Your Top 5 Restaurant - these LISTS! (Albuquerque, Rio Rancho: house, restaurants, food)

[EnjoyEP]

I am asking for your top five ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA restaurants - in these categories:

A) New Mexican restaurants

B) MEXICAN restaurants (eg: NOT New Mexican)

C) Fast food / cheap / convenience (any variety)

D) NON-New Mexican/Mexican restaurants.

[veggggies]

We don't eat out too much, so I really only have one restaurant (non-New Mexican) that I highly recommend. It's called (Joe's) Pasta House. It's on Southern Blvd. in Rio Rancho!

[EnjoyEP]

Ok, since you've all twisted my arm so hard, I will go first!

A) New Mexican restaurants

1. Barrela's Coffee House (viva Barrela's!!!)
2. Garcia's (especially the older locations)
3. The Frontier
4. Sadies
5. Papa Felipes


B) MEXICAN restaurants (eg: NOT New Mexican)

1. Mariscos Altimar
2. El Sabor de Juarez
3. Adelita's (on 4th and Montano)
4. Ruben's Mexican (on Candelaria east of Eubank)
5. Ay Carumba! (on Zuni)
HONORABLE MENTION: Federico's, El Cuco

C) Fast food / cheap / convenience (any variety)

1. The Frontier
2-tie. Flying Star
2-tie. Taco Cabana
4. Blake's Lottaburger
5-tie. La Hacienda Express (on Montgomery and Juan Tabo)
5-tie. El Cuco (on Louisiana and Lomas)
5-tie. Federico's Mexican (Juan Tabo NE and also Coors NW)


D) NON-New Mexican/Mexican restaurants

1. The Range Cafe
2. Flying Star
3. The Frontier
4. Yanni's
5-tie. Mykano's
5-tie. Scarpa's

[penelopelp]

Has anyone tried the place that advertises Mexican & Greek food??!!??

We have enjoyed all of the restaurants that we have tried so far. I can't make a list of top 5, because we've only been here 5 days. However, I have a question...

Is there anywhere in ABQ where I could get "down home" southern/midwestern food? What if I want collard greens, pecan pie, pot roast, etc.?

[EnjoyEP]

[quote=penelopelp;3158730]Has anyone tried the place that advertises Mexican & Greek food??!!??/QUOTE]

That is the fast foot place on Lomas and San Mateo! I forget their new name..it changed about a year ago...however, it is GREAT (the Mexican food) for cheap, fast food! In fact, I almost should've put it on my list.

Good stuff. But I would stick with the Mexican. I think Greek-wise, you could probably do better elsewhere.

Originally Posted by penelopelp

Is there anywhere in ABQ where I could get "down home" southern/midwestern food? What if I want collard greens, pecan pie, pot roast, etc.?

Try places like Murphy's Mule Barn, the Owl Cafe (on I-40 and Eubank), the Frontier, the Flying Star, etc.

[abqsunport]

Originally Posted by penelopelp

Is there anywhere in ABQ where I could get "down home" southern/midwestern food? What if I want collard greens, pecan pie, pot roast, etc.?

Well you can't get any Pecan (pronounced Pee-can) pie in these parts, but you sure can enjoy a great Pecan (pronounced Pa-con) pie. New Mexico is the second largest producer of Pecans in the nation (second to Georgia).

I don't know how to help you though with Collard Greens, sorry!

Best of luck in your search though!

[trappedinNM]

Originally Posted by penelopelp

Has anyone tried the place that advertises Mexican & Greek food??!!??

We have enjoyed all of the restaurants that we have tried so far. I can't make a list of top 5, because we've only been here 5 days. However, I have a question...

Is there anywhere in ABQ where I could get "down home" southern/midwestern food? What if I want collard greens, pecan pie, pot roast, etc.?

Cracker Barrel has a few of these items. I-25 and San Antonio.

[trappedinNM]

New Mexican: (in no particular order)

1. Sadies
2. Gardunos
3. Padillas
4. Monroes
5. El Pinto / Los Cuates

[Chaparral]

New Mexican:

1. Casa de Benavidez
2. Sadie's
3. Monroe's
4. Perea's
5. Los Cuates

Mexican: 1. Mariscos Altimar
(this category is definitely not in my wheelhouse)

Fast/Cheap/Etc:

1. Frontier
2. Blake's Lotaburger
3. El Modelo
4. Twister's
5. Stufy's

Non-NM/Mexican: (THIS was tough to whittle down...)

1. Restaurant Antiquity
2. Flying Star
3. The Range
4. Gold Street Caffe
5. Vic's Daily Cafe

(I tried to keep it one place to a list)

Chap

[Chaparral]

Originally Posted by penelopelp

Is there anywhere in ABQ where I could get "down home" southern/midwestern food? What if I want collard greens, pecan pie, pot roast, etc.?

I agree with EnjoyEP on this one: Murphy's Mule Barn is where you want to go for "comfort foods".

Chap