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There's a small appetizer menu with huge taste at M Five.

Among more than a dozen tasty-sounding choices, three jumped out at me.

Pictured at the front is the Krispy Kreme green chile bacon cheese burger.

Did that sink in?

You're thinking, "that's too much," "that sounds gross" (what I thought) or "I would give it a try."

It's a combination of all things extremely delicious and bad. I didn't want to say it, but as soon as I had that first mouthful, it came out of me, "Oh my God. This is the best." And it really was. It was sweet, salty, savory and then spicy, from the chile. It was messy, but that didn't matter because it was gone in four bites. It's served with a handful of fried green beans, which pack a great flavor all their own.

Pictured in the middle is the Ahi tuna, an arrangement of rare seared tuna with a side of soy sauce and wasabi. It's crusted with toasty sesame seeds.

The tuna tastes like sushi. It's soft and melts a little in the mouth with a delightful ocean background, crunchy seeds and fireworks from the wasabi. It's pretty great.

Also pictured are the M Five Dates, filled with goat cheese and wrapped in thick bacon. It's sweet, savory and creamy, all in one bite. They're very delicious and it seems there are not enough of them.

I know this might sound weird, but I don't like bacon. We (there were two of us) probably had a whole package of it and we actually enjoyed it and didn't regret a bit of it.

All the appetizers at M Five are priced at $10.

M Five is at 901 Avenida de Mesilla and is open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Info: 575-636-9377, and "M FIVE" on Facebook.
