Food Reviews
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Cocoa Flora
6110 Alameda Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87113505-317-7249Hours: Monday – Sunday 11:00 am – 8:00 pmWebsite: www.cocoafloranm.com Tin Can Alley is a new location that has a food hall feel with local businesses and even Santa Fe Brewing Co. has a spot here. It’s an interesting concept that is right off the highway and was brand new, opening it’s doors May 2020. There businesses are housed in a building that has multiple roof top patios, windows everywhere, and 2 stories with the majority of the restaurants on the first floor set up like a food court. Upstairs was what we came for, well it’s what I came for. Cocoa Flora. I…
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Lupe’s Antojitos
180 E Hwy 550 Bernalillo, NM 87004505-867-2145Hours: Sunday 8:30am – 6:00pmMonday 8:30am – 8:00pmTuesday- ClosedWednesday to Saturday 8:30am – 8:00pm This little Mexican restaurant is something I see every day on my drive to and from work. We’ve attempted to come here multiples times, but it was always closed and we could never find out their hours. Turns out, we always tried to come on a Tuesday. They now have their hours posted with a piece of paper in the window. We finally came on a Saturday afternoon after calling to verify they were open this time. The restaurant is located in a little strip of other businesses and isn’t…
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Campo at Los Poblanos- Breakfast/Brunch
4803 Rio Grande Blvd NW Los Rancho de Albuquerque, NM 87107Hours: Monday to Friday 7:30 am – 10:30 am and 4:00 pm – 9:00 pmSaturday and Sunday 7:30 am- 11:30 am and 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm I have been fortunate enough to be able to experience this restaurant’s chef series meal and it was phenomenal. Find that write up here. My mother and aunt came into town for Balloon Fiesta and my mother said she really wanted to check out that restaurant we went to for the chef series since it was so unique and looked delicious. We were thrilled to go so we could check out their breakfast…
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Rooftop Pizzeria
60 E San Francisco St. Santa Fe, NM 87501505-984-0008Hours: Sunday to Thursday 11:00 am – 9:00 pmFriday and Saturday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm Rooftop Pizzeria is near the busy plaza in the heart of Santa Fe. I’ve had pizza from here as a pick up before but this was our first time at this location to eat in. The restaurant is on the top floor of a mini mall like setting off the plaza. We made our way to this place after a hike and trip to the farmers markets. Both activities are very popular in Santa Fe. We chose to sit on the patio outside to enjoy the…
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Slapfish
6400 Holly Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87113505-503-1645Hours: Monday to Saturday 11:00 am – 9:00 pmSunday 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Slapfish has two locations and both are in spots surrounded by great food and activities. We’ve been here a couple times and it doesn’t disappoint. The menu is simple and there’s a second menu just for the available fish. When you walk in, you have a counter up front that you walk up to and place your order. The staff are always very friendly and will walk you through their menu if need be. There are also very unique drinks here, worth trying for sure. The menu isn’t huge, but…
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Cocina Azul
1134 Mountain Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87102505-831-2500Hours: Sunday to Thursday 9:00 am – 8:00 pmFriday to Saturday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm Cocina Azul is a local chain, but it was our first time checking it out after we went to the farmers market on a Sunday morning. We went to the downtown location at 11:30 am. It was packed. They restaurant serves breakfast items and they looked fantastic. We’ll have to come back for breakfast one day. It’s really hard to find good New Mexican food with soooooooo many options and everyone’s different recommendations. We’ve found a few that are pretty good, but far more that aren’t. This one,…
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Fun Noodle Bar
5317 Menaul Blvd Albuquerque, NM 87110505-881-6888Hours: Monday to Thursday 11:00 am – 9:30 pmFriday to Saturday 11:00 am- 10:00 pmSunday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm I am a noodle lover. A noodle lover of all types of cuisines. I also appreciate how well something is made from scratch, specifically doughs. So, when I heard about this place, well Autumn told me about it, we had to check it out. We arrived around 4 pm, so it was relatively slow with few people in the restaurant. We were seated in a booth and started to check out the menu. There were a few things that looked very interesting, specifically the Takoyaki…
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Barrio Cafe
672 Kilani Ave Wahiawa, HI 96786808-622-3003Hours: Monday to Saturday 7:00 am – 3:00 pmFriday 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Autumn and I wanted some fresh ceviche on our last day on the island. We searched for a bit and found this place which was sort of hard to tell if they had ceviche or not, but after a quick call, we determined they did. The parking lot was quite small but we pulled in next to the crowded barber shop, parked, and went in. Autumn was immediately sold due to the murals found on the walls, specifically Selena. We were seated and the place was pretty busy. Our waitress, who…
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Sushi Bay
590 Farrington Hwy Ste 130 Kapolei, HI 96707808-693-9922Hours: Monday to Thursday and Sunday 10:30 am – 9:00 pmFriday and Saturday 10:30 am – 9:30 pm Kaiten-zushi, or conveyor belt sushi, is so cool. It’s small colored plates with different options to pick from that go around the seating areas on a conveyor belt. You pick your plate off the conveyor belt and stack your plates when your done and are charged based on the different colors and number of plates. It gives you a great opportunity to try lots of different things without committing to entire rolls if you don’t know that you like them or not. We got to…
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Cinnamon’s
1777 Ala Moana Blvd Honolulu, HI 96815808-670-1915Hours: Monday to Sunday 7:00 am – 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm Cinnamon’s is one of my favorite places to eat breakfast… anywhere. Back in 2014 we were headed to a breakfast place Kellyne had picked and for some reason it didn’t work out and I had to find a replacement. I found Cinnamons and everyone was a bit hangry at the time so the 2 hour wait didn’t help matters. I wandered off to the upstairs area in that shopping center and stumbled upon a chocolate store which had a chocolate tasting tour of sorts and it was fantastic. That…
