29June2008 The Chinese Buffet in Carlsbad, New Mexico
It being Sunday in Carlsbad, New Mexico, we gave ourselves a day off and a temporary moratorium with the gas pedal. Just lounged around and tried to decide on our destination for the next day.
Of immediate concern – what and where were we going to eat? Our craving for Chinese led us into Bamboo Garden. This was an all-you-can-eat buffet joint. As Chinese food is best eaten wok-fresh, we did not have great expectations for stuff which had been languishing on a buffet table. The place turned out to be nice and clean, with authentic imported Oriental décor, and it was packed. Since the streets always looked deserted, where did all the people come from? Hmm, everyone was dressed up – men with shirts, jackets and ties, and women in dresses or skirts - no tees or distressed jeans! Ah! It was Sunday and everybody had been to church in their 'Sunday best'. Families were studiously studying the buffet table or diligently piling food on their plates. Hey, there was even a section with salads and Western dishes in case people changed their minds midway through the Chinese food! We had a nice chat with the owner who hailed from Taiwan. She said every dish on the menu, included in the buffet, was freshly prepared. The locals loved it. They even complained about the restaurant being closed for two weeks when the owners made their annual vacation trip to Taiwan! “Just dig right in" - and we did. The food was OK, even if there was a preponderance of fried items.
Back to pouring over maps, we finally decided to do Mesa Verde National Park - a UN Heritage Site.
Distance traveled 2.2 miles
Hey, Chinese food in New Mexico - think water in a desert.
A lot of fried stuff
Saw these figures in a supermarket when walking off our lunch; were they for burning on 4th of July or for some Mexican festival?
Of immediate concern – what and where were we going to eat? Our craving for Chinese led us into Bamboo Garden. This was an all-you-can-eat buffet joint. As Chinese food is best eaten wok-fresh, we did not have great expectations for stuff which had been languishing on a buffet table. The place turned out to be nice and clean, with authentic imported Oriental décor, and it was packed. Since the streets always looked deserted, where did all the people come from? Hmm, everyone was dressed up – men with shirts, jackets and ties, and women in dresses or skirts - no tees or distressed jeans! Ah! It was Sunday and everybody had been to church in their 'Sunday best'. Families were studiously studying the buffet table or diligently piling food on their plates. Hey, there was even a section with salads and Western dishes in case people changed their minds midway through the Chinese food! We had a nice chat with the owner who hailed from Taiwan. She said every dish on the menu, included in the buffet, was freshly prepared. The locals loved it. They even complained about the restaurant being closed for two weeks when the owners made their annual vacation trip to Taiwan! “Just dig right in" - and we did. The food was OK, even if there was a preponderance of fried items.
Back to pouring over maps, we finally decided to do Mesa Verde National Park - a UN Heritage Site.
Distance traveled 2.2 miles
Hey, Chinese food in New Mexico - think water in a desert.
A lot of fried stuff
Saw these figures in a supermarket when walking off our lunch; were they for burning on 4th of July or for some Mexican festival?
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