Ocean's Food Blog

I couldn't wake up earlier on the first day of Hot Air Balloons Fiesta. I rushed out at 5.00am to one of the temporary Park and Ride facility located at Amusement Park, Osuna Road, but it was fully occupied, the line to board the buses was crazily long too. So, I changed my plan, I went to Sandia Peak Tramway in that morning instead. During lunch hour, they stopped tram service due to bad weather, so I visited the only restaurant at the top of the mountain, High Finance Restaurant . You can reserve your table by phone ( 505) 243-9742, or open table, or before you ride the tram.  The ambience of the restaurant is really nice, it's good for hanging out and also for family gathering. The middle section of the restaurant is bar. Through my hiking around the area, I believe the view from the restaurant is breathtaking during sunny day. I would opt this place as proposal location, if it ever happen, :D  I ordered a medium cooked Kobe burger, added mushrooms, onions, and chedda...

During my visit to Albuquerque for Hot Air Balloons Fiesta, I had my breakfast, and dinner at the event venue, so I decided to try something new. I searched for most reviewed restaurants in Albuquerque posted on Yelp, and I found this cafe,  http://www.thegrovecafemarket.com/ . It's located at Albuquerque downtown,  600 Central Ave Se Ste A, Albuquerque, NM 87102. It's a busy cafe, I arrived at 1.00pm and there are lines to place order or pick up pre-ordered food. Surprisingly the waiting for food is not that bad, I sat down at 1.16pm and got my coffee at 1.21pm, and my food Croque Medame at 1.23pm. Croque Medame has Black Forest Ham, Tomato, Whole Grain Mustard, Gruyere Cheese, and Sunny Side Up eggs on Rustic Loaf with fruits on the side. It's awesome, I love it. I see plenty of seats available for party of 2, you might need to wait for a while if more than 2, however the servers are friendly to help you out. The restaurant has plenty of space and tables ...