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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

Slate Street Cafe

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Parking and location: First and foremost, parking is hell during lunch hour. The restaurant caters to the local court houses and thus I think most of its customer base are those who can walk there. Otherwise they might have a slightly better parking area. It's not too hard to find though, which reduces one are of possible frustration.

Interior ambiance: Loud. Then again, we were there in the midst of lunch hour. The place has a "refurbished warehouse" look to it. Not my style, but open. This does have the end result of the volume being louder than it actually is. The tables are a little cramped, but comfortable enough. There's even bar seating which was attractive.

Service: Service was fairly prompt and friendly. The wait-staff was willing to make helpful suggestions and had decent recommendations for the meal. They were a little harried, which I suppose it to be expected during rush hour. When my dining-partner made a complaint about cold coffee, they were pretty fastidious in making sure our needs were handled promptly afterwards.

Food: There's a pleasant mixture of a lot of things. The menu is on-line, and you can check it out yourself. I had the Prime Rib Eye Sandwich with green chile and home-made fries. It smells good and tasted good as well. There didn't seem to be any thing particularly special about it though. I have to warn you to stay away from the coffee. It may have been because it was lunch, but my coffee was burnt and I had to add extra sugar to cover it. My partner, who ordered decaf, was disappointed that his was lukewarm. They did make him a fresh pot and brought it out.

Overall opinion: It's a decent place to eat if you're downtown and want reasonably priced food that isn't cardboard, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there again. However, they apparently do have an extensive wine collection, so if you're into that - you might want to try it out.