Today is our last day of our two week stay in the Albuquerque area. We drove into Albuquerque to try out a highly-touted restaurant called California Pastrami.
The place is quite a ways north in the city so it took us about 25 minutes to get there. It is in a mini-mall; one small suite among many. When I walked in I thought I may be in heaven because they specialize in pastrami which I would gladly slam-dunk down the grocery hole until I pop. Reality quickly set in when I noted the 12 ounce pastrami sandwich with some provolone slipped in runs some $13.88 and the chocolate shake I got to go with it comes in around $5. Peggy got the Reuben (which they spell on the menu as “Ruben”) and was unimpressed. My sandwich was okay and there was ample meat but they slice it transparent thin which dries it out during heating. The food was okay but we got two sandwiches and two shakes which ran to $36. They are no match for Phillipe’s in L.A. or R Deli in Hulett, WY.
We picked up fuel on the way home and then spent the rest of the day preparing to break camp from our two-week stay along with some dedicated television watching. We got TV over the antenna in Tijeras; maybe 10 channels. All of them are shit.