October 2008
3 posts
lobo.
By: davis
Brooklyn, NY - The lady and I have made Lobo a staple the past few months since discovering it. Since I grew up in Texas, I’ve been a tex-mex junkie for years, and Lobo serves up a pretty accurate version. It’s not too fancy, but the food’s decent, they have XX on tap, and the chips and salsa are tasty and free. The Diablo del Sol, their version of queso con carne, is...
Hard Times Cafe
by: Amanda Claire
Alexandria, VA (Old Town): This tiny chain of chili restaurants has the feeling of a small town Ma & Pa eatery. Hard Times Cafe does chili and they do it well. This is cowboy chili, and as their menu boasts “Our recipes are historically correct versions of the chili created on the turn-of-the-century cattle drives of the Southwest and the chili parlors of...
dressler.
by: davis
Brooklyn, NY: Easily one of the best meals I’ve ever had. The lady surprised me with this somewhat out of the way place for my birthday, and we both had a fantastic time. The menu is seasonal, so don’t expect everything they list on their website to be available while you’re there, but from looking over the menu, we both had quite a hard time trying to decide which...