   | Asian Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico Albuquerque - MidtownKokoro Japanese Restaurant is teeny-tiny in size with a menu succinctly pared down to a handful of quality home-style Japanese dishes—noodle soup (udon or soba), curry, donburi bowls, bento and a small sushi menu. The place is vegetarian/vegan-friendly with dishes like “just curry” (white rice with curry sauce and Japanese pickles), a wakame bowl of seaweed and noodles, and potato croquettes (tempura potato balls). Kokoro even includes complimentary and unlimited green tea, coffee or water with meals. If it’s all about the little things, then Kokoro delivers in a big way. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] Pho Nguyen (if you're a Vietnamese pronunciation newbie, say "Fun Win"), located in the same strip mall storefront once occupied by the casual Japanese eatery California Witches, is among the newer pho spots to join the pack. The environment is comfortable, the savory crêpes are tasty and a recent herby salad of crisp lotus stems, daikon radish, sliced carrot and sliced shrimp was refreshing and very good. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 6 ] Who doesn’t like a hot, inexpensive, filling bowl of pho? Or a tank of sweet-and-sour soup with catfish? We don’t know people like that, and neither should you. Having a light lunch of a papaya salad with shrimp and an avocado shake is just the thing to shake off days of stress and too many cheeseburgers. And since nothing on the menu costs over 10 bucks, you can treat your lazy, good-for-nothing co-workers to lunch. Just don’t call them names to their faces. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 6 ] Albuquerque - Nob HillCrazy FishLunch:
Tue-Fri: 11am-2pm
Dinner:
Tue-Thu, Sun: 5-9:30pm
Fri-Sat: 5-10pm (subject to change)
The lunch menu at contemporary Crazy Fish is accessible and affordably priced, with selections like the teriyaki salmon lunch box ($6.95): salmon served with miso soup, rice, salad or stir-fried vegetables. Other options include calamari salad ($6.25) and a barbecued eel bowl ($7.25). At dinner, the menu is more exciting but not much more expensive. A starter of edamame will run you $3.50 and creamy Asian mushroom
udon
pasta is $10.50. There's also a full sushi bar. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]  Fan TangSun-Thu:11am-9pm
Fri-Sat:11am-10 pm
Sun: noon-9pm (subject to change) Read more: Mina's Dish: Chow’s dynasty takes root in Nob Hill (8/18/2011)
The historic building at the corner of Central and Carlisle yields a spacious dining room with booths, tables, free Wi-Fi and dog-friendly patios. Inside, the Zeng family (Chow’s) have retained their focus on quality ingredients and many traditional family recipes. The menu draws freely from many Asian cultures with the emphasis on Chinese. Try the coconut curry with tofu or a bowl of seaweed noodle salad. (Alibi Staff, September 1, 2011) Add a Review  Korean BBQ House & Sushi & SakeMon- Thu 11:30 am-9:30pm
Fri-Sat 11:30am-10pm
Sun 4pm -9pm
Closed Daily 2:30pm-4:30pm (subject to change) Full review: There are rules to this game (2/1/2007)
Nob Hill’s newest sushi bar (behind Korean BBQ House) offers all-you-can-eat sushi for $18 at lunch and $23 at dinner. Ordering á la carte is always allowed, but if you’re going for the all-you-can-eat, you’ve got two pages full of options and an hour in which to explore them. Edamame, tempura, miso soup, rolls, hand rolls and a small selection of nigiri are all fair game. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Shogun SushiLunch:
Mon-Fri: 11:30am-2pm
Sat: 12:00pm-2:30pm
Dinner:
Mon-Thurs: 5:00-9:30pm Fri-Sat: 5:00-10:30pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change)
Too much time studying can turn the sweetest soul into a big ’ol crab. But just so you remember that not all crabs are bad, take a lunch or dinner break at Shogun. There’s sushi, sashimi and nigiri, and the soft shell crab rolls are a treat worth mentioning a couple of times. The best part is watching your food get made right in front of you and then floated around the table on an armada of wooden boats. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review StreetFood AsiaSunday - Thursday 11am-10pm
Friday - Saturday 11am-11pm (subject to change)
On the streets of Asia, vendors often specialize in one dish handed down through generations, preparing quick meals for passersby like hot noodle bowls, exotic sandwiches and spicy skewered satays. It’s a hotbed of cultural diversity including Vietnamese pho, Korean noodles, Japanese udon, and Malay and Chinese stir-fry. StreetFood Asia's menu offers a dizzying array of sauces, toppings, garnishes, meats, seafood, and vegetables in dinner portions or small plates in the heart of Nob Hill. Exotic bar drinks and an long list of excellent sakes adds sparkle to your meal. (Alibi Staff, July 12, 2011) Add a Review The Thai Vegan menu includes fake shrimp, chicken, fish and pepper steak. That said, it isn’t the sophistication of vegetarian faux meats that makes the place so good. It’s amazing because the cooks really know what they’re doing, and they use quality ingredients. The Thai iced tea (yup, that’s vegan too) is like sipping Bangkok through a straw. (Alibi Staff, April 10, 2013) Add a Review Albuquerque - Northeast Heights Arirang Oriental MarketRead more: Dish Jockey: Korean soon tofu and African goat meat pepper stew (3/29/2012)
Ah, the joys of a good bowl of kimchi and rice. Arirang Oriental Market offers exotic groceries, dishes and cool collectibles. The compact lunch counter is also a fine stop for a tasty Korean lunch. Try the barbecued beef, pork or squid, or the seafood pancakes, and then wash it all down with a cup of hot barley tea. Breath mints not included. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Azuma Sushi and TeppanMon-Thurs:11am-2:30pm,5-9:30pm
Fri: 11am-10:30pm
Sat: noon-10:30pm
Sun: noon-9:30pm (subject to change)
Sure, from the outside Azuma still looks like a Black Eyed Pea, but inside every trace of country kitsch has been erased and replaced by a serene Japanese theme.
Half of Azuma is devoted to teppan tables where patrons can sit and watch as a cook prepares their dinners with a few flashy tricks. On the other side of the restaurant, booths are separated by pretty panes of frosted glass and a line of stools hug the sushi bar. In addition to sushi, Azuma's menu offers many cooked items including noodles and a variety of grilled meats and vegetables that will ensure the place's appeal to nearby families and folks who are new to Japanese food. Open until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] The pho is fragrant, the coffee is strong and sweet, and ordinary dishes are interesting because you want to know how this kitchen is going to finish it. Spring rolls are a level above others, well-rolled and multi-textured. This place has one of the crispiest papaya salads in town; the salad topped with two flavors of beef jerky is especially out of hand. A steamed tilapia dish yields white, flaky fish bathed in a dark, black peppery sauce and is flanked with broccoli and carrots. Nice looking desserts, wine and saki. (Alibi Staff, August 23, 2011) Add a Review  Budai Gourmet ChineseTue-Thu 11a-9pm
Fri 11am - 9:30pm
Sat 12pm - 9:30pm
Sun 12pm - 8:30pm (subject to change) Full review: It’ll rub your belly the right way (5/20/2010)
This small Taiwanese-owned eatery is full of surprises. The regular menu is a long and interesting read, full of familiar and unusual Taiwanese and Chinese dishes (tea-smoked duck, steamed fish with ginger and scallions, dim sum). If you ask questions about the food, you might get a history lesson from Elsa Fang, who handles the front of the restaurant while her husband, Hsia, does the cooking. And, if you ask her to, she will translate the secret menu from Chinese. The seasonal vegetables and other vegetarian offerings are strong here, too. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 2 ] Buffet KingMon-Thu - 11 am - 9 pm, Fri - Sat 11 am - 10 pm, Sun - 11 am - 9 pm (subject to change)
Fu YuangTue-Thu: 11:am-1:30 pm
5:30pm-8:pm
Fri:11am-1:30 pm
4:30 pm-7:30 pm
Sat:11:30 am -1:30 pm
4:30 pm-7:30 pm (subject to change)
Fu Yuang’s menu of soups is utterly soul-satisfying on a cold day. Try the dumpling-packed
manduguk
. The
taegigogi
kimchee jiege
(pork and kimchee stew) in particular embodies the sour, pungent fermented flavor characteristic of many Korean dishes. The kimchee-dominated broth has an aroma that will strike some as strong—when your face is steaming in it, you might wonder what you’ve gotten yourself into. A moment of slurping the broth’s sour heat should melt away those concerns. The stew is packed with green and yellow onions, kimchee, tofu, and pork sirloin thin-sliced to maximizes the absorption of broth. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]
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  Huong Thao Vietnamese CuisineTue-Thu 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat 11am-9:30pm
Sun 11am-8:30pm
Closed Monday (subject to change) Full review: The quirky charms of Huong Thao (3/28/2013)
A good Vietnamese restaurant in an unassuming strip mall just north of Lomas on Juan Tabo. The place is quiet and the service friendly. Try the fresh spring rolls and a big bowl o’ pho. For dessert, you can’t go wrong with a creamy coconut shake. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review  I Love Sushi and Teppan GrillLunch:
Mon-Sat: 11:30am-2pm
Dinner: Mon-Thu: 5-9:15pm Fri: 5-10:15pm
Sat: 5-9:45pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change) Full review: A fish-oiled machine (1/13/2011)
I Love Sushi maintains that rare combination of quality and value, with sushi that’s very fresh, amply portioned and reasonably priced. If raw isn’t your deal, anything involving tempura (like the New Mexico roll with crazy-hot fried green chile strips) is a real treat. Or sit at one of the teppan tables and watch the pros sizzle up your choice of ingredients a few inches away from your plate. What we said about tempura also applies to dessert, so be sure to end your nutrient-dense dinner with a softball-sized scoop of ice cream that’s been batter-dipped and fried. Mmm ... fried. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review  Ming DynastyMon,Wed,Thurs: 11am-2pm,
4:30-9:30pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm
Sun: 11am-9pm
Closed Tuesday (subject to change) Full review: Dim sum and then some (10/4/2007)
Ming Dynasty serves dim sum that comes the closest to an authentic Chinatown experience as you're going to get in Albuquerque. Affable owner Mihn Tang has made it easy for uninitiated diners to partake in this Chinese meal with an organized dim sum menu—dishes are grouped by price and include individual pictures. There's chilled mango pudding and coconut cake from the $2.35 list. Add 30 more cents for spareribs, steamed barbecue pork buns, stewed chicken feet, baked barbecue pork pies and beef balls. There are stuffed bell peppers and deep-fried eggplant, both with shrimp paste, and scallop dumplings on the $3.35 menu. Or climb to the top of the heap with a $4.35 plate of ox stew stir-fried Chinese broccoli and seafood salad rolls. You'll die happy. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Mr. SushiLunch:
Mon-Thu: 11am-2pm
Dinner:
Mon-Thu: 5-9:30pm
Fri-Sat: 5-10pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change)
There’s never really a bad time for sushi. Especially at Mr. Sushi, where they fly their fish in directly from Japan. You’ll find a relaxed atmosphere complete with a menu of favorites, including teriyaki, tempura and sushi 10 ways from Sunday. Order a New Mexico roll or warm, saucy unagi and enjoy the animated sushi chefs—they’re better than the TVs above the bar. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 2 ] | 
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