Albuquerque Restaurants near Movies 8
Albuquerque - Fairgrounds
If your grandma's like ours, she's not one for fancy meals with odd ingredients or avant-garde decor. Instead, she'll be after good ingredients and impeccable service. That's where Christy Mae's comes in. Owned by the Tricarico family, recipes cooked from scratch, in-house baking, hearty soups and beautiful chicken pot pies promise to please your granny and anyone else looking for a down-home atmosphere and good portions at reasonable prices. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Albuquerque - Far Northeast Heights
Brick-oven pizza may have come to us from California, but they do it pretty well here in New Mexico. The chicken Caesar pizza is genius with white cream sauce and a salad right on top of the pie. And if the pizzas don’t get you going, there’s homemade pasta, yummy minestrone and a lineup of excellent beer. Perhaps the best thing on the menu is the torta dessert—a mountain of puff pastry, baked apples and cinnamon ice cream. Dive in with a demitasse of fresh espresso. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Trombino's Bistro Italiano
Mon-Thurs: 4pm-10pm
Fri: 4pm-10:30pm
Sat: 3pm-10:30pm
Sun: 3pm-9pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Italian
$$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Wine Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Take Out / To-Go
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Trombino's Bistro Italiano has been an institution of family-style Italian dining in the Heights for more than 30 years. It houses an impressively fat menu that includes a full bar, espresso drinks and an ample wine list. The service is quicker than a Hollywood marriage, and the waitstaff seems particularly knowledgeable about the food and wines. Gravitate to the more rustic Italian fare—lemon-basil chicken salad, grilled homemade Italian sausage, prosciutto-wrapped asparagus and manicotti--all are amply portioned and tasty. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Albuquerque - I-25 Corridor
Fiesta's Restaurant & Lounge
Sun-Thu: 6:30-9pm, Bar:7am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 6:30am-10pm, Bar: 7am-1am (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Mexican
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Wine • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Karaoke • Pool Tables • Outdoor Patio • Smoking Permitted • Wireless Internet
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The staff never judge you after your sixth or seventh taco or even when you ask for the relleno and tamale plate after. They even have a premier karoke system avaliable every Friday and Saturday night in their bar. (Alibi Staff, December 23, 2010)
Hello Poké
Sun noon-6pm, Mon-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat noon-8pm (hours can change without notice)
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Enter Hello Poké, riding a giant wave of foodie enthusiasm for poke, one of Hawaii’s proudest dishes. Traditionally it’s cubed and marinated fish, though fusion cuisine and innovation have certainly expanded the otherwise workman-like dish as it has traveled. Build your bowl from a base of either rice or organic greens, followed by scoops of protein in your choice of sauce, then top it to your heart’s content from a varied list of Asian Pacific possibilities. (Alibi Staff, June 2, 2017)
Hooters Restaurant
Mon-Thurs-11-11, Fri-Sat-11-12, Sun 11-10 (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: American
Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • NM Beer • Delivery • Take Out / To-Go • Live Music • Karaoke • Pool Tables • Smoking Permitted • Wireless Internet
Happy Hour!: every weekday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm: every weekday 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Albuquerque - Midtown
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If it’s salt-of-the-earth, tried-and-true New Mexican favorites you’re after, hit up a Garcia’s in your area. It has daily specials, breakfast anytime, and even a "gringo menu" that’ll fill you up without depleting your wallet. The huevos rancheros with green chile will leave you licking the plate and contemplating seconds. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Gino’s Pizzeria
Sun-Thurs: 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm (hours can change without notice)
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Ever had vegetarian posole? The menu at Richard’s features traditional plates like green chile chicken enchiladas and tostadas compuestas, but also offers healthier, low-fat and vegetarian fare. And, believe it or not, the light plates are scrumptious. Be sure to order some fideo (tasty marinated noodles) on the side. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Albuquerque - Northeast Heights
Azuma Sushi & Teppan
Mon-Thurs:11am-2:30pm, 5pm-9:30pm
Fri: 11am-10:30pm
Sat: noon-10:30pm
Sun: noon-9:30pm (hours can change without notice)
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With 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 families and folks who are new to Japanese food. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Billy's Long Bar
Mon-Sat 11am-1:30am
Sun 12pm-12am (hours can change without notice)
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Budai Gourmet Chinese
Wed-Fri 11:30am-8pm
Sat-Sun noon-8pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday (hours can change without notice)
Full review: It’ll rub your belly the right way (5/20/2010)
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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. Try the goji berry soup with pollock and pickled mustard greens in a soothing, slightly sour broth. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
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Chez Axel
Lunch: Tue-Fri: 11am-2pm
Dinner: Tue-Sat: 5pm-9pm
Closed Sunday and Monday (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: French
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Oui, messieurs and mesdames, a good piece of quiche is the international language of love. Chez Axel serves Mediterranean-French cuisine, and the crêpes are très bons. Order them stuffed with salmon, tarragon sauce and cheese, or mushrooms, bacon and béchamel sauce. Have a leisurely lunch from 11am-2pm or a relaxing dinner from 5-9pm. And don’t forget an orange marmalade and liqueur-covered plate of crêpes Suzette for dessert—you won’t be disappointed, so allez vous-en! (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Fu Yuang
Tue-Thu: 11:am-1:30 pm
5:30pm-8pm
Fri:11am-1:30 pm
4:30 pm-7:30 pm
Sat:11:30 am -1:30 pm
4:30 pm-7:30 pm (hours can change without notice)
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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)
I Love Sushi Teppan Grill
Lunch:
Mon-Sat: 11:30am-2pm
Dinner: Mon-Thu: 5-9:15pm Fri: 5-10:15pm
Sat: 5-9:45pm
Closed Sunday (hours can change without notice)
Full review: A fish-oiled machine (1/13/2011)
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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)
Olive Branch Bistro
11-9pm Monday-Saturday (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: American
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This hidden gem offers a tender, juicy lamb that is impossible to pass up. Friendly service, tasty sweet potato fries and a menu with both green chile cheeseburgers and gyros makes for the perfect—and affordable—lunch hub. (Alibi Staff, September 2, 2016)
Patricia's Cafe
Full review: In a town filled with New Mexican options, Patricia’s is a cut above the rest (10/31/2013)
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So, you’ve got an itch to sit at your tia’s table while she whips up a plate of enchiladas and her special super-fluffy sopaipillas, but there’s a problem: Your tia’s out of town, or maybe just a bad cook, or dead. Good news! This little hole-in-the-wall will serve you a New Mexican meal just as good as tia ever made. Plus, you won’t have to listen to her incredibly ill-informed political opinions while you eat. God you hate her. (Alibi Staff, July 18, 2013)
Do not leave The Range without ordering something involving bacon and queso, even if it means you have to get side dishes of them both. These people serve thick, meaty bacon and obviously understand the power of the dreamy, cheesy goop we call queso to transform simple breakfast items from ho-hum to hot damn! They’ve even rescued the humble bowl of oatmeal from perpetual breakfast boredom by parking a scoop of their fabulous housemade cinnamon ice cream on top of it. Don’t forget to take home a fabulous housemade tarte Tatin from the pastry case. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Saigon Restaurant
Mon, Wed-Sun 10 am-9 pm
Closed Tuesday (hours can change without notice)
Full review: A tale of two Saigons (2/10/2011)
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A delightful Vietnamese restaurant, Saigon has plenty of comfy booths if you want to eat in, and speedy service if you plan to take out. In the mood for something different? Say ... quail? Saigon has got you covered. Just make sure you don’t leave without tasting the perfectly seasoned, rich pho broth and a glass of Thai iced tea. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
