Albuquerque recs?

[Saint Austin 745]

I'll be in town for approx. 24 hours. Anywhere I should go to eat while I'm in town (aside from Pollos Hermanos, of course)?

[Hank Scorpio 17731]

Drive to Santa Fe. 

[EE2B 1565]

Check the 2020 Coaches thread

[next2naus 439]

make the left turn

[HouTex 1901]

Mary & Tito’s, Sadie’s and El Pinto. Pretty classic New Mexican Mex. The green chile enchiladas at Sadie’s can be extremely spicy-hot. Some Texas people don’t like it though. For upscale dining go to Santa Fe.

[DalTxHornFan 3122]

Second on Sadie's.  Always order "Christmas" sauce on your enchiladas or chile rellenos and be sure to get a fried egg on top.

[CooterBrown 18089]

Seconded on Mary & Tito's.  Carne Adovado stuffed sopapilla is legit.

[baboso 6057]

Los Cuates restaurant on Menaul Boulevard is solid.

[Spaulding Smails 1568]

3 hours ago, HouTex said:

Mary & Tito’s, Sadie’s and El Pinto. Pretty classic New Mexican Mex. The green chile enchiladas at Sadie’s can be extremely spicy-hot. Some Texas people don’t like it though. For upscale dining go to Santa Fe.

This right here.  If you're in a hurry, get a green chile burrito from any Blake's for breakfast.   

[Chopper 17355]

La Cumbre Brewing on Girard. Great beer, excellent food trucks.

Mary & Tito's for New Mexican. Or Sophie's as mentioned.

Tia Betty's for breakfast or early lunch.

Where you staying? Hotel Chaco is best imo.

 

[Chopper 17355]

I've got thai and vietnamese suggestions too but that's probably not what you're after.

[Butch Had Not 3020]

My teenage years were spent at hurricanes eating their disaster burritos. They were stupid. 

Seek it out and bring the appetite. 

 

[ousuxndallas 65]

Make sure to grab a fresh coffee from Pinon Coffee Company.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

the whataburger on osuna rd is legit...can confirm

[Guest]

Had Sadie's last night and it was fucking great. Red chile sauce on 2 brisket enchiladas with their unique beans and papas.  Great meal.

Then played for an hour at Sandia and won $120 on craps.

Today- breakfast at Weck's.  Cannot recommend highly enough.my plate was papas on bottom of plate, with country gravy, sausage and bacon( chunks) topped with scrambled eggs and bowl of red chile sauce.  My gawd, it was glorious.

Then went to Old Town and toured some galleries and trinket shops. Beautiful pottery and jewelry, but OMFG some of the pricing...

Went to Casa Rondena Winery, which was badass and I don't even drink wine( had a Marble Cholo stout,) but it was very beautiful and scenic.

Went to La Cumbre Breweries and had a Dopplebock and Siberian Silk Porter.  Damn, they were so good.

Going to Restoration Pizza tonight with hopefully leftovers for the game in the morning.

 

Have never been to Albuquerque before, save for a pitstop or 8 on SWA.  It has been a fun trip.

[CooterBrown 18089]

Grab a green chili cheeseburger at Blakes. Best fast food burger there is. Sorry Whataburger.

[Hagbard Celine 10995]

http://elpatioabq.com/

[Chopper 17355]

Tia Betty's Blues and Vic's Daily Cafe will both make you consider more frequent trips to abq.

 

[Shoxthemonkey 1983]

Our family is meeting in Santa Fe for Christmas this year so my wife and I are flying into Albuquerque early one morning. Has anybody used the RailRunner transit system to get back and forth between the cities? We don't plan to do much away from the city center at either place and there will be a couple of rental cars from other family members if we do. My only concern is dragging our luggage around after we leave the airport until we can board the train to Santa Fe. Does anybody know if they have lockers at the depots? I could probably hire a bum to watch them.

[texasdago 7589]

I have no idea but this looks cool - https://sandiapeak.com/

[Chopper 17355]

7 hours ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

Our family is meeting in Santa Fe for Christmas this year so my wife and I are flying into Albuquerque early one morning. Has anybody used the RailRunner transit system to get back and forth between the cities? We don't plan to do much away from the city center at either place and there will be a couple of rental cars from other family members if we do. My only concern is dragging our luggage around after we leave the airport until we can board the train to Santa Fe. Does anybody know if they have lockers at the depots? I could probably hire a bum to watch them.

I know Santa Fe's rail depot doesn't have lockers for luggage. I don't know about abq but I kinda doubt it given the crime and vandalism problems downtown. RailRunner itself is fine -- the ride is scenic and uneventful once you get out of ABQ city limits -- however lots of stops including even the express, and they're not exactly frequent. There's a few hotels near ABQ's rail depot (which is near the convention center) you might try calling and asking them if they offer a rate for storage for non-guests. If you're staying at an ABQ or SF hotel it's possible one of their partner hotels are near the ABQ rail depot and it's possible that may make them more amenable to a day check for your luggage.

Seems like getting a car rental would be a big time saver and be a lot more convenient. Since you're flying in early you could put that rental to immediate good use and get breakfast at Vic's Daily Café.

[Shoxthemonkey 1983]

We are Hilton honors members and the Hilton Garden inn around the corner from the Downtown railrunner depot is going to hold our bags until we decide to head north. I’m old and don’t want to drive, that’s what my kids are for. We’ll give Vic’s a try. Thanks for the suggestion. 

[BrazilHorn 6651]

Happy Accidents bar is one of the top rated in country and their head bartender was a semi finalist i believe on the Netflix “best bartender “ show. 
 

buddy of mine is a great Longhorn and investor in the place.