Sunday: Dinner at Mono Loco: I don’t know why we don’t go to Mono Loco more. I believe I’ve mentioned this before. This time around I ordered the fish tacos, but asked for them grilled instead of fried, which they were happy to accommodate. Calling what came out a taco may be a misnomer. It was two corn tortillas piled high with grilled fish, cabbage, pickled vegetables, and dressing. A fork and knife was required. They were really good. I wouldn’t say they were great, but solidly good. In all fairness, I didn’t order it as it was on the menu. The fried fish would’ve been better.
Monday: Lunch at Take It Away: Corned beef on onion rye. I’m not writing anymore about this sandwich.
Tuesday: Just Curry: Today I got the beef. Delicious. When Just Curry is on, they’re really on, and today was one of those days. I love that with a Curry Card, it’s only $4.
Dinner at Baker’s Crust: Had dinner at Baker’s Crust in Short Pump with Michael and Elizabeth. I’d never even heard of Baker’s Crust before this evening. The star here is their homemade chips. For an appetizer we ordered some of the chips covered in cheese and bacon. Even after having four heart attacks, I was still scrounging for crumbs at the bottom of the platter. I also ordered a forgettable panini.
Wednesday: Lunch at Cafe Europa: Congratulations to the Majorca! It’s been graduated from perma-special to full-fledged menu item. The Majorca is one of the best sandwiches in Charlottesville. Have you had yours yet?
Thursday: Dinner at Asian Express: Asian Express is working its way into regular rotation. This was another oder of string beans and sashimi. Tuna, salmon, and yellowtail. Very solid.
Friday: Dinner at St Maarten’s: Stopped by here for a few drinks and decided to order some fried things. I believe it was buffalo shrimp and chicken fingers. It’s entirely possible that these are fried from frozen, but couple them with a few beers, and they are delicious.
Saturday: Drinks at Rapture: More beers and fried from frozen stuff. We ordered the appetizer platter which included fried cheese, hot wings, jalapeno poppers, and some other fried thing. We were sitting at the outside table closest to the front door observing the arbitrary enforcement of Rapture’s dress code. Here’s a couple of hints: If you have girls with you, you will be let in regardless of your attire. Otherwise, the level of enforcement is dependent on your skin color. My favorite moment was when one gentleman was being rejected due to having a baggy shirt. He pointed out that the bouncer’s shirt came down further than his. The bouncer went inside, came back out with a tucked in shirt, and then still refused to let him in. If I can muster up the proper motivation, I’d love to conduct experiments to determine the consistency of enforcement. I’m out of last week in food territory now. I’ll dive into it in a future post.
