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Hacienda Mexicana–El Paso, TX

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Posted on March 29, 2016 by Steve
Hacienda Mexicana

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Hacienda Mexicana (Closed) 5800 Doniphan Dr. El Paso, TX Date of Review: Mar. 2010 History:  Hacienda Mexicana opened in the building that used to be Griggs Restaurant, a long time El Paso institution.  Really nothing could replace Griggs, but Hacienda … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Restaurants-El Paso, TX, Closed | 2 Replies

Bánh Cuón Tây Hò–Oklahoma City, OK

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Posted on March 27, 2016 by Steve
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Bánh Cuón Tây Hò (Closed) 2524 N. Military Ave. Oklahoma City, OK Date of Review: Jun. 2008 Note: Bánh Cuón Tây Hò closed sometime around 2009 or 2010, but until that time was one of the more authentic Vietnamese restaurants … Continue reading →

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Adobe Grill–Oklahoma City, OK

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Posted on March 26, 2016 by Steve
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Adobe Grill Gourmet Mexicano (Closed) 5120 N. Shartel Ave. Oklahoma City, OK Date of Review: Nov. 2008 Note: Adobe Grill served excellent authentic food from the Oaxaca and Puebla regions of Mexico, and I think it serves as a good … Continue reading →

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Sweetery Eatery–Oklahoma City, OK

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Posted on March 24, 2016 by Steve
Key lime tart

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Sweetery Eatery (Closed) 12301 N. May Ave. Oklahoma City, OK Cuisine: Sandwiches Hours: Lunch only (closed Sun.) The Sweetery Eatery is a small sandwich and lunch restaurant, but is probably best known for the “sweet” side of the menu. So … Continue reading →

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Smithsonian Article on Oklahoma City’s Little Saigon

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Posted on March 24, 2016 by Steve

The March 2016 issue of the Smithsonian Magazine has a very interesting article on Oklahoma City’s Vietnamese community, with an emphasis on the Vietnamese food served in Oklahoma City’s “Little Saigon.”  The area around Classen Boulevard between N.W. 23rd Street … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Articles, Vietnamese Food | 1 Reply

Pasta Cafe–Ruidoso, NM

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Posted on March 23, 2016 by Steve

Pasta Cafe Italian Bistro (Closed) 2331 Sudderth Ruidoso, NM Date of Review: Jun. 2004 Note:  This restaurant is closed, but the original Pasta Cafe in Roswell is still open (see their web site).  The address in Roswell is 1208 N. … Continue reading →

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El Paso Mexican Restaurants 1980

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Posted on March 21, 2016 by Steve

This list is presented for anyone who is interested in the Mexican restaurants which were in El Paso in 1980.  It grew out of a project I did to write down a list of all the Mexican restaurants from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical-El Paso, TX, Mexican Food | 5 Replies

Oklahoma City Mexican Restaurants 1983

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Posted on March 19, 2016 by Steve

This list is a transcription of notes I took about Mexican restaurants in Oklahoma City in 1983.  The full list includes restaurants I copied from the telephone directory (and which were listed as “Mexican restaurants” in the yellow pages).  Star … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical-Oklahoma, Mexican Food | 6 Replies

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