Cafe Bien – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
My friend Hannah, a brilliant linguist who’s become rather expert in the etymology and evolution of languages, speech patterns and …
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Albuquerque / Asian / Closed in 2015 / Gone But Not Forgotten / Japanese / New Mexico / Sushi / Thai / Vegetarian/Vegan
Loving Vegan – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
My adovada adoring amigo Ruben likened the irony to an episode of Seinfeld. Two weeks into his experiment with an …
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Gravy – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“Gravy is the simplest, tastiest, most memory-laden dish I know how to make: a little flour, salt and pepper, crispy …
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New Yorken Cafe & Bakery – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to …
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Witch’s Brew – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and …
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Albuquerque / American / Closed in 2015 / Food Network Eats New Mexico / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / Restaurant Impossible
Shade Tree Customs & Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
For at least the past seven years, the most famous “biker cafe” in the Land of Enchantment has been the …
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Viet Q – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“When helicopters were snatching people from the grounds of the American embassy compound during the panic of the final Vietcong …
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The Stumbling Steer – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
There are ranchers throughout New Mexico who might not think there’s anything even mildly amusing about a brewery and gastropub …
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Ali Baba – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Legends recount that in his quest for immortality, Mesopotamian king Gilgamesh visited a tavern where a divine barmaid gave him …
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EPAZOTE ON THE HILLSIDE – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Epazote. That’s a word that can make an intrepid chef’s toque blanche resemble the white flag of surrender. If you’re …
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Tara Thai Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The Internet is replete with personality assessments. Some–such as a personality assessment based on your choice of pizza toppings–are created …
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El Norteño – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
No Mexican restaurant in Albuquerque has a pedigree that approaches that of El Norteño, a venerable elder statesperson in the …
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The Spot Cafe – Corrales, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Big Bang Theory wunderkind Sheldon Cooper has a spot he describes as the “singular location in space around which revolves …
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Ahh! Sushi – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED: 2015)
The year was 1997. Recently thawed from a thirty year cryogenic state, Dr. Evil addressed the United Nations about his …
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Breakfast / Burgers / Closed in 2015 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009 / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011
Badlands Burgers & Tortas – Grants, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Out through the back door of Rosa’s I ran, Out where the horses were tied. I caught a good one. …
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Chillz Frozen Custard – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“Custard: A detestable substance produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the hen, the cow, and the cook.” Ambrose Bierce, American …
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Kim Long Asian Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED 1 JULY 2015)
Growing up on a relatively unsophisticated Northern New Mexican diet featuring such staples as beans, tortillas and chile could hardly …
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Albuquerque / Burgers / Closed in 2015 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009
Route 66 Malt Shop – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In a May, 2009 edition of New Mexico Magazine feature celebrating “20 reasons Rail is Cool Now,” the magazine’s staff and …
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Burgers / Closed in 2015 / 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 / Santa Fe
Bert’s Burger Bowl – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The tee shirts worn by a nattily attired and enthusiastic wait staff at Bert’s Burger Bowl say it all: “Since …
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Happy Belly Deli – Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (CLOSED)
One of the inevitable truths about life is that the sins of our youth will revisit us in our middle …
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Sengdao Bar-B-Q Asian Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Despite my (then) near eidetic memory and a sesquipedalian lexicon, it was my bumpkinly naivete my friends in Boston found …
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Tim’s Place – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED: 2015)
“In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.” …
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Cool Water Fusion Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
All day I’ve faced a barren waste Without the taste of water, cool water Old Dan and I with throats …
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Los Equipales – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015: Crafted from fibrous materials removed from maguey cactus and fixed with leather bands, equipales …
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Paul’s Monterey Inn – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The year was 1971. Albuquerque’s population had reached a quarter of a million. The San Juan-Chama project, a system of …
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Albuquerque Tortilla Company Family Restaurant and Carry Out – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Fearful that her dim-witted and loose-lipped husband would tell everyone in the village his good fortune in having found three …
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Seferino’s – Rio Rancho, New Mexico (CLOSED)
One of the first things you notice when you step into Seferino’s New Mexican Restaurant is the large portrait hanging …
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