough for everything in …
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Christy’s Food Factory – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
A few years ago at the urging of an obviously taste-deprived, chain restaurant loving colleague, I had breakfast at a …
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Burgers / Closed in 2013 / Food Network Eats New Mexico / 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 / Rated 26 / Santa Fe / Travel Channel Eats New Mexico
Bobcat Bite – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Update: In a twist of cruel irony, the Travel Channel’s May 13th airing of the Burger Land program celebrating the …
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Timbuctu Bistro – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Growing up in bucolic Peñasco back when fires were still started by rubbing two sticks together and mastodons roamed the …
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Piggy’s Hot Dogs & Hamburgers – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” – William …
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Tomme – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
As the end of an year draws near, the inclination to reflect on the closing year seems natural. Auld lang …
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Cosmo Tapas – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Some of the world’s most elegant and refined cuisine has its genesis in very humble circumstances. Today, Spanish tapas are …
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Ezra’s Place – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
When it comes to food, most bowling alleys strike out. Ardent keglers are subjected to such catastrophic “cuisine” as perpetually …
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India Palace – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
When many of us think of romantic destinations to visit or in which to honeymoon, our choices probably mirror closely …
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Lucia – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
There was a time the name “Hilton” didn’t conjure up images of a ditzy blonde airhead whose celebrity is based …
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Bailey’s on the Beach – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“The older you get, the less cool you are.” At least that’s what my some of my twenty-something-year-old colleagues have …
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Graham’s Grille by Lesley B. Fay – Taos, New Mexico (CLOSED)
While it may be true that you only have one chance to make a good first impression, history has shown …
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Desert Fish – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
If you were entertaining a visitor from Seattle or Portland, would you take them to Long John Silver’s, Captain D’s …
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La Casita Cafe – Bernalillo, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Is there still a place in the American restaurant scene for hometown mom and pop institutions? According to the Nation’s …
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Mariscos La Playa – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
While New Mexico has always had restaurants featuring the cuisine of the country of Mexitli of Tenochtitlan (Mexico), the distinction …
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Brasserie La Provence – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The French have long cultivated the idea–some would say myth–that their cuisine is the very best in the world. This …
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Coyote Diner – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Restaurant critics, whether we write online reviews or are published in print somewhere, must think we’re so smart. We use …
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Peppers – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
True to the restaurant’s name, Peppers chefs play tribute to chiles and peppers so ubiquitous to New Mexico cooking. In …
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