I so rarely get out to restaurants in town that don’t rhyme with “Jo’s Codway Frappe*” that when I do, I feel compelled to take a photo of what I ate and tell the internet. You know, like we ancient bloggers used to do all the time!
First up, the new Saint Anejo on “M Street,” which is actually on McGavock, isn’t it? (Everything is on McGavock, somehow.)
I had the duck confit enchiladas, which came in a bowl with some greenery and cilantro and limes on the side. They were delicious. Excellent comfort food for a cold day or for when you are super starving. Sadly, we ate there for a work lunch so I didn’t get to sample any of the tequila. But we did have chips and three varieties of salsa. They served us tiny portions of the salsa but all three variations were pretty tasty and pretty mild for those of us who are ridiculous gringos.
The service was a little weird, as our server seemed kind of bewildered by our group of eight that had to split into two booths because there are hardly any tables in the place to push together. (Despite that, it’s a very cool space with huge windows and cute little shotgun-shell lights strung around the bar.) She took one table’s orders way before the other table’s, and we ended up getting our food before the rest of our group ordered. It was awkward but obviously not a huge deal, because my table got our food first. Heh.
Second up is The Southern, a steak and oyster joint where Kristin and I had brunch a few days ago.
I wanted to do a traditional eggs ‘n’ meat plate, but then I saw that chicken and waffles were a choice. So I sort of didn’t really have a choice at all, see. The waffles were tasty and the chicken was nice and crunchy, and the seasoning was cut just right by the syrup. We stayed for a while in the giant booth and enjoyed several refills of coffee and truly good service.
This is another cool spot, right at the bottom of the Pinnacle building on Demonbreun and Third. Holden enjoyed the giant fish hanging over the doorway near the kitchen, and ate the hell out of their seasonal fruit cup.
One of these days I might get brave and try an oyster, but maybe I ought to pick a cheaper joint for my first go-round.
*Mo’s Broadway Cafe, our cafeteria at work, where a meat ‘n’ two plus drink costs $5.89. Yum.