Finding food to fit your fix and your finances can take some finesse and can be more challenging than an introductory physics class.
Lucky for you, the Daily Lobo compiled a list of not-so-well-known eateries close to campus.
20 Carrots
2110 Central Ave.
(505) 242-1320
If you have been itching for mom’s kitchen, then 20 Carrots might be the place for you. The restaurant has been in the neighborhood for more than 20 years and is filled with cheesy art deco and knickknacks, and the tables are lined by gingham plastic tablecloths.
Offering a large selection of vegetarian choices, 20 Carrots pays homage to the true mom-and-pop concept and is only open six days a week until 5 p.m. If business isn’t bustling, it closes even earlier.
Ho Ho Central Inc.
2132 Central Ave.
(505) 842-8166
Of course, we can’t beat cheap Chinese food. Ho-Ho’s is located on Yale Boulevard. This place won’t impress your date, but if you’re looking for a full meal at a change-found-under-your-cushions price, then this is the place to dine.
On the downside, Ho Ho’s gets marked for cleanliness, but its orange chicken and sweet-and-sour pork are worth trying.
Perico’s Acapulco Chilly’s
109 Yale Blvd
(505) 247-2503
Perico’s is a hole in the wall worth falling into. While it might not be the most spacious or cleanest, that doesn’t matter when you’re knee deep in nacho cheese.
Pericos has arguably the best burritos in town.
Winning Coffee Co.
111 Harvard Drive
(505) 266-0000
Winning Coffee House is within walking distance of the University and is seriously committed to locals. Since it opened about seven years ago, Winning has bursted with atmosphere. What you don’t find in the décor, you’ll find in the regulars on the patio who will gladly
tell you exactly what they think about global warming, chaos theory, international politics, tie-dye and anything else under the Albuquerque sun.
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