   | Asian Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico Albuquerque - Northeast Heights Pacific Paradise Tropical Grill and Sushi BarLunch:
Mon-Fri: 10:30am-3pm
Sat: 11:30am-3pm
Dinner:
Mon-Thurs,Sun: 4-9pm
Fri-Sat: 4-9:30pm (subject to change) Full review: Rain and rainbows (4/24/2008)
Well, aloha! Artificial palm trees and beach murals wrap around elevated booths that look over tables with wicker chairs—there’s even a tiki bar and walls paneled in bamboo. Fittingly, Pacific Paradise serves up diverse cuisine from all around the Ring of Fire, Asia and Hawaii. And the tropical ice creams are fantastic. Mild and almost savory, the avocado ice cream is a calming end to a large meal, while the plum wine ice cream is light and slightly tart with chewy pieces of fruit. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review A delightful Vietnamese restaurant near I Love Sushi, Saigon has plenty of comfy booths if you want to eat in and speedy service if you plan to takeout. Several dishes you won’t find anywhere else feature quail. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]  Siam CaféMon-Wed: 12pm-9pm
Thu: 9am-1:pm, 5pm-9pm
Fri-Sat: 10am-9pm (subject to change) Full review: Bangkok’s best in Burque (1/28/2010)
Siam curries are a splendid and lip-smacking affair that cling to every grain of rice like a slinky nightgown. Order anything involving tofu, peanuts, noodles or fried eggplant (which, now that we think about it, is pretty much the entire menu) and you’re guaranteed to walk out with a big smile. Order it extra-hot and you’ll be dousing your head with the waitress’ pitcher of ice water ... and loving it! (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 3 ] The service here is warm and the food is good, especially if you go the all-you-can-eat route. We’re pleased with the freshness of the fish (especially the silky-smooth mackerel) and the generous size of the rolls. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 2 ]  Sushiya Asian Fusion Cuisine11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 9 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday (subject to change) Full review: East meets East (6/3/2010)
The menu is a polished combination of Chinese and Japanese classics, with twists—and some entire dishes—you probably haven’t seen before. The sushi is unique, with many of the rolls forsaking seaweed in favor of thin-sliced cucumber or soy paper wrappings. They are drizzled with sauces, piled high with colored flying fish roes and artfully arranged with extra touches. The hot and sour soup is one of the best in Albuquerque—clear and light, with a complexity of texture and flavor. Elsewhere on the menu, a lineup of cooked vegetable dishes are dressed in several excellent housemade sauces. Vegetarians can add tofu to any of the vegetable dishes for $1—it comes crispy, kung pao style or as a buttered tofu steak with teriyaki sauce. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] The menu at Thai Tip is extensive, with pages and pages of noodles, curries and stir-fried dishes. The spicy and sour
thom yum
soup (served over a flaming Sterno) is as delicious as its presentation promises; the brightly colored green bean curry is fantastic. Fans of Thai food will not be disappointed. Winners of Best Undiscovered Restaurant and Best Mom and Pop Restaurant in
Alibi
restaurant polls past. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]  Thai VeganLunch Monday-Saturday: 11 am-2:30 pm
Dinner Monday-Sunday: 5-9 pm (subject to change) Full review: Enlightened dining (10/28/2010)
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. Check out their other location at 3804 Central Ave SE. (Alibi Staff, November 4, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]  Viet Q Vietnamese Grill10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday (subject to change) Full review: When good things come in pretty packages (9/2/2010)
Viet Q disproves the foodie rule that pretty Vietnamese restaurants are likely to disappoint. The dining room is smartly painted orange and gold, with slate floors that appear to crawl up the walls in places. An amuse-bouche of papaya salad keeps you company as you read the menu. Move on to the juicy, aromatic “grilled beef wrap grape leaf” appetizer and a plate of deep-fried salt and pepper squid. The spicy “Viet Q special noodle soup” offers a tangle of noodles and beef slices in a hot, chile-red broth. There’s plenty for vegetarians too. The clay pot tofu and rice dish is to die for. (Alibi Staff, September 16, 2010) Add a Review Yen ChingMon-Thurs: 11:30am-9pm
Fri-Sat: 11:30am-9:30pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change)
Yen Ching is a venerable Northeast Heights establishment for the unlikely (but tasty nonetheless) combination of sushi, Chinese and Korean food. Stop in between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to sample all three on the lunch buffet. Everybody Yen Ching tonight! (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review With a name like this, is there any doubt what the dining future holds? It is truly the yummiest of houses with Korean and multiregional Chinese fare like Mongolian pork, oyster beef, almond chicken and green mussels in black bean sauce. Throw in some Mapo tofu and soybean paste noodles and there’s something for every taste. The crispy fried wontons stuffed with crab and cream cheese are well worth a trip to the Heights, and definitely order the “happy family.” It would mean a lot to us. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 4 ] Albuquerque - Old TownAdd a Review Albuquerque - Southeast
Try to disregard the fact that this place is attached to an auto emissions testing shop—the food is the real deal. The menu is packed with delicately flavored soups, rice and vermicelli dishes for the vegetarian and meat-eater alike. Portions are more than generous, and so are the prices. Try the lemongrass tofu. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review This supermarket rivals Talin for its huge selection of produce, seafood, groceries and housewares—but at less pricey 99-B, it’s all Asian, all the time. Yes, there’s a prepared foods deli; and no, you shouldn’t skip it. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review  Asian Grill11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday through Friday. Closed Saturday. (subject to change) Full review: An international flavor trip (12/2/2010)
As a cook-turned-sailor stopping at ports of call throughout Asia, Nang Thai was on the lookout for details that defined the cuisines he encountered. And now, as the owner of Asian Grill on Gibson, he’s more than happy to stand by your table and tell you about his various epiphanies. It’s clear from the sparse decor of Asian Grill’s large, clean dining space that food is the priority. Other than a television tuned to a sci-fi channel, there’s little to distract from the business of eating. Vietnamese specialties are a strong suit at Asian Grill, and while many of the recipes are carefully regional and authentic, there are also a few plates that are experiments in fusion, such as the ahi tuna steak. Other highlights include Taiwan-style flounder and pineapple beef. (Alibi Staff, December 23, 2010) Add a Review  Banh Mi CodaMon-Sat: 8:30 am-7 pm
Sun: 10:30 am-4:30 pm (subject to change) Full review: Exploring the secrets of Banh Mi Coda (5/23/2013) Full review: Dessert first, questions later (12/6/2007)
Oh, the glories of a Vietnamese sandwich with house-made butter, ham, pickled veggies, pâté and head cheese. If head cheese is too much of an acquired taste, coconut cake, beautiful steamed pandan buns and light, airy sesame balls are really not. Neither is watching Linda bring out a pan of fresh, hot bánh tiêu or sweet, fried bread sprinkled with sesame seeds.House-made sandwich meats are available by the pound. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Da and Nga Nguyen set up shop in the old Talin Market building on Louisiana, one block south of Central. The Café Trang menu includes several types of spring rolls (try the shrimp sausage), grilled meats and shrimp, soups, and rice dishes that are made from scratch and to order. Café Trang also serves Vietnamese sandwiches made on special baguettes that are flown in twice a week from California, and the spicy lemongrass soup is to die for. Closed Mondays. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] It’s the standard-bearer for Vietnamese food in Albuquerque and recipient of Best Vietnamese in our poll every year. May Café’s dining room is light and airy, and the service has become reliably fast and friendly. Try the Vietnamese sandwich appetizer, grilled pork with rice vermicelli, shrimp in ginger sauce or catfish in a clay pot. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 2 ] Pho #1 may not have the speediest service, but that’s probably because it’s overwhelmed by the positive reception it’s been getting for the delicious food. There are many dishes you’ll find on the menu here and nowhere else. Do not resist the seven courses of beef or pho with rare beef. Trust us, they’re fantastic. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review  Pho SaigonFull review: Get your own bowl (6/21/2007) Full review: Pho for the fun family (1/20/2011)
Sure, there’s pho. But you’ve got to try the fried quail on sticky rice, salt-and-pepper squid, and steamed bass with ginger and green onion. The Thailand spicy-and-sour hot pot, packed with a rainbow of veggies, is cooked at your table on a portable burner. Many of the most interesting options are on the menu’s back page, listed as “family-style” dishes available only after 5 p.m. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review When you’re really hungover, nothing hits the spot like Que Huong’s Vietnamese stew with chicken and curry. You’ll lick your lips after every spoonful of the mysteriously spicy broth. Wrap the chunks of meat and vegetables in pieces of crusty French bread and thank your lucky stars you discovered Vietnamese food. Other highlights on the menu include delectable grilled beef rolls wrapped in grape leaves and spicy lemongrass chicken. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review | 
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