I received terrible news this morning. My beloved Doughbot will be closing in August. Unlike most restaurant closings however, this isn’t due to lack of business, or lawsuits, or partnership disputes, or any of the myriad ways small businesses, especially restaurants, can be struck by struck by figurative lightning (including literal lightning). Â No, per their … Continue reading “The Death of Craft: Hard Work Sucks”
Dish 1: It looked like a pile of burnt, crumbled hamburger meat over a base of somewhat loose, nearly separated risotto. Dish 2: It tasted like a chicken breast stuffed with a banana cream pie. Dish 3: Had the vegetable lasagna not been cold, it may have been satisfactory. Dish 4: For a slightly tough … Continue reading “Turkish Delight, or Trio: Third Time’s the Harm”
Man, I miss John Candy. For you Togo’s fans, I would like to present a brief cost-benefit analysis of the new Pastrami Challenge. Togo’s sure knows how to celebrate pastrami. In fact, the west coast-based eatery recently celebrated National Hot Pastrami Day this past Saturday by kicking off a promotion that’s every pastrami-lover’s dream and … Continue reading “Togo’s Pastrami Challenge: A cost-benefit analysis”
With the Kings debacle fresh in our collective consciousness, let’s focus on something this town does well, food. We’re the fark to form capital of the world, and no one’s going to take that from us. Tonight marks the start of the annual Dine Downtown Week (Jan 9-18) which is so big that it can’t … Continue reading “Dine Downtown Or Else Downtown Will Move to Seattle”
I’d like to get all snark-tastic with the new bar and eatery, Hook & Ladder, but the truth is, it’s pretty good. The beer selection is good, the wine list is good, service = good, food mostly good, interor quirky but good. I’m not roasting the place. It doesn’t deserve that, but it deserves a … Continue reading “Lad & Hooker, err Hook & Ladder”
This is all I know. The space formerly occupied by Lounge on 20 is slated to become a German eatery and bar. Now, I’m sure, with only about 10 seconds of thinking, you could come up with a funny and mostly crude name invoking sausages that would play up the new restaurant’s Lavender Heights location.
Is there such a thing as too much bacon? I thought it a valid question after this weekend’s inaugural Bacon Fest. And while I didn’t have a chance to try every bacon offering throughout town, I did sample a few memorable dishes. I love bacon. Honestly I do. Almost everyone I know (including vegetarians and … Continue reading “Know Bacon, Know God, No Bacon…”
I noticed this sign at my local Togo’s/Baskin-Robbins eatery yesterday (another awesome photo, so you’ll have to take my word for it). Every Night is Family Night9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Something for $1.00Something Else for $1.50 Hope they don’t come out with a happy hour…
It was the the best of meals, it was the worst of meals. That seems to the be the reaction from my circle of friends/food enthusiasts whenever we get to talking about Tuli. The little joint on 21st and S seems to raise some heartbeats and some hackles each time it comes up in conversation. (What the … Continue reading “Tuli, Still My Favorite”
From sacbee.com… Irvine-based In-N-Out Burger plans to open an outlet at the site of the former Romano’s Macaroni Grill at 2001 Alta Arden Expressway. The plan calls for the Macaroni Grill building to be torn down and a new In-N-Out restaurant to be built on the site. That’s great and all, I love a good … Continue reading “In-N-Out restaurant to open on Alta Arden”
The Sac Rag 