Showing posts with label mexican food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mexican food. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Japanese and Mexican
The first Japan Day was held on Sunday. Did not intend to go but after a little research and realised that there would be food stalls I was excited...
The location was a bit strange and cramped. Very cramped. There were so many people there! I didn't get to enjoy myself or take pictures like I wanted to because I was stuck at the takoyaki stall for an hour.
Normally I am patient but by the end of it I was just angry and about to abuse everyone. The stall offered cheese and takoyaki balls. 80% of the customers wanted takoyaki yet they made excessive amounts of cheese so the line wouldn't get smaller and people could randomly buy the cheese balls without lining up so they could get rid of them. It took 20 minutes for the takoyaki to cook, I don't understand why the vendor sold them in lots of 8 when that meant they could only cook about six batches at a time so basically they could only serve a maximum of six people per 20 minutes?! Then there were the people who didn't know how to line up or pushed in and a group of friends who took up a lot of room when only one person was paying. The thing is, it wasn't even worth it, in the end they weren't exceptionally great but when you wait so long for them, giving up was not an option!
The location was a bit strange and cramped. Very cramped. There were so many people there! I didn't get to enjoy myself or take pictures like I wanted to because I was stuck at the takoyaki stall for an hour.
Normally I am patient but by the end of it I was just angry and about to abuse everyone. The stall offered cheese and takoyaki balls. 80% of the customers wanted takoyaki yet they made excessive amounts of cheese so the line wouldn't get smaller and people could randomly buy the cheese balls without lining up so they could get rid of them. It took 20 minutes for the takoyaki to cook, I don't understand why the vendor sold them in lots of 8 when that meant they could only cook about six batches at a time so basically they could only serve a maximum of six people per 20 minutes?! Then there were the people who didn't know how to line up or pushed in and a group of friends who took up a lot of room when only one person was paying. The thing is, it wasn't even worth it, in the end they weren't exceptionally great but when you wait so long for them, giving up was not an option!
Okonomiyaki Stall
Sashimi on Rice, Takoyaki and Okonomiyaki
The okonomiyaki was decent. We ended up with two kinds of sashimi on rice but I only managed one photo. Wasn't too sure what the leafy green stuff was but I presume it was shredded shiso leaves, something that I have always bypassed, leaving it to sit there in it's whole form on the sashimi platter. A little strange tasting but interesting. Oh my, I just realised looking at the photo that they left out the mayo on the takoyaki... not cool man. Not cool.
Pineapple and Passionfruit Margarita
Chilli Con Queso Starter
Our Mains
Had a lovely dinner and catch up with Danni at The Flying Burrito Brothers. Definately weren't as busy as the time Jack and I went, but it was a Monday. Danni ordered the beef burrito and I ordered the fish taco because last time Jack had it, it was lovely. It was also in a hard shell taco and the fish were pan-fried. I don't know what happened this time... the deep frying of the fish left it oily, dry and in Chinese cooking one reason we choose to deep fry is because it is not fresh enough to steam...and judging by the fishy smell of it, I don't think it was too fresh... the salsas and salad were lovely though! A positive! We started with a pitcher of the daily special margarita for drinks and when we ordered a pitcher of the other daily special, it looked exactly like the first one, except it was meant to be strawberry and peach flavoured... I thought strawberry was normally red?
Minor things though, after Sundays horrible experience, it would take a whole lot more to disappoint me... and we were done with dinner in an hour with plenty of chatting time in between, how amazing is that?! So much can be done in an hour, I hope to never waste it again on mayo-less mediochre takoyaki balls!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Flying Burrito Brothers
Ugh, being woken up by a 5.0... not cool. Had an early night yesterday after an exhausting two hour stroll along the beach. Body is soooo sore.
The Pier
It was hot and windy. The sand was painfully cutting at the skin. I stole Jack's sunnies and lent him my scarf... actually the scarf was for my protection against the sand but he decided he needed it more and yes he did walk along the beach like that... luckily I had his sunnies to hide my identity because people were staring.
Such a Fashionista
We decided to get Mexican for dinner. I recommended Flying Burrito Brothers because prior to the quake it had always been my favourite place for margaritas and Mexican food... I miss the old location, purely for the memories but this was the first time Jack had been here so it was a great way to start a new one.
New location is at the old Pizza Hut restaurant, but apart from the shape of the restaurant (obviously), colour themes and decorations were kept similar to the old Armagh street branch.
Raspberry and Feijoa Margarita
Selection of Hot Sauces
Machos Nachos and Ceviche
Un Poquito De Todo
Ancho Chilli Pork Enchilada
There was a 30 minute wait for a table so we started with margaritas at the bar. Didn't realise the ceviche came with corn chips so with a double dose of them (not that we are complaining), we were about 70% full by the time the mains came. Which was a shame because we were really looking forward to getting dessert too. Flavours were delightful and Mr picky was very impressed. I was sad when I couldn't finish my Mexican rice though, as I had been craving it for so long, but because you always try to eat the meat or more expensive ingredients first if you can't finish your meal (habit), I was way too full to carry on. Jack suggested next time we only get one starter... but we'll see... they were so good!
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