Owl Cafe

800 Eubank Blvd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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This 1950s-style diner caters to locals with juicy cheeseburgers, blue plate, comfort food specials and homemade desserts. User Reviews for Owl Cafe Having Been to Both. . . 05/29/2006 Posted by amatrixpueri I've been to both the ... more on CitySearch

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The green chili cheeseburger along with their chili cheese fries are absolutely wonderful! more on CitySearch

The fare at it's Albuquerque namesake is essentially the same; high quality diner food at reasonable prices, but with a definite New Mexico twist. more on Yahoo! Travel

i was glad to find a place to eat right off the highway... more on Dine.com

And don't forget the Chocolate Shake-best in the West! more on Yahoo! Travel

Overall the food, the great prices, the 1950s diner atmosphere, and it's unique role in New Mexico history make the Owl Cafe a pleasant and memorable place to visit. more on Yahoo! Travel

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This was the 1st time we visited the restaurant on Eubank. We have driven by The Owl Cafe many times and have always found the parking lot full, so we decided today to give it a try. Man oh man was it ever good! A must try here are ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Great place for a good lunch or Breakfast at a reasonable price. If you like a homestyle 50's/60's restraunt ... more on Yahoo! Travel

New Mexico is know for their green chilis, & the ongoing competition for the best green chili cheeseburger in the state has always started with a battle for number 2 becuz number one is & ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I have been to the westside location 3 times and the service is consistantly bad! The owners of this particuler location own COPELANDS, and ZEA's on montgomery, is this a writeoff for them or what. Bar stools are falling apart, my ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I have been there 4 times and each time service was bad. Last time I just walked out. I was initially ignored.... then told..... even tho tables were empty outside...... (But dirty) that I couldn't eat outside.
I said ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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I don't know if they invented the green chile cheeseburger, but theirs is the best around! Great shakes, ... more on TripAdvisor

Girlfriend and I thought we were coming up to a great cafe. We went inside loved the atmosphere, great service, food looked great, but was not very good. 50 + year old manager was talking to the ... more on TripAdvisor

Stopped for lunch on our way to Phoenix. Read about it on an OkState fan forum, saw it was right of the Interstate stopped ... more on TripAdvisor

Loved this place. It's lit up with neon at night and very retro. The food was yummers. I had the green chile cheeseburger and a cup of red San Antonio chili. We were given a sample of the green Santa ... more on TripAdvisor

Good food, best to sit on the patio on a nice day. Breakfast is inexpensive and well cooked. more on TripAdvisor

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overpriced, medocre burgers. To continue typing to meet the 10 word minimum is bumming the Dude out :) more on CitySearch

Regarding the green chile burger. nothing spectacular here. In fact, most truck stops could compete with this restaurant for quality, and beat it in price. As far as the fries are concerned, ... more on CitySearch

This is a real live green chile cheeseburger; not for the wimpy. Add a side of onion rings and it will remind you why it's ... more on CitySearch

The first thing that attracted me to the Owl Cafe was the vintage car show that was going on as I checked into the Howard Johnson's just behind the restaurant. This is a twice a month event. I did not notice the Owl facade until the ... more on CitySearch

Overall, I would say that this establishment is over-rated; The menu extremely limited (steaks are available), and the price is high for what you get. The burgers are delicious, but small. It was hard to find or taste the green chile ... more on CitySearch