October 2021 Rundown

LOL! Yep, that was me or one of the people I pay to bring me bacon from all the SoCal bacon bars.

You know, if you ask, and if it’s early enough often times they will replenish.

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Somavavich. Is that Chilaquilles too?

Yep. I’ve never had the chilaquilles at WF but next time there is bacon I’ll try some. For research.

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LMAO, that’s the spirit… optimism !! :wink:

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Someone please OOE for me

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I had the saba last year. Was fantastic.

Ordered the Sanma and Nodoguro a couple weeks ago and it was awesome!

I stopped into Horses last night and had a great time. The menu seems real tight and I’d love to return and try more. Liz Johnson ran expo and the kitchen seemed like a solid crew.

I started the night off with a Tailspin which was fucking delicious. I’d never heard of that drink but immediately I knew that’s what I wanted. Followed that with Horses Vesper and a pour of Grappa with desert.

Bread and Butter

I’m a sucker for little touches like this. After a long day noticing that horse cracked me up.

Veal Sweetbreads with Frisée and Capers

I thought about ordering this dish again. The frisée played so well, perfectly dressed.

Gorgonzola Cappelletti with Radicchio

I like blue cheese but don’t love it. This however was a great use of gorgonzola. The bite was so subtle and gentle.

Marsala Custard and Amaretti Cookie

Best dessert I’ve had in a long time. Hands down. Perfect.

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Washington DC bound!

Any recs? I don’t really like Ethiopian cuisine but I love the coffee. Salvadoran seems big out there.

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Aracosia for Afghani.

Aslin, DC Brau, Department of Beer and Wine for local beers.

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Minibar has reopened - check it out.

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Although the website isn’t as good as it used to be they are pretty reliable:

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Superfine is still tasty but they are only making 12’ pies. It’s not NY style. As @Gr8pimpin said the cornichone is quite large. The upside is the bread itself is delicious. I would have liked the pizza to be a bit crispier but that’s hard to accomplish when you eat the pizza in your car parked on the street on the way to…
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Holbox where everything was great. We ordered blood clams but they ran out and graciously substituted the uni hamachi tostada and gave us 3 extra fat bastard oysters. Well shucked and beautifully briny. Small to medium sized is our preference. Dad had 2 mom had 2 our ten year old scarfed down 5.
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Hamachi uni tostada is a symphony of flavors. Uni was fresh tasting. Great citrusy flavors balanced with heat. Must eat everything together on the tostada
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I can’t recall having a better fish taco maybe outside of Taco Maria.
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I can’t recall having a better aguachile maybe outside of Taco Maria
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The kids destroyed the octopus. Wife and I each got a very small piece. The tomatoes on the side are delicious. Rice and beans were fluffy. My son loved the charred lemon and was eating it plain.
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Drive by tire shop but couldn’t find parking and the line was pretty long so we had to abandon.

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I adore your oyster and octopus-loving kiddos!

What did they think of the pizza and the rest of the Holbox meal?

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Kids loved the pizza. Said it was better than Little Coyote a few weeks ago.

We all loved Holbox. Think it’s a place we should frequent more often. The only downside which was discusses on the Holbox specific thread is the no alcohol/beer. We have to prepare bettter next time. Each time we’ve been the shellfish is always fresh and bivalves well shucked. We have to get the seafood stew next time.

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Paid for bread at Hattie B’s. My mistake.

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Paying for bread is an amateur move!

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We don’t get out too often nowadays mostly eating salads at chicken Maison. But was in Vancouver this weekend and went to st Lawrence and vijs. Definitely must try’s in my book

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Glendale Blvd Bang^2

Ricky’s Fish Tacos followed by Burgers Never Say Die

For all the downhill alerts RFT is still the best fish taco at it’s price point. Definitely not near where they were when they were in peak form, but that probably is just a testament to how far above their competition they used to be. Sergio not in house

BNSD - my favorite smash burger before discovering Love Hour. Now that I’ve had both, I do think LH makes the superior burger…BNSD has a cool takeout window now.

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I remember seeing somewhere that Ricky was putting the truck and brand up for sale. Maybe things have already been transitioned over?

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