Blue Adobe Grille

Best outside of Santa Fe!. Blue Adobe is NEW MEXICAN cuisine. Carne adovada is the benchmark for New Mexican cuisine, and Blue Adobe has the best outside New Mexico so far. Not as good as my ex-girlfriend's mother's near Espa?ola or the Plaza Cafe in Santa Fe, but DARN CLOSE. Go to the Mesa location for the real deal!!

You'll see New Mexico locals/transplants here all the time, you can tell by the Albuquerque/UNM gear. (GO LOBOS!) Service is spot-on, and the restaurant has a familiar atmosphere with simple wooden furniture. They also have a few top shelf tequilas for sipping. Portions are perfect, and you might even end up taking some home if you don't bring an appetite. Lots of scrumptious dishes!

If you've got some out-of-town friends who want to try some DELICIOUS southwestern cooking without pretentiousness, this is the place. It can get busy at dinner, so arrive early dinner or late afternoon for optimal service.…

Best steaks. My husband and I went there for our 5 year anniversary. The staff is awesome our drinks never go less then half full. We made reservations and got right in. We had steak and it was the best steak that I had ever eaten. I highly recommend it to everyone that I know.…

Blue Seafood Enchiladas!. I loved the free chips and smoky flavored salsa to start. The 1800 margaritas could have used a little more 1800, they were a little too sweet and not enough of the good stuff. Our meal was FABULOUS! Blue seafood enchiladas we so great and were a good sized portion. Most of the time you walk out of a Mexican food feeling hopelessly bloated, but I felt great. My fiancée has the Chimi Grande, which lived up to its name in its monumental proportion. He walked out with half in the box. I loved the food, service and atmosphere. I can't wait to go back.…