URGENTLY NEED ALBUQUERQUE LUNCH RECS

[MarkG]

any price range or cuisine under consideration. fancy or not so or not at all

[grantham]

This post is a month later than your original one. Excuse me for mentioning a CHAIN, but we live in Durango, Colorado and look forward to driving to the airport in Albuquerque for a chance to eat at PAPPADEAUX seafood kitchen, the best chain in America, in our opinion.

[HappyStomach]

We have always liked the NM food at the LaFonda Buffet in the Hispanic Cultural Center. You don't need to pay to get into the museum to enter LaFonda. This is a branch of the famous hotel in SantaFe. Incidentally, the museum is gorgeous and worth seeing.

[bortukan]

I really like the Frontier, right across from UNM. It resembles a giant cafeteria in some ways, but I love the huevos rancheros with green chile, and I hear the carne adovada is tasty too. Good tortillas, too. It's cheap and non-fancy, catering to college students.

I also had a good lunch at the Chama River Brewing Company off the I-25 last time I was in town. The building looks discouragingly corporate, but the sandwiches and beer were good, as was the service.

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Frontier Restaurant
2400 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

[bortukan]

Link to Chama...

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Chama River Brewing Co
4931 Pan American West Fwy NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109

[DebitNM]

Wow - that leaves room for lots of suggestions.

Mad Max has great BBQ and NM [on SR 528 near Intel, in Rio Rancho].
Ranchers Club in ABQ Hilton - great food
In Nob Hill [near UNM] - Scalo's; Il Vicino; Kelly's; O'Neills, Flying Star
On Westside - Whisque Mesquite Grill on Montano and Coors
Range Cafe on Wyoming.
Here is a link with lots of ideas:

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/513109

Albuquerque is a big, spread out city. Where are you going to be? Can you narrow this down a little??

Deb

[Chimayo Joe]

Here are a few places for good New Mexican food, inexpensive and not fancy.

Mary & Tito's(2711 4th Street NW)
Padilla's(1510 Giraud Blvd NE)
Perea's Tijuana Bar & Restaurant(4590 Corrales Rd in Corrales)
Perea's(9901 Central NE)

[Billy Bob]

I second Mary and Titos!