|
We live in an amazing town for food. I am so incredibly blessed in that regard. You name the cuisine--we have a restaurant for it, and chances are it's good.
The furthest I go in town for spectacular food is this little Mexican place called Tacos Uruapan out in Southtown. Real, authentic Mexican cuisine. They have the best carnitas I have ever had. They also serve up classics such as posole, and you can get a Coke or Pepsi made with real sugar to drink with your meal.
The furthest I go in state for a good meal is over to Bend, Oregon. They have some really good restaurants too. If you ever get to Bend, check out Parilla Grill on the westside--best wraps ever. The wraps range in style from Asian fusion to Mexican to...well, they have some crazy specials sometimes. My favorite wrap is a Thai peanut wrap with chicken, with one of their margaritas to go with it. Pizza Mondo downtown is a good place for thin crust pizza by the slice, and we always go to breakfast at Jake's, an old truck stop restaurant. The truck stop is long gone, replaced by car lots and a Costco, but the restaurant is still there. They have salad-plate sized cinnamon rolls, but good luck having the appetite to get one after your meal, because their portions are enormous. A half-order of biscuits and gravy will set you back $4.50, but it will fill you up until dinner. It's the kind of place where my friends and I make bets about being able to finish your breakfast. Chances are you won't.
Until recently, I would have headed all the way to Portland to get some good pho, but we had a great pho place open up here in town this last fall. Saving on gas money allows me to buy more pho--it's a good trade-off.
I love food. When I have the money, I'd like to take a foodie's tour of Japan. I'm very interested in the various modes of Japanese cuisine. I may be a white American girl, but my stomach prefers Japanese food to all others, and so does my palate.
__________________
If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
|