In 1990 I was in Los Alamos, New Mexico and discovered a small,
apparently family run restaurant that made the world's GREATEST
coconut creme pie. Ten years later I returned to Los Alamos and
immediately headed for the same location. The area had changed totally
and I could find no trace of the former business. If my memory is
correct, it was located on the south side of Trinity Drive, a little
west of the Los Alamos Inn.

I'd like to know the name of the restaurant and how I can contact the
people who owned or ran it. With that kind of talent, I suspect
they're still in the food service business, possibly in the same area.
My objective, of course, is to ask for their coconut creme pie recipe.
I can still taste it, twelve years later.

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Request for Question Clarification by missy-ga on 15 May 2002 19:32 PDT

Any idea what the name was?  Some approximation of it would be helpful!

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Request for Question Clarification by adiloren-ga on 15 May 2002 19:43 PDT

is this the place?

HILL DINER
1315 TRINITY DR 
LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544-3217
505-662-9745

they supposedly have great coconut and bananna cream pies

I'm banking on the fact that this is the place:

HILL DINER 
1315 TRINITY DR  
LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544-3217 
505-662-9745 

It is famous for its cream pies - and it fits your other criteria.

This woman is/ was a part owner of the restaurant - so if you contact
her you should be able to track down the information you need. Even if
this isn't the place your looking for, she is obviously active in the
area, and will likely have some information.

Denise Smith, Sales Associate
Trinity Realty
195 East Rd., Los Alamos, NM 87544
pager 505-984-4983/ office 505-662-0620
home 505-662-7529 / fax 505-661-6333
email smith1789@aol.com

Co-owner Hill Diner, Central Ave Grill, Los Alamos 
Member of Los Alamos Assn of Realtors 
Board of Directors of Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce 
Co-owner Hill Diner, Central Ave Grill, Los Alamos 
Co-owner Peppers Restaurant and Old Pecos Trail Inn, Santa Fe 
Member of Los Alamos County Council, 1992-1999 
Experienced redevelopment of commercial and residential properties 
Co-owner of Mainstreet Building of the Year, Los Alamos, 1996 


Google Search Terms Used

los alamos food OR dining

los alamos pie

los alamos diners

los alamos "hill diner"

The answer provided the name and email address of the owner of a
current Los Alamos restaurant that has a good reputation for creme
pies. I emailed that person and got a brief response. Since the name
doesn't sound familiar and the current location doesn't exactly match
my memory, I'm still not sure if it's the same place. While I'm a bit
unsatisfied, I can't give less that a four-star rating to an good
effort on a $5.00 question.

Sorry, I should have included the links - here they are:

Los Alamos Dining
http://www.losalamos.org/rest_losalamos.html

Nmohwy.Com
http://www.nmohwy.com/h/hilldine.htm

Trinity Reality
http://www.trinityrealty.net/denise.html

There was a place called "Hot Shots" on Trinity Drive
in the 90s.  It was in a building that was 
built by a Taco Bell franchise which folded.  
I believe the owners of the Hill Diner ran
Hot Shots.  Therefore, it is quite likely that
you can get the cream pie you crave at the Hill
diner.