Flying Star Cafe

Stephan the manager was so helpful and polite, we eat there all the time but sometimes the staff is just rude. We always get the Chinese crunch salad.
It was delicious as usual.!! We love the atmosphere and enjoy visiting in the afternoon. Hope new managers don’t come in and change things.

Oh Flying Star how I wonder why I have such a hard time choosing my meal? BLD? Does it matter? Not to my taste buds… although the the menu has shrunk significantly in the last 6 months to a year there’s still something for everyone. Carnivore, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free.
Breakfast is what I usually eat here… tofu tacos are savory and super filling, hubby so favorite it the rise and shine with green chile turkey sausage. The coffee is truly some of the best in town.
We popped in for dinner last night because, well we were to lazy to cook. Fish and chips on order for me… light crisp but not a batter, more of a coating. The cod was tender and moist. Chile were hot and crispy with the hose made tarter sauce and crunchy coleslaw was just the right amount of acidity brighten the dish. Ramon devoured the roads art chicken with couscous risotto. He sea the chicken was flavorful and moist on top of the pea filled risotto. Clean plate club members front and center

My favorite Flying Star. Nice quiet spots on the patio, lots of indoor seating, good service, easy parking. Food, drinks, desserts, are yummy and standard quality found at all locations. Cheese danish, greens and grains, buddha bowl, burger,
milkshake with shot of espresso, regular french fries, fish tacos are some favorites.

First time trying and we loved it! Came for lunch and enjoyed a scrumptious burger and Mac n Cheese. Would recommend to anyone else interested in classic American food with a twist.

A great setting with a very comfortable atmosphere. The breakfast sandwich was spot on. Crispy toasted bagel and moist eggs with some heat from spice. Coffee was a little burnt tasting. My colleague asked for simple scrambled eggs and got exactly what she asked for. Outside or inside choice for seating is a nice feature.

This is my favorite place in the city. The atmosphere is hospitable and friendly as is the impeccable service. The outdoor patio has a unique local ambience with a European flavor. There is always eclectic and soothing music playing on the sound system that is consciously selected by someone with keen music and aesthetic sensibilities. Of course, there is the marvelous variety of tasty, wholesome, and locally produced food. A perfect complement to a delightful café experience that offers a respite from the ordinary and uninspired eatery.

Always delicious! And if it is not they will make it right. Nice people yummy food try Jean’s greens yummy!

Breakfast, one of my other fav meals. I haven’t been here for breakfast in awhile, so here I am. My meal took longer than usual, even thou it’s not crowded. Ordered the ranch breakfast and it’s as good as before. A full platter of yummy. The eggs were scrambled and fluffy, turkey sausage has the green chile bite, and their homemade strawberry jam is perfect on the rye toast. Full tummy time!

We had to move outside in 100 degree weather because they wouldn’t turn on the air conditioner. It was miserable inside. Seriously, with your prices I would think you could turn the air on for your guests. We couldn’t get out of there fast enough. I really felt bad for your employees having to work with that heat.

Flying Star Café.
I eat at this location sporadically. Mainly with my teenage daughter, who ever since having a Blondie cupcake at age nine chooses this as our mother and daughter date location.
The food has always been good. The service at times is also good. It could be better. I am never sure why I am tipping the cashier. Maybe just have waiters?
The facility is clean, the décor is bright. The prices, this is where I am always a bit thrown off. Flying Star is expensive. For me, along the lines of did I just pay $ 42.00 for two people to eat sandwiches and cupcakes?
Yeah, I did. Because if it takes me buying a cupcake or two to hang with my teen, so be it. It is a small price to pay.
Sure, it’s local. But there are far yummier, more economical, whole food choices in town.
Will I be back? You betcha. Those cupcakes are good. I just can’t wait for her to turn to me at the counter and say, «I got this one, Mom». Now that is something to look forward to.

Flying star taste pretty much the same at all locations. The employees say that there’s a commissary that makes all their pies and delicious cakes.
The price point is quite high, hence the 3 star review. I’d frequent more often if it didn’t affect my wallet as much for just a slice and a cup of joe.

Oh… Flying Star… You used to be the place to go back in the day… But then you messed with the menu, changed out your breads and rolls and replaced them with what tastes like day old bakery rejects. Seriously… why did you mess with the sourdough rolls? The pretzel rolls are flavorless and do nothing for your sandwiches. The salads are good, but overpriced. Believe me when I say DO NOT get anything with breading (fish, chicken on salads, etc.)! I have had better breading from my local grocery store’s frozen section.
They also screwed up their rewards card which started out rewarding you with $$ off for a certain amount spent over time. Then they switched it to free dessert as I recall; now… you give them your card, they swipe it… and nothing ever happens. Last… their desserts… which are still pretty tasty (the bread pudding is to die for)…They don’t list most of the prices in the dessert case because they don’t want you to know that you spent about $ 8 on a teeny piece of cake. And the portion sizes of those expensive desserts have also shrunk. It’s a shame they have gone so far downhill. Here’s hoping someone comes in and fixes all of the mistakes they have made and will get it back to how it was a few years ago.

Great comfortable atmosphere and wide selection of food, including for vegetarians. Nice patio seating area outside that also has WiFi. I stop off every time I’m in Albuquerque.

Wow — this place has really gone south. It was one of our favorite stops but they have changed the menu, the staff is rude (side talking to one another, ignoring customers) and the place is dirty. At 4 pm every booth was dirty — tables had stuff spilled underneath them and dirty cloths were left (where I guess someone started to clean it up, but probably got distracted by laughing with a co-​worker). I had to repeat almost every aspect of my order because the staff were doing so much side talking to one another about their tips, staffing, etc. I felt as if I was an intruder in the conversation. Perhaps less talking and more customer service, busing tables and focusing on quality food would help. Appalling considering the prices they are charging. This is the kind of experience I expect at McDonalds, but at least the cost would be much less. We will likely not be back for a while and hope that something changes.

What a difference a couple of months can make and not in a good way. Let me just start off by saying that I have always thought of flying star as being one of the nicer mid priced places to eat at around town. Tonight’s food quality was not up to par.
I decided to have the NM burger which is priced at $ 10 and comes with fries. My evening was good until I took a bite of this piece of imitation charcoal. I seriously have not eaten a burger this charred since my drunk cousin tried making blowtorch burgers. Yuck! It could have been good if the meat was not so overcooked. After I picked off the burnt, hard crust I had about a quarter of the burgers original mass.
On the other hand, I tried to cleanse my pallet by trying a piece of key lime cheesecake and that was really good as all of the desserts have always been. And now they actually throw in a free drink to compensate for the 7 bones each dessert item costs. So overall 5 stars for the sweets 1 star for the piece of coal (burger). I do recommend them for dessert but be careful with the entrees.

Stopped in for coffee and ordered an Americano and a Drip Coffee… Usually an Americano will be a stronger coffee but in this instance it tasted more like tea. The drip coffee was a tiny bit stronger. Definitely not impressed with either. If your going to specialize in coffee and desserts the coffee should rock! And the selection of coffee drinks to choose from should be more than just plain coffee :(

I’ll be the first to admit, Flying Star has some of the best pastries in town, but be forewarned, don’t go here for Mexican. Yesterday, I ordered Huevos Rancheros and if this was their interpretation, it really was piss-​poor.
It came with 2 corn tortillas at the bottom, maybe 2 tablespoon of red sauce, small pinto beans spread through the skimpy sauce and the eggs atop all this. Home fries were arranged on the outer edge of the plate and some were actually burned black.
The whole thing was as dry as a burnt piece of toast. The eggs were cooked medium and the yolks hardly flowed at all. No seasoning that I could taste, but they did throw some cheese and garnish on top, I guess for decoration because it was kind of tasteless too.
The mango iced tea was good and I drank 2 glasses trying to wash down this sad excuse for Huevos Rancheros. Doesn’t even qualify to be called that. This was just some out-​of-​left field idea of an egg dish. Going to Mary & Tito’s for New Mexican.

Worst experience at this location on Sunday. I ordered the Southwest Bennie, which used to be my favorite thing ever. This time it came out late (the server came out and apologized for it taking a crazy long time), and the worst presentation ever. It looks like the just slopped everything on the plate. I paid an extra $ 1.99 for an extra side of tomatoes. They gave me TWO super thin slices of tomato from the butt ends of the tomato… ew. The prices have gone up and the quality has gone WAY down. I may not go back again.

I love everything about Flying Star except the prices. For breakfast, try the southwest Bennie or French toast. For lunch, you can’t go wrong with a burger and lite greens with tomatillo vinaigrette. Of course, all of their desserts are amazing! They have a variety of seasonal dishes that you should try while they’re available, and a decent selection of vegan and gluten free options (for meals… desserts, not so much). Sometimes I like to come here and just order a pot of tea. It’s a cute setup with the teapot, cup and saucer, and will last you several hours.
One note on this specific location: it gets very busy, of course on the weekends but also on week nights. Bring your bike during busy times for easy parking. This location also has an awesome patio and nice weather thanks to its proximity to the river.

Events of the day took us from easy chairs in the highly caffeinated, crowded Satellite, to a booth at the Flying Star across the street. There’s a review for another Flying Star buried among my Unilocal*s. I really enjoy these restaurants. After my coffee and very good bran muffin with a modern, politically correct name at Satellite, I decided to follow the lead of my co-​diners and have a Flying Star breakfast burrito. They got petite, polite breakfast burrito snacks at the Satellite. My Flying Star burrito was three times larger. It was satisfying. I took half for the road.
If you’re in the area and want a suburban spot that’s architecturally modern, arty, welcoming, calming and fun, I encourage you to try Flying Star.