6.25.2009

Date Night, my favorite night of the work week!


D and I stopped for dinner at Anita's, a little mexican place we've passed by several times but never tried. It's a beautiful little cantina. I had the Raspberry Chipotle Chicken with black beans and rice. D had a burrito and a chalupa, both chicken, with refried beans and rice. The Bad: both of us agreed that the food was lacking in seasoning. It was, on the whole, very bland. I almost couldn't tolerate my black beans until I relented and applied salt and pepper. They were suddenly very palatable. I was amazed that such a small amount of seasoning could make that much of a difference. The Good: They have excellent sweet tea. Not bitter at all and not too sweet. And... all the waitstaff we were exposed to spoke English as their first language. Which means I can ask questions and make chit chat and not get those awful blank stares and small nods I usually receive. I hate that. The Really Good: Xangos. Fried cheesecake sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and drizzled with caramel. Kind of like sopapillas version 2.0. Mmmmm. Xangos...