Back in late November 2025, I was in Albuquerque, NM, fulfilling my loved ones' Christmas shopping…read morelist wishes. Before leaving town, I headed to the Eastside for Chocolate Cartel. The name certainly intrigued me, but their slogan did too: no fluff . no flair . the best cacao . I was in! While I didn't experience any "fluff," I thought that their chocolates actually did have some flair. They do have items for those bougie friends. Lol. I ordered a sample 6-pack truffle box ($19) that my daughters and I split together: Bee Pollen, Lavender Vanilla, Flowers of Italy, Green Chile & Salt, Pistachio in White, and Peppermint. I really should have gotten a bigger box after seeing how excited my girls were about this. Next time... I also enjoyed a discounted (due to it being broken) green chile and salt chocolate bar. They outsource other niceties: air fresheners, candles, and gelato. I wish I had stomach space for the gelato, but next time! Very nice, helpful service on the 26th. Overall, it is chocolate done maybe a bit simple yet exceedingly well.

I think the Cartel needs a more current review, so I am adding mine…read more I have been buying my specialty chocolate here since they opened the Albuquerque store in 2009. I have tried almost all the other local chocolatiers, and while they are all good, I keep coming back to the Cartel. Nuff said.

DELICIOUS. We were visiting with some family and wanted some good desserts and decided to stop by…read moreOlivia. All of their flavors are delicious and the toppings choices were plentiful. The little girls in our family loved stopping by and this was certainly a highlight of the trip. Would recommended to everyone in the Nob Hill area wanting ice cream (including vegan flavors)

We stopped by after having lunch in Nob Hill. Having been most recently disappointed with a frozen…read moreyogurt chain this visit was refreshing. My husband had his usual chocolate and vanilla and loved it! Frozen yogurt was thick, creamy. I had a mango and watermelon sorbet combo, it was icy, smooth and tasty. Just as I like it. We were particularly happy with the quality and taste compared to some other local offerings. We will be back!

The Italian ice is always good. But they getting skimpy on nachos. This ain't worth 6$. They use to…read morebe 5$ for almost a whole tray. Today for some reason smelled like sewer inside the store. We grabbed our stuff and headed out.

I discovered this place on Instagram actually, and I immediately went to check the yelp ratings…read more Seemed really legit so I went to check it out. I tried several flavors but the watermelon one with gelati ice cream was by far my favorite. It reminded me the most of the water ice in Philly and the Italian ice in so cal that I've grown to love. The mango one was gushing so much I had to stay a while to wipe it all up haha. Ultimately I felt like the flavor I really loved the best was the watermelon. The Dubai chocolate was alright but very over priced indeed. For the price paid it should have been at least a little larger in size. They had a lot of unique snacks as well as long as you're okay with the premium cost, which I paid just to try them. All in all, I would go back some day to have the watermelon flavor again!

10/10 - The caramel cookie with caramel ice cream could be the most scrumptious thing I've eaten in…read moreyears! Now, I must share that the menu and the young man working there did not make any sense. We stood there for over a minute and when I finally greeted him with a smile, he acted like I was interrupting his speech to congress. We asked for a cookie sandwich and received 2 cookies and a dish of ice cream - like, the IKEA version. I asked for "classic" instead of deluxe and was told that didn't exist. I took a picture of it to prove it does. So, either the worker was clueless or the menu needs updating. However the deliciousness of the dessert will bring me back no matter how rude or incompetent the workers are.

3.5 stars A little…read morebit of a drive from my house, but parking was easy and service was quick and friendly. They were out of several kinds of cookies, but I was after the key lime coconut ice cream. For 2 smaller scoops, it was close to $6. It did have a strong key lime flavor, but couldn't see many coconut flakes. I got to do a survey for a free cookie. I waited around for the email to save me a trip, but I got the email long after I got home, so I will return for my cookie. 2024 #37

There's Menchie's in Orlando, Fl, so I was excited to try it in Albuquerque, NM on National Frozen…read moreYogurt Day! It wasn't too busy when we went at 6pm. They have a sign advertising the event running 3-7pm. All of the flavors tasted as advertised and I'd keep coming to try more. They only have 8 flavors at a time, but when they're combined, make another great flavor. Before choosing your flavors, you can sample all of them. After piling on the frozen yogurt, you can add as many toppings you can fit in the 8 oz cup. If you can't find your flavor, they offer ready-made tubs in the freezer. They also have a rewards program on their app. I'll definitely be coming back!

This is one of our weekly staples. We love going here like we though the machines have been down,…read moreso hoping the franchise will help support the owners and getting the machines back up because it's been limited supply in the type of ice cream that's available. We absolutely love it, and we just hope that all the machines are back up very soon.

Delicious, eggy crepe. Ordered the breakfast crepe with sausage and bacon. Not very much meat in…read morethere, it was more potatoes than anything. For a place named, 'Limonata Cafe' the lemonade was just ok. Cool funky place with Matchbox cars and odd art everywhere. Nice staff.

Came here for the first time this morning! It's a cute little place with quiches, crepes, and…read morebakery items being the main star of the show. The patio would be nice when it gets warmer. There was plenty of parking around. My friend and I got the hot raspberry rose latte, the waffles with strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and almonds on top, a 12 oz hot PSL for me, and the nutella bacon crepes and added whipped cream (came out to $36 for the both of us). They had several different soda flavors and many syrups for customization. Staff was friendly. It took a little bit longer than I had thought it would for the crepe and waffle to come out, but we weren't in a hurry. The crepe was very filling and I almost regretted eating the whole thing, but it was so good. Look forward to at least trying the pumpkin loaf for next time. 2025 #80

I just went in on Sunday afternoon. the service was amazing! both Nahomy and Avis were very kind…read more they took great care of my sister and I and offered samples, gave us details about the business since it was our first time in there, and made us feel very welcome. when I went to pay I asked if the credit card tips were given to the employees, and I was told they are not, and the business keeps the credit card tips. (they were unsure where the credit card tips go) id like to emphasize that I asked about the tips, they didn't randomly tell me this. great service!!! just make sure you tip in cash please! Thank you Nahomy and Avis!!! :)

I love this little ice cream shop, the vibe is great with the diner style. The staff is always a…read morejoy to be around and makes the experience even better. Great ice cream too, tastes awesome and really large portions for a decent price. Will definitely be coming back for a long time for a nice cold treat.

I placed an order through DoorDash for a boo batter ice cream taco and one love it smart brookie…read more My order literally came without any packing or boxing. The taco was just thrown in the brown paper bag, ice cream melted everywhere completely unsanitary. Why would it not come packaged or boxed?! And my other ice cream was flipped completely over as well. I'm at loss of words. Disappointing.

Ordered a birthday ice cream cake from here and am very disappointed. Attached is a picture from…read morethe website, which is what I was expecting. Instead, I got the other picture attached. Note that the dark blue outline was added by me to try and fix it (no luck there), but all the cake had was a very poorly written, off centered message. The rest of the icing was also very sloppy. I hope the taste makes up for it!