UPDATE: 7:12 pm – My wife informs me that I misinterpreted her IM earlier, and that the change is official at the location formerly known as Sidewalk Pizza. It’s a taqueria. Sniff. Mmmm, tacos… I had recently seen what I assumed was a facelift in process at Sidewalk Pizza on Jay street. My wife passed … Continue reading “J Street Sidewalk Pizza gone”
When you take the time to write about food as incessantly as I do, you find yourself in the weighty role of dining adviser to friends and family. Whether for a small bite with an old friend or a recommendation on where to take the clients from out of town, my opinion is sought. I’m … Continue reading “Thursdays at Ruby Tuesday’s”
It would be easy to gush about the food at Jim Denny’s, or to spend hundreds of words talking about the wonderfully nostalgic feel of the place, or even to wax poetic about simpler times and forgotten values that so few eateries still embody. But, for the sake of brevity, I’ll try to sum up … Continue reading “Jim Denny’s: Counter Intelligence”
I saw a brief mention of Jerry’s Tumbleweed Inn in the Bee a few weeks ago as having one of the best burgers in town. Then my uncle asked me if I had heard of the place, being a bit of a burger hound himself. I thought it my duty to head to the distant … Continue reading “Jerry’s Tumbleweed Inn”
Word on the street is that “Icon,” the pseudo-hip eatery on 15th and R St, will be closing its doors soon. In its place will be a sports bar and restaurant. I’m sure the menu will include wings, burgers, chicken fingers and club sandwiches among other choices. While Icon was never my favorite restaurant, it … Continue reading “Fallen Icon”
After 30 years in Sacramento, I have finally eaten my first hamburger from Ford’s Hamburgers in Land Park and I’ll have to say that it may be, in fact, the best burger in Sacramento. I’ve been to myriad burger joints in Sac and think I have a pretty good read on where you, the wily … Continue reading “Burger Bests & Worsts”
Scene: Hoppy’s in East Sac. Two guys, watching the ballgame, discussing the tip. “I just do what my mom always said, and double the sale tax,” says Guy No. 1. Guy No. 2 nods, and Guy No. 1 adds, “Then, I adjust the amount upward according on the rackage on the waitress.” At the table … Continue reading “I knew it!”
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