Being that I am determined to broaden my restaurant-istic vocabulary, and being that I have an official wish list of restaurants to experience, it may come as no surprise that some progress has been made in the last month. Among the restaurants I have visited:
Bigote's (Arlington): Simply, very good. The ala-carte menu is inexpensive. I had guacamole, beef tamale, beef taco, chicken enchilada and diet coke for under $8. I love that this place has been around since the mid-80s and the service was kindly and efficient. (B)
Red Cactus (University): Beef taquitos w/ pico de gallo were A++, but a vegetable quesadilla was overpowered by mushrooms. Kindly staff, very clean and comfy decor, fun 80s music. (B)
Kincaid's (Camp Bowie): The original location. Funky, old-timey way of doing things. Order at the counter and stand at the rows of standing tables and wait for your name to be called. It is also a dry goods store, with canned veggies and soaps for sale. The burger: delicious, though the bun was stale. (B-)
Piranha Killer Sushi (downtown Fort Worth): This place is hipper than thou, too cool for school, and ALL THAT. Lobster Roll, Squid Salad and Sashimi were among the best tasting restaurant foods I've ever tasted. The Squid Salad was especially audacious, with chili sauce so spicy and salty and pungent I almost couldn't believe other people would like it! But I loved it and I can't wait to take my next out-of-town visitor to PKS! Great wine selections, too. (A)
Thai Tina (second visit): I was taking my husband here for our regular Sunday evening early-bird meal "out," and so I very much wanted it to be delicious. It shore was. The hubby had a char-grilled pork tenderloin medallions concoction on rice. I had green curry. Both high voltage spicy and sweatingly good. Only 2 other tables eating! C'mon y'all: have a meal at Thai Tina! (B)
Olenjack's (Arlington): A nice place, though non-descript and strip-mally in feel. The servers were quite young for such a high-falutin' joint. I wanted to try the creamy jalapeno soup, but peer pressure led me to order the crostini for an appetizer (forgettable). I had the trout for a main course and really cannot remember what was next to it on the plate. (C)
