{"id":183,"date":"2022-06-02T02:43:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T08:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=183"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:23:01","slug":"the-range-bernalillo-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=183","title":{"rendered":"The Range – Bernalillo, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Range in Bernalillo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The phoenix of ancient Egyptian mythology was a sacred firebird of beautiful red and gold plumage said to live for centuries. At the end of its life, the phoenix built itself a nest of cinnamon twigs which it then ignited. Both the phoenix and the nest burned fiercely and were reduced to ashes from which a new phoenix arose. Similarly, the Range Cafe in Bernalillo was claimed by a fiery conflagration only to rise up from the ashes to exceed its former glory to become one of the most popular restaurants in New Mexico.<\/p>\n

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Surrounded by Art as You Dine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like the phoenix, the Range is a rare breed–one of the few locally owned and operated (non-chain) restaurants which at any given time (make that, almost all the time) has diners lining up for a seat. That may be because the Range offers the “familiar” in serving comfort foods and local favorites and serves them in the profuse portion sizes American diners love.<\/p>\n

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My friend Karen Baehr stands next to the range at The Range<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The original Range debuted in September, 1992 in Bernalillo’s main street, Camino Del Pueblo. The restaurant was an instant success, quickly becoming more than a local favorite. Not quite three years later (on May 30, 1995), the Range went up in smoke–a huge conflagration consumed the entire restaurant. The community let it be known that they wanted their favorite restaurant rebuilt and held fund-raising events to help with the process.<\/p>\n

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More Ranges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two months after the fire, the Range was back in business, albeit in a temporary location directly across the street from the church, thereby making it unlawful to obtain a beer and wine license. In April, 1996, the Range negotiated to rent a circa 1905 property which once served as the warehouse of the Bernalillo Mercantile. By December of that year, the Range officially re-opened at its present address, 925 Camino del Pueblo in the heart of downtown Bernalillo. Like the majestic phoenix, the Range rose from the ashes and has been going strong ever since.<\/p>\n

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My friend Skyler claims this is how his wife drives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Range shares building space with Rose’s Pottery House owned by life-long Bernalillo resident Antoinette Silva. Part museum, part art gallery, it features contemporary and ancient Pueblo pottery and art. It’s a must stop before or after dining at the Range. During its nearly 80 year history, the building, now covering a full city block, served as a general store, movie theater, auto repair shop and permanent home to one of the finest collections of Native American and Hispanic art in New Mexico.<\/p>\n

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These Plates Are Signed by Luminaries Who Have Dined at The Range<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After obtaining a liquor license, the Range opened the Lizard Rodeo Lounge, a welcoming, non-smoking gathering place for locals and visitors alike. The Lounge includes a full-service bar and offers a full service-menu as well as live, free entertainment featuring local New Mexico bands. Every Thursday is open mike night for all aspiring stars. The Range Cafe has since expanded to three locations–one on Menaul and one on Wyoming, both in Albuquerque–but the most popular remains the original restaurant in Bernalillo.<\/p>\n

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Purchase Range Tchotchkes to Remind You of Your Visit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A contemporary Southwestern artsy ambiance enhances your entire dining experience. Everywhere you turn, there’s something to catch your eye. Even the chairs and tables are functional art. While the milieu may seemingly scream “contemporary western,” ergo “home on the range,” the restaurant is actually named for the other kind of range–the one on which you prepare food. Several old stoves as well as stove art festoon the restaurant. Art and ambiance not withstanding, it’s the wonderful food that’s the big attraction. Not only are the portions profuse and most menu items familiar, they are generally delicious and reasonably priced.<\/p>\n

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It Just Isn’t Fair. This is What Diners See When They Walk into The Range<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Range is the brainchild of restaurant impresario Matt DiGregory whose other popular restaurant ventures in the Duke City area include the Standard Diner<\/a><\/strong> in Albuquerque and the Freight House Kitchen & Tap Room<\/strong><\/a> in Bernalllo as well as the now defunct and much missed Gregorio’s Italian Kitchen<\/a><\/strong>. The entrepreneurial restaurateur is a visionary innovator whose restaurant concepts defy local stereotypes. His idea to combine fine cooking (such as applying French culinary techniques to the preparation of meatloaf) with comfort food was years before its time. The Range’s motto is “Ordinary Food Done Extraordinarily Well.” The Range lives up to that high standard.<\/p>\n

Breakfast<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, the Range’s eye-opening, belly-busing breakfasts are a fulfilling (and very filling) way to start off the day, but if you’re inclined to get sleepy after a big meal, you might want to split breakfast with someone you love. That’s because the Range’s portions are humongous. The most popular entree on the voluminous Range menu, by the way, is the huevos rancheros<\/em><\/strong>. It’s possible the Range sells more huevos rancheros than any other restaurant in New Mexico. Diners come from miles around to partake of these award-winning treasures.<\/p>\n

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A “Short Stack”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The gargantuan breakfast burrito<\/em><\/strong> includes three large eggs scrambled with either ham, sausage or grilled veggies, wrapped in a flour tortilla and topped with white cheddar and your choice of red or green chile. It is accompanied by Range fries and pinto beans. Both the red and the green chile at the Range can be about as piquant (or as mild) as you’d get at some New Mexican restaurants, depending on the season and batch. It may open your eyes in the morning.<\/p>\n

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Range Roundup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

29 April 2017: <\/strong>A smile crossed over our server’s face when we ordered the Range Roundup<\/strong><\/em>, a behemoth breakfast offering she gleefully described as “the best thing on the menu.” If not the best, it’s certainly one of the biggest. It’s large enough to feed two adults or maybe one trencherman (someone who eats heartily, not someone who works in a trench). Imagine a housemade buttermilk biscuit as large as a frisbee and covered with crumbled bacon, sausage, two fresh eggs, white Cheddar and your choice of chile (the green is terrific) with pinto beans and Range fries smothered with con queso. If you love big, fluffy, moist biscuits, you’ll love this one. It serves as a magnificent canvas for the aforementioned toppings, but it’s the green chile that brings it all together. The Range fries with con queso are also quite good.<\/p>\n

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Wagon Train<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

29 April 2017: <\/strong>One of the most perplexing mysteries of the human condition is that we get up early to have breakfast only to consume portions so profuse that we’re immediately placed in a semi-comatose state and can’t wait to get back to bed. It’s sleep-inducement in its most delicious form. One of the Range’s most sleep-inducing breakfasts is called the Wagon Train<\/strong><\/em> (two fresh eggs, two sausage links, two strips of bacon, white Cheddar, pinto beans, Range fries and a short stack of pancakes). The pancakes alone are the size of manhole covers. Range fries, cubed porcine perfection with a goodly amount of salt, are the star here. They’re classic papitas as good as you’ll find anywhere.<\/p>\n

2 May 2009<\/strong>: For a week’s worth of calories, try the stuffed<\/em> Range toast<\/em><\/strong>–three brick-sized slices of cinnamon raisin bread with a rich egg batter, grilled and stuffed with strawberries and bananas then topped with homemade apple\/peach butter, whipped cream and maple syrup. These are among the most decadent French toast in New Mexico and should be shared. Should you opt instead for pancakes “Short stack<\/em><\/strong>” is a misnomer for the two large pancakes (the size of manhole covers) that leave very little of your plate uncovered. These syrupy orbs, like most Range portions, are big enough to share (they could feed a developing country).<\/p>\n

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Breakfast Tacos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8 January 2017<\/strong>: While many restaurants throughout the Land of Enchantment have long offered breakfast tacos<\/strong><\/em>, most of them are just slightly minor variations on tacos you’d eat for lunch or dinner. Leave it to The Range to serve a breakfast version of America’s favorite (although the ubiquitous hamburger might have something to say about that) portable meal. These breakfast tacos are sheathed in two corn tortillas each stuffed with omelette style eggs, chorizo, cotija and pico de gallo with a ramekin of guacamole and side of papitas. Two per order (you’ll want to ask for a third) tacos will sate your appetite with delightful flavors. Especially noteworthy is the chorizo which is impregnated with a mixture of seasonings, including cinnamon. The guacamole has a tinge of piquancy in addition to the buttery richness of avocados at their peak of ripeness. It’s some of the best guacamole you’ll have anywhere. The pico de gallo is similarly excellent, a perfect foil for the savory omelet-style eggs.<\/p>\n

7 March 2019<\/strong>:\u00a0 “WHEREAS, Texans are renowned for their love of chicken fried steak, that exceptional dish that elevates the hearty flavor of beef to new heights by coating it in batter and breading and frying it until the ingredients are melded in a blissful union<\/em>.”\u00a0 How much do Texans love chicken fried steak?\u00a0 In 2011, the Texas State House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1419 declaring October 26 “Chicken Fried Steak Day<\/a><\/strong>,” noting that “this signature dish occupies a special place in the culinary culture of the Lone Star State.”<\/p>\n

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Chicken Fried Steak, Two Eggs and Papitas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Texans have nothing on my friend Bruce “Sr. Plata” Silver who must have lived in Texas in a previous life.\u00a0 Over the years, we’ve traversed the length and breadth of the metropolitan area in search of the area’s best.\u00a0 The lovely and gracious Sarita recommended we try The Range’s version which she described as “quite good, with your choice of white, brown or green chile gravy<\/em>.”\u00a0 Listed on the menu as “country fried steak<\/strong><\/em>,” it’s available for both breakfast and lunch.\u00a0 The breakfast dish includes two fresh eggs, green chile gravy, Range fries and your choice of bread.\u00a0 Sr. Plata enjoyed his with green chile while your friendly neighborhood blogger had the brown mushroom gravy.\u00a0 The chicken fried steak is substantial, thick and fork-tender, a worthy vehicle for a terrific brown mushroom gravy.\u00a0 The gravy, by the way, is so good you’ll want it on your eggs and Range fries, too.<\/p>\n

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Biscuit with Strawberry Jam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7 March 2019<\/strong>: Order a biscuit<\/strong><\/em> at the Range and you might mistake what arrives at your table for a small loaf of bread.\u00a0 It’s a biscuit behemoth as fluffy and dense as any biscuit in town.\u00a0 It’s much too big for a paltry pad of butter and a small amount of strawberry jam with which it’s served.\u00a0 Sure, you can ask for more, but who wants to wait for a server to return when all you want to do is attack it.<\/p>\n

2 June 2022<\/strong>: Writing for the Santa Fe New Mexican<\/strong><\/a>, Marianne Sundquist explained “But blue corn is more than a cob covered in striking hues of purple, gray or blackish-blue kernels. It has been a sacred food among Indigenous Americans for centuries, including the Hopi, Navajo and Pueblo along the Rio Grande<\/em>.” It\u2019s a staple used to make breads, tortillas, atole, popcorn, enchiladas, muffins and blue corn pancakes–similar to regular pancakes, but featuring blue corn masa (dough made from ground corn). \u00a0Blue corn pancakes have a distinct corn taste that is especially prominent when topped with maple syrup. \u00a0The Range goes further with another New Mexico staple, the delicious pi\u00f1on and for good measure, blue berries. \u00a0The result is the very best blue corn pancakes\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>in the metropolitan area. \u00a0Each pancake covers most of the plate so you’ll probably need to ask for additional syrup to cover the pancakes. \u00a0At your request, The Range will also provide melted butter, a bonus my friend Bruce “Sr. Plata” loves.<\/p>\n

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Blue Corn Pancakes (Photo Courtesy of Bruce “Sr Plata” Silver)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Appetizers, Soups and Salads
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The Range trio of guacamole, salsa and con queso with blue corn chips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2 April 2008<\/strong>: Lest I forget, one of the best ways to start a meal at the Range is with the trio of guacamole, salsa and con queso<\/em><\/strong> with blue corn tortilla chips. The salsa is about medium on the piquancy scale, but it is fresh, rich and delicious. The guacamole is buttery and fresh, the product of excellent ingredients. Unlike so many other guacamole dishes, this one isn’t merely smashed avocados. This guacamole has got both piquant and citrusy (lime) notes. Only the con queso, which lacks creaminess, disappoints and only slightly at that. It’s a bit on the thick side and includes no ameliorants to contrast the cheesiness.<\/p>\n

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Elote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8 January 2017<\/strong>: The Range also offers an excellent alternative to the ubiquitous trio New Mexicans know and love. It’s called simply Elote<\/strong><\/em>, a Spanish word which translates to corn on the cob. Elote is a very popular street food throughout Mexico. Easily portable, it is customarily consumed on a stick, or by grasping the husk of the cob that has been pulled down to form a “handle.” The Range honors the spirit, if not the style of the Mexican Elote. Corn niblets are scraped off a roasted cob and plated in a creamy chile de arbol lime sauce and cotija cheese with blue and white corn tortilla chips. It’s consumed similar to chips and salsa; that is, you use the chips to scoop up the corn niblets. This is a wonderful way to enjoy corn and has become for us, a nice alternative to the chips and salsa with which we often start our meals at The Range.<\/p>\n

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The Range’s version of green chile chicken stew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

28 May 2012<\/strong>: You can’t mention comfort foods without a prominent spot on the list for soups. The soups–especially the cream of mushroom soup<\/em><\/strong> and the cream of carrot soup<\/em><\/strong>–are among the very best you’ll find in New Mexico. These are the type of soups you love most on a cold winter day, but which are great any time of year. Thick, rich, hearty and replete with fresh ingredients, they’re an elixir for whatever (if anything) ails you. I’m not quite as fond of the Range’s green chile chicken stew<\/em><\/strong>, perhaps a misnomer because it’s described on the menu as a “soup<\/em> that serves like a meal.” It really is a soup, not thick and creamy as most traditional green chile stews tend to be. Within a thin soupy broth, you’ll find blue corn tortilla chips, potatoes, carrots, celery, tendrils of chicken and a barely discernible chile.<\/p>\n

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Shrimp Scampi Quesadilla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

20 November 2009<\/strong>: The motto of the Range Cafe is “ordinary food done extraordinarily well.” Ordinary doesn’t have to be boring or the “same old thing” everyone else serves. The Range Cafe takes some liberties with New Mexican cuisine and comfort food favorites. Take for example the shrimp scampi quesadilla<\/em><\/strong>, sauteed shrimp marinated in tequila, lime and garlic combined with tomatillo, pico de gallo, corn and white Cheddar cheese grilled on a flour tortilla and served with sour cream and guacamole. The shrimp is sweet and succulent, blending in extraordinarily well with the other flavor combinations.<\/p>\n

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Range Quesadilla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4 April 2014<\/strong>: Vegetarians and Catholics out on a Lenten Friday aren’t left out in the cold when they crave quesadillas. The Range Quesadilla<\/em><\/strong> is everything any discerning diner desires in a quesadilla save for a meaty protein. A large, grilled flour tortilla is folded over artichoke hearts, red bell pepper, tomato, green chile and white Cheddar then served with the tasty triumvirate of salsa, guacamole and sour cream. Even avowed carnivores will enjoy this terrific tortilla treat, but if they must have a protein, it’s also available with chicken.<\/p>\n

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Green Chile Strips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

28 May 2012<\/strong>: Another appetizer catering to New Mexican tastes is a plate of green chile strips<\/em><\/strong>, breaded whole chiles served with a cool, creamy jalape\u00f1o dipping sauce. Served four to an order, each of the green chile strips is at least six inches of piquancy and deliciousness. Unlike some chile rellenos, the batter is thin, light and doesn’t fall off the chiles. The jalape\u00f1o dipping sauce is cool heat, a perfect accompaniment for chilephiles who know the only way to improve on a heat-generating food is with even more heat. One of the most redeeming features of the green chile strips is that they’re not greasy.<\/p>\n

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Asian Salad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4 April 2014<\/strong>: The Range menu features ten salads ranging from the familiar and traditional (taco salad, Caesar and wedge) to the innovative (Grilled Salmon Berry and Quinoa). The Asian Salad<\/em><\/strong>–fresh spinach and mixed greens with cabbage, carrots, jicama, cucumber, snow peas, sliced almonds and frizzled onions tossed in sesame ginger dressing–probably falls in the latter category. It’s an exceptional salad highlighted by freshness and diversity of ingredients. Alas, those ingredients have a similar flavor profile and the salad would probably benefit from a mild cheese.<\/p>\n

Entrees<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The aforementioned meatloaf, christened Tom’s meatloaf<\/em><\/strong> in honor of Range co-founder Tom Fenton, is a comfort food standard served with garlic mashed potatoes and a delicious mushroom gravy. The meatloaf is a substantial brick-sized slab of moist deliciousness. Like most Range entrees, it’s served almost out-of-the-stove hot. The mashed potatoes are made with real potatoes, not the powdery stuff and surprise, surprise…you can actually taste the garlic.<\/p>\n

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Mac and cheese with a unique Range twist, green chile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

20 November 2009<\/strong>: Recognizing that mac and cheese<\/strong><\/em> are everyone’s favorite, the Range makes theirs with a special New Mexico unique twist–green chile. The macaroni is rigatoni, the size of a culvert. The cheese is creamy and delicious with a prominent white Cheddar flavor though it’s entirely possible more than one cheese is used. The entire bowl–and it’s the size of a hub cap–is covered with ground parmesan. The green chile is a bit mild on the piquancy scale, but it’s a delicious chile that complements the mac and cheese very well.<\/p>\n

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The Range Trout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2 April 2008<\/strong>: Dinner specials are generally so good you’ll wish they were on the standard menu. One example is the Range’s trout<\/em><\/strong> which is topped with capers, artichoke hearts and sun-dried tomatoes in a light white wine sauce. The trout is flaky and grilled to perfection. The natural brininess melds perfectly with the tanginess of the ingredients topping the trout. A lime and cilantro infused Basmati rice makes for excellent accompaniment to this dish.<\/p>\n

The Range burger<\/em><\/strong> starts with an eight-ounce fresh ground chuck patty flame grilled to order. It’s topped with shaved ham, green chile strips and melted white cheddar cheese on a fresh, homemade bun. It is one of six inventive burgers on the menu, the most unique being a Relleno Burger topped with a blue corn chile relleno and green chile sauce. Obviously these are not boring burgers. The ground chuck patty is what all burgers in the area should aspire to be. \u00a0Great burgers aren’t solely for adults only. In its May, 2023 edition, Albuquerque The Magazine awarded The Range’s Kid’s Menu Burger<\/strong> a”Hot Plate Award.” \u00a0This award is bestowed by the editors and staff of the Magazine “for dishes, drinks, concepts, ideas or persons who are doing amazing things in our local culinary scene<\/em>.” \u00a0The one smash patty burger was described as “technically.”<\/p>\n

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Rio Grande Gorge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

21 August 2022<\/strong>: An eight-ounce ground chuck patty is also a key component of the Rio Grande Gorge<\/em><\/strong> (named for the ravine through which the Rio Grande runs near Taos) in which the patty is served open face on a tortilla, topped with red or green chile sauce (or both), Cheddar, grilled onions, black beans and Range fries with queso. It sounds great–and for the most part it is, save for the black beans. \u00a0It amazes me that The Range would serve black beans (which none of our servers liked) when the kitchen serves up some of the very best pinto beans in the state. \u00a0Besides, pinto beans are one of the two official New Mexico state vegetables (you’ll never guess what the other one is).<\/p>\n

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Plato Combinacion Del Norte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8 January 2017: <\/strong>Why follow Taco Bell’s advice to head for the border when you can go North of the Border for the Range’s interpretation of New Mexican cuisine. The North of the Border menu includes a number of Land of Enchantment favorites served with arroz verde, pinto beans, white cheddar cheese, your choice of chile and sour cream, guacamole or fried egg for a pittance. Your best bet is the Plato Combinacion Del Norte<\/strong><\/em>: blue corn chile relleno, chicken taco, two rolled beef enchiladas served with arroz verde, pinto beans, white cheddar cheese and your choice of chile. It’s one of the very best combination plates you’ll find anywhere. Instead of the usual cheese enchiladas, these are stuffed with beef with plenty of melted white Cheddar covering them. The blue corn chile relleno is superb as are the pinto beans.<\/p>\n

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Somewhere under all the potatoes and eggs is some of the best Carne Adovada in New Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Desserts<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Desserts, are so good, they’re almost indecent! The Range bakes only with real butter, fresh cream, real vanilla, fresh fruits and fine chocolates. Anything can be made a la mode for a pittance. The Range’s dessert case is one of Bernalillo’s most popular attractions, one that should be displayed on tourist guide books. Not only is each dessert aesthetically pleasing (drool eliciting), they’re all delicious.<\/p>\n

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Desserts So Good You’ll Want to Lick the Glass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The roadhouse chocolate cake, <\/em><\/strong> a moist, rich chocolate cake layered with thick chocolate fudge frosting is among the most moist cakes you’ll find anywhere while the “Life by Chocolate<\/em><\/strong>” cake defines the word decadent. Featuring milk chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, Belgian white chocolate and raspberry mousse layered together and glazed with a rich ganache, this is the type of dessert your dentist warned you about as a child and your dietician cautions against today.<\/p>\n

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The dessert case is an edible work of art. You’ll want to lick the glass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

20 November 2009: <\/strong>If you’re served green key lime pie, there’s a good bet either food coloring was added or the pie mix came out of a box. In the Florida keys, no restaurant can expect to stay in business for long if it serves green key lime pie. Key lime pies should always be pale yellow, usually a good indication that actual key lime juice is used. The Range’s key lime pie<\/strong><\/em> is very reminiscent of those we enjoyed so much when traveling through Florida where the key lime pie has been designated by the state legislature as “the official pie of the state of Florida.” The Range’s version has a tart, but not lip-pursing, flavor. It’s also very aromatic, another sign of authenticity.<\/p>\n

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Gooey Pecan Caramel Roll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4 April 2014<\/strong>: When stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Bobbye Barlow, our department admin and one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever known used to treat us to monkey bread, a pan full of gooey, sweet, decadent, nutty love. Every time we walk by The Range’s pastry case and espy the Gooey Pecan Caramel Roll<\/strong><\/em>, it tugs at my heart strings to remember my special friend. This rich treat is very reminiscent of Bobbye’s wonderful monkey bread. Each morsel of this spiral roll is replete with decadent caramel with plenty of pecans which serve as a foil for an otherwise cloying pastry.<\/p>\n

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Green chile apple pie a la mode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4 April 2014<\/strong>: In New Mexico, chefs and cooks love showing off the versatility of green chile. One of the most delicious is in apple pie, an idea which makes good sense considering chile (a member of the nightshade family) is closer related to fruits than it is to vegetables. The Range’s green chile apple pie<\/em><\/strong> with pi\u00f1on streusel in a flaky pie crust is among the best. The green chile packs the type of piquant punch that titillates the back of your throat. For the faint of heart and tongue, this pie should be served a la mode. The Range, by the way, is perhaps New Mexico’s most generous restaurants when it comes to ice cream. Scoops are super-sized, twice as large as scoops at most restaurants.<\/p>\n

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Amaretto Bread Pudding (Photo Courtesy of Bruce “Sr. Plata” Silver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2 June 2022<\/strong>:Food historians trace the history of bread pudding to England in the early 11th and 12th centuries. Frugal cooks looked for ways to stretch the family’s food budget by using stale, leftover bread instead of letting it go to waste. In 13th century England, bread pudding was known as \u201cpoor man\u2019s pudding\u201d because it was a popular dish with the lower classes. While bread pudding remains a way to use up leftover bread, it’s gained a reputation as a comfort food and is a featured even in trendy establishments, having shed its humble roots.\u00a0 The Range offers an amaretto bread pudding<\/strong><\/em> (raisins, toasted almonds served warm with Amaretto butter sauce) so rich\u00a0 and so decadent even my fellow aficionado of bread pudding couldn’t finish it.\u00a0 This is an elevated bread pudding, one in which the potent almond liqueur is combined with the comforting liquid-soaked bread for a melt-in-your mouth dessert.\u00a0 It’s the ultimate in comfort food–even if you can’t eat all of it in one sitting.<\/p>\n

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Death by Lemon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2 June 2022<\/strong>:\u00a0 One of the most popular desserts offered at The Range bears the ominous name Death by Chocolate.\u00a0 There are many people who’ll agree such a demise wouldn’t be a bad way to go.\u00a0 “Death by Lemon<\/strong><\/em>” just doesn’t sound as appealing.\u00a0 Perhaps that’s because it actually sounds as if it could happen.\u00a0 Picture an overdose of enamel-eating tangy and sour lemons.\u00a0 Thankfully the dessert chefs at The Range moderate the use of lemons so that you’re only likely to die of joy as you’re enjoying the Death by Lemon (lemon curd in a shortbread crust, with slivered almonds, white chocolate and apricot glaze).\u00a0 As with most pastries at The Range, this is a top-notch dessert.\u00a0 You’ll especially like the interplay of the lemon curd and apricot glaze.\u00a0 It’s like levels of sour notes in harmony on your taste buds.<\/p>\n

2 June 2022<\/strong>: Twenty-six years ago when we returned to the Land of Enchantment and first dined at The Range in Bernalillo, a striking and elegant lady caught my eye.\u00a0 That graceful lady was Ann Fisher-Ives who at the time had completed one year as general manager at The Range.\u00a0 Over the years, seeing the peripatetic Ann flitting from table to table to check in on her guests gave me a quiet assurance that we would have another great meal at The Range.\u00a0 Though we’ve only had a handful of conversations over the years, I always found her delightful, a genuine person.\u00a0 During our lengthiest conversation, she told me she told me of her upcoming retirement.\u00a0 After twenty-seven years, the graceful beauty will be retiring to spend more time with her family.\u00a0 The Range will never be the same as we’ve found out during subsequent visits.<\/p>\n

The Range is a restaurant about which seldom a disparaging word is heard. Like the Phoenixes rise from the ashes, it continues to ascend in the estimation of its many patrons.<\/p>\n

The Range<\/strong>
\n264 Camino Pueblo
\nBernalillo, New Mexico<\/strong>
\n(505) 867-1700
\nWeb Site <\/strong><\/a> | Facebook Page<\/a> <\/strong>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 21 August 2022
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 27
\nRATING<\/strong>: Very Good<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Good to very good food; generally solid; delivers consistent quality, strong technique, and a comfortable, enjoyable dining experience
\nCOST<\/strong>: $$
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Desserts, Meatloaf, Mushroom Soup, Mac and Cheese, Shrimp Scampi Quesadilla, Range Quesadilla, The Wagon Train, The Roundup, Elote, Breakfast Tacos, Biscuits, Chicken Fried Steak<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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