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Goin on Down to South Park....

Fay Jai

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Fay Jai

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Of course, now watch, it'll fall thru at the last minute.... :sad: ....

But, we're gonna think positive. Amber and I are buying a house in South Park. We ate at Juan Colarado's the day we viewed the house and I am excited to go to Muy Macho....(God, what a great name!) I'll be a regular attenedee at the Monday night meetings at The County Line as well. (YAY for Karaoke!)

So.....What's good to eat down that way? I can count the number of times I've been to South Seattle on about 12 fingers, and most of those times it was basically near Safeco Field.

Anybody got any suggestions? Preferably cheap, because after we start making our mortgage payments we may never be able to afford to eat out at a "good" place again...lol :raz:

"So, do you want me to compromise your meal for you?" - Waitress at Andy's Diner, Dec 4th, 2004.

The Fat Boy Guzzle --- 1/2 oz each Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey, Southern Comfort, Absolut Citron over ice in a pint glass, squeeze 1/2 a lemon and top with 7-up...Credit to the Bar Manager at the LA Cafe in Hong Kong who created it for me on my hire. Thanks, Byron. Hope you are well!

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Welcome to the 'hood FJ! Scrat and I are just up the hill to the south of you.

Believe it or not, Rascals Casino has decent food, both Chinese and of the Burgers and ribs variety. Muy Macho is my favorite of the Mexican options. Two Tartes Bakery in Georgetown is great. Of course White Center isn't too far away and offers a whole bunch of good and cheap Asian and Mexican food.

Most women don't seem to know how much flour to use so it gets so thick you have to chop it off the plate with a knife and it tastes like wallpaper paste....Just why cream sauce is bitched up so often is an all-time mytery to me, because it's so easy to make and can be used as the basis for such a variety of really delicious food.

- Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's Book of Food & Drink, 1946

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Fay Jai

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Whoo Hoo!

Thanks Tighe!

I will be SOOOOOO Macho...To quote my Dad..."Muy, Muy..."

I can throw a rock and hit the place from my house, no kidding.

Thanks again.

~Jason

"So, do you want me to compromise your meal for you?" - Waitress at Andy's Diner, Dec 4th, 2004.

The Fat Boy Guzzle --- 1/2 oz each Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey, Southern Comfort, Absolut Citron over ice in a pint glass, squeeze 1/2 a lemon and top with 7-up...Credit to the Bar Manager at the LA Cafe in Hong Kong who created it for me on my hire. Thanks, Byron. Hope you are well!

http://bloatitup.com

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Jason, congrats!!

Lots of places close to your new casa on the South County taco crawl (which I can't link to from here...) We never made it to Muy Macho that day. :(

I sense that the all-Ambaum crawl might be ready to happen. You know, we -are- coming down for Octoberfest. :laugh: Rocky, what do you think??

~A

Anita Crotty • travel writer & mexican-food addict • www.marriedwithdinner.com

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Jason, congrats!!

Lots of places close to your new casa on the South County taco crawl (which I can't link to from here...) We never made it to Muy Macho that day. :(

I sense that the all-Ambaum crawl might be ready to happen. You know, we -are- coming down for Octoberfest.  :laugh:  Rocky, what do you think??

~A

Congrats Jason! Macho, macho, duck, I wanna be a macho duck. Crawl? But of course! Mmmmm, buche.

Rocky

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Daimonji has good Japanese food, and is inexpensive.  I have not tried their sushi, but they have a good lunch special.

Daimonji Japanese Restaurant

5963 Corson Ave S Ste 194

Seattle, WA 98108-2646 

(206) 762-7820

Yes, Daimonji is surprisingly good. I'd skip the sushi, not their strong suit.

Most women don't seem to know how much flour to use so it gets so thick you have to chop it off the plate with a knife and it tastes like wallpaper paste....Just why cream sauce is bitched up so often is an all-time mytery to me, because it's so easy to make and can be used as the basis for such a variety of really delicious food.

- Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's Book of Food & Drink, 1946

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Whoo Hoo! As soon as the Escrow Co gets the #'s to the county, (on paper, @ least...) We are Homeowners! YEE HAW!!!

(Just BTW...Anyone watch Lost last night? Creepy, or what?)

Ok...down to biz. Went to Muy Macho Monday night. Anita and tighe, this question is squarely marked to you 2, (but of cousre, I'd LOVE to know what other people think.)

I ordered the Carnitas, as neither Amber or I had ever had them. (The menu proudly proclaimed that they are cooked in their own lart :P ) "Great!" I thought.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, juicy pork. Amber ordered the Carne Asada.

We got our foor and were duly impressed with the size of the serving. Thumbs up there.

However.... :( Are carnitas supposed to be dry? Amber loves Carne Asada, and has eaten alot of it, (Great flavor at Muy Macho,) but remarked that hers seemed dry, too. There was not that normal sputter of sizzling fat as the waitress set her plate down.

As I didn't know what to expect, I was, well, underwhelmed. The pork was finely shredded and looked like it had been grilled on a flat grill.....that had not a drop of oil on it. The best way that I could describe it would be like sorta crispy, sorta leathery dry pork hash browns.

I guess you could say that I was a little disappointed.

Was this a correct interpretation of the dish? I was expecting, I dunno, jucier pork.

Your opinions welcome! (Oh, yeah, and I live like, seriously, 3 minutes from Rascal's. Thanks for the advice, tighe, I'll be hitting that place up for sure!)

~Jason

"So, do you want me to compromise your meal for you?" - Waitress at Andy's Diner, Dec 4th, 2004.

The Fat Boy Guzzle --- 1/2 oz each Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey, Southern Comfort, Absolut Citron over ice in a pint glass, squeeze 1/2 a lemon and top with 7-up...Credit to the Bar Manager at the LA Cafe in Hong Kong who created it for me on my hire. Thanks, Byron. Hope you are well!

http://bloatitup.com

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Well, I'm not a carnitas afficionado, so I won't make any pronouncements about how they "should" be. I will say that I've never thought the carnitas at Muy were particularly dry however, so maybe you got a bad batch. The asada and al pastor (my fav) are sometimes dry. One thing I will say about Muy is that there's definitely variability in some of the qualities of the food.

Try the ribs at Rascals, they're unconventional, but tasty.

Most women don't seem to know how much flour to use so it gets so thick you have to chop it off the plate with a knife and it tastes like wallpaper paste....Just why cream sauce is bitched up so often is an all-time mytery to me, because it's so easy to make and can be used as the basis for such a variety of really delicious food.

- Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's Book of Food & Drink, 1946

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I second Tighe on certain select items at Rascals. Not everything, but try the Asian soups. What a wonderful surprise. Who'd a thunk it? If you are in that part of town, and have a hankering, that is the way to go.

Oil and potatoes both grow underground so french fries may have eventually invented themselves had they not been invented -- J. Esther
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Fay Jai

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More South Park Stories! :o:P :lol:

The 2 year old neighbor kid snuck out of his house yesterday morning and was picked up at 6 am 4 blox away...His parents were COMPLETELY freaked out, can't blame 'em....

Same neighbor told me the other night that when he was coming home from work that he saw 4 guys strolling down the sidewalk of 14th Ave. (the main drag)...at 2 a.m.....all carrying baseball bats....FUN! :unsure:

Ok, down to biz....on the advice of someone that I thought I could trust, I went to Jalisco in South Park last night. We walk in, and immediately notice that besides the staff, everyone is gringo. After the alarm bells quiet down, we order, I was jonesing BAD for Carne Asada, and Amber had tacos.

We also had Margaritas, which were stron, and mine was unsettlingly salty. :blink:

Chunky Salsa was ok. Took a bite of the Carne. 2 words. Worcestershire Sauce. 3 other words. No Charred Taste. Was tender and all, but just weird. Mexican Rice was offputtingly greasy. Apparently, I am Gringo Man, as our server asked me if I wanted butter for my tortillas. (NEVER been asked that before!) As we were finishing, Amber noticed that they were serving up the chips with bare hands. Ick.

I'll stick with El Rinconsito, MUCH better Asada. Not that I've had much of it, but charred meat goodness. We both agreed that we don't need to go back.

Went to Rascals as well last week. Amber had the Captain's Platter, which was good except for the fries, which was sad. I was transported back to the 80's, by both the decor and my....(drumroll please...) California Croissant Sandwich!!!

All the classics...Croissant, Avocado, Turkey and Bacon...Man, takes me back!

Then Amber ordered the Cheesecake, took one bite, and the expression on her face was so bad that the server hurriedly whisked it away. She said it tasted like it had sat out waaaaaay too long.

Will try the ribs next time!

~Jason

"So, do you want me to compromise your meal for you?" - Waitress at Andy's Diner, Dec 4th, 2004.

The Fat Boy Guzzle --- 1/2 oz each Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey, Southern Comfort, Absolut Citron over ice in a pint glass, squeeze 1/2 a lemon and top with 7-up...Credit to the Bar Manager at the LA Cafe in Hong Kong who created it for me on my hire. Thanks, Byron. Hope you are well!

http://bloatitup.com

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