   | Steakhouse Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico Albuquerque - FairgroundsThe Cooperage is old-school Albuquerque, right down to the dusty light fixtures. The barrel-shaped steakhouse has been a standby for 30 years thanks to its mile-long complimentary salad and soup bar, aged steaks (at a place like this, prime rib is king), and big dance floor that’s always packed on the weekends. Winners of Best Catering in 2007’s Best of Burque Poll. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] Albuquerque - Far Northeast HeightsThe County Line BBQMon-Thu 11:30 am-2 pm,
5 pm-9 pm
Fri-Sat 11:30 am- 2 pm
5 pm-9:30 pm
Sun: 11:30 am-9 pm (subject to change)
Everyone loves good, old-fashioned barbecue, and you’ll find heaps of it at the County Line. It has everything you could want: sweet corn on the cob, coleslaw, brown-sugar beans, you name it. Oh, and meat, meat, meat. The baby back ribs are especially good, as is the homemade hickory barbecue sauce. Wash it down with a pint and phenomenal city views, and you’ll be feeling right at home on the range. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Add a Review  Pelican’s RestaurantMon-Thurs: 4pm-10pm
Fri-Sat: 4pm-11pm
Sun: 11am-10pm
*Bar opens at 4pm every day (subject to change) Meals Served: Dinner Full review: Lips Ahoy! (10/5/2006)
Rough-hewn wood planks lead you into this nautically themed steak and seafood restaurant, which doesn’t start seating for dinner until 5 p.m. Luckily, happy hour begins at 4 p.m. Have a “Lady Godiva” hot cocktail and a baker's dozen of “topless” oysters in the bar while you wait. Then dive into creamy clam chowder, 10-ounce, butter-sweet Australian lobster tail and Ranchero center-cut top sirloin. There's plenty of key lime pie in the icebox and Phil Collins on the speakers. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - North Valley
Sharing the Village Shops with Vernon’s—the jazz-filled steakhouse founded by the Calico Café family—Prime is a gourmet sandwich shop that will eventually include a wine boutique. The decor is both rustic and contemporary. On the menu, the focus is meat—especially prime beef. You can buy New Mexico grass-fed steaks by the pound to grill at home, or have lunch and a beer on the spacious patio. (Alibi Staff, September 29, 2011) Add a Review  Vernon’s Hidden Valley SteakhouseDaily Reservations:
4:30-9:30pm
Black Diamond Lounge: 4:30pm-close
Cocktail Hours:
Mon-Fri 4:30pm-6:30pm
Fri-Sat 9pm-11pm
Live music Wed through Sun. No cover. (subject to change) $$$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Live Music • Outdoor Patio • Smoking Permitted • Lounge Full review: Dine well and speakeasy (1/24/2008)
Vernon’s is a swanky underground spot for good eats and high times, delivered speakeasy-style. The dining room is walled with lustrous, ebony-adobe, and the tables are clothed in crisp, black and white linens. By the glass or bottle, there’s plenty of quality hooch. The menu is classic steakhouse stuff, with beef tournedos in a silky demi-glace, fresh fish and a damn fine veal Oscar. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - Northeast Heights
It’s a Japanese restaurant that looks and smells like a Chinese restaurant. (You can smell the egg rolls from the parking lot.) The restaurant is part of a chain in a handful of locations around the Southwest, and the signs of heavy investment are plentiful—starting with the large glass fountain by the front door. Private dining rooms with cut-out floors beneath the table allow patrons tosit on the floor without actually bending their legs. A seafood soup in clear broth is as delicious as it looks. Although an order of hamachi was on the chewy side, the plate of sashimi it came on contained some of the larger chunks of raw fish to be had in this town. And here’s a penny-pinching math problem for you: Should you get the regular sashimi plate which contains 15 pieces for $20, or the deluxe which has 18 pieces for $30? We chose the regular, which actually had 17 pieces (what, you don’t count the pieces when you get sushi?) and spent the savings on rolls. (Alibi Staff, December 6, 2012) Add a Review Paul’s is the kind of place normally associated with slabs of artery-clogging red meat, liver-corroding martinis and (until recently) the freedom to light up during dinner. With high-backed banquette seating and intimate mood lighting, it's the perfect date destination—especially if your suitor is paying. Open until 10 p.m. weeknights, 11 p.m. weekends. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 10 ] Albuquerque - Old Town
This Old Town favorite offers something to suit most appetites, from green chile cheese burgers to rock shrimp pappardelle, and it’s all served up in the adobe warmth of a 200-year-old hacienda. Don’t skip the drinks: Their
tradicional
margarita is the best in town. (Alibi Staff, April 14, 2011) Add a Review Albuquerque - South Valley Monte Carlo SteakhouseMon-Thu 11am-10pm
Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change) Best of Burque Restaurants Winner 2008 (10/9/2008)
Come for the Budweiser, stay for the steak. Or stay for the Budweiser, too. This is not your typical country club steak retreat—velvet Elvis, model cars and a revolving pastry case make Monte Carlo your very own Capri Lounge, right here in the Burque. The green-chile cheeseburger is on the money. Open until 11 p.m. weekends. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - UniversityRanchers Club is arguably the city’s fanciest restaurant, where fine steaks and seafood are king. Certainly it has the dining room with the most formal service—you know, tuxedos and golden-domed plates and all—but with live music and expertly crafted cocktails, the resplendent bar is also worth your time. This is the place we like to go for really special occasions—like when someone else is paying or when we want to break a hunger strike. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 2 ] Albuquerque - UptownMarcello’s Chop HouseLunch: Mon-Sat: 11am-3pm
Dinner: Mon-Thurs: 5-10pm
Fri-Sat: 5-11pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change)
Get ready to drop some serious dough on this place, but if anything will get you into someone’s pants, it’d be a meal here. This joint is cool, smooth and classy, the
foie gras and Kobe beef are tender and delicious and even the mac and cheese is fancy-schmantzy with a sprinkling of shaved black truffles. Have an excellent glass of wine, an order of oysters Marcello and don’t forget to lay on the charm. Your date (and your libido) will thank you for it. Open late—10 p.m. weekdays, 11 p.m. weekends—of course. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] Albuquerque - WestsidePelican’s RestaurantMon-Thurs: 5-10:30pm
Fri-Sat: 5-11:30pm
Sun: 11am-10pm
*Bar opens every day at 4pm (subject to change)
Roughhewn wood planks lead you into this nautically themed steak and seafood restaurant, which doesn’t start seating for dinner until 5 p.m. Luckily, happy hour begins at 4 p.m. Have a “Lady Godiva” hot cocktail and a baker's dozen of “topless” oysters in the bar while you wait. Then dive into creamy clam chowder, 10-ounce, butter-sweet Australian lobster tail and Ranchero center-cut top sirloin. There's plenty of key lime pie in the icebox and Phil Collins on the speakers. Dinner’s served until 10:30 p.m. every night. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Tijeras Ponderosa Eatery & SaloonRestaurant:
Tue-Sun 11am-9pm
Closed Monday
Bar:
Tues-Sun 12pm-12am (subject to change) $$ • Booze Served • Full Bar • Live Music • Karaoke • Jukebox • Dancing • Pool Tables • Wireless Internet Happy Hour!: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Archetypal mountain log cabin steakhouse, breakfast joint and bar. (In olden times, they’d be a dry goods store too.) Solid comfort food and gringo-friendly New Mexican cuisine (i.e., not too spicy) with atmosphere to spare. (Alibi Staff, December 23, 2010) Add a Review | 
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