A Little Jaunt In Albuquerque

Above, Hibachi One Japanese restaurant. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Today, I had a dentist appointment in Albuquerque. Since it was in the afternoon, I did other things, including a haircut and going to Cabela's.

Above, the near-barren ammo shelves at Cabela's. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Unfortunately, the only ammo Cabela's had on the shelves were some boxes of 9mm ammo, they were 150 to a box at $49.99. The problem was that they were not hollowpoint, so I wasn't interested. There were other calibers of ammo on the shelves, but none were what I have guns for.

Above, having a Coke at Hibachi One.

However, I did buy a couple of denim jeans at $19.99. Since I lost weight, the ones I have are a bit loose. 

After the dentist, I headed over to Hibachi One for some dinner of salmon, yellowtail and tuna sushi before hitting the road. I had dined there before and I decided to go back again.

Above, sushi roll dinner at Hibachi One. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It was a lot warmer in Albuquerque than in Jamestown, so I was able to dispense with wearing a jacket.

Craving Sushi

Above, Asya and I at Gladstone's 4 Fish in Malibu.

Funny, the day started out with a discussion of food with Asya, but it was more about Danish food and Mexican food.

It has been about four months since I last had a sushi dinner at Zen Steak & Sushi in Gallup. Zen is the only sushi restaurant in Gallup.

Above, Zen Steak & Sushi in Gallup. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I could get some in take-out, but since I am about 20 miles from the restaurant, I would have to bring along an ice chest to bring home the sushi.

That's one thing I miss about living in the L.A. area. There are plenty of sushi and seafood restaurants to partake at.

In the San Fernando Valley, there was Crazy Tokyo Sushi in Tarzana, Kabuki Japanese Restaurant in Woodland Hills, Tomoya Sushi & Izakaya in Woodland Hills, Benihana of Tokyo in Encino and Sushi Go 55 in Little Tokyo, to name a few.

Above, Miki Hayashi and I at Crazy Tokyo Sushi.

For just seafood fare, there was The Chart House in Marina Del Rey and Gladstone's 4 Fish in Malibu.

Last year, I discovered Hibachi One on Coors Blvd. in Albuquerque, which compares favorably with those I frequented at in Los Angeles.

I'll sure as heck will be glad when the lockdowns and limited dine-in orders are over and done with.

But, I did cook a salmon dinner this evening. That helped.

"The Atomic Cafe" Revisited

Above, a replica of the first atomic bomb, unofficially called "The Gadget". Photo by Armand Vaquer.

While waiting for Hibachi One to open (as I got there over an hour before it opened), I relaxed and watched The Atomic Cafe on YouTube to kill time.

Since I visited The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History earlier in the day, it appeared appropriate to revisit the tongue-in-cheek documentary of atomic and hydrogen bombs.

In case one hasn't ever viewed The Atomic Cafe, here it is:

Sushi In Albuquerque

Above, coy pond and wooden bridge. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Tonight, I did something I should have done last night. That is, go into Albuquerque for dinner.

I was in a sushi mood tonight and while I was getting my hair cut, I asked my haircutter Michelle if there's any good sushi restaurants around. She mentioned one and I asked her if the nearby Hibachi One restaurant was any good. She said she went there some time ago but said it was good.

Above, the coy pond and the teppanyaki room in the background. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

After getting my haircut, I headed over to The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History and, later, Ben Peterson Firearms. When I was done with that, I headed back to the Route 66 RV Resort to relax for a few hours before going back into town.

Above, the sushi bar. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I headed out around 3:00 to beat the traffic on Interstate 40. When I got to Hibachi One, I found that they open at 5:00. I checked online and found every sushi restaurant didn't open until 5:00. I decided to just relax in the motorhome and watch YouTube videos to pass the time. Time seemed to go by fast and soon it was 5:00.

Above, one of the private party rooms. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

So I went in and found a nicely-decorated restaurant with Benihana-style teppanyaki grill tables on one side and standard booths in the other. To get to the booths, one has to cross a coy pond over a wooden bridge. There were private party Japanese-style rooms as well. This was something I would never have expected to see in New Mexico.

Above, the tuna and salmon cut rolls. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I had some tuna and salmon cut rolls and then some yellowtail sushi on beds of white rice. It was the best sushi I've had since I moved out of California. Zen Steak and Sushi in Gallup is okay, but this place was more like L.A.

Above, the yellowtail sushi. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The restaurant is located on Coors Blvd., a half mile north of Interstate 40 and across the street from Cracker Barrel Country Store.

I wouldn't hesitate going back to Hibachi One again.