I made my way to Old Town in Albuquerque soon after arriving. With the 2 hour time difference I was hungry, not having eaten lunch. But it was still too early to have dinner being only 4pm. Wandering around the historic area I came upon an interesting old pueblo style building. Constructed in 1785 it had a storied history, being a gambling casino, a brothel and apartments, among other things. The first recorded sale of the prooperty was in 1850 when a territorial deed was granted to Quereva Griego De Chavez who purchased it from Jose Delores Chavez. And along the way a Spanish furniture maker occupied the space to both build and sell his work. It has been inhabited by the likes of a nun and a mystical presence from the spirit world in a white dress.
But most recently it has served as a restaurant and saloon. It was in 1975 that it was renovated by the Villa family. They named it High Noon and created an interesting menu that includes beef, poultry, seafood and wild game. Being too late for lunch and too early for dinner, I scanned the bar menu and decided to order two appetizers: the red chile beef bites and the truffle fries. The sirloin tips were very tender with just a hint of heat, a gentle introduction to Southwest cuisine. And the fries were of the shoe string variety perfectly cooked and served with a redoulent sauce. There were so many of them that it was nearly impossible to eat them all before they cooled to room temperature. It was just the right amount of food to sustain me for the remainder of the evening as I explored Old Town.
On my way back to my hotel room I picked up something from Subway for a late night east coast dinner.
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