{"id":39549,"date":"2016-04-18T12:18:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T18:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=39549"},"modified":"2019-10-09T20:29:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T02:29:51","slug":"que-huong-albuquerque-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=39549","title":{"rendered":"Que Huong &#8211; Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/453;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong01.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong01.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong01.jpg?size=128x85&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong01.jpg?size=256x171&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong01.jpg?size=384x256&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong01.jpg?size=512x341&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Que Huong Vietnamese Restaurant on Central and Louisiana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">&#8220;<em>Wisdom oft comes from the mouth of babes<\/em>.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>~George R.R. Martin<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">After far too many meals at restaurants in which children are either screaming at the top of their lungs, throwing hysterical tantrums or wandering unsupervised around the dining room, our inaugural meal at Que Huong proved a very pleasant surprise. Across the dining room, we espied a Vietnamese family with several young children. Theirs was the quietest table in the restaurant. All of them were completely focused on their meals. When my Kim commented on how well behaved Vietnamese children are, I reminded her of at least one Vietnamese child who doesn\u2019t always behave as well as the children Kim was idealizing. In fact, that child is as candid and unfiltered as some adults, the antithesis of the precious little angels at Que Huong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">When her adoptive parents took Lily Pritchett-Tucker to a Vietnamese restaurant so they could teach her about her heritage, Lily became stubborn and outspoken\u2026.a true little diva. She refused her parents attempts to teach her anything about Vietnam. When her daddy told her about a \u201cspecial soup called pho (pronounced &#8220;fuh&#8221;),\u201d she responded \u201cyou told me not to say that word.\u201d After repeated efforts to tell her more about the country of her birth, she shouted \u201cI hate Vietnam,\u201d a declaration which made the group appear horribly racist. The entire meal became a succession of intolerant-sounding, albeit wholly innocent comedy that escalated until the family realized it was time to beat a hasty exit. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/417;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong02.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"417\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong02.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong02.jpg?size=128x78&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong02.jpg?size=256x157&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong02.jpg?size=384x235&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong02.jpg?size=512x314&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Que Huong&#8217;s Dining Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Some of you may recognize that scene from an episode of Modern Family, an Emmy Award-winning television mockumentary. Though entirely fictitious, that scene spawned a debate between my Kim and I about children in restaurants. My pop psychology theories as to why the Vietnamese children at Que Huong behaved so well included everything from attributing their behavior to a hyper-disciplining &#8220;tiger mom&#8221; to crediting the elevator music piped in through the restaurant\u2019s sound system for making the children sleepy. Finally, my Kim, who\u2019s much smarter than I, chided me for not having attributed the children\u2019s behavior to the food. Her theory had a lot more validity (and common sense) than mine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Great food&#8211;even moreso than music&#8211;has charms that sooth the savage breast&#8230;or child. A great meal can usurp even great conversation\u2026or at least provide a temporary surcease from talking until appetites are sated. Our question was \u201cis the food at Que Huong so good, it can keep children from being themselves?\u201d Alas, in subsequent visits we haven\u2019t had the opportunity to reprise our observations. We have discovered for ourselves, however, that when we\u2019re sharing a meal at Que Huong, our conversation tends to be about the meal itself, not our day-to-day shop talk. More often than not, we\u2019re discussing how much we\u2019re enjoying a particular dish.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 333px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 333\/500;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong03.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong03.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 333w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong03.jpg?size=128x192&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong03.jpg?size=256x384&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stuffed Grape Leaves with Durian Shake and Fish Sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Que Huong, a Vietnamese term which translates to \u201chometown\u201d sits at the corner of Central and Louisiana. It\u2019s directly across Louisiana from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/talinmarket.com\/\">Talin Market World Food Fare<\/a><\/strong>, New Mexico\u2019s largest international foods market. Que Huong\u2019s Web site boasts of the \u201cmost authentic Vietnamese food in Albuquerque!\u201d and of serving \u201cunique delicacies that will keep you coming back and bringing your friends and relatives!\u201d. It\u2019s one of only a handful of Vietnamese restaurants in the metropolitan area open for business on Sundays. In fact, Que Huong is open seven days a week and remains open until 9PM every day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Excluding beverages, there are 115 items on Que Huong\u2019s menu. It\u2019s a veritable compendium of Vietnamese cuisine, showcasing everything from pho to noodle bowls and rice dishes. You could sample something new every day for nearly four months, but chances are you\u2019ll find something wonderfully addictive from which you\u2019ll be hard-pressed to deviate. For me, that one beguiling temptress is <strong><em>durian shakes<\/em><\/strong>. Considered the \u201cstinkiest fruit in the world,\u201d durian is an acquired taste, one which even bizarre food gurgitator Andrew Zimmern can\u2019t stomach. Servers at Vietnamese and Thai restaurants still give me \u201care you crazy?\u201d looks every time I order it, but it\u2019s one of my favorite beverages.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/435;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong04.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong04.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong04.jpg?size=128x82&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong04.jpg?size=256x164&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong04.jpg?size=384x246&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong04.jpg?size=512x328&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beef Stew Sandwich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">In ancient and contemporary cuisine across Greece, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, <em>stuffed grape leaves <\/em>are a ubiquitous dish. Though not indigenous to Southeast Asia, <em><strong>grape leaves<\/strong><\/em> have found their way into Vietnamese cuisine, a remnant of French colonization. Large grape leaves are rolled with a mixture of ground beef, cilantro and scallions seasoned with various herbs and spices then served with fish sauce. Though served five per order, the stuffed grape leaves at Que Huong aren\u2019t quite as sizeable as dolmas at local Greek and Middle Eastern restaurants tend to be. In terms of flavor, dolmas and Vietnamese grape leaves are worlds apart, as different as night and day. Both are uniquely delicious onto themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">The menu lists two sandwiches. One is the grilled pork chicken or vegetarian banh mi. The other is called a \u201c<strong><em>Beef Stew Sandwich<\/em><\/strong>\u201d even though it\u2019s far from a conventional sandwich. It is essentially an appetizer-sized bowl of beef stew Vietnamese-style. What makes it a sandwich is the baguette which accompanies the beef stew. Crispy on the outside, soft and pillowy on the inside, the baguette is perfect for dredging up the luscious stew. Talk about comfort food. The steamy, fragrant beef stew does indeed include beef chunks along with sliced carrots, scallions, white onions and noodles. It\u2019s redolent with star anise and fresh herbs which coalesce into one uniquely wonderful, delightfully addictive flavor.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/391;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong05.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"391\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong05.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong05-300x173.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong05.jpg?size=128x74&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong05.jpg?size=384x221&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong05.jpg?size=512x294&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Que Huong Special<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Clay pot cooking is popular throughout Asia where the clay pot is used as both pot and serving dish. One of the more endearing qualities of a clay pot is its ability to retain heat, to the point at which the rice at the bottom of the pot tends to caramelize into an even more delicious version of itself. The \u201c<strong><em>Que Huong Special<\/em><\/strong>\u201d is the restaurant\u2019s version of a sizzling clay pot dish, a combination of chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, crab meat and vegetables (broccoli, zucchini, mushroom, carrots and peas) stir-fried with a special sweet-savory sauce. As delicious as it is, this dish is both too hot and too large to finish in one sitting. Leftovers are just as good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Since <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=332\">May Hong <\/a><\/strong>introduced her to patter noodles, a large rice noodle sheet in a cheesecloth pattern, my Kim has searched this dish out at every Vietnamese restaurant we frequent. Que Huong\u2019s version is called a <em><strong>vermicelli pattie<\/strong><\/em> and it\u2019s served with grilled beef. The grilled pork is marinated with the sweet spices of anise and cinnamon to create an olfactory treasure that dances on your taste buds then it is topped with crushed peanuts and scallions. It\u2019s traditional to wrap the pork first in patter noodles then in lettuce leafs with cilantro, julienned carrots, daikon, ribbons of cucumber, bean sprouts and fresh mint leaves inside. These lettuce wraps are then dipped in Que Huong\u2019s pleasantly piquant fish sauce. If freshness has a flavor, it tastes something like this dish.. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/423;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong06.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"423\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong06.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong06.jpg?size=128x80&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong06.jpg?size=256x159&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong06.jpg?size=384x239&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QueHuong06.jpg?size=512x318&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vermicelli Pattie with Grilled Beef<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">It may be debated as to whether or not it\u2019s the deliciousness of Que Huong\u2019s menu that causes children of all ages to behave well and focus exclusively on their meals. What isn\u2019t up for debate is that this restaurant is one of Albuquerque\u2019s favorite Vietnamese restaurants, a restaurant worthy of the \u201chometown\u201d designation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Que Huong<\/strong><br \/>\n7010 Central Avenue, S.E., Suites C &amp; D<br \/>\n<strong>Albuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 17 April 2016<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 3<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: 21<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: $$<br \/>\n<strong>BEST BET<\/strong>: Que Huong Special, Vermicelli Pattie with Grilled Beef, Grilled Beef Rolls with Grape Leaves, Beef Stew Sandwich, Durian Shake<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Menu, Reviews, Photos &amp; Information about Que Huong, Fairgrounds and other Restaurants in Albuquerque\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/albuquerque-nm\/que-huong-albuquerque\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; width: 200px; height: 146px; padding: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/logo\/17253588\/biglink\" alt=\"Que Huong Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Wisdom oft comes from the mouth of babes.&#8221; ~George R.R. Martin After far too many meals at restaurants in which children are either screaming at the top of their lungs, throwing hysterical tantrums or wandering unsupervised around the dining room, our inaugural meal at Que Huong proved a very pleasant surprise. Across the dining room, we espied a Vietnamese family with several young children. Theirs was the quietest table in the restaurant. All of them were completely focused on their meals. When my Kim commented on how well behaved Vietnamese children are, I reminded her of at least one Vietnamese child who doesn\u2019t always behave as well as the children Kim was idealizing. 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