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Sunny’s Sushi–El Paso, TX

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Posted on March 15, 2018 by Steve
Sunny's Sushi

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Sunny’s Sushi 910 E. Redd Rd. El Paso, TX (915) 842-9508 To me the national restaurant review web sites do not help much for restaurants such as Sunny’s Sushi. The information they give is that this is a Japanese restaurant, but … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem–El Paso, TX

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Posted on March 12, 2018 by Steve
Jerusalem Grill

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Jerusalem Grill (Closed) 5380 N. Mesa St. El Paso, TX Jerusalem Grill joins a long list of El Paso restaurants that has made an effort to reinvent itself to reflect the changing dining scene, while keeping many of the features … Continue reading →

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San Isidro–El Paso, TX

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Posted on February 23, 2018 by Steve
San Isidro Restaurant

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San Isidro Mission Cafe 1071 Country Club Rd. El Paso, TX (915) 845-8400 If San Isidro Mission Cafe were in any other city it would probably be my favorite Mexican restaurant, but in El Paso there is very stiff competition … Continue reading →

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Pepper Pot–Hatch, NM

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Posted on February 18, 2018 by Steve
Chips and salsa

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Pepper Pot 207 W. Hall St. Hatch, NM (575) 267-3822 Pepper Pot should be on anybody’s short list of traditional Southern New Mexican style restaurants that serve it for locals (meaning that you get the real deal chiles which are not … Continue reading →

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El Camino–Socorro, NM

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Posted on February 18, 2018 by Steve
El Camino

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El Camino Restaurant & Lounge 707 N. California St. Socorro, NM (575) 835-1180 I have been aware of El Camino at least since the 1980’s, and it probably was operating long before then. In fact, I would call it a … Continue reading →

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Namaste–Albuquerque, NM

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Posted on February 17, 2018 by Steve
Namaste

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Namaste (Closed) 110 Yale Blvd. S.E. Albuquerque, NM Update Sep. 2021: This restaurant is closed, but Namaste at 1580 Deborah Rd. SE in Rio Rancho is open. Also, I have had chow chow in two Himalayan restaurants in Oklahoma City … Continue reading →

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Mary & Tito’s–Albuquerque, NM

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Posted on February 16, 2018 by Steve
Mary & Tito's

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Mary & Tito’s Cafe 2711 4th St. N.W. Albuquerque, NM (505) 344-6266 For an in-depth review of this fabulous New Mexican restaurant I would refer the reader to the one on Gil’s Thrilling and Filling Blog. In fact, Gil’s recommendation … Continue reading →

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Aqua Reef–Las Cruces, NM

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Posted on February 16, 2018 by Steve
Miso soup

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Aqua Reef Euro Asian Cuisine (Closed) 141 Roadrunner Parkway Las Cruces, NM When I took some night classes at New Mexico State University I used the opportunity to sharpen my work skills as well as do a systematic sampling of … Continue reading →

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