ABQ Restaurants (lease, famous, service)

[marmom]

Olympia Cafe is the place near UNM. It's delicious, and very crowded during lunch.

Originally Posted by Zandyman

I just have to remind myself that sometime in the last decade it's gone from 'annoying' to 'downright creepy' when I watch the college girls.
-Z

Lol

[Cornflakes]

Pita Pit is across from UNM on Central as well - I think directly across the street from that little pump station on campus. It's a standard in a lot of college towns. Their gyro's are actually pretty good and relatively cheap. Plus it's quick and easy.

[FLEABttn]

Originally Posted by Cathy4017

As for Tex-Mex restaurants that ARE bland, they've had to do the same thing....tone it down for those who don't like it spicy and hot...I have found that most Midwesterners like their food BLAND.

Spice isn't the same as flavor, so a lack of spice doesn't equate to bland.

I found the two concepts confused when I moved to New Mexico. I don't like my food overly spicy so, for example, I asked some places to hold the chile on their burritos and the result was awfully bland. However, chile didn't exist in California, and rare was I adding and mild or medium sauce to anything, yet I found the local burritos in CA much more flavorful. I've made mention of this to co-workers and other locals and their response is usually "well, you got rid of all the green chile, what did you expect?" Flavor is what I expected.

Tangential example: Indian food in India is very hot for western standards. They tone down the heat when they brought it over for us. However, their food isn't bland. It has complex and unique flavors that come together as you eat it. The flavor to their food is multifaceted. Substitute Vietnamese food in place of Indian and it's the same thing.

[lalahartma]

Visited Chez Bob last night. Yum, very good experience.
Chez Bob home

[fatwhale]

i live right next to that shopping complex and have never heard or seen chez bob, but the menu looks interesting and will plan to try it soon. it's funny that on the photo album on the website, all the pictures of the entrees have 3 stalks of asparagus on them. how about trying a different vegetable or another garnish.

[Cornflakes]

Off the most recent subject, but apparently Los Cuates is going after a new Sunport location? I think they should invest in correcting their terrible food before investing in a new location.

[Chaparral]

Originally Posted by Cornflakes

... apparently Los Cuates is going after a new Sunport location?

I thought that was El Pinto.

Chap

[Cornflakes]

Originally Posted by Chaparral

I thought that was El Pinto.

Chap

Los Cuates Aims At Sunport Location - Project Economy News Story - KOAT Albuquerque (http://www.koat.com/money/25825141/detail.html - broken link)

[thelazyone]

i told my cousin in-law that I want to hit up little anita again when we get there. she referred Wecks instead. Are they good?

[PanTerra]

Originally Posted by thelazyone

i told my cousin in-law that I want to hit up little anita again when we get there. she referred Wecks instead. Are they good?

I asked about Weck's in post 881 in this very thread.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/albuq...aurant-89.html