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For starters, why did I bother using Open Table? Because I made a reservation specifically asking for a two-top, at sunset, BY A WINDOW, so my partner and I - who were traveling nearly 2000 miles to visit Albuquerque for the first time -- could watch the iconic Sandria (Spanish for 'watermelon') turn pink with the setting sun. Instead, when we arrived a little early (to offer, we presumed, a convenience to the floor staff), our first greeting was the negatory statement that our table wasn't ready yet (okay... altho my partner saw several open deuces as we stood in the doorway to the restaurant), so we went to get a drink, but we had barely paid for it and hadn't even lifted our glasses to our lips than voila! the table that "wasn't ready" turned out to be available hardly 3 minutes later. But the largest disappointment, and I confess it was my fault that I didn't speak up immediately, was that my special request for a window seat was thoroughly disregarded, and we got squeezed into a deuce in the middle of the restaurant, spitting distance from another cramped little deuce, so any hope of a romantic ambience while we rubbed elbows with strangers was dashed, and to add to this epic fail, our cramped little deuce didn't even offer a view of Campo's supposed noteworthy 'open pit' cooking. We couldn't see the mountains or open fire. We've had more spacious seating in a KFC. The bus service robbed us of the pleasure of finishing or sharing our appetizers, then had us sit waiting for the privilege of our salt-laden, unevenly cooked mains (raw pork loin anyone?) which she then had the temerity to try and remove as well! We made this reservation 2+ months in advance, expecting a Beard Award-caliber experience, and a happy, romantic conclusion to a weekend where I, as a lifestyle/food/culture journalist, won a North American writing award and shared that with my partner, who worked for the Food Network. But even our professional empathy was sorely tested to the limit.