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What happened to Adelita's Restaurant?

Does anyone know what happened to Adelita's Restaurant (at the NE corner of 4th and Montano)? We stopped by for lunch today, but the place was deserted, and a "For Lease" sign was hanging out in front. Not just closed, but closed for good.

Any DCFers know what happened?

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Permalink Reply by sophie on August 25, 2008 at 7:42pm: Oh no!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Adelita on August 25, 2008 at 7:52pm: I had a restaurant?!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Laura on August 25, 2008 at 8:00pm: Who knew? It's amazing what you learn on DCF, isn't it?!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Adelita on September 2, 2008 at 7:29pm: Did you ever find out what happened?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Laura on September 2, 2008 at 9:42pm: Not yet...I was hoping someone here would know. But there is an Adelita's Restaurant in Santa Fe, so the next time I'm up there, I'll stop in and see if they also operated the ABQ place, and if so, what happened to it.

Sigh. I'll have to go somewhere else for tacos de lengua...or start making my own!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paul7 on September 22, 2008 at 6:05pm: Have never had any luck with lengua cooking, always comes out rubbery. Any secrets?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Laura on September 23, 2008 at 1:26pm: Have you tried cooking lengua in a crock pot? That's my favorite way, and it's always really tender, rather than rubbery. And it's deceptively easy.

1. Unwrap lengua.
2. Place it in a large crock pot.
3. Add 3-4 inches of water. You can put in enough water to cover it, but you don't need to if you're slow cooking it this way.
4. Cover and slow-cook for 8 to 10 hours on medium heat. At the risk of grossing some folks out, you'll know it's done when you can easily peel the rough skin off--it should be as easy as peeling a ripe banana.

While it's cooking you can also throw in spices, onion, garlic, tomatoes, green or red chile, or whatever sounds good.

Mmmm...now I'm hungry!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Spring Griffin on September 22, 2008 at 7:10pm: I thought that I saw it reopened elsewhere but that is wild speculation and I can't remember where.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Eric Renz-Whitmore on September 23, 2008 at 8:08am: Jeez... That place was good -- hope to find it's still out there somewhere.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Atrisqueño on September 23, 2008 at 9:31am: I think that site is cursed for restaurants. I haven't seen one make it there very long.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Adelita on September 23, 2008 at 12:59pm: Atrisqueno - just today while passing by there, my niece and I were talking about how that site is cursed!; ▶ Reply to This

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