Lent, BK Big Fish
I don’t personally observe lent, but a lot of my friends do. I’d had never had a fast food fish sandwich before living with two Catholic roomates in my fraternity. I do eat meat on most Fridays during lent, but I always look forward to a fish sandwich or two. I realize that doesn’t exactly fit into the self-denial/fasting aspect of lent, but like I said, I’m not really an observer. I had the BK Big Fish below on Ash Wednesday, which I later found out, is a no meat day for Catholics, so my Catholic buddy was pleased. Its Friday, so today would be a good day to give one a try if you’ve never had one.
I also tried the Satisfries. They are about what I’d imagined they be. Not bad, not as good as normal fries.
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Cyclone Anaya’s Merrifield
I’m a pretty big El Tio fan. Cyclone Anayas has enough going for it, that I’ll want to go there instead of El Tio on occasion. In the warmer months, I like to eat outside at El Tio, but it looks like CA also has outdoor tables. El Tio has great margaritas made without mix, but you can also get good mix-free margaritas at CA. CA also probably has the edge on chips and salsa and food in general, but not by much. El Tio is a slightly better value. CA has all you can drink specials (Since its VA, they charge 1 cent for refills), and is located next to a movie theater, so I’d definitely give the brunch tip to CA. If you’re looking to mingle, CA has singles, while El Tio has families. Overall, I’d go El Tio for the chorizo fajitas and/or chorizo burritos, but I did just have a soft shell crab taco (pictured above) that was amazing at CA.
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Mardi Gras, Chasin Tails
On Fat Tuesday we had some friends over for sazeracs, and then went to chasin tails for the crawfish.
We started out with some gator and hurricanes. I didn’t really want a sweet weak drink, but I tasted a friend’s, and it was pretty good. As it turns out, chasin tails serves a very strong hurricane. Everything else is great at chasin tails, so I’m not sure why I doubted the hurricane other than most restaurants don’t typically serve a drink that strong.
I’ve been to chasin tails a few times before. I’ve always gotten the same thing. Bayou in a bag with crawfish (flown in live, not frozen), oh dang sauce (formerly called whole shebang), n’awlins hot, with extra andouille. I had a few of the wife’s shrimp which were also good, but no crawfish. I was there last night, am currently a little hungover, and the pictures are still getting me hungry.
We had a couple of rounds and things got a little blurry both figuratively and apparently literally. My dad has a great bourbon st. story about getting hammered off hurricanes, wandering into a line for the preservation hall jazz band, and conversing with a strip club doorman. Ask him about it sometime.
Chasin Tails is a great time, and on Marti Gras, it was awesome. Beware of the hurricanes. Especially when preceded by sazeracs and followed by abita.
***Update: Looks like a friend of the blog also had a good time at chasin tails:
http://www.littlecitylegend.com/2014/03/mardi-gras-recap.html#more
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More catchup, another snow day
Helped a friend move in DC. My back didn’t give out, so rowing season is looking more and more promising…
Then it snowed again. I never thought I’d get tired of snow, especially living in the South, but we’ve had a lot this year.
We made the most of it though. Got some spices and hot cocoa mix at penzeys, and went to our favorite snow day spot, Ireland’s 4ps.
As you can see, not a lot of foot traffic while we ate. Not sure why, but the city was empty. After we dug out the vehicles, we stopped by giant for some fat tuesday supplies. Not many people at the giant either. Notice the king cake box.
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Caribbean Plate
We got some takeout the other day, and decided to try a fairly new option in FCC. Caribbean Plate has some mixed reviews online, but I’m a huge Jamaican food fan, and wanted to give it a try. I’ve been to Scotchies in Jamaica, and grilled my own jerk over pimento wood at home. The Jamaican meat pie was pretty good. Not amazing, but well spiced, and came with a very good and flavorful hot sauce. The jerk chicken caesar was terrible. It was an average caesar at best, and the chicken was not jerk seasoned at all. This is definitely not what I was expecting. I’d probably go back, but not for the jerk.
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Panjshir Falls Church
I’ve been to Panjshir several times. Each time I’ve been in there, I’ve always wondered about people getting Korean food during the Korean War, German, Italian, or Japanese during WWII, Vietnamese during Vietnam, etc. I’m sure plenty of people ate Italian during WWII, but you’d think there would be at least some stigma around it. In any event, I digress as we’re drawing down in Afghanistan, and I’d like to talk about the food.
The wife and I headed out, thinking we’d get some Crisp and Juicy, only to find out that the building was empty. I assume they’re moving, or have closed, but haven’t been able to find out definitively online. Another FCC resident pull in the parking lot and was typing in her phone with the desperation of a crack addict trying to figure out why there was no pollo a la brasa to be had. Since we were nearby, we went to Panjshir. While not our first choice that evening, Panjshir has never disappointed. Its very good, and also a great value. I ordered a mixed kebab, and my wife got the Kadu Palow. The Kadu Palow is very interesting to me. Its got pumpkin, yogurt, and lamb, which is an unusual (to me), but amazing combination. Its a must try. The kebab, while much less adventurous, is also very good.
I rounded out the meal with a Johnny Walker black, and left feeling full and quite satisfied. If you’ve not been, definitely go.
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The Deli at Nourish Market
We used to go to Kennedy’s natural foods all the time for a sandwich. When they changed ownership, I’m not sure why, but it fell off our radar. I remembered it for some reason the other day, and we got some takeout. Its now called Nourish Market.
Let me first say that I don’t know much about health food. I eat fried food, southern food, mcdonalds, etc. So while sprouted multigrain bread does sound better than normal bread, I’m not sure by how much or even why.
I used to be a big fan of their tuna salad sandwich, so I got that. The wife got a black bean burger (vegetarian). Neither of us are even slightly vegetarian, but we are open to good food. Both sandwiches were very good. I’d get both again. They taste great, and I like to think I’m eating at least slightly healthier and more responsibly/locally than usual.
Now for the fun part. I saw on their website that they have local kombucha on tap, and more options than anywhere around. I’d never had kombucha, but there is not much I’ve not heard of, given the strange predilections of my health conscious friends that are into things like paleo, perching, barefoot running, and other things I’m sure I’ve incorrectly identified and will hear about later. Back to the kombucha. We got an original, and a fruit flavored one. The original was as described on wikipedia: slightly effervescent tea, with a mild vinegar flavor. The fruit one tasted like pure carbonated vinegar. I kept an open mind, and drank a whole one, but I’m not sure I would again. Lets just say it was an experience.
If you like health food, or just want a really good sandwich, check out Nourish Market.
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Chick-fil-a on a Sunday (Homemade DIY Chick-fil-a)
Any Southerner can tell you that the biggest problem with Sunday is that Chick-fil-a is closed. Why does that matter? Well, for one, we all want what we can’t have. Another issue is that if one indulges on a Saturday night, there is no warm delicious chick-fil-a waiting for them Sunday morning(ish). In college, my Sundays usually involved waking or being waked up by my roomate, to roll over to McDonalds for nuggets or a big mac, and orange drank. Every once in a while, my girlfriend would get us Chick-fil-a on Saturday, and warm it up Sunday (part of the reason she is now my wife). After a night of partying, there is nothing better than a king of the hill marathon, and Chick-fil-a. I saw an article the other day about making your own Chick-fil-a. The wife and I did some googling, and got down to business.
The results were awesome. The sandwich and waffle fries were very close. The Chick-fil-a sauce was spot on. The polynesian sauce was close, but definitely the weak point. Its easy to find copies of the recipe online, and they’re all basically the same.
Some Virginia trivia before I end the post: Chick-fil-a sauce was created at a franchise in Fredericksburg VA.
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Make your own ginger cocktail bar, blenheim ginger ale, Rush
My dad needed to borrow my truck, so I went over to my parents place to exchange cars and have some dinner. I brought the movie All is Lost, and thought we might have some rum drinks, and enjoy the movie. I juiced some limes, put out some ginger syrup and ginger ale. I bought the red (magenta) and gold capped blenheim ginger ale locally at red white and bleu. The red cap version is pretty spicy. I think it really makes a cocktail if you’re really into the flavor of ginger. Its not subtle, but you don’t always want subtle ingredients. For my drink, I poured about 2 oz or so of mount gay eclipse over rocks, added some lime juice, topped with blenheim red, mixed it, and then poured some el dorado 15 over a lime slice to top it.
The topper looked best with the black seal rum, but tasted best with the el dorado. The ladies mixed the topper in, so looks probably mattered more in their case.
The blenheim red is just spectacular. Very spicy bite on the end, great ginger flavor. I highly recommend you check it out. A friend of mine recommended it to me at the cheese shoppe in Williamsburg, and I’ve been a fan ever since.
I still had chicken and waffles on the brain, and in the freezer, so I put threw a quick dinner together on short notice. Nobody was feeling my movie pick, so we ordered Rush on demand. I thought it was very well done. If you’re a race fan, check it out.
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Salteñas, Review of Luzmila’s Cuisine in Falls Church City
If you live in Falls Church City and have not been to Luzmila’s Cuisine, you are doing yourself a disservice. The food here is excellence, very affordable, and comes in huge portions. There are lots of interesting options on the menu. When we dine in, we usually try something different. However, when we want some take out on a lazy weekend, we go for the saltenas. The Falls Church News Press has this to say about Luzmila’s saltenas:
“At $2 a piece, the saltenas on the appetizer menu should be the start of every meal at this establishment. Pieces of meat (chicken or beef), vegetables, olives, and hard boiled egg are mixed in gravy and served inside a hard, sweet pastry shell, served up with a small spoon to help hungry patrons fight past the outer shell. Most diners, however, are happy to pick the fist-sized treats and dig in, accepting the inevitable mess as the price to pay for enjoying the delicious turnovers more quickly.”
If you thought about going previously, but the hours of operation didn’t work for you, check again. I don’t recollect how recently it was, but Luzmilas changed their hours so that they’re now open after 5pm pretty often (it used to be more of a lunch and weekend spot). If you dine in, you may get a waiter/waitress doesn’t speak english very well, but they’re always friendly and helpful. There is really no excuse not to stop by and give Luzmila’s a try.
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