Bistronomy B2B

The burgers rock! Did the build your own (low carb). Added bacon, fried egg, green chili, sharp cheddar and regular fixings. The burger was cooked perfect at medium rare and the fried egg was perfectly runny. The green chili gave it just a hint of spice! Perfect!

Dined at B2B this weekend. I’ve been here before but it has been awhile. I love how everything is locally grown, organic, and fresh. I ordered the NM burger with Cajun fries. The NM burger comes with a green chile sauce and shredded cheese. It was really good and had a nice kick. The burger also came with a fried pickle and it was delish. The Cajun fries were really good! I enjoyed the seasoning. My only complaint about B2B is it is a really small space… kinda claustrophobic feeling, but that wouldn’t stop me from coming back. Oh, also they have great local beers! Service was excellent. I’ll definitely be back.

This place was an awesome find. Their food was delicious. I got a 2/​3lb burger «naked» that was so big it had to be staked up with giant tooth picks! The beef tasted great and the beers I tried were delicious. Pricing was more than fair ($ 4 a beer and $ 5.50 for wine) especially for the level of service I received. Everyone working was super friendly and helpful.

This restaurant has some of the best burgers I have ever had. Very juicy and flavorful. I love the selection and the variety of burgers, fries, ketchup and mayo. They also offer a protein style burger on a full salad of mixed greens and gluten free buns. There is truly something for everyone.

As a vegetarian, I love their selection of house made veggie burgers. I’ve tried all of them, but the pecan lentil is by far the best. Their Cajun fries with smoked ketchup that accompany the burgers round out the perfect meal. My only complaint is that the majority of the beers on their list aren’t available.

Beer. was good (all 4 of them). Best burger I’ve had in New Mexico. Not because they load them with a bunch of crap (they can if you want that though) but because the flavor of the beef was so good. Mayo sauces to dip your fries in (and ketchup ones too). Service was good. Waitress friendly. We keep talking about when we’ll go back.

The food here is exactly fine. Not «fiiiiiine,» but more «not the worst.» This is a town filled with aggressively mediocre restaurants, and despite good intentions, B2B doesn’t do much better.
If you are dining out with kids, don’t bother. There is no kids menu or kid-​oriented options. I know it seems shocking to some diners that humans start out in smaller versions and must sometimes be taken out of their home to meet and interact with others, but it does happen and it’s nice for restaurants to have an understanding that tiny people usually don’t need to eat a $ 10 burger. Many, many beer and burger places here in Burque have smaller, simpler options for kids, but B2B does not, meaning that we bought a $ 10 burger for a 4-​year-​old (the cheese we asked for on the side was a tablespoon of shredded cheese that cost an additional dollar).
When we asked if there were kid options, we were told by the perplexed waitress that they «don’t get a lot of kids coming through.» In the next 40 minutes, three families with children came in, so it may just be that this need is not on their radar. They should, then, fix the radar.
The food itself is three-​star. The chickpea burger tasted like food in a not-​unpleasing way. My husband said his burger could have come from Chili’s. Maybe you like Chili’s, and that’s fine. God bless you. This place also looks like Chili’s. The walls yell about its food. Maybe you’re into that too, but I like my walls like I like my men – strong and silent. It’s not hipster, though, fellow reviewers. My mom would call it hipster, but she also tells me to take a chill pill, so let’s not look to her for cutting edge vernacular.
To sum up: Do what you gotta do. It’s existence isn’t offensive.

B2B is a fun little place with its own unique food and a good beer selection. Cool that they carry lots of local drafts, but I always drink their house beers, which are some of the most interesting, fun, attention grabbing, and wonderful beers being made in New Mexico. Their focus is on small batch specialties, using a LOT of really fresh, unusual ingredients. Their Cucumber Cream is one of the best beers in town.
Food is fun and nice, and there is a decent selection of burgers that are vegetarian, which I appreciate very much. I won’t say that the food is life-​changing, but I do enjoy it. Good fries, and I’m a fan of the custom catsups.
Service has always been efficient and courteous, always had a smile and the «right amount» of attention.
Definitely worth a go!

Headed over here with two friends for an after performance bite. Place definitely has a hipster vibe. The selection of local craft beers is amazing. The Turtle Mountain White IPA was the highlight of my visit. After perusing the menu I settled on the ‘Nawlins burger, medium, with truffle fries — only to be told the extensive «French Fry» list is mostly appetizer only and that a limited subset of fries are available as a side — strike one. I even offered to pay extra and was told it was not possible –strike two. Cajun fries it is I guess. Our burgers arrived. Everything appeared to be great at first, the artisan bun, the fresh lettuce, tomato, fried pickle, and even the Cajun fries were very good — the patty, however, was a tiny over cooked dried out hockey puck that came nowhere close to edge of the beautiful artisan bun or remotely resembled the medium I had ordered — strike three.

Was in Albuquerque for a conference, and got hit with a burger craving. We were staying nearby Old Town, so this restaurant was a bit out of the way, but in the end, totally worth it.
We arrived and were told there was about a 30 – 40 minute wait, so we put our names on the list and went next door for a beer while we waited. As it turned out, the place next door was SUPER slow, so by the time we finally got our beers, we were worrying about losing our table back at the restaurant. One of us went back to the restaurant, and the person who took our group name down (I think her name was «Deb») very graciously offered to come over and notify us when our table was ready. 10 minutes later, and there she was, but despite their restaurant being SUPER busy, she told us not to rush/​chug our beers, and that she would hold our table. It was incredibly nice of her to do.
The place was slammed, so service wasn’t super quick, but I think you have to be understanding of that; they are a small/​local business, and incredibly popular. Anyways, we all got different flights of beers. I had their coconut porter, cherry stout, pumpkin ale, and their red ale. The porter and stouts were nice, though I wish they had a stronger taste of their associated fruit; the red ale was «meh». The pumpkin ale, however, was exceptional – so much so that I bought a growler to take to a get-​together the next night.
And then there was the food; EVERYONE was thrilled with their food. I had the New Mexico burger, and added queso – it was incredible (and pleasantly spicy). A couple of friends got one of their many vegetarian burger offerings (the most impressive list I’ve ever seen of different vegi-​patty makings), and were similarly impressed. One of us even got a salad (normally, a recipe for a pretty underwhelming experience at a burger joint), and it was similarly awesome.
In sum, the staff is incredibly friendly, the beers are diverse, and tasty, and the food is amazing. What else can you ask for? This place is totally worth being patient for; wait to get a seat and you won’t be disappointed!

I eat here fairly regularly and have yet to be disappointed. I am working my way through the burger menu, but my favorite go-​to is the Pierre + bacon on a pretzel bun. The fried pickles are some of my favorite in ABQ. The truffle fries are out of this world!
My one and only complaint would be that you can only order BBQ, Cajun or regular fries as a side. If you want to try the delicious truffle fries (or any of the other outstanding Frites) you have to order them separately, which simply amounts to too many fries.

This was THE culinary and beer highlight of our trip. On a Friday night we got seats at the bar before 7pm, after that there was a wait. These are the BEST fried pickles I’ve ever had, so delicate yet appropriate juicy. The wait staff is spot on and prompt. We tasted a couple beers then ordered. Our burgers were out-​of-​this-​world fantastic. It’s in a super cool area of town, and it’s easy to find Ubers there. If you’re in ABQ, put this on the top of your list.

Only reason why I gave this place 2 stars instead of 1 is because of the atmosphere and location. It has a very casual/​hipster vibe to it and apparently they donate 20% of their profits on Sundays to charity. There’s a large bar in the center of the restaurant and seats all around.
Food: had a plain ol’ burger and asked for no bun – waitress said she could put it on some lettuce, but didn’t tell me it would be a wilted bed of warm «salad» and be an extra $ 0.75. My burger was burned to a crisp on the outside and not at all medium on the inside like I requested. It was also tiny compared to my sister’s burger which was supposed to be the same weight (1/​3lb) as mine. Their ketchup is more of a barbecue ketchup than plain ketchup. The fries (both regular and Cajun) were nothing spectacular and honestly a little stale.
Service: Was greeted and seated quickly, but the waitress was very stuck up and rude. First, I cannot tell you how much it bothers me when a server tries to memorize your order and not write anything down. She did this and not only got my order wrong, but also my sister’s as well. Then, when we informed her of our incorrect orders she very matter-​of-​factly said she had told the chef the right order. Not my problem.
My sister got a «Pierre Burger» and said it was pretty good but nothing spectacular. She said her bun was very dense and filling. She didn’t eat hardly any of it.
I wasn’t at all impressed with this burger joint, especially with the quality and portions I received for the price I paid. They need to have more consistency with their chef and what is being made. Also, my server should have notified me that my «salad» would be extra and failed to do so. My sister and I went and got a slice of pie a few blocks down at Flying Star Café and they had ½lb burgers for $ 9, better deal than this place and most likely better tasting too.

The food: My boyfriend had «The New Mexico» burger and I had the «Build Your Burger». The burger I built was practically the same as my boyfriend’s burger except I had a different type of cheese on my burger. The big difference between the two burgers was the way the green chile was presented. The New Mexico burger had the green chile all mashed up, which made it look less appetizing, in our opinion.
In general, I’m glad we didn’t pay a lot for these burgers because I’d gladly go somewhere else to have a delicious green chile cheese burger and fries. I was surprised because they look like «gourmet» burgers so I was expecting it to be really expensive. The price is affordable, which is cool. What we liked about this restaurant is that it had unique flavors of sauces and different types of burgers. But comparing the burgers we had here, I’ve had better burgers.
Service was good.
We didn’t like the flies inside the restaurant.

Humm… walking and looking for a place to eat in Central avenue, this restaurant made my day. I’m not used to eat so much and I don’t why I decided to go for the build your own burger with ²⁄₃ lb of new Mexico black Angus beef, and I finished it…
Maybe the French Cajun fries were too much, but it doesn’t matter. Also they taught me about red wine when the place is a beer place… what can I say…
People are friendly from all pole, which make the place appreciable and confortable.
Just this fly which is turning around my fingers, certainly smelling some Angus beef perfum… I can’t blame her…

Understandable they are very busy in this small place in Nob Hill on Summerfest. Give them a break for multi-​tasking! So far they are doing a good job! Highly recommend the coconut porter which has a very toasty taste as for the other beers they have on tap very delicious making your taste buds melt! :)
I ordered a byob turkey burger and it’ll cost you 85 cents for additional items. But whatever the burger was still tasty and Cajun fries definitely have a kick! Don’t let it trick you! Haha I like this place definitely going to come back to try the other burgers and appetizer fries. Try this place if you love burger and beers together! :)

Shame on me for not writing this review before now. This has been my favorite burger place for some time now, but I just kept forgetting to do this. The burgers are fantastic and their house cider is such a great compliment. It does get really busy here, so often times you’ll have to wait for a table, but it’s worth it.

Small and quaint is how I would describe the location. Amazing craft beer with multiple options for the gluten free types. I tried the berry cider and it came out with berries floating it it and the carbonation was moving the berries around. A picture doesn’t describe it accurately so I took a video!
Haven’t tried the burgers yet but I’ll be back with company next time!

My husband and I LOVE this place. One of the best places for beer. I always build my own burger, so an over easy egg and green chile is a must!!! Their fries (Frites) are awesome! Overall, a great place for a burger, beer, and/​or cider.
I did not give 5 stars due to the the lack of room. Tables are small and too close together. I hope the owner (s) consider a larger location with more comfortable chairs.

What I love about this place is it’s to the point. Good burgers. Good beer. All of which is true. No turning page upon page wrestling with too many decisions.
Although we only went here for drinks, the food looked and smelled delicious from what was around us.
Our drinks were delicious. We are always looking for delicious local brews, and this is the place to go for such! One grabbed my attention … The coconut porter. Two things I really enjoy that, when combined, were sure to create a delightful brew. I’m glad I only got the sample because it tasted like a coconut chocolate milkshake. NO. JOKE. the weirdest thing. Tasty, but there was no way I could have drank the whole pint. So, I enjoyed a mojito while my friends had various beers.
Great ambiance and friendly staff. Will definitely be back here!