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Frontier Restaurant is a landmark New Mexican cuisine restaurant, located near the main campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [2] [3] [4] It is one of the city's most popular restaurants, serving about 4,000 customers per day in 2000, [5] and is open daily from 5 am to 12 am. The restaurant has five dining rooms ...
The name comes from the Greek γύρος ( gyros, 'circle' or 'turn'). It is a calque of the Turkish döner, from dönmek, also meaning "turn". [7] In Athens and other parts of southern Greece, the skewered meat dish elsewhere called souvlaki is known as kalamaki, while souvlaki is a term used generally for gyros, and similar dishes. [8]
Designated NMSRCP. May 23, 1969. La Glorieta is a historic hacienda in Albuquerque, New Mexico, believed to be the oldest residence in the city. Its exact age is unknown, but it is known to have been standing in 1803 and possibly dates back as far as the 17th century. [3] It has been the home of several generations of prominent New Mexicans ...
Three cultural festivals were in full swing this weekend around Albuquerque: the Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival at Balloon Fiesta Park, the Turkish Festival at the Raindrop Foundation Cultural ...
History of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The history of Albuquerque, New Mexico dates back up to 12,000 years, beginning with the presence of Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers in the region. Gradually, these nomadic people adopted a more settled, agricultural lifestyle and began to build multi-story stone or adobe dwellings now known as pueblos by 750 CE.
The legacy of the M. & J. Sanitary Tortilla Factory in the 400 block of Second Street SW dates back to its heyday as a culinary cornerstone of New Mexican cuisine in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The building is located a few blocks from the intersection of the historic Route 66 (Central Avenue) and the Santa Fe Railroad that parallels Second Street.
Downtown Albuquerque aerial. Downtown Albuquerque is the central business district of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is where a significant number of the city's highrise buildings are located, and is the center of government and business for the Greater Albuquerque metropolitan region. Downtown is roughly defined as the central area ...
United States. Coordinates. 35°04′52″N 106°42′24″W / . 35.081075°N 106.706574°W. / 35.081075; -106.706574. Website. www .macslasierraabq .com. Mac's La Sierra is a New Mexican cuisine restaurant in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. [1] It is a landmark restaurant on U.S. Route 66.