{"id":14087,"date":"2011-12-22T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T17:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=14087"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:11:06","slug":"mr-tokyo-albuquerque-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=14087","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Tokyo &#8211; Albuquerque, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465\/413;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/abq\/japanese\/Images\/MrTokyo01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"413\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Mr. Tokyo in Albuquerque&#8217;s far Northeast Heights<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">In a 2011 interview, Green Bay Packers Superbowl winning quarterback Aaron Rodgers revealed that during the National Football League season, the comments he hears most often from fans and the questions they ask him most have to do with Fantasy Football: &#8220;Is Jermichael (Finley) playing this week?&#8221; &#8220;Who&#8217;s starting at running back?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Until rather recently, the questions most frequently asked this humble blogger were &#8220;what&#8217;s your favorite (restaurant or food)?&#8221; and &#8220;what restaurant would you recommend for a (birthday, anniversary or special event)?&#8221;\u00a0 Those questions have\u00a0 been supplanted by curiosity about Bob of the Village of Los Ranchos (BOTVOLR), the most prolific (126 comments as of this writing) commentator to this blog.\u00a0 &#8220;What&#8217;s Bob like?&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;Where does Bob get his ideas?&#8221; &#8220;What are Bob&#8217;s favorite foods?&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 455px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 455px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 455\/358;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/abq\/japanese\/Images\/MrTokyo02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"358\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Miso Soup<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Bob&#8217;s comments are not only insightful and entertaining, they often reflect his civic-mindedness.\u00a0 He&#8217;s an unabashed promoter of his adopted hometown of Albuquerque, greeting visitors to our fair city as an ambassador for the Albuquerque <a title=\"Albuquerque: Convention and Visitors Bureau\" href=\"http:\/\/www.itsatrip.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Convention and Visitors Bureau<\/a>.\u00a0 Although he&#8217;s quite fearless when it comes to trying new restaurants and food trends, some of his favorites include the old standards which have graced the area for decades: The <a title=\"Monte Carlo Steakhouse\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monte Carlo Steakhouse<\/a>, The <a title=\"Dog House Drive In\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dog House Drive In<\/a>, <a title=\"Paul's Monterrey Inn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul&#8217;s Monterrey Inn<\/a> and one he&#8217;s recommended to me for years, Mr. Tokyo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Bob tells me, &#8220;<em>I&#8217;ve been eating their Shrimp Tempura for 8 years by driving up from down in the North Valley per the under $10 price for miso soup, rice, 5 shrimp and a half dozen variety of veggies always cooked and presented just right in a peaceful setting by courteous staff. Not to mislead, I have sampled other dishes and give them a thumbs up too, it&#8217;s just their Tempura has a hold on me<\/em>!&#8221;\u00a0 Despite his rousing endorsement, it took a wistful moment of reflecting on the greatness of <a title=\"Noda's Japanese Cuisine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noda&#8217;s Japanese Cuisine<\/a>&#8216;s tempura for me to accede to Bob&#8217;s recommendation.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 455px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 455px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 455\/286;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/abq\/japanese\/Images\/MrTokyo03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"286\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Shrimp and mixed vegetable tempura<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Mr. Tokyo is tightly ensconced in the fairly nondescript El Dorado Square Shopping Center at Montgomery and Juan Tabo in the far Northeast Heights.\u00a0 From Montgomery, Mr. Tokyo&#8217;s storefront is obfuscated by the ubiquitous Walgreen&#8217;s and the restaurant is too tiny to be visible from Juan Tabo.\u00a0 In fact, if you&#8217;re not looking for it, you&#8217;ll probably pass it by and that would be a loss.\u00a0 After my inaugural visit, I found it easy to see why Bob of the Village of Los Ranchos appreciates this paragon of terrific tempura and teriyaki so much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Mr. Tokyo has two distinct, albeit diminutive dining rooms with perhaps a dozen tables or so.\u00a0 Its wasabi-green colored walls are sparsely adorned with only a few pieces of Asian artwork on display.\u00a0 A perfunctory array of Japanese paper lanterns hang from the ceiling while paper screens cover the windows.\u00a0 Service is not only prompt and attentive, it&#8217;s very cute if you&#8217;re waited on by the owner&#8217;s ten-year-old daughter, a half-pint whirling dervish who seems to know all the regulars.\u00a0 Though she didn&#8217;t wait on me, her Air Force bound brother was quite pleasant and helpful.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 460px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 460\/345;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/abq\/japanese\/Images\/MrTokyo04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">New York Steak Teriyaki (on the grill, served with stir-fried vegetables and steamed rice)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Mr. Tokyo has served the Duke City since 1994.\u00a0 It has no pretensions to offering gourmet cuisine or to performing knife wielding feats of prestidigitation as some teppanyaki restaurants do, but by no stretch is it a shopping mall quality purveyor of Japanese fast-food.\u00a0 Think of it as a family owned and operated restaurant offering great value and very high quality food in a pleasant milieu.\u00a0 Think of it as a restaurant in which you&#8217;ll be treated to teppanyaki quality beef, chicken or seafood without the high prices and excessive showiness.\u00a0\u00a0 Think of it as a little gem.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The menu is hardly a compendium, offering some eight appetizers.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Save for the sushi and sashimi section of the menu, no category&#8211;tempura, hibachi, combinations, grilled udon, soup, fried rice or specials&#8211;on the menu even approaches a dozen items.\u00a0 Among the eight tempura items&#8211;vegetable, chicken, beef, shrimp, scallops, salmon, red snapper and seafood&#8211;are Bob&#8217;s long-time favorite, the shrimp tempura with mixed vegetables.\u00a0 It would behoove me to discover the dish which has ensnared Bob all these many years.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Though I ordered the shrimp tempura on the menu, what was brought to my table was hardly the bounty&#8211;<em>five<\/em> <em>shrimp and a half dozen variety of veggies&#8211;<\/em>Bob had described.\u00a0 My order consisted of two shrimp and a tangled nest of tempura battered, deep-fried vegetables, none easily discernible from the other.\u00a0 The large shrimp (an oxymoron) were quite good, an antithesis of the mushy, greasy tempura you&#8217;ll find at bad Japanese restaurants.\u00a0 The tempura is lightly battered and crisp with nary a hint of greasiness.\u00a0 Best of all, you can actually taste sweet, succulent shrimp neath the tempura.\u00a0 The tangle of vegetables is a tease which left me wanting the tempura-battered onions, carrots, sweet potatoes and green peppers Bob enjoys so much.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">My entree, <em>New York steak teriyaki<\/em> prepared on a hibachi was excellent.\u00a0 Served with a stir-fry vegetable medley (julienned zucchini, onions, bean sprouts) and steamed rice, the portion size is an easy cure for a robust appetite.\u00a0 The steak, prepared at medium and cut the way a mother would, is resplendent in a sheen of teriyaki sauce.\u00a0 The sauce is more savory than it is sweet, quite unlike the thick, syrupy sauces some restaurants offer.\u00a0 Each piece of steak is tender and juicy with no fat or sinew anywhere.\u00a0 The stir-fried vegetables are a surprising treat while the rice is perfectly prepared and delicious. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Lest I forget (though it would be entirely understandable), entrees are accompanied by a bowl of <em>miso soup<\/em>, the only item not particularly noteworthy.\u00a0 Most miso soup served at restaurants is ready-made so it&#8217;s rarely more than edible.\u00a0 Often what distinguishes one restaurant&#8217;s miso soup from another&#8217;s is the temperature at which it is served.\u00a0 Mr. Tokyo&#8217;s arrived at my table barely tepid.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Great food, friendly service, good value, the opportunity to perhaps meet Bob of the Village of Los Ranchos.\u00a0 There are many reasons to visit Mr. Tokyo.\u00a0 My only regret is that it took me so long to do so.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Mr. Tokyo<\/strong><br \/>\n11200 Montgomery, N.E.<br \/>\n<strong>Albuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong><br \/>\n505-292-4728<br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 22 December 2011<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 1<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: *<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: $ &#8211; 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