   | Albuquerque Restaurants which have Alibi Bucks Albuquerque - Downtown Café LushMon-Fri 7am-3pm
Sat 8am-1pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change) Read more: Locovore: Café Lush for life (11/10/2011)
Café Lush is like a daydream of the way things might be in some future hybrid of Europe and Albuquerque. It’s an urban café on a quiet street corner, with a small menu of simple yet well-crafted dishes and a pledge to use local, seasonal and organic ingredients whenever possible. But unlike in Europe, the red and green chile won’t disappoint. Now serving brunch on Saturdays! (Alibi Staff, November 17, 2011) Add a Review  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 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 HeightsBrick-oven pizza may have come to us from California, but they do it pretty well here in New Mexico. Well, at Scarpa’s, anyway. 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 and yummy minestrone. 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) Add a Review Albuquerque - Northeast HeightsFormerly Enchantment Chocolates, this place in the Scottsdale Village shopping center sells donuts for days and tons of fudge. Taste a little bit of each so you can pick out your favorite before taking home a pound of chocolatey bliss and a dozen buttermilk, raised or cake donuts. There are cinnamon rolls on the weekend, too. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]
Back after the fire in a new location! Sometimes we in New Mexico ignore Mexican food because we get enough enchiladas and salsa at restaurants that serve local cuisine. But when you crave true Mexican food like mole and fish tacos, you’ll need to head to someplace like El Norteño. Outside it sure looks like Albuquerque, but inside it tastes just like Mexico. (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 ] Albuquerque - Southeast Pizza 9Sun-Thurs: 11am-11pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-midnight (subject to change) Full review: Duke City or Windy? The devil's in the details. (2/19/2009) Read more: Mina's Dish: Piggy’s, Plum and Pizza 9 (12/15/2011)
Pizza 9, from the former owner of Chicago Beef, slings dough in a converted KFC on Gibson. It’s not deep-dish, but the puffed up, buttery crust will warm Midwestern hearts, as will The Fire Eater pie—a monument to capsaicin, it scathes taste buds with pepperoni, jalapeños, green chile and hot giardiniera relish. The Italian beef sandwiches are tasty Chicago touches, with seasoned, thinly sliced beef and au jus. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll order an extra side of the “gravy.” Open until 11 p.m. on weeknights, midnight on weekends. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 2 ] Albuquerque - UniversityRasoi’s decor is attention-grabbing—hot-orange walls, billowing curtains, shining silver mirrors, glittering tapestries and a gorgeous, bejeweled orb lamp in the middle of the dining room. And the food is equally resplendent. When vegetarians sleep, they’d do well to dream of
sabz-e-bahar’s
savory stewed vegetables in a spicy tomato-and-onion sauce, or the thick, creamy
chana dal
(lentil) soup, fragrant with fresh cilantro and ginger. Chicken
makhani
translates as “butter chicken,” and it lives up to the comparison. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] Add a Review Albuquerque - Uptown Uptown Sports Bar & GrillMonday – Saturday 11am to 2am, Sunday 11am to Midnight (subject to change) Cuisine: Bar and Grill/Pub
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