Albuquerque Restaurant Week 2010
February 27th, 2010
I’m shocked and appalled that I have not yet blogged about this! Coming up in just one week, Albuquerque Restaurant Week will showcase a ton of local favorites, special menus, and no-fuss pricing for complete meals. Most restaurants – which are scattered all over town for your dining convenience – are using the $25/person model, with only two squeaking in for $25/couple (Flying Star and Sandiago’s at the Tram).
Are all of those meals screaming bargains for the $25? Not necessarily. That’s not the point, though you will find some respectable discounts relative to just ordering the same food off the menu, especially at places like Prairie Star, Lucia, and Casa Vieja, where your $25 meal would be in the 35+ range or so.
But again, that’s not the point – many of these restaurants are showcasing their most recent creations and I think there are just a few that have crafted an entirely new set of flavors just for this event. Who’s doing that? I’ll do the research and report back – stay tuned!
There are even some special events and dinners outside of the “regular” $25 specials, so make sure you take a peek at those.
So, what is the point? Simply, it is to get you all out eating at our local establishments. Inspire passion and appreciation for those hard working cooks and chefs who put out food that would be respected in any major city, food that gets you fumbling for your phone so you can try to take a blurry photo or text your best friend to convey the wonderfulness that is happening in your mouth and on your plate.
Get out, enjoy our restaurants, and eat glorious food. Perfect.
I understand there’s a “Lin” who is going to open a Chinese restaurant on Montgomery around Monroe. It’s under construction.
Do you know who the owner is? I’ve determined they’re not the people with Lin’s on Coors on the westside.
Tom Krekel
505-554-4385
Comment by Tom Krekel — September 13, 2010 @ 12:31 pm
Good question, Tom – and I think the Lin’s on the Westside is now something else, too. Still a buffet but different name and possibly ownership?
Comment by Andrea Lin — September 14, 2010 @ 7:54 am
I enjoyed this morning’s food review of Papaburgers! I am from Oklahoma City and was just wondering which restaurant there serves famous “onion burgers”.
Comment by Janie — February 25, 2011 @ 10:27 am
Janie, thanks!!! When I went there I did lots of research, and found a great food blog called “eataroundokc.com” and they led me to the infamous onion burgers:
http://www.eataroundokc.com/the-great-okc-onion-burger-tour-part-one-johnnies-grill/
They were, frankly, delicious. You should hunt it down when you go back next.
Comment by Andrea Lin — February 27, 2011 @ 9:34 pm
I enjoyed this morning’s food review of Papaburgers! I am from Oklahoma City and was just wondering which restaurant there serves famous “onion burgers”.
Comment by fdghfh — June 24, 2011 @ 5:10 am
Not sure where you saw “this morning’s” review of Papaburgers – I reviewed them in February. (Alibi or Local IQ?) Anyway, in OKC the onion burgers are at several spots, mostly found by me using the excellent eataroundokc.com resource. They did an Onion Burger Tour and many of them were in El Reno. Johnnie’s Grill, Robert’s Grill, Bunny’s Onion Burgers, Little Mike’s Burgers…. all good.
Comment by Andrea Lin — June 24, 2011 @ 8:19 am