January 2012
2 posts
Investigative Review: Velveeta Cheesy Skillets
Investigative Review: Velveeta Cheesy Skillets: Nacho Supreme Rating: 2 Cost:  ~$3.00 Location: Any Grocery Store Customized: No Website This review is part of a new intermittent feature for this blog. Certain Nacho related goods are available outside of restaurants, and I felt it was my duty to review them as well… for the good of the public. Most of you have likely seen the awful...
Jan 24th
Geckos Bar and Tapas
Geckos Bar and Tapas Rating: 3 Cost:  $8.50 Location: Nob Hill (Carlisle and Central) Customized: No Website The Nob Hill section of Albuquerque is home to some of the best, and weirdest restaurants in New Mexico. This eclectic part of town is home to bizarre layouts in which one can see a fancy and expensive restaurant backed up against a rowdy college bar. Such is the case with Geckos,...
Jan 18th
July 2011
1 post
Taco Mex: Taco Y Mariscos
Taco Mex: Taco Y Mariscos Rating: 2 Cost:  $5.50 Location: Multiple (Albuquerque and Denver) Customized: No Urbanspoon Entry For those of us that live in New Mexico, it is often quite hard to actually find Mexican Restaurants. We have an infinite number of New Mexican restaurants, but the differences between both cuisine’s is extreme. Where New Mexican food is obsessed with green/red...
Jul 12th
June 2011
2 posts
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Baileys on the Beach
Baileys on the Beach Rating: 2 Cost: $6.25-9.25 Location: Albuquerque (Monte Vista and Gerard) Customized: Yes, added Carne Adovada Website Just across from UNM, on Monte Vista lies a new restaurant called Baileys on the beach. This swanky eatery tries to recreate a beach like environment and offer a variety of sea food and pacific style cuisine. Although I was hesitant from the outer...
Jun 10th
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Serafins Chile Hut
Serafin’s Chile Hut Rating: 3 Cost: $5.25-5.75 Location: Albuquerque (Central and Solano) Customized: Yes, added ground beef Website Located in the eastern area of Nob hill is a new little restaurant known as Serafins Chile Hut. This eatery is easy to find thanks to an attractive Zia sign angled over the edge of Central Ave. When you walk inside you will find a quaint little...
Jun 4th
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May 2011
4 posts
8 tags
Two Fools: Round Two
Two Fools Pt.2  Rating: 4 Cost: ~ $8.75 Location: Albuquerque (NE Heights) Customized: No Website This isn’t a double post, so don’t worry. I had already reviewed the Classic Nachos from Two Fools half a year back, but I had been intending on returning to sample their “Irish Nachos.” I recently had the pleasure of returning to this quaint little pub and discovering...
May 24th
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Buffalo Wild Wings
Buffalo Wild Wings Rating: 2 Cost: ~ $7.99 Location: Albuquerque (Multiple) Customized: Yes, added chicken Website Buffalo wild wings is a massive national chain of restaurants that cater to the Wing loving crowds. With a plethora of wing sauces, there are a lot of options when you come here, including Nachos. The sports bar atmosphere isn’t the most original idea, but they do it...
May 19th
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Boulder Experience: Old Chicago
Old Chicago Pizza Rating: 5 Cost: ~ $7 Location: Everywhere (Chain) Customized: No Website As a rule, I’m not fond of chain restaurants. They usually sacrifice unique and diverse food offerings for plain, more generally accessible items. For the price, I prefer local and small chain restaurants because they know their customer bases tastes far better. If there was ever an exception...
May 15th
Papa Nachos, how could I resist?
Papa Nachos Rating: 4 Cost: ~ $10.99 Full, $8.79 Half Location: Albuquerque (NE Heights) Customized: No Website Located on Louisiana just south of Paseo, Papa Nachos is a small little Mexican restaurant far from the other competition. Having discovered it thanks to rave reviews in Urbanspoon, I decided to check it out. How could I in good conscience, as a Nacho connoisseur, not try out a...
May 13th
February 2011
3 posts
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El Patio
El Patio Rating: 1 Cost: ~ $5 Location: Albuquerque (Harvard and Silver) Customized: No Website El Patio is a bizarre looking hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant right next to the University of New Mexico. Next to its more contemporary looking neighbors, its easy to overlook El Patio and its bright blue fence. The menu is interesting, and the atmosphere screams college dive. They are known...
Feb 12th
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The Copper Lounge
The Copper Lounge Rating: 2 Cost: $8 Location: Albuquerque (Edo District, Central) Customized: No Website The Copper Lounge is a popular bar/restaurant in Albuquerque’s oddly named Edo District (central between University and Broadway). It offers an interesting atmosphere, along with a nice draught list and daily specials. Their menu is standard Pub fare, but the quality can vary. I...
Feb 9th
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Hurricanes Restauraunt
Hurricanes Restaurant Rating: 3 Cost: ~ $7 Location: Albuquerque (Lomas & Washington) Customized: No Urban Spoon Entry Hurricane’s Restaurant is a retro style hole in the wall located on the outskirts of the Nob Hill area. At all times of day it seems to have a fair number of customers dining inside. The interior feels like any diner that is trying to recreate the 50’s...
Feb 5th
August 2010
2 posts
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San Diego Experience: The Firehouse
The Firehouse Rating: 4 Cost: ~ $12.00 Location: San Diego (Pacific Beach) Customized: Yes (Its a secret menu item) Website The buffalo Chicken adds a unique red glow about the nachos! One of the more expensive restaurants in the pacific beach area, The Firehouse provides a swanky-ish atmosphere with a rooftop dining experience. The menu is interesting, but the prices are high. The...
Aug 12th
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San Diego Experience: Taco Surf
Taco Surf Rating: 5 Cost: ~ $6.00 Location: San Diego (Pacific Beach) Customized: No Website This gorgeous Nacho is smothered with liberal amounts of guacamole, Meat, and sour cream! I spent last week driving to the west coast to visit friends, see the sights, surf, and of course, sample the nachos. I can say that Nachos are easy to find at many restaurants in San Diego. I carefully chose...
Aug 6th
July 2010
3 posts
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El Pinto
El Pinto Rating: 4 Cost: $10.49-12.98 Location: Albuquerque Customized:Yes (Added Beef +$2.49) Website This is considered by many to be the finest Nacho money can buy. Lets Find out! Love it or hate it, El Pinto is the premier destination for tourists looking for New Mexican food. It is one of the largest restaurants in Albuquerque, and has gained a national reputation for quality. There...
Jul 29th
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The Frontier
The Frontier Rating: 2 Cost: $6.39 Location: Albuquerque UNM area Customized:No Website Look how Tiny This little Nacho is…. Are they Serious?!? If you are a College student in Albuquerque, you have eaten at The Frontier. A long standing staple of the UNM diet, the Frontier is famous far and wide. The menu is as diverse as any respectable New Mexican restaurant, containing burgers,...
Jul 23rd
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El Taco Tote
El Taco Tote Rating: 1 Cost: ~ $6 Location: Albuquerque (Multiple) Customized: No Homepage This nacho is not very attractive… and yet still manages to taste even worse. Although El Taco Tote has been around for some time, I never really made an effort to try them out. In its vacinity their are numerous quality restraunts, each diserving of your patronage. After checking out their...
Jul 1st
June 2010
2 posts
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Mario's Pizza
Mario’s Pizza Rating: 3 Cost: ~ $7 Location: Albuquerque (Multiple) Customized: No Website Behold, an Italian Nacho?!?! I was probably as surprised as you when I found out that an Italian restaurant offered a form of Nachos. Being Italian myself, I was ecstatic to sample these unique forms of my favorite food. Marios is a long standing pizza shop that has recently opened multiple...
Jun 25th
Los Cuates
Los Cuates Rating: 3 Cost: ~ $8.25 Location: Albuquerque (Multiple) Customized: Yes (added Lettuce) Website This Nacho was so big that it comes in two seperate “to go” containers. Tomatoes and lettuce are in a separate container. One of the most popular restaurants in the Albuquerque area, Los Cuates has been setting a standard for New Mexican Food. Both the menu and portions...
Jun 19th
May 2010
1 post
Sadies
Sadies of New Mexico Rating: 4 Cost: ~ $10 Location: Albuquerque (Multiple Locations) Customized: No Website This Nacho is Enormous! One of the most famous restaurants in the Albuquerque area is Sadies. Sadies is a large moderately priced restaurant with two locations: One on the East side, and one in the Northeast Heights. Sadie’s biggest claim to fame is their salsa, which they mass...
May 11th
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Cesar's Mexican and Greek
Cesar’s Mexican and Greek Rating: 4 Cost: ~ $9 Location: Albuquerque (North East) Customized: Yes (with Carne Asada) UrbanSpoon Entry This Nacho is a veritable Meat Mountain! Cesars is a very unique restaurant located in Albuquerque’s North East side. It is a Mexican and Greek restaurant that is open 24 hours. I can’t stress how neat it is to be able to get a Gyro and...
May 1st
April 2010
4 posts
Twisters Grill
Twisters Grill Rating: 5 Cost: $7.25 Location: Albuquerque (Multiple Locations) Customized:Yes (shredded cheese & ground beef) Website Twisters Grill is a popular fast food chain that specializes in New Mexican cuisine. Its primarily located throughout Albuquerque, but there are a few locations in Colorado. Their fast quality service has earned it high marks with many locals, and...
Apr 21st
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Marble Brewery
Marble Brewery Rating: 4 Cost: $7.50 Location: Albuquerque (Downtown) Customized:No Website In recent years the micro-brew scene in Albuquerque has grown exponentially into something locals can be truly proud of. One of the finer breweries to have emerged is Marble Brewery. Marble is what Albuquerque had been missing all these years: A remote location, a long list of high quality beers,...
Apr 13th
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O'Niells Pub Nachos
O’Niells Pub Rating: 2 Cost: ~ $11 Location: Albuquerque (Nob Hill) Customized: Yes (Added Ground Beef) Website Once again, the lighting is dim, But the Nachos look Pretty Good O’Niells is located at the very eastern end of Nob Hill, and despite being near few other reputable establishments, draws a large crowd daily. Despite being coined as an Irish pub, the majority of the...
Apr 8th
March 2010
3 posts
Two Fools Nachos
Two Fools Tavern Rating: 4 Cost: ~ $8 Location: Albuquerque (Nob Hill) Customized: Yes (added Guacamole) Website Sadly, the Low light conditions prevented me from getting a good picture, but trust me, the Nachos are colorful and appetizing. Smack dab in the middle of Albuquerque’s Historic Nob Hill District is the only Irish pub worth going to in the state: Two Fools Tavern....
Mar 31st
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Duran's Station: The First Review
Duran’s Station Rating: 4 Cost: ~ $9 Location: Albuquerque (North East) Customized: No Website: Urban Spoon Entry   More People should cover nachos in a green chilie sauce Located in a renovated Fire station, Duran’s Station is a nice little New Mexican restaurant I had the pleasure of discovering recently. The food selection is standard New Mexico fare: Enchiladas, Burritos,...
Mar 27th
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The Perfect Nacho
No two nacho fans are alike, and thus their taste in nacho’s very. Some prefer the original nachos, others prefer soggy chips doused in liquid cheese, and others prefer mounds of ingrediants that compliment the basic structure.  The original nacho, as invented by Ignacio Anaya in 1943 at a local eatery in Piedras Negras Mexico, are tortilla chips covered in melted chedder cheese and pickled...
Mar 25th