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Leal’s Mexican Restaurant 2115 N. Prince St. Clovis, NM (575) 763-9069 It may not be quite accurate to describe Leal’s as New Mexico style Mexican food, but it is not Tex-Mex either. Instead it is somewhat of a fusion of … Continue reading
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Arbuckle Mountain Original Fried Pies 3721 N.W. 50th St. Oklahoma City, OK (405) 946-1300 For many years the Original Fried Pie Place operated near the intersection of N.W. 50th and Portland, and my understanding was that it served the same … Continue reading
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Eischen’s Bar 109 S. 2nd St. Okarche, OK (405) 263-9939 When Eischen’s Bar opened in 1906 in the heart of Oklahoma wheat country it served as a local gathering place for the town of Okarche and a place to refresh … Continue reading
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Jim’s Diner 7950 N.W. 39th Expressway Bethany, OK (405) 495-5105 Jim’s Diner can probably be considered an institution on the west side of Oklahoma City, as important historically as gastronomically. First known as Jim’s Restaurant, it has been at the … Continue reading
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Hunan Chinese Restaurant 1000 W. Hobbs St. Roswell, NM (575) 623-8630 If someone had told me Roswell, New Mexico could be home to “real” Chinese food I might not have believed it, and probably even less so from looking at … Continue reading
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El Toro Bravo 102 S. Main St. Roswell, NM (575) 622-9280 Southeastern New Mexico does not have quite as strong a tradition of traditional New Mexican cuisine as the northern part of the state, but it can still be found … Continue reading
Mix Pacific Rim Cuisine 1001 University Ave. Las Cruces, NM (575) 532-2042 With the closing of Tatsu Japanese Restaurant, some of the former family members from Tatsu (as I understand it) set out to fill the void for Asian food … Continue reading
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