Hurricanes Restauraunt
Hurricanes Restaurant
Rating: 3
Cost: ~ $7
Location: Albuquerque (Lomas & Washington)
Customized: No
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 style (and only come off as being cheesy). The wait staff is responsive and the food is always cooked very quickly. Their food is classic New Mexican fair with a special consideration paid towards breakfast dishes.
Hurricanes offers two nachos, a small appetizer, and a full meal helping called Nachos Grande. The Nachos Grande is comprised of a body of chips covered in ground beef, beans, green chili sauce, shredded cheese, Lettuce, Tomatoes, and Sour cream w/ guac. Despite the smaller nacho containing Jalapenos, they are strangely absent on the large Nacho.
The first thing you will notice when you receive these nachos is that they are very large. For $7, the serving size is better than most restaurants. All of the toppings are what I like to see on my Nachos, except for the strangely absent Jalapenos. The first few bites are fantastic. Each chip is covered in toppings and is extremely flavorful. I have to say I am always pleased to find green chilie on Nachos in New Mexico. All of the toppings are good, but not fantastic. I can’t think of anything in particular that stood out as being phenomenal. Don’t get me wrong though, they are all very much worth eating. My main complaint with these nachos has to do with the liquidity of the toppings. Though each chip is covered with toppings, the lower chips are completely soaked. After a few minutes these nachos will require a fork for consumption because the chips have liquefied. As I have mentioned before, layering nachos is a complex problem. Although most tend to have too many chips and few toppings, Hurricanes nachos are quite the opposite. I enjoyed these nachos, but I’d prefer it if I didn’t need a fork to eat most of them.
