Taco Tuesday

Have seen the ad for MAX'S OYSTER BAR 'Taco Tuesday' and have been intrigued at the idea. I decided to take advantage of my good friends love of good food and invited myself to her house to share the dinner for two. Turned out to have been a very good decision. The ordering was simple but the pick-up was a bit more complicated due to my inept following for directions. After entering the Brace Road parking lot behind the Max establishment by going in the exit instead of the entrance I could not find where to pick up the food. Calling the restaurant I found that there were several [well marked] slots for three restaurant pick up duties and pulled into one. Not calling the restaurant to let them know I was there I spoke to a server outside finishing up her delivery. She immediately sensed my 'lost cause' persona, ran in and picked up my 5pm order.

After that misplaced choreography things went remarkably well! I had chosen the brisket, the chicken and the shrimp for my fillings of soft tacos and they were all delicious. The shrimp was especially tasty. There were two containers of salsa [good] and guacamole [boring] along with a box of excellent crispy black beans and rice. A good meal was had by all [of the two of us].

bartaco

Stopped into bartaco last night for an after theater snack and it turned out to be a meal. Got a nice table for two right away however when we left there was a line to get in...and I can see why!

Started with an excellent large Guacamole [$9] and a Margarita each [$9.75] one Pomegranate and my Mango...super. Then with the excellent help of our server, Nakita, we figured out how to order. This seemed complicated at first but you can see how easy it got! Shared an order of Fried Plantains [$4] perfect ripeness, great cheese dip and suave. She ordered a Baja Fish Taco [$2.50], Taco Pastor [$2.50] and a Pork Tamal [$5]. I had the Tuna Poke [$8] which rivaled a lot of poke I have had in Hawaii. Followed this with a Chorizo Taco [$2.50] and a Pork Belly Taco [$3.50] which is a bargain for the amount of tantalizing filling.

Next time [and there will be a next time] it will be a small guac, plantains and a slew of $2.50 tacos also maybe two margaritas!

Lucky Taco

What could be better than eating in the park on a beautiful spring day? Or eating a fresh burrito in the park? Or eating a fresh burrito from a truck in Bushnell Park in the city of your birth? Get the message?

I had lunch today from Lucky Taco and it was wonderful for all of the above reasons but especially because of the Kung Pao Burrito. This super burrito [$8] was filled with shredded chicken, spicy slaw, white rice and peanuts.

lots to choose from

Now to try something new with my 'free lunch' card from Project Kickstart! Hope to make it there next Thursday if the weather is nice.