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El Paso Restaurants that Closed Before I Could Write a Review (2019 Edition)

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Posted on December 28, 2019 by Steve
Mehmaan

This gallery contains 12 photos.

One goal of this blog is transparency–I try to review every restaurant I visit and give the good and bad features I find at each one. There are various reasons why I am unable to write a timely review of … Continue reading →

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Asian Cookery–Colorado Springs, CO

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Posted on August 9, 2019 by Steve
Asian Cookery

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Asian Cookery (Closed) 6760 N. Academy Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO I have to give Asian Cookery credit for staying away from a fusion concept and doing only one thing, which is Malaysian food. I have found Malaysian cuisine to be … Continue reading →

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Amigos–El Paso, TX

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Posted on June 6, 2019 by Steve
Combination plate

This gallery contains 19 photos.

Amigos Restaurant (Closed) 2000 Montana Ave. El Paso, TX For years the “amigos” worked at La Hacienda restaurant until they opened their own place on Montana Avenue with the partnership of Mr. “Hooky” Apodaca who is the restaurant’s owner. The … Continue reading →

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Karam’s–San Antonio, TX

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Posted on May 10, 2019 by Steve
chile 3

This gallery contains 8 photos.

Karam’s Mexican Dining Room (Closed) 121 N. Zarzamora St. San Antonio, TX Date of Review: Jan. 2005 Karam’s has been around for so long it is one of the few restaurants I can say I have gone to for more … Continue reading →

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D’Lox–El Paso, TX

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Posted on April 18, 2019 by Steve
D'Lox

This gallery contains 5 photos.

D’Lox (Closed) 630 Sunland Park Dr. El Paso, TX It is somewhat hard to categorize D’Lox–the restaurant’s web site describes it as “Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch.” It closes at 3:00 p.m. every day, so these are in fact the meals that … Continue reading →

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Sorrento–El Paso, TX

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Posted on April 13, 2019 by Steve
Sorrento Italian Restaurant

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Sorrento Italian Restaurant (Closed) 5325 Dyer St. El Paso, TX The one thing out-of-town visitors should know about Sorrento is that it is an old style, red checkered tablecloth type of Italian restaurant. I understand that it was started in … Continue reading →

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Camilya’s–Oklahoma City, OK

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Posted on August 20, 2018 by Steve
Camilya's

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Camilya’s Mediterranean Cafe (Closed) 10942 N. May Ave. Oklahoma City, OK Camilya got this restaurant off to a very good start by serving fresh, home cooked style food in a small cafe style setting that did not make customers pay … Continue reading →

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Chibugan–Del City, OK

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Posted on August 17, 2018 by Steve
Chibugan's interior

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Chibugan Filipino Cuisine (Closed) 4728 S.E. 29th St. Oklahoma City, OK There have been many articles on the Internet about people’s opinion that Filipino cuisine is one of the best, yet there are extremely few restaurants in the United States … Continue reading →

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