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Latest Additions:

10/5/07:		AmerAisa & Sumo Sushi
1/31/07:		Slate Street Cafe
1/29/07:		Yanni's Mediterranean Bar
1/21/06:		2000 Vietnam
1/21/06:		Siam Cafe
11/21/05:		Bun Huggers
10/4/05:		Cafe Miche
10/4/05:		Socorro Springs
9/24/05:		Sammy's Deli
9/24/05:		Acosta's Mexican Restaurant

Highest Rated:

	Cafe Miche:	4.2
	I Love Sushi:	4.1
	India Kitchen:	4.0
	Siam Cafe:	3.8
	Socorro Springs:	3.8

Lowest Rated:

K-Bob's Steakhouse:

1.6

Latest Comments:

5/15/08:	Best Burgers
10/4/07:	Slate Street
1/29/07:	We haven't been back.
11/30/06:	hi jp
11/30/06:	hi
10/16/06:	Wow!
8/8/06:	good home cooking
8/8/06:	I think the Manny's Buckhorn the best
8/8/06:	good food
8/8/06:	THE BEST EVER

Socorro Springs

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Socorro Springs is a bit of an oddity in the culinary landscape of Socorro. Good food. Good beer. Good service. Good everything, pretty much. Their selection of pizzas, sandwiches, and miscellaneous food runs the gambit from the classical to high-yuppie.

While they have a great selection and variety of foods on their menu, the heart of Socorro Springs is pizza, sandwiches, and beer. Their many pizzas are cooked in a wood stove at high-heat just like a real pizza should be -- you won’t find any pasty, cardboard-like fast-food pizzas here!

They serve just about any kind of pizza and calzone you would want, and you can mix and match the menu to round out whatever your tastebuds are eager for. Heidi’s favorite is the 49’er, a pizza with artichoke hearts. While I really like all the pizzas I’ve had there, I usually order the Reuben (it’s rare to get a good Reuben sandwich)... and the last time I ordered an Ajo (a pizza made with just olive oil, mozzarella, garlic -- lots of garlic), I was banned from eating it again.

Socorro Springs is also a microbrewery, and they have a collection of good beers that are made on the premises. Once again, they have a variety of beers ranging from light to dark, and a few specialties that are available at certain times of the year, such as the Pumpkin Patch Ale they make around Halloween. I typically order the Brown-Eyed Molley, a nice dark, full-flavored, and refreshing beer. Another of our favorite seasonals is the Santaberry Ale. If you find something you like, you can order a Growler (1/2 gallon glass jug) of it to take home, too. You can even order kegs for larger gatherings.

Socorro Springs also doesn’t sit on its laurels. There’s always something new on the menu, or some kind of event going on (like live music). More recently, they’ve opened an espresso bar that’s open as early as 6:30am.

Before it moved from its original location just off the plaza, Socorro Springs had a wonderful tavern-like feel to it, although it was cramped and noisy. Recently, they moved to a new location at the north end of town, just a couple of blocks down from the highway off-ramp. The new building is anything but cramped, and although it is a completely different style than the old location, it is just as distinctive and cozy.

My only real complain with Socorro Springs is the parking. The new location has a tiny parking lot up front that everyone tries to cram into, with a large parking lot behind it. The two lots are connected by a thin strip of pavement barely large enough for two cars to pass through. I would have preferred a larger parking area in front so it wasn’t so difficult to get into.

My parents came to visit just two weeks after the restaurant reopened, and they really enjoyed it. After seeing how busy it was, my father’s only concern was that the new place might still be too small. If that’s the worst my father has to say about it, then they must be doing something right.