Hot Pink Thai Cuisine – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Black socks and sandals, mixing plaids and polka dots, middle-aged men sporting the “pants falling down” look, T-shirts that accentuate…
Cervantes Restaurant & Lounge – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In 1706, a group of Spanish colonists were granted permission by King Philip of Spain to establish a new villa…
Albuquerque
Closed in 2017
Food Network Eats New Mexico
Gone But Not Forgotten
Latin American
New Mexico
Rated 24
Restaurant Impossible
Pasion Latin Fusion – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“In my experience, food and passion always intertwine. Passion is food for the soul’s mood at any particular time.” Tammy…
Sadie’s Dining Room – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque and Sadie’s Dining Room have come a long way since 1950. Back then the Duke City’s population was 96,815,…
Le Troquet Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pope Gregory the Great was a prolific writer canonized as a saint and recognized as a “doctor of the church.”…
DG’s Deli – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“There are sandwich shops in New York which offer the nobility and gentry a choice of no less than 100…
Chez Mamou – Santa Fe, New Mexico
When she asked me to repeat the name of the French restaurant where we were dining one slightly breezy Sunday…
Albuquerque
Burgers
New Mexico
New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009
New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011
Laguna Burger (66 Pit Stop) – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In 2016 and 2017 my review of the Laguna Burger was the most frequently visited post on Gil’s Thrilling… In…
Arirang Oriental Market – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Cuisine is the tactile connection we have to breathing history. History and culture offer us a vibrant living society that…
The Cellar – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
While touring Granada, Spain during a 2013 episode of CNN’s Parts Unknown, Emmy award-winning celebrity host Anthony Bourdain bemoaned that…
El Comal Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
From a social connectedness perspective, 1995 was the dark ages. The internet as we know and love it today was…
Olive Branch Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The depiction of a dove in flight with an olive branch in its beak is common in early Christian art…
Limonata Italian Street Food Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
While contemplating a name for their second Duke City restaurant venture, Maxime and Daniela Bouneou wanted to convey the feeling…
Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Albuquerque, New Mexico
During a recent Friends of Gil (FOG) outing, a newcomer asked how my Kim and I can afford to eat…
Museum Hill Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Widely reputed to have the most spectacular views in Santa Fe and boasting of four world-renowned museums, Museum Hill may…
Savory Fare – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Back in the mid 70s, anyone in Albuquerque’s southeast quadrant who wanted privacy knew they could find it at the…
A Taste of the Caribbean – Albuquerque, New Mexico
One of the most hilarious from among so many classic Seinfeld vignettes transpired in an episode fittingly entitled “The Comeback”…