   | South American Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico AlbuquerqueGuava Tree CafeMon-Fri: 9 am-4 pm / Sat-Sun: 11 am-3 pm (subject to change) Cuisine: Caribbean/Cuban, Coffee/Tea/Espresso, Cuban, Deli/Sandwiches, Dessert, Ice Cream/Smoothies, South American
Albuquerque - Downtown Pasion Latin FusionMon-Fri: 11am-2:30pm
Sat: 9am-2pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change) Cuisine: Latin American, Cuban, Fusion, Caribbean/Cuban, Marsicos/Mexican Seafood, Mexican, South American, Spanish Salsa night/ Live Music: - Read more: Locovore: Pasión is a green-chile-infused tour of Latin America (2/16/2012)
Elvis is in the house—Chef Elvis Bencomo, that is. With co-owners Monica (Elvis’ wife) and Orlando (his brother), Pasión Latin Fusion serves up dishes found throughout Latin America with Elvis’ own creative flair. Monica runs the front of the house and her gracious, lively style makes you feel right at home. To eat, there are fish tacos crusted in banana, garnished with pickled onions, avocado and sauce. The succulent carnitas tacos and George’s pescado à la Veracruzana are spectacular. The “croque señorita” is Elvis’ version of a croque-madame—a seared pork chop, fried egg and Swiss cheese served over tacu tacu (Peruvian rice and beans, similar to Cuba's moros y cristianos) with a huacatay (Peruvian mint) cream sauce. (Alibi Staff, September 1, 2011) Add a Review Meat, meat, meat. All-you-can-eat meat. And then there's the salad bar. This joint’s got more dead meat than you can shake a chunk of meat on a stick at. From the kill to the grill, Tucanos makes all your dreams come true. That is, if you dream about meaty hunks of marinated flesh, sliced right at your table. This lively, busy and fun Brazilian-themed restaurant next to the Century 14 movie theater is open late. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 6 ] Albuquerque - South Valley Jamon’s Frybread CabanaTue-Thu 11am-7pm
Fri-Sat 11am-8pm
Sun 11am-4pm (subject to change) Cuisine: South American Read more: Dish Jockey: Waxing Brazilian at Jamon’s Frybread Cabana (6/14/2012)
James “Jamon” Trujillo serves Brazilian churrasco—including some you may not have tried, such as turkey in bacon—but he doesn’t bring it around on a sword or put a colored block on your table. In fact, the only red and green is the chile he grew up loving in Las Cruces, which makes a seamless pairing with many of his Brazilian dishes (like carne adovada folded into a Brazilian pastry called
pastel)
. But the masterpiece of his pan-American fusion is the cabana bowl: a pile of rice and beans on a thin, tostada-like shell of deep-fried pastel dough. A skewer of churrasco tops the affair, along with your choice of chile. (Alibi Staff, June 21, 2012) Add a Review Albuquerque - SoutheastThis boxy strip mall gem is a Colombian restaurant with a solid lineup of Mexican dishes to boot, as well as chicken—crispy, juicy, falling-off-the-bone tender and full of smoky charbroiled flavor. Milky
horchata
is homemade (and runs out quickly). An appetizer of imported blood sausage comes with pieces of fried plantain that are pounded and fried to resemble flowers.
Ropa vieja
may translate as “old clothes,” but shredded flank steak in Creole sauce is a culinary masterpiece not to be underestimated—especially when it comes with chile, eggs, cilantro, garlic and plantains. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review | 
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
home | feature | news
| film
| music
| art
| food
| classifieds
| personals
| staff
| lo-fi
| search
© 1996-2013 Weekly Alibi webmaster@alibi.com Mobile version | ||||||||||||||||||||
