Chinatown North 3407 Greystone Dr. Austin, TX (512) 343-9307 My initiation to Chinatown was in the days when I had not experienced some of the more authentic Chinese dishes, and in fact the more authentic restaurants could not be found, … Continue reading
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Sadie’s Dining Room–Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM
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Sadie’s Dining Room 6230 4th St. N. W. Albuquerque, NM (505) 345-5339 Sadie’s has to be considered one of the premier New Mexican restaurants in Albuquerque, and judging from the number of patrons, a large part of the city’s population … Continue reading
Monroe’s New Mexican Food–Albuquerque, NM
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Monroe’s New Mexican Food 6051 Osuna Rd. N.E. Albuquerque, NM (505) 881-4224 My feeling about Albuquerque’s Old Town is that it is a great tourist spot, but it is one of the areas where you are least likely to experience … Continue reading
El Caballero–Hobbs, NM
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REVIEW FROM Steve’s Gastronomic Home Page (2003-2011) El Caballero 210 W. Marland St. Hobbs, NM (575) 393-0801 El Caballero is a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that specializes in authentic Mexican food. This is not the typical Tex-Mex place I find in Hobbs … Continue reading
Saigon Cafe–Lubbock, TX
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Saigon Cafe 4515 50th St. (806) 788-1367 Even though Lubbock is full of Americanized Asian restaurants, I don’t believe this to be the case with Saigon Cafe. There are a number of dishes that were new to me when I … Continue reading
Serapio’s–El Reno, OK
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Serapio’s Mexican Restaurant (Closed) 1637 E. Highway 66 El Reno, OK Serapio’s (formerly known as Don Serapio’s) seems to stay in business as much from its loyal customers who trek the thirty or so miles from Oklahoma City as from … Continue reading
Seri Melaka–Tucson, AZ
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Seri Melaka (Closed) 6133 E. Broadway Blvd. Tucson, AZ Note: In 2011 Seri Melaka and its sister restaurant Neo of Melaka merged, and operated at 6133 E. Broadway under the name Neo Malaysian Kitchen. Neo of Melaka used to be … Continue reading
Dao Thai–Chicago, IL
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REVIEW FROM Steve’s Gastronomic Home Page (2003-2011) Dao Thai 230 E. Ohio St. Chicago, IL (312) 337-0000 One of my first experiences with “real” Thai food. It was a few blocks farther west before moving to its current location. The … Continue reading