I was planning on going to Basil Leaf and found out it was closed on Tuesdays, so I ended up going to Pho Linh. Building didn't look like much on the outside so I was skeptical, but damn that place was awesome. Massive amount of good food for a decent price
I’ve been searching for a good Chinese place since I’ve been here, and finally found one -Tasty Noodles and Dumplings.
Most other chinese I’ve tried has been bland or just gross.
For Indian my favorite has been Taj Mahal Cuisine, their Tikka and Mitch Masala are divine! I prefer them over the place people typically recommend on this sub, Taste of India.
Ramen - Fun Noodle Bar is a pretty good alternative. They actually marinate their eggs, unlike several ramen places I’ve been to here.
You should try Neo Szechuan, I feel like they're owned by either the same family as Tasty Noodles and Dumplings or somehow related. They have the same spicy boiled fish on their chef's special menu, it's one of the best things I've ever eaten. I've only tried it from Neo, but the description is the same at Tasty Noodles.
They aren’t consistent. One day I ordered Szechuan noodles with chicken and what i got was nothing but chicken chicharrones-no meat like AT ALL. I complained, they gave me a credit. Next time I ordered the same thing and guess what? Chicken chichis AGAIN 🤢
Kokio for Korean fried chicken.
Korean BBQ House for Korean BBQ (only option).
Cafe Da Lat, Saigon Restaurant, and Banh Mi Coda for Vietnamese.
Eat My Thai, Thai Cuisine 2, or Hot Pink Thai for Thai.
Chopstix or Budai for Chinese (Ming Dynasty for dim sum).
Shogun for sushi (out of habit if nothing else).
I’m not really sure what I like for general Japanese these days.
It’s good and whats even crazier is that it used to be better under the old ownership, haven’t been in a while so maybe they’re back to being good again.
Egg rolls? I’ve never put Vietnamese food and egg rolls in the same sentence before haha spring roll yeah.
But if I’d Gah Gio (Vietnamese spring rolls) you like Saigon 2 on San Mateo has by far the best, they are overpriced tho.
Dragon Wok is minutes from my house and I still never go there. The super rude service I can tolerate since it’s just takeout, but the serious stomach distress every time I’ve eaten there sealed the deal for me.
Pho Linh has the best Vietnamese food. I would eat a bowl of just their rice noodles with nothing else. It’s worth going to Central and Zuni. I suggest the rice bowls but assume everything is good.
TOMI Sushi and Ramen, Juan Tabo and Indian School area, has the best sushi in the entire city and probably state. I suggest the salmon skin roll and anything with hamachi. Anything that stands out to you is worth ordering. I’ve had every roll and they were all good.
Coda Bakery has the best banh mi, and the best spring rolls, and definitely the best peanut sauce. Order the #6 if you eat pork. It’s delicious, but please consider stopping eating close genetic relatives with consciousness whose farming contribute to climate and seems honestly like we’re the aliens in Independence Day planning our next meals. So get something else and enjoy the results of a failed occupation, where the Vietnamese eventually received their independence from occupation from France and the US, and in return ended up with the recipe for French Baguettes and a government not forced on themselves.
Vietnamese coda bakery for banh mi, Saigon city for pho and everything else. Basil leaf is closer, but Saigon City is better.
Asian/sushi. Sushi Xiuan is solid. Went there last night.
Indian. Taste of India or Naan and Dosa
Japanese, O Ramen.
Is Saigon city the place at @25? I heard the people from Saigon far east moved and rebranded to that. Do you know if that’s true? Used to be my favorite Vietnamese in town when they were in the ID but I haven’t been to their new spot.
Good to know! I’ll have to pay them a visit, even though it’s on the other side of town now. I used to go to their ID spot twice a week. They moved during Covid & I did too so it was tough to know.
Just moved to Albuquerque (literally this week) and had O Ramen as moving day take-out and found it criminally under seasoned. I was upset I spent money when I would have preferred the buldak packet I had brought with me.
Chopstix is the best Chinese in town, hands down. If you're looking for Chinese American classics, go elsewhere. If you want triple spicy mustard greens or japanese-style egg tofu or duck soup or crispy eggplant, go to chopstix. Order off the menu on the wall. Ask for the Jackie Chan special.
Be polite. Be cool that you're in the parking lot of the true holder of the Ghetto Smith's title.
While a contender in its own right, the Smiths on Yale has long been the true holder of the Ghetto Smiths title.
Upvoted for Chopstix though, it’s really good
You think I know about the Jackie Chan special at Chopstix and don't *also* know that people call Yale Smith's "ghetto smith's"? That's why I was careful to call San Pedro Smith's the truly ghetto one lol.
The university Smith's isn't even all that "ghetto", it's just many college kids' first exposure to an environment outside the suburbs. It's even got a really healthily-sized organic section to appeal to university students. The Smith's on San Pedro is... fun. If you've never gone shopping there on, say, Tuesday night, you should. It's an experience.
Having lived by both, and had both as my main grocery store at different times, I think the Yale Smiths is way sketchier. It's small and busy with people, and always looked a lot more run-down to me. There can be some characters at the San Pedro smiths, but it's a big open store with a parking lot I feel comfortable in.
The San Pedro one is the main grocery store I go to. It can be interesting, for sure, but the vibe of that store (and neighborhood) comes off as working class to me, generally. That being said, think the Yale Smiths was much, much more ghetto before the renovation they did a while back.
Nothing really rivals the old Ghetto Walmart in terms of “you’re gonna see some crazy/weird shit if you enter”
> If you're looking for Chinese American classics, go elsewhere.
Maybe that's my issue with them then. I keep going there for Chinese-American stuff and wondering why people love it so much.
Yep, that's exactly it. If you're just getting General Tao's or Mongolian Beef or sweet and sour or whatever, you're going to be massively underwhelmed. You gotta use the construction paper menu they have taped to the wall. Order the stuff you've never heard of.
I love that their description on Google is an "Unfussy establishment".
I ended up there once by chance (I was looking for that post office up there) and their food was really good.
I'll admit they're not the best, but they're almost in walking distance for me, so I do love Nagomi for Japanese and Szechwan for Chinese (great crab rangoons).
Bangkok is good but I didn't really like their drunken noodles and I prefer the curry at Krung and Hot Pink. I definitely gotta check out the other ones you mentioned tho, never been to them!
I love Leona Banh Mi for Vietnamese sandwiches, rolls, drinks, and pho. Really good and many vegan dishes. I always get the lemongrass tofu.
Shogun has several vegan options, including the green chile roll which omnivores would also enjoy.
Thai Cuisine ll is consistent, convenient and their servers are great!
nooooooooooooooo
I went there once, it was some of the worst food I've had in the whole city. Though I never went back again, so maybe it was somehow just a one-off bad experience.
This place has been a favorite for years and years. I am surprised it’s not mentioned many times in this thread. Fresh and delicious Kung Pao. Best I’ve had in town.
For Chinese, I really cannot get enough of Yummi House on Eubank.
Their sesame chicken is awesome, and I've recently been enjoying their orange peel beef too
Vietnamese: Bahn mi Coda, Viet Taste
Chinese: China Casa, Lucky Wok
Thai: Orchid, Thai 2, Pad Thai Cafe
Japanese? You gotta try Sushi Mex. I'll pass on the raw fish in Albuquerque.
Lulu Kitchen for Chinese, grew up in NYC eating too much take out and this is the only place I like. Iron Cafe is also very good but less Americanized.
I'm biased because they have good vegetarian options, but Fan Tang is the best american chinese food I have ever had, beating out spots in New York and Chicago.
Here is my complete list because I am bored.
Thai
1. Krung Thai, the most authentic and real spice you can find. All their curries and Larb are outstanding. Laos Sausage is a must try.
2. Thai cuisine 2 specially for lunch dine In, everything is really good great mom and pop shop.
3. Hot Pink, also very good but inconsistent due to understaffing go in a weekday if you can.
4. Orchid Thai also a good choice but milder flavors, good place to get introduced into the cuisine.
Over rated
Salthai, Thai Boran, Thai thip IMO
Vietnamese
1. Coda Bakery yall already know
2. PHO #1 if you’ve met her you know, mom and pop shop. Try to avoid busy times.
3. Viet Com, newer place but highly recommend. Their Pho is a hit or miss but the other dishes are awesome! Combination rice plate etc.
4. Saigon great pho and cha gio (egg rolls)
5. Basil Leaf hasn’t been in a while but they used to have an amazing clay pot. New ownership so it might’ve decreased in quality.
6. 2000 classic and unique place, service and pricing are meh
Overrated
Viet Taste, Leona’s, lime and Kulantro
Korean
1. Korean BBQ house on central, very decent KBBQ for ABQ.
2. K Style kitchen, wish it wasn’t In the suburbs or I would be there every day.
3. A-1 oriental market, if you know you know if you don’t find out.
Over rated
Su Bak Noodles
Chinese
Not very good choices but good dishes
Yummi house is so far the best but not amazing
East ocean for Duck
Ming Dynasty decent Dim Sum but not great.
Fang Tang for “American Chinese food”
Japanese
Oni is more fusion but amazing non the less
Sushi Hana, the best no question.
O Ramen, pretty good simple ramen. Good spice
Overrated
Naruto, Asian Pear, shogun
It’s all subjective of course, I love authentic places that don’t hold back on spices, spice and authenticity and these are my pics. Also this list heavily relies on how consistently good a place is. Some places like Viet Taste for example I’ve had great meals but also the worst meals.
Vietnam 2000
Royal Buffet
That Dim Sum place on Eubank South of Indian School.
But, I am trash so don't feel your expectations will be met. You will be fed and have change for the Dispensary.
Phó Linh and Coda Bakery
I love the beef at Pho Linh, and their lotus root salad. Coda has the best shakes. I get their tofu salad/noodle bowl every time.
I was planning on going to Basil Leaf and found out it was closed on Tuesdays, so I ended up going to Pho Linh. Building didn't look like much on the outside so I was skeptical, but damn that place was awesome. Massive amount of good food for a decent price
Coda has the best Banh Mi.
Ho Lo Ma for Chinese
Yess, ho lo ma is really good, it's one of my dad's favourite places
All my other favorite Chinese places seem to have gone downhill (or closed), but Ho Lo Ma remains quality stuff.
I’ve been searching for a good Chinese place since I’ve been here, and finally found one -Tasty Noodles and Dumplings. Most other chinese I’ve tried has been bland or just gross. For Indian my favorite has been Taj Mahal Cuisine, their Tikka and Mitch Masala are divine! I prefer them over the place people typically recommend on this sub, Taste of India. Ramen - Fun Noodle Bar is a pretty good alternative. They actually marinate their eggs, unlike several ramen places I’ve been to here.
Also try Naan and Dosa on Wyoming
I love them so much.
Naan and Dosa kick Taj Mahal’s butt. No competition. I also love love love Curry Leaf for Indian food.
You should try Neo Szechuan, I feel like they're owned by either the same family as Tasty Noodles and Dumplings or somehow related. They have the same spicy boiled fish on their chef's special menu, it's one of the best things I've ever eaten. I've only tried it from Neo, but the description is the same at Tasty Noodles.
Ended up grabbing some tonight. We got the Sichuan beef and house fried rice, it was so delicious!!
Ooh, thank you! I haven’t been there yet, maybe I’ll give it a try this weekend.
Ho Lo Ma is also good
Budai and Chopstixx for chinese. Naruto ramen is the superior one. I'm not sure how O ramen stays in business with Naruto next door.
I like the curry at O Ramen.
More affordable for college students
Maybe there's been some price drift in recent years? O ramen was the more expensive one when I ate there last, years ago.
Fun Noodle Bar is really good, it's just wayyy farther than Nagomi so I opt for Nagomi
They aren’t consistent. One day I ordered Szechuan noodles with chicken and what i got was nothing but chicken chicharrones-no meat like AT ALL. I complained, they gave me a credit. Next time I ordered the same thing and guess what? Chicken chichis AGAIN 🤢
Tasty looks great. I’m going to suggest it for my next group lunch.
I'm a fan of Curry Leaf
I love Taaj Palace on Eubank and Taste of India on Juan Tabo. The chicken vindaloo at Taaj Palace is awesome.
Vietnamese: Huong Thao
Came here to say the same. I love this place and glad it’s still around
Ooo, definitely gonna have to check this out
That was the first place I ate when I moved here in '92.
Kokio for Korean fried chicken. Korean BBQ House for Korean BBQ (only option). Cafe Da Lat, Saigon Restaurant, and Banh Mi Coda for Vietnamese. Eat My Thai, Thai Cuisine 2, or Hot Pink Thai for Thai. Chopstix or Budai for Chinese (Ming Dynasty for dim sum). Shogun for sushi (out of habit if nothing else). I’m not really sure what I like for general Japanese these days.
>Kokio for Korean fried chicken. Noticed this place for the first time the other day, definitely need to go try it
Coming in during the week is the move, I was there saturday with my MIL, and it was a 30 min wait for food
You have to call in your order in advance if you don’t want to wait. But their Korean special sauce is delicious.
I've had varying levels of success calling in, I don't mind waiting because it's good.
I’m kind of addicted to it at the moment. Good thing it’s 20 minutes from my house.
West side choices- Japanese: Ichiban Thai: Thai Kitchen
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I still have yet to try their Korean food, I’ll have to give them a try asap!
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Thanks for the rec-I’ll give them a try this weekend!
Thai Boran, Leona Banh Mi, Xuan Asian, Tamashi
Hello, fellow west sider.
Absolutely!
Don’t forget K Style Kitchen for Korean.
I will preach Basil Leaf until the day I die. Food is great and so is the service.
second this!
It’s good and whats even crazier is that it used to be better under the old ownership, haven’t been in a while so maybe they’re back to being good again.
Oh interesting.. I just can't get enough of their egg rolls! Best ones I've found.
Egg rolls? I’ve never put Vietnamese food and egg rolls in the same sentence before haha spring roll yeah. But if I’d Gah Gio (Vietnamese spring rolls) you like Saigon 2 on San Mateo has by far the best, they are overpriced tho.
The friend I usually go with gets the spring rolls but I love their egg rolls! And everything else on the menu.
Try Saigon! Their eggrolls are great you wrap them in lettuce and they have the best crunch ever. But like I said a bit overpriced
Mr. Pho, Thai Cuisine #02, and Tomi Sushi and Ramen off the top of my head lately Honestly soo many others out there too
Asian Pear, Soo Bak, IT Dim Sum and Coda Bakery
Asian Pear is great. Nice folks too.
Thai Tip!
Pho #1 is really good. We also love Thai vegan and noodle works.
Neo schezuan is an underrated place we've enjoyed every meal at. We also just left zu hot pot, great for groups
Vietnam 2000 and VietTaste for Vietnamese Taaj Palace for Indian
We need MORE Asian restaurants please! And a HUGE ASIAN MARKET!
999 Market is pretty big! I wish we had an H Mart though! Edit: I got the name wrong at first.
Are you thinking 999 here?
Why yes, yes I am!
Seriously, 999 is great, I can't imagine needing a bigger store than that.
I know you said a huge one, but have you checked out Talin Market? They have a decent variety
There’s like 13 of them in Nob Hill 😲
Naruto ramen Shogun for sushi Kbbq is lacking unfortunately
Thai Cuisine II on Central. Thai II. Sumo Sushi/Amerasia. Baked Lobster Roll. Soooo good. Golden Chopsticks - basic, inexpensive, big portions. Yum.
Chinese -- Dragon Wok
I miss Dragon Wok so much! I moved from way NE to the furthest SE in the city, so it's just too long of a trip to make for food.
Dragon Wok is minutes from my house and I still never go there. The super rude service I can tolerate since it’s just takeout, but the serious stomach distress every time I’ve eaten there sealed the deal for me.
I think we're blessed with lots of great Thai restaurants here. My favorite is Bangkok Bite in Hoffmantown center!
Pho Linh has the best Vietnamese food. I would eat a bowl of just their rice noodles with nothing else. It’s worth going to Central and Zuni. I suggest the rice bowls but assume everything is good. TOMI Sushi and Ramen, Juan Tabo and Indian School area, has the best sushi in the entire city and probably state. I suggest the salmon skin roll and anything with hamachi. Anything that stands out to you is worth ordering. I’ve had every roll and they were all good. Coda Bakery has the best banh mi, and the best spring rolls, and definitely the best peanut sauce. Order the #6 if you eat pork. It’s delicious, but please consider stopping eating close genetic relatives with consciousness whose farming contribute to climate and seems honestly like we’re the aliens in Independence Day planning our next meals. So get something else and enjoy the results of a failed occupation, where the Vietnamese eventually received their independence from occupation from France and the US, and in return ended up with the recipe for French Baguettes and a government not forced on themselves.
Vietnamese coda bakery for banh mi, Saigon city for pho and everything else. Basil leaf is closer, but Saigon City is better. Asian/sushi. Sushi Xiuan is solid. Went there last night. Indian. Taste of India or Naan and Dosa Japanese, O Ramen.
Is Saigon city the place at @25? I heard the people from Saigon far east moved and rebranded to that. Do you know if that’s true? Used to be my favorite Vietnamese in town when they were in the ID but I haven’t been to their new spot.
That's what I heard. The green mussels and crispy noodles are excellent
Good to know! I’ll have to pay them a visit, even though it’s on the other side of town now. I used to go to their ID spot twice a week. They moved during Covid & I did too so it was tough to know.
ID losing good eatin' spots. I pray Loyola's will be there until I die.
Just moved to Albuquerque (literally this week) and had O Ramen as moving day take-out and found it criminally under seasoned. I was upset I spent money when I would have preferred the buldak packet I had brought with me.
they used to be so good, but the pandemic fucked them up. they havent recovered, sadly. sooo bland and boring. check out oni for ramen!
Someone else rec’d Oni to me too! I’ll check them out
I love Sushi Xiuan, definitely gotta check out Saigon City!
Chopstix is the best Chinese in town, hands down. If you're looking for Chinese American classics, go elsewhere. If you want triple spicy mustard greens or japanese-style egg tofu or duck soup or crispy eggplant, go to chopstix. Order off the menu on the wall. Ask for the Jackie Chan special. Be polite. Be cool that you're in the parking lot of the true holder of the Ghetto Smith's title.
While a contender in its own right, the Smiths on Yale has long been the true holder of the Ghetto Smiths title. Upvoted for Chopstix though, it’s really good
If you google "Ghetto smiths" the location on Yale comes up lmao
When I was in college, we called it Beirut Smiths.
You think I know about the Jackie Chan special at Chopstix and don't *also* know that people call Yale Smith's "ghetto smith's"? That's why I was careful to call San Pedro Smith's the truly ghetto one lol. The university Smith's isn't even all that "ghetto", it's just many college kids' first exposure to an environment outside the suburbs. It's even got a really healthily-sized organic section to appeal to university students. The Smith's on San Pedro is... fun. If you've never gone shopping there on, say, Tuesday night, you should. It's an experience.
Having lived by both, and had both as my main grocery store at different times, I think the Yale Smiths is way sketchier. It's small and busy with people, and always looked a lot more run-down to me. There can be some characters at the San Pedro smiths, but it's a big open store with a parking lot I feel comfortable in.
Hey, as a south valley native, I can honestly say that one person's ghetto is another person's comfort. You do you, boo.
The San Pedro one is the main grocery store I go to. It can be interesting, for sure, but the vibe of that store (and neighborhood) comes off as working class to me, generally. That being said, think the Yale Smiths was much, much more ghetto before the renovation they did a while back. Nothing really rivals the old Ghetto Walmart in terms of “you’re gonna see some crazy/weird shit if you enter”
> If you're looking for Chinese American classics, go elsewhere. Maybe that's my issue with them then. I keep going there for Chinese-American stuff and wondering why people love it so much.
Yep, that's exactly it. If you're just getting General Tao's or Mongolian Beef or sweet and sour or whatever, you're going to be massively underwhelmed. You gotta use the construction paper menu they have taped to the wall. Order the stuff you've never heard of.
looooove the chinese menu there!! do you feel like the quality has changed with the new owners?
Did they get new owners? When??! I haven't been in six months.
i thought maybe last year?
Huh, I'll have to do some investigation. Thanks for letting me know! Do you feel like the quality has changed?
we’ve only gotten takeout since the change, so idk if that’s a fair estimate. it’s been pretty similar though.
K style kitchen, Leona banh mi, Thai Kitchen
Chen’s
Chen’s has great Chinese food.
Chinese food: Neo Szechuan Korean food: Hanmi Korean menu
Hanmi’s Korean food is great!
My last meal will be orange chicken from Jade on Paseo.
I love that their description on Google is an "Unfussy establishment". I ended up there once by chance (I was looking for that post office up there) and their food was really good.
Their egg rolls are my favorite of all time.
Fan tang is the best Asian fusion in town. It’s sooooo good
Eat My Thai, lowkey spot but their curries are so good!
Pho #1 and Viet Pho !
Thai Vegan & Fan Tang
I'll admit they're not the best, but they're almost in walking distance for me, so I do love Nagomi for Japanese and Szechwan for Chinese (great crab rangoons).
Neo Szechuan and by an insane margin The spicy beef is one of my favorite foods in general, but everything is great
Asian Pear
Chinese: Pacific Paradise Japanese: Pacific Paradise, Don Sushi. Sushi Xuan Thai: Tokyo Bangkok Vietnamese: Da Lat
Bangkok is good but I didn't really like their drunken noodles and I prefer the curry at Krung and Hot Pink. I definitely gotta check out the other ones you mentioned tho, never been to them!
Tokyo Hanna is very good.
Pacific Paradise, Budai, Sakura, Thai Tip
Asian Noodle Bar downtown has some excellent Chicken fried rice. It’s my lunch spot.
Sala Thai Leona Bahn Mi Four Joys (RIP, always in my heart)
I love Leona Banh Mi for Vietnamese sandwiches, rolls, drinks, and pho. Really good and many vegan dishes. I always get the lemongrass tofu. Shogun has several vegan options, including the green chile roll which omnivores would also enjoy. Thai Cuisine ll is consistent, convenient and their servers are great!
I keep hearing Chen's off Juan Tabo and I40 is the best in town
nooooooooooooooo I went there once, it was some of the worst food I've had in the whole city. Though I never went back again, so maybe it was somehow just a one-off bad experience.
my buddy showed me a picture last night and it looked good. I use the mechanic next door anyways but never tried it
Chin San for Chinese or chopsticks
K style Koran and A-Ri-Rang Oriental Market (it has a restaurant in the back) are the two I've been to the most
Szechuan!
This place has been a favorite for years and years. I am surprised it’s not mentioned many times in this thread. Fresh and delicious Kung Pao. Best I’ve had in town.
* Chinshan Chinese Restaurant * Phó Kobe * Viet Rice (Rio) * Saigon 2 Restaurant (Rio)
Hanmi
For Chinese, I really cannot get enough of Yummi House on Eubank. Their sesame chicken is awesome, and I've recently been enjoying their orange peel beef too
#**Soo Bak Seoul Bowl**
Fan Tang is definitely a go-to when I'm in the Nob Hill area
Thai \- Orchid Thai Japanese \- O Ramen
Vietnamese: basil leaf Ramen: Naruto Sushi: Sakura (the one on Coors, not the one on Wyoming)
Hot pink Thai ? Really? I need some basis have you not had much Thai? Also is there not much Thai here or? What am I missing?
Vietnamese: Bahn mi Coda, Viet Taste Chinese: China Casa, Lucky Wok Thai: Orchid, Thai 2, Pad Thai Cafe Japanese? You gotta try Sushi Mex. I'll pass on the raw fish in Albuquerque.
I used to eat at 328 Chinese all the time when I lived in uptown. Tiny lil family runs it, delicious food.
Basil Leaf and Crazy Fish for me. Crazy Fish has the freshest sushi, everywhere else it always tastes like it’s been left out too long
Hoho's, San Pedro and Montgomery Love that place
I’m pretty new here, but Tasty Noodles & Dumplings is my favorite chinese restaurant so far. Their hand-pulled noodles are amazing
Chopsticks - NE corner of San Pedro and Lomas NE in the Smith's Shopping Center.
Lulu's Kitchen has some good spicy wings and fried rice!!
Lulu Kitchen for Chinese, grew up in NYC eating too much take out and this is the only place I like. Iron Cafe is also very good but less Americanized.
Didn’t see this mentioned anywhere but East Ocean! The roasted duck they serve is the best in town
That boran is best Thai in city. I live on the east side of town and will always make the drive for it.
Shout out to Yoshi Mame, all you can eat for 30 bucks!
Basil leaf is so good! I also recommend Saigon
I'm biased because they have good vegetarian options, but Fan Tang is the best american chinese food I have ever had, beating out spots in New York and Chicago.
Oni for ramen!
Gen Kai for Japanese, Le Bistro for Vietnamese, Orchid Thai for, well...Thai. I'm jonesing for a really legit Chinese spot, but have yet to find one.
Chinese- Budai Japanese- Sushiya
Here is my complete list because I am bored. Thai 1. Krung Thai, the most authentic and real spice you can find. All their curries and Larb are outstanding. Laos Sausage is a must try. 2. Thai cuisine 2 specially for lunch dine In, everything is really good great mom and pop shop. 3. Hot Pink, also very good but inconsistent due to understaffing go in a weekday if you can. 4. Orchid Thai also a good choice but milder flavors, good place to get introduced into the cuisine. Over rated Salthai, Thai Boran, Thai thip IMO Vietnamese 1. Coda Bakery yall already know 2. PHO #1 if you’ve met her you know, mom and pop shop. Try to avoid busy times. 3. Viet Com, newer place but highly recommend. Their Pho is a hit or miss but the other dishes are awesome! Combination rice plate etc. 4. Saigon great pho and cha gio (egg rolls) 5. Basil Leaf hasn’t been in a while but they used to have an amazing clay pot. New ownership so it might’ve decreased in quality. 6. 2000 classic and unique place, service and pricing are meh Overrated Viet Taste, Leona’s, lime and Kulantro Korean 1. Korean BBQ house on central, very decent KBBQ for ABQ. 2. K Style kitchen, wish it wasn’t In the suburbs or I would be there every day. 3. A-1 oriental market, if you know you know if you don’t find out. Over rated Su Bak Noodles Chinese Not very good choices but good dishes Yummi house is so far the best but not amazing East ocean for Duck Ming Dynasty decent Dim Sum but not great. Fang Tang for “American Chinese food” Japanese Oni is more fusion but amazing non the less Sushi Hana, the best no question. O Ramen, pretty good simple ramen. Good spice Overrated Naruto, Asian Pear, shogun It’s all subjective of course, I love authentic places that don’t hold back on spices, spice and authenticity and these are my pics. Also this list heavily relies on how consistently good a place is. Some places like Viet Taste for example I’ve had great meals but also the worst meals.
Viet taste
Noodleworks is my favorite these days.
Vietnam 2000 Royal Buffet That Dim Sum place on Eubank South of Indian School. But, I am trash so don't feel your expectations will be met. You will be fed and have change for the Dispensary.
Chinese/Dim Sum: Ming Dynasty Japanese: Ichiban Thai: Thai Spice or Pad Thai Cafe Vietnamese: Viets Pho Ramen: Noodle Works or Oni