{"id":69477,"date":"2025-02-10T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T06:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=69477"},"modified":"2026-04-05T21:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:00:03","slug":"the-pantry-dos-santa-fe-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=69477","title":{"rendered":"The Pantry Dos &#8211; Santa Fe, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_69478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69478\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69478 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 850px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 850\/553;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2440w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851-300x195.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851-1024x666.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851-150x98.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 150w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851-768x500.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851-1536x999.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851-2048x1332.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851.jpeg?size=384x250&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851.jpeg?size=512x333&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos01-scaled-e1739033740851.jpeg?size=640x416&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pantry Dos May Be Off-The-Beaten-Path, but Savvy Santa Fe Diners Know All About It<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s no annual event I enjoy more than the Roadrunner Food Bank&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrfb.org\/souper-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Souper Bowl<\/strong><\/a> which takes place one week before some ballyhooed football game.\u00a0 That game is the National Football League&#8217;s Super Bowl, a star-studded event in which the celebrity with the best name (Taylor Swift) doesn&#8217;t even play football.\u00a0 Celebrities abound at the Souper Bowl, too, but they&#8217;re real people, the type of which you would enjoy sharing a meal with.\u00a0 During my twelvth year of serving as a judge at the Souper Bowl, I had the privilege and pleasure of spending time with several of those local celebrities.\u00a0 I wouldn&#8217;t trade a minute with them for an hour with Kendrick Lamar (whoever he is) or Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n<p>For years, two of those celebrities&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.magic995abq.com\/steph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Steph Duran<\/strong><\/a> of\u00a0 Magic 995 and the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsradiokkob.com\/tj-trout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TJ Trout<\/strong><\/a> of 96.3 KKOB&#8211;have made morning and afternoons much more enjoyable (particularly when driving the city&#8217;s mean streets) for denizens of the Duke City.\u00a0 Their astute observations and facial expressions (particularly Steph&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1sf_JkSAy4Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sally<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; face) as they sipped some thirty soups helped make the 2025 Souper Bowl thoroughly enjoyable.\u00a0 You probably wouldn&#8217;t call <a href=\"https:\/\/justfacts.votesmart.org\/candidate\/biography\/43730\/glenn-walters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Glenn Walters<\/strong><\/a> a &#8220;celebrity&#8221; unless you&#8217;re intimate with state government where he&#8217;s revered among the state legislature.\u00a0 Glenn is my cohort (we&#8217;re both Air Force retirees) and compa\u00f1ero at the Souper Bowl.\u00a0 We tend to share our observations of the soups and have very similar tastes and opinions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69479\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69479 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 850px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 850\/638;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02-300x225.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02-1024x768.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02-150x113.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 150w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02-768x576.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02-1536x1152.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02-2048x1536.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02.jpeg?size=384x288&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02.jpeg?size=512x384&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos02.jpeg?size=640x480&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pantry Dos Dining Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Glenn and I aren&#8217;t solving the world&#8217;s problems or talking about our Air Force careers, we&#8217;re sharing culinary intelligence.\u00a0 He doesn&#8217;t, for example, have a very high opinion of Cincinnati, Ohio&#8217;s version of spaghetti with chili though he probably wouldn&#8217;t tell that to his son who lives in The Queen City.\u00a0 When Glenn shared a photo he took of the &#8220;Pantry Burger&#8221; (pictured below) and waxed poetic about how good it is, I knew my Kim and I would be visiting Santa Fe&#8217;s The Pantry Dos soon.\u00a0 If the restaurant&#8217;s name sounds familiar, that&#8217;s because The Pantry Dos is the second instantiation of one of the City Different&#8217;s most popular dining establishments.\u00a0 The original Pantry has occupied the same spot for seven decades plus.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the original Pantry which resides on heavily trafficked Cerrillos, The Pantry Dos is somewhat off-the-beaten-path.\u00a0 Unless you&#8217;ve attended Mass at Santa Maria De La Paz or you live in this burgeoning part of the city, you might not be familiar with this sage- and tumbleweed-laden 470-acre outpost called &#8220;Oshara Village.&#8221;\u00a0 The Singley family, who owns the original Pantry chose this location rather than any of the commercial corridors because of the college and numerous housing developments with little commercial activity in the area.\u00a0 Based on how busy the restaurant was when we visited at 2PM on a Friday afternoon, the location is a wise one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69480\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69480 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 850px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 850\/529;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"529\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03-300x187.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03-1024x637.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03-150x93.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 150w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03-768x478.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03-1536x955.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03-2048x1274.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03.jpeg?size=384x239&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03.jpeg?size=512x319&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos03.jpeg?size=640x398&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chips and Salsa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rather than creating something brand new and different, most of the menu remains the same beloved and familiar menu found at the original Pantry.\u00a0 That includes the same chile and breakfast burrito, a Santa Fe staple.\u00a0 Pantry Dos also has a large bakery featuring some of the most beautiful pastries your eyes can feast on.\u00a0 Adult beverages include draft beer while caffeine addicts like me can enjoy espresso and lattes.\u00a0 Much more expansive than the original Pantry, the eatery has a capacious outdoor patio that faces north so that diners don&#8217;t bake in summer&#8217;s sweltering sun.<\/p>\n<p>While I knew beforehand what to order (thank you, Glenn), my Kim studied the menu.\u00a0 Unfortunately discounting all the chile limited her choices.\u00a0 Pantry Dos offers a traditional and griddle breakfast menu that includes the New Mexican favorites most of us love.\u00a0 Lunch and dinner choices&#8211;appetizers, soups and salads&#8211;are plentiful, but my eyes gravitated to the &#8220;house specialties&#8221; and &#8220;N.M. Classics&#8221; section of the menu.\u00a0 \u00a0Another section lists &#8220;Sandwiches and Burgers.&#8221;\u00a0 It&#8217;s where the Pantry Burger is listed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69482\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69482 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 850px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 850\/371;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"371\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b-300x131.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b-1024x446.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b-150x65.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 150w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b-768x335.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b-1536x669.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b-2048x892.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b.jpeg?size=384x168&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b.jpeg?size=512x223&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos05b.jpeg?size=640x279&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pantry Burger (Photo Courtesy of Glenn Walters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though my Kim&#8217;s piquancy tolerance stops at ketchup, she selflessly insisted I have <em><strong>chips and salsa<\/strong><\/em>, the way many New Mexicans start their dining ventures.\u00a0 For those of us who scoop our salsa instead of dipping our chips, the overflowing basket of chips meant there will be plenty of chips to take home but not enough salsa.\u00a0 \u00a0Aargh!\u00a0 That&#8217;s a problem at almost every restaurant where chips are gleefully replenished, but the salsa not so much.\u00a0 The chips at Pantry Dos are crispy, low in salt and formidable enough to scoop up Gil-sized quantities of salsa.\u00a0 The salsa is excellent, albeit a bit thin.\u00a0 It has a mild piquancy, but alas, not mild enough for my bride.<\/p>\n<p>When Glenn discovered the Pantry burger (smothered with chile, cheese and grilled onions, served open-faced), he enjoyed it with red chile (pictured above).\u00a0 \u00a0My choice was green chile, the chile that made green chile cheeseburgers maybe the favorite food of the Land of Enchantment.\u00a0 Just as Glenn described it, the <em><strong>Pantry burger<\/strong><\/em> is outstanding.\u00a0 Interestingly not only is it open-faced (you dare not pick it up with your hands), the two buns are at the bottom.\u00a0 Then you&#8217;ll find a thick beef patty prepared to your exacting specifications.\u00a0 \u00a0Melted cheese and grilled onions are the crowning ingredients on one of the best non-conventional burgers you&#8217;ll have.\u00a0 Burgers and sandwiches are served with your choice of French fries, house potato chips, soup or a garden salad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_69483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69483\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69483 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 850px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 850\/514;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"514\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04-300x181.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04-1024x619.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04-150x91.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 150w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04-768x464.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04-1536x929.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04-2048x1238.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04.jpeg?size=384x232&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04.jpeg?size=512x310&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PantryDos04.jpeg?size=640x387&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fajitas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Comedian Mitch Hedberg once declared <span class=\"quote_sign\">\u201c<\/span><em>I wish they made fajita cologne, because that stuff smells good. What\u2019s that you\u2019re wearing? That\u2019s sizzlin\u2019<\/em>!<span class=\"quote_sign\">\u201d\u00a0 Much as I appreciate the aroma of sizzling fajitas headed in our direction, I wouldn&#8217;t want crowds trying to sniff me as I passed by.\u00a0 The Pantry&#8217;s <em><strong>steak fajitas<\/strong><\/em> (strips of grilled beef sauteed with onions and peppers; Served with guacamole, sour cream, salsa, beans, rice and flour tortillas) have that inimitable aroma that makes a server look like a pied piper while delivering them.\u00a0 Pantry Dos&#8217; version of steak fajitas is excellent with fresh, crisp and beautiful to ogle red, green and yellow peppers and grilled onions contributing mightily to the aromafest.\u00a0 Both the accompanying rice and beans are delicious.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Pantry Dos has already made a dining destination out of a vastly underserved area.\u00a0 As the legend of the Pantry burger grows, that area will become even more crowded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Pantry Dos<\/strong><br \/>\n20 White Feather<br \/>\n<strong>Santa Fe, New Mexico<\/strong><br \/>\n(505) 365-2859<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thepantrydos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thepantrydos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 7 February 2025<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 1<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: N\/R<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: $$<br \/>\n<strong>BEST BET<\/strong>: The Pantry Burger, Chips and Salsa, Fajitas<br \/>\n<strong>REVIEW #1451<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s no annual event I enjoy more than the Roadrunner Food Bank&#8217;s Souper Bowl which takes place one week before some ballyhooed football game.\u00a0 That game is the National Football League&#8217;s Super Bowl, a star-studded event in which the celebrity with the best name (Taylor Swift) doesn&#8217;t even play football.\u00a0 Celebrities abound at the Souper Bowl, too, but they&#8217;re real people, the type of which you would enjoy sharing a meal with.\u00a0 During my twelvth year of serving as a judge at the Souper Bowl, I had the privilege and pleasure of spending time with several of those local celebrities.\u00a0 I wouldn&#8217;t trade a minute with them for an hour with Kendrick Lamar (whoever he is) or Taylor Swift. 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