Al&#x27;s Big Dipper

I really wish they had Whataburger in California! I always try to stop and get a Honey Butter…read moreChicken Biscuit for breakfast when traveling because they are so dang good! I'm knocking this location down a star because their shake machine was down when I was there and I really wanted to try their Dr. Pepper shake. I feel like service was average for a fast food place as to be expected. They had an armed security guard so that was kind of interesting. Overall, the restaurant was clean and I got my Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit so I was happy enough.

My go to is the honey butter chicken biscuit; it's a breakfast item. Their hash brown sticks are…read moregood I just wish you got more. Their lemonade drinks are good I had the raspberry prickler Sadly no locations in California so when I'm in a state with a Whataburger it's a must stop for me Friendly staff and decent pricing can't go wrong with this fast food spot

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Stackers Burger

4.3(74 reviews)

0.1 mi•Downtown

This was a straight up delicious smashburger. So good, that it was easy to overlook the calamity…read morethat acquiring it turned out to be. So I got into Albuquerque early, and wanted lunch even though it was a little before 11am (having come from the east cost). This place inside the 505 food hall was recommended to me by Mia, the local Albuquerque community manager. I got there about 10:55, they open at 11, and knew what I wanted to eat about two minutes prior to that. I approached the counter... and well... was told not to for two more minutes, pretty curtly. OK fine, i can respect that, and the fact your day must not be off to a good start. So I come back at 11:01 and place my order for the El Burqueno burger with fries. That's a double smash cheeseburger with fried onions, green chiles, and a garlic ailoi on a grilled buttered bun. I grab a seat nearby to wait, and can see a commotion forming around the kitchen. Apparently, their frier would not turn on, so basically fries were taken to another restaurant in the food hall, brought back, and served to me. Which made things take a little longer, but was more a point of craziness for the staff than me. Neither the fries, or the burger suffered at all. In fact, the burger was one of the most on-point smashburgers I have had in recent memory. A wonderful brown crust on both smashed patties, and skirted with lots of melty cheese. The bun definitely had a rich buttery flavor, and it all came together nicely. So, mild curtness and foibles aside, this was a great stop, and I would recommend it to others seeking a smashburger adorned with chiles.

Food Ordered door dash. Single mustard burger and tots. It…read morewas ok. The single is very single not much meat. Veggies on burger good. Seemed mike more bun than beef. The tots are marginal seemed undercooked. I give it a 3 out of 5.

1.9 mi•Midtown/University

Mushroom Melt Smash Burger.

Mushroom Melt with Drink & Fries

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Vanilla Milkshake

Frontier

4.2(2.7k reviews)

Well priced! Awesome customer service! Well flavored food! Daily specials! Free chile/beans for…read moredine in (not sure as I didn't eat there)! Spacious! Free parking! It's a hit for me. I ordered the cinnamon roll, frozen horchata, green chile stew (comes with a warm tortilla), and adovada taco. The total comes out to less than $20! In this economy?! That's amazing. The most expensive item of my item was the iced horchata, which was good. The food still takes the spotlight though. The cinnamon roll could use a TINY bit more cinnamon and brown sugar, but is still pretty good. I'd definitely come back here.

It seems like this place has been around forever. I remember passing by this restaurant as a kid…read moreand seeing the wagon wheel chandeliers from the road. Directly across the street from University of New Mexico's main entrance, this place is packed when school is in session. This place is huge, but not at first glance. Walk into the retro-looking, Western themed dining room, and you'll see a huge menu board above the order counter. There is are several freestyle soda machines in the middle of the room. There are little digital screens in the corner where you watch for your order number and a counter in the corner where you go pick up your food. It's not until you go into the next room that you discover there is another "next room," and then another. There is a lot of art on the walls, including several John Wayne pictures. The girl at the counter who took our order was an absolute ray of sunshine--so friendly and sweet. We ordered the green chili cheeseburger with onion rings and the daily special which is the "green pile-up" (beans, hash browns, scrambled egg, and green chili beef). The good came our talented quickly, and was quite yummy. Frontier is an Albuquerque classic. If it old? Yes, but it has a huge faithful following, not including the things of UNM students that pack this giant diner during the school year. It may not be a "must try" for some, but if you want Albuquerque nostalgia, this is your place. Btw--it's pretty darn cheap,!

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Complimentary Sopapillas ($0)

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Mexican Combo ($11) w/ Christmas enchiladas, rice, beans and a crunchy taco

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

4.0(12 reviews)

2.2 mi•Airport/Base

All right, they did pretty damn good. This time wasn't severely overpriced. I think what happened…read morewas. I bought a very large meal but even still it seemed like a bit much for how small everything was but it is very tasty. I got the box that was very happy.

Yummy yummy and giving their competitors across the street a run for their money! Love the tenders…read moredipped in sauce and the fries cooked well done. Clean, tasty and great staff; one team members at this location helped recover a purse I left at a table. I was shocked that everything was still there! 10/10!

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Papa Frank's

4.9(101 reviews)

0.5 mi•Downtown

OK, I have to think my Yelp family for finding the absolute best breakfast burritos, and all of…read moreAlbuquerque!!! They are conveniently located an easy to get to. We were staying in a motel down the street and got up the next morning and backtracked to come visit and get some burritos after looking on yelp and hearing how great they were. So I was prepared for it to look like a house and maybe to have a problem parking, but there was NO problem parking in fact I was able to park right out front on the street. There is actually a parking lot across the street too, so I don't see what the issue would be parking here. We intended on ordering a few breakfast burritos and take them along with us for the road, but it smelled so good in here and the music was great as well as the company, so we decided to at least sit down and taste our burritos before heading on our way. Turns out it was too hard for my husband to stop so he finished his and ordered another to go for later. Everything is hot and fresh. The eggs are cracked and cooked right after you order they have more than just breakfast burritos here and I imagine everything would be just as great. We definitely know where to go when we come back to town. If you are looking for a nice hot breakfast with some very friendly people this is your place. The owners are so friendly and I didn't even mention how reasonably priced they are. This is something that you usually don't see. I see that they are close to the courthouse. I would imagine serving jury duty here would be awesome! I would be coming here every day and trying everything on the menu at lunch. If you are anywhere nearby or even if you're just driving through town on route 66 take a detour and come find them it will be well worth it!

Super friendly service. They have AC. Food is delicious and appropriately priced. Tables and…read morebathrooms were a little grimey but considering this is a hole in the wall mom and pop shop, it wasn't too bad. My only gripe is that they served it with a plastic fork and the food kept falling off from the oil. I wanted more in each bite! It was yummy.

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Breakfast burrito w/ no meat

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View from out front

Dog House Drive In

4.1(370 reviews)

0.5 mi•Downtown

Had to visit the iconic breaking bad spot where Jesse sold meth! Place is small but homey feeling…read moreand staff are very friendly. Menu is priced very well and there is a good variety of food. I got a grilled cheese, fries and vanilla shake and it was all delicious, the grilled cheese was a classic grilled cheese and fries were perfectly crisp. Vanilla shake was fresh and perfect amount of sweetness. So glad we got to check this place out

Awful customer service. I went there at 8:30. I called to place an order and they said no. I then…read moreasked if they were open and they said yes , then they went and took someone else's order who pulled up after me. Poor customer service is my pet peeve. I wanted to eat here but if you ignore me and act rude while i stand to take an order and go on to someone else I have no desire to support you and am sad the community does. Please improve your business process - respectfully.

2.1 mi•Midtown/University

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Foot Long Chili Dog

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Wow, they have dog house t-shirts, wonder what they look like

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

3.7(46 reviews)

Good food and service but WTF is up with your employees decked out in full on Halloween makeup in…read moreApril? Are there no standards anymore? Sorry but I don't want to be unnerved when I go to relax at a burger joint. They don't have to change I'll just change the location I go to.

The matchstick fries were decent, Pepsi (which they carry) is too sweet, and the burger was…read moreridiculously salty (bordering on inedible-and I need seasoning) and the meat was tipping on the edge of going bad. So all-in-all not what I was looking or hoping for in this place. Service and ambience are fast food.

1.9 mi•Midtown/University

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Laguna Burger

3.8(31 reviews)

Place is clean, which is saying something for being around all the dirty college and street kids…read more They serve beer which cool. And the food is awesome. I had such a good burger. I ate it before I could take a picture of it.

Adjacent to Flock of Moons brewery with an ordering barcode on the fence of the adjoining patio…read moregate. You are notified when your order is ready. The Laguna Wimp Burger was perfectly cooked and was loaded with green chilies. The onion petals are definitely the best way I've had fried onions; crunchy outside with a juicy middle. Parking is available along the street.

Salmon bacon burger

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Root Beer Float

McDonald's

1.6(39 reviews)

0.6 mi•Downtown

HORRIBLE customer service. They said it'd be "just a minute" at the speaker. I sat for 5+ minutes -…read more2 cars passed me & the people behind me started honking at me. All I ordered was a coffee & I'd used the app. By the time I got to the window, those 2 who passed me had ordered & gotten actual food. When I got to the window, I tried to tell them what happened but she closed the window in my face while I was mid sentence. So rude!!

(for Ryan Trahan to review)I would give 0 stars if I could, get this I went to get 6 cheeseburgers…read moreand guess what they all had no meat I had to wait 10 more minutes to get them and I left and wrote this review.

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Blake's Lotaburger

2.8(124 reviews)

1.4 mi•Old Town

Beautiful food. Service incredibly fast. Only took 2 minutes to get our food. I thoroughly…read morerecommend Blake's Lotsburger!

Good burgers, must have green chile and maybe grilled onions, seasoned fries are the best!…read more Shakes are good too, Service is friendly, fast food vibes but typically have to wait a few minutes as they're cook to order. Inside is diner style original look.

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