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There was a time when getting both a table and a parking spot during the lunch hour at Vinny's seemed like a minor miracle. Thanks to the addition of patio seating and a lease on part of a nearby parking lot, eating here has become easier. That's good for Santa Fe diners because even then, it was worth the fight to get in. The restaurant known as the salad bistro offers a splurge lunch or a low-key dinner that is reliably flavorful with a known healthy quotient. Salads that combine sweet fruit and pungent cheeses or spicy greens are standouts, including the "Nutty Pear-fessor," with grilled Bosc pears, Maytag blue cheese, toasted pecan halves and a port ruby vinaigrette paired with a nice tuna steak ($19.25) or the protein of your choice. Choose to top the famous all-kale Caesar with grilled chicken ($15.75), and you've got a winner. Soups and sandwiches round out menu choices, and a short list of desserts includes Key lime cheesecake.
-Julie Ann Grimm
709 Don Cubero Alley, 820-9205
Lunch and dinner Monday-Saturday
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