RE: [CH] Sante Fe/ Albq recomendations
T. Matthew Evans (matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu)
Tue, 28 May 2002 13:38:34 -0400
John, Jim, and the Rest:
I wanted to chime in here with regards to John's post and issue a word of
caution....
Scalo does have very good Italian food, but I am not familiar with Pranzo.
You might also consider a green chile pizza and a salad from any one of the
many Dion's Pizzas around ABQ and SF.
Lastly, the word of caution -- I wholeheartedly agree with John that the
Disaster Burrito from Hurricane's is quite delicious. However, under NO
circumstances (and I mean NO) should you order any more than a 1/8 Disaster
per person (you can get 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, and, may God have mercy on our souls,
whole Disasters). Don't be fooled when you see that the whole Disaster only
costs $7 or $8. It is enough food for a family of four to eat two full
meals. Consider yourself warned.
Matt
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T. Matthew Evans
Graduate Research Assistant
Geosystems Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
URL: www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
[mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Holder, John
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 11:10 AM
To: Jim Nelson; Chile Heads Post
Subject: RE: [CH] Sante Fe/ Albq recomendations
I grew up in Los Alamos and went to University in ABQ, still
have relatives both places so I go out there a lot. I'm
pretty sure you will be a LOT closer to Albuquerque, so I
will spend more time on stuff there as no one else has.
Santa Fe:
In SF, go to the Pink Adobe and have the Steak with Green Chile.
Tomasitas is fine, but I don't think it is worth the wait.
There are too many gret places in SF to list, and others have spoken
to this already...
In SF, also, great Italian can be found at Pranzo. (Sister
restaurant to Scalo in Albuquerque). If you need a great
coffee, go to Las Chivas for some awesome locally roasted bean.
Albuquerque:
In ABQ, go to Sadies and have carne adovada. (4th & montano
This is the Carne Adovada Gold Standard, in my opinion. This
is the one I have tried to emulate for years.
Or, a GREAT hole in the wall, have
enchiladas at Cervantes (Gibson & San Pedro I think).
Another great ABQ place is Gardunos on 4th street. Many
locals like Los Cuates (Lomas & Washington). I think the
food there is pretty good. There is also El Patio, but
I'm not to impressed with them.
Another great dinner I highly recommend is Rancho de Corrales,
which is on the north side of town. (Take I25 to Alameda,
go west, turn right on Corrales road after crossing the
Rio Grande and it is a couple miles down on the left).
Corrales is charming, lots of Adobe.
For fast food, I love the Disaster Burrito at Hurricanes on
Lomas.
For coffee houses, the Flying Star is very nice, as is the
Double Rainbow.
If you (I mean, she) gets tired of chile-food, go to
Scalo's Italian Grill. Yum! (Or, go to Trattorio
Trombino. Also nice, proposed to my wife there).
There is also Quarters Barbeque - very yummy.
The Rancher's Club used to be a great local place, but is
in the dumps recently. Don't waste your $$$. Actually, there
it would be $$$$.
Anyway, in ABQ, go to Sadies and Rancho de Corrales at the least.
--
John Holder
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Nelson [mailto:jmnelson@sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 5:37 PM
> To: Chile Heads Post
> Subject: [CH] Sante Fe/ Albq recomendations
>
>
> Hi all, delurking for the collective wisdom. A couple of
> weeks from now
> I will be at a conference at that new Hyatt half way between Sante Fe
> and Albuquerque.
>
> First, has anyone been to Rancho de Chimayo recently enough
> to offer an
> opinion as to whether it is still worth the venture. I
> recall it being
> wonderful in (gulp) the 70's but . . .
>
> Second, is there a short list of "must experience places" I
> suspect my
> ad hoc group will range from the mild to fire breathing and
> this is my
> first trip through this millennium and as I am guiding my
> high school
> sweetheart d/b/a long suffering spouse' first trip ever I
> need all the
> help I can get. All suggestions from hole in the wall to 5
> stars welcomed.
>
> Jim ( good guy chilehead lawyer in Sacramento to distinguish from the
> other Jim's on the list).
>